Pizza always delivered hot and fresh. I'm picky when it comes to pizza and these guys never disappoint me. Thank you for doing what you do! Keep up the excellent work! read more

My boyfriend and I have been wanting to try Caliente for quite some time being that they are voted 3x World Pizza Champions and Best Pizza in America. We ordered the medium buffalo chicken pizza and a pepperoni pizza, along with a side of their award winning honey siracha wings. The pizza was amazing, and they definitely make a perfect pizza crust to! The wing flavor also did not disappoint. We are also ranch connoisseurs and will dip our pizza in it. They have homemade ranch and it was really good! We came earlier in the night so there was plenty of seating, but as we were leaving it was starting to fill up. There was also a great drink and craft beer list to choose from. There is a small parking lot out back, we were able to get a spot, but I am unsure where you'd park if the lot was full- street parking perhaps! Overall, we are really looking forward to coming back! read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Buffalo chicken and pepperoni pizza (both mediums) - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pizza is DELICIOUS! And I use to order from them religiously every Saturday- Grandma Pie- Brooklyn IN UR FACE- Margarita pie- Wings or loaded fries But mainly PIZZA! If I wanted a specialty pie and removed one topping to replace for another it would be a charge of $4 NO MATTER WHAT! I can tell u I've literally spent THOUSANDS here and that's not exaggerating SMH .... I would always bring this to family houses to enjoy and after the first time ITS NEVER BEEN CONSISTENT! I started to order and have my own ingredients at home to add to the pizza just to save money WHICH IS RIDICULOUS but when I last ordered and they completely fouled EVERYTHING UP I STOPPED AND WILL NEVER AGAIN! Even two family members were pissed when they saw my receipt and what we got- they kept saying why do you continue to order here!!?? MY ANSWER- cuz when the 1:5x it was good, IT WAS PHENOMENAL AND WORTH EVERY PENNY!! So in conclusion- maybe it's the kitchen and change of staff to blame - I know how hard it is to find help and good help is rare but this is a well known name which is getting dragged through mud at Mt Lebo - I will NEVER ORDER HERE AGAIN! They are opening or have just opened in Sewickley so I will give them a try and I'm saying a prayer that since a newer spot there will be CONSISTENCY THAN! I can have my favorite pizza joint back again every week - ILL PAY BIG MONEY FOR QUALITY PRODUCT NO PROBLEM!! I think many would agree with that read more

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The smell of the food when you first walk in makes you salivate. The hoagies and pizza was phenomenal. You can't go wrong with anything you order there. read more

Our first time here. We both thought that it was one of the best pizza's we ever had! The service was top notch. It was quite pricey though. read more

Pizza here is really good. I've ordered many variations since they have been open, including their "award winning Quack Attack" and most recently the Godzilla pan pizza, which to my mind rivals Iron Born (at least without having to cross the river). But they seem to be short-staffed much of the time, and either say that a takeout pizza won't be ready for pickup for at least 45 -60 minutes, or worse yet, promise 35 minutes, but not have it ready when you arrive, requiring a return trip 30 minutes later. It's good pizza, but they need to get their timing down. This may be OK if you are happy to eat there and drink beer while you wait. We don't eat in the dining room which has not been updated since the days of Pub & Pizza, the former restaurant. Based on pizza and draft list, this would be a four star review. Service brings it down to two. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Godzilla pan pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Because I do not like overly greasy pizza I have to say that I like this pizza more than most pizza places because of the light and fluffy crust. Other than the extra fluffy crust, this pizza is really not that out of the ordinary - which is why I find it surprising that they pride themselves on being the "best pizza in the world" since it isn't exactly gourmet pizza, at least not the pizza we ordered. The prices are reasonable but not an especially good deal. I was told by multiple people to not order anything other than their pizza so I am just commenting on their pizza here. Would definetly come here again for pizza but am sincerely questioning the claim that they have the best pizza in the world - that would be a bit of a stretch to say that. Perhaps next time I will select a specialty pizza to see if that could change my mind. :) read more

