Over the years, my wife and I have enjoyed visits to Sauce for some good pizza, salad, and pasta. We have visited various locations though this is the location conveniently located near our friends when we made an outing to see them. We stopped at this Sauce along the way and had a delightful experience at this location. We ordered food at the restaurant though we have ordered to go at other locations. We started going to Sauce when Sauce was part of the Fox Restaurants and continued even after it went independent. I have enjoyed their garlic knots (which are served with warm marinara sauce), Classic Caesar salad (with house-made croutons and shaved parmesan), and the Mozzarella, Fontina, and Basil pizza with either chicken and/or pineapple added as toppings. I have also tried the Chicken Caesar and Parmesan pizza (which is a white pizza topped with a chicken caesar salad and grape tomatoes). They also change their menus on occasion or add special menus. For instance, right now, they have the BOGO free promotion for pepperoni and cheese pizzas every Monday in October. This is the Norterra location just off I-17, which is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 AM to 9 PM and Friday through Saturday from 11 AM to 10 PM. They accept online ordering and online catering. You can sign up for their e-family to receive special offers by going to https://www.saucepizzaandwine.com/e-family. You can also join their rewards program at https://www.saucepizzaandwine.com/rewards and receive $5 off your first purchase and a free dessert for your birthday. You would need to use their app to redeem these offers. They also have happy hour on weekdays from 2 PM to 5 PM. Happy hour deals include half off bottles of wine and light bites, $2 off glasses of wine, $6 for one-topping personal pizzas, $1 off beer, and $7 Strawberry-Basil Sparkling Lemonade Spritz. I certainly recommend stopping by Sauce for some good food and good service. read more

This was my first time trying Sauce after having it recommended to me several times. I ordered online for pickup. I've tried other similar concepts (Blaze Pizza, MOD). I must say I was not impressed. First mistake was ordering the thin crust, if there's a next time I'll try hand tossed. I only have the pepperoni pizza pictured, because it was incorrect-- it was also supposed to have Italian sausage as an add on and it was left off. Pizza was dry, ironically needed more sauce. Also ordered the chicken pesto, it was ok but again not a fan of thin crust here. Ordered pasta and meatballs, pasta was extremely dry. I also ordered a Caesar salad with which was good, probably the best part of the meal. Overall, I'm not convinced this meal Was worth the $70 I paid. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Pepperoni, missing Italian sausage I paid to add on - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I enjoy visiting sauce but I think you can get more bang for your buck elsewhere. The ambiance is nice and bright and the service is friendly. I just feel like it's missing something. I've ordered different pizzas and salads. I like that they have a variety of teas to choose from and the food menu has a ton of options also. I like the roasted veggie salad and the basic pepperoni pizza the most. The meatballs are really great and the ranch is good- you do have to pay for the ranch ;) read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Roasted veggie salad and a kids cheese pizza - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Cannot beat the $3.14 x2 special for pi day! I ordered a pick up order on the app, and it's so easy to use. My pizza was ready when I got there, and everything about the trip in and out was so fast. I've never been in this location before, but there was plenty of seating and it's really pretty lighting and vibes. I recommend! read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I'll start with that this was a busy day- Pi day - so there were lots of people and there were all hands on deck making sure everyone was getting served. BUT, I was served DOUGHY, undercooked pizza! When you compare the look of my son's pizza to mine, you can clearly see my pizza should've stayed in the oven longer! I'm so surprised that it was even served to me like this. After one bite, I asked the server if it could be put back in the oven for a little longer and she says she asked manager and was told "no" that it was too many other pizzas to be cooked! Really? So this is my review of MY experience. I wish so badly that I had been heard or at the very least, for the manager to come LOOK at what was served to me because my kids' pizzas were delicious and I really wanted to enjoy mine like they were enjoying theirs! What happened to making sure your customers have a great dining experience? I was given a cookie for my inconvenience. Needless to say, my first time will be my last time. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - My son's perfectly cooked pizza - note this pizza is blistering and melty - how mine should've been served. - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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My team went to Sauce for lunch on a Wednesday around 11am and had a great experience! There was plenty of seating for our group of 8 at that time, but by 11:30a the place was filling up quick! The restaurant is super clean with a large patio, however I didn't see misters so the patio was totally empty in the middle of a hot summer day. They take your order at the register and then bring your food to the table. For a large group we were pleasantly surprised how quickly the food came out - maybe 15mins after sitting down. No issues with any orders and everyone was VERY happy with their portions and tastiness of food. Our group ordered a variety of items - salads, pizzas, pasta, and some shareable appetizers. The portions are generous and many took half of their food home. The pizza comes on thin or regular crust which is always a nice option to have! The fan favorite in our group was the spicy chicken pasta and boy is it delicious!! Only thing we liked better was the huge pizza cookie! read more

