We think they have the best pizza and Italian sandwiches in the Athens area. Their food is well kept knowledge by locals who prefer it to fast-food pizza chains. We love to meet family and friends there, share good food, and eat outdoors in good weather. * Food :Best fresh ingredients. Large portions. Good price. Personnel: helpful, efficient Facility: The restaurant building has been here so long it's a classic, well-loved part of the community, on a busy corner outside the main Athens area. Not new, but well kept, clean, and cheerful. Not new, but well kept, with nicely spaced tables & booths inside. Both covered seating , and open seating outside. Family friendly. Outside has lovely old tall, tall cypress trees along the side. like you see in Italy. They have added new little cypress trees in pots in the front so you can see how the tall ones began. The adjacent parking lot is usually ample. Location: Although it is outside the busy main area of Athens, it's a quick drive and well worth the trip. It's near the state botanical garden if you want to enjoy another Athens treasure before or after you eat. * * The only complaint we have is the addition of loud music after the new management took over -it's worse inside, so you can have conversations more easily outside if the weather permits. read more

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This has been my absolute favorite pizza place for at least 10 years...until tonight. Apparently they have changed their crust. Rather than the past thin, tender crust, it's now twice as thick (not their sicilian style) and is like a tough piece of bread with toppings. I'm so disappointed. I'll probably give them one more chance on the off-chance that tonight was a fluke. But then I may have to find a new local favorite. read more

The pizza was very good, and the large Meat Lovers was enormous, worth it, considering it was $36. The sausage had a nice kick to it with great flavor. The interior is quaint and somewhere I'd enjoy sitting next time. read more

We went on a Saturday night, busy, not organized. Walk up to no menu with a table in the way of where you stand to order. Have to walk around people looking at a hand held menu to get a menu to then stand in limited area to look over menu. Ordered a Calzone and 2 pizzas, 80$ later, (water for drinks) told no substitutions... we get how they make it. They forgot our side of ranch, when asked about it, they act like I was trying to get over on them, after spending 80$.... Yes I paid for it. !?! ( 4 sides to be exact) They act very ungrateful. They yell your number order through the loudest speaker I've ever heard at restaurant. Felt like cattle auction. Pizza was greasy and limp. Not worth the money. read more

Best pizza in Athens!!! Or anywhere local honestly, truly authentic. Cute cozy vibe inside and great outdoor area to sit, eat, and hangout. Love the owner, he's always there and he's a hoot. read more

This is a very nice place to go in & relax with the atmosphere . Has awesome pizza that can not be beat anywhere in Athens , all the food is very good. It's also reasonable priced compared to the high prices in the area . The atmosphere is very nice inside and out and the services is good! read more

I love this place. Feels very authentic and pizza is ahhhmazing... talked to the owner the last time we were there and he's hilarious- you can tell he has a passion for a true Italian pizza. Anyways, 100% recommend if you're looking for a ma and pa style gem of a place read more

They didn't have what I ordered and so I asked them to cancel it and they refused. I told them I would call my credit card company if I had to and they said "Go ahead." Had to get a chargeback on my card for food that I never received. Absolute crooks!! The rest of our group got their food but the owner came to us and said "We're closing soon so if you guys could wrap it up. Thanks." Absolutely appalled. read more

Food is always consistent and good. We have eaten here often. Plain cheese pie is the way to go!!!

My family and I arrived at the restaurant at 8:40pm on Friday 4/3/2026. We were greeted at the door by the host/server (skinny white male, about 6', brown hair) who told us "we're closing so we can't serve you". We looked around at the almost full restaurant and said to the host "the hours online say 10pm". Before we could ask if there was a mistake with the hours posted online he replied "the hours online are wrong" and walked away leaving us standing at the door feeling awkward. The table next to us at the door said "the host said the same thing to us an hour ago, he just doesn't want to serve anybody". We could tell they were very dissatisfied also. We have been to Peppinos several times this year and previous years, including late at night, and have never had this issue. I've managed customer service industries for over 15 years and his attitude and the way he spoke to us is totally unacceptable. If it were one of my employees this would be his last night working for me. Very disappointed and displeased with the experience. We will not be coming back in the future. We will go to Amici down the road instead. read more

