pizza maestro's — Restaurant in Cornelius

I was excited to try this place based on the numerous positive Google reviews praising their New York style pizza with “crispy light crust” and “fresh ingredients.” Unfortunately, my experience was completely different from what others have described.

Both the NY and thin style pizza crust were soggy rather than crispy, and the overall quality reminded me more of Chuck E. Cheese than authentic New York pizza. The Philly cheesesteak sub was extremely dry and difficult to swallow, I couldn’t finish it. The garlic knots were undercooked, with raw dough in the center.

I’m genuinely puzzled by the disconnect between the glowing reviews and my actual experience. Perhaps I caught them on an off night, or maybe expectations were set too high by the online praise. Either way, the food quality was well below what I’d expect from the descriptions and...

We have ordered from here 4 times in the last month and we cannot get enough! The pizza is delicious and I cannot say enough good things about the manager. We normally order online and it is always ready when I get there but today we decided on pizza last minute and I was close so I just popped in and ordered. I told them I’d wait and that I would be back in in a few minutes. I got caught up in my book and didn’t notice that 15 minutes and here came the manager hand delivering it to my car! He is always so gracious and really goes the extra mile. Easily our new...

We were sad to see one of our favorite spots (Hungry Howie’s) shut down. We thought we’d give the Pizza Maestro’s a try. After checking reviews, I was equally hopeful and skeptical to see (25) FIVE STAR reviews.

We ordered: 10” Meat Lovers Pizza 10” White Pizza Caprese Mozzarella Salad

Everything was absolutely AMAZING. The white pizza was so flavorful. So was the meat pizza. I loved the caprese mozzarella salad. It was fresh and nicely seasoned.

The FIVE STARS ARE LEGIT. This will be our new go to pizza spot. Give this locally owned place a shot. You won’t be...