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Food always great. The team of cashier's and cooks always make the visit a great experience. Appreciate them. Scott read more

I've gotten pizza and Mac and cheese from here and they're both really good. I love that there is more pizza than just tomato ones. It looks really nice on the inside as well. Casual but not too casual. The service has always been good! read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Wild Mushroom - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Great pizza & my son loves their mac and cheese. Drive 25 min each way to get it. I am never disappointed in their food. Great tasting and fresh. Andrew the manager is an absolute pleasure and went above and beyond. The staff are always friendly and accommodating. Thanks, Sauce, we will be back. read more

Pizzas were hot and fresh, we came not long after opening and they were maybe 40% at capacity so we got lucky to get our food before our movie time. Usually it's super busy but again we went right after opening on a Sunday so it wasn't too bad! Food tasted great, I got the chicken pesto pizza with thin crust and my husband ordered the Lasagna Pie with hand stretched crust. One of our fave little to-go Italian places and it's great for families with young kids. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Lasagna Pie - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Meet family here for an early Christmas lunch. A few people brought dogs so we sat on the patio. The tabletops pop off when you try to move them (I asked if we could move things and was told of course we could) they were wobbly and unstable. Each of us placed our order one pasta we added on the spicy chicken sausage, the girl taking the order didn't type anything so we repeated that we wanted the add on, she said she got it. The two pastas came out first and the one pasta did not have the add on. When asked person who delivered said, oh it's ground meat so I'm sure it's in there. There was no meat at all. Had to go back to the counter to get the meat. By the time our pizzas came out the pasta eater were long done with their meal. Don't understand how they can't time food to come out together. We ordered two desserts with the rest of our order and were told to let them know when we wanted them brought out. Got two of the apple pinwheels for the six of us and only one order came out. Had to wait about 10 minutes for the other half of our group to have their dessert. The food was tasty but the service and overall experience (with everyone eating at different times) was not enjoyable at all. Not sure if we will go back here next time we all meet up in the area. read more

Cafe itself is not that clean from inside. Always has an odor of dairy as cooking is happening right there. Shortage of associates always and long wait times to pick up orders. The Sausage and Hatch chili pizza is still there best and thin crust one steals the show. Restroom carpets could be cleaner. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Sausage and Hatch Chili Pizza - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We have eaten here several times and enjoy the food. The only problem is when we order take out they always forget items. This recent visit we sent our son to pick up our order. When he got home the did not pack 5 cookies and also the arugula for one of our pizzas. We tried calling but no one answered. We sent our son back to get the missing item and the young lady at the counter argued with him as if he was being shady and was trying to get free cookies and arugula. This was not a good experience since my son was not given the whole order the accused of trying to get items we did not order. Sad thing is the young lady that was arguing found 4 of the 5 cookies on the counter that were for the order. read more

We love it here! Always a hit... always delicious. The prices are fair also! We enjoy their pizzas, spinach and artichoke dip, salads and Mac n cheese. The meatballs are a must as well. Only $1.50 each and are a great little app. read more

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Sorry but their tomato soup has NEVER looked like. I can usually eat it all without anything chunky in it. The girl went and mentioned it to the staff in the back and basically they did blend it well enough. This is NOT how their soup looks and it tastes different. I come here specifically for this type of soup. Didn't even offer a refund or to try and fix it. Said it would be the same if they gave me another bowl. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Sauce is another family favorite for my crew. I love a few of their salads (Pine Nut Chicken and Beet Quinoa, especially), we all love their pizzas (my favorite is the hot honey pepperoni), and the cookies and lemonade are worth the upsell at the end. The ambiance is the same at all Sauce locations - nice for fast casual. The service is normally good - not outstanding or bad. Definitely recommend checking it out. read more

