Tony's Pizzeria — Restaurant in Lodi

There are many pizza places in Lodi. I've been to most, but had not yet gone to Tony's. I am not from Lodi, so working my way through many places is natural, but as usual, I didn't find what I was looking for until the end.

There are many newer and flashier pizza places around; they are certainly quite good. Other pizza places have unique features: Rick's is a very thick NY style, Woodbridge is very cheesy and, well, in Woodbridge. Guantonio's is new school and fancy. Smack is the Chipotle of pizza.

But what about true, American pizza parlor style pizza? THIS is it. The sauce isn't over dressed, the cheese isn't too heavy, and the dough isn't too chewy or too thin OR too thick. This is key, as finding a true, right down the middle, well balanced pizza is actually a challenge these days. Every other place wants to have something special so bad that they lose the essence of great American pizza.

When you walk in, you travel in time to a time when the pizza parlor was king: beautiful wood paneling, simple menu options, and, above all, you get to see the process. They even have the old arcade with a nice Galaga machine. This is peak Americana.

How the pizza is cooked is also exceptional: toppings have a dynamic range from lightly braised to crisped without ever being burned. This is beautiful as it gives the pizza depth without leaning too heavy toward crispy or doughy. Nor is it very greasy: the grease profile on the bottom of the box shows a bit of an outline of pizza, but not soaked cardboard. All of this shows a delicate balance in the process, from dressing and building the pizza to the temperature and time it is cooked at.

On top of that, they offer a pint, half pitcher, and full of beer. A half works out to two pints, but it was well poured with foam dumped off and a little extra in the forst ice cold glass I was given. On top of that there's a wood stove warming the main dining area.

They also offer slices when the schools are in session which I think is brilliant as it will indoctrinate the youth into the joy of the pizza parlor as it was before the 2000s.

The staff is friendly and quite busy with take out orders. It may not be flashy, but when everyone else scrambles to be different to a fault, why not try a place that has stayed authentic to itself and continually puts out a quality pizza with defining...

I do not understand how this place is getting 5 star reviews. This place is by far one of the worst most unorganized pizza places I have ever ate at. I ordered a large half pepperoni and garlic chicken pizza. The chicken literally looked and tasted like wild game meat with no garlic what so ever. It was fatty, dark and rubbery. They added soggy mushrooms with the chicken even though they dont mention that it comes with mushrooms. The girl who took my order spoke extremely fast with a very low voice, I had to tell her to speak up, I absolutley could not understand her or hear her. I waited 56 minutes exactly to get my pizza for dinning in. When it was finally done they set it on the counter and you are supposed to pick it up and bring it to your table. The metal pan it sits on is to hot to touch. They tell you to go grab some napkins to insulate your hands to bring your own pizza to your table. Who does that! Completely poor service. Good luck getting your soda. The girl that takes your order does not get your drinks. You are forced to stand at the other counter where they serve beer while you wait for some random worker to walk by so you can ask them to get you drinks. Or wait forever for a worker to finish pouring beer while the worker stares at the glass for the foam head to dissipate. This place is horrible. They make you serve your self, they make you wait way to long for your food. To go orders are priority over dine in which is completely opposite of how to run a pizza joint. The chicken literally looks and tastes like mystery game meat. And the crust is nothing but a greasy flour cracker. Do not believe the reviews of this place. Trust me go somewhere else. Anywhere would be better. Trust me there are way better pizza places then this. Dont...

I've been going to Tony's Pizzeria for many year's now & I have to say they really make great Pizza 🍕 😋. They obviously have other food on their menu that are just as good too. One thang that has changed over the year's is now they don't offer single slices of Pizza no more unfortunately, so my reviewers please keep that in mind when you do go there. The employees are very helpful, nice 👍🏼. I highly recommend Tony's Pizzeria to any & all out there that want to enjoy a Wonderful establishment. Also be careful if you have kid/kids that want to play the games 🎮 there, cause sometimes the games either don't work or might eat your money. If, so just let one of the employees know & they will refund your money 💰 back which in my opinion is right on. Tony's as well has a couple of TV's for entertainment purposes usually sports of some sort or whatever might be on that day that your there.

Enjoy 😉 your experience @Tony's & please hit me up for any further information or details. Thank you for the opportunity 🙏🏼 to give this review y'all. Your Boy Chris AKA "ThatEpicClip" Follow me on Facebook,...