Lemon pepper wings! TJ the manager is amazing, now a regular- He definitely made my experience…read more10/10! Every time! These Lemon pepper wings, best in Minneapolis, (Love lemon pepper. Server was also amazing, made the place outstanding. Definitely recommend. Place rocks! I door dash It, also. - Xxo

I came across this place one night on my way home. There is metered street parking available within…read morea reasonable walking distance, and they have their own private parking lot across the street. They have a happy hour that runs from 12 to 6 pm and from 10 to midnight. They serve a large variety of specialty pizzas, or you can make your own. They also have sandwiches, pasta, salads, hoagies, and burgers. This place has a decent-sized dining area and a full bar with seating. The staff there was very nice and friendly. I came here for pizza, and that is what I got. I ordered a taco pizza. It took about 10 minutes for them to have my pie ready. Honestly, it was mehhhh. It was very messy and not very flavorful. It was bland, and the crust was burned in spots. Needless to say, this place is average, and I would probably go somewhere else to eat. I cannot speak on their drinks.

First time at Jakeenos and I'd say I'm a fan…read more We started with some garlic cheese bread. Too many places are using the cheap frozen garlic bread slices but this seemed denser and like "real" bread. No shortage of cheese and the dipping sauce was excellent (is this the same used on the pasta dishes or what you can buy in the jar?). Pizza is VERY thin crust. The edges were crispy, toppings plentiful (we did pepperoni and banana peppers). Service was friendly, restaurant was comfortable.

This is the second time I've been to Jakeeno's and I really have to recommend this family run…read morerestaurant a few blocks away from George Floyd Square. The restaurant has been open since 1975, so they have 50 years of experience. They have recently expanded and now have a beer and wine license. The fact that the two women owners are not Italian does not diminish the authenticity of this very southern Italian restaurant. My wife had the make-your-own thin crust pizza. She's from Iowa and I'm from New York, so our pizza tastes are different. However, she feels this was a well made and tasty version of Mid-west pizza, down to the square-cut pieces. I had the lasagna for the second time. It's is absolutely fantastic: 10 out of 10. It arrived to the table bubbling away at a temperature close to the surface of the sun. After it cooled a bit, I savored every bite. It comes with three pieces of very good garlic toast, so at $16.25, I feel this is a great value. If I can get my video of the bubbling lasagna to post, you can almost taste the deliciousness. The physical restaurant has a great ambiance. It's casual, yet would be a great place for a date. It has a private (but small) lot in the back, as well as plenty of on-street free parking. The owners and servers are friendly and competent. This is a place that I would love to be a bit closer to where I live, but it was well-worth the travel. If you live in this neighborhood, lucky you!

The pizza was honestly so disgusting that it was hard to choke it down. It was somehow dry and too…read moregreasy at the same time, and had almost no flavor at all. My fiancée's wings were undercooked and the sauce was atrocious. As if it wasn't bad enough that the pizza was gross, the cookies took it to a new level. I'm not usually one to complain about cookies, but these were some of the worst cookies I've had in my life. I couldn't even finish a single bite before spitting it out.

My partner and I ordered delivery from here for the first time since moving. I figured new place,…read morenew faces, new me after coming out, why not try all the restaurants possible? So we ordered pizza after a long day of work/unpacking. The food was absolutely atrocious. We have tried well over a dozen places in the city so far (more reviews to come!), with relatively good luck. This place ended all of that. The pizza was absolutely mid. The wings were undercooked, soggy, and small. The sauce smelled... Questionable. I ended up tossing the order of wings and chalked it up to bad luck. At least I had the cookies. The $1.50 cookies per that had far too much salt, butter, and nut flavor for what a simple chocolate chip cookie should have. I had to resort to consuming Oreos as a comfort snack due to the sheer revulsion I had succumbed to from this most unfortunate experience. The worst part? The delivery driver. I am not one to judge (never throw stones from a glass house), but I don't believe I have ever been so uncomfortable to interact with someone outside of a card shop or Target. The stare, the attempt at chatting me up whilst I was trying to sign the paperwork, the attitude.. I handed over the money faster than if I were stuck up at gun point. This man caused a primal fear. Needless to say if you value your time, money, life, or simply want something good, try... Probably almost anywhere else.

