Mountain Mike&#x27;s Pizza

The #1 signature pizza restaurant in Orange County. There is no other pizza like Folks pizza…read more Light, airy, crispy crust is unmatched. I don't quite know what type of pizza category it falls into because it's not Neapolitan imo because it actually has a nice crisp under-carriage. Where-as I feel most neopolitans don't. Anyways, amazing quality ingredients. I believe all of their dough is sourdough which tastes so good. Some of the best ranch in the game. Don't sleep on their wings. 10/10 Also must order a Caesar salad as well. When looking for a sit down pizza spot in OC, I put folks over every other place. Including over Truly pizza

Food: The pizza dough is so good! We got the margherita and…read moremushroom pizza and there was a lot of topping. Both were tasty! The crust is crispy, and the dough underneath the cheese and toppings was also crispy without being too thick. Everything here comes in huge portions and is definitely meant for sharing. Their salad literally looks like a mountain on a plate, and even the bread and butter portions are generous. You really get so much for your money here. Definitely worth the buck! Service: The service was super attentive, friendly, and helpful. They were always checking in on us and making sure we had everything we needed. Really great service overall! Ambiance: This place is BUSY! Every table seemed to be filled, and there was already a line before we even came in. We had to make a reservation. The atmosphere is bustling, lively, and energetic.

Pepperoni

Margherita (feeds 2-3) Pepperoni (feeds 2-3)

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Meatballs

Sugo

4.5(1k reviews)

3.8 mi

Okay I don't usually eat a lot of pizza cuz I prefer rice dish but I want to try something new and…read morethis omggggg I want to eat everything. It's so fresh and warm with excellent ingredients would come back with amazing customer service by Jess and pizza making dude!!

Great service, cool ambiance. Food was great and there was a good selection. Will come here again.read more

Interior, menu

Hot Chick Slice (left) and Margherita (right)

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Carnivora Slice

Trenta Pizza & Cucina

4.6(1.7k reviews)

0.7 mi

•$$$

Gluten-free friendly

Went here for a business lunch with my coworkers and founders, and Trenta certainly hit the spot…read more If you're looking for a place that can hold big parties for your company lunch or just for a big lunch altogether, they offer a pre-fixed menu, which allows you to: 1. not waste time thinking what to order 2. get the most popular and best-in-class dishes all on the front We had a meatball dish alongside a variety of pizzas and some pasta. Great overall lunch made me very sleepy afterwards because it was so delicious and so filling. Would come again, five out of five stars.

Don't get me wrong. I love this place. But I think with popularity, service and quality starts to…read morebreakdown. Went on a Wednesday night with a party of six. Drink order took quite a while. Some people didn't even get asked if they wanted a beverage. 20min at least. Ordered bread, salad and entrees. Bread came out. No salads. Salads came out with entrees. Makes for a crowded table Bottle of red wine was warm. Chicken piccata came with French fries. Menu said baked potatoes. I asked if I could get pasta, they said no substitute. But they did. French fries are not a baked potato. All in all, still had a good time. Just was hoping for great.

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Rance's Chicago Pizza

4.1(2.1k reviews)

3.3 mi

This review is kinda late, but I was down here in SoCal with my crew last week for a week or so and…read morewe had tried the other Rance's pizza location and really liked it. We were in the Costa Mesa are before we were going to head out back north and my crew wanted to have this deep dish pizza again. What we liked was the crust was so good. It wasn't overly cornmealish like some of these "authentic" Chicago pizza places. I grew up out here in the west, so I'm used to a more flaky light crust. My first Deep Dish Chicago pizza was Zachary's in Berkeley in the Bay Area. This Costa Mesa location is located just south of the 405 at Harbor Blvd. Go to Baker Street and turn left and it's right there. Easy Parking. One thing you gotta know about the deep dish pizzas, they take longer to cook cause they're just so big and need more cooking time, like maybe 35-40 minutes, depending on how busy the kitchen is. We get a classic combo pizza and have some drinks while we wait. It arrives and oh boy does that look good. Dishing it out takes a little practice, but we're good at that now! Everybody loves the flavor and crust. This isn't the cheapest pizza round, but well worth the price and wait. You want cheap go to Straw Hat or something like that.

This place is a must try!!!…read more Some of the best Chicago style pizza I've had was only in San Diego ... until we found Rance's! The restaurant itself is small and quaint. The decor was street style but simple. The staff was so welcoming and attentive. They answered our questions and regularly checked on my boyfriend and I. We tried the buffalo wings while we waited for the pizza. They were perfectly cooked and sauced. Paired with their own ranch, so delicious! We did the traditional 9" pan pizza with only pepperoni. (You just have to keep in mind, the pizzas take approximately 45 min.) The sauce to cheese to toppings ratio was perfect. The cheese pull was soooooo good! I normally don't like crust, and I ate mine here! Pizza so good, you don't need ranch! I tried an Ube beer. And surprisingly, it was so tasty and refreshing! I wish I could remember the brewery and beer name. This was the Costa Mesa location. They do have another one in Long Beach. Overall a great experience and delicious! We'll definitely be back!

