The Most 3-Star Pizza Experience Possible (And That's Okay) Sometimes a restaurant is amazing. Sometimes it's terrible. And sometimes it's so perfectly average that it deserves recognition for staying firmly in the middle of the bell curve. That's kind of where Sauce landed for me. The pizza was solid enough for a lunch stop, but it felt like it was missing that extra something that makes you think about it later. Nothing was bad, nothing was wrong, it just lacked a little flavor punch. The prices were reasonable, which is becoming a rare and beautiful thing these days. The service was friendly, and while they do charge extra for ranch, I'll give them credit: they don't hand you a tiny thimble-sized container and call it a day. If you're paying for ranch, you're getting ranch. The ambiance is fine. Clean, casual, and perfectly functional for grabbing lunch. That said, this isn't the kind of place I'd pick for a long dinner catching up with friends or family. It's more of a "I'm hungry, I need food, and I have places to be" kind of restaurant. At the end of the day, you won't be upset that you stopped here. You'll get a decent meal, friendly service, and move on with your day. Will it change your life? No. Will you write home about it? Probably not. Will it successfully provide pizza during a time when you wanted pizza? Absolutely. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Ceasar pizza and sausage onion - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Where to start. The customer service was great was able to get a table. A little loud but it's to be expected the pepperoni pie well done came out spectacular and tasted just the same. You can tell they put effort into their pies! read more

Service was extremely rude and prissy. Maybe don't hire 18 year old party girls who come in hungover with a sour attitude. Makes people not want to eat at your restaurant. read more

Grabbed a lasagna to go at this Central location. Easy access, fast service. Dining room looks like a great space and wasn't busy when I popped in quickly. I love the convenience of this spot for pizza and wine as well. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Cool mural - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I love bringing the girlfriend here. This is our favorite spot, she usually gets a pizza and I get the Mac and cheese. Service is fast and the ambiance is nice, not cluttered. Drinks are self serve and portions are large. The food itself is very delicious, lots of flavor. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Pizza with pepperoni, ham, and Jalapenos - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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We love sauce. The lasagna is sooo good. The broccoli chicken is also bomb and the spicy sausage is spicy. The staff is great. The place is clean and bright and open. read more

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

I order from Sauce somewhat regularly. It is super nostalgic for me - I remember going in high school with my family. I think back then they only had the super thin cracker crust. That crispy crust is my favorite thing about Sauce for sure. While it's definitely not the best pizza in AZ (more salt in the dough and seasoning in the sauce pls), it's good and affordable and lighter than a lot of pizzas out there. The caprese bruschetta is also really good and I like the caesar salad a lot. Sauce on Camelback unfortunately usually gets at least one thing wrong about every order I place though. Whether they forget the bread roll or the butter, the ranch that I add to the order, or mess up my pizza toppings, I feel 9/10 times at least one thing is incorrect or missing. The service can also be kinda bad as well - though the staff are kind, if there are a lot of people it takes forever to get to the counter to pick up your to-go order as there's always only one person working the counter no matter how busy it is. If you're trying to grab your online order and run this can be annoying. You cannot beat the prices at Sauce though for wood fired pizza! And if you grew up eating it, it just hits. read more

I have to say, this was one of the most sorry pizzas I have had. My order was supposed to be a 7 PM pick up, it was ready at 7:45. It probably should've been a 7:50 PM pick up as the pizza was extremely undercooked, super doughy bottom, no crisp whatsoever!. This pizza did not hit the spot, Put it in the air fryer for seven minutes the following day it taste much better. Still, not satisfied, don't think I'd come back when there are way better options around read more

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

I go to Sauce regularly because their pizzas are consistently good and they have iced green tea available. The spicy chicken sausage pizza is my favorite. read more

Pizzas was delivered cold. The chicken on the pizza was shredded like parm cheese would be and very dry. Tasteless. I picked off as much chicken as possible and ate a couple of pieces. The rest was tossed in the garbage. The pizza used to be good. What happened? read more

Simple, but very tasty food. I enjoyed the decorations and touches around the building. Also the staff is really friendly and helpful!

