I really don't know how this place sustains itself. I've tried this place twice now and have been underwhelmed both times. The first time was for a meatball sub, which is patently one of THE simplest sandwiches to make. You heat up your premade meatballs and sauce in a microwave, or spoon them out of the pot, put them on a roll and present it. After waiting for a half hour in a mostly empty restaurant, I got a sandwich with soggy bread and watery sauce. I complained and got a gift coupon for more food. Not what I wanted. I just wanted this sort of nonsense to never happen again. The second time (using the gift coupon) I ordered a pizza to go with feta. I took it home and the feta turned out to be blue cheese. Who the fuck puts blue cheese on a pizza? I took it back, very patiently explained that I got a pizza with blue cheese instead of feta. Ten minutes later I was presented with a pizza with mostly scraped off blue cheese and some dust that appeared to be parmesan cheese on it. I complained about their lazy, uncaring, irresponsible staff and left. I got an apology and more offers for free food, but why would I want that? HUH? Jesus H! Seriously, though; a 4 year old can discern between feta and blue cheese-it's not that freaking hard. Maybe someone needs to come up with a cheese test. I dunno. Let's face it. This "restaurant" is located in metro Detroit--the land of PLENTY in terms of restaurants. St. Clair Shores and the surrounding areas has one of THE largest Italian populations in the city outside of ITALY! If you can't be bothered to make a decent pie, there are so many other options for people to choose from. Now it's POSSIBLE I had two quite randomly bad experiences, but twice bitten....I think not. read more

Absolutely putrid. I ordered a recommended "Chef's Special." It was a salmon dish with a "delicious dill sauce." It was $25 and it was a piece of boiled or baked, very bland unseasoned salmon that was obviously frozen, with plain greek style yogurt on it. Absolutely disgusting. I complained to the waitress about it, which I never do, and all she did was argue back and said everyone else loved it. I won't be going back. read more

I feel sad. I feel sad because I had high hopes for this place. When you walk in and see people in line and you are greeted by some angsty teen who is really pissed she's not out with her BFF's chugging red bulls listening to Ke$ha you know the rest of your time there cannot be good. Who knows maybe she wasn't a teen. either way. BLARG!! She asked my name 4 times. It's BARBIE. Finally I said you know BARBIE like the dolls you play with. I was annoyed sorry. I mean my name is not complicated. So moving on to our 45 min wait and finally getting seated and then once at the table we sat for another 15 mins no waiter/ress to be found. My sweet sweet fella has such patience. Me on the other hand after waiting 45 mins had NONE. Just as I was getting my coat on to leave our waiter finally came and I said lucky for you we are leaving. Should I go back on a not so busy night and actually try the food? I'm thinking about it. But I really hate bad service or lack there of. I don't know. I guess you'll have to stay tuned to find out if we go back. smooches! read more

This was the worst excuse for Italian food I ever ate in my whole live. I ordered veal parmigiana and it was disgusting the veal was paper thin and shiny from oil or grease. The meat sauce tasted like they took tomato sauce from a can of Chef Boyardee. Stay away if you value your taste buds and stomach. read more

Pepperoni Grille is one of those places I've driven past a million times but have never gone to. Until a couple days ago, when a girlfriend and I met up there for lunch. The decor & atmosphere were nice. Clean, classic...but nothing to write home about. I was surprised to see only one other table of diners when we walked in. Most places around there do a decent lunch crowd. The menu is small. There were some good looking sandwiches, pizza, and only a handful of entrees. My friend got a chicken pesto sandwich, I ordered gnocchi. I spent the whole time I was eating my lunch wishing I had ordered what she had. The sauce for my gnocchi was good, but it was a pretty small portion and the gnocchi were a bit overcooked. Despite it being a ghost town in the dining room, the waitress sometimes took a long time to bring something to our table. She was attentive to refilling our drinks, but forgot a couple of side items we had asked for, and took about 10 minutes to bring a dessert menu (which consists of only 3 items). Sandwiches are $7-10, entrees $10-12. It's not the worst lunch I've ever had, but I'm certainly in no hurry to go back. read more

