This is now my new favorite pizza place. The Butter crust is amazing. The sauce just hits and the cheese is on point. The owners have something special here and I am trying my very best to get all my friends to try this place. Have already got at least 6 families to try it. I will make it the new it place, so the owners can get a bigger place to seat all of Arizona. I will get Dave Portnoy out here too. read more

YUMMMM! Great pizza and service. Delicious craft beers on draft - a little over priced but we will definitely be back!

Mt wife and I were very happy that Crave has opened. Great Chicago pizza with some new amazing appetizers. Friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. We will be back often. read more

The best deep dish pizza in AZ! But if you're gluten free, like me the cauliflower crust is really tasty. Such a friendly and pleasant place to enjoy dinner with friends or family. read more

BUDDYZ of Gilbert is BACK! The friendly staff and delicious pizza are the same as we remember! I wish them much success as CRAVE PIZZA. Their space is much smaller than before, so unless you're sitting at the bar, you probably are looking for takeout. There's some seating, but come early. Love their Italian sausage. read more

First time at their new location (we'd been to their Buddy'z location on Val Vista/Baseline many times) happy to say their pizza is stil fantastic! Today we had a pepperoni and mushroom buttercrust pan pizza, because I was craving pan pizza and it did not disappoint!! SO good. That crust is fantastic! Good quality cheese as well. We also had the Crave sandwich with fries - my husband loved the sandwich, I would have preferred meatball but that is only my personal preference. Great homemade ranch and marinara sauces on the side, too. We finished up with the s'mores stuffed churro pocket dessert and THAT was absolutely divine! Even after a 15 minute drive home and then eating dinner first, it was still perfect. A must try! We also bought several of the handmade chocolates - haven't tried them yet but I'm sure they will be just as good as everything else was. We were told the owner makes those herself. We didn't get thin crust pizza this time, but we've had thin crust with sausage many times when they were Buddy'z and it was always very good. If you like Chicago pizza and sandwiches, or chocolate, you've got to try Crave! read more

This place has great butter crust pizza. I get the Meat Craver and everyone I have shared it with also loved it. The best part is they are nearby me. read more

Best meatball sub I have ever had! Friendly, attentive staff. Small quarters and reservations are almost a must but totally worth it.

Pizza is as good as Chicago!!!! Their Thin Crust with Sausage and Mushroom is sooooo good.Love the food and the staff is always friendly! Great customer service read more

Had an amazing dinner at Crave last night. The staff is amazing and friendly. The pizza was on point (butter crust). The S'mores Calzone was insanely good. Will definitely be back time and time again read more

Excellent! Very small mom and pop shop. The pizza was excellent and the people were very nice. Best of all it's right by my house.

The butter crust pizza is phenomenal. Reminds me of Chicago, but with a nice, different twist. Hard to find pizza like this in AZ.

Overpriced and in the words of the call taker "we're not an actual real restaurant" when I asked bout eating in. One table seats 10 people, your family and some random people. Not our thing to share a table with random strangers. Especially during COVID! We were given a choice sit at 10 seat table or the bar. Having a 6 year old that doesn't work. We ordered and picked up, $40 for 14" pizza, salad (dressing was wrong and like 4 croutons, small too) and some dough nuggets!! A family walked to the "restaurant" with 2 kids, no seating available so they left! Think a lot of people will walk away with no seating available. Unless you're trying to be like Dominos, Papa Johns and Little Cesars. read more

So exciting to have a new restaurant nearby and this place is great. The thin crust is really good and I will definitely be trying the Deep dish next time I go. Randy the owner was very friendly and made it his mission to make sure we were happy with our dinner. If you haven't gone here yet what are you waiting for?? read more

Yummy. Husband was very impressed. Not much for gluten free though. Had a great wine. Hard cider on tap was fantastic.

Discovered Crave Pizza tonight. Excellent. Had the Beer Nuggets as an appetizer. Pizza dough bites with butter, Parmesan, garlic and marinara sauce. Very good! My wife and I had butter crust pizza! Great crust, lots of cheese and toppings! One of the best pizzas I have ever had. We ordered 10" pizzas with the thought we may have some leftovers. It was so thick I only ended up eating one piece and taking five home! The dining area is small but has a bar. Service was prompt and attentive. Sidney made great recommendations. This will be a regular for us. read more

This is by far the best pizza we have ever had. Only place we order from anymore. The butter crust is amazing. Owners are very nice. A must try and you will not regret it read more

Pizza was delicious. Our son got the Mac and cheese and devoured it. Owners were super friendly. I just wish there was more seating. We were lucky and got a spot at the bar. Definitely will do take out next time. Side note, also did carry out a different day and got a calzone which was also delicious. read more

Oh WOW!!! The pizza! Oh WOW The Limoncello slushy! The owners sincerely wanted us to have the best dining experience. We will return soon.

Very disappointed in customer service and business operations. Your hours say you are open until 9, and yet I called at 8:31 and was told you closed your kitchen at 8:30. Now I ordered a pizza last week at 845 and it was no issue. One minute and she didn't want to take my order? Shows you loyalty towards one establishment is not worth it anymore. Time to move on! read more

Great place. Great food. Reasonable price. Taste like Chicago pizza!! I go back definitely. Great friendly people.

