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    Mama Meatball's Pizzeria

    4.0 (92 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Italian, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Garden Salad (meh) w/ house Italian (meh)
    Trish T.

    Easily some of the best pizza we've had yet in Pittsburgh. I'm not a big meat eater, but we just had to try the meatball pizza. It was EXCELLENT. Thin-ish, crispy crust with torn up pieces of meatball scattered generously over the pie which was dotted (with a piping bag??) beautifully with lots of ricotta. Their provolone mozz mix is perfect. Wow. Truly good. Our grand kids got a cheese pie and the 5-year old smacked his lips and announced (which never happens), "This is good pizza!" Our only meh was the garden salad. Iceberg lettuce ‍- 'nuff said. Eesh. The service is excellent - promptly answering the phone with such a friendly manner - even though they are hoppin busy. The takeout-only (or delivery) place isn't much to look at inside - but who cares! It's all about a big kitchen slinging out fantastic pizza. Can't wait to go back.

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    Anqi H.

    They're actually part of Mama's meatball pizzeria, but has a whole separate wing dedicated to ice cream. I appreciate that they took their time to put together my sundae for me. I got the strawberry shortcake sundae, and it was quite yummy. They had a layer of white cake on the bottom. It was a bit spongy for my taste, but everything else tasted so good! You can tell people that come here are regulars. There were a few tables outside. The staff even checked on us while we ate to make sure everything was satisfactory. My friend got the hot fudge brownie sundae but substituted the hot fudge with peanut butter drizzle. It looked really good! I will definitely come back and try that next time.

    Pepperoni pizza - small
    Sherry M.

    This pizza shop is close and we hadn't had their pizza in a long time. We like Sicilian pizza. I wasn't impressed with theirs, we tried the meat lovers, we should have started off simply. I do recommend this for those that like meat lover the meat was plentiful. I really like the cheese steak with extra meat I do highly recommend that item !!!

    Shop Front not pictured is the soft serve ice cream shop that the owner Bruno, told us is also all homemade and his wife runs it!!
    Sarah P.

    Talk about an amazing Mom and Pop find!! My daughter is up here for school and we wanted a no nonsense place. Found it! From our fried Zucchini to the Mamas Meatball pizza; we ordered 2 fresh made desserts that will have to come home with us! Cause wow! I am so happy I found this amazing gem!!

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    Ulyana K.

    The food was really tasty and the portions were quite large. Good size menu with quality options. The food is a little on the expensive side, though, especially when compared to other local options. I tried their plain cheese calzone and chocolate mousse cake. One thing I really appreciate is that they allow you to add on dessert (which changes from day to day) to a delivery order over the phone. The process was pretty smooth and the employees were quite friendly. My calzone was almost $17. This is more than most other places I visit, and a significant amount more than Shelly Pie (you can get a massive Shellzone and a dessert for the price of just a calzone at Mama Meatball's). Other than that, it was a great calzone. There was plenty of cheese, both ricotta and provolone (not sure if they used mozzarella). There wasn't any sauce served on the side or on the inside (I'd have liked a $17 calzone to at least come with sauce, which Shelly's comes with a whole cup full of delicious sauce). The dessert was pretty decent. Again, on the pricier end, but it was homemade and tasty. The chocolate cake was moist and the mousse was flavorful. I just didn't find it amazing. They also have ice cream and brownies. All in all, the food is tasty. But, ultimately (and even though portions are large) the price is just a bit too high. Shelly's makes similar food at much cheaper prices, and probably bigger portions. Still good calzone and dessert, though.

    Whole Steak and Cheese Hoagie
    Valerie V.

    We order pizza nearly every Friday and to change things up, I love a good cheeseburger pizza. Mama meatball didn't disappoint. I ordered a thin crust mama jo cheeseburger pizza. The base is thousand island. It was loaded with cheese, beef, pickles, lettuce and tomato. We also tried their steak and cheese hoagie. It was quite tasty and served with fresh lettuce, tomato and onion.

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    Food is decent but seems every time I want to order, it's Sunday, and you are closed. ‍ just disappointing.

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    I've never had a bad meal from them. The meatballs are fantastic almost as good as mine . Great Family run Business

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    Homemade food and great service and the owner is friendly and ready to help you the meatballs are the best and very goo costumers service

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    We ordered The white pizza with meatballs and ricotta cheese It was absolutely delicious.

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    2 years ago

    Absolutely amazing wedding soup and absolutely amazing ribeye Gyro I will definitely be back again soon!!

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    2 years ago

    Foot is always great never had a bad experience ordering from here would recommend ordering from here anytime

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    Our go-to pizza spot! So yummy and amazing. Great people who work there and super accommodating with orders. 10/10 would recommend!!

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    Wow!! Talk about a flavor explosion! Great deals and extremely friendly staff! Will defiantly be a regular customer :)

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    Wow! Simply some of the best pizza in the area. I love me some pizza, if we lived closer this would…read morebe the weekly answer of what's for dinner. First we ordered the garlic knots. So much to say. Actually should be called garlic loaves. They are delicious, with no shortage of garlic, butter and parm. Delicious. Second the pizza was better than it looks and it looked delicious. The pizza is not shrinking like most places and they believe in toppings. We got: 1. EBUT large 2. Spinach and Tomato large 3. BBQ Chicken large 4. Pepperoni large We could have feed 18 people. Honestly some of the best pizza I have ever had. I will be making the trip to try more on the menu. If you live near Shelly Pie GO! Heck if you are passing by and need dinner or lunch GO! Actually if you have to go out of the way GO!

    I want to address some of the negative reviews: I've eaten at Shelly's at least fifty times…read more It's a style of pizza you will probably only find in Pittsburgh... so choose NOT to compare it to "what you're used to"... second: tell them "how you like your pizza" (underdone, done just right, well-done)... they will oblige! This is a small business and YELP reviews make a difference. Be kind if the pizza isn't what you've "expected" Again, you won't find this style outside of the Pittsburgh area... understand your icons! Third: toppings are not methodically distributed like Dominoes: so the plus side is you often get "more" ... just because there's 10 pieces of pepperoni on one slice and four on another is part of the fun!! Shelly's never gets enough credit because Turtle Creek is off the beaten 'burgh.... Let's support this great iconic Pittsburgh restaurant!!!! One of my biggest regrets moving away from Pittsburgh is moving away from the greatest hidden pizza gems in America... yes I love Pepe's and John's of Bleecker, I love Malnatis and Gino's East... but you can take a Pittsburgh Pizza boy out of the city... you just can't take Pittsburgh Pizza outta the boy!

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