Riko's is phenomenal! My picky eater kids loved the pizza! The small salad honestly would've fed three people side salads if they had pizza, too. The pizza size is a typical medium pizza, but it was filling. We had two pizzas, one small salad, fountain drinks all around and one beer for $72 before tip. For a family of six, we felt that was a very reasonably priced night for a pizza dinner. Courteous staff, clean, and a great atmosphere! Would recommend this for any family coming into visit Carolina Beach. read more

Ordered a pizza to go. Ordering online was easy and the pizza was ready and being walked to the front as I walked in. That's all great! The pizza however was terrible. It's thin crust, which you might think would be crispy but it wasn't. It was chewy in that hard to chew kind of way. Idk what the sauce is. It's more like tomato soup. Idk. Not good. The pizza was greasy. Super greasy. We added ricotta cheese to it, which added nothing to this flavorless pizza. We also did half sausage. The sausage was good but something that bothered me was if you get a topping on the full pizza I think it was $2.50 per topping. If you add it to only half the pizza it's still $2.50. I know for sure there's no way they are using the same amount of sausage on a full pizza as they do for half. I felt it should be half the cost but they don't do it that way. I'm glad we tried this so I wasn't left wondering about it but I'd never go back. If you're a pizza place and the pizza is terrible I don't have much hope for the rest of the menu items. read more

Loved the pizza up north and never tried the hot honey until I was in nc. It was fantastic. Great service (thank you to Lesley- SO nice and great CS very attentive and personable. They clearly hire professional people.) Jay, Chris I assume are owners or managers- they are very nice. Came over to interact with the customers and see how we were doing. Jay realized we are from Norwalk so he made it feel like "home" reminiscing. Sports bar for everyone for sure and the bar area seems to get busy so in excited to see they are embraced by the area. We need good people, good businesses to come to this area and show them how we do it up north (haha my SE friends are cringing right now lol). I'll definitely be back there and I've since gone back about 3 times since my initial visit. Convenient location with ample free parking in the lot and you can't do bad talking kids there with ice cream place next door. Definitely a great family night out too. I took 5 kids with me one of the nights! read more

A+ service but not my favorite pizza overall. First time visiting and I am a pizza lover through and through - especially thin crust - but this just didn't do it for me. It wasn't terrible by any means and still ate a couple of slices, just wasn't anything that I'd rave about but that could also be because I didn't really try their specialty pizzas. I went with a classic veggie and I don't know if it was the way the veggies were cooked or something but I almost wanted them more crunchy. My family tried the clam pizza and said it was fantastic so there's that! I'm not the biggest seafood person so if you are, then that's what I would recommend over a veggie. But as I mentioned, the staff was absolutely delightful and so welcoming and our server was very attentive the entire time. read more

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First, shoutout to Riko! The place is clean, has some really cool bathroom art, and plenty of sports on the TVs. I had the Signature Hot Honey Pizza, and let me put it this way: if Mod Pizza and Blaze Pizza had a baby, and that baby turned out to be LeBron James , this would be it. This thing absolutely slaps. Honestly, I wish I would've ordered more, but my back is already big enough as it is. Highly recommend the Hot Honey Pizza. Then do yourself a favor and walk next door for a scoop of ice cream to finish the job. read more

Riko’s Pizza of Carolina Beach - Pizza Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

I really enjoyed this place. I looked at other pizza places in the area, and this was the best by far! The owner was very friendly, the pizza and drinks were good, and they have plenty of tv's for sports lovers. Great place! read more

Great service. Good vibes. Food was excellent. We did hot oil. Beware... it is hot. (About jalapeño level) - unless you eat the pepper in the middle. Will return when we go back to the beach. read more

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This is a "nope" on every level. I am not sure about people who say they love their pizza, but they must also love frozen pizzas from the store. Nearly inedible. The wings were good but as a pizza place, do yourself a favor and ignore their buddy's reviews here and take a hard pass. read more

We ordered for takeout so can't comment much on the ambiance or space. The wings are outstanding, 11/10. We wished the celery were packaged separately for to go orders. The pizza is very good. I love the thin crust and haven't had this exact style before. I ordered a cheese pizza with basil. My husband had just pepperoni on his. Both were equally good reheated in the oven the next day. read more

