Valentino's Pizza PCH — Restaurant in Long Beach

If you’re ever in the mood to be gaslit by a pizza place, boy, do I have a spot for you! I came here in desperation—a parent with starving kids, one on the verge of a migraine. I thought, “What could go wrong with pizza?” Well, apparently, EVERYTHING.

First, I asked for a pepperoni slice. Nope, sorry, we don’t have that. Fine, can you add pepperoni to a cheese slice? Nope, not allowed. Okay, fine. There’s a whole cheese pizza sitting RIGHT THERE—can I just buy that? Nope, we only sell it by the slice.

Cue the manager. I thought, “Ah, surely the voice of reason.” But no. Instead, I got, “You can only have the whole pizza if you buy it by the slice.” What kind of pricing model is this? It’s like they wanted me to solve a pizza-themed escape room to get my kids fed.

For reference, here’s the math: 6 slices at $14.99, plus $1.59 tax, comes out to $16.58. But no, they insisted I pay $19 because… reasons? That’s a $2.42 surcharge for absolutely no added value—unless frustration counts as a topping.

I ended up paying $19 for a pizza that should’ve cost $14.99. And let me tell you, it wasn’t the kind of pizza that makes you weep tears of joy. No, these were tears of regret and frustration. I didn’t feel like a customer—I felt like I was in a hostage negotiation.

Bottom line: If you enjoy paying extra for frustration with a side of mediocrity, this is your place. Otherwise, save your money and your sanity....

Valentino’s Pizza you are my savior. This absolute gem of an establishment makes my heart burst with joy.

I’m going to be honest now. I’ve only eaten here once, I ordered the small Detroit Style 4 corner pizza and I have been thinking about it everyday since that fruitful afternoon a few weeks ago. This thing was the perfect size to not over indulge in gluttony and be perfectly satisfied with the flavors. I wanna go to Detroit now thats how good it was.

This place also is definitely family owned and the young man who took my order was not only kind and patient with me, but exuded a brilliant radiance nearly akin to that of Saint Euthymius.

How often can one have a spiritual experience by just ordering a pizza?

Thank you Valentino’s for allowing me to try the best pizza west of the Mississippi. I haven’t been east of the Mississippi yet so I cant speak for the...

Pizza, calzones are good. The meat lasagna is decent but still not enough meat. Cheese bread good. Dont try the pasta. . I think these need a little more work. The spaghetti noodles cooked way too soft, sauce is bland...chicken alfredo. ...very little chicken pieces (canned? frozen?) and the noodles are broken in too small pieces. Same thing with alfrefo sauce, a little bland too (i dont taste cream ). Meat balls...tiny ...meh...frozeh too? The cheese cake is decent but tiny. Servings are decent size except the cheesecake. Service is ok. Make sure to ask for parm cheese and pepper flakes which they are a little stingy on. I would still order from here for the pizza and calzones ..cant go wrong... other than that everything else ..just meh ordered delivery ..1 hour and still waiting .. ...and we are 5 min away ...next time...