Northender Italian Kitchen — Restaurant in Arlington

Pizza Review

Background: I am from Brooklyn, NY. My pizza standards are high, but my expectations are low in this geographical area.

Bottom line: Solid option, especially if you live nearby. Not gonna knock your socks off, but good pizza for the value. If they're consistent, that's even better.

Breakdown: I ordered a large cheese pizza for pickup. $12. I arrived promptly. The pizza was hot and ready when I arrived. The people there were nice enough. No complaints there.

The crust was only mildly charred on the bottom, but not that crispy. It might be that the oven just doesn't get that hot. And lower temperatures often lead to greasier pizzas, and this was no exception, but it was still totally fine. Not a dripping mess by any means. Overall, not bad.

The sauce was good enough. Not too sweet, but it didn't leave an impression on me. At least there wasn't too much of it. I think it's fine, especially for the price. Same with the cheese. It hadn't really browned, so it still had a pretty straightforward milky flavor, but the texture was there.

I'm willing to try this place again in a pinch. Consistency is what will really make Northender shine in my eyes. It might be a solid mid-tier option, above the low-tier chain joints, but not quite at the level of a more expensive pizza establishment.

I give it 4 stars. To be clear, I tend to reserve 5's for places that go above and beyond the call of duty and impress me in some way. But hey, I was satisfied. Definitely worth $12, and they even have coupons...

My original complaint has been documented, which warned of being purposely overcharged due to bigotry. The experience lingers, it being my 1st personal. I always review my complaints for updates, replies etc but for some reason this one doesn't show on the reviews. So, this revised complaint that doesn't much pertain to the actual experience here is more about the fact that Google thinks it has the liberty to monitor and control what is being said, as if the fact that it is happening isn't egregious enough... that now you have to SILENCE the victim. Not my 1st rodeo and if I have to make 30 more accounts to have my review properly displayed, I will do so. Racist restaurant and racist review platform that will hide a review if it exposes the bigotry of a place you dont' want the people of this placed hate to...

Ordered an Italian sub from grub hub It didn’t have capitola in the sub. They put ham instead of of it.Capiola is my favorite meat. They put salami provolone cheese mordella in it like it supposed to to. The cold cuts were imported like it said. It was good I can tell good quality. I am disappointed for them putting ham in my Italian sub instead of my favorite capiola. They could have put more pickles onions and tomatoes on it. They put plenty of lettuce on the sub. Also the pickles should have been cut up it was whole. That’s why I am giving my review 4 stars. Also they could have put more meat in the sub. I still recommend the Italian sub and hope they do put the capiola in the sub like it supposed to. I am not one to complain about my meal but I had to...