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Hi Nick I'm 58 years old and have ordered a lot of pizza " to go" in my lifetime. This is the first time, ever, that I ordered a pizza to go and not have an option to take some parmesean cheese with me. The bartender looked at me like i was crazy, then offered me a shaker and said I could sprinkle it on there. We had 150.00 in pizza, so I didn't know who likes the cheese or not. It was also interesting while waiting for the pizza to listen to coworkers talk about their personal lives and totally ignoring me . I guess it's typical now a days. However, as an owner of a successful small business, i thought you should know. Not to mentioned I tipped 20% on my order read more

We finally decided to come back after the hype went down. We were extremely happy this time around. We placed an order for pickup. I arrived on time and the food was actually ready with no mistakes! One of the workers made sure the order was correct before leaving as well. This is still one of our favorite pizza places and glad they are back on track read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Brooklyn pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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ordered pepperoni rolls and the garlic parmesan fries. first off, smallest pepperoni rolls ive ever recieved and not only that, they were burnt and tasted terrible. Then on the other hand, the "fries" i ordered came as tater tots with no garlic butter nor parmesan on them wtf?? very overpriced and did not get what i was expecting to. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We got here around 4 on Saturday. We were promptly greeted and our server, Lisa, asked if we wanted to get something started for the kids. They weren't busy, yet, but we knew they would be, so we got our orders in early, too. My kids just got chicken fingers. My wife got the Nashville Hot Chicken and I got the Luca Brazi and some wings. The food was amazing. The pizza was so good that we got another to go. My oldest couldn't even wait to get home for the 'to-go' pizza after he tried mine, he had to have a slice. 5 Stars on Service. Lisa was so accommodating. Part of going early is with two little kids, they get bored easily so she brought crayons and some stuff to draw on. She also recommend the pepper oil for me to dip my crust in. 5 Stars on food. My wife and I rarely agree on food, but this was some of the best pizza we've ever had. The crust was perfect. Please expand further into the South Hills!! We live in Peter's Township and both said that if Calientes was closer, this would be our 'go-to' spot! read more

Really delicious and always consistent. Best dough I've ever had. I love getting the cheesinator cheese sticks bogo on Uber eats. You can't go wrong here. It's all good. I also love the battered zucchini. read more

We were very happy with the food and the friendly service. Pizza, boneless wings, and fries were all very good. The dairy free cheese was the best I've had- Selfish Cow brand. A bit pricey, but I'll be back for the pizza. read more

My boyfriend and I missed a friend's birthday dinner here a few months ago and they raved about the food so we decided to give it a try last week. It's definitely a bar inside, and dimly lit. We snagged a table by the old Coca Cola machine which was a nice spot! We ordered both the mozzarella sticks appetizer (for me) and the chicken wings (for him). The mozzarella sticks were certainly just frozen-to-fryer and the sauce was just blah. He asked for a sauce recommendation for his chicken wings, and our waitress offered the honey sriracha since it was award winning. It was very spicy, and he had a mixed review- it was interesting and tasty, just not something he'd order again. Not knocking the sauce at all, it just wasn't his taste. If you like sriracha-type spicy mixed with super sweet, it may be for you! He did however say the wings were cooked perfectly and he can see why they're popular here - he could see himself coming here with some guy friends to watch a game and eat a bunch of chicken wings and beer! I got a side salad with ranch & it was quite small but the vegetables were fresh and the dressing was yummy. We got the white pizza with sliced tomatoes on top as our entree. After hearing rave reviews and seeing them in the newspaper for great pizza, I have to say I was a bit disappointed. The pizza was good, just not that flavorful at all. We couldn't taste any real garlic or salt in the oil or on top. The crust itself was DELICIOUS though! I also did not like that we kept getting new paper plates and plastic condiment cups for every single thing. It just seems super wasteful to me! I could see us coming back to Caliente for another birthday meal or something like that. However, it definitely is not our vibe for a date night or takeout option, and we just weren't super impressed with the food. read more

