Well... I tried to be nice and give the benefit of doubt all of 2023. I have been coming here since 1999. Something has changed the past 1-2 years. I have probably come here for dine-in during lunch break or some other period of time during lunch, to eat either a pizza or sandwich at least 30 times the past 6-9 months. I have actually upon payment hit the tip button for either 18% or 20% each time. About 20-25 times I have sat there eating pizza out of a box or paper plate, or a sandwich wrapped in paper with a plastic bag on the table. All while there are other fully grown adults over 21 sitting at tables eating with porcelain plates, platters, and dinnerware. Maybe 1-2 or 3 times they have actually served me dine-in with dishes, dinnerware, or whatever you would consider dine-in materials. That's probably $60 I shouldn't have given them. I also am not middle-eastern, but have a middle-eastern appearance. It's a slap to the face. Like what is the staff trying to say? "Thanks for the tip, now take the box and walk out of here". The food is so good here, and sadly I will never come back to this place. read more

Bathrooms could be better dirty food was great but a little bland would come again but would be my last option

It's been such a long time going to this pizza spot. Was in town and had to try it out! Pizza was so dang good!! Just like I remember. Crisp on the bottom, lots of fresh toppings and great value for your money. Chicken wings could of been better but that dipping blue cheese and ranch sauce was delicious. Ordered the Italian salad and was filling. Well be back again! read more

Lamppost Pizza - Artichoke Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

Haven't been here in years but man this place still how I remember it. Great service great pizza and a great place to take the family.

Only pizza my kids love. Just wish it was a but more cost effective but will always spend for this quality.

The food was dry and to be honest awful. The woman who seemed to be in charge "Lindin" was incredibly rude when we stated our concerns over the combo plate which is 17.00 for something you get at the 99c store and reheat. She disregarded us and continued behind the counter to stare at my partner and say rude words aloud to her co worker. She FaceTimed while behind the counter and used foul language. It was probably my most unenjoyable restaurant experience I've ever had. Take care of it. read more

This is solids bar style pizza. It's my favorite in town for chewy flavorful dough, cheese, and sauce. I mostly get the pizza here. I've tried the tater skins and the wings, both solid choices. They NEVER have chicken fingers when i order. Supply chain issues I guess. Customer service is always good. Like they get BUSY and they don't have a lot of staff, but you can see they earnestly try to get things out quickly without losing quality. Order ahead or expect a wait if dining in. This isn't fast food. It seems like a decent sports bar. Lots of tvs and beer. Not my thing but the place has a good vibe. read more

Last time we ordered it took 2 hours for our pizza to get to us. Tonight this is our delivery issue..... look at the times. It says 9:34 and it's 10:34. Thanks Lampost. This is why we can't have nice things. Edit... it showed up 2 minutes later cold as hell. I'll order from Amecis next time. They are half the price, just as good, and manage to get it to you within 45 minutes of your order. read more

Lamppost Pizza - It says 9:34 and it actually arrived at 10:36 cold as shit. This is why we can't have nice things. - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

If you're looking for a lesson in how NOT to run a pizza business, look no further than Lamppost Pizza. The owners' response to customer feedback is nothing short of appalling. First off, let's talk about the pizza. It tasted like cardboard topped with disappointment. The crust was so tough it could double as a frisbee, and the toppings were sparse enough to make you wonder if they were trying to cut costs or just don't care about quality, when the pizza was so expensive itself. Instead of a professional response, I was met with a defensive tirade that would make a toddler's tantrum seem composed. The owners clearly lack any semblance of customer service skills and instead opt for a passive-aggressive approach that's as unappetizing as their pizza. To anyone considering ordering from Lamppost Pizza, save yourself the trouble and order elsewhere. Unless you enjoy being treated with disdain and eating subpar pizza, this place isn't worth your time or money. read more

My kids love this place. Great staff, good food and above average family atmosphere!!!!

