La Val's Pizza — Restaurant in Berkeley

Taste: 3 Value: 4 Service: 3

I've been to La Val's a couple times, maybe 5-7 times total? Their pizza by the slice is absolutely huge, and two slices look almost as big as an entire medium pizza. Their La Val's special pizza is all right, but definitely not as good as Cheeseboard. Still, it's reasonably cheap and close by campus, so at least it's convenient.

I've tried their grilled chicken sandwich, and it's not bad given it's only $5. Today, I decided to drop by since I was out of cash, and ended up ordering the California club special (turkey, bacon, and avocado). The sandwich was pretty well made, and it was nice that they toasted the bread. However, my sandwich barely had any avocado in it.

It usually takes a while to get food here, so if you go when there's a line, be prepared to wait at least 10-15 minutes for your food to arrive...

La Val's Special isn't really anything special, but it's filling and shameless. The crust of this mini pizza is just the right thickness (not thick) and the tomato sauce tastes like a hot tomato on bread yummmm they give you a free drink with the mini pizza.

They have reasonable prices for their salads and sides. I tried the spicy chicken wings and they're decent.

The lunch line can get long pretty quickly, but you can also call ahead for your pizza. I called ten minutes before I got there and it was ready by the time I was in line to pay for it. If you're in the area, stop by, but don't go too out of your way to try the menu.

They also have televisions and guitar hero! Check online...

I went during lunch hour last time and the server who handled my request was very rude, unprofessional, and shouldn't be working there. I have no idea how she got hired and have not been fired yet. I didn't get a drink even though my deal came with a drink and I wasn't able to ask questions without a rude response from her and thus ended up disliking my pizza. Additionally she placed my to go order for here and I personally had to let the cooks know that it's to-go. As someone with experience in HR, I would seriously re-evaluate her performance because not only was she being rude to customers, it made me NOT ever want to go back to Val's inspite of...