Always very good food. That's all I have to say about that but it won't let me end this review because there wasn't enough characters

I normally wouldn't review a place that I've ordered take-out pizza from, but here it goes. The pizza was ready in 15min (as expected). The inside of the restaurant looked very nice... Like a family style restaurant that was trying to be fancy and cater to a nicer crowd. No complaints there. They seem like very nice people. The pizza was a bit below average. Overall it was okay- the components were there. But paying almost $20 for a large three-topping pie, you'd expect more compared to the local competition. The crust was fine, the pizza was mostly undercooked cheese, and the toppings were thinly applied. The big detractor was the fishy taste... They must have cooked something in the same pan or right next to it. I can't say I'd go back to try a second pizza and their other menu items seemed overpriced for this type of restaurant. I'm glad we tried the Pepperoni Grille, but I'll be getting pizza from elsewhere. read more

My wife, daughter and I ate here last night for dinner. For a local Italian place, it's pretty tasty. The staff and service is awesome! We were treated terrifically and we will be back. The whole staff is wonderful and it truly feels like everyone care about what they do. Nice job everyone! read more

I've been here two times in the last week, once for pizza and salad with my dad and then tonight for regular dinner fare with both of my parents. The Pizza is pretty good pie. Its not going to blow you away or anything but its certainly better than a lot of the chain places around. We got pepperoni and banana peppers on a large round and we didn't have a problem eating almost all of it. The individual antipasti salad was plenty for two of us and had crisp lettuce and good chucks of meat, cheese and tomato. The regular Italian dressing is okay but if you get vinegar and oil they have a respectable balsamic. Like I said, went back with the folks and had food off the menu and all 3 of us were happy with the chicken dishes we ordered. The calamari was a good app as well. The only thing holding it back a bit was the pricing, as dinner for 3 of us with an app and 3 coffee's after the meal was just over 70 bucks with no alcohol. That's just too high. $11.99 for the calamari should have been about $7 and $2.75 for coffee/each is just silly. Overall the food was good as was the service we got from Ashley, if they dropped the prices a little bit I'd likely eat here more often. Really probably 3-1/2 stars due to the pricing but the food we all ate was good. Related, the pricing for the pizza isn't bad and is on par for restaurant pie in the area. read more

Just wanted to update since visiting in April. Went on Sat. night and the place was hopping. Sat at the bar watching the hockey game. drinks were good and fast as the bartender Donna was spot on. Decided to give the kitchen a something besides pizza order from their newer menu. I had the Veal Marsala and it was very very good. Three nice medallions of veal in a nice, not to heave marsala sauce. The only thing bringing it down was canned mushrooms not fresh. I noticed the woman sitting next to me had ordered the seared ahi tuna and asked her how it tasted. She said very good fresh tuna cooked medium rare with a nicely spiced crust. Seems they have read the poor reviews and stepped up their game. read more

This is one of our favorite restaurants. It is local, so it's close to our house and the food is always great. The service is always fast and the wait staff is friendly. I highly recommend this place if you like good food at a good price! We're going there for Mother's Day! read more

Disappointed. We tried them with a carry out order, which was not ready when I got there. Had to wait another 15 minutes. Then got home and the food was stone cold, which means our order was ready on time but no one bothered to package it. As far as taste, a little salt would do a whole lotta good. Very bland. All this is sad, because the above issues can easily be fixed. A better alternative? Hit Salvatore Scallopini's down the street. read more

We went looking for a place to make us a seafood pizza and they already had it on their menu. Not only did they have it but it is the best one we have had in metro Detroit and we have been checking them out! In addition, we were there on half off pizza day and it was included! We asked for additional shrimp and they did not overcharge us. The waitress, Anessa was super helpful and aware of when we needed our beverages refilled. We will be back. read more

