ordered a few slices. very oily and greasy - usually means a lower quality of cheese. a lot of cheese if you like that. a little floppy but could be solved with some toasting up. not my favorite and not really a fan. service was prompt and friendly. this place is a very old school pizza joint. owners contribute to the community so give them props for that. read more

This restaurant was recommended by one of my co-workers. I ordered the spaghetti, which came with a salad. I was pleased with the generous portion for a reasonable price. However, the spaghetti sauce was bland, even though the noodles were cooked well. The meal also included a decent house salad and bread. I didn't have much interaction with the staff, so I would rate the service as just okay. The ambiance was fairly basic, with nothing to write home about. I'm here for seven days, and I seriously doubt I'll eat here again during that time. read more

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I ordered a cheese pizza here, and it was ready promptly. The staff was nice when picking it up, so I can't complain there. Yelp lists 3/5 as OK, and given that, I'll label it as such. It was an OK pizza. Was it bad? No, but it wasn't great or knock-my-socks off good. I'm almost certain this place would be rated better by myself had I ordered something else, but the cheese pizza was just ok. It was warm, and tasted alright. I wish I could say more, but it was very much OK. If I'm in the area again, I'd probably order here again but something apart from the cheese. Based on the other reviews, that seems to be the way to go. read more

I usually order and Italian sub, which is a great value and made well, but I never seem to get the oregano I ask for, no big deal. Meatball sandwichs are excellent, as is the pizza. Very nice and cordial owners. read more

Been coming here since high school and still remains my favorite cheese steak ever. Much better than the greasy versions from Philly! My usual order is the cheesesteak with onions and mushrooms added - love how they cook the cheese with the beef, onions, and mushroom. IIRC their bread used to be toasted but the most recent order from last week came in toasted, I believe they might have switched to another bread. The family that owns this place is very friendly, are hard working, and remembers regulars. I'm so glad they are still in business - this is a stable every time I come back to visit. They also have amazing pizza slices ready to heat up, highly recommend giving those a try! read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - Best cheesesteaks ever - look at that beef to bread ratio! Not greasy like the traditional Philly steaks - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Great Italian food! Very clean restaurant! Nice portions of food. Great food experience ! read more

This place was a traditional pizzeria with a few tables where orders were taken at the counter. The service was appreciated as we took a decent amount of time to figure out what to order at the counter. They had different types of pizza and several different types of sandwiches. A half pepperoni and half mushroom pizza was ordered ($19?). A slice of each was tried. The thin crust was appetizing and cooked just right. There was plenty of pepperoni and mushroom on the pie as well. The pepperoni slice was extremely oily, however. The pizza as a whole was very good overall. Will I go back? Yes. read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - Half Pepperoni and Half Mushroom Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Pretty good pizza! I ordered a large, half combo half works, for pickup. I was able to sub out onions on both for other toppings, which was pretty nice. They let me know they the pizza would be ready in about 30 min, and they had all ready to go when I arrived. In terms of the pizza itself, I thought the slices were huge! We had 3 people with a large, but I think a medium for 3 would've been perfect. The pizza was generously topped, and I could really taste the natural flavor of the toppings. It tasted healthier than pizza I'd normally eat. I also thought the crust had a nice, chewy but crunchy consistency. I do wish the pizza was a bit more sauced though, but otherwise I enjoyed it! read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - a pizza in a box - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Called in our order on Wed June 21st Asked to have garlic powder put on our pizza he said I'm too busy! We asked how much is our total he said hes to busy to give it to us! NEVER had such bad customer service! SHAME ON YOU!! Aljons just lost our business after many years!! This guy was awful!!! U SHOULD NEVER TREAT A CUSTOMER AS U TREATED US!!!! read more

Delicious pizza! We tried the Brooklyn pizza and the margherita and garlic bread, everything was great. The garlic knots looked tasty too. Best of all was the kind owner/staff member who saw us eyeing the Nutella and fruit pizza with interest and generously gave us a slice to try! It was so good. Thank you so much to him, we will definitely be back. It is kind people like him who keep patrons coming back for more! read more

It was my first time here and it was very satisfying! My only complaint is that maybe the pizza was too hot coming out of the oven! But better that than being cold! We tried a variety of slices including the one with special sauce. Super delicious! Simple and fast,, comfortable seating. Pizza was ready immediately, which is great when you're starving! The pepperoni and cheese was good too. read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - Special Sauce and White Broccoli slices - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

I order from aljons almost once a week and I can honestly say they have the best pizza in town by far. The staff is old school Italian which I adore and they always make sure we're taken care of. Great sausage pie, honestly haven't tried anything here that I haven't liked because it's great! read more

