had a terrible experience with this pizza place. The tomato sauce didn't even look right--it was pink instead of red, which immediately seemed strange. After eating the pizza, my kids became very sick and threw up multiple times. This was one of the worst pizzas we've ever had, and it was extremely upsetting to see my children get so sick afterward. I would not recommend this place based on our experience. I hope the restaurant takes food quality and safety much more seriously. read more

Great pizza for the price! Owner is extremely friendly and so kind. When i was post surgery i'd order from here weekly since i couldn't drive or walk far. Excellent spot for pizza! read more

Pizza is not great at all especially for the price.. i dont get how they are still in business

the BEST margherita slice in garfield. been here a few times, have checked out every pizzeria in garfield multiple times and always order a traditional slice + a margherita slice. most places, all that changes is the cheese.. and they use too much! it's a mess and gets everywhere. LaBella uses the right amount on multiple occasions---- every time i've eaten from them. i can't vouch for the rest of their food but if you need a quality margherita don't go anywhere else !!!!! read more

The pizza is great, plenty of parking. I recommend the Sicilian pie well done with extra sauce. Good people.

We order from LaBella a lot and every time it's perfect! Our order is correct and so tasty! Alfredo is very good at making mussels and Stromboli we order it every time. I always recommend this place to everyone I know. read more

Admittedly it's been a while since I've came here but hey, it shouldn't have changed much, right? Wrong! No longer have beer on draft for 99 cents.. or at all. It's all bottled beer which isn't the worst thing. The place is packed with friends of the owner or manager who are blasting a Polish Youtube station and they get a bit rowdy. There's a couple of young girls working behind the counter who are just sitting playing on their phones the whole time. The pizza's definitely gotten a lot worse. Something about it is off - maybe the seasoning and cheese. It's not as good as it used to be. Ordered a chicken parm sandwich and it was really weak. Not much chicken, sauce or cheese and it was pretty small for the price. I think that there's definitely been a change in the management or ownership and the quality has suffered. read more

By far ... THE WORST PIZZA - that I've "tried to eat" in my 62 years on this Earth. ordered a Margarita pie thru Slice app. Pizza was undercooked, mozzarella was bland and not melted, sliced tomatoes (why?) were awful and NO FRIGGIN' BASIL at all. Crust seemed like it came from the frozen section of ShopRite and the so-called marinara sauce obviously came from a jar. Too many other great pizza joints in Northern NJ. DO NOT waste your time or money on this LAME attempt at New Jersey Pizza. HORRIBLE!!!!! read more

I recently order from them on door dash. This pizza wasn't cooked properly. After I finish cooking it quick realized that or Pizza Hut would've been better. A frozen pizza would of been better for this. Don't waste your time or money go elsewhere!! read more

the food was great, loved the ambience of the place it was a wonderful visit. loved the energy of the owner he's fantastic

Pizza Is Still Good Long Time Favorite Eat In And A Have A Beer La Bella Pizza has been a family favorite for many years and as others mentioned the pizza still tastes basically the same after the original owners (Immigrant Italian Couple) retired and sold it to folks who you would not normally consider pizzeria owners. The original owners converted a old man bar and installed a pizza oven beginning a very successful run as small business owners that took them in to retirement by making a unusual but great pizza at reasonable price. The pizza dough is formed by using a large press it's topped and placed on a screen before cooking. The hero sandwiches, salads and other menu items were always tasty and a value. If you dined in you could grab a nice cold draught beer mug and chat with the owner and his wife who had some vivid recollections of WWII Italy. La Bella Pizza is still good but not what it once was. read more

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Great crunch but it's a little on the salty side and the cheese was a bit too well-done. The price is right at under $2 for a plain slice. And the flavor was decent if you don't mind salty. It's tough trying to imagine having a flavor of someone that enjoys salt. I'm not saying I have a salt aversion, but my awareness is heightened. The ambiance is what you'd expect for Garfield. Garfield is your typical blue collar town and it has a high Polish population. So finding good pizza here may be a challenge. $1 draughts during happy hour is a nice draw if you're a fan of Budweiser or Coors Light. They also have a Polish beer on tap, but I'm not even going to attempt to try to spell it. There are enough tables in the dining room to accommodate a party of 12, and there are several booths available in case you walk into a party of 12. But you can forget about outdoor seating. At least on Lanza anyway... read more