Ben and Jerry's free ice cream cone day. After hanging out for half an hour with a live DJ,…read moredancing, and ice cream, we were ready for dinner. Priorities. What are we craving? Burgers? Nah. Pizza? Two maybes - plus the asker. Mexican? Again, two maybes. We start scouring possibilities. And come across a pizzaria + taqueria. Ratings at a very respectable 4.5. Curiosities at full peak. Plus it's close. We've got a winner. No guests inside when we arrive. Parking right out front. Before we even decide on an order, however, people start coming in. Several tables fill up within 10 minutes. Amusingly, the first next group grabbed the one curved booth with my full drink bottle still sitting on the table in the middle of them. They migrated to the semi-booth across the dining area. Clearly, the two most desired seating areas in the house. We ordered birria pizza and horchata - we have a tradition of testing the horchata at every next Mexican restaurant we try. This one was mid - not horrible, not great. Just was. We'd ordered a birria pizza recently, elsewhere. It came out as... a birria taco in pizza layout. Tortilla circle, birria middle, tortilla top. Meh. To be fair, that birria pizza was the only pizza item on that menu, so it made sense that their pizza just wasn't pizza-ing. We were hopeful for a very different experience this time. Especially given the very clear emphasis on pizza on this menu. Then the pizza came. Not only did it look glorious, a bowl of birria dip sat in the middle of the pizza, completing the birria experience. And it was absolutely fantastic. The birria, the ratio, the crust - everything was delicious. Except, as my friend pointed out, the horchata. It can't all be perfect, unfortunately. The pizza was so good that when we wrapped up the leftovers, a strip of end crust went in with the rest of the pie. Speaking of, I'm definitely ready to reheat all of that now - update: Awesome reheated. :) Next visit: Chorizo pineapple jalepeño pizza!

Marsu Pizzeria: The Battle for the Last Slice…read more I walked into Marsu Pizzeria already knowing two things: 1) I was about to have the best pizza of my life. 2) I was going to order way too much food and have no regrets. The place smelled like heaven--garlic, melted cheese, fresh dough. I took a seat, ready to devour a feast. A cheerful employee--let's call him Tony (because let's be real, every good pizzeria has a Tony)--walks up with a confident smile. Tony: "You ready for the best pizza of your life?" Me: "Tony, I've been training for this moment my whole life." I ordered the house special pizza (because if a pizza place has a signature pizza, you ORDER IT), plus some garlic knots, because I respect myself. The food came out fast, hot, fresh, and smelling like a dream. As I'm one slice away from food coma territory, I see it. The last slice. The holy grail. The perfect combination of cheese, sauce, and crispy crust, staring at me like it knows it's about to be devoured. Just as I'm reaching for it, Tony slides by the table, nodding at my plate. Tony: "You gonna finish that?" Me: "...I was planning on it, Tony." Tony: "You sure? I mean, we could put it up for auction. Bidding starts at one garlic knot." Me: "Not happening." Tony: "Alright, but just know... if you don't eat it in the next 30 seconds, I legally get to claim it." Now, I don't know what kind of pizzeria law Tony is operating under, but I wasn't about to test it. I stared him dead in the eyes as I picked up the last slice and took the biggest bite possible. Tony (nodding approvingly): "Good choice. That's the kind of hunger we respect around here." Long story short, Marsu Pizzeria has the best pizza, the best vibes, and employees who will absolutely test your commitment to finishing your food. Final score? 10/10 pizza. 10/10 service. 10/10 threats on my last slice.

This place is open late into the night and right around the corner from the Gay 90s and next to…read moreSneaky Pete's. My friends and I were hungry after a night out and swung by here. First impressions were not so good, the pizza cheese looked hardened from sitting on the counter as everything was pre-prepped. We weren't allowed to sit down as one of the staff members said that seating was closed for seating at 1AM but it says they're open for at least a few more hours after 1AM? Prices are pretty high as well. However, they pass the pizza through the oven before serving it and I will say that it was pretty good. The crunch of our pizzas was insane and I did enjoy having a bite or two.

At 2am, this is a fine option. The pizza is... pizza. But nothing to go out of your way for. It's…read morealso priced a bit high for MN (this is coming from a San Diegan). A friend got the calzone, my advice is to skip that because it is pricey. Also, skip the ranch. For the Midwest, it was really disappointing.