Large Pan Cheese

Large Thin Pepperoni

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Finally serving our Bourbon Maple Bacon Wings!

2145 Eats

I can not say enough about how delicious this dinner was! Let's start with service because as you…read morecan see from the photos the food was fantastic! They have plenty of seating with a mix of bar, indoors and outdoors and it was very spacious and the servers were so kind(: From our server, host and other servers passing by would casually check up on us to make sure we had everything we needed. Our server Peter was so kind and friendly and made our whole experience by making sure we were comfortable by bringing us a heater, water and anything else we needed. Fries were crispy and delicious and i appreciate the various dipping sauces - ranch, garlic aioli, & ketchup. The pizza was wood fired and the crust was so wonderfully charred and fluffy at the same time. The tiramisu was just perfect, but please note that they have a seasonal menu so they will rotate these items out. Will definitely be back before this dessert is gone!

Food: 5 Service: 0…read more Our reservation was at 6:00 PM. We got seated at 6:45... after watching multiple walk-ins, including a large party that arrived AFTER us, get seated first. Like what I asked the waitress what was going on and got the classic, "A bunch of tables are clearing up." Apparently they were clearing up in a different restaurant because we kept waiting. Party of 4. Two waters arrived. The other two? About an hour later. At one point the waiter came and asked again if the other two people wanted some... sir, they've been thirsty since 6:00. Appetizers arrived after the main meal. Also when we placed outlet order we also ordered a Coke. It arrived with the check. At that point, I wasn't sure if it was a beverage or a parting gift. All that said -- the food was good! Go when the doors open.

Main Patio Area

Margherita yum

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Blue cheese honey pizza

Kuro Artisanal Pizza

4.4(230 reviews)

3.5 mi

Hidden gem in Costa Mesa! Be sure to come earlier to make sure they don't sell out. I've tried the…read morethomas salscicia, dream never end, and blue monday. They clearly use fresh ingredients, and their garlic confit is strong but unlike any other. Food comes out fairly quickly so make sure to stay close by when they call your name. The anti mall has plenty of outdoor seating so grab a seat outside to enjoy your pizza. I've already been here twice, and I can't wait to finish going through the rest of the menu.

Finally came at a time where I could find parking so I waited for them to open. I ordered my nacho…read morepizza and waited. It smelled delicious when I got it. I took it to go. It's a very thin crust pizza with good flavor. Love the sweetness with a little bit of heat. It was good.

Ohkami and margherita pizzas

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Thomas Pizza

Prince Street Pizza

My all time favorite pizza. The service is so quick and always so fresh. Alexis was so sweet and…read morehelpful. And Jason's energy was so good and welcoming.

My fav pizza place ever!!!! Everytime i step foot into the store and i see alexis or jayson i know…read moremy shit is gonna be good

Spicy Spring Pizza™ Fra Diavolo Sauce, Pepperoni, Fresh Mozzarella, Pecorino Romano

Prince Perfection Marinara Sauce, Fresh Mozzarella, Pecorino Romano

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Prince Perfection Marinara Sauce, Fresh Mozzarella, Pecorino Romano

Ospi Costa Mesa

3.9(599 reviews)

0.2 mi

•$$$

Women-owned & operated

Had an incredible time at Ospi! The service was extremely personal- my fiancé mentioned that we had…read morejust gotten engaged and our server Jackie surprised us with the most delicious gelato for dessert. Jackie was very helpful with recommendations! Excited to come back :)

Met a friend here for dinner after work on a Tuesday and had such a great experience. First win:…read morethere's plenty of parking in the lot behind the restaurant. We got there around 5:15 and it was already busy, and by the time we left the place was PACKED -- so clearly we weren't the only ones who knew what was up. Everyone was friendly from the moment we walked in, but our server really made the experience. She was super fun, asked us questions about what we liked, and then made recommendations based on our answers instead of just rattling off the most popular dishes. And she absolutely nailed it. We shared the crispy provolone, Caesar salad, and chicken parm, and everything was incredible. The food tasted so fresh, and the flavors were bold without being heavy or muddled -- "bold and clean" is probably the best way I can describe it. The portions were also generous. We split everything and still left with basically another whole meal to take home. We each had a cocktail, both refreshing and delicious, and obviously we had to finish with dessert. I had the mango gelato, which was fantastic. My friend had something chocolate that she loved, but I am not a chocolate person and therefore cannot be trusted to report on those matters. It was genuinely an excellent meal from beginning to end. But the icing on the cake for me? The follow-up survey asking for me to rater their life choices. That completely tickled me and somehow perfectly captured the personality of the place. Great food, great service, great energy. Vibes: immaculate. Will absolutely be back.

