had to stop on my lunch break and normally would not have picked a pizza place being that i dont eat meat or cheese. However, I was very impressed! I got the veggie sandwich and a side salad. everything was fresh and delicious. it was also wine Wednesday so of course I had to partake in that. The waitress, Christina was very helpful in my selection, she was also very attentive and pleasant! read more

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I have been wanting to try Crust for some time and was anticipating food and service consistent with the positive postings on YELP. However, . . . . . my experience was disappointing based on the logistics/managament of the kitchen and my perception of pricing value. Our family went to Crust on Sunday afternoon for lunch; the place was almost empty. We ordered 2 10-inch pizzas, 1 cup of soup, 1 sandwich and a kids mac & cheese. It took the kitchen about 30 minutes to make the pizzas and then it took about 10 minutes more for the 1 cup of soup and the kids mac & cheese and then about 10 minutes more for the sandwich. WHAT THE HECK? And, like I said, the place was almost empty/ I will admit that the quality of the food was very good. And John's service was very good -- he kept making excuses for the kitchen, but, having been a waiter before, you know that it's not the server. The kitchen logistics and managing the timing of food delivery was TERRIBLE! Where was Gordon Ramsey?!?!?!? And by the the price of $72 including tip was truly crazy for what we ordered. Not sure I'd go back -- Pizzacato is much better with exceptional service. read more

Before the pandemic, this was our favorite after-soccer dinner or lunch, depending on when the kids' games were. The pizzas always came hot and with crunchy crusts and just so delicious !! Now this pandemic, soccer season is at a different park, but we've indulged with some delivery and can't wait to get back to dining in there again ! read more

Pizza was cold. Very goopy, hardly any chicken, barely any crust. It was all cheese and BBQ sauce. Very disappointing. We are new to the area and found this on Yelp. read more

Very tasty food, but the staff was really inattentive. Not family friendly. We had to literally flag them down for small things like drink refills, more water, and boxes for take home. read more

I've been here once before. My experience then was pretty "standart"; nothing excited me enough to write. So here I am 8 months later. We came here to celebrate Nessie, my step-doggie's 11th brthday. The fact that this upscale pizzaria has a dog-friendly patio just made my night. We were able to walk with the pups from my Pinoy's house which was about a 1/4 mile away. It took a bit to get hosted, so I helped myself to menus and a table on the patio. They get super busy on a Wednesday night (1/2 price wine). I get it. Our server, Sassan, finally made it out to help us. He was super friendly and as a dog lover himself, we all bonded immediately. He brought them water and was ready to help us move inside if it started to rain. - bottle of Malbec (can never go wrong with Malbec) - Fried Calamari (it was real, alright!) - Steak Salad (Filet Mignon!!!) - Monique Pizza (so simple but so delish) - Kid's Mac n Cheese (REAL, not Kraft. Like always we added chicken and broccoli. I wanted this for myself.) - Lava Cake (not your typical Lava. Beatiful presentation and yummy) By the end of dinner we were so satisfied, and the doggies were wasted off their own treats. Thanks for making our little girl's birthday totally awesome! read more

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Stopped on a Monday evening to give this neighborhood pizzeria a try. WOW!!! This is absolutely one of the best local restaurants in Carlsbad! I tried the Artichoke salad and the chicken wings. The sauce for the chicken wings was delicious. Chicken was moist. The artichoke salad was to die for! Great Monday night football on the big screen over the bar. Definitely going back again to try some of the other items on the menu! Fabulous service too! read more

I was getting my dog groomed at the nearby salon (Groomswell) and was hungry so I came here to relax, have some iced tea and eat! The service was excellent - they were very attentive but also didn't rush me. I had refreshing iced tea on their patio and had a delicious LOADED greek salad (loaded with my favorite ingredients like kalamata olives, feta, and pepperoncinis). Since it was a pizza place, I had to try their pizza so I did a create your own. The quality of their mozzarella is excellent - it was fresh and luscious. Their red sauce was also very flavorful and they were generous with the toppings (garlic, green olives, and goat cheese). I can't wait to treat myself here the next time I take my dog to the groomer! read more

The food was excellent and the service was satisfactory. The Sambal Honey Chicken Wings and Caprese are great appetizers. The pizza is handcrafted, artisan and New York style Pizza...delicious and custom. Crust offers a decent selection of local craft beers on tap. read more