Came here with my wife today and had a good time! Parking is easy to come by since the restaurant is located in a strip mall. Inside, the restaurant is nothing fancy but nice enough for me. It's pretty much your standard Italian pizza place with a handful of tables and not much else. I think the TV was on an Italian news channel, so that was kind of cultural, I guess :) I ended up ordering myself a Philly cheese steak (a hot sub) while my wife got the roast beef (a cold sub). It didn't take too long before the food was ready, and it was really tasty! I was also really impressed by the portion sizes - I got a lot of food for $7.95. I can definitely see myself coming back here if I'm in the area. read more

I've eaten at Aljon's for many years, 15 or so years ago I used to go to the Princeton Junction store for lunch and always had a good experience. I wish I had the same at Plainsboro. I've left very few reviews in my day, but sometimes I just have to speak up. In the past few years I've ordered from Plainsboro; not as frequently lately. Mostly this is due to the fact that I gave up most animal products. and junk food for whole, more natural/less processed foods. But, a few times a year I get nuts and order "regular" food. I ordered again recently and remembered the other reasons this was not a good choice. Both are tied to the side dishes. The onion rings are usually overcooked. Very dark, and very oily. Overheated or overused oil, perhaps? Somehow the batter on the inside is mushy. They don't even taste like onion. Now, I hold every onion ring to the Cheeburger Cheeburger standard, and while most don't come close, these are just not right at all anymore. Wasn't always that way, but the past 2 years or so...just...no. This store also became consistent in sending me cheese fries without the cheese, which would be alright if they were the same price. They always include the order slip, and it matches my email confirmation, so I know I ordered cheese. I always let it slide, but this time around I called to ask for my card to be credited, and was rejected. They did offer to give me a credit on my next order...but why would I order again when it was done wrong this time (again)? And that credit is apparently tied to my phone number, from which I have to call for that next order. If I order online apparently that precludes me from being made whole. I always order online, and I am not inclined to change my process because they can't plop some cheese on my fries. I'm old enough to remember the times when these situations were handled, rather than postponed, and I still believe in principles. I realize if I had called the very first time and found this out earlier, I could have saved more money, but it didn't seem worth the time to make the call until this last straw. The grocery store gyps me too sometimes, but they refund me right away. All in all the people and service have been good. The delivery folks are always friendly. I've appreciated their service over the years, and even put up with being charged the 3% credit card transaction fee most other merchants pay themselves, but I can't continue to pay Aljon's any longer.a read more

Excellent tomato pies, best I've had. Try "the works", and the "special sauce" pizzas. Very good Greek salads also. Consistently a great place! read more

I came in here to order pizza to go on a Saturday night around 5:15. There was no wait, it was very easy. I ordered a 10" personal pizza pie with onions (~$9). It took about 10 minutes (less) and I was sent on my way with a steaming hot pie. The pizza slid around a little in the car so by the time I got out, some of the cheese had melted off, but that was fine. Overall the pizza was OK. It was hot and the proportions are solid (nice amount of cheese, sauce, and dough). But honestly, it didn't have that much flavor. I suspect this is due to a lack of spices in the sauce. Either way, it was a fine experience but nothing exciting. I'll go back to check out their subs and pastas. read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - 10" personal pizza with onions. The pizza slid in the car so the cheese slide is my fault. - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Fresh, hot and delicious with an excellent unburnt crust that delivers the perfect chew. Keep the cardboard at Dominos and Papa John's and just deliver a mushroom and sausage Neapolitan drowning in cheese and sweet tomato sauce. Perfection. An easy five stars. read more

Love Aljons in PJ, their food is consistent great quality. And the staff is always friendly and polite.

Used to always go here... until I called yesterday and the person was SO rude that I cancelled. They started of their tirade by reminding me in a belittling fashion that they had but 1 size of Cheesesteak. Then, they refused to tell me the price "I don't have time for that!" He also refused, with the same words "I don't have time to do that, so it yourself!" When we asked for GARLIC POWDER/Salt on the slices we were also going to get.... So after he refused to say a price, was rude about the cheese steak & then said he didn't have time, literally, to do the job of a cashier/clerk In a pizza parlor. NEVER AGAIN, also-the food has ALWAYS BEEN "Meh." AKA-Average, but I live across the street.. no longer supporting this small business. Dominos or elsewhere moving forward, also-I'm sharing my experience everywhere I can do others may find this useful and refrain from the mistake of Aljons. read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - Thumb Down... - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