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Assorted options

Riip Beer & Pizza

4.4(902 reviews)

4.9 mi

Free WiFi

Food is really good! However, the first time I went to this location I brought my small dog with me…read moresince their website says they allow dogs. Except when I got there they told me this location did not allow dogs and that the one located on PCH does. So I ended up having to drive to the PCH location. Then next time I came to eat here I saw that they allowed a group of people bring in their dog. Why were they allowed to bring their dog yet I was turned away a couple of weeks before?

This is my local pizza place which makes me the luckiest dude in the world. The square pan pizza…read morehere is awesome. While on my carnivore diet relapse I'm totally involved with this pizza until I resume. Everyone who works here is super friendly and seems pretty happy. I always come single so seating at the bar can be very quick. It's popular so be prepared to wait if it's peak times. The music is always good here The picture is of my dinner which was a Secret Agent Pizza.

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Close up of the pizza. The crust, incredible. The bowl pepperoni? Yassssssss please

Pitfire Pizza

3.9(1.1k reviews)

0.0 mi

Came to Pitfire right near closing and still had such a great experience. The staff was super…read morefriendly and never made us feel rushed. There was a small mix-up with our salad, but they immediately fixed it and even let us keep the original while making the correct one to go. Cade and Wendy were especially kind and accommodating. We also tried the Honey Bear and Pineapple Express--both were really good. Overall, great service and a really positive experience.

This is prob the 2ed negative yelp review I've ever left. I…read morecalled the restaurant to place an order this evening, and it rang and rang, and tried to redirect me to their website for 15 MINUTES before just hanging up on me. (I couldn't order online, because my bank card had fraudulent activity, I was waiting for a new one in the mail, and had to pay cash). So I had to drive to the restaurant to place an order in person. And then sit there and wait for 30 minutes. I asked the girl at the front what was up with their phones, and she stammered through some weird answers (saying they worked in the back but not the front?) before lying to me and saying "our system is down." Also, adding a 3% "happy and healthy" charge (that is NOT gratuity!) to "support our ability to provide sustainable income" automatically added to every bill is SO CHEAP and cringy- PAY YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES. Build into the cost of your food. This place has gone downhill. Food was decent. That's the only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of one.

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Carol D.

209

6 years ago

At last, I'm finally able to get that legendary curly crispy pepperoni on 17th Street. We came in for a work lunch and sat on the patio and must have sampled 10 different pizzas, wings and even the cinnamon dessert pizza. Great variety and flavor with each bite. The little curly peps are my fave. The BBQ chicken luau is also to die for. Newport mesa has been missing a pizza joint like this, really takes me back to my childhood. I can't wait until we can eat inside, it looks so cool. Until then, this will 100% be my regular go to for delivery and carry out. read more

ximena l.

3 years ago

I had the most amazing experience at Mike's Mountain Pizza! The pizza was incredibly delicious and fresh, and those new garlic knots were an absolute delight. What made the visit even more special was the warm and welcoming atmosphere created by the owner, Chip. He's an absolute sweetheart and his hospitality made me feel right at home. I've never received such fantastic service before. A big thank you to the whole team at Mike's Mountain Pizza for making my visit unforgettable! read more

Eileen G.

6 years ago

Favorite pizza spot ever, the food is amazing and so are the people that work there, I got there and the food was ready to go, I called in for a take out and the person on the phone was so nice, 10/10. read more

Laura B.

3 years ago

The pizza is yummy and it's consistent. This place is a great place for either a family "take-out" type of pizza or even better after bar hoping all day in Newport Beach. read more

Jeff S.

6 years ago

Cold pizza. And I ordered extra sauce. No extra sauce. I'm thinking I just got a pre-made pizza sitting on the counter as I was there before the pizza was ready. read more

Jill G.

560

6 years ago

Food is amazing and the wine and beer selection is great as well! The staff was friendly and fast, and the new location is awesome! My new go-to pizza place! read more

Alan S.

6 years ago

They seem to have worked out the kinks. Service was great. We enjoyed our pizza. The veggie pizza was very tasty, all the ingredients are very fresh. read more

Dora D.

109

125

3 years ago

YUM. One of my new fave spots for veggie pizza. They pile on the toppings, and everything is fresh. Got a side salad to split. All great.

Johnny G.

6 years ago

Brand new spot but man I love it. The pizza is on point. Great for lunch as it's walking distance from my hospital. Happy holidays

S. Michelle E.

4 years ago

I ordered through Door Dash at 5:50. It's 6:50 and you all are still making the pizza. Get it together. This is ridiculous.

Dylan W.

5 years ago

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Michelle K.

6 years ago

great pizza, friendly service! this is a hard time to start a new business, but they will be a great!

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