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They sucked can never get the order right the ladies behind the counter never smiled it's like they didn't give a shit would never go again

First to review! I can't believe no one has reviewed La Bella. I love La Bella pizzeria! It is ran by a combination of Polish and Indian people (weird combo!) Lanza street is right off of river drive (not on a main street) This little pizza place looks like it used to be someone's house and they converted it over. The current owner seems to have kept all the original recipes and flavor! Great job... nice size pie's with excellent flavor! read more

Great deals and amazing pizza. Have yet to try one of their sandwiches or anything else on the menus but this has to be my go to for pizza and beer after a long day at work. read more

Depending on how you like your pizza, this place can either be great or it can be a bust. For me, it was right in the middle. I remember getting sicilian slices at my Catholic grade school for lunch every Friday and thinking it was the best thing ever. Today, however, I ordered a plain large pie and wasn't really dazzled. I'm pretty specific with my pizza. The most important part for me is a crispy crust. I even asked the person who took my order to "make the crust a little crispy." My crisp was missing. The cheese saved the pie. It was almost perfect. Great taste, nice and melty. Exactly how it should be. For me to compliment cheese is a biggie because I am not a cheese person at all. Its in a great location for small-town Garfield and the prices are really reasonable. Definitely would return if it came down to it, but I'll most likely be going back to my original pizza place. read more

I ordered pickup and had delivery - it was a pepperoni pizza and chicken wings. Great service, great food and a good deal on the prize. Also, had the Sicilian pizza that everyone here was raving about. It was perhaps the best Sicilian pizza I have ever had. It was breadier than the regular pizza, but not too bready and therefore balanced out the taste with the tomato sauce, cheese and topping. I believe the tomato sauce is homemade, if I had to guess. This place is a gem in Garfield, and I would highly recommend it! read more

I would never order a pizza from this place ever again after giving them my credit card number three times the girl's still got it wrong and it was declined and they delivered the pizza anyway after calling and complaining I was hung up on twice. Who delivers a pizza without calling back to verify the number. And after given explicit directions the guy got lost and the pizza was cold I don't care if they were the last pizza place on this earth I would never ever again order from them again. They don't even deserve the one star but I had to do that in order to yelp read more

I ordered a small cheese pizza and Caesar salad for delivery and it was soooo good. The wait wasn't long either!

Pizza looks like it's been sitting for at least a couple of days, and doesn't taste fresh either. Not the best pizzeria for slices in the area! read more

They have tasty pizza, especially the sicilian. The issue is that they are inconsistent. They seem to hire new pizza makers all the time and that changes the flavor. If they could only find ones that can make a good pie and then keep them on staff. Other than that, the prices are good. I still don't understand why they can't spell stromboli correctly on their menu. They also have huge signs claiming that they are the only brick oven pizza place in town but they aren't. read more

They are doing a great job even during this crisis... pizza is always on point. This is a great benchmark pizzeria and the prices are fair!

Just don't buy this pizza it's just horrible the cheese was like plastic the sauce mad me throw up and the chicken on the Buffalo chicken was so chewy STAY AWAY FROM LA BELLA read more

We have been ordering from here since the early 1980s. I know it's not the same owners but the recipe is still the same and it is fantastic. There is something about this pie that makes it ever so different then so many around. Will always be on my list . read more

The place is dingy dark and dirty. The pizza is either burnt/overcooked or the dough is still raw in places. The employees are rude and obnoxious. The crust has a preformed gross texture to it. They skimp on cheese and toppings which would explain why the prices are a little cheaper then other local pizzerias. There is a bar, but the selection is shit. They routinely mess up orders and when you try to tell them they made a mistake they curse you out. I'm never going here or ordering from here again. Santonis and pizza mania are way better and if you have cash just go to pizzatown usa. read more

Best tasting brick oven pizza in town!! As well as great subs,salads, pastas and more!

