Slice House by Tony Gemignani — Restaurant in Castro Valley

When in Castro Valley - Do as the Castro Valley-ians do. Is that spelled right? Like Oregon locals are called Oregonians?!

Ha ha, actually I don't know if that's what Castro Valley Locals do, there were a handful of customers in the sitting area, but who knows if they were from Castro Valley, they could have been visiting from out of town.

Anyhow, I visited this location of the Slice House because, well I was looking for something different and closer to what I normally have and to what I normally have to drive to, which isn't thaaaat far, but it's still out of the way.

The Slice House is located at the Castro Valley Natural Grocers. Don't know what that is? Think the Anaheim Packing House but waaaay smaller, waaaay safer and much easier parking.

It's a cute small corner shop in the Natural Grocers', with a pretty eclectic size eating area, enough for about 6 four seat tables and 2 taller tables for two on the outside of its walls. It's quaint.

They have an abundant variety of daily pizza slices all ranging from $6.65- 7.65, whole pies are available for purchase to, I'm sure, but this visit was only for a slice. A tasty slice of their Veggie Pizza "New York Style".

I didn't have to wait long, even though it was prime dinner time, but it was a Monday Night, so most would probably be at home with their families. I didn't know what to expect when I ordered the slice, so when the cashier handed me a small box which looked like a box for a small pizza, I was a taken a little off-guard.

The pizza was pretty good, it only was dry towards the crust, which was a little disappointing since I had to throw away about 1/8 of it. It was still consumable.

It was a good try considering I didn't have to travel far and found...

The Castro Valley location is perfect for 1st date, night out with family, or when you want to spend time w/ yourself! It's lively, consistently bustling with customers, and the perfect place to bring children of any age. The pizza however is not my favorite, which is why the low score. Everyone's palate varies of course. The pros: fresh ingredients, delicious & salads, all reasonably priced. They have the typical soda fountain fare. IMO, the Pizza sauce needs work. It's on the very sweet side. The sweetness of the marinara is so overpowering, I miss the flavor of the garlic, onion, basil. --other ingredients that might be included. Sadly, I can't taste the fresh tomatoes. They offer thin or deep dish crust, both of which are unfortunately not as tasty as other local pizza places including Domino's. But again, the high bar tables and the fun atmosphere can make up for this if you enjoy sweet marinara sauce, and are there for a salad. This location used to be a pool hall. it's two levels, with a wraparound balcony, and other unique dining options, including a wine bar that offers tastings. Also included is an organic grocery. I highly recommend giving this...

Decent pizza, but the customer service was a major letdown. We arrived after 9pm, and there was no line. We ordered 4 slices and waited about 15 minutes. We noticed that people who came in after us were getting their pizzas, so we asked the woman who took our order about ours. She claimed our name had already been called and that someone else had picked up the order. However, we clearly heard other orders being called, but not ours. When I asked why she gave our pizza to someone else, she told me her coworker had called the name. This was confusing, as her initial explanation didn’t add up. We also saw one of the workers leaving with two pizza boxes, and when we mentioned it, she said it must have been her coworker who took it. Very frustrating and confusing experience!

To make matters worse, they remade our pizzas, which took quite some time. When they finally came out of the oven, the workers were so distracted trying to figure out a missing DoorDash order that our hot pizzas were sitting on the counter unpackaged. It was clear that they were more concerned with other orders than providing us with the service...