We followed these owners from Buddyz and tried Crave for the first time today. WOW! They have hit a grand slam with their menu. We had the limoncello slushy, Toast (prosciutto & jam), cheesy garlic bread, and 2 butter crust pizzas. We won't settle for lesser than Crave quality now. The food is fresh, flavorful and spot on the BEST Chicago pizza in Arizona. We will be making the 25 minute drive because we love the people and their product. Our server was also fantastic. Thank you, Randy & Jennifer, for opening this awesome place! read more

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Cheese was good. Sauce was alright. Crust was good. Overall solid pizza. Will be back

Best Pizza in Mesa and even better people. If you like great pizza and supporting family owned businesses, this is the place!

So many negatives. I completely wanted to love this place! The photo on Facebook was mouthwatering. Here's what I don't like: pizza sauce was bitter and almost sour, small place with only a dozen stools at the bar and ONE TABLE, very limited hours, putrid taste to their water, food takes forever to arrive, and the bar prices are insanely high! A pizza place with a $9 glass of house wine?? Bottles $120-up?? Family owned and run, nice folks, but it just wasn't a good experience and we won't go back. read more

We first tried this place out a few weeks ago, maybe a month ago. We walked in and sat at the bar. First thing i noticed was the place is pretty small, i would call ahead for seating or take out if you can. Moving on, the next thing i noticed was the service. It was spectacular. A wine tasting, information on what wine would go best with my pizza. The conversation and knowledge from the people working there is splendid. Next is the food. I can't honestly express how amazing the pizza here actually is. The butter crust blew me away. It's my favorite hands down, anywhere in Arizona now. The ingredients are fresh, and the food was hot right out of the oven. I had the deep dish, with pepperoni, onion and olives. We've also tried their sandwiches that are equally delicious. If you want pizza, or a hot sub sandwich, great appetizers then this is your place. Please don't take my word for it, go try this place out for yourself. I am actually getting some more tonight! lol To the owners, and everyone working so hard at this place, thank you so much for making the best pizza I've had in AZ! read more

I've been gone from Chicago for almost 12 years, but my desire for thin crust pizza never left. I hadn't found anything here that was close to my former home town until I walked into Crave. Absolutely delicious! And cut in squares, like thin crust pizza should be. I will be back...again and again and again. read more

We live within a block of this place and have been meaning to try it since it opened. Finally went a couple weeks ago and WOW - so good. We've been multiple times now. You can taste the quality of the food. And the price is so very reasonable for the quality and what you get...even in this crappy economy I thought their price of a deep dish was very reasonable. My husband has gotten deep dish and butter crust and had enjoyed both. I am in love with the caprese sandwich with the homemade onion rings - so freaking good and I literally Crave it. Highly recommend! read more

Loved the pizza but it's definitely not cheap. A 10" pizza (small) with 2 toppings is $17 before tax. So, even though I wish it was less expensive I will be going back. Not much atmosphere, seems to be a bar that serves pizza but the employees were nice and the pizza was great. read more

Pizza is fantastic we had the butter crust With artichoke hearts pepperoni and sausage, will Definitely go there again.

The people working there so nice. The pizzas look amazing but somehow lack flavor. Too bad. A nice place.

Too much sausage. Could not detect black olives and green peppers. Overall taste too salty and too spicy. Crust not crispy.

Amazing! The owners are involved in this business! They make sure service and food quality are ON SPOT! The food is amazing! I was also impressed with the number of "regulars" that sat up at the bar, Cheers! Make sure you try the Crave sandwich!!! read more

First time in and the experience was great! Food was laden with rich cheeses, powerful taste, and you could feel the passion in every bite. Community was genuine and authentic. Would highly recommend if you're in the mood for great Chicago style pizza and a friendly place to gather. read more

Was there for the first time over the weekend. Really like their pizza. I ordered the butter crust with cheese and sausage (I am from Chicago area) and it was VERY good. The pizza was almost like a thick crust pizza, but not quite deep dish, which they do have. Maybe I will try that the next time. I will be back. Best local pizza near our house in Encore of Eastmark - 7 miles. I will raise my recommendation after trying the others. I do prefer a thin crust, but heck - it was good! I wish they were closer. Heck, Eastmark is designing a retail / restaurant area at Ellsworth and Ray. Open another one there and I will be there every week. read more

Tried the deep dish and the thin crust. Both very good. I'd say the deep dish reminded me of Connie's Pizza back in Chicago.

This is the best Chicago Pizza in AZ! I always get their deep dish because it is by far the best but recently tried the thin crust and now I am hooked on both. read more

I went to Crave for pizza last night and it was amazing!!!!!! I grew up eating Chicago pizza and this is as good as it gets. I travel a lot and I always have to try the local pizza. I even spent a week in NY just to try all of the different NY style pizza. With that being said, Crave beats them all, the owners are extremely friendly and the service was great. read more

Wow, what a find! I searched "pizza" on Yelp to find something different in my area than my usual go to and Crave came up. After reading the reviews and seeing how close it was I thought we'd give a shot. We ordered the Beer Nuggets and Cheese Nuggets, both excellent! I couldn't believe the serving size of Beer Nuggets! We ordered the 14" Meat Craver with butter crust and it was delicious. Plenty of leftovers, too. Not a big place at all, call ahead if you have more than 3-4, I think my kids and I got lucky there were spots at the bar. Great service and atmosphere, owners are extremely friendly! We will be back for sure! read more

Came here for the Butter Crust pizza. Got a plain cheese. Big fan of Chicago style deep dish, so I drove out of the way to come here. Definently good quality here. I'll stop by here again if I'm in the area, but not sure I would trek out from central Phoenix for this pie. read more