Redding's Ultimate Pizza — Restaurant in Redding

When you buy a pizza from Redding's Ultimate Pizza. you are not just buying a delicious meal for you and your loved ones, you are also paying into a lifestyle. The owner Eric makes you feel as if you are in his home as opposed to a typical pizza establishment. A home in which peace and love reign, devoid of judgment or pettiness. The place is adorned with crystals and framed vinyl records proudly displaying the owners perchance for revolutionary rock n’ roll. The pizza also reflects this ethos with pies named after psychedelic rock albums such as “Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Artichoke Heart Pizza” (my personal favorite). Sometimes if I really want to treat myself, I’ll order off their secret menu requesting red sauce instead of white.

I first stumbled into this restaurant one fateful rainy day nearly a decade ago. I was famished after a long hike below the Igo Bridge and upon requesting to watch my favorite team on their Tee Vee, I couldn't help but notice the kind-eyed handsome young man diligently typing away on his word processor at the corner table (the only other person in the dining area on this bucolic day). The young man was a poet and proceeded to read me some of his deep and intriguing naturalist prose. The poems were written from the perspective as if Walt Whitman and Jim Morrison made a love child! When I went to leave, he sincerely thanked me for my patronage and it was only then that I realized I'd been talking to the owner. (He was using his lunch break to work on his new collection.) Later I ran into the man on a trail around Whiskeytown and he recognized me right away. We stopped to chat and he introduced me to his two beautiful husky dogs (one of which he named Ishi, in honor of the great Yahi man and historical epoch). I thanked him again for the poetry reading and the nourishing pizza (their handmade sourdough crust I now crave nearly once a week). I was so lucky to have found this oasis of beauty and friendliness in a town that at times can feel harsh to us naturalists who just crave some home cooked pizza pie made by a Redding...

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! Especially if you are wanting it DELIVERED!! Please be advised! Ordered a XL Elvis Presto $47.50 +$5.00 tip.at 4:30 pm on Friday. Told 30-45 minutes. At 5:30 I call and check on my pizza and after lengthy holds, I am told it is in the oven and had 18 minutes. Worker put me on phone several times to see what he could offer to make it right. He also stated times given were never correct. I replied then why say how long it will take at all? I finally said I just want the pizza I ordered and a coupon or something since I also pre-tipped $5.00. The worker couldn’t figure out how to offer credit or coupon and I angerly said “at this point I’ll take the pizza I ordered. After forty minutes I walked outside to check my mail and hopes to see a pizza man but NO. What I saw was a pizza sitting on a chair outside my door. No Knock, No Text, No Phone Call to tell me they were there. I do not know how long it had been out there. I took pizza inside and it was Luke warm at best. I took a piece and I thought it looked different. As soon as I bite into it, I knew it was NOT the Pizza I ordered! I called them again to tell them how I received the pizza and that it was incorrect. Again after several holdings and speaking to different people a lady who said she was part owner asked what was wrong. I told her all the above and requested they send me the pizza I ordered and paid for. Her response. We are Busy. We can make you your pizza if you want to come pick it up or next time we will just give you a Free one. I said I wanted the pizza I PAID for and delivered as I could not come pick it up. She again said they were too busy to remake and deliver the pizza I ordered. WHAT?? So my satisfaction is NOT important is what she is saying. This business doesn’t care about Customer Service!!! There are plenty of other pizza places to spend money at. I use to love and tell everyone to go here!! Not anymore. Even the wrong pizza they sent me was poor quality and made poorly but after all the above, NOT surprised! What a...

I used to love this place and about 4 years ago I had left a 5 star review raving about it, which after today I took down. About a year and a half ago we stopped going there because the girl who worked there was so rude and inconsiderate. We decided tonight to try them again tonight and was extremely disappointed. Called and asked about the specials was told they had a large specialty pizza for $24.99 so we ordered a garlic chicken pizza and a canoli. At pick up they attempted to charge my husband full price and he had to be like no that's not right, we called and were told there was special. Received it very hesitantly. Was charged for two not even halfway full cups of ranch. I'm used to seeing a ranch charge but at least fill the cups of your charging for them. What was the most alarming part was how bad the pizza was. From what I remember I loved about this place was gone. Nothing was fresh tasting or had any flavor at all. It was probably the blandest garlic chicken pizza I have ever had. We will definitely not be going back or recommending this...