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    The Pizza Press

    3.1 (313 reviews)
    ModerateSalad, Pizza
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    The Chronicle. on Cauliflower
    Stephanie V.

    This cute little pizza spot is located in Woodbridge Village Center, at one end of North Lake in Irvine, California. We walked here, along the lake, while staying with my sister, as Irvine is a beautiful, walkable city. The thing that stands out to me about this location is the excellent service. We were a large group and disorganized. I've never been here before. Our server was extra helpful and took the time out to explain everything on a busy Friday night. They have great gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options. We chose to order two The Chronicle. Extra large pizzas on cauliflower crust, and two salads. As the pizzas roll through the heating element and come out, you are met with them at the cash register on the other side. Here the server asks if you'd like shredded basil and pesto sauce to top off your pizzas. We chose fresh basil, and it was very good. The pizzas are sliced and placed into boxes and given to you. There are paper plates and disposable utensils near the beverage station. There's plenty of seating inside at tables and there's an enclosed patio outside if that gives you a view to the Woodbridge common area and playground. I thought our pizza was amazing and delicious. The crust was nice and crunchy and the pizza had toppings I loved, including artichoke hearts. Everything tasted really well together. It was a lovely dinner and evening spent on the patio with family. The nice thing about this location is the several other food spots within feet of this pizza place. We went around the corner and got some frozen yogurt after dinner for our walk home.

    Publish Your Own (PYO) Pizza
    Alan S.

    Founded in 2012 and with locations nationwide, The Pizza Press wants you to "be newsworthy" by creating your own custom pizza/wings or selecting a signature pizza/salad and pairing with one of the many craft beers on tap. The restaurant theme is inspired by 1920s Americana newspaper which explains why their signature pizzas have names like "The Times" and "The Tribune". We visited the Woodbridge location off Barranca Parkway for dinner after catching a movie at the AMC next door. The restaurant was busy and looked to be popular among local teenagers and families. There's also a playground conveniently located outside. We ordered the Publish Your Own (PYO) Pizza and topped it with fresh and premium ingredients like spicy red sauce, minced garlic, mozzarella, pepperoni, smoked ham, bacon, meatballs, mushrooms and jalapeños. Service was friendly and efficient. If you're a fan of the 'build your own pizza' concept and you've never been before, then it's time to check out The Pizza Press!

    The Times.^

    We walked in on a whim while waiting for friends to finish a movie at the AMC next door and we are so happy we did. The place was cute, they had a couple of booths and lots of table to sit. We order a regular cheese and "The Times" specialty pizza. It was so good and fresh. We could stop saying how good it was. We also order bbq bone in wings and they were the right amount of crisp and juiciness. The service was great and the staff was very helpful. Not sure why they have 3 stars. They are great!

    Nhi R.

    Customer service was really good during the Pi Day sale. The line was so long but the workers remained efficient, patient, and nice. Pizza tasted great! I love that Pizza Press offers a pink sauce base, one of the main reasons why I like this chain over the other build your own pizzas.

    Peroni draft beer
    George H.

    Excellent Peroni draft beer. Waiting for pizza . Excellent pizza & great service but noisy ambiance

    Empty restaurant

    We come to the Irvine location once or twice a week with a 4 and 6 year old. This part of Irvine is mostly families with children. Last night we came in for dinner. One of the kids has adhd AND feeding issues and it's hard for her to sit still. So I usually ask for them to put a cartoon on their large screen tv so both kids will sit still (esp adhd). They usually do it but the "supervisor" sometimes gives attitude about changing the channel. Such was the case last night. The supervisor refused to put cartoons on bc there is a "game on" and in the "long run it's better for profits to have the game on". Mind you there were no other customers there for at least half hour so he put the game on for hypothetical customers and couldn't care less about ACTUAL customers. He couldn't care less my kid was having a tantrum and when I asked him to call store manager and see if an exception can be made during "the game" when there are no other customers present he said he spoke to the manager and the answer is NO EXCEPTION. My adhd kid had a major meltdown and it ruined our evening. My other kid got a stomach ache from the pizza. Hope the owner sees this and changes this dumb NO EXCEPTION policy.

    PYO Pizza. Raw in middle and awful.
    Lynnann W.

    Received via Door Dash; it was a direct and on time delivery. That said, the pizza crust is very thin yet was doughy/raw/chewy throughout the whole middle/center of pizza. Yuck. The garlic-cheesy bread is nothing more than a very thin crust, oblong shaped cheese pizza. The side red sauce/marinara arrived ice cold, thick and seemed more like tomato paste? Yuck. To round all this out; there was a side salad. Loads of disappointing/odd tiny unseasoned croutons. There was fancy packaging but I'd rather of had dynamite food. Disappointing and won't happen again.

    Garlic Cheesy Bread.
    Sofia A.

    The garlic cheesy bread was $7! Insanely cheap considering how much a cheese pizza goes for these days. Delicious, quick, and convenient. Staff were great, and the interior is nice. The outside seating is set up well, but I opted for inside considering it's 88 degrees in October...go figure! This was my second time dining here and I will be back.

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    Staff was very friendly and helpful. Both pizzas were extremely salty and left us feeling nauseous the rest of the evening.

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    11 months ago

    This place is great! The food was delicious and the staff is friendly!! I will definitely be coming back!

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    I like the idea of modifying your pizza to your liking, picking all of the ingredients you like but the prices are a little too high.

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    11 months ago

    I had The Times Pizza it was amazing This location was well maintained I will be coming back forsure.

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    I really like the outside ambiance at Woodbridge Village Center and sat outside in the sun with a view of the lake.

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