The Pizza Press — Restaurant in Hawaii

I've been curious about this place for a while and finally tried it. And boy it.. wasn't for me. Or the rest of my entire family.. Now, my wife ordered it in person and brought it home so from her perspective the service wasn't great. But I can only speak to the food itself. Anyway, she has to repeat her order to like 3 different employees because no one communicates anything I guess. Price for what it was was WAAAY to high, I get it, Hawaii, but not for pre-packaged everything. The surprise was how they cooked EVERYTHING on those conveyor belt toasters. Like how the og Quiznos toasted their subs. To include; the garlic bread, the wings, the pizza, and FRIES! I get it, why'd we order fries from a pizza place?? For little kids, and even they hated them. she wanted to cancel the order there but the damage was done. The wings had the crispiness of warm chicken jello and were the smallest wings I've ever seen. Seriously like, comically little. My kids thought it was hilarious. The crust for the garlic bread and pizza tasted an awful lot like outta the box pre formed pizza crusts that are intended to proof but were unrisen and dense. Tasted off too. The salad was...wet. But the fries were in a league of their own. Have you ever saved fries from somewhere and thought, I'll eat these later. So you pop them in the microwave and they then have the consistency of packing peanuts. Turns out that also what happens when you broiler cook frozen waffle fries. So there's that. Maaaaybe it was an off night. But that's a lot of things to be off to ever want to give this place a shot again. They seem to have a loyal fan base looking at these reviews. So to each there own. As for me, I'd save the 65 we spent here for taco bell. At least you know the bear you're poking with that...

Bottom line up front, Pizza is great, selection of beer is nice, but this place is beginning to fall from grace. What started as a neat spot for great pizza and good beer is beginning to become a trashy sports bar to rival BWW. The menu at the entrance has been removed in lieu of a scannable QR Code. Problem is the QR code doesn't work properly on Android or iOS. There are advertisements for their "Modelo Mondays" and other beer bucket weekday specials EVERYWHERE! If you are new to Pizza Press than you will be left clueless as to the ordering process because they have covered the 5 steps of ordering instructions with filters advertising chicken wings, appetizers, etc. Then crew members expect customers to order the next layer of a pizza before they have even seen what their options are. This problem is exacerbated by wearing facemasks and the fact that the music from the bar is being blasted at nightclub volume levels, forcing customers and crew members to yell back and forth at each other. When you arrive at the checkout counter you are bombarded by what feels like a convenience store level selection of wine bottles, 6packs of beer, premade desserts from different companies, and even a table of girl scout cookies (seriously?). This place used to be a gem, but is beginning to take a serious fall from grace. It feels like a CiCi's Pizza mixed with a BWW... I really hope the management puts this place back on its...

I created my own pizza. Only because I didn't wanna try something new at this place, it being my first times and all. From the moment I walked into this place I was greeted and had friendly conversation with everyone. Being new and all I didn't know what to expect but the guy that started my pizza was extremely helpful in getting me started. So many good options to choose from. My pizza consisted of marinara sauce, minced garlic, caramelized onions, pepperoni, sausage, shredded mozzarella and fresh mozzarella cheeses. Once my pizza made its way onto the belt to cook I spoke to the guy by the register who helped me pick a beer to go with my pizza and some wings. Not to pricey for what your getting. What made the night better was the conversations I had at the bar with the manager and bartender. If not for them I would have ate my food and been outta there shortly after. But they were so friendly I ended hanging around talking story for about an hour or so. The atmosphere here is so much quieter than other places, where the music is too loud and you have to yell to tall to someone 2 feet away. Which was great. All in all it was a great experience and I will definitely be back...