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Was excited to try this place since it's walking distance from my place. This review is a culmination of about four visits in the past few months. Service: Fairly uninspiring. It often takes 45 minutes for a pizza to get cooked and it's often wrong. Tables often have dishes remaining on them, servers often don't check in to see how you're doing. Prices: Expensive for average food. Management: Awful...my daughter asked for some pizza dough to play with and they said no. read more

Went here last night and the food and service was great! Ordered: - calamari came with 3 dipping sauces, marinara, pesto, and a creamy sauce - 10' daily special pizza I think it was called Julia (peach, basalmic dressing, arugula, prosciutto, and candied walnuts) - bill came out to around $28.00 with tax We were full, no leftovers. Definitely would come back here! read more

Only my second time here as it's not on my usual route anywhere, but I placed a to-go order after getting a haircut in the same shopping center. I enjoyed a really nice glass of wine in the bar while I waited for the order. It was busy on a Wednesday night and I didn't order ahead of time, so it took about 25 minutes. We ordered the fried squash blossom appetizer (a special that day) and two pizzas. Everything was really tasty that night and the leftover pizza was perfect for lunch the next day. We will try this place again. read more

They have some great pizza (Jenn was delicious) options and some good beer on tap. But, their happy hour isn't anything spectacular. I think the price you're spending it should be a little nice, its a bit overpriced for a very casual place. Service is great, just try not to come when they're slow or you sitting down will be in their way of getting boxes and other items ready. A bit annoying to eat food with the slapping of boxes next to you. read more

Wednesday night it's half off all wines all night. $17 for large pizza... Outside seating & sports on background flat screens. Can be buzy with the local high schoolers swarming the place! Be a locavore and eat here! Love crust? It is all about the crust :-) Best crust in town!!! read more

Came here for the happy hour. The meatball sliders were delicious. We also had the calamari with 3 different kinds of sauce (pesto, marinara, and some other kind of cajun mustard?) All 3 sauces were really good. There was no clear favorite. They also have some sausage appetizers that's on the $6 happy hour menu, but I don't remember what it is. Will have to try it next time. Glasses of house wine were $5, and they also had a small selection of very good beers. Service was very prompt and friendly. I'm coming back soon! read more

Ever since ownership changed hands, the place has improved to almost perfection! Servers who actually do their jobs, food is on point and the owner is a delight! She's always social, welcoming and accommodating and truly cares about her business and making it the best it can be! Super stokes she's taken over and will continue to visit more and more now. One of the best in town and excellent gluten free pizza! Yay! read more

Saw server wipe spoons on the sleeve of his sweatshirt before giving them to customers.

Nice variety of pizza but expensive and slow service If you order takeout, you have to check out with the bartender between drink orders, bar top orders, etc. more times than not our food has been cold by the time the bartender gets around to ringing us up. If the pizza was a bit more cost effective and service swifter, we'd order here more often. read more

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME! Crust used to be a fine neighborhood pizza restaurant until the new ownership took over. Now it is a mismanaged mess where the staff are clearly not trained properly, orders regularly come out wrong, food has declined and customer service is completely absent. A young girl claiming to be the "owner" came up to me to attempt to resolve an issue with an incorrect order. It was clearly apparent that she had no understanding of the service industry when she copped an attitude reminiscent of a headstrong teenager and tried to give me a lecture when the error was clearly on the part of the restaurant. The new ownership obviously lacks restaurant industry experience and has no concept of customer service or customer satisfaction. It is unfortunate that this once charming neighborhood pizza restaurant is now destined for failure under this new ownership as is clearly evidenced by the six yelp reviews that were 1 star or 2 star in the last 2 months. read more

This pizza is the BEST! From the quality of the cheese to the crust, this place is delicious. They do a great happy hour appetizers and salads are also amazing compliments the meal. This last Wed we all came for a bite and ordered a large cheese pizza, calamari and the walnut pear goat cheese salad and it was Amazing! read more

I was in Crust Carlsbad last night {Sunday) . It was extremely busy. People out the door. Thank You Crust for an outstanding job under pressure circumstance. The chicken piccata was perfect along with the signature Elle pizza the best. Well worth the wait. read more

Everyone we have come in the past it's been amazing. We ordered take out, due to covid, and they went above and beyond! We ordered humus but they didn't have any made, they decided to make some just for us! We will definitely be going back soon. read more

Service was good even though it was very busy. She happily let us taste the wines before we ordered. We had Gluten Free pizza, regular pizza plus pasta and salads and it was all good. The wine list is pretty good and they have a full bar. It is in a mini mall center so pretty easy to park. It looks like this place is a regular favorite. read more

