First time visit after hearing great reviews. Came in between lunch/dinner crowd. Place has an old school pizzeria vide. Not too busy and no wait. Was greeted and seated quickly. Ordering was easy. Menu had a lot of great options but not overwhelming. Ended up with garlic cheese bread, mini pizza, and a small pizza. Everything was cooked to perfection with not major wait times. Wait staff were very pleasant and attentive. Will definitely be back to check out more of the menu. read more

Hadn't had Nello's in years! I was bragging about how good it was to someone and how good their spaghetti was especially considering I'd never order spaghetti from anywhere. I was sad to find out they no longer have it. This may show how long it's been since I've been there. I thought surely the penne with meat sauce and a meatball on the side had to be just as good. So after craving it I placed a to go order. Adding a picture to show how little "meat sauce" was added to the pasta. Half was completely dry. This was after mixing it a little to see if maybe the sauce was in the bottom. Nope. Also a little confused at the term meat sauce. Is there not meat in meat sauce? This was the smallest amount of pasta sauce. The meatball I got on the side was so dry I could barely cut through it with a fork. I will say the bread they gave was good! Overall will never order pasta from here again. I guess I should have stuck with a pizza. Disappointing for sure considering I remembered their pasta used to be so good. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - So dry. So disappointing. - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I want to start by saying the pizza itself is very good, which is why this experience was so frustrating. On Friday, the day before our wedding, I went into the restaurant and placed and paid for a large pizza order with a confirmed pickup time of 5:30 PM the following day. I also tipped when I placed the order, bringing the total to $150, expecting the pickup to be simple and smooth. The restaurant is only about 7 minutes from our venue, so the plan was simple: someone would run over, grab the pizzas, and bring them back so we could feed our guests. When the person picking up the order arrived on Saturday, they were told there was no order in the system and that it had never been placed. I wasn't there personally, but I was told the staff were rude and didn't clearly communicate what was happening, whether the order would be remade, or how long it would take. I ended up having to deal with proving that I had ordered and paid for the pizzas while in the middle of my wedding. They eventually made pizzas, but what should have been a quick pickup turned into more than an hour. During that time we had nearly 30 people standing around hungry waiting for food, and it threw off our entire wedding timeline, including our photographer schedule. To make matters worse, the order was also incorrect. I had paid for three pepperoni pizzas (which cost more), but none of the pizzas we received were pepperoni. The pizza itself was good once we finally got it, but the entire situation was incredibly stressful and not what you expect when you've already paid and tipped in advance. I hope the owner sees this and looks into what happened that evening so another customer doesn't have the same experience during an important event. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Receipt - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Its been a while since we have been here and finally got around to going back. Really glad we did. We sat at the bar and had great service and conversation with the bartender (didnt get her name but she was awesome). The place hasnt changed since we were there last and luckily, neither has the quality of the food. The antipasto salad and house Italian was delicious and so was the white pizza we ordered. read more

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Decided to try Nellos for the first time in over 10 years. I enjoyed it all the times I've eaten there in the past so I wanted to see if anything's changed. I am happy to say that I'm still just as happy today as I was all those years ago, with the food quality, the Service, and I most definitely will be going back!! read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Meatball and pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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The pizza was brought out undercooked. The cheese was white and not cooked to Golden brown. When I asked about it I was given major attitude over it like I was the problem. It's ashame because ppl I know swore by this place. It's crazy to make a customer feel like they're the problem when obviously the pizza was crap out the gate. I will never ever go there again and I can't remember the lady's name that served us but she was a nasty person and I would put her on blast if I had her name and that is something I almost never do. Usually we just don't go back. The beer was flat and not cold at all. Never go here. Veros pizza is so much better than this disaster. Go there read more