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Ate during their soft opening week on a Friday shortly after 5pm. The restaurant filled up and there was a small crowd of people waiting for a table by 6:30 PM. It is a lot more spacious outdoors vs. indoors. No roof cover outdoors unless you sit at the bar. Luckily the sun was down and there was a nice breeze during our dinner. If you happen to have the sticky, disposable kid placemats, they do not stick on the outdoor tables. Pizza dough is high-quality flour (secret recipe) and made with New York water. It took 10 years to perfect the flour recipe. The dough is matted, poked and put on an oiled double pan, then cooked in a conveyer oven at 590 degrees for 9 minutes. We ordered the Margherita pizza with an addition of Riko's signature sauce for a $2 upcharge and the Nashville hot chicken pizza. There is only one size of pizza. Two pizzas were just enough for me, my partner, and our toddler. They were both great, super crispy. I liked how the sauce and cheese covered a majority of the crust. The Nashville hot chicken pizza was spicy, but tolerable. I liked the sweet and spicy pickles and the ranch sauce on the Nashville pizza. High chairs are available and there is a baby changing table in the handicap stall. They have an app where you can earn points, but it wasn't up and running yet for the Carolina Beach location. The owner Jay stopped by to chat with us, who was very nice. The only negative of our dinner experience was our waitress, who was slow, not attentive or friendly. Fortunately, the owner made up for her lack of customer service. This would be the place to go to if you're looking for high-quality crispy pizza. read more

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The hot oil is so addictive. Ordered to go. Ready on time--highly recommend! Will definitely return read more

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Why do I come back? Every time the order is a mess. Food is decent but come on!! You guys can do better.....

Best pizza south of CT/NY and mass. ALWAYS amazing. Staff is sharp, parking easy. ................ read more

Not worth the price you pay for it. Salads are very small. Hardly any chicken on the chopped chicken salad and it's very dry and chewy pieces. All lettuce. Bottom of pizza was burnt. First time we tried this place it was good,but has slowly gotten worse. Unfortunately read more

The food is great. The staff, they're great as long as you're well within the posted closing hours which aren't the kitchen closing hours. If you come anywhere close to when they want to close the kitchen, you'll be made to be like garbage. We were once told we had 5 min to order before the kitchen hen closed. So, we made a quick decision but then another server came up and said they were out of dough and it would be 25 min to make more. (Trying to shut down us making an order?) The bartender asked the owner and he said they had it and we were fine to order. He was nice. Mind you, it was over half an hour before closing time. The next time we went in an entire HOUR before closing time and were told the kitchen was closed. Maybe an adjustment needs to be made. An adjustment definitely needs to be made. Otherwise, they have a great martini because the olives are fantastic. read more

The pizza was pretty good overall. Lots of toppings but the crust wasn't my favorite. If you like super thin cracker like crust you'll love it! read more

We sat at the bar because we didn't want to wait 30 minutes, though when we walked back to the bar almost half the tables were open. The bartender acted like we were an inconvenience, waited 10 minutes to get our drink order in, had to flag someone down for plates for our pizza, never checked back until we were done. I'd understand if it was busy but it was not. The food was super oily (the basalmic and the pizza). Not our cup of tea as we don't eat with that amount of oil and grease. read more

Does not answer phone or hours aren't accurate . Let me call again. Nope. Still no answer.

Got take out. Super affordable and delicious! Had pepperoni pizza, hot oil pizza, wings, and cheesesteak egg rolls. Everything was great she it was ready exactly on time. Inside was super loud though but I think there was a party, read more

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The service was great. The food was outstanding. Some of us had pizza, and others had salads. I particularly like the pepperoni with hot honey pizza. Can't wait to have it again. The restaurant looked good, but the music was too loud. read more

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Was there September 10th, 2026. Not busy this time of year. Ordered a pizza for takeout. I like and prefer thin crust pizza, and this was their draw, a specialty. First, this business is not easy to get in and out of. Passed by the single channel entrance and had to turn around and go back, which would have been a real pain had it been the busy summer weekend period. The all blue signage blends in with others in this little quirk of a cramped plaza. This is a crowded area and it doesn't stand out. As for the pizza? Unusual. They scrimped on the sausage, which was the only meat of my order. But, the unusual difference is a serious amount of some type of red sauce that the ingredients were drowning in. My napkin was totally red from it. It wasn't like tomato sauce, nor did it taste like tomato sauce. Not much cheese either. I wouldn't get pizza here again. If your looking for a traditional style pizza then this is not the pizza you're looking for. Move along. read more

I do not like leaving reviews. However, the quality of this so called pizza was so bad, I could not stomach finishing the first slice. No flavor, over priced oily garbage. The salad was over priced chopped lettuce with little else. The Italian dressing was nothing but oil with no Italian dressing spices. They would not let me substitute one vegetable for another vegetable. I've had pizza from east coast to California to Chicago. Riko's is the worst pizza I have ever had. If there is such thing as underside of the bottom of the barrel, then Riko's Pizza is that. This Riko's Pizza is in Carolina Beach, N.C. And it's a shame that they made this a chain restaurant in other states. Worst pizza ever! read more