Bottom Line: A solid 3 1/2 stars. In a Few Words: Food: Good but pizzas left a little to be desired Drinks: Vino and beer Service: Excellent! An easy five stars. Atmosphere: Casual and classy The Details: Service here was excellent. We were seated immediately around 7pm on a Saturday and received lots of attention from the staff. Eager to try their artisan New York style pizza I ordered the Karla pizza which sounded very similar to a margherita pizza with fresh garlic. In the meantime bf and I enjoyed a super yummy house salad and their complimentary bread. Unfortunately the bread was actually pizza crust served with marinara. It was tasty but still stole the thunder from my pizza. For the pizza I was hoping for something really special but it was just ok. I had a few bites of bf pasta and sausage dish which was better than my pie. Nevertheless, it was a good experience and I would come back. read more

This will be long but if you can't read till the end ... DON'T GO!!! The phrase "fool me one, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." This does not apply to me because fool me 3, 4, 5, 6 ... time makes ME the dumbest man in the world. I've been going to Crust literally since the day they opened. I've had MANY ups & downs but I kept returning because I like their food and the old/original owner, Charlie, would ALWAYS make it right. But I could not ever understand why there were SO many consistent mistakes. BTW, in the photos, that's my pizza with the burnt crust. So they now have new owners. A couple of weeks ago I thought maybe they went out of business because I was calling for a to-go order during business hours and they never answered the phone. I tried for over an hour. Anyway, I called yesterday and they answered. I asked to talk to the new owner to introduce myself and tell my history. Now this is the most important thing. I placed my order with the owner and after a VERY LONG discussion, I was assured the order would be right. So I get there and pay. My salads and wings were ready and just waiting for the 2 pizzas. I put them in the car. As it turns out, I had to wait (while the wings were getting cold) because they made a mistake. What mistake? Not something complicated. They made the sausage pizza without the sausage! HUH? How do you do that? That's like a burger without the burger. They would correct it. (Again, while my wings were getting colder with NO offer to remake them fresh and hot.) But rather than re-make the pizza, I find out that the cook was just frying up some sausage to put on top. (how cheap!) Totally a different taste between pizza oven baked vs. fried. And when they brought it out, he just threw the sausage on top. Like a big pile in the center with s few pieces scattered. I told them this was gross and I would bring the salads and wings back in. Just process my refund. So when I get in, he was like a deer in headlights looking at the register. He didn't know what to do. Finally he figures it out and gives me a receipt for a voided transaction. The kicker? I hope you're sitting down. This morning I look at my receipts and the void was for $81.00 while the bill was for $86.81. But it gets better. I went to my account online and there was no void but rather, they charged me $86.81 TWICE!!! Needless to say, I will not be fooled anymore. I WILL NEVER RETURN and will tell everyone I come in contact with to do the same. read more

I've already reviewed Crust and it's become my local favorite. They are always refining the menu and recently added a "wedge" salad, well not 'a" wedge salad but the best wedge salad I've ever had! It's a classic salad in fine steak houses but Mortons, Ruth's Chris etc. ought to stop in and learn a little something, it's awesome. If I had a complaint it would be it's so good and soooo huge that I rarely have room for their amazing pizza. Other highlights include the artichoke, Charlie's meatballs and a great selection of craft beers & wine. Great food, attractive, friendly service and the best italian in North County...don't miss it. read more

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We have enjoyed this restaurant for the past 8 years. Since March, we've dined out only 3 times, all outdoors and 1 of 3 to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We sat outside tonight, and truly enjoyed our experience. Everything takes a bit longer right now in our current environment, so go with patience but Jose, our server was attentive, friendly and ensured our experience was great! Pizza, salad and wine were as expected, delicious. Support your local business! read more

Oh my today was a hectic day. I just arrived from a long trip across country and was craving pizza. Pizza happens to be a special eating event in our family! We are pizza aficionados, experts, foodies... I have driven past Crust Pizzeria a few times and a friend told me that it was the most amazing pizza however due to my work schedule and just busy with the kids and life I haven't been able to stop by to actually taste this AMAZING pizza. My life changed today! What made this pizza so exceptional? The crust was both perfectly crisp and soft, the sauce was fresh and savory, the cheese was out of this world...and all the components were perfectly balanced. My new favorite place!! Wish they delivered. However, this isn't your typical commercial pizza place! read more

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We spend a few weeks in Carlsbad every summer and ran across this place last night. Great food and amazing service. The staff was very attentive and friendly and the pizza and bread were top notch. We will definitely make this a go to stop on future visits. read more

