I went to this place today for the first time and had a horrible experience with the person handling the cashier. I wish I could give NO stars. First he tries to over charge me, then is handling cash and food at same time. This is a major health department violation. Then when you bring up the issue of handling the food and cash, he got upset and verbally threaten me not to come again to his place. I don't believe this location is owned by him. This is clearly his mistakes as he handled the food and money at the same time. I hope the owner contacts me. The lady making the pizza witnessed him when I brought the issue to his attention. This is unacceptable service and behavior from the employee. This was my first time to this place as the ratings were high and gave it a chance on going there. read more

I ordered delivery from here tonight and it was delicious. Delivery was taking quite a bit, but the owner called to let me know that his delivery driver was running late, which I appreciated. He even threw in a free drink. I tried a Philly cheesesteak sandwich and mild chicken wings. Sadly the food was pretty cold, but so yummy. The philly was seasoned perfectly and the bread had great texture. The wings weren't super crispy, but had great flavor. This would've been a 4 star review, but the owner was very apologetic and sweet. Delivery is free by the way! read more

Finally!!!!! Real pizza! This place is AMAZING. It's a small little spot in plaza building but that is totally irrelevant once you bite into a slice of their pizza. I've loved pizza my whole life and this, my friends, is QUALITY. The crust is perfect, airy on the inside, crisp on the out side. The cheese tastes like it came straight from wherever cheese comes from. I love it. Tons of topping to choose from and check this out... they will make a fresh slice of any of the pizzas on the menu.. made to order. The prices are cheap so you won't expect how delicious your pizza will be. And the service is fantastic. I get the veggie because it has artichoke on it, sooo bomb! 2 slices and 2 sodas was less than $8. read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Fabulous pizza, delivery driver friendly, courteous and prompt. Overall customer service was great.

Excellent service and amazing pizza. We absolutely love the cheese breadsticks as well. We haven't had a bad pizza yet.

I was looking for a pizza shop near my home other than the "common" pizza stores, and this came up #1 on the list, so I thought we'll try it out. Their philly steak pizza was superb! It stands out from the other pizzeria nearby. And the veggie pizza was great too! We'll be ordering from them again soon! read more

Family owned, excellent service & food. Delivery is always fast & friendly too. Love this spot!

This place is one of the best around. It's a hidden gem for sure. Everything on the menu is delicious. We had family visiting and placed an order for a large pepperoni pizza, wings, and salad. It did not disappoint. We recently ordered a white pizza, calzone, and anti-pasta salad. The portions are so large our family of five still had leftovers. You can tell the food is fresh and made with the best ingredients. As a mom and pop shop, I'd give it 10 stars if I could. They have fast, friendly service and excellent food. And they deliver. Try it once and you'll be hooked! read more

First time trying this pizza spot after trying a whole bunch In El Cajon One of the best pizza places I've had in awhile They were super friendly and the food was super hot when it arrives I got the 10-piece wings and a pepperoni pizza with extra cheese And it was like a 16 in And I paid Less than $30 That's including delivery and tip and the delivery was free No pizza place has free delivery anymore this is amazing The food came quicker than they said it was going to come The wings were great I got the mango habanero And the ranch was phenomenal The pizza crust dough sauce and cheese Everything on the pizza Was terrific I even had to call them back and let them know to keep doing what they were doing because this is my pizza place from now on Highly recommend trying this pizza place If you're tired of getting burned from other places. read more

Great service, and a friendly delivery person. My order was accurate, and came with proper dressing, forks, etc. The ravioli is delicious and the cupcake was perfect (no frosting - which I appreciated) The bread is addicting - LOVE IT read more

The best pizza in El Cajon. There is no atmosphere so it's best to take out or have delivered... but the food is great. The service is great. Super friendly. I love the vegetarian pizza and eggplant sandwich. read more

This place is great! My favorite pizza so far is the white pizza . I still have yet to try other items on their menu but I bet it's all delicious read more

Monavala Pizza On Broadway In El Cajon. We Came Out Here For An Appointment Today. Found This Little Mom & Pop Italian Resturant. Dine In/Take Out. The Food Is Home Made And Fresh As Well As Tasty. The Owners Are The Best. Very Accomadating And Genuinely Very Pleasant.The Prices Are Awsome And A Great Value. It's So Nice To Find A Small Business That Towers Over The Big Pizza Box Chain Giants. Love This Place. Will Come Again Whenever Out This Way. Many Thanks To Mike & Fernanda ("Fufu") For All Their Wonderful Hospitality. Stop In For A Great Italian Home Town Experience. read more

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Always friendly, on time and delicious!!! The only place we ever order our calzone from.

