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    Mama Mel's Pizzeria

    4.5 (87 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Salad, Italian
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Mama Mel's Addie with Sausage and Bacon
    Chris M.

    Mama Mel's did not disappoint! What a great evening of Thin crust, Addie, beer and new friends. Super friendly owners hands on. Real Sausage - great Sauce - Mozzarella cheese was great - not a super fan of Provel but on the Addie - perfection!

    Using the Puzza Passport at Mama Mel's
    Jo Nell R.

    This building has been around forever! We have ordered to-go but never ate in and for whatever reason I expected it to be a dark, dingy, hole in the wall. It was not! It was bright and clean with a cute little dine-in area and a great patio with picnic tables We were with some of our group that does the Pizza Passport and since there were 9 of us we decided to sit on the patio. It was a perfect night for it and we really enjoyed sitting out there on a beautiful night. The counter person was wearing several hats but was friendly and efficient. I ordered water, soda, and chicken wings as an appetizer and she got that going and said she would keep our tab open. One of our group had ordered a salad and it looked great, so I placed an order for one for myself and my husband. We decided on a think crust sausage and pepperoni, and a Detroit style sausage and pepperoni. Salads came out, one with a house creamy Italian and the other with regular Italian. The were very good, just a basic salad but the croutons and dressing made it great. Our pizza arrived and it was HOT. I checked on the wings and they brought those out shortly. I had expected to eat two pieces of the Detroit style but after the salad and a couple of the Buffalo wings (crispy and delicious) I could only eat one. I love the thick dough and crusty edges of the Detroit style, and this was a good rendition. I will skip the sausage next time and go for full pepperoni, It wasn't bad but I like a more Italian style, and it seemed just regular. My husband's thin crust was well done and I liked it more because of that. I The staff was hustling between take out and dine in, all were friendly and fast. We will go back

    Large delux
    Flip K.

    We had heard about the Detroit style pizza they serve here so it was definite go. We ordered the large delux, salads and chicken wings as I heard they were an experience to be had. Salads came first and the balsamic dressing on top was excellent. The Detroit style and wings came out together.....first the Detroit style. The best crispy crust ever and loaded with toppings . They ladle a load of sauce across the top which was something new that I had never seen. The wings were tasty but could have been served a bit crispier....i guess I should have asked. Nonetheless a great food experience, you can bet we will be back.

    DeLux Detroit style crust small pizza. Yum!
    Keith J.

    I loved the Detroit style pizza at Mama Mel's Pizzeria in the Lemay area of St. Louis. I ordered the DeLux small deep dish pizza and it came with some killer pepperonis, sausage, mushrooms and other veggies. Glad I went on a midweek night and only waited 40 minutes as opposed to weekends it can take over an hour I heard for the deep dish. The service can be as saucy as the pizza too since the night I went only one counterperson working to handle phones, taking orders, and pick up orders from customers. There's nothing much visually inside the restaurant that's engaging, but the patio outside looks great and would be nice on a fair weather night to dine. I saw nothing to recommend on the beer or wine list unless mass brews are your thing but it isn't mine so drank water, but I was there mainly for the pizza. I look forward to going back.

    Thin crust, buffalo grilled chicken pizza
    Sherry H.

    Today we decided to try their special pizza that they have for a limited time. It was pulled pork. You could have either pineapple, jalapeños, or banana peppers on it. We chose one half pineapple and the other half banana peppers. It was pretty tasty. For an appetizer, we ordered the hand breaded fried pickles. The best way to describe these are Perfectly Puffy Pockets of Pickles (say that five times real fast) These were different but very good. A thicker cut pickle in a sort of beer batter and they were very puffy. They were really good dipped in their house Italian dressing.

    Cheese Detroit style
    Kara C.

    We were excited to try the Detroit style pizza. The wait on a weekend is minimum 1 hour, so just be prepared. The flavor of the pizza was different than expected and while it was burnt on the edges (I think it's supposed to be) it wasn't as crispy as expected. The dough in the middle was soft, so the kids liked that. Overall, it was good but I don't think we'll get it again. We'll probably get Jets next time. Price was a bit high too. $65 for 2 pizzas and a salad. Service was a little rude.

    Sausage Pepperoni, large
    Olivia S.

    Great deep dish pizza! Could totally feed three people in the small especially with a salad

    Large Detroit Style with pepperoni and banana peppers
    Jesse H.

    We have started trying different pizza places each time we do get pizza, and Mama Mel's is by far the best we have tried. We ordered fried pickles which were amazing, the batter was chefs kiss. The pizza was Detroit style and was truly just that. Definitely have to come back again!

    Detroit Style, pepperoni and banana pepper!
    Wyatt T.

    Top 3 pizza places I've ever had in Saint Louis! The Detroit style is absolutely delicious, I would recommend everyone branch out from regular STL style and give it a shot! Their fried pickles are hands down the best I've ever had, they recommend to try them with the house dressing as a dip and I agree with them wholeheartedly!

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    Best prices around south county for pizza. I got one of the pizza specials an everything I ordered was great.

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    Yes, they have Bottled Beer and wine as well. No mixed drinks.

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