Let's just say "avoid" is an understatement. Normally you would be greeted bus the person taking your order. Not really. But ok, maybe she had an off night. The whole place had an "off night." The pizza we ordered was like eating a wet napkin the grease was so bad. The salad showed up after the pizza, then the bread. Ok. At least those tasted good. Severs weren't interested in helping at all. When I went to ask for a to go box for the salad and bread (not for the pizza) I got a "what's up?" The place was mostly empty and now we know why. Got to mellow mushroom instead. read more

This is an order at the front and then find a seat type of place. We came around 5:30 on a Saturday evening and it was fairly crowded. There was a 30 minute wait for pizza. I didn't mind much of this at all but then we got our food. I ordered the Pizza suprema. I had the hand pulled crust. It was ok but nothing spectacular. My husband got the pig pizza. It was also good. He got the thin crust. The reason for my two stars. They had advertised a burrata, herb tomato pizza. The picture looks amazing. What we got .. I think they must have run out of tomatoes and the oven may have stopped browning crust. See pictures for why I say this. I was extremely disappointed and felt it was massive false advertising. I'm not sure if come again. The price doesn't match the quality of food or ambiance since you have to basically wait around until a seat becomes available. We also had to ask twice for water cups which was a little surprising since we asked while we ordered. The cups we were handed were so stuck we couldn't get them unstuck and had to go back to ask for another one. Overall subpar and probably won't be back. read more

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We usually do pick up, we have only dinned in a couple of times and it was a good experience. It's a order upfront and find your own seat type of place, it gets crowded and noisy sometimes so we just order for pick up. My son loves sauce, it's his favorite place! He orders a pepperoni pizza with mushrooms, we usually get the caprece salad and a white pizza. It's always hot and delicious. read more

We arrived well before the Sunday lunch crowd and placed our order to dine in. My daughter chose the half order Mac &Cheese with chicken , my husband, the meatball pannini and I ordered the turkey and havarti with a side cup of tomato soup. My daughter received her order first and then about 8 mins later, they brought my soup. 15-17 minutes later my husband and I received our panninis. I wanted to have soup with my sandwich so I asked if they could re-heat my soup. This took at least 10 mins before they returned my cup of soup. I appreciate that they did give me a new cup of soup, but three other patrons that came in after us and ordered at the register received their food before us. I have encountered slow service with this location a couple of times previously so today may just be my last visit. read more

Love sauce. Always great food. Love the vibe. People are nice. Easy to park. Like the casual vibe. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Menu, love this place! - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Why is it soooooo hard to get a takeout order right.... while I don't specifically keep track, I'm certain that at least one time out of three something is missing or wrong... this time something missing read more

Dirty establishment. Dont come here unless you want mites. We had dirty utensils (like, actually dirty. There was brownie crusted onto a couple, sticking them together. The manager literally gave us them to eat our pazookie up after rifling through them to find the cleanest ones). Pictures prove it. The salad was good, our food was good, but I got creeps by how filthy it was! read more

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I came in the other day, and Nico was very unpleasant and unprofessional. I was very dissatisfied... but to make up for it, his coworker, Evan, was extremely nice to me and my family after the disrespectful I felt with Nico. Not only that, but Evan was over the moon with his customer service! I recommend this place! read more

How have a never been here? The vibe is casual, so perfect for lunch or dinner. Come for date night or bring the family. Really up to you. The pizza came out in under 10 minutes, so service is quick. It's a typical walk up and order your own pizza. They have other things like salad/soup/pasta. I'm a pizza kinda girl. I order a prosciutto, bacon, red onion pizza. ALWAYS well done. I was pleasantly surprised. It was so good. Pizza is always dependent on the oven. I got a Cesar salad which was definitely made to order. No wilty lettuce. We took a pizza cookie to go. read more

