As someone who's originally from New York, I'll admit I'm a tough pizza critic -- but I genuinely try to keep an open mind and judge restaurants on their own merit. Unfortunately, Piezano's just didn't hit the mark for us. The biggest issue was the quality of the food. The pizza lacked freshness and flavor, and overall it felt poorly executed, especially for a place centered around pizza. It wasn't a matter of personal preference or style -- the quality itself was disappointing. That said, the staff were very friendly, kind, and attentive. Everyone we interacted with was polite and tried their best, though the team did seem quite young and possibly undertrained, which showed a bit in the overall experience. The most concerning part of our visit was the bathroom, which was absolutely disgusting. Cleanliness is a basic expectation for any restaurant, and this alone would make us hesitant to return. We really wanted to like this place, but between the food quality and the cleanliness issues, we don't see ourselves coming back. With some serious improvements to cleanliness and food execution, it could be better -- but as it stands, it missed the mark for us. read more

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Thought maybe we had been here but don't think so. So I am doing a veg combo, with anchovies, small thin crust. I asked if cheesecake is made here. He said it used to be but not presently. B has asked for pasta and marinara. They apparently do substantial carry out. Guessing more than dine-in. Nice seating situation for us. Pizza crust appears previously frozen. Maybe not. Does not appear handmade. Difficult to distinguish sometimes. Large portions of both. I like. But reluctantly only 4 Stars because of suspect pizza crust. read more

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Dishonest? The bill was much more than we anticipated, so we asked for a menu. The charge for our 10-inch pizza was $22, significantly more than listed on the menu. The waitress explained that the new menus with higher prices were not back from the printer, so they charge their customers the higher price without informing them. I protested and asked why I was not told the real prices were higher than those listed and why they didn't at least correct the existing menu by hand. "Because", she said, "nobody notices. They just pay the bill ". I complained about what I saw as dishonesty. She changed the bill. It does not matter the quality of the food, I refuse to deal with what I see as a dishonest business. And another thing: we were told the stuffed-shell dinner came with two rolls. It didn't. It came with one roll cut in two. read more

I first experienced Piezano's while in Lincoln on our house hunting trip for my new job. I asked the hotel front desk for a recommendation for "local" pizza vs national chain crap. He recommended Piezano's but warned me it would take awhile but worth the wait. My first order was Calzone and was huge/awesome. It stuff my wife and me. So now I live in Lincoln and I've done calzone again, but tonight it was pizza. It was so dang good. I will never order chain pizza as long as I live it Lincoln. read more

Piezano's - a pepperoni pizza in a box - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

One of my favorite pizza places in Omaha. The pastrami is a must try. Delicious. The service was spot on and my game was on one of tv's. read more

Good food, but quite literally the worst service I'd ever had. We ordered the piezanos sticks for an appetizer - we hadn't been here before and didn't realize, but the server thought we had asked for two orders of the piezanos sticks. Not cheap at all, mind you. When the final bill came, we naturally brought it up, but the waitress in a very condescending tone asserted that "she heard us say two". I didn't feel like arguing with this jackass, and just went ahead and paid for it. Didn't even take the leftovers. Will never be back. read more

It's been years since we last had Piezanos. I understand that they may be under new ownership. A friend offered to send us a meal recently, and suggested Piezanos, so we went for it. The first thing you notice about the pizza when picking it up is that it's heavy. Frankly, maybe the heaviest pizza I've had that's not Chicago-style deep dish. The crust is massive, the toppings are intense, and the cheese is piled on thick. One pizza goes about twice as far as an equivalent from the national pizza chains. It costs about twice as much too. While heavy, the crust was pleasant tasting. The sausage was ground and spread across every inch of the top of the pizza, and had a peppery flavor. We also had the Tuscan Chicken, which had tons of toppings and flavors. Almost too much. We won't wait so long to try Piezanos again. read more

The pastas are amazing. Love that they serve alcohol. Easy place to find. There are a variety of different pizzas too

BEST PIZZA EVER!!!! love this place with my whole heart... GBR!!! Pepperoni Pizza was so delicious read more