The salads are trash. Like real bad. Its basically a head of lettuce with half an avacodo an egg and what seems to be boiled chicken breast. It said it was supposed to have cheddar cheese w the mozzarella but the cheddar wasn't their. Its littlerally the bare minimum. Get a pizza instead read more

This Lamppost Pizza conveniently located off the 5 and Culver is tucked in the Heritage Plaza center. Super close to the Supercharger station for Tesla owners. And a simple arcade to corral the little ones. The pizza contains all natural ingredients and a quaint bar attached for the dads enjoyment by Backstreet Brewery locally brewed. It gets a little rowdy in here with the local high schoolers around lunchtime but the staff does a great job of keeping them in check respectfully. They support a bunch of local ball teams and are stand up guys. Some of the guys have just brash attitudes but they mean well. We'll be back for more. read more

Lamppost Pizza - Lamppost x BSB - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

Got it twice. Excellent cheese, meat and dough combo. I only picked up though. Garlic and BBQ chicken.

This place is a wreck.. employees walking around with towels like they might go wipe down tables but instead just chatting with other customers?? Stand in line for 10 minutes no one bothers to come take the order, employees walking past me saying nothing.. lol nice Only reason you get two stars and not one is because one of the cooks from the back finally acknowledged me and forced one of you fools to come take my order. You're on the clock so just do your job and don't be so sassy about having to take an order read more

Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment or just glutton period. I enjoyed my linebacker personal pan pizza. It's probably the fastest way to grow a spare tire but I enjoyed every bite. The pizza was piping hot with a crispy crust with toppings overloaded - just the way I like it. Pizza for lunch seems like a cheap way to go but lamppost is actually not. I want to believe the quality of the ingredients or maybe the real estate is preventing them to price it lower but I was there for lunch on a promo. They do offer single topping pizza slices for a rather reasonable price for the kiddos that come from the nearby high school. read more

Lamppost Pizza - Linebacker lunch portion - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

This place is awful. We came in around 8:15 last night and ordered a Caesar and a small cheese pizza. Pretty simple. The service was incredibly slow, they didn't provide utensils until we got up and tracked someone down after being ignored for a while at the front. All of this would be fine, I wouldn't care. But then comes the cheese pizza. First bite - it tastes like meat. Clearly it was cut by the same slicers as everything else. Then we see the actual slice we picked up - with ham or whatever meat chunks lining the sides of the slice. We were so repulsed we left the pizza then and there. This is unacceptable. read more

Lamppost Pizza - Cheese pizza with actual ham chunks and residue - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

Always perfectly cooked and ready if you place an order via phone. Staff is very friendly and the ambiance is always nice even though it looks like a sports pub. Price is not too expensive just at the right price! I recommend their chicken Alfredo pasta with their garlic bread. read more

This place never disappoints. Been coming here for decades and the pizza is always delicious, atmosphere is always fun and lively and the staff are always helpful. Best pizza joint in town. read more

I've basically grown up on Lamppost Pizza since I was a teenager. With the recent renovation of this plaza, somehow the interior still looks to be the same as I remember way back in the day with the addition of a nice outdoor patio area. Pizza here has always been solid, but what makes this one really stand out? The brewpub connected to it... AKA Backstreet Brewery. I didn't have much appreciation for this one probably until I was out of school and 21 of course because lets face it... who doesn't love pizza & beer! I had recently visited back when I was visiting home in December and had stopped by after doing some Christmas shopping with my brother and my cousin. What'd we get? Large pizza half Garlic Chicken (Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheese, Garlic Butter, Chicken Breast, Bell Pepper, Onion & Tomato) and half Best of Seven (Mozzarella Cheese, Pepperoni, Ham, Mushroom, Bacon, Onion & Bell Pepper). We also did a pitcher of their Set Sail IPA, a lighter bodied IPA with citrus hops and ABV of 7%. Initially we wanted to go for their Tomahwak Double IPA but they don't offer it in pitchers rightfully so being at 9.2% ABV. Anyways their pizzas are delicious if you like a thicker buttery breaded crust. Typically when I'm here it always half Garlic Chicken and half whatever else who's with me wants. Solid spot to watch football on weekends. They do have happy hour is everyday from 3:30pm-6:30pm. And as I recall from my bill all large pizzas seem to always get an automatic $3 off. I think that's all i got on this one. 'Til next time, cheers! 64/365 read more

