Great pizza. As a New Yorker it's hard to find places here in state that up to New York level and I would say this is the best I had so far here. Pepperoni slices remind me of Home. Great sauce good. amount of cheese, solid crust. I also got an order of mozzarella sticks, which were good! Service here was great very kind and welcoming. Food came out fast and was only about $12. It's a cute old-school place which I really appreciate. Would definitely recommend and I will be back. read more

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Cheapest price for the best NY-style slice downtown, and awesome cannolis! Owners are the kindest people ever too. Can't recommend enough!

Hands down the best New York style in State College. Asked a native NYC (Brooklyn) transplant where to go, and they didn't disappoint.

Wonderful Pizza and friendly service. Margarita sure knows how to make great food! Definitely my favorite place for pizza!

Have you ever had somewhere that you loved but considered not leaving a review to keep it a secret? Margarita's Pizza is a small downtown ma and pa dollar-slice-style joint (slices are more than a dollar because it's 2025) that really hit the spot for us. 5/5 Food: the cheese pizza was excellent. I'm not a usually a cheese pizza kind of person, and loved every bite. The meatball parmigiana was good, the meatballs seemed like the real deal, with little bits of fennel in some bites. The cookie was great. 4/5 service: It is NOT a typical restaurant setup. You go to the front and wait for the man and woman to find a break in their cooking to come and help you. We went in person and got a table for 5 with crying hungry kids, and they were kind to us, and helped serve us promptly. As we sat there, person after person came in and seemed to know the owners after repeated purchases. The woman was kind and efficient. Note: no cards for purchases under $10. 4/5: ambiance. For dollar slice places, it is roomier. The setting was clean enough, nothing fancy- red tables with attached benches. I can't wait to go back to Margarita's. Also, looking through the negative reviews, here seem to be the issues people report: - hard piece in the meatball sub (I had this too, think I was fennel) - not taking cash for under $10 (true) - getting called out by the owner for peeing on the toilet seat (makes me want to give the owner 6 stars ) 5 stars: I will try to convince others to go back 4 stars: I will suggest going if we are nearby 3 stars: I will eat here if someone in my group wants to or if I am alone and need a convenient eat. 2 stars: I will take some convincing to go back. 1 stars: I will not come back. read more

Food was delicious! We had the Stromboli and I'm surprised it wasn't busier! The crust was fantastic and portion was big! We would have come back but they are closed weekends. read more

I really enjoyed the pizza and the service! I love the simplicity and the great-tasting pizza!

I'm not a person to give 5/5, for good food i usually rank 4/5 cause there's always something that could be better. The pizza here has always been great, but tonight we got sandwiches and....damn, they were good sandwiches. Meatballs were tender, sausage had a bit of fennel, the cheesesteak was on point, and the Italian was bomb (don't skip the mayo, I know it sounds weird). This place is great, arguably the best pizza and sub shop in State College. 5/5 read more

Best pizza in state college. The tomato, cheese, and pesto is a must to try! Margaret is the best. She's had red velvet cup cakes and I missed the the week before and she made more the next week. Recommend all the desserts but the cupcakes were amazing! read more

Margarita's Pizzeria - a slice of pizza in a box - Pizza Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Pizza and service was great! We went mid week around 2pm. Had no issues finding parking at meter in front of restaurant. Only thing is we wish the sauce was spicier and they had fresh garlic for the pizza. read more

Everyone at margaritas is so nice. The food is the most classic Italian. It's my favorite place in town to get a Stromboli, calzone, or cheese pizza. read more

Very good pizza and large cannoli! Small place. Wish they did door dash or uberEats but it was worth the drive. Plenty of street parking. read more

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Old school pizzeria that gets the job done. They make it to order so I'm fine with a little wait time. Loved the chicken noodle soup as well. It was flavorful and tasted homemade and was loaded with chicken. The pesto pizza was good but dripping with grease. It's one of those pizzas you have to go over with a paper towel but it's pretty good if not every day. Overall would recommend for this little college town. read more

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We stopped in on a whim while making an unexpected visit to Penn State. The parking was actually fairly close to the facility, so no problems there. When I walked in we were greeted by the owners, who were incredibly friendly. Of course there is no indoor dining due to the pandemic, which wasn't a problem, so we got a pizza to go. Overall, the quality was great and we both really liked this pizza. It has the right amount of crispiness on the crust and the sauce flavor was great. It was a bit closer to a NY style pizza and I was quite shocked to have one of such great quality in this town. I wish we would have ordered something else off the menu to see how good the other items were, but I'd bet they are just as good. I haven't hit every joint in State College, but I would venture a guess this may be the best pizza you'll ever get in this town. Wonderful! read more

A hidden gem, had my first pizza from this establishment today. Called ahead and it was ready to take home promptly. Got the Pesto because my wife likes pesto and I'm glad I did. Light crispy crust , just the right amount of garlic and cheese. I added red pepper flakes because some like it hot! So Good. read more

Margarita's Pizzeria - Pesto pizza slice. - Pizza Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Super friendly owners who make great pizza. Try the tomato pesto pizza, it's wonderful

Dying of hunger at the time but not bad pizza for south of the Mason-Dixon line. Awesome place for some quick food while partying in Fell Point. read more

Very delicious pizza , excellent service and great prices! Also, very friendly staff.