This is by far, the best pizza in Lincoln. Ever since the new owners took over a few years back, everything has massively improved. We have tried both dine-in and carryout, and every time it was a hot and tasty meal. We've introduced several friends to Piezano's and they absolutely love it. There is just something about their crust that is just so much better than anything else. And the sauce is very, very tasty. They don't overdo any element; it's just a harmonious balance of awesome. Note their parking lot only fits maybe 8 cars and their dining area is not the biggest. And unless you're westbound on South St, it's a tricky place to drive to, but well worth it! I know I'm a bad Nebraskan for saying this, but I can never go back to Valentino's or anything else again. read more

Piezano's - Menu - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Famous pizza place in historic near neighborhood south location. Pizza with pepperoni and cream cheese our favorite. In Sundays you can do all you can eat spaghetti, a family favorite! read more

I am still new to town, it was my first visit to Piezano's and they helped us with a big group of cyclist friends on their Wednesday night pub and dinner ride! They were very accommodating of a large, late crew. Everybody had several drinks, Everyone ordered their own food and everyone paid by separate ticket. It was a lot of work for the employees but they were GREAT! The food was outstanding, my pizza was heavy on ingredients and very tasty! I saw others with delicious buffalo wings, calzone, and tasty breads with marinara appetizerthink I've found my local restaurant in Lincoln for sure. Sundays with my family will surely find us there to try more from their superb looking menu read more

Ignore the Chris acting like a Karen giving a one star review because they were hangry. This some of the BEST PIZZA in Lincoln, by far. They actually use a decent amount of sauce and use flavorful, quality ingredients. I prefer the thin crust as the regular is a bit thick for me. Cheesy garlic bread is amazing. New owners are remodeling so wait times are longer--still worth it!! read more

Order confirmed at 7:37pm, delivered at 9:20 pm, order incorrect, second time this has happened. There won't be a third. Don't waste your time or money. Delivery driver was nice This place should close read more

I love this place. The pizza is delicious. The staff are kind and efficient. The lunch buffet is tasty and only $6.99 - includes a fresh, simple salad bar, pizza that is refreshed frequently, and bread sticks. Sunday night is all you can eat spaghetti night. The menu includes pizza, pasta dishes, and salads. Pasta dishes are large enough for 2 people, or take home leftovers. Carry out is efficient. read more

Piezano's - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Haven't had Piezano's in a long time, won't be giving it another chance. Ordered a 12" hamburger pizza and one piece of garlic cheese bread total was $27.00. Bread was mushy from oil or grease from the cheese and the pizza was terrible. Crust was hard and almost impossible to chew, the cheese was so overcooked it was dark brown and slid off in one piece. If you want to stay in business I suggest paying attention to the quality of your product. read more

Sauce way too salty. Like dangerously salty. Location is fine, chill people but not worth the price for just salty pizza.

It was great then it was bleah and now under new ownership (I've heard, not confirmed) we decided to try again last night. It's still expensive, relatively speaking, but it was rulllly good! Heavy thick dough, lots of whole milk cheese, sharp sauce that balances it all. Well executed and friendly service. I had my standard (pepperoni, green pepper and jalapeno). Wife had pepperoni and cream cheese. Kids loved their pie too. Big hit! Welcome back to our house, Piezano's. read more

Piezano's - 12" pepperoni, green pepper and jalapeno. Very good/filling. - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Went for a family outing of 8 diners. And for the record, our server was nice. But the service itself was disorganized. Entrees arrived at various times over a 10 minute period. I suppose I should have ordered a pizza at a pizza place, but I opted for the spaghetti. It was just OK and entirely forgettable. Perhaps part of that is the fact that my plate was one of the first to arrive, and so had been cooling for 10 minutes before the final plates arrived. From the lack of apology or explanation from the server, I'm guessing this disorganized service is the accepted norm. But seriously, there is no excuse for slow service on eight plates of pasta. And if it had been busy, I may have understood. But while we waited on food, another server sat with diners at a nearby table lamenting how few customers she had. Hallways and bathrooms are beat up and probably should have been remodeled a decade ago at least. Wife reported that the first bathroom she entered (they have two) was filthy. read more

From the VERY first bite, I could kick myself for not going in sooner. I've had ample opportunities to visit this place and for one reason or another never did. Finally wandered in - their menu is massive, and the pizza is SO flavorful. If you're trying to destroy your diet, order the garlic chips. read more

