Bombbbbb italian food! My cousin and her husband took my fiance and I here for dinner. My cousin is pretty picky when it comes to food, but he LOVES this place so we def had to try it out. Definitely would not recommend for groups of 5+. The place is pretty small and the tables are pretty close to each other too. I'd recommend calling in your order as well if you do a to-go order. First our meals started with a simple lettuce, cheese, and carrot salad. It looks kinda sad, but it tastes so good! I love their ranch sauce. I was dipping everything I could with it! I got the ravioli, tortenllini, and gnocchi with meat sauce (didn't seem like meat sauce though, seemed more like marinara) but still good! My fiance got the pizza, salad, and soda combo (I think it was like $8. Highly recommend this meal). That pizza slice was almost as big as my 1 year old niece!! AND that pizza was SO good. (I mean how good can a simple pepperoni pizza slice get right? but boy was I wrong) I wanted to switch meals with my fiance lol! read more

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Do yourself a favor and eat at the legendary Pizza D'oro. It's consistently great and never disappoints. The best. read more

I love this place! Food is excellent at a really reasonable price. Huge portions and always excellent service! Definitely a great local spot for homemade tasty Italian food. read more

let's try this again... FULL DISCLOSURE: after my less than favorable review, i was contacted by phillip (the owner or maybe manager?) from pizza d'oro. he apologized for my experience and mentioned that he would talk to the staff about it. he was very sincere and made it clear to me that he values excellent customer satisfaction and providing the best service possible to his clients. wow, did his note impress me. additionally, he sent me a voucher for the amount it would cost to order the exact pizza we got last time so that i could try it again. however, this time he recommended ordering it "thin crust" and "crispy" to get it more like a NY-style pie. i called in our take-out order for a medium, thin crust, crispy pizza with mushrooms and green bell peppers. the guy i placed my order with said "extra thin crust and crispy?" and i said okay. in retrospect, that may have been a mistake. when we got our pizza, it definitely looked different from the previous time. it looked way more like a NY-style pie, and i was excited to try it. however, the crust ended up being so thin at the center of the pizza that we could barely get it out of the box and onto our plates without it flopping and dumping the cheese and toppings off it. i guess "extra thin crust" was pushing it. we ended up having to eat our slices with a knife and fork -- very civilized! ;) the flavor was really good: nice cheese, excellent toppings, and tasty sauce -- and a good amount of it, too. but it was a little salty for my taste. if it wasn't for phillip contacting me and urging me to try his pizza again, i wouldn't have ever considered dining there again. i am going to try this again with a "thin crust" -- not "extra thin" -- and report back. i also think pizza d'oro should add a thin crust option to their menu so people like me are presented with this option from the get-go and don't have to experience the same crust-bust that i did. read more

Pizza D'Oro - "New York" style thin crust pizza. - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I can see why people like this place. My large sized pizza was slightly oversize, and masking tape was needed to seal the contents of my pizza in its box. It makes you feel like you get more than what you pay for. The menu here is comprehensive. There's pasta, pizza, subs, and every imaginable thing you could possibly want at your earliest convenience at a pizza joint. Kudos to that. I placed an order to go: -3 cheese penne with meatball ($9.70): perhaps I should have ordered a more standard pasta because this was in fact, terrible. Everything was congealed and bland. The meatballs tasted processed and didn't really go with the penne. My bad for making the protein decision on this one, but really, the penne and meatballs didn't meld together. -chicken breast parmesan sandwich ($8.95): the sandwich was substantial in size, but again, lacked flavor. It was very okay. -D'Oro special - black olive, onion, green pepper, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms ($24.25 for a large): the pizza was hearty with many toppings and the crust had a nice chew. What was lacking was a unifying flavor to the pizza - many good toppings, but a confused identity. I found the crust to be undercooked, and a little too doughy for my taste too. Really good bang for your buck here, but if you're looking for a gourmet pizza, I would try elsewhere. read more

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Great service. Pizza was good. Dough a little too thick or dense for my taste. Solid 4.

