High Five Pizza — Restaurant in San Jose

Definitely a High five: A friend of mine told me about this place so I figured I’d give er a try. As I walked up I noted that they have outside table seating in a shaded patio like setting and a tv to watch sports. As I walked inside I noted so many TVs I honestly couldn’t count them all. I counted up to 15 but was not sure that was the actual tally. They have a bar on the right with bar stools, order area is off to the right next to the kitchen. They also have a salad bar (center back are) They have sports memorabilia hanging all over the place with lots of cool jerseys, pinball in the back next to the rest rooms and the rest rooms have speakers in them so you can listen to games. The table I sat at had bench seating “seat was torn” really should be reupholstered as a place is very nice inside. The service, while not outstanding was still good B+ Now for the best part, the food: My friend ordered a Tri tip sandwich with fries and a side of mozzarella sticks. He was gracious enough to let me try everything. Mozzarella sticks: cooked to perfection, flavor and consistency was on par with what you’d expect from the mozzarella stick. 3.5 stars Tri tip: the bread is soft, the meat is tender and had good flavor. That Au Jus sauce cut the dryness of the sandwich. Overall flavor was good but on the dry side. 3.5 stars French fries: these really surprise me they were cooked to perfection light and airy and crispy and the flavor was amazing, probably the best price I’ve ever had 5 stars plus plus plus. Now for da Pizza: I ordered an xtra large All American and substituted the red sauce for the white sauce and added pineapple $39. The pie has a extremely delicious thin crust. Normally I don’t eat the pizza bones but on this pie I didn’t even notice that it had em the crust was that good, with melted cheese and toppings going right to the edge. The pineapple, linguiça, salami, olives, peppers, onions and everything on this pizza was top-quality, right up there with the best I’ve ever had, actually I think this might be the best I’ve ever had, dare I say it taste better than it looks? let me tell you folks this pizza looks amazing and it does taste better than it looks 5 stars +++ Overall High Five is a great place with some darn good food. I stopped short of 5 stars overall because of the torn bench seat and the Tri tip was slightly dry. That being said I Definitely recommend High Five and I most definitely...

My first visit. My uncle kept telling me about their pizza, raving about how excellent the Supreme pizza was. I finally decided to give it a try since I just wasn't in the mood to cook. Actually, last month, I went there to try it, but it was later in the night, and there was NO parking anywhere AND cars driving around looking for empty stalls. So I just scrapped the idea.

Monday night (two nights ago) was when I decided to go back. This time there was exactly ONE space, so I took it. Though all the usable tables were full, there wasn't a line, but there was someone finishing an order ahead of me. But the wait wasn't long. I ordered the personal Supreme and waited the twenty minutes I was told, watching a hockey game on one of the TVs facing the line.

When I got the box, I was surprised to find it was so big. I mean, it was a personal-sized pizza! Usually, at other places, personals are four average or six small slices. When I got it home, I found six fairly large-sized slices. And each slice was LOADED with food. I'm talking heavy with food! They really pack their Supremes with a lot of ingredients--and the ingredients aren't chintzy. For instance, the sausage chunks WERE chunks; they were so large! (Just check out the picture.)

I'll definitely be back to try out their other toppings, especially their cheese pizzas, which are a favorite of mine. You can usually tell a lot about a pizza company from a simple cheese pizza.

Anyhow, I absolutely recommend High Five, which really is appropriately named. Just one slice of the personal Supreme and I was ready to...

This rating is PURELY for the pizza as I don't really care about the place as a sports venue or a place to have a drink.

I have fond memories of coming to High Five about 20 years ago and decided to come back. The pizza, unfortunately, didn't quite do it for me as someone who has eaten a LOT of pizza in many places around the country.

Pizza is somewhat reminiscent of Round Table in terms of the crusts thickness and chew; not much flavor in the crust either. The pizza was a bit on the dry side, needed a touch more sauce. The cheese and pepperoni needed a little more kick IMO as well.

This may seem overly critical, but I'd rate the pizza as "fine". In terms of taste, it's probably a three star, but considering the price, I'd rate it a 2 or 2.5 star. To be honest, I would rather have a Costco for $10 or Whole Foods Pepperoni pizza for a little more than that.

It might be me, but the hype train and the positive reputation that this place has possibly caused people to...