You will get delicious Italian pizza and calzones for a reasonable price with a free delivery to the Charlestown and Somerville areas. The eggplant calzone is one of the best I've ever had! For delivery in the area, it's the very best we've tried :) read more

Literally the worst eggplant parm calzone I've ever had. The eggplant parm was thick, hard and bitter...it tasted like dish soap. Had to pull it out of the calzone and eat just the bread. read more

Seriously this place is fantastic. I have passed by it without it really jumping out at me until this past Friday. I was dropping off our latest Netflix rental at the post office a couple doors down and was starving. I only had 12 bucks on me and said "let's see what they have" (I talk to myself when hungry). I got a large Meatball Sub with provolone and an order of mozzarella sticks and it came to 10 bucks and change. They had it ready in about 5 minutes and it was delicious. I would absolutely go back here. Often. read more

We get delivery and the amazing thing is if they say half an hour they actually mean it! Nice crust, I like that there is only one size pizza available and the menu encourages you to make it simple and stick to one topping. The only reason not five stars is the pizza is slightly greasy. However it is super yummy and what our family settled on after trying a ton of other delivery places in Somerville. Overall, this is great pizza! read more

Incredibly rude and incompetent staff. I ordered a sub, and after realizing it would take some time to get to my order, I started browsing the news on my phone. Five minutes later, the cook yells in a voice you would call across a freeway with, "HEY HELLO". Apparently saying hey once was too many times. I get it must be annoying to deal with people looking at their phones, but most people aren't going to pay rapt attention to you for fifteen minutes while you put together a basic sub. A more gentle 'hey' a second time would have done the job. To top it all off, the cook wasn't using gloves while he handled the food. I could excuse all of that if the sub had been good, but it was okay at best. Head down the road to Leones instead. Nice people, great subs, better experience. read more

The only thing good here is the pizza anything else they sell is okay not the best the chicken parmigiana is like processed the chicken is cold they just reheat it up but other than that best pizza place in the Somerville area besides Mikes in Davis Sq read more

Best pizza in the winter hill area, the wife and I order all the time. Delivery times can vary but it's always worth it.

Slices of great pizza and calzone slices too! I'd eat this stuff all day, any day. Very surprised there aren't more reviews up here. Get out and try it, it's great pizza! And the calzones are great, too! The prices can't be beat. read more

Their steak and cheese is good, but it can't compare to Leone's which is right down the street. If you order it, make sure you ask for extra cheese, because they do not provide enough. Also the size of the sandwich is lacking compared to Leone's. Overall Leone's is a better option. read more

The food is mediocre at best, and they couldn't care less about providing you good service. I ordered a steak & cheese with mushrooms, and before I had finished saying "no onions or..." the very rude person behind the counter interrupted me with "whoa... just tell me what you want, ok?" Screw them. Go someplace else. read more

My favorite pizza place around. Some of the people aren't too welcoming, but one guy really just loves when I go there. You've gotta chat a little bit to break in the employees, but the food is delicious. The greasiest pizza and subs are right here waiting. Bacon and hot pastrami are my favorites, and probably the greasiest. I recommend it depending on how you like your food, with a side of grease. read more

Good stuff. Being from Colorado, I always get a kick of how they add an r to the end of lisa - Mamma Lisers - when they answer the phone. That aside, I love their sandwiches (especially the Italian) and their pepper and sausage pizza is delish. Good neighborhood place that is really inexpensive read more

Since moving to Winter Hill recently, I've had pizza here twice and it's been consistently great. Good topping selection, decent prep time, friendly employees, and one of their menu boards just reads: TOM BRADY IS THE GOAT. 5 stars, easy. read more

worst pizza ever. If you get pizza here (only get cheese ) because the caned veggies are NASTY and tatse worst then any canned veggies ive ever had. very disappointing seeing that im broke and i spent 20 bucks on the pizza read more

