Pisa Pizza — Restaurant in Fountain Hills

NOTE: I have a strong bias towards typical New York style pepperoni pizza. Based upon this, I don't understand how anyone could award 4 or more stars for this pizza. Details: The toppings (cheese and pepperoni) were pretty decent. However, both were ruined by tomato sauce that needed more seasonings and to be applied slightly more generously. The worst component: The crust. It was so hard that I was virtually unable to help my senior mother slice smaller slices using a serrated knife. Really? It was rock hard on the bottom. I had to "score" a line and then tear smaller pieces along that line. Worse yet? In my 60+ years of dedicated pizza consumption, I have only ONCE tasted a crust with a taste so bland. Tastes like NOTHING: No salt, no sugar, no olive oil...nothing. IMHO, the best pizzas start out with a crust that tastes good all by itself...as if one were eating a slice of freshly baked Italian bread. The cure? Two things:

1. DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE CRUST to something that tastes like a good Italian bread.

2. Cover that new recipe crust with a slightly thicker layer of sauce which has been slightly more robustly seasoned (additional basil, oregano, salt, fennel seeds) and the resulting product would be dramatic. It's already "not bad" (except for the crust, which is a huge failure). But it's "not great," either. The cheese and pepperoni are already on the right track.

Final words: Sort of close, thanks to the toppings, but falls well short of 3 or 4 stars...and yet is so close to being great with just...

Food was so good that I would eat there again. A daily stop is not unheard of, daily lunch specials & dinner deals available. Very clean and upscale environment. Outside seating, nicely lit at night and heat provided as requested for the chilly. 6/29/19 You cannot go wrong at Piza Pizza, Hdli the owner is one of the best men around. Support family and small businesses I say all day long! Thanks Hdli, John, Anthony, Airel, Arbi & Melcie. 7/17/2019 Another great lunch performance however I'm seeing a pattern with my lunch pictures here, seems like I always have the same, 😂! Melcie made an amazing slice perfectly and the salad was just as delicious. Home run out the park, wait a minute, that was the baseball game I was watching during my meal at the sit down counter. Awesome every time I tell you. Take a break and check it out cause it's the best environment during lunch for me. Pisa Pizza also...

I eat at Pisa pizza in fountain hills maybe 4 times a week. The food here is fantastic. Me and all my friends consider the wings top tier in fountain hills. Don't waste your time ordering six your gonna want a dozen. I often get the Philly cheese steak it is perfectly done and also sometimes switch it up for the buffalo chicken sandwich. As far as dinner goes I love the Chicken piccata it is worth every penny and a great portion. Even though all this hot food is delicious my number one favorite food at Pisa pizza is the garden salad with the house Italian dressing I am addicted to the salad and get it every time. The staff are some of the kindest hard working people you will ever meet and they take what they do very serious and the service is impeccable always. Short wait times and a a cozy little bar comfortable tables and a nice patio. Highly...