Friendly atmosphere on Solano ave, friendly staff. Customer bathroom. Avoid lunch time because school kids frequent this spot, families come mostly in the evening. The wait for your pizza is anywhere from 4-7min, so a short wait. The crust is a nice bonus, if you've got the belly gobble that crust. They have recycle and compost bins near the soda fridge. There's a slice and drink combo, I always recommend. The pizza is great for the value, portion and area, there's a deep dish pizza restaurant further down Solano if you want to spend a bit more and want the social scene and ambience. This is better than Dominoes, also further up Solano in the opposite direction, Dominoes is still good and they have a great crew. This is the healthy and affordable middle of those two. And they have indoor dining. Please clean up after yourselves, this is run by a...
Read moreOn vacation in Berkley CA and found this place walking around on our first night in town. Like most places downtown, it is cozy and has that inner city vibe. Not really a sit down pizzeria but a cool place to grab a slice of tasty and thin crust, NY style, pizza. Tonight our slices were meat lovers and NY (sausage, pep and mushrooms). Pizza was tasty, enough sauce and toppings and although my crust was a burned on the edges, it wasn't enough to keep me from finishing it. There was a bit of confusion on the order and we ended up splitting a lunch special but it was enough that we will return later. Overall, I would easily recommend this place if you need a quick snack or to have a craving...
Read moreIf you want some thin-crust, NYC style pizza, this is a shockingly good and quite affordable option. It’s actually kind of funny, because our other favorite places are either a real trek from the pricey Solano strip (Raymond’s) or hella pricey (Zachary’s) OR pricey and kinda far and tricky to order from (Emilia’s (which is truly worth the trouble and $$ tho, I promise)).
And then there’s… islice. Unpretentious, never a line or much of a wait, dependably serving up delicious New York style pizza without any fuss. You have to love...
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