As usual, I was on the road with my daughter for field hockey and on the way home (after two games) she needed to eat...NEEDED to eat! I was told simply "I want pizza" so I jumped on Yelp and found the closest place with the best reviews...and that's how I happened upon Aljons Pizza. First thing I noticed when we walked in the door was that it was a pretty big place and I assumed they must do well. There was a post-season youth soccer party going on and I always love when coaches support a local place for something like that. Anyway, we were greeted right away and we ordered four slices - plain (with extra sauce on top of the cheese), sausage, ziti, and a margherita with vodka sauce. the plain slice was a little thick, but the sauce was really great and the crust had a nice crisp. I normally like a thin, softer crust on my plain pizza, but this was a great tasting slice. the sausage slice was a more traditional Jersey pizza crust - really thin so you could fold it, and it was very good. Sausage was crumbled, which I don't mind- (though I prefer sliced), but when it is I like bigger crumbles - just my preference. The ziti slice was simply one of the best I've ever tasted and my daughter 100% agreed - she loved it. The vodka sauce slice, I have to be honest took me off guard a bit as it was a little funky, but tasted great. Not funky BAD, but funky as in I didn't know what to expect... Fast service with a smile, spacious seating, very clean, great selection of slices and the pizza was really good. Why wouldn't I give this place 4 stars??? read more

Aljon's Pizza & restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Aljons was one of my go-to pizza places, but it was eye-opening to see none of the many employees who work here wearing a mask on their face. The employees all had their masks hanging around their necks, and none covering their noses and mouths. It's a shame as I had placed them in my top 5 pizzerias in the local vicinity for their chicken parmigiana sandwiches and pizza. Watch out what they charge you for food at their registers as it is arbitrary each time you visit. I usually order the same 2 items which are $25.05 after tax using the Slice app promoted by their website. When ordering by phone, I paid amounts ranging from $25.50 to $26 the past few visits, but it jumped up to over $26 for no reason today. They have a special cash discount, which didn't apply on any of my visits since I used a credit card each time. Between the lack of concern for public health in employees not wearing masks on their faces and arbitrary pricing practices, Aljons has officially been dropped from my list of pizzerias to go to. There are plenty of other pizza joints in the area with superior quality food who adhere to laws regarding employees properly wearing masks and don't have the shady business practice of changing what they charge for food every time you visit. read more

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As someone who grew up in West Windsor, this place will always be really special. Pizza is the best in town, ownership has ensured quality and service has been top notch for decades. read more

Love the pizza I've been there many times great sauce, great service and a really good place to have lunch or dinner

The Buffalo chicken pizza is Buffalo chicken cheese steak with American cheese... just a heads up for anyone that expected a real Buffalo chicken pizza with breaded chicken cutlets and blue cheese. read more

Pizza is fine but if you are ordering for a large business that needs itemized receipts for expense reporting, I was told they do not provide them. If you need this, you might want to order elsewhere. Not the most polite guy answering the phone either. read more

Had a Groupon and decided to try it out due to all the positive reviews. I later realized those great reviews are from 2013-2015. This place reminds me of a father and son shop but but somewhere down the line the recipes that gave them 4-5 stars must have gotten lost by the next in line. They offer regular slices as well as stuff pizza slices but I opted for a whole pizza to take home. Ordered the sausage pizza and a steak sub and was quite disappointed. The pizza crust was hard and had no flavor. It broke off like biting into a cracker. The top of the pizza had chunks of RAW onions and green peppers. My eyes teared up from eating the raw onions. I was underwhelmed with the steak sub. Not a lot of filling and very little cheese. Would I try them again, yes but this time will go for the stuff that's already on the counter (ie stuffed pizza or sliced pizza) and report back. read more

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No flavor. I think the owner tries to market himself as a health-conscious minded restaurant owner for the community. We ordered a large pizza( half pepperoni and half vegetables) the crust of the pizza was excellent but the source has no depth of flavor, nothing special pizza to pay over 23 dollars for large pizza. Can't trend this place. read more

The best pizza around the Princeton & west Windsor area. I've been going here since I was a little kid (ate their pizza for like 15 years) - since its right down the street from my home - and I've come to realize (as I try more pizza in more towns and different states) that its still some of the best pizza I've ever had. These genuine first generation Italians have been cooking pizzas for decades here. They use a dough that gets crispy on the bottom - which I looooove (soggy pizzas suck!) and it's thin crusted. Their tomato sauce is perfect in flavor and their cheese is melty and soft (not the chewy mozzarella some places use). Their service is pretty quick (unless its dinner time on a Friday) and they're all very polite. They renovated their entire pizza shop when the whole shopping center was reconstructed. It's more modern looking inside with the same old-school eating booths as 20-30 years ago. They also added more food (non-pizza) choices to their menus and more gourmet pies with popular flavors like buffalo chicken pizza are now on display (rather than the usual pepperoni & plain). The bathrooms in the back was also renovated and is now brand new and modernized. But they got rid of their candy grabbing machine and arcade games that I grew up with :( I recommend their pizza if you love thin crusted genuine Italian pizzas! They also have pretty good subs! But I'm not that big of a fan of their mozzarella sticks - the cheese is bit too chewy with too thick of a crunchy exterior. read more

