I came back here a couple months ago after the new owners saw my bad review from the old business. I apologize for not rating the last experience; it was awesome. I came back tonight because of the last experience and I received a perfectly cooked pepperoni and sausage pizza. The crust was golden brown. There was some crispy cheese on some edges. Some crispy pepperonis. Lots of pepperoni and sausage and cheese. The sauce is sweet and I think the ingredients make a happy joes pizza superior. But when the bake is on point, it's one of the best. So thank you for baking it perfectly. The kids working there were polite. My food was ready in 20-25 minutes. I got a large pepperoni and sausage and medium taco for $40. It's easily 2-3 meals for my wife and I. Great value and quantity given the $40. Thank you for restoring my confidence in Happy Joes. read more

Ordered online. Never got a confirmation email. Called the store to confirm, the rep who answered did confirm & was kind. Picked up my pizza, was ready on time & again the staff was pleasant. Walk in/carry out only. I don't believe there were tables to sit & eat at. Quick service. The pizza itself had a nice delicious cheese crust. I forgot to take a pic but was one of the best pizzas I've had in a long time. Would definitely go back & also recommend! Located in a strip mall. read more

The service is great. They have such a great crew. I work part time in the same strip as the restaurant, so I eat there quite often. My go to is a small cheese with cauliflower crust, then topped with their taco sauce. read more

Always love Happy Joes. Favorite is adding pineapple to Hapoy Joes Special. Delicious.

Service was great. Pizza was overcooked. Crust was burnt. This is the second visit with poor quality

our cheese pizza we burnt and the Cinn. desert pizza was dry and cold. we couldn't even eat it. server who took the order had us believe that they delivered only to see that door dash was how our food was delivered. will never order from Urbandale Des Moines Happy Joe's again read more

We ordered work lunch take out from this location and we were really impressed. The nacho pizza was fantastic and really fresh. The only problem was that it took a little bit longer to get our order ready than it should have. Cheese sticks were fire. read more

Happy Joe's - Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

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I wanted to spend money here. I tried. "Any specials?" "Large 2-topping for $15" "Ok, large all sausage and half pepperoni" "Sorry that doesn't qualify so that would be $20" "Huh, just put pepperoni on half" "If it's not all pepperoni it doesn't qualify for the discount" Seriously. read more

Extremely lackluster experience. Our order took over 90 minutes to get to us after being told 45 minutes. We called after an hour and they truly didn't care. The first item we ate were the cheese sticks. Flavor was 2 stars out of 5. It could have used another handful of cheese and any ANY additional seasoning. We were all excited to try the taco pizza as it appeared to be their main item. This was a throw away item, we could not eat it. The meat was anything but taco flavored. It tasted zesty and definitely not fresh. This is a restaurant we will not order from again. read more

Gave this place another try and under new management this is the Happy Joes I remember! Great food and staff. For those reasons I will be back. read more

They had my car towed even though they know who's car it was and I had been going to this place for over 25 years. Will never order here again. Their pizza is WILDLY overpriced for the quality of it and they don't seem to be aware of their own specials. Casey's pizza is superior in every way. read more

My girlfriend and I decided to expand out horizons and try Happy Joe's tonight for dinner. Both of us had a long day so we opt-ed for delivery - we put our order in online for a taco pizza/cheese sticks and quoted a max of 45 minutes. We'll 45 minutes came and went and no sight of the pizza, my girlfriend called to get a status update the talked to a young girl who said it's out for delivery, keep in mind - they didn't even ask us for our information to check...1.5+ hours later the order shows up. I've had Happy Joe's years ago and it was delicious - this was the exact opposite of it. Overall, you're better off trying something else than this place. However, my best advice for you is to call to put your order in and get a delivery time, so you can plan accordingly... read more

Our 20 dollar pizza arrived looking extremely burnt. And I'm disappointed to say our last few experiences have also been disappointing. I used to love happy joes but since they closed all their Des Moines locations and opened up this carry out only Urbandale location it just isn't even close to the quality as before. read more

Happy Joe's - Pizza Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

Pizza was delivered at room temperature (yet somehow still way overcooked and even burnt on the outer sides) and when we called to address the issue, the manager on duty was very short with us and said it wasn't her problem because the pizzas were fine when she sent them out for delivery. This is the second time in a row we have had an issue with this place, we will never order from them again. read more

It's mainly a delivery store, but they have a couple tables outside, so that's where we ate. I got the taco pizza, the little 4 slice personal size, but I made the mistake of not ordering the original. The Matador has peppers on it (delish) but no shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes or taco chips! Psh! So I went back in and asked for those toppings to throw on top and they didn't even charge me, which was really nice. Next time I will get the original and maybe add hot peppers. My bf got the cheese bread and it was really good, like stuffed with mozzarella. The tomato sauce you dip it in tasted chunky and fresh. I also liked the taco sauce for my pizza - great flavor! I think I will try to make a taco pizza at home sometime. :) read more

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Happy Joe's is my ALL TIME FAVORITE PIZZA... Grew up with it, love it. However, the Urbandale location is one of the most inconsistent businesses I've dealt with. They constantly send you coupons to order since "it's been awhile since you've ordered, here's 20% off" which is nice bc they are higher priced than most, but I'm willing to pay! To only find out, they can't deliver tonight, too short staffed. This has happened 6+ times. Get your store staffed please. read more