Old Review but someone deleted my original! Hoping someone sees this and fixes the issue but I doubt it. From my experience and other experiences I am reading about on here there seems to be consistent complaints! 1. Menu prices not matching up with online, paper menu or in store costs. People seem to be over paying depending on what the cashier wants to charge at that point in time. 2. Rude Cashier/Woman behind counter- (multiple stories about her being rude or making rude comments) 3. Pizza quality and consistency is all over the place and not in a good way. 4. My Story- A few years back I came here for a quick bite to eat since according to an article they were battling Canyon Pizza for the best $1 slice in town. However Margarita's Pizza is well over a dollar even before taxes. How can you tout yourself as A DOLLAR SLICE JOINT when your slices are not a dollar!!!!! Not to mention they has the illegal audacity to ask me to pay over $10 minimum to use a DEBIT card! **NO business by law is allowed to FORCE customers to pay a minimum let alone once so high! In the world of better and cheaper technology there is no reason for any business to be using these old card machines. There are cheaper ways for a business to charge cards and one example is Apple Pay** Overall my experience was awful and the woman was every rude. All I wanted were w few slices and a drink which STILL wasn't enough to meet the minimum. (Was I expected to purchase the enter menu!? This place is the PERFECT example of why the food scene in State College is an embarrassment and not growing. What a shame... read more

Perfect easy and friendly lunch! A bunch of different things on the menu, great service, and affordable!

Cannolis are solid. Rolls are hot and soft from foil, cheese steak is delightful and filling. Service was easy, called ahead and got my food quick and simple. Although I wish they were open later rather than earlier in the day. The town is night owl territory lol read more

Super nice owners, Juan and Margaret are rockstars so kind to have a heart for this community. They welcomed me in like I lived here all of my life. This was my 2nd time there and I had cheese steak and onion rings. Great sauce, peppers fried onions on a pretty big roll. Would definitely recommend that. First time I had a steak salad which also was delicious. Happy valley should be happy to have them on the west side. read more

This is truly as good as pizza gets! Being from NYC I'm very picky about pizza, but this place simply blows me away. First, the folks running this nice, clean, comfortable restaurant - Margarita and Juan - are very friendly, accommodating and likable. Immediate sense of attachment to their customers and a wish to please. Now back to the pizza - it boasts a crust that is firm enough to be able to pick up your slice without having to fold it on itself nor bend back the tip - just crunchy enough and still chewy - perfect! The sauce is the bomb - just a bit of sweetness balances the tomato flavor out and makes you anxious just to get to the next bite! But slow down, savor each morsel and don't burn your tongue! Beyond the pizza Margarita's has a varied menu including subs, wings, calamari, stromboli, calzones - you name it. I'd have to say, this is THE primo pizzeria / Italian restaurant in State College. Do NOT miss it - you will become a regular. M - F, 9am - 9pm. read more

Miss Margaret and Juan so much - I swear they became my surrogate parents while I attended Dear Old State. Can't meet two nicer people in my opinion. Used to find myself here about once a week, and still find myself craving their amazing pizza and calzones (with added ricotta) all these years later. Margaret has a gift for remembering orders - I think she could recite my "usual" after my first visit. Can't steer y'all wrong with a recommendation of either the cheese or white pizzas. Wishing they would be able to send a pizza or five to Atlanta! read more

Margarita's Pizzeria - Can't meet kinder people than these two! Can't believe this photo is from 2013 - Pizza Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Great food, friendly owners! Ordered a grilled chicken salad, came with fries! Why not cheat a little well worth it. Very fresh and grilled chicken was tender and juicy. They had a disabled young man working at the shoppe, he was so proud to be there, loved to see the kindness the owners were showing to him, he had a great sense of humor too! Definitely a business worth supporting! Will be back when in town. read more

Margarita's Pizzeria - Grilled chicken salad - Pizza Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