I'm so sad, Nello's just isn't the same as it used to be. The menu doesn't look different but the items just aren't up to par. Caprese dropped at our table had tomato slices that were the top and bottom of the tomato and half slices. I brought this to the servers attention and she explained there was someone new in thr kitchen. Eventually she brought out 1/2 slices of tomato that appear to be slice for sandwiches. Margarita Pizza, in the past, had chunks of tomatoes in the sauce and a reasonable amount of cheese. What I received on the last two occasions was pizza crust with just enough tomatoes and cheese to show its presence but hardly enough to enjoy those things as toppings. I felt like I was eating flavored pizza crust. This location gets busy with families and fills up quickly. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Caprese. Tomatoes, thin slices from top and bottom of Tomatoes. - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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My family and I like to try different pizza places. Some fail miserably, (not mentioning any names here,lol), and others, like Nello's, are SHINING STARS! First of all, our server was courteous, accommodating, and brought us our grub with a genuine smile. We had questions about the salad, which we ended up getting the "small". Don't be fooled by the name, it's HUGE! It's simply made with lettuce, tomatoes, black olives and TONS of cheese. The house dressing was tomatoey, my daughter said it reminds her of the sauce you get for the Lunchables pizza! It was tangy, tasty, and the entire shabang hit that iceberg salad hunger spot! We ordered the supreme pan pizza. and although there was only a SLIGHT cheese stretch, pull, string... lemme tell ya, ohhh was it SCRUMPDIDDLYUMPTIOUS! We all agreed that Nello's pizza wins the Mesa competition because of the amount of cheese on the pie. Most places we order from, they're so STINGY with the cheese it feels like Scrooge is hiding in the kitchen! But not THIS PLACE, they layer it on like people in Mesa layer on sweaters when the temp goes below 90 degrees! Don't miss out on this hidden gem of a pizza place! I only know of it from passing by whenever I'm Doordashing, and I'm happy I finally ventured in because this place appeased the cheese gods. read more

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Service was good!! Our salads were excellent, and the small is huge! Definitely for 2 people! But, both couples at our table ordered thin crust pizzas. And both pizzas came out as thick crust. The waiter looked shocked, checked his order from us, & said sorry. Now he did ask if we wanted a do over, but unfortunately we said no, we would take what he brought. But it was not good. Too thick, dough was dry, and basically it was very bland! We even salted it, but no. Not good. We didn't take ours home. I didn't even eat a whole piece. My hubby had one & a half pieces which is nothing for a big guy. read more

Came for my cousin's bday party which 16 people. The staff were very accommodating (we called ahead), and gave us our own back room. Our server did a great job coming around and taking everyone's orders. I was not in the mood for pizza, so I went with the garlic butter pasta and the caprese salad appetizer. I will say, I was not a fan of either dish. The caprese salad had good mozzarella cheese and tomatoes which did taste very fresh, but the rest of the dish seemed a little random. I did not like the olives or the peppers. The garlic butter pasta did not have much flavor to it. I wish I would have gone with the marina pasta. I did not eat much of the pasta. My family members said that they all enjoyed the pizzas, which they were big slices which were stacked with cheese and toppings. The salads are large and come topped with a lot like mushrooms. A nice family friendly place. I do wish they had some more options on the menu like wings, but besides that they do offer a good amount of pizza options. read more

How long have I been eating here? Oops, ran out of body parts appropriate for counting. How long ago was 1989? We stopped in again, May 1, 2024, reminding me why we keep stopping here to eat. Giant ice tea, super fresh, generous salad. Mom's House Italian dressing, no splinters of course. Pizza. Oh yes, Nello's Pizza. Used to eat regular crust, now choose thin crust. Always get a pepperoni, now adding pineapple, olive, mushroom. It's all Chicago and Phoenix inside with a warm, friendly bar. I did not catch our server's name. My bladder dominates my life like health dominates many conversations. I was occupied when Set Up was going on. I was always too serious for lovely-smiling friendly women like our server. As I say, "A lovely smile makes my heart rich." I am a wealthy man today. The diamond cut slices let's me be petite in my pizza inhalation, plus leaves more crunchy edge pieces for all. I brought a guest here once. They complained it wasn't Really Chicago pizza. They weren't Really from Chicago at all. What did they know? They did love the salad. Are my 85 ABC's in yet Dear? Over and Awayyyyyyyyyhh. read more

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The owner Brian sold the place. The food is not the same. What a shame, we used to love this place. read more

I hate writing this since Nellos has been my favorite pizza place for over 30 years. We live a little far now, but would still order out several times per year. We were recently in the area and took our family of 4 (adults) to dine in at dinner time. 2 medium 12" pizzas, 1 large, a family salad and tap water to drink..... $84. If that isn't enough, they charged an undisclosed (either that or too small to notice) extra fee for using a credit card to pay. We no longer support restaurants who choose to add on a fee to use a card. Besides, the menu prices are far more than other pizza places we normally use. And then there was the pizza. Not sure what happened but it was undercooked, way too much cheese with not enough of the toppings we paid extra for, and some slices with 1 pepperoni. Then the leftovers we took home had some sort of plastic packaging material we discovered while taking a bite. The 2 employees we dealt with acted less than happy to be there, making us wonder what is going on. Just no. Not able to go back. read more

Don't ever order a thin crust pizza from this place. The crust is thinner than a cracker and more brittle. It's was the most disappointing thing I've ever eaten. My family loves pizza but will never eat it at this place again. My hole family had to get something else to eat when we went home, the large pizza was not even enough to fill one person. Disappointing taste and texture. Only 1 star because you can't leave a zero star. read more

The only thing you can do to improve is hire more staff. 2:30 on a Saturday and you had a kitchen full of people and two wait staff for the whole place. Nearly all the tables were not bused and cleaned from previous guest. One person working the bar, one person working the rest of the place. You can tell people were waiting for food as well as their check so they can leave. After waiting 20 minutes we left knowing we would be sitting for a long time and who knows when we would even get to order. Disappointed, we love this place...but not today. read more

Really good food and service. I ate there with my friends and had a great sandwich. I'm ordering a pizza tonight.