I've been coming to red wagon with my family for years now! They have live music on the patio every…read moreTuesday which I love. Can never go wrong with any of the pizzas either.

Let's get right into it! There is free parking on the street. It can get packed and there was a…read moresmall parking lot on the side of the building. The service here was... ok. Our server was very prompt, not really nice. As in, she literally threw the dessert menu on the table and said nothing. It was bizarre... she also wasn't overly knowledgeable in the menu. Just struck us as weird. Also expect slower service on the patio. It took a long time to get drinks and food. We didn't necessarily mind since we were all visiting, but if you are trying to eat quickly, it may be better to go inside. The patio was clean and a decent size for a Minneapolis restaurant. I never went inside so I can't speak to those vibes. We got the double pep, popeye with mushrooms and dry rub wings. I would say the dry rub wings are on the sweeter side but were pretty decent and not dried out. Get both sauces! The green goddess sauce was delicious! The blue cheese was done right! Plus you can dip your crusts! The pizza toppings were very tasty! The crust was just ok for me. I have heard they do an awesome happy hour! So definitely look into that. Overall this place was just ok for us.

We have driven by here several times and always said that one of these days we will try it. Friday…read morewas finally that day. It smells amazing when you first walk in. They make a wonderful butter crust deep dish pizza that is smothered in toppings. We decided to go simple - with pepperoni. The amount of pepperoni they put on this pizza was amazing! Let me back up though, we started with an order of cheesy garlic bread donuts. What could be wrong with that combination? They arrived and were the size of golf balls. So garlicky, so cheesy, so yummy! I will admit, it was a rather long wait for the pizza and I was starting to feel a little hangry but when it arrived, it was worth every minute of the wait. So delicious and filling . One piece was all any of us could eat. Was just as wonderful the second day. The inside of this place is charming. An old Mario video game kept our 7 year old entertained. The music was a little loud and hard to hear over but this is clearly a place that neighbors know and love. We will certainly be back to try other items....or maybe stick with what we already know and love. The best part? You are right around the corner from Nellie's and everyone knows that ice cream fills in all the cracks after a good meal! If you are looking for a great neighborhood experience, I highly recommend Mario's!

This had been on our bucket list for a while and we were extremely excited to try it! We got the…read morepepperoni pizza, which was perfect for the two of us (we had some leftovers). Flavor and texture wise it's a really solid pizza, I would definitely recommend it. It was so filling and cheesy. We also tried the red and white wine. They have outdoor and indoor seating, which is a big plus in the summer. Some of the reasons: why I am not giving it a 5/5. It's because we waited a close to 50 minutes for the pizza. And the pizza is definitely more on the pricey side, which I am okay with, but I think waiting that long for one is too much.

Here for another pre-flight stay & what a (bad) difference from our previous experiences…read more Noteworthy Mentions: Those fabulous house made burgers with creative themes on fluffy fresh buns are GONE. The just one more garlic-parm fries, nixed. In their place, "almost cooked to temp" curly fries & overcooked, saliva-sucking ground beef patties served on the most basic hard, dry buns sold - with a leaf of lettuce (and, for an extra $2, 2 strips of soft, gooey bacon) ... no options for onion, pickles, tomatoes, assorted condiments- sans the ketchup bottle floating around the tables. In short, prices are up, choices & quality are down & they're no doubt under-staffed. I'm sure covid is partially to thank for the big blah that overshadowed this visit. Yet, the last (heat of covid) time here was actually quite good. For context, I regret not eating at the airport... yikes Another modification: automatic 20% gratuity We were seated & order taken at time of seating Food was delivered & check dropped off. It's been over 20min now with my card on the table - and still no sign of the wait staff. No check ins, no clearing dishes, no collection of the payment. Other tables are commenting things like the "slowest server ever" I will note that the bar-keep is killing it. He's been interacting with everyone from behind the bar & hinting for tables to leave (it's now 930p, they closed at 9p) - responses from other tables during the closing time banter: "if someone would close out our tab, we could go" - "I've been trying to leave for an hour" - aaaannndd "I guess we should just leave cash on the table" which is exactly what we're about to do...

The killebrew burger is on point along with the parmesan fries. Service was great and the decor was…read morepleasant.