I'm ashamed that I've lived in State College 12 years and am only now trying this pizza. Born and raised in Queens so automatically a bit of a pizza snob. Walked in and thought "man, this looks AND SMELLS like a NY pizza place". Had a couple sausage slices, definitely did not disappoint. Thin, crispy, foldable crust. The kind you can eat with one hand as you rush to the subway station. Their hours are a little wonky (Monday thru Friday, so there goes my plan to order on Sundays for Giants games) and parking on Beaver Ave might be a bi***, but well worth it. Great value, too! read more

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This is one of my favourite pizza places in the country. That says it all. The meat lovers stuffed slice, and the garlic knot thingies, absolutely fantastic. Thankfully they have a lot more than just Margarita Pizza because that's pretty bland in general. If you've ever been to State College, it's picturesque but the city itself seems overrun by towerblocks of student housing, so it's surprising to find such a delicious eatery in the midst of that, yet in the middle of nowhere, PA. Just a few days into my tour, and I'd had a good but troublesome show in Erie PA, an incredible show in Youngstown, a terrible show in Pittsburgh, and a good one in State College with a really nice, intimate atmosphere and crowd. After another night sleeping in the car in Pitt I decided to stay up all night in McDonalds, so by morning I was exhausted and felt like a zombie. In my infinite wisdom, I chose to try out a couple of the local food places that were highly regarded. I am so glad I did! My word was this magnificent! I can't wait to go back to SCPA just to try this slice again! It was not too long of a drive to Williamsport for my next show, so I stopped by before I headed out and picked up a couple of slices. I was really impressed! The Cheese and Pep slice was good but what impressed me was the meat lovers stuffed slice! So greasy and decadent and over the top and filing and cheap and filled with sausage and pepperoni, how could you not love it? The jumbo meat lovers slice was big enough to feed a couple of lions! And it often does.... of the Nittany variety. But definitely try this place. It's hotter than all the Penn State students at a foam party on Halloween. However. the truth is there is no foam party. They all hang out in McDonalds all night. I know. I was there. I saw it with my own 2 slices. So whether you are at Penn State, or in the State Pen, find an excuse to get out of your cage and try a meat lovers stuffed slice from here. Please. Before I get tired of making bad jokes about it. Yo. read more

Very good pizza by the slice. Went for a quick lunch with my wife. 4 slices and 2 sodas was $15. No bad for 2 people. I had 2 slices of spinach and ricotta. Delicious. My wife has 1 pepperoni and 1 tomato basil. She enjoyed them but did not finish it all. Margarita, herself, works the counter and is very friendly. Sub looked good too. Maybe next time. read more

Ranging from pizza slices to buff chicken wraps, margs provides amazing food for a cheap price. The 2 defining traits for this place is amazing family like service and perfectly toasted everything. There is no pizza in State college that has the perfect crunch like margs pizza. Definitely one of the best restaurants to be a regular for. The only downside is the $10 card minimum. read more

Margarita's Pizzeria - I'm in love - Pizza Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

God damn this pizza is good. I lived in State College for 2 years and never went here probably because they don't deliver and I was a lazy couch potato college student. Anyways, I visited recently and decided to check it out. Just got a plain cheese pizza for pick up. The pizza was still in the oven when I got there to keep it warm. By the time I got back to my place, the pizza was still piping hot and oh so delicious and foldable. I LOVE FOLDABLE PIZZA. The sauce was incredible and perfectly seasoned and I'm a huge sauce person. It was well worth making the trip to pick up the pizza. read more

Best pizza in downtown State College! Fast, super friendly service in a tidy storefront building on Beaver Avenue across from Target. Don't miss this hidden gem that has been open for 13 years with a loyal following. Pepperoni pizza and pesto pizza with fresh tomato were both big hits. read more

Margarita's Pizzeria - Santana is quite the pizza connoisseur! - Pizza Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

I can't believe more people don't know about this place when I bring it up, it deserves so much more hype since it's quite literally the best pizza/Italian food you can get in this town! I've been coming here since I was little and the people who own it couldn't be more genuine or hard working. You're always greeted with a smile by Margaret and can see Juan preparing the food behind the counter. I recommend the Pesto Pizza, you truly can't beat it! read more

Best pizza in State College, probably best pizza in Centre County. There is a depth of flavor and it is always crispy. Slices or pies - both hit. Also, the owners are incredible and try to remember loyal customers by face or phone number. Absolutely recommend! read more