This place could really give a crap if you give them your patronage. Sorry to drop the stuffy librarian word, but I can't find a better way to describe it. They would literally give a crap if you spend one cent here; that is the level of customer service you should expect. The guy dropped 1 of our 2 would-be dinner calzone slices on the floor, and then tried to give us another italian, when only the chicken parm will do. we are told they aren't making food any more as it's getting close to closing time. fair, but certainly not encouraging in any way that i'd like to rush back here, since they are obviously in no rush to provide hot yummy food for my tummy. we settle for calzone and a remarkably cheap (1.55?) cheese slice, which was somewhere between soggy and not-half-bad, considering this piece may have grazed the floor, who knows? :) i WILL say that the chicken parm calzone is BOMB. 1 slice is only 2.50 or so, and way totally worth it, cruddy customer service included. the buffalo sauce they have is also OFF THE CHAIN!!! sorry for all the cliches, i just couldn't help myself. how else are you supposed to know that i mean business? I want you to TRUST my tastebuds in leading you to a pleasurable foodie experience, such as I am always on the hunt for. but know that i left this place feeling RUDE resonating through my vibes. the people that work there are just rude. and it's the kind of place where you feel like you can't complain because not only would it be petty, but they must all be like best friends, and i'd have to look for spit in the rest of my steak and cheeses if you know what i mean. I guess the gist of what I'm going for here is, go for the calzones, leave for the service. ALSO - to corroborate an earlier review - the Italian sub is not to be missed. Delish. ALTHOUGH! I will say when we ordered this, they asked if we wanted everything on it, which to me, and perhaps to other lay-food-people, meant the standard lettuce, tomato, onion, I DON'T KNOW, but everything. We then ask for hots, just to be sure, as this is not aways included in the "everything" category. We are met with a scoff-y "you said you wanted everything, right?" Well jeez. Maybe tell me what everything is in the first place, assuming I am a new and could/should-be treasured customer (which I am), and I won't have to ask you specially for hots. On top of all that attitude, the sub arrives and we find that "everything" is seemingly some tiny shred of lettuce (maybe? i might be remembering that wrong) a DELICIOUS pickle/relish type thing, and the hots. I don't know where the everything went. I digress. Sandwich is damn good. But again, service, not so much. read more

After Primos closed I had to find a new pizza place and figured I try here since its right up the street and Im glad I did,I like it even better than primos! read more

Worst pizza I've ever tasted! Seriously! And, a strange funky odor was included in the price. The pizza was slopped together, tasted "funny", and they use cheap ingredients so the dough is chewy. Plus, the guys working there are not very friendly. With the abundance of pizza joints, I'd say find any other. read more

The Spinach Calzones are right at the counter and u can be in and out with a filling Meatless lunch in two seconds, so i do that at least once a week.. Beware of spinach stuck in teeth when u go back to work. read more

This place sucks! I gave it 1 star because I have to rate it to review it. Our food was cold (french fries, pizza, and steak and cheese) and I told the guy on the phone that I was deathly allergic to carrots and sure enough they put carrots in my salad... For a mom and pop shop you'd think they'd be more on top of their business. We'll never order from mama lisa's again read more

Their White Roman pizza is my favorite, I usually ask for sauce on the side for dipping. They use Pastene Tomatoes, and my grandmother swore by Pastene. I can see why. read more

Ok so I order from them a lot and like them based on their prices and everything but their pizza is definitely not my favorite. I like their calzones but they use their pizza dough so again, affordable but not my favorite. I order from them so much you would think I would give them more stars but I just don't like their dough. I prefer thick and soft dough and theirs is more hard and thin. I like their tuna a lot and their onion rings are SO good - I get a large and eat it all. Their fries are steak fries kind of and are pretty good too. read more

