Dante's Pizza Company — Restaurant in Kittery

Not my first Detroit style pizza, but my first time here. You’ve gotta give them props for not trying to be all things to all people. They’ve picked their lane and went all in. The menu was comprehensive with appetizers, pizzas, sandwiches, dinners, salads and fried dough. A stand out was how affordable it was. They had beers on tap and a dining room. A little dark and basic decor. Everything was counter order first and the they call you to pickup. Counter server was knowledgeable and helpful guide customers (me included). I picked 2 pizzas: pepper & mushroom, the other was a specialty chicken, bacon, ranch. The smell of the pies drove me nuts while driving. So good. They both looked awesome. Ultimately the veggie was a little too doughy, lacking the crisp we were hoping for. Heavy/dense. I normally would order basic pies, but the server recommended this one. This one compared to the other was absolutely delicious. The chicken was incredible, everything worked with crunch on the bottom and crust. So good. The center could have been airier. If these guys work on mastering the dough and cook times, they will have people lining up outside. Everything said with the contrast in my pies, it was a very good...

Never really had Detroit Style Pizza before but never will again. It's more like a thick cheesy bread with a tiny bit or marinara on top. I can't really consider it pizza but if I was going to rate the pizza I would give it a 4.5 out of 10 cause it's not really pizza. However the sauce was really good they should consider putting it under the cheese and covering the pizza in it more like a deep dish. The service was great and a decent selection of beers. If I was to get something else like the Chicken Parm Sandwich I'm sure it would be delicious based on the sauce. Also the Italian sub was great but the pizza is not my preference or considered true pizza.

Atmosphere is a basic pizza place but you can't see the TV's around the whole place. I'm giving them a 3 cause the sub was good but if I'm only eating pizza it would be lower.

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We aren’t from around here. We went here with our family (8 of us) after a day at the beach dying for a meal. There’s nothing outside that lists this place as a sub shop and it states on their menu they have pasta dinners. They had a linguini and meatball, one with sausage, and I asked the guy working the counter if he could do like a chicken parm … basically linguini with some chicken, sauce and cheese. He said yes. Great! I go back and take everyone’s orders and bring it to the counter. He said “I’ll do one chicken parm but not 5 of them”. What? It’s chicken on top of their linguini dinners. Everyone felt like a dinner instead of eating fast food. The guy was absolutely rude. He turned 8 of us away which was probably well over $100 in business. We paid for our drinks...