For $1.75 a slice, this place has to be great for the deal right? Not really. It tastes worse than almost all of the other pizzas that I've had, even considering the price. People really seem to love the pizza here, from what the reviews say, but I will have to disagree. If you've had real brick oven pizza in New York, deep dish in Chicago, or even California pizza, you'll know that Margarita's does not cut it. I'll even have Costco pizza over this place any day. What could be wrong you may ask. Well to be honest there are two components that ruined it for me. Sadly, there's only 3 components to a slice of cheese: cheese, sauce, dough. The pizza dough at Margarita's wasn't bad, so I won't knock on it. However, it failed miserably in the other two areas. The cheese......WOW, just wow. It honestly tasted like they just dumped a whole lot of packaged grated parmesan cheese onto it and called it a cheese pizza. It was clumpy, flavorless, and the cheese fell apart. It's not like a real slice where the cheese will actually hold together and have some elasticity. None of that here. As far as the pizza sauce is concerned, there was no taste to it. It basically tasted like tangy water with bits of flavorless tomatoes inside. Really not the most ideal pizza I'd want to eat. Sure, you might be intoxicated and would think that this place would be awesome then. I don't even think any amount of alcohol in the world can make the pizza here awesome. read more

***Their actual prices are about double what their own online menu and site prices are.**** I don't know if they just recently changed their prices, or if their online menu is just way out of date but either way, expect to pay almost double what you see online... That being said, that pizza was pretty good. We got a whole white pesto pizza and also 3 slices of pepperoni by the slice . Both tasted as good or better then any I've gotten here at PSU, but it cost more than anywhere else around here...or anywhere on the east coast... so I guess you get what you pay for. Although this pizza is defiantly not TWICE as good as any around here. :) To me, Faccia Luna is still the best pizza in state college, if you want good pizza and not just quantity of quality. Faccia Luna is def the best around PSU. When I got there, she told me "we only have one size" even though their menu online clearly has 16" and 18" pizzas.. I asked for a pesto pizza and 3 slices of pepperoni I took out a $20 expecting that to be enough since even their large pizza online is $11 and their slices are listed at like $1.50 or something. She gives me a dirty look as I give her the $20 and says its $34.76 or something. That's over $34 for one large pizza and 3 slices of pepperoni (not jumbo slice, just regular slices). I say oh... and then take out my amex. She then makes some comment about how "american express charges her sooooo much in fees..." and I'm thinking to myself, well karma's a bitch because I'm equally as upset that you charge so much for a large pizza, especially when your online menu has prices that do not match what I'm getting charged right now. read more

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Great food, great price, yummy! I was hungry for a meatball sub....I found it on their menu as Meatball Parmigiana. To give anything less than 5 stars would be wrong. read more

This is a really excellent pizzeria. I loved the tomato pesto pizza that I ordered and I will definitely be back. Unlike other pizzerias, the crust is delicious and a perfect balance of soft and crunchy. I'll be back for sure! read more

Caro mio! Cibo fatto con amore! This mom and pop pizza joint serves a little amore with every slice. Not only is their pizza in the running for best in State College, and this is a serious pizza town, but you can't help but want to do business here as the owners love their customers. They greet regulars and new comers alike with a warm smile, friendly conversation and a hot slice. The pesto pizza is one serious pie and may very well be my favorite anywhere. Pesto, tomato, cheese, and crust - why mess with perfection? The pepperoni rolls are also amazing, each one rolled by hand. Give it a try and I know you'll be back for more. Update: Just when I didn't think this place could be any more awesome and adorable, I find out that tons of customers (regulars) eat here on in-store credit! They order a slice or two every time they come in, but don't pay until they've eaten the equivalent of a whole pie. They are trusted to keep track of their own eating habits and to pay up when they have the cash. And to top off it off - the owners charge them as if they purchased a whole pie (not the single slice price). Restaurants like this make me proud to live in State College. This restaurant is not only serving up wonderful pizza, they're serving up a hearty helping if community pride! Grazie! read more

The pizza is good, the sauce has a nice tang to it and the toppings were well apportioned (not too heavy but not skimping either). The crust is really good, nice and crispy. We have two gripes with our experience. One, based off the menu our meal should have been about $28, but when we picked up our food it was $40. I did notice the prices in the shop were a couple dollars more than the menu price online, but even the in shop prices didn't amount to $40 with tax. Two, we had to wait for a while once in the shop. They quoted twenty minutes, and we showed up thirty minutes after calling based off other reviewers saying it can take longer. We then waited another 15 minutes. There was no one in the shop and ours was the only visible order they were working on. If they had said forty minutes we would have been fine with that, but it was slightly annoying to be quoted 20 minutes and have it be 45. Good pizza, expensive at $40 for two pizzas but we'll probably give it another shot some time. Edit: Forgot to mention that we tried on multiple occasions to order from here on the weekend but despite being listed as open they were closed. read more

Best pizza place in downtown State College The service is very friendly and the pizza is good. I'd highly recommend trying the cookies. read more