Oath Pizza - Central Square — Restaurant in Cambridge

This place takes forever. I even once ordered on-line so I could avoid waiting but it didn't even help. I got there 50 minutes after I ordered, then spent a couple of minutes getting lectured by these people because my pickup said 45 minutes not 50, and then after lecturing me it turns out they hadn't even started my order anyway so I waited another 30+ minutes. So much for trying to fit this into my lunch break by ordering in advance.

If you are paying this much and waiting this long you would be expecting at least something authentic, like fresh dough and an actual traditional wood-fire stone or clay pizza oven (see a place like "Mast" on Province street), but instead the pizzas here are made on pre-prepared bread wafers that get toppings dropped on them and then slid through those fast food grill conveyor belts you see used in Burger King and McDonalds to toast it and melt the cheese a bit. To their credit the toppings are fresh and good, but that is the only positive thing I can say about this place and even on that metric alone they are not really ahead of many other options around. The overall quality here is maybe just a bit above the level one would expect of a pizza joint run like Subway -- except instead of Subway-like prices customers are paying sit-down restaurant prices and suffering waiting times that would not only be grossly unacceptable at Subway, but would even be a bit sub par for a sit down restaurant. Also most of the staff I have encountered are not particularly competent.

There are a couple of other pizza options within a few blocks of here, all of them I would recommend over Oath Pizza for at least one reason or other if not...

Decent Spot for thin crust artisanal pizzas.

Enticed by their social media ads, I recently took a visit to try their thin crust pizzas. I opted for the Tuscan Sausage and the Pepperoni pizza, which offered a satisfying initial crunch. The crusts were thin and well-executed, and I especially enjoyed the combination of sweet, salty, and acidic notes from the ricotta cheese, sausage, and balsamic drizzle, respectively.

However, they were quite skimpy with the toppings. While the balsamic drizzle and ricotta lent a pleasant tangy and creamy texture respectively, the toppings felt sparse. Some slices bore no trace of the Italian sausage, which was a tad disappointing.

I also opted for their Banza Chickpea crust, a premium option that claimed to enhance the crust experience. It did brought about a new texture — slightly crunchier and different. Yet, the classic crust already held its own, so the chickpea crust wasn’t a...

Avoid this place if you value your time or good mood.

The staff here takes longer to make a pizza than it takes for paint to dry. No regard for customers - when not making pizzas (slowly) they are on their phones, even as the number of customers waiting for overdue orders grows.

The staff have lifeless eyes. Compound this with the state of the facilities here (broken soda machine, credit card reader down, filthy restrooms, etc.) and you'll begin to feel sort of hopeless while you wait for your pizza.

The food is overpriced for its quality - go somewhere else if you want a better, cheaper pizza. And definitely do not bulk order takeout - in my experience, they'll cancel your order at pickup time with no remorse.

The highlight of my experience at Oath...