Quality food and quality services. Got some pizza last night. There was a minor mistake with my pizza. The gentleman who answered the phone promptly responded that he would handle making the pizza himself and he did not disappoint! Hard to find quality pizza best by I feel like read more

Pizza was amazing went home with two medium pizzas and a litter soda for 20 bucks and adding wings! Dough was sooo fluffy and nice! It's a hole in the wall. went home and had five slices of pizza I'm a little girl who likes good pizza and this is it! First time here and it was great just 4 stars cause he said 15 min felt like an hour actually. Wings were good wish had more sauce read more

Outstanding pizza! Gluten free crust was excellent! So hard to find and very worth the drive. Family had buffalo chicken, cheese, and margarita pizzas - each was terrific. Toppings were all fresh. Terrific variety of sodas! Including Cheer Wine, Japanese sodas, pomegranate, and black cherry. Hot bbq chicken wings were perfect. Ranch dressing was really good. Reasonable prices. Wonderful staff! Very friendly and considerate. Looking forward to going back. read more

Yummmm! Great food and great service! I have tried heir pizza, wings, calzones and salads! All great. read more

This is my favorite pizza place. Good conversation nd even better company. Thanks for remaining THE BEST!!! read more

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I am super picky about pizza and their pizza is well deserving of five stars. The dough is the way it's supposed to be; it has the bubbles in the crust which is crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. Most pizza places don't get the crust right but this place does! The flavor of the sauce is equally important. This doesn't taste like spaghetti sauce or bland tomato. It reminds me of the flavorful sauces in Italy that sit on the stove for hours simmering and soaking up the flavors of herbs and seasoning. The cheese has great flavor too! On top of it all, you get all of this authentic flavor for a great price! read more

Asked for it somewhat well done, it felt undercooked. Got the 5 cheese however one of the cheese's was very unpleasing. read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Good crust was way well done ! But I loved it!! Now a days people drink charcoal and put it on their teeth ! Enjoy it! I loved the sauce read more

Monavala Pizza - Yummy over done but my fav - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Monavala hosted our birthday party for our son. They prepared cupcakes and pizza for a party of about 15 people. The cupcakes were delicious and tasted homemade. Very nice family run pizza place. They really went above and beyond for our party. Thank you Monavala Pizza! read more

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

Food was great and prices were better than a few other places we browsed online. We went with Monavala on a whim and were pleasantly surprised. Delivery took longer than expected, but everything was still hot when it arrived. Would definitely order from here again. read more

If you want the ninja turtle pizza and some wings go here for sure! Amazing taste and their wings are legit!!! Enough said! Try for yourself

This is my favorite pizza in El Cajon. Great customer service, good consistent taste and a good deal.

My new favorite pizza joint. Perfect combination of dough, cheese and sauce and seasoning... like nothing I've had before.

The X-hot sauce on the wings is amazing. Not sure about whats in it, but the flavor is addicting. The wings are also cooked really well. None of that sogginess you get from some other place. If you're looking for some good wings, check this place out! Soo good! read more

Ordered the BBQ Chicken pizza with added roasted peppers, white pizza with added chicken and spinach, and the cheesesteak. The bread on the cheesesteak was perfectly crisp, the vegetables were fresh, and the cheese was in adequate amount. However, it was a bit light on steak so i probably wouldn't order this again without asking for extra meat. The white pizza was at perfect grease levels being neither too greasy nor too dry. The vegetables were fresh and the chicken etable for the price. The BBQ pizza was the best. It is loaded with sweet bbq sauce, so I suggest adding an extra spicy ingredient to balance out the flavors like i did. Both Pizzas could have been cooked a little longer. The taste and proportions of the crust were perfect, but my jaw was sore afterword from chewing. It is understandable considering I ordered delivery around 9:30 pm when they close at 10. I would order again, though maybe ask that they leave the pizzas in a little bit longer next time. read more

The best pizza in town! Amazing people, customer service and delicious food! Always made fresh! I love that they offer pizza by the slice, made to order and honestly, amazing. You will love this place. read more