I have been coming to this place for the last 25 years and it has never disappointed. I don't care what you are ordering, you have to get the fried mozzarella! It is amazing. The staff is always friendly and attentive. I highly recommend trying this place! read more

So sad to be forced to update my prior review from 5 to 1 Star. My first time here I was ecstatic. I thought I had finally found my east coast pizza place in Orange County. Unfortunately my second and third visits to pizza D'Oro were terrible experiences. I made excuses for this restaurant because I believe and understand off nights. Conversely, I believe in one night wonders (talking about restaurants). After tonight, I think my first experience was a one hit wonder. The pizza was gross tonight. Ordered a blush sauce, was not a blush. Instead just tasted of clumpy cheese. When I attempted to add crushed red pepper to my pizza I realized that not very many flakes were coming out, I removed the top to find clumped on pepper dust and dirt. Clearly has never been cleaned. Absolutely disgusting. Picture included. The service was the worst of the three times I've been in. Never checked on us. Had to hunt him down for refills and everything needed. I'm usually very forgiving when I find a place that I like but I won't be back. read more

Pizza D'Oro - Under part of the crushed red pepper cap. Clearly has not ever been cleaned. Absolutely disgusting. - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

So I come here from time to time today I got the slice combo the pizza looked very old like they had cut it from a left over they had the booting cheese was hard and they sprinkle a bit a fresh cheese on top . Nice way to lose a customer won't be coming here again . Ask for fresh if you go read more

First time We ordered a King Sized pepperoni pizza, take out. It was perfect for our Sunday football get together. The pricing was affordable at about $23. We enjoyed the pizza and would recommend it. This is a nice neighborhood option. Typically we order from Haus of pizza and wanted to try a new place. read more

This place is great, my coworker brought a pizza for everyone and it was one of the best pizzas I've ever had.

Pizza, great. Pasta, not so much. There's a big difference in the sauce. Can't place it. Go for pizza!

Great pizza! Got jalapeño and pepperoni with a side of ranch fcking loved it also the Italian hero sandwich is my favorite! Mary is a sweetheart if you get the opportunity for her to be ur server you are in good hands thank you glad to have a great family restaurant near my house! read more

Pizza D'Oro - Jalapeño pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Always the best pizza by the slice at this spot! I first learned about this place when I yelped "pizza by the slice." Usually pizza by the slice at other places are so small but I was not disappointed with the size of their slices here! My second experience here I dined in and we had a sweet female waitress! She was so attentive and very polite. I definitely will be back. read more

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large slices of pizza! Lots of food for your buck! I think that is why folks love this place. I like it. I love pizza and they do it big. I wold come back again if I was craving some serious carbs. We went at lunch there was no wait and service was okay. Nothing but average across the board. read more

Pizza D'Oro - Chicken cacciatore - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Excellent Italian restaurant. Cozy in house dinning. The pizza was outstanding and huge servings. The prices are phenomenal for this time in our economy. Salads were super fresh. Server was extremely pleasant. We were so impressed we came back the following week for their Sunday Lasagna special for take out. The serving size was gigantic. We will be back. read more

Wow - why haven't I found this place before?? "Yelpets" - i'm stunned that this place is only ranked at four stars... In my opinion, this is exactly the type of restaurant that has made yelp possible/fun/interesting. This is the kind of place that you look for, where everything is homemade by warm friendly people, served up with a smile... Only to be followed up by a warm, gracious "thank you"!! The Pie: excellent, excellent pizza. It's that good in my opinion. The dough was perfect even for its enormity and the sauce was also spot on. Let me put it to you this way yelpers... I'm originally from Detroit, and my boss is from New York... We both bit into the pizza and proceeded to give one another a high-five! What else is there to say?? :) The gals working tonight were hustling their little fannies off and never once tried to not keep a friendly conversation from ending. Hell, after I had paid and was about to walk out... One of them had the "audacity" to thank me once again, and politely asked "please come back again"!! Seriously?? Who's this friendly and still gives this kind of service??? :-) To me the food is always the most important thing... And again the Pie is worth the 5 stars. Midwesterners will agree. That said, this was an extremely memorable experience from start to finish. Brav-o!!! I will be back!! read more