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It's clear no one gives a shit about the bs that comes out of the kitchen. Have some damn pride in what you're serving. Conveyor belt pizza is always either under cooked, soggy, greasy, doughy & dry or burned to a crisp & dryer, either raw or burned it's disgusting. I can't understand how people settle for this... Oh & it took an hour and a half for the cold conveyor belt pizza to arrive. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - A small cold mushroom pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Completely disappointing. I ordered tonight, paying almost $92. When the order arrived, an item was wrong (not matching the receipt), and one item was completely missing. Uber refunded $23, but the one item was actually what I ordered for dinner. And the wings... 9 expensive wings and a little nub that I'm actually surprised they considered it a wing. So paying almost $70 bucks and no actual dinner for myself, yea... an expensive disappointment. It would be one thing if this was the first time, but it unfortunately isn't. The last time I ordered, I was missing one of the two items. Figured I'd give them a try again. Wouldn't recommend this place based on my experiences. read more

During the pandemic we've done pick-up or delivery at many places to support local restaurants. Sadly before and during the pandemic Caliente has continued to fall short. We ordered delivery last Saturday afternoon (before the weekend rush began) and our food didn't come until two hours later (despite the website giving an hour delivery time from ordering). When I called to check on our order the woman who answered was extremely rude and annoyed that I was even asking and said 'well we only have one delivery person.' She also assured me our food would be warm upon arrival. I was startled by her abruptness so I just said thanks and hung up. Sure enough after two hours our food arrived cold and to top it all off the order was wrong! If this was a one-off or even happened twice I would think- oh well this happens. But this has been a consistent issue with them and now more than ever I can't justify spending money on orders that are wrong, food that's cold and dealing with rude staff. For the record we ordered a large pepperoni pizza, 'cry to your mommy' boneless wings (celery and blue cheese dressing) with a bed of fries. read more

We ordered 2 pizzas, a medium and an extra large. Both were overcooked, dry and lacking flavor. No sauce and very little toppings on each. The total was $51. Not worth it at all. read more

Oh man. I've been burned too many times. I ordered two pizza totaling over $80. They were to be delivered at 12:10. Here I am at 1:18pm and still no pizza. When I called the restaurant to inquire at 12:25, I found out that my pizza was there, but hadn't been picked up for delivery yet. How fresh can pizza be that has been sitting at the restaurant for over 45 minutes? Is $30 for cold pizza reasonable? I don't think so. When I called, after spending almost 10 minutes on hold, the young man was polite but hardly apologetic and I believe that when your customer is disappointed to try to do something to satisfy them. Update: The pizza arrived and it was indeed lukewarm. Very disappointed. read more

** FOOD POISONING ** I was looking for a new spot to eat lunch around Mt. Lebanon when I stumbled upon Caliente and figured I'd give it a shot. All I had was a half dozen wings and some fries. The food was alright, your typical pub food. The service was s.l.o.w. - I was the ONLY ONE at the bar, and there was only one other table in the entire restaurant when I went in - and I still had to flag down the waitress for things like napkins, glasses of water, refills, my check, literally-any-time-I-needed-her, etc. Now the good part. About 1-2 hours after ingesting their sub-par food, I start burning up and feeling nauseous. About 30 minutes after that, I run to the bathroom to throw up. 10 minutes later, I'm throwing up again, and again. I leave work early to go home and rest... I throw up the entire rest of the evening. I throw up the entire next day afterwards. After 24 hours of constant nausea, I am able to keep water down, and eventually some ginger ale. Considering it's not flu season, I sought answers elsewhere. I come to Yelp and see that a few other reviews mention getting sick or contaminated food. I then go on to Allegheny Dept. of Health to see what their most-recent inspection was .. I'm surprised they haven't been shut down! There were almost 10 health violations, some of them being major infractions! This inspection has been included in this review. I will never, ever, be returning here - there are SOOOO many better options in the Mt. Lebanon and Castle Shannon area that have delicious food, good service, and won't make you deathly ill. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Most recent health inspection... - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Delicious pizza & incredible italian hoagies. Curbside pick-up was a breeze too!