Horrible service would give zero stars if possible a d god the managers suck food was burnt and cold flat drinks dirty tables and I found a hair in my food read more

Great service and even better thin crust pizza. I really liked that you can get any salad in a bowl, wrap or on a pizza style crust. Looking forward to going back and trying a salad on the crust brought out on a pan like the pizza! read more

Thursday 3/5 I placed a to-go order of a large cheese pizza with a side salad. The girl said 20 minutes and I showed up 20 minutes later to find my pizza was ready, but my side salad would be a few minutes. I stood there for almost 15 minutes while my pizza got cold watching 4 of the workers huddled around a table in the middle of the restaurant laughing and talking. The to-go window girl took a break from socializing to come back and tell me that the order "never went through" and it would be a "few more minutes"..... I let her know how bad this service was and that I would just "go without my side sallad" and she didn't even offer a refund. "Sorry about that" doesn't always cut it. read more

They are firing a bunch of gangsters today. They have decent drinks. One mediocre friendly bartender, and some good ones. A dishwasher who is an asshole. High time for a housecleaning. read more

Wow!! Where do I start with this review? In CB for a long weekend and wanted pizza on our last night. We ended up at Riko's Pizza after another place we went to was closed (it's Easter) and we were NOT disappointed! For starters, as soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a super friendly hostess, as well as the owner, Jay. Super friendly & welcoming and recommended the wings with their Riko sauce! We are big wing people so, of course, we had to try them! Holy $&!@!!! The flavor was INCREDIBLE!! I could literally eat 20 of them! We also ordered the Hot Honey pizza and BBQ Chicken pizza...both were AMAZING! The thin crust was cooked to perfection! Chased it down with 21 oz Peroni's for the absolute perfect dinner! We are so happy the other place was closed and we ended up at Riko's!! If you're in the mood for great pizza (and yummy, saucy wings), do yourself a favor and go to Riko's! We will definitely be back!! read more

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Do not usually like thin crust pizza, but this is delicious. Very good. Good wait staff as well. Walkable from our apartment. Please support! read more

Excellent service, atmosphere and food! Such a nice place to dine at and there's even free parking!

Fabulous service and a great atmosphere. The owner is very personable and always walking table to table to ensure patrons are happy. Wonderful place for a pizza craving! Love the outdoor dining. read more

New spot at Proximity in Carolina Beach, NC. Best pizza on the island!!! Noticed multiple TV's and an almost full dining area when I picked up our order. Nice clean new look and the staff were all nice! They greeted and thanked me upon arrival/exiting. We'll be dining in next time as the pizza and Caesar salad were both absolutely amazing! read more

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If you're looking for the best pizza, you've found it! We needed a good Connecticut pizza place!! They genuinely have the best pizza around, my husband has had the wings and said it's some of the best wings he's ever had! The servers have been kind and the place is clean with tons of TV's to watch sports! Definitely recommend! Thank you guys for brining great pizza :) read more

My pizza was terrible. The crust was like a sponge. The menu said that it had pickles on it, but they were sweet pickles. the iced tea came out as sweet tea. They didn't ask which kind I wanted. The toppings on h the e pizza went all the way to the top of the crust and there was no way to hold it. It was also a very cold day, and they had the A/C on blast. I ate three bites and left. I won't be back. read more

Great food and service! Ready to go back already. They are doing great things on the island.

Great pizza and awesome meatballs and fresh Riccotta makes it awesome. Great staff, friendly and the atmosphere is wonderful.

The service, food and atmosphere at Riko's is fantastic! The this crust pizza is unique and very good; I highly recommend Riko's and I look forward to going back read more

We visit pretty often. Our latest visit was a Sunday afternoon around 5pm. Gorgeous day to sit on the back patio. Highly recommend the wings - Riko's sauce is our favorite but amongst our latest group visit the Hot Honey wings are also delicious. Our go-to pizza is the hot honey & pepperoni. Andie was our server, always pleasant, prompt and accommodating. read more

The pizza is great! I love it! Not like any other on the island. I dined in once and had fast and friendly service. I picked up once and it was ready when I got there. Try the wings they are amazing!! read more

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We have been to Riko's several times and the food, service and ambiance are all great! The thin crust pizza is very good.

Our server, Matt was exceptional!! Actually...everyone was great. The pizza was delicious!!