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    Paco's Pizza

    3.9 (69 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Matthew H.

    2 pepperoni slices and a drink for 6 bucks and some change. This is really good pizza. NY style large slices ready in a jiffy. I've only been to a handful of NY pizza places in NYC and Paco's did a great job with the vibes. When you walk in, it's a counter, pizza and a few standing options to eat. Definitely NYC vibes. Thanks for the great pizza and quick lunch!

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    Mike B.

    Good pizza at this new shop in Wake Forest. This is the 3rd iteration of a pizza place at this former Domino's location. The conveyor belt oven is gone, replaced with a real pizza oven! Pizza freshly tossed NY-style. Tried a veggie pie. Freshly sliced mushrooms, black olives, green pepper and onions. Well proportioned cheese/sauce ratio. Crust cooked just right - a nice crunch on the bottom, moist and chewy on the top. It took about 15 minutes longer than the 30 minutes promised. The place is busy (a good thing) and they're just getting started, so I'm sure prediction will get better as time goes on. The team offered me a free dessert for the extended wait - a nice touch which shows me they're paying attention. Good pizza plus paying attention - you bet I'll be back.

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    Cindy N.

    Our first time trying this spot out due to a recommendation from a friend based off their food pics -- Ordered: large pepperoni & sausage pizza; lobster ravioli Pro: pizza dough was nice and chewy with crunchy crust - good ny style type of pizza Cons: the lobster ravioli was not great....and then we were kind of let down that they didn't tell us there's curbside service so we got out to wait on our food while another car got their food served by pulling up to the side of their restaurant Maybe we will try other other pizza items next time

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    Robbie C.

    Paco's is strictly pickup or delivery. No tables to eat at. We ordered for pickup via grub hub and only had a 5 min wait once i arrived. I'm a born and bred New Yorker and a cheese pizza purist. I can say it was right up there with my favorites in the area. A bit pricier than others and had to reheat as it's not that close to home but would order again.

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    I'll preface this by saying I get their regular NY style pizza occasionally and it's a good pie and I'll definitely go back--I like the place overall and I didn't come here to leave a bad review (hence the 4 stars). That said.... I tried the Sicilian tonight. I knew it was a gamble because most places around here that identify as "NY Style" cook their Sicilians the same way they cook their Neapolitan pizza (and probably with the same dough) and it ends up being charred and dry on the bottom. To Paco's credit, their Sicilian crust was better than most. Sauce was solid (not over-seasoned) and cheese was generous, which I appreciate on a Sicilian. The rest of the crust was a little dense and could probably benefit from a higher gluten flour, but overall, it was fine. What shocked me was the stunning lack of attention to detail. First of all, the pie is advertised as a 16" Sicilian. What I got was 14.5" x 14.5". I'm not going to accuse anyone of being intentionally shady, but that's a pretty big oversight if you're accidentally baking your pies in a pan that's 45.75 square inches smaller than advertised. Secondly, an actual 16 x 16 pie can easily be cut into 16 decent size pieces. I don't know if it was because the pie was smaller than advertised, but whoever cut the pie made the decision to cut it into 12 pieces, 4 columns and 3 rows. The pizza order was for half cheese and half onion/garlic, and the way the pizza was cut, I ended up with 4 slices of cheese, 4 slices of onion/garlic, and then 4 larger slices in the middle that were half cheese, half onion and garlic. Obviously if you're feeding a group with differing tastes, this is a problem. The only real solution is to cut those slices in half, so you've basically got some pizza sliders... While the best solution is obviously to provide an actual 16" pie that can be cut into 16 good size pieces to idiot-proof the slicing process, this could also have been solved if the person cutting the pizza just rotated it 90 degrees in either direction before cutting. Seriously, a half second's worth of thought would have produced an exponentially less disappointing result. Look, I like the pizza, I'll be back, and I'm sure you're busy and all, but if you want customers to return, attention to details like this matter.

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    Myra J.

    I am from New Jersey and this pizza is just like the pizza I use to eat in New York. Its a family owned business, Paco is the father, his wife work there always with a smile and his Son's. Great location, the atmosphere is so welcoming. This is my favorite pizza in Wake Forest and Raleigh. I give them 5 plus stars.

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    Got two pizzas to go. One pepperoni and one white pizza. Good greasy New York style pizza. Best in the area. IMO

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    Amazing pizza and mozzarella sticks. The wings were fried perfectly. Everything was really good and will go back in the future.

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    Pizza and wings were both excellent!!! Service was good. Definitely very close to authentic New York pizza. I highly recommend it.

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    Just wanted to share that my longtime vegan son says you have the best vegan pizza he has ever had. No easy feat. Congratulations!

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    Maybe it was an off day or maybe I just put too much trust in Wake Forest reviews again…read more My friend and I went during lunch. We were greeted warmly and our waiter was outstanding. He was hard working, always gave refills, and was kind. He was definitely the highlight of our visit. The ambiance is that of an old-school pizza parlor from the 90s, but it didn't feel nostalgic, it felt boring. Unfortunately, the food was just okay. I ordered the Milton's Special pizza and it was fine. Nothing to rave about but nothing to want to come back to, either. My friend ordered a pizza as well. It's nice that they have GF options. She wasn't too impressed with her choice, either. It tasted like it could have come from the freezer at the grocery store, it was very generic in flavor. The service was really the best part of our entire meal. 10/10 service, 4/10 food

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    Anniversary dinner was by far an experience! We went to Encore Ristorante in Wake Forest. The food…read morewas amazing but our waiter Peyton made the evening. He made the evening so special for us and paid attention to every detail. If you find yourself in Wake Forest call, make a reservation and request Peyton... you won't regret it! Peyton, you are our NC Tyler!!

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    Shuckers Oyster Bar & Grill

    Shuckers Oyster Bar & Grill

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    0.1 mi
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