So I don't know if the Italian Gods we're playing around but I bet one of them was like "hey..watch this.." and threw down with a fiery god like smack..that happens to be Monavala Pizza here in El Cajon. I went in craving a slice of Heaven..and I was welcomed with a smile which happens to be the owner Mike K. Greeting customers as if they were his family and felt like he was a brother....or maybe an Italian God in disguised who knows. But I ordered there special which is a slice of pizza and a soda and I ended up getting two slices and a Can. One slice was pepperoni..other's was sausage with pineapple...50 cents extra topping. All came to $6.00. As I was waiting sitting on a huge comfy couch..the inside was very homey...and comfortable...smell of lingering fresh pizza being baked in the oven. When it was done I was so ready to sink my teeth into this slice of heaven...when I opened it...OMG it was a huge slice...cheesy..gooey...just perfect. Two big slices and a soda for 6 bucks..not bad. First bite was heaven..crispy..sweet and robust from the sauce...saltiness from the cheese complimented the sweetness of the pineapple. Picking it up it did not! Hang loose and the toppings fell off..it held everything together and I could not stop eating it...idk if Mike kidnapped an Italian Angel...threw it in the meat grinder and dough maker and turned it into the best slice I've ever had...man...it was so good...i wanted to sew my ass shut to keep the pizza in me forever #HowimetyourmotherReference. After the two slices and a can....I WAS SATISFIED and FULL!!!! I gotta say this beats New York or Any East coast pizza...YES I SAID IT! I'm sorry hahaha. Highly recommend this place..get your pizza here..it's life changing. I found my new pizza spot!!! Did I mention he makes cupcakes too? Whaaaaa lol read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

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I have only done delivery. Our food is always hot and tastes wonderful. We order online and we can make special requests and actually get what we ask for. They always seem to try to do a little extra for us. They treat us like family. read more

I can't explain how fantastic this place is! From mikes customer service to great quality of bread, it's amazing! I asked if they had a egg /cheese pizza on their menu Mike the owner was willing to go above and beyond and said send me a pic of what you want and I'll do it ! Well I did, and the Egg pizza turned out delicious! Family and friends loved it and this is my new favorite spot because of you mike! I live in North county but for this, I'll drive anywhere! You should add this to your menu! Thank you, I'll be back very soon! Kindly, Diana read more

Monavala Pizza - Egg Cheese Pizza XL WORTH EVERY BITE!!!! - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Great customer service on the phone and the food is delicious! They have great specials for family's and couples the staff was wonderful and my pizza was ready sooner than I thought it would be. The ingredients are fresh and you can watch your pizza go through the entire process so it's a fun experience. read more

Monavala Pizza - Best pizza I've had in a long time! - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Didn't expect it but, Monavala Pizza was awesome. Cool vibe. The menu is really amazing, many fantastic choices, I had to go with Greek Salad, and it was outstanding. Workers are extremely helpful and service is very quick. Monavala Pizza... Nothing but win. read more

I LOVE this place! I used to work at a very very good pizza place and I'm very picky. This wowed me with both taste and prices. The owner is super nice and will make sure your pizza is done the way you like it. I recommend highly! Get the thick crust! read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Tried this hole in the wall because I had a coupon. I'm glad that I did. The prices are so reasonable here for the size that you get. They have bottled drinks only and small tables inside but it was so nice and cool in there. The gentlemen were so nice and the pizza was good. I would expect some more sauce but everyone is different. Super fresh ingredients and thin pizza. Definitely on my radar if I ever want pizza in El Cajon. read more

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This is our go to pizza place. Prices are average and the food is very good. We love the pizza and it has been consistent since we started ordering from here almost 2 years ago. read more

Food was ice cold. The Cesar salads had no dressing and they never use the deliver app that they say goes with it so you can only see that the order is in the works. The time always changes and usually ends up being much longer than when you first placed the order but like I said they never update the app so you can track it. read more

This is the second time we've ordered delivery from here. Yes, today is New Year's Eve so I am sure they are busy however, this is the second time that we've been quoted an hour wait which we were willing to do, but both times the wait has been more than an hour. When called to check after the hour I was told my pizza is just now in the oven and will be on its way soon. Two starving toddlers still waiting on a pizza is not fun for anyone involved. I'm sure they are faster at take out, but wouldn't suggest delivery. read more

Family owned and operated. Great deal on large combo pizza, very fresh salad, and a 2 liter of pop. Easy in and out of parking lot. Would highly recommend. read more

