The pizza from here was great! The senapetizer was great with all the different varieties of toppings. First time here but definitely not the last time! read more

I have gone to Senape's (locals frequently say it as though it was "Snaps) since childhood growing up in the Hazleton area. It is spelled pitza, not pizza. The place has tile floor, so it's noisy with voices echoing and nothing to muffle sounds. This makes it fun to eavesdrop and to join in friendly conversations. Customers are cheerful toward each other during all of my visits. We frequently see folks we know. Typical decor for a pizza shop. Deb was our waitress the last 2 visits, and she's terrific, efficient and friendly. We ordered a large round pie with schamutz cheese. Delicious! Perfectly seasoned tomato sauce. Right amount of cheese. We shared a half pitcher of birch beer on tap (aka draft). You have to wait for your freshly made to order food. It is so worth it! Street parking is fine but pay attention all of the one way streets. Our cost was well under 20 bucks, including a good tip. Great establishment!! read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Half a round pitza with schamutz cheese! - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Pitza was great- fresh sauce and bread. Service was great as well. The place was small but it was old school. No complaints. I shall return! read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Pitza with onion, hot peppers and the scamutz - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Best pizza in Hazleton. LEGEND Service is iffy as they don't always have enough servers. read more

I was born and raised in Hazleton, Senapes is part of our lives. The food ,service have always been historic.

The Connie is to die for! The sauce they use is SPECTACULAR! The waitress was very nice as well(:

Oh my God! I can completely and honestly say this is the best pizza I have had since moving to PA and that's alot to say from some one that came from NY. Love Jerry's stories and the staff are what I wish other place could be, down to earth people that is hard to find in today's society. read more

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On my top 3 list for best pizza of all time. It's a small family owned local pizza dive. The deep dish is phenomenal.

This place has been a local favorite for years, but lately it has consistently gone downhill. Tonight my husband wanted to go there, so I reserved a table. When we got there, the waitress left us standing in the hallway and wouldn't even make eye contact. After 15 minutes she asked if we had reservation to which we responded yes. She seated us at a table and proceeded to wait on the other 5 tables, including one seated 10 minutes after us. When my husband flagged her down to ask if she could at least take our drink orders, she became irate and screamed at him that she was the oy waitress on. We proceeded to walk out as she continued to scream at him. Absolutely the worst service ever. I will never return nor will our extended family. read more

Best tavern pizza in town. Over years I think I have tried everything they offer. That being said you won't be disappointed. Excellent food.

Food was great but never again will I step foot in that place with the ignorant waitress and nasty bartender me and 3 other tables walked out wouldn't even wait on us or get drinks read more

Best Pitz in America! Hidden gem. Get the large Anti. Can't go wrong. Service is special. They do their best to accommodate the flood of orders. Prices are fair for this fabulous economy. Birch beer on tap for the children. Check it out. You won't regret it. read more

Local color? This place has it! Tucked into a residential side-street this joint has been serving up drinks and food for close to a century. Walking inside is like a time-warp back to 1958 (or prior). The food was great and pretty cheap. I got the eggplant parm, a 3-topping round pizza, and 2 bottles of beer for $26 before leaving the barmaid a nice tip. Their 'scamutz pitzas' are legendary in the neighborhood. It's a dive by every definition, but a fun place to experience something different off the beaten path. read more

Old school place, old school pizza. I try to eat here once every 6 months. Get a tray of the square extra scamutz, a blend of mozzarella and provolone cheese. If you're lucky you'll get a piece where the cheese has melted over the crust and get a little crispy. This pitza is so good I rarely ever from getting anything else on the menu. If your in the mood for a variety of their pitza toppings give the Senapetizer a try. Call your order in ahead of time. There is nothing fancy about the dining area, a few family pictures on the wall along with some Yuengling local beer signs. Enjoy the checker table cloth and take care of your waitress! read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Six cut square,extra scamutz. - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

