We decided to check out the newly opened Ciao Down located on the northwest side of Tucson. My friend's, husband and I frequent their other central location and since we were in the area wanted to try it. I immediately noticed their nice patio space, which is a great addition. The interior is bright, stylish, and comfortable with a lot of seating. Everything was really organized, too. Our server was excellent and even though they were busy, he took his time and answered questions. I ordered the gluten free veggie and it was outstanding. The crisp GF pizza dough crust was both flavorful and light. Apparently, it's a new recipe and I highly recommend it. My husband ordered his favorite, the mother clucker, and it was seasoned well and was delicious. We each enjoyed beverages and sat at their bar space, which was really great because we were able to watch the pizzas being made and cooked. We plan to continue to make the drive to this new spot, especially in the cooler months to sit on their patio! read more

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The food was absolutely delicious and came out impressively fast -- we'll definitely be bringing the whole family back soon! The service was warm and attentive overall, though we did wait a little longer than expected for the check at the end a minor thing - especially as we were enjoying our time. The only other small thing worth mentioning is that the outdoor tables are a bit cozy for the pizzas -- but honestly a minor trade-off for such a great meal! read more

Wow. I've been wanting to try Ciao Down for so long, then they moved into OV and I knew it had to happen. Today was the day! Super small inside but really nicely decorated. Three booths, a table for six, a full counter to sit at and a bunch of outdoor seating. The service was great. We have an 18 month old that LOVES olives, so we ordered the marinated olives as a starter to keep her happy. We were thrilled. For $6 it was a huge bowl of many types of olives that were DELICIOUS. We ordered the bahn mi pizza (a special) and the bourbon & dig. HOL-e-COW. They were both so delicious. The crust was absolute perfection, toppings were plentiful. We will definitely be back soon! If I had one recommendation, add a few simple beers. I'm a Miller Lite or Bud Light fan and the simplest they had was Blue Moon. read more

Ciao Down - Marinated olives $6 - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

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The food was great. Loved the olive starter. Great seasoning and good variety of olives. The pizza was good as well albeit a bit on the pricey side. The dough was good and chewy but I found myself missing that wood fired flavor. The inside is very small and I noticed most patrons were coming in and picking up to go or ordering to go. May be the better way to go service wise. This place is new so I may need to come back and see if I have a better experience. Or possibly they change the model to fast casual so the service is better. My husband and I both ordered beers and they only brought his but did try to charge for mine. We also only saw our server for ordering, drink/food drop off, and bill. Just seemed a bit spotty as it was a different person every time. read more

Ciao Down - Bourbon fig and prosciutto - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

Ciao down, ciao down, how I love thee! They've focused on their hop shop concept over the last couple years and I've been missing the ciao down experience over the last couple years. My prayers were answered when they brought their concept to my side of town! This locally owned pizza shop is unlike any other. Their dough recipe results in a crispy exterior yet soft chewy interior. The snake bite is truly legendary and is a must try. I normally avoid restaurants when they first open but we came opening week and it ran so smoothly with the best service, amazing food, and a beautiful interior. As expected, because of their tremendous restaurant experience, they crushed opening week! They have executed on every level with their new restaurant in Oro Valley and I am so excited for this locally owned business to grow! read more

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Ohhhh how we LOVE this pizza and we're east coasters who know good pizza! We were always big fans of their Dodge location and were excited when we saw the sign for up for Marana since we live in OV, but then this location opened and we were in heaven! This visit we ordered a snake bite and a half mother clucker/half big dill...all were amazing and I swear the snake bite was the best one I've ever had (and that's what I always get at Dodge). We ordered gluten free (they don't charge extra! ) and we were seated at the bar so toddler could see the kitchen and as ours came out of the oven, I was like those definitely aren't gluten free, and the server was wide eyed. When she took our order, she didn't write anything down and we were the only customers, so I'm not sure what happened, but they immediately remade them and then sent us home with the gluten ones! We aren't celiac, just try to eat GF for other reasons, so husband/toddler enjoyed them for a few days after. We also loved that they had some art supplies and playdoh out for toddler and we finished our meal with a TREAT krispie which are always amazing! Definitely not a spot to miss in OV! read more