Monavala Pizza - Stopped to get pizza. Had a great combo with a very fresh salad, large combo pizza and a 2 liter of pop. Family owned and operated. - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Very high quality pizza! For the expected price. The wait time also is reasonable. The staff members are very cordial and professional. Good attitudes across the board. The prices could be better but it is good food, especially the pizza. The only item that didn't come out good for me was the Philly cheese steak. I am not too picky but the steak could have been better cut! Would recommend to a friend. read more

Based on all the reviews and just moving into the neighborhood, I figured I would give this a try since the first place I ordered from was a disaster. This place has plenty of glowing reviews so, let's do this! I ordered online, which is awesome to be able to do for a family owned restaurant. The food arrived when they said it would and the delivery driver was super friendly and the food smelled really good. I was super excited to dig in. I took my first bite and thought, okay, this was alright pizza. It was kind of devoid of flavor. I would give it more bites to see. Three slices down and my taste buds still had the same reaction. It was, okay. They could definitely use more seasoning in their sauce and I think it would make it a good or great pizza because the toppings and the crust were fine. It was just a little bland. read more

Pizza and Wings are delicious! We ordered the Large Hawaiian pizza and medium wings and used the Groupon. It was really worth it. Wings are a really good size. The guy that helped us was really nice and we will be going back =) read more

We ordered a pizza delivered for the first time tonight. It arrived cold and soggy. It was almost not edible. The flavor was good but we had to try to heat it up which caused a mess in our oven because the crust was almost liquid. Don't think we'll be ordering again. BIG disappointment. read more

Very friendly!! Food was great looking forward to trying the calzones and other menu items.

Phoned in my order for pick up. Excellent customer service. Could've order via yelp but thought I'd call since I wanted a half/half pizza. Probably could've done it via yelp but glad I called. Wish I thought to ask about any specials. None were offered via phone which is fine but they have daily ones/specials posted inside there nice welcoming area lined with leather couches and a hanging TV. Definitely will come back to try more from this friendly neighborhood establishment. BBQ hot wings were more like mild but think this would be a hit and miss when ordered. Pizza was oily but what do you expect from pizza? The roasted tomatoes/bell peppers/artichokes was delicious with chunks of the veggies. Garlic was basic. Two slices of big white bread with a generous amount of seasoning. My daughter loved it but I was expecting more of a Texas toast or French bread with garlic. read more

Monavala Pizza - Half pepperoni, half roasted tomatoes medium pizza; 10 PC BBQ hot wings & 2 slices of garlic bread with a side of ranch. - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Calzone was amazing, staff was super friendly! Food was very filling and I can't wait to come back again! Medium calzone was huge!! read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Problem with time schedule. Crust only 1 size. Pizza seasoned well. Little too much sauce. Room temp when arrived late. They should get oven for cars. read more

I've gotten their pizza twice now and both times it was pretty great. The supreme is delicious. I plan on getting more than just pizza from them soon, too! read more

Great pizza! Delivery was fast and the food was hot pie had great taste and was cooked properly. Would recommend. One of the best pizzas I've had in California. read more

We recently started ordering from here and absolutely love it. The pizza is delicious, salads always fresh and yummy desserts. Definitely found our go to pizza delivery! read more

Great price and great pizza! Salad was also super yummy and had pickled carrots! SO GOOD! MUCH HAPPY. WOW. read more

Monavala Pizza - YUM - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Standard yummy pizza. We got gluten free and regular. They accommodated our special requests. The only thing was it took an hour and a half. It was busy holiday. This is probably our 4th or 5th time ordering from here within a 4 year period. read more

Amazing staff and pizza!!! They even know me when I call :) Love this place. Highly recommend to anyone who's looking for great pizza at a fair price read more

The quality of the food has dropped dramatically. The pizza crust tastes like flour and water & is very uneven. The spaghetti used to be really good. Now it barely has any sauce and what sauce it does have tastes like tomato sauce with no seasoning added. Our food was also delivered cold. It's time to find a new pizza place. read more

The food was alright and I really don't like the inconstancy of their flavors and sauces. -- I ordered the spaghetti and it was super plain. I thought it was good until I tasted the cheese ravioli and realized how much better the raviolis where. The spaghetti is just super plain and tastes like a jarred marinara sauce that you get at the store while the ravioli sauce tasted really fresh and like it was made from scratch versus out of a jar. I would probably re-order again just to try out other food items but I can tell you that you should stay away from their spaghetti unless you're buying it for your picky child who loves plain food. SIDE NOTE: It also an hour for delivery. Normally, I don't care about a wait if the food is good...but the food wasn't that great and they took 30-minutes longer than their estimated delivery time. read more