Fantastic food! Fantastic service with a smile Fantastic Beer and other cocktails Highly recommend to anyone on the go read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I don't know why we keep trying. there is potential because the flavor is there. However the pizza is always underdone, we have had quite a few raw even. But the worst is that they can't follow directions, my kids don't like crust and they always pile toppings in the middle and half of the pizza is crust (prob trying to skimp), so we ask that they put toppings and sauce close to the edge, and they just can't figure it out. Unbelievable. My husband even asked in person today, and nope not even close. I can't believe this place is still aroun. read more

We spent 27 dollars for the tiny "Detroit style" pizza shown in this photo. It arrived over an hour late and was cold. Very poor customer service waiting over 5 minutes for someone to pick up the phone. Very disappointing- we want to support small business during these difficult times, but this will be the last time we ordered from them. It's gone down hill significantly over the past few years. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We order from here all the time and it is normally great, but this time we wanted to try the Detroit Style Pizza with half pepperoni and half banana peppers along with some breadsticks. Not only did we only get the pizza with ONLY banana peppers we also received completely burnt, inedible breadsticks. Highly disappointed and will be a while before coming back. read more

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The pan pizza was just okay, nothing out of this world like advertised. The steak sandwich was better than the pizza. Stick with the hoagies. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pan Cut Cheese Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Ordered the pulled pork fries for takeout, but instead I got undercooked fries covered in bacon. There were also huge chunks of potato mixed in?? The person running takeout was no help at all. I waited 10 minutes while they chatted on the phone before they even acknowledged that I was there. Finally they handed me my food (that had been sitting behind them the entire time) and went back to their phone call. Bad food, bad service, not much else could go wrong. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Caliente, in my opinion, is just "okay". We've gotten delivery several times, and have also eaten in. I have never been impressed. $1.75 delivery is decent, but free is always better! I will say, delivery is pretty quick though. As for food, pizza and wings are average. By no means are they terrible, but nothing to brag about. I prefer my wings crispy and a thinner crust on pizza. Caliente wings aren't very crispy and their pizza crust is rather thick, which is probably why I'm not a huge fan. The house garden salad is great though. Vegetables are fresh and the portion is pretty large. Caliente also has a great beer selection, such a large variety. I see a lot of reviews raving about the buffalo chicken cheese bread, which I haven't had yet, so I think I am gonna have to give that a try! read more

This restaurant deserves a little better than the two and a half star rating it has. I came here for pizza and some beers and had a good experience. They have a really good beer list with a variety of out-of-the-way craft beers that I have never heard of, but that were really excellent. I had a couple of different beers that I really enjoyed. Prices, though, are a little on the high side but probably justified by the quality. I also had a small pizza with hot Italian sausage topping. The pizza was $8.99 plus $1.79 for the topping. The crust was on the soft side and sauce and cheese on the pizza were fine. I would have this pizza again. They have a very pleasant bar in the back with around 12 or so bar stools. It was nice and comfortable to sit there and service was good at the bar. I'd visit again, especially for their happy hour specials. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Small pizza 10" with hot Italian sausage topping - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ordered the Brooklyn in your face pizza. Waited an hour and a half until the pizza came out. Irritating. Pizza was cold. Sauce was yummy and pepperoni was little so, we liked it. Overall, not worth the long wait time. read more

I'm 12 and I went with my friends and we wanted a small pizza and they were ice to get a large for the cost of a small nice people

We will be loyal Bado's patron from now on... There was confusion with an order I placed at 4:29pm this evening via GrubHub. The confusion was not brought to my attention until the 5:29-5:39 window for pickup I was given by the app. When asked why the staff did not call the clear the confusion prior to me arriving, I was given the answer 'we would of but you showed up' I finally received my incorrect order at ~6:20pm, 40 minutes after my pickup window. I would assume the '5 minutes' estimate I was given at my initial arrival was incorrect and the order could have been corrected in that case. Very poor communication among staff! Unapologetic staff! We're definitely done with this establishment. read more

I really like Caliente-- even if you're not in the mood for pizza, their menu has a ton of options. I've had the steak sub and their Mardi Gras wings are my favorite. My boyfriend enjoys the different types of pizza- Detroit style, pan pizza, specialty pies, etc. It's become our go-to for quick lunches! read more

