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    Bruno's Pizza Downtown

    3.6 (65 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Sandwiches, Salad
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Still my favorite

    Boy this is a tough review... for food alone, this was a 5 star or more . I love Bruno's and have eaten their pizzas for more than 30 years. Sad to hear the original location closed, but the food at the downtown shop was fantastic! Prices are great too. That said, I won't come back to dine in. On two separate occasions homeless people came into the restaurant and accosted customers to buy them food. Not the experience I'm looking for. Maybe I'll get to-go from a different place.

    2 bites of garbage pizza.

    Holy crap this pizza sucks. I got a combo #1 which was 2 slices with a fountain drink. They were out of pepperoni, so I got pepperoni and sausage. When it came out of the oven I could tell I had made a mistake. It looked like gas station pizza sitting under a hot lamp for an hour. I took 2 bites, threw it out and left.

    Sausage pepperoni and extra cheese
    Dwight W.

    Top 5 pizza restaurants in south bend. Love the sauce mmmmmm good! Thank me later, you will love it

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    Ordered with DoorDash multiple times. Excellent pizza! I highly recommend! Will continue to order from them, great quality!

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    Online order for pickup. The guys were friendly and the pizza was as expected. Incredible

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    There was a stringy hair in my slice - OMG - if I could've went back in time for 6 min I could've avoided it

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    Same great taste that I remember from the original location on SR 23. Glad that I am still able to enjoy this pizza in South Bend!

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    By far the best of all the brunos. Top 3 pizza places in town. Cant pick a first cause the 3 all offer a great pie. Love this place.

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    7 years ago

    My test for pizza places these days is the quality of their gluten free crust. Bruno's didn't disappoint!

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