Pizza King — Restaurant in Longview

Get it together Pizza King!

Last 2 to go orders had issues. First one I waited 20 minutes over pick up time frame given while waiting in the lobby and finally questioned why it was taking so long..I know to expect long waits when they are busy but they were not. Restaurant was extremely slow and no to go orders on the oven so the delay didn't make sense. Get home, open the box and pizza is burnt. I call to speak to a manager and the guy that gets on the phone tells me quote "after you questioned why the order took so long we realized I'd gone to the bathroom and no one was watching the oven so your pizza was overcooked" . Clearly someone boxed my pizza and saw that it was burnt yet did not care. On this same visit the female who makes pizzas was excessively using her nose every few seconds to click her smart watch to check her messages WHILE making pizzas. Yuck! I give it over a month and tonight decide to order a to go order. Walk in at 8:20 and the restaurant is dead, literally 2 tables and only my order along with another is on the oven. As a 40 plus year customer of Pizza King this is definitely not normal, even on a rainy night. I walk in and no one was at the register and within about a minute I was greeted by a younger guy with long hair walking up from the back vaping and blowing smoke in my face. The same "kitchen manager" from my last visit who I spoke with some sort of black face mask on covering his beard walks up at the same time. He sees the guy vaping IN THE KITCHEN and said nothing as if it was a normal thing. I immediately tell the cashier that there is NO WAY the original owner would have ever allowed that and she just laughs it off. I get home and my pizza has literally almost no sauce on it which has happened more than once. Whoever is in charge of managing this restaurant needs to do better and pay attention to what is going on. The fact that the restaurant has been "dead" on my last 2 visits speaks volumes. Hal Inman and the entire Inman Family put their blood sweat & tears into making Pizzas King a Landmark for Longview. There is a set standard that is expected from Loyal Customers and in turn should be upheld & respected by your employees.

It's disheartening to see the decline of Pizza King & the overall experience to be treated as if it's the next Dominos down the road by your staff.

Your night crew nor the supervisor are holding up to an acceptable standard and therefore changes need to be made and/or issues addressed. I never write reviews but based on my last 2 experiences I felt it was necessary. Figure out the...

I've heard a lot of good things. When I arrived and ordered, I looked around at the interior. The place has a Hollywood diner look to it, which always interesting. Old photos and paintings of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and all the old greats. It was an overall, a pretty enjoyable atmosphere.

Service seemed adequate, and the young gals that waited on my party where courteous, and quick to fill drinks. At one point, I couldn't even find my drink, because a waiter had taken it to fill it up, which impressed me. I can't say that event is the norm, but I did enjoy not having to say anything.

The pizza I ordered was a small cheese pizza. It took a long time for it to arrive, over a half hour, but in the defense of the restaurant, it was a busy night, and I didn't mind the wait. I would suggest either ordering ahead, or bringing a few folks so you all can chat while you wait.

The pizza was decent enough. I'd heard tales of wonder and awe, but considering I've had pizza from nearly every state and continent on earth, I wasnt surprised in anyway. It was a normal cheese pizza, and enjoyable simply because it was cooked well. Other pizzas on the menu may be more surprising, but considering I have had a cheese pizza in Chicago Illinois that blew my socks off, I doubt it... if you can't do it with the little things, I don't see it happening at all.

Overall, the place is enjoyable with good service, decent food, and decent service times.

I do recommend trying the place...

August 26, 2025 I purchased a medium loaded pizza from Pizza King! I took a Bite of pizza and I tasted something funny in my mouth that tasted like metal thought maybe it was a bad olive or something and i swallowed the bite- I felt something going down my throat rough- I took another bite and I tasted that same metal taste again- I spit the pizza out of my mouth and I found 2 4 inch sections of tinfoil in my pizza. I contacted the owner and wanted to meet him face-to-face to talk about this issue and he refused and said he was not gonna do a damn thing different- Those were his words! From speaking with one of the workers there they say this happens all the time - tinfoil is found in the food- I also saw another post on here where somebody else found Tin foil in their pizza! This is obviously an ongoing problem And the owner does not care if people are eating foreign objects because he refuses to stop using Tin foil - So check your pizza before you eat it and especially if you have kids check your kids pizza- I for one will never eat here again, especially considering how the owner dealt with the situation- Very rude and...