Arinell Pizza — Restaurant in Berkeley

My wife and I have been eating pizza at Arinell's since 1979. My mother use to buy me a slice of pizza when I was a kid while we were waiting for the shuttle to take us to UC Berkeley. For this reason, I use to ask my mom if I could go to school with her, just to get a slice of pizza. Come to find out, my wife use to eat here when she was a kid as well. It was her favorite place to eat pizza. The bad news is, the prices have gotten out of control. It's five dollars for one slice of pizza and $36 dollars for a large cheese pizza. We enjoyed going there so much, that all four of our kids have become fans. Every time we went, we purchased two large pies. I'm sorry to say, $36 is a bit much and my wife and I sadly agree that we will no longer eat at Arinell. It saddens me to say that, being it held a special place in my heart because of the memories I have going with my mother, who is no longer with me😪. In any case, thank you for the wonderful years I've shared with my...

Honestly between 1 and 2 stars, but I'll go with 2 because I've been coming here so often for consistently good pizza. My most recent visit was genuinely horrible. We came in an hour before closing and the guy behind the counter had stopped making pizza, but didn't tell us until half of us had ordered and paid. After generally being kind of rude, he gave us our food, and some of my friends were served Sicilian slices with cold sauce. When they asked to heat it up, he said he had turned off the ovens so he couldn't do that (now 45 minutes before closing with the doors still open). One of my friends went to clarify something and he got super aggressive, and then said "if you guys could hurry it up that'd be great, I want to leave" (now 40 minutes before closing with the doors wide open). Have not been back since, which is a shame because it's the best slice within walking distance of campus. Would recommend the Mission joint over this one any day, I've had zero problems...

This is the best NY style pizza in the East Bay. Yesterday, we got a whole pie & Darian made it perfectly thin, soft, and puffy on the crust. He was friendly, kind, helpful and I will checking for him to bake my next pie. I love pizza when it’s fresh out of the oven, so I really suggest trying a fresh whole pie or getting a slice when one comes out of the oven. It’s a very different experience than reheating a slice. We folded it and ate to our hearts content. Thank you Darian. Our pizza picnic in the car was a family memory we won’t forget. FYI I am not a fan of cheese blends at other pizza places, so that chewy delicious mozzarella really hit the spot! If you want some real NY style pizza try Arinell in Berkeley & splurge for a whole pie. My recommendation is just stick with cheese and then add some dry red peppers....