Ciao Down - Mother Clucker pizza - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

Pickle pizza?! Count me in! The "Big Dill" pizza was so unique, I loved it! The garlic cream sauce paired with the dill pickles and fresh dill dipping sauce was excellent. We also tried the "Whole Shebang" pizza which was similar to a supreme. The dough was so tasty and we learned that they make it fresh daily at their Dodge location. The pizzas were 10inches and had 6 slices per pie. The menu stated you can do GF or DF with no additional charge. Ciao Down Pizza Studio is located next to First Watch on Oracle. The restaurant isn't very big on the inside. There are two tables for 6, three booths and high top seating that looks over the kitchen. There is outdoor seating available too. The service was awesome, great conversation! I'm excited to go back and try some of their other unique pizzas! read more

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Our entire family was sooooo sad when the Tucson Ciao Down closed a while back. We loved their pizza and their collab with The Hop Shop was amazing! We're hopeful that maybe they'll bring it back in the future. But in the meantime we decided to drive 30 mins up to the new location so we can get our fix. We arrived around 12p on Sunday and were able to get a table quickly. There's seating for about 15 inside and a number of tables outside. The staff was friendly and helpful. My wife decided to get two pizzas, a Big Dill and a split pizza with 1/2 Mother Clucker and 1/2 Heat Wave. The pizza came out hot, steamy and delicious. Our server even wrote us a kind note on our to go box! While it's a bit of a drive, it's good to know we can still get Ciao Downs stellar pizza. read more

Ciao Down - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

We were very impressed with this small pizza place in Oro Valley. The sister location to the main dodge location. The dough is light and hand tossed drizzled with olive oil. It's a super light crust with light sauce. Nice varieties with a featured pizza that rotates. They have a small covered patio that was dog friendly. The staff was so nice and even accommodated my poodle with a side of chicken. Adding this place to our list for sure! read more

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Leaving a 4-star review because they are better than a 3 and YELP doesn't allow for a 3.5. Service was friendly and inviting, but a little slow and distracted. They weren't very busy with only us inside (party of 2) and a table outside (table of 5 or 6.) It appeared they just opened for business, as their outside signage is temporary and their soft drinks are from cans, but apparently they've been open since last year. There's little seating outside and seating inside. It's a nice and clean environment. They have some desserts near the cash register you can grab and go. Pepperoni pizza was flavorful. I had their Whole Shebang and it wasn't as flavorful as the pepperoni which was weird because it has some pepperoni on it. Both pizzas could have been cooked a bit longer for our tastes. The Ciao's Caesar Salad was tasty and I enjoyed it. Cold water in a carafe on the table was a nice addition, too! Overall, we would come back but ask for our pizzas to be well done. read more

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Cute new place with plenty of parking in the strip mall it's located in. Lots of outdoor seating - wish we had sat outside as it was pretty chilly indoors. They have a couple of apps, but the menu is pretty much all pizza. They only have one size (10 inch I believe) which is too much for one person but not enough for two! We ordered two pizzas, the meatball and the Whole Shebang. We also had a beer - they have bottles only but it came in a nice chilled glass. The pizzas came out in about 15 minutes. The superstar here is the crust. It is light and puffy and crispy and smells like real dough. The toppings on the Whole Shebang were great, I really liked the little sausage slice "cups". The meatball pizza was very flavorful, but the Calabrian chiles were a little hot for me. Fortunately they are right on top so they were easily scraped off to cool things down for me (I'm a wimp). We ended up taking one whole pizza home, so I guess you can make do with splitting one of these. The crust has enough heft to it that it is quite filling. Our waitress was such a gem! She was so pleasant and had such a great sense of humor, it really made the evening for us. This is our new go-to pizza place in Oro Valley!! read more