We ordered two large pizzas with ham and mushrooms. It was so poor that we counted the mushrooms in it. The ham was so scarce that I think it only had two pieces on both pizzas cut into tiny squares. Such a shame read more

As a pizza place its fine as a Italian restrant not so much, 2plain pies diliverd 30 bucks so I called back, I to ask about pricing the owner said 23$ for 2 plain pies, my son gave the driver 100 dollar bill And got 70 in change when I called the owner he asked me what do I want to do. do I want my change back nerve of the guy do I want to give the guy a tip yeah honestly is the best policy so ask the price and count your change next time bbb overcharing next time if so I'll be sure to pick it up read more

Negative review. Not sure what has happened to the place . Quality has gone down over the year. It was the staple for all of our Lanza Ave pool parties .. No more .. You lost our business . Figure out what's wrong and fix it ... read more

Okay so I'm really not sure why this place has such a high rating but I hope mine brings it down a notch and back to reality. Perhaps the food is better when you dine in rather than get a delivery but here is my take; and I am an expert in pizza. Very tough doughy pie, very greasy too. Sauce is just okay. I am less that one Mike from the place and the delivery guy got lost! Not to mention that the reason why it was cold was because the guy spent 15 mins in the building trying to figure out that the 300 units were on the 3rd floor!!!! Really??? You walk around the hallway of the 1st floor for that long before you realize that 300 must be on the 3rd floor. Doctor....never, at least I hope not. Good pizza in a pinch, but if your really craving good pizza this will let you down. read more

I firmly believe that a local pizzeria is a staple for any town. If your place of residence is lacking a good tasting pizza, you might want to get the heck out of there quick. Forget about your stuff just get in your car and drive as fast and as far away as you quickly can. Here's my theory behind why I just said that. If a town doesn't serve good pizza, or at least a decent one, then most likely people who live there have no concept of what flavor is. And if they don't know what flavor is then most likely they can't taste anything. And if they can't taste anything then they're probably zombies. So there you go my reason why you gotta run away and run away fast. Fortunately Garfield has this local pizza joint that does serve up some good ol' food. The fact that it's only a couple of blocks from my buddy's house is even better. And as they plainly advertise they're the only restaurant in town that has a brick oven. So one evening, while chilling out at my buddy's house, a group of us decided to get out for a while and feel the cold tundra weather that we call New Jersey winter weather. After a rather long, and might I add alcohol-influenced walk, we get to the place hungry and ready to feast. It was getting pretty late but the guy at the counter was more than happy to have us. Even though they were clearly getting ready to close they didn't complain that we ordered calamari, chicken wings, French fries, etc. in addition to whatever slices of pie was left. They quickly got our order and we devoured it like a pack of fat kids with cake in front of them. I was in heaven stuffing my face with all the food we ordered. Since our morbidly obese selves ordered too much we even had left overs to bring to the house to feast on later. Gotta love it when bros put their bros before hoes! By the way Brad Pitt I want my money back from that awful movie you called World War Z. Zombies clearly can't run that fast... read more

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Very good food very clean good prices fully recommend recommend off the record the white with broccoli and the Philly cheesesteak used and stick with mushrooms onions read more

Very good sicilian pizza, order a whole Sicilian pie since its way better when its hot & fresh..

Horrible! So sad this was our go to place! Ordered a pizza and sub took forever pizza was cold and sub was the wrong one. Called back and kept getting the run around read more

Best kept secret! The Sicilian is ridiculously good! Go get a pie now and thank me later.

Pizza is good...However it all depends on the day of the week and who is making it...sometimes its hit or miss. Friday's seem to be pretty good. read more

I've been ordering from La Bella's for years, and even with a change in ownership, the pizza is as consistent in taste & quality as I remember when I was a kid...how often can you say that about a place that's been in business for so long?...I give the new owners 5 stars for keeping the flavor as I remember it-Superb! The restaurant is CLEAN, service is great, and their delivery time is what other places should only hope for...Thank You, La Bella, for having the best Sicilian pie in the area-thin crust, unique flavor, tasty sauce...C'mon, people...give them a try and don't let childish reviews turn you off!!! read more

Really good stuff. Tastey pizza. Never really found any other pizza w/ this type of taste. A family favorite for decades. My kids love it too and I'm so happy to share it w/ them. The added parking lot on the side is a big benefit. Go La Bella! read more

i feel half of these reviews are by professional reviewers that Google the town. seriously large Polish population so it may be difficult to find a good pizza? Garfield was all Italian just a few decades ago. there are more pizza places per square mile here in thee whole country except for Chicago and NYC. the pizza is good. its a weird mix of "fake" pizza... pizza hut, domino's with a real pizza taste. its good. there are many "real" pizzerias in the area. but they do have a different taste and feel. and serving beer puts them on a new level. no one else around does that. read more

Best pizza in the area. We always take half plain, half supreme and always enjoying it.