Lamppost Pizza - I'm into fitness... fitness entire pizza in my mouth - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

The best pizza. They have one with chicken and Avocado that you have to try! Lots of a TVS and plenty of beer on tap. If you want to speed up your service call before you go to have them get it started. read more

Their pizza and chicken ceaser salads are all fantastic and they have the best pizza ive ever eaten

We came on a Thursday night, fairly busy inside. We ordered pizza and spaghetti and waited 45 minutes only to find out that they forgot to make the spaghetti. We had to wait 15 more minutes for the spaghetti. 2 stars only because the workers seems to be trying their best to accommodate everyone. read more

Went to Lamppost Pizza to see the Rams game for the playoffs. Perfect place to come watch the game. Aaron was our bartender. Super cool guy. We had a couple flights of beers from the brewery which hit the spot. The Hazy Ex girlfriend and the Tomahawk IPA were my favorite. I ordered the Linebacker pizza pie and it was the tits. The sauce was really good. It's all about the sauce. Good quality toppings. read more

Lamppost Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

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Let me first say that I love their pizza...when its on. My last order was bad but worse was the treatment by the manager. I had ordered 3 pizzas by phone and asked if I could have a crisper crust. They said ok and took the order. When we got the pizzas each one was so overcooked to the point the tops on one was burnt (not significantly but bad enough). Called the store and mentioned what happened. The manager knew our order immediately and was quite rude saying that we ordered a crispy crust and told us there was no other way to get a crispier crust on their end. I wish we knew that the derivative of asking for a crisper crust would be a burnt pizza before they accepted the oder. Had that piece of info been relayed and it came out burnt after we said its ok then thats on us. But he was rude and didn't offer any solutions. We were stuck with pretty much inedible pizzas. I had asked if he could redo the pizzas to which he said ok and then hung up on me. I called back and cancelled the order and asked for a refund because he didnt give me confidence that the pizzas would be done with "care". This stores pizza has been very good in the past, one of my favorites. But the attitude of the manager was unacceptable and the lack of communication initially was lacking on their end. We have ordered for crusts to be crispier in the past from other pizza places and the issue we experienced never happened. To the owner of that Lamppost Irvine, hopefully you read this and enhance protocol and service. You have a great product when its on. read more

Stopped in yesterday after. College Volleyball Tournament with the family. Haven't been to a Lamppost Pizza since I was a kid, and it's better than I remembered! Food was excellent! read more

We have ordered delivery of pizza from Lamppost 4-5x this past month, and have found it surprisingly good. Sure, it usually arrives lukewarm, but so does pretty much all delivered pizza. 8-10 minutes in a 400° oven, and it is hot and quite delicious. The toppings are of good quality and of very generous quantity. The crust is chewy and pretty darned good. This is the best delivered pizza that we have had, and we've tried many. It deserves 4+ stars. read more

The exterior is deceiving because it looks so unassuming, but it's actually huge inside with tons of tables and plenty of seating. We came here with my daughter's soccer team for their end of season party over Memorial Day weekend, and it was packed! So many other teams were also gathered together celebrating. It was noisy, loud, and a little crazy... but the perfect place for a bunch of kids because nobody cares if anyone's being too loud or disruptive. We get a one free pizza coupon through LA galaxy for the end of season party, and it's pretty smart of Lamppost to partner up with organizations that way because obviously one pizza is not going to be enough... and the rest of their menu is pricey for average food. It'll cost you $30+ for one of their large specialty pizzas, a large bucket of wings is $22, and most of their individual salads were $12. Regardless, I think a place like this should exist in every neighborhood. A place where everyone can gather and hangout with some beer and pizza - old school style. read more

