We ordered four Italian cheesesteaks from here. It's about $9 a piece. We were sorely disappointed that the sandwiches were primarily French fries, onions and bread. The proportion between the meat and toppings is way off that you can barely taste the beef. My friend who ordered hers with onions said there was way too much. Pizza is pretty good. Crust is different than most places, reminds me of pan pizza. If I go again, I'll be sticking to that. Oh and dude who answers the phone can be rude and impatient. He's never had an attitude with me, but I've witnessed it with others. read more

El Greco Pizza - Half a cheesesteak - Pizza Near Me - South Orange, New Jersey

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The restaurant looked very nice, and the guy helping us was super chill and provided great customer service. However, the food was super gross and was definitely the worst pizza I have ever had in South Orange. It felt so wrong in my mouth because it was undercooked; somehow, the dough was both cooked and raw at the same time. To make it even worse, the cheese was the absolute worst cheese I have ever tasted. It made no sense that there wasn't even any tomato sauce on the plain cheese pizza I ordered. I wanted to throw up when I saw this disgusting red and white substance hidden inside the pizza. I really mean it when I say I have never felt so revolted by a pizza until I ate here. After trying that nasty food, I can safely say the only redeeming thing about the meal was the drinks. read more

I feel so bad because the lady working there was SO NICE AND KIND so customer service was 10/10 but I've never been so appalled at a piece of pizza before. This pizza sucks SO BAD BRO. The dough was rubbery and thick, the sauce had a weird tang to it, and there was way too much cheese imma be real. I actually took one singular bite slammed my hands on the table then picked my phone up to order doordash. THANK GOD IM A DASHPASS MEMBER. read more

Literally one of my favorite pieces in the state of New Jersey. I don't care they have the best crust ever. I've been eating this pizza since I'm six years old. Tell me it's not and I will tell you you're full of shenanigans. read more

Horrible customer service. I placed my order on Ubereats and it was clearly communicated. The two pizzas that came were entirely incorrect. I called immediately to let the store know the order was wrong. He blamed the delivery guy and then told me I had to do a better job at figuring out what I want. He was completely rude, even though HE messed up the order. The pizza was trash. What we tried to eat was unflavored and bland. Pretty sure it wasn't fully cooked through. Don't order from here. Spend your money elsewhere. read more

The food is amazing, the people here are very nice and their service is great. It has a really nice simplistic style and is a pleasing place to sit in. read more

This is a nice lil spot to grab something quick, the owners were friendly and the food is cheap. Not the best but good read more

El Greco Pizza - Cheese steak and mozzarella sticks - Pizza Near Me - South Orange, New Jersey

The owner was very rude until I bought extra food then he was all happy ... that's not acceptable at all... catches a tone with customers and Uber/grubhub driver who are their to pick up food .... You guys gotta find a better owner/manager... I'll keep putting in complaints until he's gone or the business is shut down simple . read more

Pizza is decent. I like the crust and they give good amount of toppings. I called 30 seconds after placing an order on Grubhub asking if I could change the order of garlic bread to soda. The guy was so rude lmao he said "so what am I supposed to eat it?". I just laugh and let it go because I was starving. It's soooo weird because I used to eat in at this place for years. He was never that rude in person. read more

El Greco Pizza - Buffalo wings (not spicy, a little salty) - Pizza Near Me - South Orange, New Jersey

Ever been so insulted, shocked, and angry that all you can do is be pissed and then have a delayed cry in the car? Went to pick up pizzas for a school function (I am not a student, but a full grown adult.) The order was paid in advanced and was told that someone would pick them up (pickup person being me). I was late by like 15-20 minutes because of traffic. The older man working spoke broken english, so I don't know if he didn't understand me and tried to have me buy pies. I kept declining and saying I was picking up for the school. He wouldn't give me the pizzas even though I said I was picking up for the school event and that the order was paid for. He finally understood. He then said why are you so late. The pizza boxes were on top of the oven so they weren't in the way. And proceeds to say to me "Ni hao". He asked me where I was from and if I was Filipino. He then proceeds to make fun of my voice and the way I speak (mind you, I speak perfect English.) It's been a while since someone has done the racist "ni hao" thing to me and asked me where I was from. Internally, I'm seething. I know I'm not the first Asian person he's seen, since the pizzaria is right by Seton Hall, so asking me where I'm from was uncalled for. I'm a mix of angry, shocked, and disgusted. Oh yeah and the pizza ended up not even being that good. read more