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This is the letter sent to the Manavala Pizza Owner Mike, in response to the horrible customer service my mom and I received : Dear Mike, I hope this message finds you well, and that you are having a good day. I am writing this letter to express to you how extremely disappointed I am in the way in which you treated my mom and I when we dined in at your establishment yesterday, on Friday December 7, 2018. I was so excited about bringing my mom to your business. I could not stop raving about the delicious food and great service that my boyfriend and I received, during the time that your daughter was in town for Thanksgiving, helping out. Today was the complete opposite of that day. First off, it all started when my mom and I were not properly informed about the increase in price of your greek salad. The fact that it was a dollar difference was not the issue. The issue was the way in which you went about communicating the price increase to us. There is no logical reason why an owner should assume that every customer that walks through the door, is aware of price changes, that are not clearly displayed. So when your cashier just rang in 3.99, for an item that is displayed as 2.99 on all menus throughout the restaurant, without explaining why, it appeared as though the cashier himself was making a charge error that needed to be corrected. When you came from the back to assist and a new customer call came in, you chose to insert yourself into my conversation mid-call, while I was speaking to the cashier, and then blaming the call interruption on my mom and I, once the call concluded.. that was not okay. So at that point, after you proceeded to return to the prep area and roll dough, and the cashier finished ringing me up, I thought to myself.. maybe he's just having a bad day.. last time he was so nice..and I know that running a business can be stressful sometimes, so I will just hope for better next time, and leave it alone. Then suddenly, as my mom and I are leaving and getting into the car... the customer you were previously speaking to came outside and stated, "He wants to know why you didn't pay for your food", we were furious! We were already getting over the previous situation, now here we are being accused of not paying.. that was not okay. In all honesty, as a manager, you should have checked your receipts to see if we paid, before assuming that we did not. Suppose we did not return back inside to clear our name and have you check your receipts to prove that we paid? The next time I came for pizza, you would have already had your mind made up that we stole when that was clearly not the case. Furthermore, we would not have been given our pizza and utensils, sat down, and dined in for at least 20 minutes, without have paying first. That would be ridiculous. I say all of this to say that the service my mom and I received today was extremely inappropriate and unacceptable. In a world where hatred and mistreatment seems to exceed kindness in the face of humanity..... the least one could expect to do, is find satisfaction and happiness in good food and service. I really hope that as a Business Owner, and more so as a human, you are able to recognize the error on your end, as I have recognized the error on mine. The error on my end being, instead of remaining in your establishment in an attempt to still try and present my mom with good food and a pleasant dining experience, I should have just asked for a refund after the verbal salad dispute, and left... avoiding any further conflict. If not anything else, you could have at least apologized for the accusation. Nevertheless, I wish you the best of luck with your business, and I hope that no one else experiences the treatment that my mom and I experienced from you today. Sincerely, Janae **FYI: "California law prohibits advertising that is untrue or misleading." "Under both federal and state law, an ad is unlawful if it tends to mislead or deceive, even if it doesn't actually fool anyone. If your ad is deceptive, you'll face legal problems whether you intended to mislead the customer or not. What counts is the overall impression created by the ad -- not the technical truthfulness of the individual parts. Sources: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/consumer-protection-laws-business-29641.html https://consumerclassactionfirm.com/false-and-deceptive-advertising/ read more

This place is awesome, my go to place if I'm in the neighborhood and not busy. Love the price of the pizzas and the owners are super friendly. read more

I had this delivered and it was late and I asked to be called when it got there and I'd come out but they rang the door bell which was what I was trying to avoid. Besides that GREAT margarita pizza!! Definitely will be going back for that!! Also Bread sticks were good too along with the dipping sauce. read more

I love Monavala'sthe calzones and salads are perfect,great prices, friendly service!!!with so much cheese!!!! I can't wait to try the pizzas read more

Good was being able to split pizza into thirds so everyone could get their favorite. Pizza was good, not great. Bottle shop still the best pizza. Crust was good. Sauce could use more flavor and less salt. Family owned, nice people. Toppings good but could be larger pieces of sausage and meatball. Also had lasagna. Large portion but again very salty. Garlic bread average. Prices very reasonable read more

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It's not bad tasting but I've had a lot better elsewhere. The food gave me the runs so that pretty much means I won't be back.

We had 2 medium pizzas lasagna, and ravioli and all was pretty good. Definitely will return for another visit.

Pizza was amazing! Tasted fresh, sauce was good, crust was the best part. We will definitely be back.

I really like the pizza here and last night was the second time we got pizza there but I just discovered they overcharged me by about $3. We ordered a 16 inch pizza (11.99) with two toppings (2.00/topping) plus 6 wings (6.99). Our total by their method was 27.58 with tax. By my calculations, based on a 8.25% sales tax, is a grand total of $24.89. I even left a tip on top. It is very discomforting to be overcharged especially when we don't go out all that much anyways because it is so expensive and we don't have the money to splurge that often. I will have to become more of a hawk when it comes to billing at local business. It's sad because I want to be trusting that I am being charged correctly, I don't want to have to double check things. With that said, I think their pizza is excellent and the staff are very nice. Hopefully it was just a one time mistake and I'm totally open to amending my rating if that is correct. read more

Absolutely loved it! Random pizza craving was certainly fulfilled and the ingredients were definitely fresh. I am also excited to order again a gluten-free pizza from here, can't wait! read more