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The Pizza Box

3.5 (365 reviews)
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Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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richard a.

Used to go here as a kid. Went back recently and got a pepperoni and cheese slice. Unfortunately this is not it.

Only the worst pizza EVER!
Cydni S.

I visited this place years ago and the pizza was amazing. There was a lady that owned it then. She could be mean but her pizza was amazing! I'm from out of state and I happened to be in town and ordered with intentions on getting the same great pizza. When I got to my destination and opened it, IT WAS AWFUL! The pizza was burnt to the point that I didn't wven know what was on it. It looked like bugs were cooked on it. The wings had a good flavor but they were burnt as well! I took a pic and sent it to my sister who was grossed out as well. She turned me on to this place when she lived in the San Jose area. Needless to say, I threw the whole pizza away and went to Pizz'a Chicago which I should've gone to in the first place. I will be writing a yelp and google review.

A Large Almighty, personal garlic knots, and free cake pops!
Sharlene R.

This is one of the best pizzas I've had in a while. Wasn't too oily and the crust (which is usually my least favorite part) was soooo good. Wasn't too chewy, wasn't too crispy. It was like a good breadstick but on the pizza. It was nice and fluffy and really complimented the pizza well. We got a Large (14 inch) Almighty for 3 of us. We also got a personal order of garlic knots (5 knots, meant for 1 person) and that was really really good too. No unappetizing chunks of garlic or overwhelmingly buttery, just nice and soft. It came out very hot. We called in our order and they told us a wait time of 20min, but they'd call when it was ready. The lady was very nice and service was great. Parking in that plaza is pretty easy, doesn't seem like it'd fill up. Definitely will come back here! IMO, the best pizza's I've had in the Bay are Curry Pizza House (only their Indian flavors), Cheeseboard in Berkeley, and Pizza Box.

Customer service is cute. Food is terrible. Burnt af, new ownership needs to tale dome pointers from the former. I called about the pizza being burnt, they offered a new pizza -one size up, geat! Thank you. But it's still burnt and missing toppings. I'm calling the Po-lease

Slice of cheese and slice of mushrooms and onions
S M.

I won't be able to finish these in one sitting garlic knots are decent as well. Once slice is all you need to be honest if a slice is all you are going for.

Cheese Slice Pizza
Jadey L.

This SLICE moved me. The picture does NOT do this place Justice. firstly, I chose cheese only bc I didn't understand the true potential of ANY slice for 5.50. low expectations going in but was delighted to see the absolutely massive piece of pizza I'd just been handed. Ill admit it was hard to manage. It was in a brown bag that bled thru w grease and I couldn't set it down anywhere in my car. And it was so fresh that I couldn't hold it without burns. But the good outweighs the struggle. And I DIDNT SEE UNTIL AFTER. their $8 meal is an incredible deal. Full slice, drink, dessert, and garlic knots. I'll be really sad if they increase price but until then I'mma be back every week!! Too good

It's garbage

This is probably the worst pizza ever had. I honestly think it cannot get any worse. I was on my way from work, a bit hungry, the found the pizza box place, I order a slice for 7.50 to go, as I was eating I realized it's literally garbage, burnt at the bottom and the crust was uncooked, you cannot screw up a pizza like this

Papa Juan

Best pizza in town Huge slices for a good price and great customer service. Stop by and try the Papa Juan

I heart Pizza Box, now and forevermore.
Shak A.

In my entire 35 year existence, there's not a small business on this planet that means more to me than The Pizza Box in Milpitas CA. Growing up less than one mile away from this fine establishment, my family's 1990s "TGIF" dinners were afforded by none other than this one-and-only maker of the UNCLE SAM and KING KONG. Former Pizza Box proprietor Emily, whose icy demeanor was legend in our neighborhood, was a person so dedicated to her pizza-making craft that she would sacrifice all superficial notions of decency in order to focus her entire being on producing the best pies ever known to mankind. Veggie slice for $3.95 at 7PM in the evening? Here you go-- piping hot out of the oven. Crispy at the tip, yet doughy and crunchy towards the crust. Generous mozzarella to give you the string cheese effect upon the first bite and just enough marinara-basil sauce to fire up your olfactory engines, but not too much to overwhelm the palette. A mountain of fresh mushrooms, peppers, olives, and whatever other fixin's your heart desires, if you so wish. In adulthood, sitting 3,000 miles across the country in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I long for a bite of a slice from the Pizza Box. While I love my family (who remain in the same childhood house in which I was raised), a slice from the Box sits in equal weight to my cherished ones as reason for making the trans-continental trek. I am pleased to inform you all that new ownership appears to faithfully carry on Emily's masterful work AND the existing supply chain of fresh ingredients for the benefit of the public. I feel deeply indebted to these people for this, as I continue to enjoy every delectable bite when I place my order at the Pizza Box. Thank you so very much for your hard work, and I look forward to many more of these bites to come. With much love, respect, and appreciation......your loyal customer.

large pizzas are around the size of a seat at the back of my car.

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