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    Lava Louie's

    3.9 (24 reviews)
    Fri 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed

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    Aaron V.

    Going to go ahead and say it, Lava Louie's...FIRE. We came in for a half marathon and ate here the night before. We were so so happy with the food. It came out hot and ready and the woman who served us was very nice. The inside is definitely unique. Feels like it turns into a club at night but hey we just needed some good food and we got it. Cheers!

    fried mac and cheese and garlic knots
    Chloe G.

    Really impressed and pleased with this place. We came early on a weekday for lunch, so the place was fairly quiet in the main dining room. There were several customers playing pool in the other room. The waitress served us promptly and with friendly service! The ambiance feels like a bar, but wow I was really delighted with the food. It was just amazing, totally delicious. The fried mac and cheese bites I will be thinking about forever, I wish I had this place in my own town. The fries were very good and the garlic knots were also very good. The fish and chips was great! If I ever come back to Oak Harbor I would definitely want to stop by here again, and if I lived here I am sure I would be a regular.

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    Robert M.

    I heard that a new pizza joint was open where Oak Harbor Lounge used to be. So, I decided to walk down Pioneer and experience Lava Louie's Pizza. The inside was worn, but clean. It was quiet inside, probably because other than me there were only two customers. I decided to sit at the bar and order my food from the bartender. After looking at the menu I decided to order the Ring of Fire pizza. I enjoy spicy food and was prepared to be disappointed at the spice level even though the ingredients are pepperoni, sausage, jalapeno, and habanero! I am very pleased to say that not only was I NOT disappointed at the spice level, but the pizza was nicely cooked and tasted great! I was also pleased that the background music all seemed to be classic rock from the 70's and 80's, my favorite genre of music!! I had a very enjoyable lunch at Lava Louie's

    Club Club House Sandwich
    Dawn M.

    Came for lunch, we hadn't been here since the new ownership/renaming of the restaurant. Menu pricing is high, even for inflation, not sure how a sandwich with fries can cost $20? I had the turkey club. It was the most dry sandwich I've ever had in my entire life! The bread was toasted to a crisp, the bacon was so crunchy and brittle. There was no flavor. Fries were good though! My husband had a small Caesar salad and ordered 6 wings. The wings were flavorless and soaked in a pool of grease! The waitress was nice but only checked on us once briefly. We also waited 30 minutes for our food in a completely empty restaurant. My husband couldn't eat the wings as they were totally soaked in oil and luckily the waitress took them off our bill. Was hoping to have a good experience as we've heard good things about this place and rarely try new spots, a huge bummer! We won't be back.

    Sausage, mushroom and pepperoni 8 inch.
    Louie F.

    Ok, I am not comparing this to upper East coast pizza. I ordered their mushroom, sausage and pepperoni pizza and it was loaded with all of the above. Not too much sauce and it is a solid pizza. Hands above the chain pizza places in Oak Harbor. The interior is... Reminiscent of a dive bar but that aside, solid pizza and definitely the best in Oak Harbor.

    Tasty Chicken Alfredo... with more garlic knots!
    Dannie C.

    I'm going to start with the negative just because it was that bad... and despite how bad it was, everything that followed was AMAZING! THE SALAD... don't get the CAESER SALAD... should you feel compelled to get the salad because you want fresh and healthy greens to go with the pizza... maybe get your greens baked into your pie?! They might be healthier! The Caeser dressing was about as thick as pudding and applied in such an amount that our salad ate like pudding! I don't know what went wrong, but it seemed like the dressing sat out long enough that it evaporated and just left a gloppy paste like substance behind... or somehow they double...nay... triple dressed my greens... two days ago. There, enough said... they were awful... don't get a salad... but if you do... ask for light dressing or dressing on the side. Also, croutons, although made from their garlic knots...were rocks. Even with soaking in dressing... they were not edible. Now, everything else was FANTASTIC! The stuffed garlic knots are LEGENDARY! We killed a dozen in no time flat and wanted more! Pasta dishes and crap salad came with plain garlic knots... so that helped redeem aforementioned salad. The pasta was cooked perfectly... sauce was a bit thick but tasty. Now the pizza... whoever is back there slinging the dough is killing it! Fantastic crust... soft and crisp with a nice chew! I would be happy eating a plain crust (see previous notes regarding garlic knots ! Then come the toppings! We had three different options at our table and all were really good! My favorite pizza combination has always been Pepperoni and Jalapeño! The aptly named RING OF FIRE quickly caught my attention as it added habanero to the mix...I did not fully contemplate what the repercussions were... I mean, yeah... I'm getting a habanero pizza... but I didn't really think about the fact that I was eating a HABANERO PIZZA! And they weren't playing around... not only was there a mountain of jalapeños on each slice... but lots of habanero slices to boot! Rarely does an attempt at hot and spicy perform so well! I hurt...I may have cried a little...I may have decided at 3 am that I'm too old for this shit... but at the end of the day... we thoroughly enjoyed all things baked! Just avoid the salad...

    The best pizza!! Old school recipes that do not disappoint - you HAVE to come here if you're in town!

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    11 months ago

    Had a great time!!! Staff was awes #LavaLouies #OakHarbor #GoodTimesGreatFood @lava_louies #buzzybooth

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