The worst pizza I have ever tried. Gave me food poisoning. Been up all night sick to my stomach - we picked dinner up down in Irvine where we went to see my family and kids for Halloween. Ordered for the first time from Lamppost and never again. Pizza looked nothing like the pictures either. Up for 12 hours sick to my stomach. And i paid 62$ for that. I will never risk it again. Nor throw my health and money to trash like that. Just don't go to Lamppost Pizza. read more

Overall good but nothing spectacular quality pizza with the crust a bit more on the thick traditional side. However used to like coming here for the brewery and they had the equipment in the bar area which made the place more unique. But it's since been removed so it's just another strip mall pizza joint now. At least they have a patio and they let you bring your dog along. read more

I have been ordering pizza from here for quite some time and it was my favorite until today. Ordered the pizza pictured and when I called to ask for a reorder because it's burnt they told me it's the high quality cheese and they will always look like that. I call BS. Take a look at the other pics compared to this and you can see for yourself. They wouldn't send a new one however they did refund the cost of the first one and told me to order again. After being hung up on twice that is not going to happen. I have had customer service issues with this location before and I'm done! Adios Lamppost! Update: I have not received a response to the email I sent per the owners response so I will add that this particular pizza was so bad my dog wouldn't even eat it and she eats cat poop. My suggestion would be to pick up your food and check it before you leave. read more

Lamppost Pizza - Burnt pizza! Yuck! - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

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Got there just in time on a busy Saturday night. It got pretty packed and very loud. All the food (pizza, mozzarella sticks, wings, salad) were great. We had a large party and the food came quickly. Service was great. The ranch was yummy! Would go again. read more

Great service and the employees have hustle. Pizza was great and everyone was happy. The salads are meh so they could jazz them up, it has the feel of a old Pizza Hut. read more

Always tasty pizza and our favorite spot to get a cheat meal!!! Their service is quick, we always order to go because it's a little too loud in there for me personally. read more

Beer flows but pizza is very basic! My 3 year old like the pizza!!! Lol nothing special

This place pisses me off! not only was it $62 for a medium pizza and 8 piece wing but I waited 45 minutes only to get my order after I asked the third time and they went to get it and it was in a stack of pizzas waiting to get picked up! I guess that's the norm. pizza was paletable but customer service blows! not going back but am committed to lowering their yelp rating. Also, this was a local school fundraiser. I will strongly suggest the the school NEVER chooses this place again. Oh and last thing: it's pretty bad that in your reviews, there are more 1star ratings than any other rating. Bottom line is this place sucks!!! read more

I used to really enjoy Lamppost, but apparently they must have changed their recipe and now skimp out on the cheese and pizza sauce... and to top it off, they are very expensive! I don't think I would eat here again. For the quality and price of $33 for a medium pizza is just ridiculous. I honestly think Dominos $5.99 take out medium pizza was much better than what I ate at Lamppost today. read more

Their lunch special $10 for two delicious slices of pizza and a drink... what more do you need?

Reviewed many times in past. Excellent choice for awesome pizza and other dishes. Casual, somewhat noisy, but perfect for team parties. Amazing selection of pizzas. Only downside is higher than usual cost. Worth it for outstanding food. We visit frequently. Enjoy!! read more

Had the pizza for lunch. We ordered 2 boxes of pizza-pepperoni and hawaiian. And can I say, damn! it's pretty pricey for a pizza. $19! I say it's not worth it because the pizza wasn't even that great. It tasted normal to me, nothing special. Since I was at work didn't get to try the beers, but maybe I'll come back and try the beer. Overall, pizza was meh. Any better pizza places around Irvine? read more

Lamppost Pizza - hawaiian pizza or their special or something - Pizza Near Me - Irvine, California

This is really good pizza, but it's better to pick it up than to choose delivery. The delivery guy the last three times we have had it delivered just leaves the hot pizza on the cold porch and doesn't knock, doesn't ring the bell, doesn't text, nothing. I have tried changing the settings on the app to make sure it says to text, tried changing it to make sure it says that we do NOT want contact-less delivery, so apparently the delivery person just thinks it's funny. It's not. It just makes you look like you don't care about your customers. read more