I am very surprised to see all the negative feedback about this place. I have only been here once, and my overall experience and meal was excellent! The group of four I was with were seated quickly, our waitress was attentive but did not hover. The bread was very good and we went through a second basket. We ordered a bottle of wine that was brought out and served promptly. The waitress did admit wine was "not her thing" so her pouring was not the best, but I wasn't going there for the wine. The entree I had was excellent. It was a thinner 12 layer lasagna and had more of a tomato-cream sauce on top. In melted in my mouth and was delicious! I put my fork down several times to slow down and savor it, but ended up digging right back in! I went there to spend a Groupon and will return with or without one! read more

FYI Vegetarians, stay away from this place, everything is contaminated by meat products, even their vegetarian options. Although they don't state they are a vegetarian friendly place, it's good to know this place doesn't honor their own menu: such as "tomato basil" soup is not only tomato and basil... It's tomato, basil and chicken broth. read more

Pepperoni Grille - This is their "Captesse salad"... Blah - Italian Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Great spot for dinner, carryout or catering. Big fan of the chicken parm and garlic chicken. Recently had them cater a party of 30 people and it was seamless! Thank you to Jason and staff! read more

Outstanding food and unbelievable prices! The specials always seem to hit it out of the park. The staff is very friendly and on the ball.

The only reason my family of 3 came here was because I received a gift certificate from restaurant.com. It was for $15 off $35, and our bill was still $40 some with tip! I definitely will not be back anytime soon. The French onion soup was ok, not the best I have ever had, and the meals were not very flavorful. read more

This is probably the best Italian restaurant in the immediate are of St Clair Shores/ Harrison Township. I know everyone raves about Luigi's but this is better. Not only that, but you don't have to wait an hour and you are not crammed into the restaurant. All of their appetizers are delicious. Their entrees are great. We eat here about 1x a week or once every other week. If you have not tried it go there. Also- my little nephews love their pizza. read more

When I ate here I ordered the Baci Florentina And the pasta did not taste homemade and the chicken tasted like it was made from the freezer to the grill to my plate. It's a good thing they don't serve generous portions because I wouldn't want to waste such a poorly made expensive food read more

This is one of my favorite Italian Restaurants to go to. The only reason why I gave it less than 5 stars was because of our horrible experience last night. Party of 7, sat immediately. Got our drinks, ordered a couple apps (calamari and Mozz Friti). Server dropped off the apps and didn't come back for 17 minutes. Calamari was extremely chewy, Mozz Friti were barely warm. Apps, bread and drinks were gone, plates stacked up and finally our server came back after a smoke break (she smelt like smoke, it was awful). Took our order and brought out salads and bread promptly. After about 20 minutes, everyone got their food, except for the 2 people that ordered pizza. She said it would be a few minutes, a few minutes went by and she came back and said they burnt the pizza and had to start over. My Pasta Anne, did not have mushrooms in it, as the description stated, the Tilapia was extremely fishy, could smell it across the table. By the time the pizza came, everyone was finished with their meal. OUr server said, she would see what she could do about taking it off the bill. At that point, we had been there almost 2 hours and were just ready to go. The pizza was boxed up, in a to go box and not in a pizza box. Never once saw a manager. Thought maybe after waiting 40+ minutes for a pizza, someone would stop by to apologize. I will give Pepperoni Grille another chance because overall I do enjoy the food, but definitely won't be for a long time. read more

Iv been here 2 x and enjoyed it, the prices are a little high for me ( always used the entertainment coupon ) service is great, the decor is nice and the food id Delicious, I had the ribs and french fries ( fantastic by the way ) the person I was with had the fish and very much enjoyed it, the only thing that bothered me this time was that they had someone bleaching the tiles on the ceiling and was in the kitchen area, and I notice that the soup cups were right below it, not covered, then the cleaning person seen me looking in the soup cup area and stoped and then covered them up, is it a big deal ? maybe maybe not, the question is would I return because of that, probably, as long as I have a coupon, * UPDATE * Today 4-5-13 I had their Meatball Sandwich on Cibata ( ? ) bread and it was fantastic. read more