We ordered 3 pizzas the afternoon of the Super Bowl. It was hours before the game so we could try to beat the busy time. We used DoorDash and have Dash Pass so don't have most of the fees. It was still $75 and no one got a large pizza. YIKES! That's a lot for pizza. We ordered a small Nacho Joe, a medium Nacho Joe, and a medium cheese. The ordering system makes you pay the extra to supreme your taco pizzas whether you like it or not however neither of our taco pizzas had the sour cream, onions, olives, etc that we paid for on them. Our pizzas did arrive in a timely manner so they weren't piping hot but were somewhat warm. It was really cold out so I didn't expect much in that department. The crusts on all three were really hard and crunchy nearly inedible. The cheese sauce was almost nonexistent on the Nacho Joe pizzas. They were very, very bad. I would have put Happy Joe's at one of the best places to eat taco pizza but not after our latest experience. No way will I spend that kind of money for worse than frozen pizza quality again. Casey's is so much better. And we can pick up Godfather's nearby which is also much better. If we had been eating inside, I would have demanded my money back. I think I should get my money back considering it was so bad. I don't think they should be allowed to serve that bad of food for that kind of money to people. It's wrong. They have shut down before and I think it's high time they shut down again. I don't know why they are putting out such bad pizza but we won't be back. I won't waste another penny there. I would recommend you don't either. read more

They don't make sure DoorDash drivers have all of the order before handing to driver will never deliver there food again there was more then 7 people behind the counter and they still couldn't get it rite read more

Sadly, there aren't Happy Joe's in the Des Moines area intended for on-site dining any more... but the pizza is still great. We ordered the Crab Rangoon pizza (which I think has a limited run--it's not on the web menu--on the very thin crust, a one square foot pizza cut into eighths, and garlic bread with cheese. Packing for delivery is the unavoidable enemy of crunch, but despite that, we were quite pleased, and we'll order again. ADDENDUM: There are very good people working at this establishment. During our time in Pittsburgh, it was all too common for us to place an order with a pizza place there only to find out when we called well after the ETA that some number of their drivers didn't bother to come to work, so our order would be late--rather than telling us this up front so we could make an informed decision. Not Happy Joe's! The first time we called to order Crab Rangoon pizza, the courteous lady we spoke with warned us that things were very busy that evening and it would take longer than usual. We decided against ordering that night, but were so impressed with the good service even at the risk of not adding to business that evening that we (a) wrote the company to express our appreciation and (b) made very sure we ordered another day, and we are glad we did. read more

My husband is an Iowa native and we live in Denver, we were back to see family in Dubuque and called ahead to pick up a frozen version of our favorites on our drive back home. When we arrived there was a miscommunication and instead of frozen pizzas we just had unbaked versions- which, unfortunately, wouldn't have made it back to Denver. We were disappointed but it was an honest mix up. About an hour down the road the manager, Sean, called us back and offered to ship us frozen pizzas. How amazing! We really appreciate him going above and beyond for us, we are loyal happy joe's fans, and this is just another reminder why. Thank you guys! All our Iowa friends in Denver appreciate it too! We will definitely be back next time we are in Des Moines. read more

Called 6 hours ahead and scheduled a pickup for carryout inly to get here at the designated time and be told that my pizzas havent even been put in the oven. Waited an extra 10 minutes for the lone employee in the store to keep taking phone calls before he went in the back and started making the pizzas. Whoever is scheduling the shifts should be embarrassed and quit. read more

Terrible service was promised an hour weight time...three hours later I had no pizza. They are terrible. I wish I could give them no stars. I see why they are down to one location. read more

I've always loved happy joes, but this time might have been my last time ever having it. When I arrived employees were out front the main entrance smoking. Not all employees had mask on in the building. When we mentioned they should have a mask on an employee just laughed it off. Then to top it off the pizza was cold! Not going back and terrible experience. read more

Happy Joe's original pizza is my favorite! Partly because it reminds me of my dad and eating the Canadian bacon sauerkraut pizza when I was a kid. It also is a somewhat healthy choice because of the pickled cabbage being so good! Thanks to Happy Joe's for making my birthday party a wonderful evening with great food! read more

The two managers Janet and Lexi couldn't find my online order when I called 1 hour and 45 min after I ordered. I asked them to make me a pizza for free and refund my online order. I was hung up on and told they couldn't do that. I was told they couldn't refund my money because they didn't have my order. I was given a number to call. A few minutes after they hung up their delivery driver called. He had the order that didn't exist. The pizza was cold. read more

Happy Joe's has some of the greatest pizza in the state. Aside from the fact that it is freshly prepared, and always cooked to perfection, this particular pizza joint also has an admirable ambiance. The staff is friendly, the restaurant is clean, and all-in-all it has a joyful charisma. I am proud to call Happy Joe's my "go-to pizza place" and I encourage any and all to try their pies. read more

Everything I remembered about Happy Joes. Great pizza, quick service, friendly service. There is no seating here, it's basically a take out or delivery only kinda place. But I'd eat this in a park, in a car, next to a dumpster, I don't care! Just give me happy joes pizza and I'll be happy! read more

Happy Joe's - Pizza Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

This address is the new location for the previous reviews of 4531 86th St. in Urbandale. We picked up a Taco Pizza last week and a chopped salad that was enough for four of us. With the hot sauce that comes with this purchase, it is the best Mexican Pizza around. Always a family hit. read more

Just too darn expensive! I can get a large for 5.99 at dominos. They want $14 for a small taco? Get with the times Happy Joe's.

ii did'nt hear about happy joe's until i started working here and now it is my favorite pizza place. My favorite is the BLT pizza which is delicious!! read more

Took over an hour to deliver one pizza. I get it's a Saturday night but at least apologize for the delay. Never again!