The rating: Five stars, each and every one of them earned as they would be by a Five Star General, by years of outstanding, dedicated service. Why I chose to eat here: Luckily for me I never had a choice since this has always been my parents go to spot for pizza delivery. The food: My family has been ordering food from Mama Lisa's for as long as I can remember. In fact this may very well have been my first slice of pizza delivery, and from day one they have almost never let me down. Let me qualify the "almost". In my humble opinion, and the opinion of many of the people I have introduced to this humble hole in the wall pizza place, they serve some of the best pizza, calzones and subs you will ever eat, however, if you stray into the side orders or salads you may be left wanting. With that qualifier out of the way, on to the good stuff. The pizza is phenomenal, the sauce has a tomato flavor unspoiled by over zealous seasoning with a perfect ratio of sauce to cheese (if you opt for extra cheese, be aware, they mean it). The thin crust has a slightly yeasty taste that I adore. It is never too crisp nor soggy, but cooked the way God intended. For toppings they pretty much stick to the classics but there is a Buffalo Chicken Pizza thrown in, though I have never tried it myself. My recommendation; get the meatball pizza, you have never seen or tasted a meatball pizza like this before, and you will be blown away. Edge to edge meatball coverage, deftly seasoned, you must try this pizza. That being said, I have never been disappointed by any choice I have made in the 20 plus years I have been ordering from them, so order your hearts desire with peace of mind. The subs; two words, chicken Parmesan. Order it, love it, send me a Christmas card. Loads of cheese, the right amount of sauce, not dry but not dripping, real chicken cutlets fried golden brown and delicious, soft Italian bun, really the best chicken parm ever. Beyond the chicken Parmesan every sub I have gotten is good if not great, including a stellar Italian sub. The only tiny gripe I have is that they put a piece of tin foil over the subs before wrapping them, which is fine for cold subs, but when it is a fresh hot chicken parm with melted cheese on top, the cheese tends to come off in the foil. It's fixed easily enough with a little scraping but I can't help but think it might be easier to just skip the foil altogether. The calzones are once again, you guessed it, the best. Spinach and cheese (my sisters personal favorite), the Italian cold cut, and the chicken parm will knock your socks off. And if you don't feel like ordering a huge calzone, opt for a single but substantial piece of the calzones from the counter. They don't have every flavor available at all times, but regardless of what you get, your taste buds will be dancing. The service: Delivery is always spot on, usually arriving within minutes of the eta you are quoted, if not earlier. They have been doing this a long time and it shows. They don't need no stinking computer that tells them who is on the line before you even say hello, just a dupe pad and a professionalism that can only come with years of experience. I cannot remember one botched order or one forgotten delivery; they are just that good. The final rundown: Mamma Lisa's is as old school as it gets, just walk in and see for yourself, and while you are there waiting for your food, check out the lineup of awards accumulated on is walls. This place is for people in the know, guys and gals who have been eating here before the days of Yelp, or the Internet, or even computers. It is the quintessential neighborhood pizza joint that has stood the test of time on the consistent quality of its exceptional food. You owe it to yourself to eat here, but don't forget my Christmas card. read more

Best standard pizza in Somerville. The staff is your typical, friendly and laid back Somervillain. I miss living down the street from this place! read more

I have gone here a couple of times but have not been impressed by their pizza. My last delivery took forever and I understand things happen but that day I was so hungry that I just regretted even bothering with them. For that reason I will not return. read more

This is my salvation in Winter Hill!! And it's dangerously right around the corner. Every time my husband and I go, we get a "half margherita" (half is their version of a small) and it's always yummy!! We haven't really tried anything else there except for the garlic bread and the spinach and cheese calzone, both of which were mediocre... Oh and the french fries were fine I guess. They have subs and stuff, but I've never tried them. I'd eat that margherita ever day if I could though!! I damn near do! read more

This was the first and the LAST time we will order from this place. The manager was very nice about the mistake made about the pizza but it was absolutely inedible so we did not want to take our chances and order another. We ordered a small mushroom pizza, what we got was a raw large pizza with mushrooms DUMPED in the middle of the pizza. read more