WTF... waited 30 minutes to get a drink, then was given stale bread! Took 2 hrs for a pizza & salad. Servers are all young kids without experience. Place was full with EVERYONE waiting a long time. Not worth it. read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Went here after hearing good things and seeing reviews and was not impressed. The restaurant is ok seating wise. We ordered anti pasta salad, pizza, and beer. The only thing that came correct was the salad. The pizza has a good crust but didn't care for the sauce. The mushrooms were also canned which was a big disappointment for the pizza. Not an expensive place. If the items were correct it would be good but am not planning to return. read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Bread, beer and pizza - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Best pizza in town hands down!!!! I've had my parents ship to me in Jersey. Now I'm in Florida I can only get it when I'm home visiting my mom.....just GREAT!! Don't change a thing read more

Place is old and run down. Pizza was good at on time now is hit and miss mostly miss. Service is slow and unattended. The town is falling apart along with this business. In the 70s this place was hoping. Sad those days are long gone. read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Best pizza in PA. Great old world charm. Friendly service. Best place in town! .:.... Good atmosphere and great people there!!! Real Italy in PA!!!!!! Come here read more

There are a number of reviews and pictures on the Senape's Bakery (222 W 17th St Hazleton, PA) page that are actually reviews of Senape's Tavern. As far as the pizza/pitza is concerned, the bakery and tavern are much farther apart the their geographic location just around the corner from each other would suggest! However, they are both excellent - albeit different - establishments. Senape's Tavern is a bar/restaurant (see: http://pitza.com) with awesome pizza as well as a great menu of appetizers, sandwiches and hoagies, salads, pasta dishes, etc. Set your clock back 30 years - in a good way! - before entering into this pitza heaven. I've tried a lot of items on the menu over the years, but I must say that ordering my favorite "square/red/scamutz/onions" pitza will yield a unique experience not available any where else in our galaxy! read more

We were looking for pizza while visiting the area. Found Senape's on Google Maps and went for it. Old school pitza, generous toppings, and friendly server, despite that she had the entire place to take care of alone! Glad we found it! read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - a half eaten pizza - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

I'm told this is Hazleton tavern scamutz style pizza. So I gotta try it at the urging of a local. These guys in going for Star Wars. It's a square pie or a round pizza pan. The crust is a little bit thick but not too thick. Got a lot of sauce, not much cheese, but a generous amount of fresh toppings. All In all tasty pizza, but a gut buster. Heard this jewel of a dive is closing after a million years. I know the locals will miss it. read more

Best pizza in Hazleton, hands down. This is a local landmark in so many ways and for good reason. It's great Italian food, priced right. Get the square cut pizza and treat yourself to a hot pepper salad (put the peppers on the pizza!). They've been around about 100 years and I hope they're around for 100 more. read more

Came here with my husband and his family. We are visiting from Miami. My husband grew up in the Hazleton area and always raved about the pizza at Senape's. The place is very nostalgic. No frills but great pizza. We got a few pizzas to share- all were the square tavern bar pizza scamutz style. The pizza did not disappoint!!! Definitely a must do if you are in the Hazleton area! read more

Love Senapes Tavern pitza!! I really can't find a better pitza anywhere in Pennsylvania then Senapes Tavern!

This place is nostalgia plus. Growing up in Hazleton Senapes becomes part of your DNA. Their dough is soooo good. If you want an adventure try the Senaptizer! Mix up the cheeses as you order. I am a foodies out is really tough to please me. Try their aglow e oilio con alici! Never disappointed! read more

I miss this Pitza so much. I grew up in West Hazleton and now love in Arizona and I can't wait to come home for xmas and buy 10 boxes

The signature "tavern pitza" is wonderful -- a medium crust pizza with a blend of cheese containing scamotz.

There's a lot of great pizza in Hazleton, but none compare to a twelve cut from Senapes.