Great pasta with meat balls at a reasonable price I did take out and it was very good

Good stuff... I never want to leave and find myself trying to order more. Their food es especially STELAR! Love the cracker crust. So good! Love the set up and the patio option. Im a guy so we work hard and like to treat my family to a good dinner. So sitting 9n the patio for fresh air and still have service is off the charts. Thank you so much SAUCE! read more

The food is good but the service sucks ass.... This is the second time they forgot to bring part of our order. And to tell us they are making the panini when there was nothing on the machine is crazy. I said this when checked in but the drink station was dirty. looked like it hadn't been cleaned the night before. I can see why this place doesn't have more success. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Went in for happy hour, they have a really great deal on their personal pizzas and garlic knots! I had a pepperoni pizza and added fresh basil and garlic, it was so delicious! I tried a salad with a champagne vinaigrette, it was perfect. The only thing I didn't care for was the dining room area was messy. Some tables were left dirty with dishes or food scraps. read more

This is why we eat in. Just so disappointing. We RARELY doordash. But we wanted to have a date night in. So we splurged. 1. Sausage & caramelized onions pizza Received caramelized onion and some sort of HAM. Not a fan. 2. Chicken & pine nut salad. Delivered without any dressing. Lite dressing would have been nice at least. But a bone dry salad! Come on man! 3 Ordered 3 extra warm rolls with Butter. Rolls came. No butter. 4. Seasonal cannoli. Nutella. Flavor was good but no drizzle. 5. Ordered utensils. None came. We will not be splurging on sauce again. $60 for what??? Waste. We should have just made pb&j's and saved our money. read more

Outstanding food and service! We'll be back! The staff was amazing! We had a huge group and they were so accommodating! read more

Ordered the Caesar salad pizza take out and it was an incredible experience. 100% recommend the salad pizza The takeout time was fast and overall pleased with the service , will check it out again! read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Cesar Classic Caesar Salad - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Went ton sauce and almost every table was dirty and full of dishes. My husband went to ask if anyone could clean off the tables and the woman said they were too busy. They weren't. We sat next to the first photo as it was the only table in the whole place that didn't have dirty plates on the table. I hate leaving bad reviews but when you ask to have tables cleaned off to sit down to enjoy your meal and they are too busy it's not a great look on where I will want or come back to. They eventually started cleaning off table bit after we had been sitting down for 20 min. Because everyone was complaining there was no place to sit. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Dirty tables - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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This location is consistently overwhelmed with to go orders and fails to staff the location appropriately. Feel for the staff, management/owners step the fuc up you are pissing off patrons and delivery drivers every busy night. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - People lined up waiting for sauce to figure out how to run a business - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Had to double back and bring a friend who btw loved it!! We both had lasagna and it was delicious as I stated in my first visit review. I didn't think I'd be back this soon but we wanted some feel good food and ended up here. Service was nice I checked in and got my cookie too!! Dinning inside the building (since my first expo was thé patio) was nice, it was clean, quiet and if we should have chosen to sit and full on date day for lunch we could have totally done so here!! This place is a quiet secret.... read more

I ordered garlic knots. It was under baked. I can literally see the dough when I cut garlic knot in half.

Have been coming to this location for years and have noticed a steady decline recently. The last 3 take-out orders there was either something missing or food quality was just not what it used to be. This past Friday might be my last time. While waiting for food noticed three food handlers without gloves preparing meals. One cook repeatedly picked up his phone, set it down, and then continued to spread cheese on pizzas with his bare hands. Phones are so germy. Another cook (who was wearing gloves) kept wiping his nose with his gloved hand while working. It was pretty off-putting. To top it off, he grabbed a filthy rag, rinsed it under the tap, and then used it to wipe down the food prep counter instead of sanitizing it. So disappointing for a restaurant that used to be one of my favorites. read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME HERE. I waited over 35 minutes for my online order to be completed after its "ready pick-up time." I get things happen, but the employees and manager were beyond rude! This place is disorganized and filthy. Poor management!!!! read more

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I love the fig pizza here. The gluten free pasta is actually pretty good. You wouldn't even know it's gluten free.

The pizza was cold and flat. it obviously was cooked long before it was delivered! I have ordered many times before from Sauce, but I am going to get pizza somewhere else from now on. read more

From experience, pastas and salads come with a dinner roll. Their rolls are the best. My favorite thing about Sauce. I placed an order with Uber eats. 1 salad, 1 pasta, 2 paninis. I paid extra for 2 extra rolls. We got 3 bags of chips. No rolls. No salad dressing. I understand the dinner rolls are an "extra" "free" item. But when you charge me for extra rolls I expect to at least gets those. If you choose to honor delivery services conducting business on your behalf. Treat those orders as you would if I were a dine in customer. Lazy staff is my only conclusion. read more

This location is very nice and clean with a fun mural on the outside. There is a small patio if you want to eat outside. This is one of my favorite places to visit when I'm in Arizona. The pizza is consistently good and the chicken and pine nuts salad is the best. After ordering, the food comes out pretty quick and the staff will find your table number. read more

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

Take out order had one wrong item and one item missing wouldn't mind if it was busy things happen when it's busy but it was slow our order was the only one being made so not sure how it could've been mixed up read more