The pizza was incredible! I've been going to Nello's with my grandfather since I was a wee lad, and it's just as great as I remember it being. I was a little bummed that the arcade games were not on at the time, but no big deal! This is not the place to go on your 21st birthday, as they would not accept my (of age, as of today) girlfriend's ID. read more

We stopped here for a few drinks and a light snack after a nice morning hike. I went with an always favorite Kiltlifter and my gf had the special Papago Blueberry. The beer did not disappoint. The bar tender was pretty on top of all the customers there. It didn't seem like anyone had to wait for anything. The caprese plate was plenty for our snack. The cheese and basil and tomato was fresh and the basil leaves smelled great. The bar area was pretty busy and you could tell there was a handful of regulars there. I love the knotty pine look of the bar and dining area to give it that old country look and feel. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Kiltlifter and Papago Blueberry - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Incredible Antipasto Salad! Fries were great and pizza was solid. Pizza needed a little more sauce to be 8.5 otherwise flavoring and crust were perfect. read more

Our experience was just meh. Our server took a while to get to us to just get drinks then even to order, to a point where we wanted to just leave. We just ordered a thin crust pizza and of course a deep dish. Thin crust was better but it was okay. The deep dish was so mediocre. The dough tastes like biscuit dough and was just meh. I was told by coworkers that this Nello's was the better of them. read more

If you value your life or those of your friends and loved ones, you will never eat at Nello's pizza. My husband had Italian beef sandwich at Nello's and got E. coli. He nearly died two different times. Once from low blood pressure and the other from Oregon failure. My husband is a very fit and strong person. Reported incident to Maricopa County health department and environmental services and have no idea if they did a on-site review because we have heard nothing back from them. Warning to all stay away from Nello's pizza. Unfortunately, this site requires you to select a star if I had an option to do -25 stars that's what I would have selected. read more

New ownership doesn't care. Just sad. Wish that the same of the business wasn't purely transactional but the rudeness of owners is so blatant. Weird- they don't try to make everyone happy. I asked for croutons and after I spent 54 dollar they charged me 1 dollar... and were snotty about it read more

The food was absolutely fantastic. I took a friend who has never been and she enjoyed her salad and pizza. I will tell you the place was very crowded and it's the second time I've been there in a week. Celebrating birthdays! The price range is medium. The seating is plenty. There were plenty of bigger tables. The service was fantastic. The family restaurant there were plenty of families in there with little kids and adults. I will be back. I will be getting that gluten-free buffalo style chicken because it was fantastic. I appreciate them being such a great place. It had been 30 years before had been back. The place was the same. Great service great food. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - This was my lasagna covered in shaved Parmesan, and it was absolutely fantastic - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Excellent food will definitely come back. Fast service ! Authentic taste. Thank you read more

Well, I was craving Nello's salad with their tomato dressing, I live in far north east Mesa so not a close drive. After I got home from my trek, I opened my salad and put some on a paper plate and a beetle started crawling out! Literally almost threw up! I called and the guy was surprised and said let me get a manager for you. She was so rude and says "it happens", so what you're telling me is you don't wash your lettuce. I've been coming here for forever (AZ native) and her tone, how dismissive she was and argued with me about my refund and said I may get it Tuesday. I'll never return! What a waste of my time, gas, and clearly food, and a waste of my breath dealing with this careless "manager". I also just read a previous review. Think I need to contact dirty dining as they may need to pay a visit to this gross establishment. You should be appalled at the disgustingness and that woman representing your bu read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Gross! See the beetle!? Came out of my salad! - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Haven't visited in a few decades and honestly, it is a shame! Wow is this good pizza! The prices are better than most places and the toppings are plentiful. We ordered the Skinny Thin crust and it was loaded with goodness! Service was quick. If you like pizza and just a little crisp on the edges, go thin, sit back and enjoy! Will not wait decades to return. My deepest apologies for not coming back sooner. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Skinny Thin Crust - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The pizza is OK. It was thin pizza. Nothing special about it. I've had better. I've had worse.