Ciao Down - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

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What a fabulous place! As soon as you walk in you are greeted by the friendliest server. Since it was our first time, she gave us the low down on ordering our pizza. We started with the marinated olives as an appetizer. We received a very generous bowl of olives that easily could have served three or four people. The olives were well seasoned and not overly salty. Our veggie patch pizza came quickly. Wonderful fresh veggies and an outstanding crust. The pizzas come in only one size. We shared and had some leftover for breakfast (cold pizza)! The atmosphere is bright and cheery with outside seating which will be great once the weather warms up as they don't have outside heaters. I now know what all the hype is about and it is totally worth it!!! read more

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This is a sister store to one downtown Tucson. Here it's like a strip Mall using an oven that is similar to Domino's conveyer belt style but they use the same ingredients as the mother store who has a true Italian wood fired oven. It was still the bomb!!! The two younger people running it were awesome and friendly. Saved a lot of drive time and the pizza was epic!!! read more

Ciao Down - Carnivore- bacon, sausage and pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

In Oro valley ! No better pizza and bread than Ciao down pizzeria !! Next door first watch on Oracle, these young kids absolutely provide the best pizza, service, at an excellent pizza !!! Two thumbs way up !!! read more

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Really impressed, I will be back! The place was clean, the staff was friendly and the food was amazing!

We are so happy to have an amazing pizza place so close by in Oro Valley! Ciao Down did not disappoint. We ordered the snakebite pizza and it was absolutely delicious--full of flavor and perfectly cooked. I also love that the kids' meals come with a dessert, which is such a nice touch for families. On top of that, they have some really cool activities to keep kids busy while dining, which made the experience even better. Everything we tried was delicious, and you can tell they really care about quality. We can't wait to go back and try more of their pizzas. This is definitely going to be a regular spot for us! read more

Absolute gem. We're in town for the weekend and tried it out. I was a little worried about the smaller menu, but WOW, the Caesar salad and pizza were incredible! Homemade dough and each pizza was made in front of you. The three meat pizza was so good and the fig and goat cheese was also amazing. Service was impeccable and this pizza is outstanding. Highly recommend! read more

Snake bite pizza 11/10 amazing come here every day the best pizza on the planet go here every day with my grandpa and if you want some more advice go to fruit shack across the street and get a hawwian sunrise while your pizza is cooking read more

Finally, great pizza close by! I couldn't be more impressed with the food and Paul was amazing. He's very busy but he managed to take care of all of us. I appreciate all the work and the food was fantastic. Zack and Paul, thanks for a great piece of pie! read more

I really enjoyed the food. The cheese bread was very good and huge, with a nice dipping sauce. The pizza was also good, I really liked the dough. It tasted fresh and had a nice chew. The add-on Calabrian chili was quite spicy. read more

Ciao Down - Cheese bread. (Marinated olives in background) - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

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A great option for pizza in Oro Valley. The regular crust is crisp but not cracker thin. My wife has declared the gluten-free to be the best in town. The toppings include many creative combinations. Evening parking is easy and plentiful. I have run into parking challenges on a Sunday at lunch when a neighboring restaurant was full. read more

This was our first time and order here. The pizza was very good, however the value for 10" pizza isn't that great with a bunch of wood fire oven or Italian oven pizza restaurants near by, which won't make this our first choice pizza in the future. read more

Food was delicious. Our server also seemed to be doing the cooking and she seemed to be everywhere all at once, which was amazing. We sat outside and I overheard people walking by on the sidewalk complaining about the tripping hazard of the potted plants that were placed there and so I mentioned it to the server. She immediately moved them without any hesitation. Definitely would recommend Ciao Down! read more

Great service and excellent pizza. Will definitely go back. They have made an old sandwich fast food restaurant into a beautiful little restaurant. read more

2nd visit here. First time the service was on the slow side, but it made up for it with the amazing food. Our family absolutely loved it. Great flavors. Our 2nd visit was embarrassing, we were seated immediately, given our menus and water and then we were never spoken to again. Over 20 mins go by and we're never acknowledged. This place has so much potential, but needs to get their act together. They have plenty of staff. 1 employee is working himself to death, answering phones, making the pizzas and waiting tables, the other 3 employees are just cleaning. After waiting 20 mins we just got up and left. Once again no acknowledgement. read more

Great service and amazing pizza! We had the Big Dill and Legendary Snake Bite; both were excellent. We will definitely be coming back.