Piezano's - Menu - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

I wont be going back.. I ordered a thin crust for delivery and got a 5 pounds of crust, pizza....First thing i said when i ordered was I wanted a Thin Crust and somehow the lady answering the phone leaves it out... I dont know about you but I dont want or like eating 5 pounds of cooked dough so i just ate the toppings off a medium pizza and throwing the rest out... Twenty bucks for a few pepperonis and i GOT RIPPED OFF... I RECKON IF YOU ORDER A XLARGE YOURE LOOKING AT 40 BUCKS LOL should of went to Burger King lolol read more

Piezano's - 5 pounds of crust anyone lol - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

First time here for quite awhile. Years ago this place was called Cesar's. And they had a pizza known as an empire. Ordered their large pizza primo. They told us it would take 40-45 minutes as it had 20 ingredients. 45 minutes later, the pizza came out and it was massive. At least 2" thick No one in the group was able to eat more than three slices. Outstanding read more

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I think this is the best pizza in town hands down. My wife and I go here at least twice a month on minimum. The pizza is continuously delicious with a sweet sauce, tons of cheese and high quality toppings. They have the option for 3 different crust styles. I've tried all 3 and the thin is probably my favorite. It is light and crunchy. The sicilian thick is almost too thick, but still very very good. Their wings are plump, juicy and full of meat and have an italian hot/spicy flavoring that is out of this world and as unique as it comes. Also, so far the best wings in town and close to the best I've ever had. The staff is always friendly, fast and attentative. Everything in this place works together and they do deliver. The parking lot is a little small and be difficult to get out of . . . just an fyi read more

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It is nice to have a neighborhood bistro. It's not bad for Nebraska Italian.I suggest that they step up their game with a special dish such as roast beef served with polenta. You can do this! Oh, and get some new carpeting. read more

Best Calzone in Lincoln no doubt. The size of that thing filled the whole plate, they spared no ingredients, stacked with meat, and the garlic infused dough to top it off. It's the first time I was not able to finish a calzone meal (barely ate half and it was likely 1500 calories - for half of it). Best part though was the service we received from Kalianne - she took care of all 12 tables by herself, was quick, witty and hard working. We'll be back! read more

Piezano's - Calzone - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

This place is a Lincoln legend for a reason. This is the place for some SERIOUS pizza. We got takeout of the potato pizza and the "chips" and it made quite an impression on me. Overall the whole experience was overly smoky for me- the place was filled with a (savory and delicious, not stinging or anything) smell that clung to us for hours, and the pizza was absolutely loaded with extremely smoky bacon and ham. These are things that put me off slightly but I'm sure this is just exactly what someone else wants. Otherwise, the food was really good. Not my preferred style of crust, but it was made expertly. And the little diamond-cut "chips" were an absolute delight, very fun and very delicious. Considering the mass and volume of pizza we got, the prices that might otherwise seem a little steep work out to be so reasonable, since one slice of this pizza is way enough to fill all but the most starving diner. At the end of the day, I'm not super into the really meaty, salty, smoky pizza experience I had but I'm truly excited to go back and try a more veggie-forward option. read more

It's excellent pizza. And they have anchovies! Have only tried takeout so I cannot speak to ambience.

The flavors are wonderful but the portioning in comparison to the price is ridiculous! To charge $15 for a 10 inch Hawaiian pizza The online ordering is a little trickier than you think, make sure when you complete your order you read it over carefully. my order came out with no cheese, on the pizza three times the box came pre checked for no cheese I had to keep changing it and I thought it was successful but the last time I didn't catch it. when I came in to pick it up the cook got pissed off at me because I asked them to redo it. I felt very bad for having to ask I apologized over and over but that didn't seem to change his attitude towards me. read more

Piezano's - This is their $15 Hawaiian pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Since we live far from Piezano's, we cannot stop by very often. Tonight we did and we almost forgot how good the pizza was. We like having cream cheese on our beef, mushroom and black olives pie. We ordered it half baked. We brought it home and it came out of our oven perfect. All the staff were so nice and kind. It didn't take long for our pizza. Very glad we decided to stop in. Thank you to an awesome crew! read more

