Artichoke Basille's Pizza — Restaurant in Oakland

Truly baffled by all the good reviews of this place. I try never to leave a horrible review of a business, but this place was truly horrible.

I believe it's hard to mess up on pizza - bad pizza is still good pizza, right? Guess not. Pizza at this place was disgusting. I got a slice of artichoke pizza, which should be renamed to cream of mushroom soup pizza. Literally, the sauce was pouring from the pizza, tasted like cream of mushroom, and there was one tiny piece of artichoke to be found. The slices were the most expensive we've had in the area, too - $6. Also, it's like the crust didn't have any yeast in it, because it was so horribly dense and tasted like cardboard.

Seriously, for a place that has pizza in their name, they desperately need to work on their food. The ambience was non-existent - we walked in and thought it might be closed because of the lack of lighting and no people. We ended up taking 2 bites each, throwing away the pizza, and going around the corner to...

Lived the first 18 years of my life in Boston, then moved to New York for 10 years. Moved out to the Bay Area two years ago, and for the most part, the pizza is tastes like s&#%. Artichoke is the only spot I’ve found that competes with parlors on the East coast, highly recommended to any fellow east coasters looking for a pizza-by-the-slice or just pizza in general that will remind you of home. 5-stars for sure given it’s the Bay Area. 4-stars if it was located in Brooklyn or...

Hand to god one of the best pizzas in Oakland. If you like a white sauce pizza - the artichoke is about to rock your life (even if you dont like artichoke). They serve a huge portion, warm and delish everytime. Their pizza is so large that if you order a pie, it can’t fit in the standard pizza box so you will be taking home multiple boxes - to give you an idea. service is great. How do they get such a creamy sauce with the crust holding its crisp...