Average food horrible service they hire a lot of young kids and don't teach them customer support or customer service. Very average food not bad but they are always under staffed or not able to take orders because they didn't staff properly. Went on 3.14 pie day horrible 2 years in a row I'm talking 2-3 hour wait even if you order on the app and it says to come get it it's done. Same thing they didn't make any adjustments just same chaos and three hour wait for everybody. Can't tell you how many times I've walked in and before you can even say hi they say 50 minute wait for pizzas before they even welcome you into the restaurant. Also they don't answer their phones. They just send you to voicemail over and over again. They can't answer and ask you to go on hold. They don't want your business. I'd rather just send you the voicemail. read more

While in the area pretty often this is a first time stop for me at Sauce. Parking can get messy so I don't usually come this close to the shops. Today it was fairly early in the middle of the week so not too bad parking, yay! When I arrived inside I was surprised at how busy it was. It's order at the counter and my lunch date hadn't arrived yet so o found the last table available and waited . Once they came we looked over the menu and decided to share an Italian chopped salad and a supreme pizza. We were given our drinks (fountain drinks) and a number. Everything was brought to the table and arrived quickly . The salad and pizza both looked amazing. I'm glad we ordered one salad to share because it was definitely more than enough for two people. The pizza had great flavor and dough though not over cooked I wish it would've been a little toastier just so it didn't flop so easy when picking up a slice. No matter what it was delicious. Service was fast and friendly. They definitely have a lunch rush because it cleared out fairly fast once it hit after 12. There is patio seating as well, but it's a bit toasty out still so we opted for inside. I'd definitely come back again. I am a huge pizza lover, but I'd come back even for that salad. It was crispy, full of chopped meats and the garbanzo beans kicked it up a notch. The vibe is pretty basic, more fast food stop than fancy dime in, but it works. read more

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Sauce is such a great neighborhood spot. I've been visiting this specific location for years - and I have never experienced anything but great food and great service. If you've been to Norterra before, you know there's plenty of parking available on either side of Sauce. The spots right in front of the restaurant are coveted, so put your SPF on and be prepared to walk a bit ... but I promise this spot is worth it! During my most recent visit, we dined in with a group of five people. They let us know it would be 20-30 minutes before our food was out, since they were in the middle of a lunch rush. That said ... our food was out in less than 10 minutes! We were definitely willing to wait, but the fact that all of our food came out so quickly while they were busy definitely stands out as fantastic service. Between the five of us, we ordered a myriad of dishes. No pizza this time around, but I could definitely eat an entire Prosciutto and Fig pie by myself. I ordered the Italian Chopped salad ... which was bright and flavorful. The crunchy chickpeas and the roasted garlic dressing make this salad exceptional. Other dishes ordered around the table included Sauce's famous Mac & Cheese, their meat lasagna, and the always delicious Chicken, Spinach, and Apple salad. This particular salad is my sister's favorite anywhere in Arizona, and she often recreates it at home. If you've made it this far in reading my review, here's a little local secret -- you can order their Mac & Cheese on top of a pizza. You're welcome. Sauce, thank you for being incredibly consistent in serving delicious food with a smile! I wish I was back home in Arizona more, so I could enjoy all of the wonderful things on your menu. read more

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the restaurant is very messy more dirty tables than clean table The staff seemed more involved with socializing with them selves then their job The food was ok, not bad at all read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The service was horrible. The waitress took forever to get our water and wine. After 10 minutes I went to the counter to ask if I could have water and the wine I paid for she told me that she was over worked and understaffed. I looked around the restaurant and it had 4 tables occupied. I don't know what happened but she was in a very bad mood. I ended up getting my own glasses and water after waiting another 5 minutes. Turns out the table two tables over was her sister and parents. read more

I used to come here all the time but the quality has severely declined. I went tonight and got a Mac and cheese and it was literally cold. I told the server and asked for a new one that was hot and she came back with a new Mac and cheese that was also cold. I gave up at this point and just left without eating it. Everyone else at the table also received cold pasta and the servers didn't really seem to care much when I brought it up the second time. I wouldn't recommend and I don't think I'll be back soon. read more