Went here Friday after work with my husband for dinner and it was awesome, as usual. Our waitress, Marie made it all the more enjoyable. How refreshing to have a pleasant server, checked on us a few times and just made for a great dinner! Thanks Marie, we will be back. requesting your table if you are there. Debbie I. read more

Get the garlic chicken, it melts in your mouth. Fabulous dish. The lasagna is very good, the bruschetta is spot on and the tomato bisque was very tasty. Service was excellent as well. Well worth your time to visit, I was surprised at how good the food here was. They even make some of their pasta! read more

Great pizza and Italian fare. Nice location for a hometown dinner. The place has always been clean when I'm there and my food has been prepared very well. Would recommend this place to anyone. read more

I wish I had endured my urge to eat tonight than order pizza from this place. I placed an order for a carry-out on two pizzas: one large pepperoni and one large BBQ chicken. The pepperoni pizza was tasteless. The sauce had zero distinguishable flavor. The bread though was the saving grace of this pizza. It was full of flavor, easy to chew, fully cooke.... No I'm kidding, the bread was dull and dry. It made me want less with every bite I took. The sauce of the BBQ chicken pizza was overly salty and had zero zest to it. The chicken pieces were dry and had zero flavor. The bread, just like before, dry. On my second slice of pizza and I'm almost done with my second bottle of water. Ordering pizza from Pepperoni Grille, knowing that driving just a few blocks away are much better pizza joints, is like going to a high end Brewery and ordering a Bud Light Lime. The pizzas as whole, were disorganized. One side of the pizza had all the toppings, the other side had some, another slice had none. The slices were not proportionally cut and some were not cut through fully. I had to bust out the pizza cutter to finish the pizzaiolo's job. Save the trouble, and money, and head to Kroger and buy some DiGiorno's or some Tombstone's or some Little Caesars or some...you know what, just eat anything but this pizza. For gods sake, I'm recommending you eat DiGiorno's pizza instead of this. That's saying a lot. I beg you. Save your money and go somewhere else. You will thank me. If you would like to send me a thank you card, send your thank you cards to: 22411 Greater Mack Ave Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080 read more

The Pepperoni Grille is very clean and the food is always good and fresh. Took my friend there for a birthday lunch today and was not disappointed. What we had: Garlic Shrimp app Tomato Basil soup Calamari over pasta (I asked for it to be made this way, no problem) Chicken Marsala Pasta with Meat Sauce Fresh Bread Sticks Everything, from the awesome service that Sue gave us, to the food was spot on. Everything came out well-timed. Try this place! Don't be detracted by the negative reviews. read more

Unfortunately the quality of this restaurant has seem to gone down the gutter. The cooking staff seems to not care about their quality of food. I had a hair in my pasta and when they remade my order they gave me the wrong sauce and a smaller portion. In addition, food is always over cooked and never made correctly... read more

My family and I visited your establishment this past Sunday. We had made a reservation and were seated right away which was very convenient. Our service was just ok, I guess with the menu prices I would expect a higher quality of menu knowledge and service. But she was serviceable. Soups were ok, very bland but nothing a little S & P couldn't fix. But what was very disappointing was my entree portion. I ordered the gnocchi and when it arrived it barely even filled a dinner plate, mostly just sauce and a dollop of mozzarella in the middle. It wasn't an issue with tasted just felt like I ordered off the kids menu. My biggest complaint was the cleanliness of the entire building. Nothing seemed to be clean which was very disturbing. Even items on our table. Staff and ownership needs to pay closer attention to detail and make sure restaurant is clean no matter what. read more