I am obsessed with pizza..... Like I could eat it every single day of my life and be fat & happy. With that being said, when my husband suggested that we eat here tonight, I was incredibly excited. I've been wanting to go for quite a while. We decided to sit at the bar and since I'm not a big beer drinker, I asked if they gave samples of drafts. The bartender was happy to give me a shot glass of the Arsenal Isabelles Rose. I opted for it, while my husband got a Corona. We looked over the menu and decided on the Late Night Yinzer and the pepperoni sticks. The sticks came out first and my first thought was "holy s**t, that is huge!".....these things could have been my meal! The red sauce served on the side was absolutely delicious!!! Then our pie came out. I love tater tots as much as I love pizza and the Late Night Yinzer combines both! It's steak, white american cheese, tots and a ranch sauce. How the heck can you go wrong with any of that?! Let me tell you..... This was hands down the BEST pizza I have ever tasted anywhere ever. I seriously cannot wait for leftovers tomorrow. I will most definitely be back to try more of the pizza and I'd love to try a hoagie (they sounded wonderful!). The service was great, the food was top notch and the prices were fantastic. There's definitely a reason they have been named the best pizza in America!!! read more

Total garbage...expensive garbage. Expect to wait at least an hour and a half and expect your order to be wrong. Every single time. Order anything from anywhere else for better results read more

Embarrassing establishment. I was one of the dummies who waited 2+ hours for food. What did I get? Cold fries. Uninspired heated up, rubber "boneless buffalo wings" tossed in sauced unevenly. Also, the "best pizza in the world" was severely undercooked. $30 for doughy breadsticks. Not sure what was worse: the food or the service. It doesn't take talent to give good service. It does take talent to wheel a good pie and have hot food. Would rate a .5 out of 10 if Yelp would let me. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Expensive and really inconsistent quality. Not sure how they stay in business. Maybe the quality is better if you dine in the restaurant vs ordering delivery. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Award winning "pizza" from caliente's. - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Coronavirus has strained a lot of restaurants for sure. We try to support local businesses in these trying times. We have had fairly good experiences in the past with ordering from Caliente. This was not one of those. The food across the board was like warm. The pizza was poorly made unless you like bare crust. The fries were not only like warm but soggy. The hoagie was actually cold. The order did come in an hour as advertised. I can only guess they are short on delivery people and we were at the end of the line. Sad representation of their wares. This lockdown will end at some point. Caliente won't be one of the restaurants we visit. read more

I consider myself a fair person and I enjoy eating out. I recently tried Caliente pizza and draft house.. If you see a good review for this place please go and see for yourself!!i order what is called a chicken Ranchero hoagie.. This was by far this worst hoagie I have ever tasted.. The bun was microwaved or stale.. it was pealing and hard on the edges.. the chicken was over cooked or microwaved and hard on the edges.. I think there was fake cheddar cheese, and what looked like soggy nasty fries. Too top it off the table was balanced with about 6 folded napkins and it still rocked back in-forth.. The floor was scary dirty, oh my so dirty under the table.. Please do not order the hoagie at this place or wear flip flops in because of the filthy floor. read more

Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I'd normally give this restaurant a 4 stars but last night (Friday) was a complete and utter failure on the entire ownership and management of Caliente. We waited a solid 2 hours for our food, this was after we were told it could not be fulfilled, then it could and then again that they couldn't fulfill the order. Finally, right around the 2 hour mark, and I mean, 2 hours after it was supposed to be done, our food was finished. The pizza was undercook and the wings had to of been under the heat lamp since the original time the food was supposed to be done. The wings were not made to our order as well. So, in the end, not one thing was done right. Like some people have said, the people who worked the front handled it well. The owners should have a sit down with the managers who worked this location last night because they didn't manage one single thing. If they're in the kitchen helping out, no problem but when a disaster like this is happening, that's when a manager should come out and talk to the customers. This is not the first time we've waited for our food well beyond the promised but it seems to be happening more than it should for an establishment like this. Typically the food is always done correct and it is generally really good. I'll give them that. read more