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Aljon's has undergone a makeover since my last review, and it looks better than before. Today, the Eggplant Parm Sandwich was quite good. No complaints. The large screen TV's on the wall are a nice touch, except that both have CNBC depressing the customers with the down market. I am still a fan. read more

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Not good. Expensive. Two slices and a can of coke was $11. Pizza quality not good either

A classic NJ independent pizza shop! I live very close and order usually once a week or so. The food is always great, prices are fair, and the people are fantastic. During the pandemic we've been ordering more frequently to support a restaurant we care a lot about. Thank you for all the great meals! read more

A fan of the pizza but haven't tried the pasta options. There is generally a high turnover rate, interior is a throwback to the 1980s pizza shop. Decent price for a slice; not too greasy and they give decent toppings. Crust not burnt. read more

Always fresh, always delicious. Aljons Pizza is a West Windsor -Plainsboro institution for a good reason: they never disappoint. The pizza variety is extensive, the entrees are tasty and perfectly prepared and the service always fast and polite. Highly recommended. read more

Possibly The best tuna hoagie I've ever had. Incredible soft bread. Creamy high quality white tuna, fresh veggies and a sprinkle of spices and oil. This kind of quality is very hard to find! I was so surprised to find such a great sandwich right near My Office! Pizza was pretty excellent too, by the way!!! read more

It's a ok place. We ordered veg pizza for take out. We thought since it's a local joint the pizza would be good. Prices are high and the quality is ok. read more

Love this spot, love their pizza. My favorite pizza joint in NJ, their vodka sauce is great and so is their arugula pizza. Family run, with a huge slice selection when you walk in. 5 stars read more

pizza was like any other chain and was nothing like old world pizza (amazing). The cheese was not great and the ratio of sauce, cheese, and carb was not the best. The pizza iteself was pretty oily. I also got an order of the onion rings...and the onion rings were soggy!!! :( read more

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I'm kind of ashamed to admit that ever since DeLorenzo's opened in Robbinsville, Aljon's has been bumped to the "alternative" option. However!! there is no other pizza in NJ that I would rather eat as a second option than Aljons, and I'd be willing to travel from anywhere in the state to central jersey JUST to eat this pizza - I guarantee it's worth it. Aljon's has seen the trajectory of my upbringing and is still a huge part of my life. I got caught skipping class with my friends here, I had countless meaningful lunches/dinners here, and I've even come here to do HW during high school. And I think that's their secret! Even if their food ever goes really bad (which it won't), everything at the restaurant has sentimental value. From the 70s era seating booth to the old school wall decorations. People come here because Aljon's will always be a point of community, and in a small town like this, that means a lot. There's no question that the pizzas, calzones, salads, and sides here are authentic, affordable, and tasty. The fact that they've maintained that opinion regionally for more than 40 years, is a huge testament to their brand and quality. There weren't as many options in the past as there are now, and I'm glad to see that soda has been replaced with some healthier beverages. They take a variety of cards, and add-ons like extra marinara sauce, or ranch dressing are typically free with your order. I hope in the future they serve thin-crust options and install apple pay, but I'd probably still love them even if they didn't. read more

Aljon's has always, without exception, made the BEST Chef Salad I have ever had the pleasure to eat. The pizzas are an exceptional treat and the Cheese Steaks are just about the best in the area. But, last night I tried one of the entrees (Veal Parmigiana). I never expected a Pizza Shop to make such a delicious entree. But, I have to say the Veal Parmigiana was just wonderful. Really can't remember having a better veal dinner anywhere. The veal was tender, the sauce (or gravy for my Italian friends) was excellent. It also came with Fresh Warm Bread, a garden salad, and pasta (I had Penne). The owners and staff are always friendly and welcoming. It's like visiting neighbors who cook for you. A fan for life. read more

decent pizza the dudes seemed pretty cool. i saw this man that looked a little bit like a scruffy santa claus and i want to know more about him. he has very long white hair and seems jolly and wise and he was wearing a beanie, but like not all the way, it was only kind of on and i think thats so cool and yeah id love to like hangout with him. also he was with a woman of similar jolly and wise disposition and i assume it was his wife. sir if you're reading this please adopt me read more