It pains me to write this because I do believe that this is the best pizza in Tucson but the service and just general set up of online ordering is so subpar it's crazy. We have given carryout several chances at this location and the pizza is never ready on time. Not only is it never ready on time, but there is no offer of comping anything on the bill or even a drink while we wait. This evening we waited an hour and ten minutes for 4 pizzas.... The online system said 45 minutes so we showed up and nothing was ready for 25 more minutes. Very disappointing and I will absolutely not be back. You guys were doing just fine at the Tucson HopShop location and things are no longer working now that you've opened your other locations. Really too bad because the pizza is great. read more

I love this place! The snake bite is so good and they also sell great desserts from treat! This location is sit down and they sell alcohol which is nice. The service is always really good too. Definitely one of my favorite pizza places in Tucson. read more

Delicious! One $17 pizza fed two of us. Crust was crisp but had nice chew. Tried the raspberry, jalapeño, cream cheese and it didn't disappoint. Nice space with both counter, table and outdoor seating. Staff was friendly and attentive and pizza only took about 15 minutes once we ordered. Will definitely come back. read more

The food was soooo good! The servers were great and helpful. We loved that it was small and we could see the pizza being made. It made for a fun experience. read more

Ciao down was a great experience I got the Hawaiian pizza the bread was so soft and the perfect amount of crunch! The service was great we decided to sit outside since the weather was really nice. I love the overall set up it is small but the pizza is amazing I will definitely be back for more now that it's closer to home read more

Amazing pizza and service! Beautiful spot! So glad to have my favorite pizza close by now!

Delicious pizza and kind service! We are officially big fans of Ciao Down. Can't wait for the new Marana location to open! Get the Snakebite. read more

Ciao Down - Pizza Near Me - Oro Valley, Arizona

Had lunch with a friend at Ciao Down Pizza today. It's the best pizza I've had since moving to Tucson. Yummy crust, tasty toppings. The ranch dip was garlicy good. AND the young man was really nice. It was fun watching him toss the pizza crusts. Gotta be a natural talent. Also, the ceasar salad was generous and very tasty. Crisp, fresh lettuce and a excellant salad dressing. Highly recommend. read more

First of all. They open at 11:00 every day. They have sit down service. Wonderful service. We ordered a Caesar salad and they split it for us. Nicely chilled bowls. Crispy lettuce. Well dressed. We ordered pepperoni pizza. SO GOOD! Loaded with pepperoni. Their crust is great! The owner is so helpful and took such good care of us. They just may be our new pizza place. Check them out. read more

Big fan of their Dodge location ands was so excited for a new Oro Valley location. However our dine in experience wasn't great. Ambience is lackluster, so definitely suggest take out. Even though we dinned in, our pizza took a LONG time and then arrived only lukewarm. Clearly had been sitting there for a while, so pizza was a bit cardboard-like. Unfortunate for our first Oro valley visit. Hopefully they work out the dine in kinks. read more

I made a Yelp account just to leave a bad review. I'm sitting at an outside table with my family and waiting over hour. I checked to see how much longer and was told 15 more minutes. Nobody came to check on us for drinks or acknowledge our patience. We waited so long (for pizza) it got dark out and there is no lighting in the outdoor seating area. We watched about 8-10 folks walk in and place takeout orders and received their order before us. Maybe they want to be a takeout only restaurant? Pizza was a 5.2. Kids pizzas were over cooked and the fig and bourbon pizza had way too much glaze sauce. We won't be coming back. read more

One of the best pizzas I have had in a while. The staff was great and I appreciated how they treated us. I would highly recommend.

I had really high expectations for this place. I picked up 2 pizzas and they were both burnt. Lacked flavor and mostly tasted burnt bread. There were two people in the back and it wasn't busy. I'd like to keep an open mind and try one more time before avoiding this place. read more