I've always loved this place, but hadn't been in a while I recently ordered over the phone, went and picked up. ordered the pasta with broccoli and chicken with cheese sauce I ordered 2 of the same order when I got home, it literally had 1 piece of broccoli and 2 small chunks of chicken in it such a difference than it used to be. I went on their website to complain, the auto response stated I would be reached out to within 48 hours Now, a week later, never heard back from them. obviously they must not care read more

If you like body building or just a lite pizza this place is for you! The pizza is delicious all ingredients cheese, sauce, any toppings & is served with like a thin crust. The bread knots are soft & have very little grease :) I did get delivery so with everything was excellent, fast service & food felt like it barely came out the kitchen. read more

My lasagna pie pizza was underwhelming. The sauce, cheese, and seasonings were all bland, making the entire pizza taste one-dimensional. With so many flavorful pizza options nearby, I'd recommend trying another spot. read more

I was able to try a different Sauce location through a Yelp Elite event earlier this year and the food was delicious. We happened to be in the area and saw Sauce and pulled in for dinner. If you want good fresh Italian food that is quick this is your spot to try out! Masks were required and social distancing was enforced. We felt safe eating here. When you check in for the first time you get a free cookie. Their cookies are fresh and amazing! We ordered a pepperoni and mushroom pizza, lasagna, and pizza cookie. We realized once we sat down they didn't get our lasagna order so we went back up and ordered and paid and waited. We got food to go cause we were just going to eat the pizza cookie there. The food was out hot and quick and realized we got pasta instead of our lasagna. The employee was really nice and apologetic and gave us the lasagna and let us keep the pasta as well. The pizza is thin and crispy with plenty of sauce and toppings. It's legit a top 2 fave pizza! The pasta was cooked perfect and had plenty of sauce. The meatballs were so good too! Lasagna was fresh and they make it daily so there are only so many pieces they have per day. My son said it's the best lasagna ever. The pizza cookie is definitely the best part. Overall a great place to grab some great tasting and quick Italian food! We will be back again in the future :) read more

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The food is good every time we eat here.. Friendly staff, clean atmosphere. The food is good every time we eat here.. Friendly staff, clean atmosphere. read more

Horrible horrible place if you have kids! Literally the guy told us that the kid shouldn't leave a mess or let them run around because they will dirty the place up. Like did he forget we the ones paying his checks by coming in. A kid is going to be a kid! Never come here ! read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - That's the guy who got mad at a 1 year old being a kid! - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

WTF! I just ordered an expensive $18 pizza, and it was a total joke! I'll never order pizza from Sauce again!! Such skimpy toppings, hardly any sauce, or chicken, & it's all crust, & it wasn't baked enough. Fired Pie at Park Central Mall on Central is FAR better, & galf the price! read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - I just ordered an expensive $18 pizza, & it was a total joke! I'll never order pizza from SAUCE again! Skimpy toppings. - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The sauce cookies taste good. People who like their cookies to be on the crunchy side with a little bit of salt, then they will love it! These were chocolate chip cookies and you can tell that it has a good amount of chocolate in it. At some of the sauce locations, I'm not sure if it's all locations, but with check-in you get a free cookie. The strawberry Basil lemonade tastes great! I like it even though it tastes more like rosemary. I will have to start making my strawberry lemonade at home with rosemary. The rosemary makes the lemonade have a unique and stronger flavor. The restaurant was clean but busy. The staff seemed nice. I like when restaurants are on the quiet side so I can talk with my friends who go with me. I have been to other restaurants where it is so noisy I can't even hear myself think. read more

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This should have never been served.... It also took 25 minutes to receive so I assume now that our order was forgotten. No apology or heads up about the burnt pizza. And no one answered the phone. I live far from this location and would not make it back before they closed for a refund. I'd appreciate it if management could reach out to me. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Burnt black pizza - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

A friend and I met here for lunch just a bit past the lunch hour on a weekday, so there was no queue and we did not have to wait. Ordering is convenient: choose from the large menu boards at the counter area and pay upon ordering. I was delighted to find that they serve gluten-free items and was able to order a gluten-free pasta with cheese and broccoli sauce. It was a good, substantial meal at a really good price, especially since we enjoyed our meals in a brightly lit, very spacious casual environment. Service was friendly and efficient, parking is no problem, and location is convenient - just across the street from the Uptown Plaza in central Phoenix. read more

Sauce Pizza & Wine - Spacious, bright interior. - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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The young lady at the front was disrespectful and when I asked for a lemonade she lied and said she was out after pouring a previous costumer some and I recognized myself that there was plenty. also she was not very welcoming and was very rude and snarky to me and my girlfriend when we ordered read more