Absolute worse experience. We came in around 8:30 on a Friday night, did not see hours posted. Was a larger party so it took a bit to order. They were out of items that they didn't bother to tell us until we had ordered and paid. When we ask for a refund on items they didn't have, older man became extremely ugly to us. Told us we came in that late and then ask for a refund ? Two employees came out and apologized for his behavior, that's how rude he was. We finally received our food and server came out and said they closed 20 minutes ago and we needed to wrap it up. Proceeded to tell everyone else in restaurant same thing. We should have been told they were preparing to close instead of taking our money and then asking us to leave. Have never been treated this poorly by a restaurant. Will not be returning. read more

Pretty horrible pizza, No soul, no garlic, dough was tasteless. Staff stares awkwardly. Salad bar was sad with iceberg lettuce. It looked like it was left out from 1989 Pizza Hut. Boooooo as I had high hopes for this place. read more

Highly recommend this place, all pizzas are great. Tastes fresh, and is good quality for the price.

We stopped in after driving from St. Louis for my daughter's graduation. Since it was 8:30 pm we were told you have to hurry and order because we close at 9:30. They already had all of the chair up on tables and were irritated we asked to sit and eat. I understand we came in an hour before closing but not providing a nice welcome was not what we were expecting. The pizza was amazing but we felt so rushed. Considering it was our first time to Athens this was a horrible first impression. read more

Omg not sure if I call this pizza. First of all the place was empty and there was one guy working. We ordered 2 pizzas and an antipasto salad. It was 60.00 don't mind paying for good food but this was not it. read more

We ate there last night. Pizza was delicious. They still have a plastic "Covid" shield between customers and staff at front counter. Thank you for getting better plastic ware. My main suggestion would be for someone to work the dining room to take away dirty plates, and clean tables after customers leave. There was a family with 2 children who were so loud I couldn't hear the people at my table (not Peppino's fault, just bad parenting). Atmosphere could be improved with some soft music. Could glass beer bottles be recycled instead of thrown in trash? Love your pizza! Thank you. read more

Not sure if a Wednesday lunch is indicative of all service. Ordered a calzone and one slice of pizza. Over baked and dry. The notion of a side salad was a joke. Sad greens, onions, beets, tomatoes, cucumbers, garbanzo beans and the hardest croutons known to man. Inedible. Not sure if I would return. read more

A phenomenal Italian sub sandwich!! I would recommend to all! Friendly fast service.

The guy at the cashier was giving a lot of sarcastic comments to me like how many times do I have to call your number and he forgot to start the food that I ordered read more

Literally the best pizza in the world. I recently spent a year traveling and am a native of NJ/NY and also Italian. Every single pizza I had from Miami to NYC in the last year only made me think of Peppinos! I came here to write a YELP review just now since I'm craving it once again and needed to write a shout out. It's just THAT fantastic! read more

Used to love going here as a kid, but sadly their quality has apparently declined. Recently ordered two large pizzas which were so greasy and soggy the bottom of the box was practically disintegrating, yet the top of the pizza barely seemed cooked. Expected better considering the price. read more

Came by on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. This was our first time eating here. You order at the counter and the girl at the register helped us with the menu. Even though the specials on the menu say Monday through Friday for lunch you can also order these specials on Sunday. We ordered the slice, salad, and drink special. The salad is a small salad bar with lettuce and eight sides. The creamy Italian dressing was really good and tasted good on the salad. Our slices were both a good size and was the perfect amount of pizza for lunch. The pizza was quite tasty. A table near us ordered the lasagna which they said was very good and a nice size portion. We will try that next time. For the money this place is a great deal. read more

Simply the best Better than all the rest My family and I look forward to "pizza night" every Friday Do you want NY pizza? Peppino's is the place to read more

Still the best and most authentic pizza in town(I'm an NJ born and raised Italian /American). I've been patronizing Joe since he first came to town. They seemed to have hit a low point a while back as one reviewer noted, but have apparently rebounded. My only gripe is prices have gotten out of hand. Last night paid $15 for two(albeit huge) slices with one premium topping . Not a bargain by any stretch but two of us left "full and happy" read more

