Nino's Pizzeria — Restaurant in Maplewood

Ok so I have been eyeing Nino's pizza for years. I'm originally from the East Coast and always wondered if this Nino's was anything like my Nino's from back East. Let me tell you, this is as close to NY style pizza I have had outside of NY. NY is my standard! The pizza is BOMB!!! Why the 2 stars? It is not too clean in there. Which has me worried as I eat this pizza, if I'm not going to be sick. Pizza under a light, uncovered. Not hot. They had to put it back in the oven for us.There is a cloudy film over the soda fridge like too many hands touched the fridge. Only 3 kinds of soda choices. Pizza handled with bare hands. The counter where the pizza was was visibly dirty. Fly literally circling everything. They had wipes on the tables but I don't think they have been using them. It just smelled dirty and was dirty. My teenager asked me if I thought the pizza was safe, because even she felt it was unclean. We all know teenagers don't think about stuff like that, so that's my litmus test. Nino's failed in the cleanliness department, but as far as the pizza game. They got the juice. Eat at your own risk like we did(I was curious. Hopefully it doesn't kill me). All I have to say is...

This used to be our favorite pizza place hands down. I don't know what's going on here but tonight was the 3rd time in a row we've ordered & are not happy. Tonight I ordered my pizza well done, it's not. I also ordered garlic cheese bread & the middle is so wet & saugy I feel like I'm eating bread pudding. It's disgusting & inedible. The last time we ordered they made the pizza wrong, we caught it before we left, they remade it & the remake was undercooked & the cheese bread was very well done. Again, it was so bad, it was inedible. The time before that, also under cooked. I ask for my pizza well done every single time. Sorry ninos, it's officially you, not me.

2/12/25 I tried calling on Monday at 11:30. No answer & voicemail box was full.

Nino's, we were so sad without you & had to give you another shot. Man, you DID NOT disappoint. You very clearly care about your customers & the food you are putting out. You heard our complaint & fixed whatever was going on. The pizza was back to the Nino's quality we've known & loved, and now love again! We're not sad anymore - pizza makes us happy. Thanks for making us...

This was my first time trying Nino's Pizza and I'm very happy that I gave them a try. I selected the takeout option and purchased a 16-inch pepperoni pizza, garlic cheese bread, and 12-inch Italian pizza fries. I ordered the pizza with light sauce because my son isn't a big fan of sauce on his pizza and it was prepared perfectly. The pizza has a delicious thin crust with little bit of chewiness where the crust is thicker around the edges. The pizza was also covered with a good amount of tasty pepperoni. The sauce is very flavorful with a slight hint of sweetness, but it doesn't detract from the complex flavors. The garlic cheese bread had a nice garlic flavor and it was very cheesy. The pizza fries and garlic cheese bread each came with sides of sauce to dip in, and both were delicious! The pizza, pizza fries, and cheese bread were more than three people could eat in one meal. I highly recommend giving Nino's Pizzeria a try the next time you're ordering pizza and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Delicious pizza and a...