When I called to place my order, no one answered the phone. Called back and a guy said "hello" and I asked if this was Crust pizza and he said "yep". When I ordered my pizza by name (specialty) he said there was no such pizza. I asked if they discontinued it because I was looking at the website and it was on there. He then put me on hold , came back & said "ok, do you want anything else ". I ordered a salad. Then he hung up! No thank you, nothing! What kind of service is that???? He told me 20 minutes for pizza, got there right on time and it was lukewarm. After reading other similar reviews, how does this place stay in business? read more

My favorite place to grab a glass of wine or two or craft beer on the way home and catchup with my Crust fam. Everytime I walk in Torrey, Megan and Noah make me feel like Im at home and ask how my day went. The manager always stops by to say hi. You cant go wrong with anything on the menu. I always have a hard time ordering because everything is really good. This place is a hidden gem and I highly recommend it. Stop in to Crust Pizzeria order some food, have a glass of vino and chat with the locals while you wait for your food and watch the game. See you soon. -JIMBO read more

Crust Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This is the greatest place in the world. The owner Cailey is unbelievably hospitable and the restaurant serves food with only the most excellent ingredients. I can't recommend it enough! Most of these bad reviews are complete lies. Come here! read more

The food was good but confusing menus. We were there at 5:00 and we were told we could order off the lunch menu but neglected to tell us it was a different price. Once served you had to hunt down someone if you needed something, as they all were busy taking at the bar area or walked around with their head down so they wouldn't notice someone who needed something!? I guess they don't realize without customers they wouldn't have a job! CUSTOMER SERVICE is what people want and are willing to pay for but not for NO CUSTOMER SERVICE!! read more

I'm giving one star, but should give zero since we weren't even able to eat there tonight. Showed up at 8:27 and a guy got out of a truck in the parking lot and said kitchen was closed. My husband went into the restaurant to see if this was true since their sign says they close at 9:30 on Friday's and Saturday's. It was true, there were customers at tables he said, but the kitchen had closed. As we were walking back to our car, 2 other cars saw us and stopped to ask if they were closed. We informed them the kitchen had closed. So, they lost at least three sets of paying customers tonight. I should thank them, we found a new great restaurant and we will be going there from now on. Bye bye Crust. read more

By far the best Italian restaurant in San Diego. So much hospitality and felt so much at home. Definitely recommend the calamari and the delicious wings. better then any wing stop or bdubs around. I had the penne pasta as my entree and couldn't finish it because there was so much on my plate. I'll only be eating here from now on. All my friends have been texting and are already making reservations. Very satisfied. support your local businesses.. especially this one. read more

Service: 2 stars Price: 3 stars Food Quality: 4.5 stars Food itself was very good, but a bit pricey. Service was slow and barely existant. I guess we were supposed to get complimentary bread but that didn't happen. Also waiter didn't come around enough to refill drinks. Personally didn't care for the country music. Probably won't come back. read more

Let me start by saying that we have been going to Crust for years, and we love this place. They are always very accommodating and the owner and staff are great and personable. The food is very good...only when you eat in and can oversee the outcome of what you ordered. If you order for take out, you are rolling the dice. We typically order the same meal, and this is the fourth time the order coming home was made wrong. Needless to say, we will look elsewhere for places order takeout during the week. Major bummer. read more

Had dinner with family and friends today. Ordered the "Kelly" 10" pizza and calamari. The calamari was not too greasy and fairly good. Came with platter of 3 dipping sauces , which bumped it up to a 4 star plate in my mind. The pizza was quite good . Generous portions of the sausage and pepperoni meats. Service was good overall except that they served me a 14" instead of 10" pizza, and then when I pointed it out to them, their first reaction was to take it back and make me a new one. Really?? I would have waited another 15 minutes for pizza had not my friend at the table suggested that they just leave me that pie and charge me for their smaller pie. read more

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We came here on a Friday night with a group of 10. I called ahead to make reservations just in case. The food and service were excellent. They have a gluten free crust which is awesome. It was thin crust and quite tasty. Everyone else loved their regular pizzas. The menu is super diverse with a lot of entree options. They had a good beer and wine list as well. The ambience was fun and a great spot to bring the family. The pizza toppings are all very unique and flavorful. We will for sure be back again. read more

I LOVE this Crust location. Came here tonight with some friends and the hostess, Tatum, was very attentive. All staff was very friendly and helpful when recommending dishes to us. Everything we ordered was incredible, especially the wine ;). I will definitely be coming back soon!! read more