Can't go wrong especially late night. Plain pie, sausage pepperoni and onion pie, Italian cheeseburger or Italian cheesesteak. Those are the go to orders. Long night? Playing cards? Everything else closed except dominos? Order el Greco, you won't be disappointed. read more

Do not buy El Greco pizza. The dough is tough, they barely put cheese on the pizza and the pizza taste like baking soda. Do not waste your money, you will be disappointed and angry that you spend your money on a horrible tasting pizza. read more

I know that we are in the midst of a pandemic but the pizza that I got just now tastes like pizza from a fried chicken joint. It absolutely was not fresh pizza. It was hard and the crust was inedible - I gave it to my dog. If there was any cheese on the pizza - it must've soaked into the pizza days ago. This is the first time in my life that I actually had to doctor up a piece of pizza and I'm in my late 60s. Check out the photos. You'll see the original slice and then you'll see the slice that I added pepper jack cheese. Just because we are in the midst of COVID - it's NOT acceptable to serve inferior food. I won't be back until the world turns back to normal (if ever). read more

El Greco Pizza - My doctored up slice - Pizza Near Me - South Orange, New Jersey

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Disappointed in El Greco's. Service was poor and the food was not much better. Save yourself the trouble and order anywhere else.

I order a medium pie with pepperoni and got the wrong order called to inform them they basically stated that it was my daughter fault and that I got a large plain pie it's the same amount. So I'm super annoyed right now with the way they are handling this problem. Will not go back read more

If you decide to drive for elgreico know that he loves the customer and sides with the customer knows the business has alot to learn on how to make pizza the right way decent food but doesnt want to listen to people that have experience like I said decent food but would rather listen to customer before he listens to the employees good luck to future employees read more

Tastes like a classic NY slice. This place never lets me down. & great hours. They never disappoint. read more

El Greco Pizza - Perfect Friday Night! Delivered to my doorstep for only $13. The crust is oh so good! - Pizza Near Me - South Orange, New Jersey

This place is the worst I called to order a sandwich that I been getting since highschool..I always tip over 5 dollars..I been going to this place since high school in the 80s..I live 10 minutes away from this place..all of sudden the owner which i know his voice because of going for decades told me it wasn't worth his time to deliver a 11 sandwich..I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS RUDE A$$..SORRY I EVER SPEND A DIME WITH THIS SCUM BAG read more

Been going here since the 80s. We'd call it 'cheesecake' since it's a thicker dough than most. Nothing tasted better late night with a six of Diet Dew. read more

The order was 40 minutes late after the anticipated hour delivery time. I ordered at 11:30 pm it arrived at 1:10am. The WORST part is that the delivery man rang the doorbell and woke up the entire household. I'm am furious. On top of that the food was cold. Last time ordering from el Greco. Moronic service and sh*t food. read more

They didn't speak english and got mad and hung up... just rude in general. Not a good business

Best.Pizza.Ever. I've been going to El Greco's my whole life. I love everything from their pizza with extra cheese, ground beef and onions (my personal fave) to their Baked Zitti dinners with extra meatballs. I'm not susre how If you're ever in the area please stop in for a slice. You won't be sorry. read more

Actually, 3.5. Pizza is pretty tasty, but it was also a late night run. What's NOT tasty at 2 or am, right? Very lowkey for such a large space. No frills, just a good slice. read more

These idiots always have attitude when u call in to order. I've walked in for a couple of slices and heard them being rude on the phone with customers. If the star rating wasn't enforced by yelp, they wouldn't even get -1 from my experience. Today, I was trying to place an order on the phone and for someone who doesn't know their price list, of course I would ask questions, unfortunately they hang up on me. So much for a business acumen from a place that looks like a dump. I guess if I don't like it I should go some where else. read more

This place is an embarrassment to the name of NJ pizza places. The pizza was DISGUSTING from the crust to the sauce to the cheese. I've only ever been here once and I intend to keep it that way. read more