I had supper here last night with the family. Our reservation was for 4:30 and the place quickly filled up. I hadn't been here in three years and nothing has changed. We started with an antipasto which was simple but good. Thick slices of homemade bread accompanied it. It took about an hour for the Scamutz with sausage to come out of the kitchen. It was delicious. There was only one waitress working the floor. The place has a one room dining area that can get rather noisy. The loud mouth Democrat next to our table talked politics all night. I wish people like that would just stay home. The next time I come here I'll seriously consider bringing earplugs. read more

The locals seem to love this place, but it's just another Hazleton dive. The food is mediocre at best (the square pizza with extra Scamutz (known as Scamorza to everyone outside of Hazleton) is good, but I wouldn't step foot in the place sober.) There's always a line out the door to get in, and the service is beyond horrendous. There are tons of wobbly tables packed into a small dark room, about 12 chair styles, and no two table clothes alike. (Unless you count the fact that they all have holes, tears, stains, and cigarette burns on them.) You can still see the lines on the curtains from the packages they came in, and they've been hanging for over 15 years. If hole in the wall dives are up your alley, you'll probably love it. If not, just get your pizza to go. And do yourself a favor - skip the antipasto and order one from Alta or Two Guys instead. read more

The biggest mistake I ever made regarding a pizza place ever! Took my daughter and my 3 year old granddaughter-waited almost 1 hour for pizza and they were slow with only 50% of tables occupied. 1 waitress for all-dirty floors-no eye contact while we waited-other tables brought bread-we were the only table in the restaurant who didn't get bread and we had the 3 year old-I'm a nurse and I could see her blood sugar dropping-thank goodness my pathetic meatball hoagie arrived 45 min after the order and she ate that-I've done many reviews on all kinds of restaurants all over the US-this was my worst experience ever-don't walk into this place-they don't care anything about anyone-void of all decency-emotionally traumatizing being there, read more

Well if you ever want to be ignored and not even acknowledged, this is the place. Wanted to check out what everyone has been saying about their pizza, but instead we sat at the bar for literally 15 minutes without one word from any of the employees who were within 3 feet of our presence. Needless to say, we took our business elsewhere! read more

Great place for pizza and beer. I stopped in and had some square pizza, and a pasta dish, the food was fantastic and the staff was supper friendly. The staff treats you like family, it is like having dinner at a friends house. I recommend giving it a try. read more

I only get pizza here once a month or so but the snapatiser is to die for. Gives you a little of everything. White with black olive and onion, meatball, steak and cheese, Romano, pepperoni, and tavern. Soooo good. Hours are a little shaky but you just work around it. read more

Great sausage pitza so good we never seem to get anything else. Also the best waitresses. We try to get there at least every other Thursday or Friday read more

the atmosphere is of an old bar very little renovations since the place opened but dont let that stop you from trying the delicious pizza the round pie is awesome not a generic run of the mill pizza the crust is great the sauce not overly sweet or bitter and the blend of cheeses is spot on the square pie with scamutz is also fantastic i recommend it topped with their homemade meatballs and mushroom the beer is cold yuengling lager on tap a local beer from pottsville is great with it but they also have birch beer on tap a must try if you are in the hazleton area read more

Senape's Tavern is a small place that you drive right by if you weren't looking for it. Having been born in Hazleton and moving out of state it is nice to come back to a place that hasn't changed probably since it was built. Fair warning if you plan on going to dinner on a Friday night make a reservation the tables go very fast. Lots of local families have made it a tradition and I can't blame them. Expect the servers to be very busy and if your in a hurry do not go. This is not a bad thing they just literally do so much business in the 5 1/2 hours they are open it's crazy. We started out with a pitcher of beer and a plate of meatballs which were very good, moved on to an antipasta which was a very good size and delicious, and for our meal we had the Roman round meatball pitza and a Schamutz square pitza and yes I spelled that correctly! Those are not misprints or typo's. Overall we loved the food, the prices were very reasonable, and the atmosphere brings you back to when Hazleton was a lot different and in my opinion a lot better. Yes I would recommend this place! read more

Senape's Tavern Pitza - Half of a square schamutz pitza - Pizza Near Me - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

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the place is dirty the tables are sticky the walls are greasy and the decor is old but.... WHO CARES.. the food is great. Got a square pizza or as they would say PITZA with onions and sweet peppers and a large antipasta. Well the Salad could of used some work but it still wasn't bad. The pitza makes up for it.. The crust is think and doughy and the cheese is just the right blend.... Def will visit again. read more

I was given a box of pizzas by one of my mothers friends. I Am hooked. I love this pizza. Reminds me of when I was a kid. Wish I could get it shipped to New Jersey. Please make this pizza available in NJ. I would love to try more of their food. read more