My boyfriend and I went there on a Saturday afternoon. The place was about a 1/3 full when we arrived but shortly after it was just the two of us. The service was okay but slow. Good at taking the order but only saw her once after the food arrived. The reason I am giving this 2 stars is not because of the mediocre service. Piezanos has one of the most tasteless pizzas I have ever had and I eat pizza often. We started off with their Italian chicken wings, "Winghini" as an appetizer. They are hot wings with Italian seasoning on the breading. They were tasty enough and the Italian seasoning added a little more to the wing experience than your run-of-the-mill hot wing. They weren't crispy though. We like ours crispy. Later came the pizza. I am not as adventurous as my boyfriend. I got a pepperoni and green pepper pizza on their hand tossed dough. He got the Meat Combo (Hamburger, Pepperoni, Green Pepper, Onion, Canadian Bacon) in their pan crust. When the pizzas came out the crusts looks the same. Unfortunately, all we could taste was the unseasoned crust. If you like your pizza to taste like a loaf of white bread, this is your place but personally I like an explosion of flavor in my mouth. The sauce was bland and used sparingly. There was too much cheese. The hamburger was not seasoned which is unfortunate because they smear a layer of hamburger on pie just over the sauce. A little overkill. We sat their feeling like we should finish the meal that we paid $40 for (no alcoholic beverages on the tab) but we couldn't bring ourselves to consume calories that weren't even worth it; that even after we doused our pies with the crushed red pepper and oregano that is offered at the table. We won't be going there again. Summary: Tasteless pizza. Yes read more

Piezano's - Pizza Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Excellent pizza, some of the best in Lincoln. Try the Canadian bacon and cream cheese pizza, throw some jalapeños on top. You won't regret it! read more

They catered pizza into our office today. Last time I had Piezanos was over a decade ago, and it was for the first time. Back then, it was burned, and cold and wasn't very good. So I never went back. Today, in our office, I was supremely impressed. THICK crust, just like I like it, massive cheese, toppings galore, they did NOT skimp on anything. Those pizzas were awesome. Whatever they did to change around from a decade ago has worked, because now I'd drive across town to try them again. Props to them for this pizza, it's turned my opinion from, "never again" to just plain, "again." Definitely worth another try to see if this is the real deal or just a lucky catering session. read more

This place is amazing. I have had dreams about the calzones at this place! They are amazing please try one, you can make your own or the hawaiian one is. wry yummy! The only reason it's 4 stars is because they aren't open during lunch everyday. But if everyone goes to eat there then maybe they will be again! read more

My wife and I went back after our initial visit. The pizza is that good. This visit ordered the pepperoni and cream cheese pizza with an order of Piezano's sticks. Both were delicious. The food cane out quickly and service was prompt. Our first visit must have been on a bad night. This was perfect. read more

We really liked this different kind of pizza. I would give it a 4.5 rating if I could. We got a medium half 'n half Chicken Tuscany & Meat. It was de-lish! 4 nice sized pieces piled on toppings and done to perfection. Two meals for us! Crust is good too. We will go back! While there waiting for our late lunch, there was a lot of take home pick ups. We also found out there is a lunch buffet and one on Sunday at a very reasonable price. Gonna try that action. The place doesn't have much atmosphere, and the parking lot is small and difficult to maneuver, but the pizza is unique and good. It's a neighborhood kind of place with walkers coming in for their pies. It's too bad some have had bad experiences, but stuff happens... read more

Pasta is very good, but very rich & I would say, home made. You get plenty to eat. Delivery was faster than specified as well. read more

Local pizza place. Got the piezanos pepperoni cream cheese. The largest size pizza is a BEAST! Thick, delicious crust and bountiful toppings. Sauce is really good and we've been back twice in the last month. read more

Always delicious. I'm a big fan of both their marinara and white sauce. I also like just ordering their meatballs on the side, which are huge and delicious. read more

I hadn't been here for a while so I talked my friend Billy into joining me. We stopped in for the buffet. No salad in the bowl and none replaced the whole time we were there. Which left 2 cold pizzas and some breadsticks to choose from. They did bring out another pizza while we were there but it definitely needs some major work. Other patrons walking up just kinda looked around like "is this it?" read more

If you like lots of crust & dough, this is the place for you. If you like thin crust only, go elsewhere. Friendly service in relaxed, casual atmosphere. Easily accommodated our large party including both kids & adults. Ordered a "thin crust" pizza which was still as thick as a traditional hand tossed in my opinion. Other members of our table got regular crust. I tried a bite & it was so thick, I felt like I had a mouthful of dough. As someone from St Louis who loves cracker thin pizza, this was simply too think for my standards. Would have been nice to have a thinner variety to chose from. The breadsticks were as well as the starter salad. Sauces were great to dip in! Left with a food baby. read more