I have lived in Maplewood/South Orange since i was 12 years old went to the High School,my family still lives there even though i do not anymore etc etc. I love pizza and could eat it it every day in some shape or form. But if you are looking for GREAT pizza then El grecos is it. It kind a hole in the wall type place, not very flashy with bright signs and what not. It blends in to the surrounding neighborhood like i think most place should. Dont get me wrong, i like domino and other pizza establishments but when i get home from philly that is automatically one of the first things i want to eat ...after my grandmothers cooking of course lol. If you decide to walk in they handle you order quickly and timely as it could be considering these are all hand made and not mass produced. This along with the aforementioned reasons add to the overall appeal of the both the place and pizza. So for whatever reason may have being in the area of Maplewood/ South Orange give El Grecos a shot. I am sure you will not be sorry... read more

No frills pizzeria for sure. The restaurant is nothing to look at and the bathroom is absolutely disgusting. It looks very dirty and peaked my awareness in keeping my eyes open for unwanted critters. When asking for toilet paper for the restroom, I was met with the question of "there's no paper in there?"...uhh no, that's why I'm asking for some. There weren't enough rolls in the establishment to cover the toilet seat to even mildly invite me to sit down. My fiance and I have only eaten in-house once, it's not really my style to dine on lawn furniture, since the first time that we visited together we have only made pick up orders to eat back at home. Which brings me to why this is a 3 star rating given my negative feelings toward almost everything but their food....their pizza is mighty yummy. The crust is always crispy, always greasy, and not too much sauce. Their pizza tastes good cold the next day, which for me helps to divide the good from the not so good. Our typical order consists of a plain pie and an order of french fries so I can't speak much to the rest of the menu, but if you're looking for a good pie in the Maplewood/South Orange area, give El Greco's a try. read more

No no and no! Bread sauce and cheese does not make pizza! This is a desecration to pizza.

The plain pizza is delicious. You gotta get a fresh pie, don't get it by the slice, it won't do it justice!! Make sure you have cash, definitely worth it. read more

Always my go to spot when I want a good italian cheese burger they give you real ground beef

Five stars. Great food. Amazing pizza. And open from 6am to 2am it seems. You can call them almost any time and just hear "grrreco" and know you about to have some great food. read more

I've ordered from them before via Grubhub and they delivered to my town with no issues but probably because I ordered online and they already charged my card so they had to fulfill my order. So today I called because I didn't feel like using card being that I have cash on hand. When they finally picked the phone I told them that it was an order for delivery and she okay and proceeded to take my order then we got to the details of my address and then she put the phone down. In the background I hear her telling someone else my address then she tells me that they don't deliver right now and when I inquired as to why, she hung up. I guess they pick and choose as to where they deliver... I'll never order from this establishment again! read more

I'm been eating out from El Greco for close to 20 years... Always loved their food even when more popular pizzerias popped up in the area. This one particular night I order a pepperoni pie to be delivered. Nearly an hour goes by and I call to question the holdup, the owner picks up and says "oh he's leaving now." No apology and abruptly hangs up. I don't make a big deal out of it, I wait another five minutes and the delivery guy arrives with a cooled down plain pizza. I told him rather nicely that I ordered a pepperoni, he says ok takes the box out of my hand and leaves, I quickly call the owner again and he says did you pay, I tell him no I gave it back, he says good and again hangs up on me. At this point I'm infuriated. I drive down to the pizzeria and voice my concern, the owner was so arrogant. He said my guy brought you the pizza and you didn't want it, I said no he brought the wrong pizza. Ok what do u want me to do about it, still no apology. Cutting this short I will NEVER step foot or order from EL GRECO again. Trattoria Pizza is a bit Hollywood but service is extremely better. read more

I went there today to get a chicken parmesan sandwich this is perhaps one of the worst sandwiches I've ever had in my life first off I was the only person at El Greco at lunch time it still took the guy behind the counter I think is the owner almost half an hour to make my sandwich. he burned it to a crisp some of the roll was actually charcoal. when I complained he agreed to make another sandwich this time he took the meat from the first sandwich put it on a roll with some sauce and very little cheese put it in the oven and when I got my sandwich the bread was ice cold I took 2 bites realized the sandwich was completely inedible especially after discovering the Franken chicken hockey puck that passed for the meat. I paid for the soda I purchased but refused to pay for the meal at which point the owner became rude and abusive I guess it's okay for him to serve in edible food you're just not allowed to complain about it. he accused me of cheating him because I ate 2 bites of the sandwich which was not even a quarter of one half. I have lived in this town for 20 years and have never eaten there before and will never eat there again. I recommend everyone stay away. this review has 1 star because it's required in order to post my real rating is a negative 3. read more