Pepperoni Grill has the worst service ever ... For one the waitress Anessa was not into customer service she don't like black people that was so clear and obvious . They had happy hour special and the only way my family knew was because another waitress told her customers ... Long story short don't be a black customer in this establishment, and I'm so glad my father give her a tip based on what she deserve it should have been a penny to be honest ... I will never step foot in that restaurant again ! read more

I don't normally post bad reviews (this is the second bad review I've written in my life) but my experience here was so poor I felt compelled to do so. Ordered a carry out dish of gnocci through DoorDash, tracked the entire process because I was starving and even received a text from my driver stating she was still there waiting for the food. The driver drove from the restaurant straight to my house and when I took it out of the bag (I live 2 blocks away, if that) and it was ice cold, sauce all over the outside bottom of the container and the portion legitimately looked like a side dish. I normally wouldn't complain over portion size but for a $15 dish that was mediocre at best, I would have expected something that didn't leave me hungry. Not to mention I've ordered the same thing while dining in and received an expected portion size. Called and spoke with the manager who offered zero consolation, stating she would "make a note for the owner." She then tried to blame it on the DoorDash driver for the food being cold, which I know is illegitimate because I watched the route straight from the restaurant to my house. Definitely wouldn't recommend and won't be giving this establishment my business again. read more

Pepperoni Grille - Italian Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Must wonder when you walk into a place at the height of lunch hour ... and the joint's empty. I had the Ahi tuna... good but overpriced. The portion was too small. I always leave with a doggie bag, but I left here still hungry. The booth had very uncomfortable seating and it was cold. The girls and I have many other .. better choices to get together and mangia. read more

Awesome pizza, meals have very small portions. Haven't been here in over a year due to terrible service, but decided to give it another try. Waitress this time was very friendly, but wanted to talk with her coworker more then watching for her customers food. My pizza sat for 4-5 minutes before she noticed it was up and when she brought me my extra sauce I requested she brought it out in a small bowl without a saucer so her thumb was stuck in the sauce kinda gross. When leaving with multiple employees by the door not one said have a nice night or thankyou for coming. Our waitress could be very good as she is friendly however I think management/ownership doesn't place a high priority on great customer service as its been this way for at least 4 years. read more

We enjoy the half-priced pizza special on Tuesdays every couple of weeks. Big fans of the MARIE pizza with extra tomatoes. Jana who answers the phone and rings up carry out is a lovely young lady. We chat about our pets for a minute. Hubby and I dined in a few months back. Good service and the recommended wine pairing was perfect. read more

This place is hit or miss. They always give out complementary bread and sauce but the sauce is cold and tastes like a dirty dish rag. The spinach artichoke dip is very good but the portion is so small. I've had some of their vegetarian friendly pizzas and they weren't bad. read more

Good quality but overpriced so only come for pizza on Tuesday nights when it's half off or pasta on Wednesday nights when there's a special for two entrées! read more

Tried this place a few times and felt disappointed each time. The food's blah and the entree portion sizes are ridiculously small for the prices they charge. Too expensive! read more

So my Work crew and I ordered out from here. All of us had nothing but great things to say about our food. I had the calamari...It was fantastic! Perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor. The bruchetta appetizer was delicious as well. I could seriously eat it every day! Everyone else had similar praises...and we are a picky bunch. I read the other reviews and was dumbfounded. I don't see a problem with the food? Ours was hot, and it was carry out? Small menu's are OK if the food is done well and the flavour is on. If I could have the perfect world I'd get you to move onto the west side so that I could eat there all the time. Im sad You are far away from me:( read more

Very disappointing. I ordered a carryout pizza and the waitress by mistake delivered my pizza to the wrong table. After she realized it was a mistake she took it back to the kitchen to put it into a box to serve it to me! Really? She said it was untouched and I should be fine! Yuck! I don't think so. read more

I have only had carry-out from here so I'm not sure how the actual dining experience would go. Their pizza is good and their sandwiches are as well. It can take a while to get your food, but I don't really have any complaints. read more