We decided to get a takeout order. It was easy enough to order the pizza and pick it up. Once inspected the pizza looked good. That's where it ends. We order a gluten free crust which cost maybe $4.00 more. My husband has become more gluten conscious while I have no preference. Biting into the pizza not only was the crust terrible (maybe even undercooked) but the toppings slid off so easily and the crust itself was horrible. To both of us it was like cardboard with toppings. Both of us decided it was not worth the calories and since we were dining outside promptly tossed the pizza. It's sad that with tip it was like $25.00. The photos had I taken them would appear beautiful but the crust killed the pizza. Sad but true. read more

This location is great. You have Caleb the mgr, Taylor & Bella, great servers. These workers go above & beyond. Love their teas, the Italian Paninnis, & the sausage pizza with sweet peppers read more

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VEGAN CHEESE! This place has vegan cheese now!!!! Yummy pizza. Built my own with mushrooms and red onions. So delicious I ate half! Now how about vegan meats, FOX Restaurant Group! I will definitely go there more often now that I know they have vegan cheese! read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Build your own with vegan cheese, mushrooms and red onion - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Service - sorry but I am use to better and caring service. As stated in my review we received soapy water from the tea maker. If formed bubbles when the girl emptied out the machine. The amazing part was she emptied the machine, no rinse, no nothing. She just started the tea making process. Food is great but everyone was distracted and going through the motions. This location has lost us as patrons. read more

Sauce never disappoints! When I want a fast, relatively healthy lunch this is my go to place. The prosciutto & fig pizza is delicious! The combination of black mission figs and arugula makes this pizza a favorite. Their patio is great for people watching. The staff is friendly and the restaurant is always clean. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Lasagna pie - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Waste of $25 Ordered pickup - Strawberry-Basil Lemonade ($4.00) - Grilled Cheese with tomato soup ($13.00) - A side of Mac 'N Cheese ($6.50) -2 Pieces of Bread ($1.00) I walked inside to pickup my order and was told they didn't have the basil lemonade and no soda but I could still get some lemonade and the front host instantly handed me a cup, I would've preferred a refund but whatever since i got a cup. Walked over to get a drink and they only had iced tea. I was upset because i don't really drink iced tea but I got some anyways, i mixed two flavors together and it tasted like water. I got back to my hotel with the iced water and i got chicken noddle soup instead of the tomato soup i had ordered, on top of them only giving me one roll of bread with chips? Not sure if the chips come with the grilled cheese but I'm fairly upset at this point. I go to try the macaroni and cheese and it taste like pasta. That's it. I took a bite of the grilled cheese and it tastes the same as the macaroni and cheese... the taste of nothing. I ended up having to douse the mac n cheese in salt and pepper to even have an inkling of taste. Only thing I would recommend is the bread (if you get all of rolls that you ordered) Otherwise I not come back it's such a waste of money when i can but kraft macaroni and get more bang for my buck. Don't understand why this place had so many customers. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Mac ' N Cheese Grilled Cheese Panini Chicken Noodle Soup Sunday Tuesday - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Their pizza is always good! Tried out the Summer sampler on my last visit. It included pizza, salad and two glasses of wine for only $29. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Summer sampler - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We have been to this location numerous times. I have never had a bad experience here. The food is made to order and hot when it arrives. The staff have been very friendly and helpful. The restaurant is cleaned as people leave and ready for the next guest. The food is better than many other Italian chains I've been to. We enjoy the pizzas, salad and apps. The Suprema Pizza is wonderful with flavor. Anything Caprese is to die for, they don't skimp on ingredients. Caprese Bruschetta is my favorite appetizer. The flavors are wonderful together. read more

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Went to Sauce last night for the 2 for $22 Deal that they have for Summer. Definitely worth it! I was impressed to see the employees wearing masks and gloves! They also have distanced/limited seating inside and were wiping tables and chairs down with anti-bacterial wipes after people left. You could tell they took this serious and were doing their best to make a difference. The Italian chop salad was fresh and had lots of flavor! And the thin crust pepperoni pizza was amazing! The 2 for $22 deal comes with 2 soft drinks, 2 beers or 2 glasses of wine (although it comes in a plastic cup these days). Everything seemed clean, food was tasty and we will be back again! read more

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