I've been coming to Mamma Lisa's for a number of years, and I have generally liked the food. The serving sizes are generous and the food is quite reasonable. That said, I was put off yesterday when I noticed nobody in the store wearing gloves or washing their hands. A few guys wiped their brows and went right on to grab my pizza from the oven with their bare hands! This incident really grossed me out, and I will likely not return until I know that this health violation has been resolved. read more

Awesome calzones legendary thin crust pizza and cool guys working there. Been here many times through the years and I've had only great experiences. read more

Their cheese pizza is some of the best that I've ever had. Their subs are pretty good too, especially the steak bomb. That being said, don't go near any pizza that has toppings. I ordered a mushroom and peppers pizza here and it was terrible...the toppings were out of a can, the pizza was soggy, and yet the crust itself was burnt to a crisp. Mamma Lisa's is nothing special but does the job when you're hungry. read more

By far the best Pizza in the Somerville area. My husband and I order from here all the time. We moved to Cambridge and have been so sad that we can't find any pizza that's comparable. The style of pizza is thin crust, slightly oily with generous cheese and toppings. The place was voted #1 by best of Boston for quite a few years. The feel is friendly. It's one of those places where you can quickly get to know the staff and the owner. The pizza is consistent since it's always the same people working there type thing. read more

Food quality of this place is low, they microwaved chicken for my garden salad with chicken.. The chicken was very dry and chewy, hence the low quality.. read more

I stopped here one night around 9pm for a slice and was pleasantly surprised. Judging from the storefront I was excepting medicore pizza. Mama Lisa's is good old fashioned delicious pizza! I recently ordered a large extra cheese and pepperoni ($14 with delivery) at 7:30 on a Friday night and it arrived piping hot at my doorstep 20 minutes later. They're not kidding around with the extra cheese! The crust is chewy and salty, the toppings are plenty. My only complaint is that the pizza boxes aren't very sturdy, so the top collapsed onto the pizza, thus pulling off a lot of the extra cheese. read more

Disappointed in how hard the crust was. Not one to write reviews but will not be going back

Worst italian restaurant eveeerrr! We order a large steak and cheese there was nothing large about it.... they are like a bad drug dealer trying yo stretch steak. When we opend the wrapped sub it was in the shape of a (W) like the bread was squooshed at the bottom to excuse for the lack of steak. I should of known from my past experiences with these guys but i thought i would give the a final chance to turn things around..And to top that off I'm questioning the quality of the meat cause I'm still on the toilet right now tpying this. this is the type of s*** they shouldn't serve to a stray cat shelter. someone needs to call Chef Ramsay because the guys are struggling......ORDER AT YOUR OWN RISK!! read more

It gets the job done, and its the only pizza place in the area that accepts credit cards and has decent delivery. The food is nothing special but the convenience factor can not be overlooked and that is probably why you are going there anyway read more

Their steak and cheese sub is dreadful. The steak is tough, chewy and completely lost in a bready sub roll. Probably the worst steak and cheese I've ever had. Such a disappointment. They're a local place and I really wanted to like them, but they are seriously cutting corners. read more

Hands down the best pizza and calzone in the city. Everyone that comes around from outside of town needs to stop here for a slice. Cheap and family owned which always means great sized portions. Lived here all my life and have grown up eating this stuff. read more

It's a "pizzeria" not a "pizza house"...Italian pizza, not Greek style. The best, too...

O.k. I hate to do this because this place used to be the best, but lately I've done nothing but waste my money! I've always loved mamma's pizza and occasionally I'll still get a good pie delivered, but between the fries being overcooked and just plain nasty and my Greek salad being thrown into a container and not closed properly, then handed to me sideways by the delivery guy, ( literally had to take the container out of the bag and flip the bag over and shake my salad out of it), I'm just so done! The whole meal was just plain gross I will Never order from this place again! I ended up making grilled cheese sandwiches for my kids because (there's no bullsh*tting here) the food was not edible! I hope you guys get your act together because I work hard for my money and I don't appreciate having to throw it away with the food. Sorry guys! P.S. Get a new delivery guy too. He's a big part of the problem! read more