I have never had a problem with this restaurant delivering timely, tasty and delicious food. I order pizza, pasta and chicken wings from here often. Keep up the valuable service you provide to the community. Thx- read more

Example of how a small business makes better food than big chains! The owner is always friendly and seems to take pride in the food he makes with genuine humility. The restaurant is small and doesn't have lots of bells and whistles bit it allows sitting for a few groups of people but what is best is they get lots of to go orders. The pizza is magnificent, the right flavors consistency, and thickness. The pasta is even surprisingly great and my lasagna was a bit spicy to perfection. The garlic bread is made as it should be with real garlic and basil (although a bit buttery for me). The service, offered by the owner, was good and it felt like I was eating at home. Not a fancy place but man worth the visit with my small family! Please support this amazing small business because they are worth it. read more

I just happened to be in town and found this place through Yelp. I ordered XL pizza and 15pcs buffalo chicken wings over the phone for pick up. I added toppings on my pizza so it went up to over $40 total, but owner gave me 10% discount since this was my first purchase, which was very nice of him. Pizza was so good as well as chicken wings, my family really liked both. I'm so glad to find this place in east county, Will definitely try different topping pizzas in the future! read more

Service is great. They are friendly and timely. The crust isn't the best but the price is right

We have tried many pizza spots throughout San Diego. They have one of the best crusts (not to heavy and not too thin) and an awesome selection of toppings. Try the Mexican pizza! Great flavor and always warm when we order for delivery. read more

" Great Marinara Sauce With A Kick " My wife and I went to the Monavala Pizza Restaurant and were amazed ! The Restaurant is mainly a take out location, but they do have a few tables that you can use as we did to enjoy the great friendly service from Mike Karim the owner, along with his Mom and Dad. Mike's Mom was working hard in the kitchen and Mike's Dad was very busy delivering pizzas to homes in the area. Monavala Pizza has a lot of different menu items and is very unique as it is one of the only restaurants I have ever seen that offers Small, Medium, Large, and Ex-Large Calzones. And believe me the Ex-Large is GIGANTIC ! They also offer those same sizes for their Pizza's, and have an fantastic Greek Salad. They also have amazing looking Chicken Wings in different flavors. They have 9 different types of very big 12" Sub Sandwiches, along with 6 different Pasta dishes. And Monavala's desserts are very good ! Their Prices are some of the lowest I have ever seen, and the amount of food and taste you receive, is really good. But my favorite item when we had dinner was the Spicy Marinara sauce, that we spread on our very tasty MeatBall Sub sandwich and my delicious Calzone. The Calzone I had was filled with Ricotta, Mozzarella Cheese plus 3 toppings of your choice. What a wonderful family run restaurant, with Great Prices and Great Food ! Mamma Mia ! read more

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WOW! Great first impression!!! I ordered through the Slice app and the pizza was delivered precisely on time - thank-you SO much! Super friendly, exactly as ordered, VERY delicious pizza, reasonably priced - will definitely be ordering again! read more

okay so I had a pizza from this place yesterday and boy was a very good. The cheese was nice and stringy and wasn't greasy at all. The crust was on point and doesn't have a cardboard like texture. I also got some buffalo wings and they also tasted real nice. They were juicy and the spice was near perfect. Definitely recommend this place for dining out since the place is small and about the size of a bedroom. Overall great local restaurant read more

Monavala Pizza - Hawaiian/white pizza and buffalo wings. - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Thank u so much mike at Monavala Pizza for sponsoring Erin in the positive direction pageant she won jr miss San Diego central as well as miss congeniality with your generous support!!! She's so excited to start giving back to the community read more

Purchased the 2 medium pizza combo, the pizza was favorable, just right, and the crust was tasty etc,. the only thing was - I ordered for delivery and I ended up picking it up, because It was going to take too long to deliver, and didn't want to end up with a soggy pizza. Glad I went to pick up the pizza, because the pizza with delicious. I think they need help, too busy with pizza orders, read more

I expected it to be better with all of these 5 star reviews. I had the white pizza and meat ravioli. Everything was a bit more bland than I like. Maybe I need to try their calzone. One plus is that it's super convenient to be able to order through yelp. The delivery was very fast too. read more

Their pizza is amazing. High grade cheese, crust has just the right crunchy outside soft inside, sauce is very unique and authentic tasting. I usually get the veggie pizza, spaghetti with vegetarian sauce, and vegetarian antipasto salad. They even have a huge selection of specialty bottled soda. Sioux City prickly pear soda is my favorite. read more

Friendly service. Delicious food. Very reasonable prices. Soda selection . New fam favorite. read more