I used to really love their pizza but it's changed over the last year or two. The dough uses to be thinner and I think the sauce may have changed also. I'm not exactly sure what it is but is used to be like the pizza I'd find in Philly or on the New Jersey boardwalk now not so much. Their cheesesteaks are really good though and so are their calzones if you don't get them charred on the bottom or soggy. read more

Amazing sub sandwiches! I got the Italian and my bf got the turkey sub. They are huge, 2 people can easily share one. The bread was fresh and soft, not sure if they make it in house but it's perfect. read more

Where do I start? I have been attached to this place for almost 30 years. I have eaten countless meals there and consumed more beer than I would mention. The smell when you enter the restaurant always incited positive feelings. I left Athens but return from time to time. They have moved to a fancy location. But the smell is still there. Every single item on the menu is perfect every single time. This place is a treasure. read more

Great pizza, my favorite in athens, nice sauce, great crust. This is my go to for puzzle abd I always get it cut in squares.

My daughter and I were out looking at properties in Athens and saw a sign for this place. She said her friend had told her it was a great place to eat. So we ventured in. Oh am I so glad that we did. We came in for lunch and got the lunch special of a one topping pizza and two drinks and two salads for $14. We paid extra for a second topping. The salad bar was small but everything was fresh. The pizza was scrumptious. The crust was thin and absolutely delicious. The pizza was seasoned well and there were plenty of toppings on it. We both loved it. We ended our lunch sharing a slice of tiramisu and it was simply decadent. I can't wait to go visit my daughter again so we can repeat our lunch here. I highly recommend you trying this place! We were warmly greeted as we came in. There is nothing fancy about this place but I loved how the booths were pretty private. It is a super cute and homey pizza place. read more

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Really awesome pizza! Crust is phenomenal and toppings were great and excellently proportioned.

Pizza good. Been to other locations in nearby Winder and Monroe. Cheese makes pizza good. Kid area nice here ! Big booths. Lots of seating. Huge & clean women bathroom. October 2018 road a little hairy because they are making a round about read more

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I'm glad I chose this pizza place while visiting. My bf says this is probably the best pizza in Athens, so I was happy to try it. There were a feel lunch specials, but we ended up getting a pie with pepperoni which came with 2 salads and 2 sodas. Everyone else got 2 slices, which are more like NY style. Pizza was delicious and I love the inside of the restaurant with the cute roofs and lights. Staff were nice and pizza was fresh. read more

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Love this place and the pizza. I typically eat meat and dairy free, but allow occasional cheats- this place is my regular cheat. I WISH THEY DELIVERED! read more

Their calzones are my fav! I live about 2 miles from the restaurant. Great service and consistently good. I'd recommend it to everyone

Excellent! We love the Eggplant Parm, Pizza & have had with Bluemoon Belgian Ale. The unsweetened tea is good (I add organic stevia!). They're great folks! read more

This was my first time , I had a couple of slices the sausage was very good, but the Philly Steak that I got to go was UHMAZIN haven't had a cheese steak that good in a long long time. It was so good I'm writing this review because of it , my trip to Peppino's won't be the last read more

Joe, the owner is from Italy and uses only the best ingredients for his food. I have never had a bad meal there.

Best pizza. Good size. Flavor authentic. Highly recommend. Topping are very good. Great pizza

This was the first pizza I've tired in the Athens area and it was okay. I thought the dough of the pizza tasted just alright and I didn't like how it wasn't crispy but soggy. I did however like the garlic cheese bread and the cheese that was on the pizza. If the pizza just had a different dough, it would be a lot better. Or just maybe an added ingredient. It's like it's missing something. What I also didn't like was the underwhelming sound of the girls voice that took my order and how short she was. She made me feel like I was bothering her. Her idea of customer service aint it! Then I went inside to pick up my food and the same girl hands me two empty sauce cups and says "you can get your ranch yourself over there". Like WTF, I've never been ANYWHERE that makes me get my own ranch on a to go order. Not only that but it was nearly impossible to tilt the bottle and get it out of the sneeze guard area which did nothing but waste my time and allow my pizza to get cold while I messed around for 5 min just trying to get ranch. Don't think I'll be back. read more

Love a hot piping pizza! Lots of cheese and pizza dough is chewy and not too filling. You walk out feeling satisfied and not stuffed.