Linwood Pizza — Restaurant in Fort Lee

A Former Icon That Has Declined Severely & Now Raises Serious Hygiene Concerns

Linwood Pizza in Fort Lee was once an iconic neighborhood staple, even recognized and recommended on Food Network television years ago. Sadly, the quality and standards have declined dramatically over the past decade, especially after the pandemic. What used to be a must visit pizza spot now feels like it’s holding on by a thread, and the experience no longer resembles the reputation it once earned.

Beyond the decline in taste and quality, what concerns me most and what prompted this review are the serious hygiene issues I personally witnessed on more than one visit.

Specifically… A staff member was seen through the glass as I parked picking his nose, not washing his hands, and immediately returning to handle food. On a separate occasion, an employee handled cash from customers, then went directly to preparing pizza without washing hands or wearing gloves. Food handlers touching the register, money, face, or hair and then touching food without sanitizing is a direct violation of basic food safety standards.

This is not only unprofessional it is unsanitary and unsafe.

Considering today’s awareness of hygiene and restaurant food safety, seeing this level of disregard is extremely disappointing. Gloves and proper handwashing are basic requirements in any establishment serving food to the public, especially one that used to be held in such high regard.

Linwood Pizza was once a beloved classic, but based on what I’ve seen recently, I can no longer recommend it. Until hygiene, food safety, and quality control are taken seriously again, this place has lost the trust it worked so hard to build in...

Linwood Pizza is a business with nothing to write home about. It’s the kind of pizza place people only order from because of its location. The pizza’s are greasy and doughy, mozzarella sticks are cold and hard. The only thing that they have going for them are their fries, and that’s only on a good day. The staff are mediocre and rude. They often ruin the customer's experience with their attitude. Ignoring customer complaints and laugh about them when they turn their back, stand-offish demeanor, overall just a horrible experience. Online ordering seemed to be a plus, especially with apps like DoorDash and Grubhub allowing delivery, until you see the limitations that come with ordering delivery. 15$ delivery limit on Grubhub and zero exception of DashPass on DoorDash. I’m used to high prices due to the area, but these adaptations are ridiculous. It gives off to the impression that all they care about is making money. It’s disappointing at first, but then you realize all of the other places you can give your business to. If you’re contemplating getting pizza from here, your answer is you’re better off...

Drove half an hour to grab some late pizza. Came in at 1 am, an hour before closing, and all the workers were so rude. Made us feel like we were unwanted right from the beginning. My husband asked what type of toppings they have a worker said you can only get the pizzas we have out. Another worker jumped in and said “were closing” ina very rude tone. I felt like they just wanted us out of there they even started turning off all the lights in the place as we were ordering as if to tell us get out. If we had come in 5 minutes before closing time I understand why they would be speaking to us that way but we came in an hour before and it was a Saturday night. But I guess they don’t stick to their hours of business . I wanted to walk out but my husband stopped me and told me let’s just grab our food and leave. I haven’t even tasted the food yet but i know I will never come back here because of their customer service, even if they have the best pizza...