I've been a longtime Nello's customer and got dinner to go tonight. I found two long black hairs in my meal, which is disgusting and unsanitary. I called the store to let the manager know, and the manager on duty could not have cared less. She was dismissive and uncaring. She just wanted to refund my money and get me off the phone. I know things like this can happen, and their food is usually good, but the service tonight from the manager was horrible on top of it. There are tons of pizza places in the valley and I don't think I'll come back to this one for a long time. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Old World Classic salad - hair in my food - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

We were feeding a large group and ordered 4 large pizzas and some salad to go. Everyone raved about how tasty the pizzas were. Nobody went hungry! read more

Saw great reviews so we tried it out. This pizza was not good! Didn't finish what we ordered. One pizza was pepperoni and sausage. Only maybe one large chunk of sausage per slice. Only found 2 pepperonis on the whole pizza. If you're a bit larger, save yourself some embarrassment and ask for a table; not a booth. The booths are tiny. The iced tea was great. read more

We had an event in the small room. We were using Zoom for a hybrid meeting and that's where we ran into problems. There is no door and the kitchen is right outside so lots of noise. And there is only one electrical outlet which meant we couldn't set up all the equipment needed. We made do, but it lessened the experience for those online. We also didn't set the room up correctly for our needs. There are really too many tables and chairs in the room for moving around. We only had 12 people and we were cramped. It probably works fine for a kids party, but not for a meeting. The food and beverages were great. Huge salads (love their house dressing), great pizzas. Nice beverages. Wish the room was larger, had extension cords and less furniture! Our server was great, but over-extended. It took forever to get our bill paid. But will come back for the food. read more

Awesome people and great atmosphere. Great food and awesome dessert with a choice of beer or wine. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. read more

Our experience with Nello's was; great pizza, Great service! We will definitely order again.

We had a taste for Chicago style pizza and remember how good it was when it was in Tempe. I am happy to say, it was just as I remembered it. It's the same and maybe even better. I had the cheese with tomatoes and olives...my husband got the skinny, loads of meat and delicious as well. Would recommend Nellos if you like Chicago style pizza. We will definitely return. read more

I was in the area today and it was the perfect opportunity to try nellos. Being from the Chicago area, I appreciate a good deep dish crust pizza. Nellos was not too bad! We got cheesy bread, a mini spinach pie, and a large cheese pizza. The spinach pie was my fave, I loved the toppings. Only complaint was that it did get pretty soggy in the middle though. My husband and I liked the cheese pizza but agreed that it needed more cheese and less sauce, but otherwise tasty. The sauce is sweet but also spicy, it's unique. I would prefer the crust a little but crispier but it was still good. Overall not bad and I'd be down to try their thin crust. One warning: the people working here do not wear masks or gloves. read more

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Oh Nellos, how much I have missed you!! I can't tell you how many years it has been since I've had Nellos pizza, but it still tastes the same. Same authentic crust, toppings, and feel. Wow! After so many years how are they able to keep the same amazing taste? I am not sure, but my friends and I all agreed that the food was delicious! We had a little improptu high school reunion and Nellos is right up the street from the high school we all graduated from. Nellos was always the go to spot for me for great pizza! They were able to get us sat on the patio with heaters. Our waiter was attentive and very kind. I decided to get their small pizza with original crust and spinach and pepperoni toppings. Wow! Every bite was sooo good! The cheese was full of flavor, so cheesy and thick! The thick crust made everything pop and I am so glad that I have leftovers! I also got a chance to try their seasoned French fries that were so delicious as well! I will be back for sure and will continue recommending Nellos for years to come! read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Original crust pizza with pepperoni and spinach - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Good pizza! We ordered pizza from here last night for our girls night. They do not deliver so we picked up. Our food was ready in about 15 minutes -- we got a large pepperoni and pineapple. The crust was nice and thin and there was plenty of toppings. Service was quick and friendly! read more

Amazing, kid, friendly, Pizza! Great flavor with lots of topping! Staff were very attentive and friendly! Will definitely be back when we are in the area! read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - AMAZING, kid approved pizza! Will definitely be back! Friendly wait staff too! - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Went here on a Saturday for the first time. There was a slight wait for a table, but service was fast and friendly. I wasn't too impressed with the food. We ordered the deluxe combo and antipasto salad. The pizza was okay, the crust was a little flimsy and some more flavor was needed on the pizza. It's a casual dinning restaurant where you can watch the game as well. read more

Nello's Pizza Mesa - Deluxe combo - Pizza Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Simply put, A+ !!! this has always been one of my favorite pizza restaurants. And the salads are very large. With their amazing homemade dressing. read more