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Sad. I have been to pizza d many many times. It's been a while though. Well tonight we thought we'd try again what a mistake. Possibly the worst pizza I have ever had there. I assume it was a fluke, but if this had been my first time, I'd never go back. I once got a pizza this bad from Haus of pizza and never did go back, mostly because of their attitude. I don't know if we'll go back to pizza d but we are certainly highly dissatisfied and disappointed with what we got. read more

Pizza D'Oro - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Hi OC, Pizza D' we will mess up your phone order more often then we will get it right .' I rate the food ok, not the best quality but for the price is not bad as far as taste. However You must eat it at the restaurant if you want to eat what you order But if your order to GO, that's where you will most likely will not have what your ordered, caved, desired,...you will have what ever the new hire decides to have for you. This is not my first, second but the 3rd experience with messed orders, I'm not blaming the hires. They seem to have a high turnover of employees and that is management problem. See you never again. read more

My meatball sandwich was very dry hardly any marinara sauce. After biting into the sub you can taste the burnt meatball too. I made the drive because the joint looks traditional. I'm disappointed and I will not return. I order a footlong submarine and after three bites I threw the whole sub away read more

Pizza D'Oro - Meatball Sandwich was drier than the Sahara desert hardly any marinera sauce. I will not return - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Love this little Italian place down the street from our house. Amazing food and prices! We have gotten their catering as well for a birthday party we hosted. We love their eggplant parm and meatballs are great. Their house salad is perfect! Large portions and great food/service! read more

Very good pizza. Cheese pizza slice is on of the best I had. Good service. Big servings

Excellent service and pizza that will fill you up. Loaded with toppings, Pizza D'Oro doesn't not skim like other pizza shops. Thick crust that is crunchy, great undercarriage, and nicely toasted. Pizza review from my view is 8.1 based on my football watching pizzas. This is a sit-down with family or friends pizza shop. Garlic bread is a giant slice loaf of bread with a buttery center, that come in half or full loaf. read more

Pizza D'Oro - Garlic bread - Half Loaf - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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I'm SOOOOOO GRATEFUL to have found this place! This is honestly THE BEST pizza I've had in Orange County. We are very picky and I've ordered delivery from door dash and it's still piping hot!!! (That never happens) They make sure to tape the box closed to ensure food safety which I love! Super delicious, great quality every time and reasonably priced! Better then Sgt Pepperonis by far. read more

My coworker suggested this place for lunch as it's relatively close to our shop. We got an extra large pepperoni, sausage, and jalapenos. The pizza was good. Crust was a highlight for sure. We also got the Meatball and the fried mozzarella. If you read this and don't order the meatball then you my friend are missing out. It's safe to say we will be back. read more

Pizza D'oro never disappoints! Spaghetti always yummy Lasagna super delish Green salad- it's good! And plenty of garlic bread. Mmmmmmm read more

Just got the house special. A medium pizza, lasagna, garlic bread and a salad for under $50! Well worth it and delicious! read more

Pizza D'Oro - Pizza, lasagna, house salad, garlic bread - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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This was horrible tonight. We ordered the king pizza thin crust. We have ordered this before and today was horrible. It came out with so much oil and soggy bottom we left most of it. We ordered a blush sauce and it was horrible and returned. We ordered the gnocchi and returned It because it had no taste. We ordered the all you can eat lasagna and it came out with the cheese not melted inside and cold in most places. The service was terrible. We had to ask many times to get refills on the drinks but the waiter disappeared and never asked how things went. He came back and credited some of the bill. The manager never came out. He did ask me when I was paying and he apologized and made excuses. I would Not recommended and likely not return. read more

Pizza D'Oro - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

This is a really great family style italian restaurant that deserves more love! Most decent italian food in OC are pretty expensive, kind of nice but also not really fine dining. I love that this place is no frills family style American italian food- cheap, huge portions, and great food. Their BBQ chicken pizza was, to my surprise, my favorite item here. The chicken tastes like it was freshly baked/ cooked in sauce and hand pulled, so there's flavor throughout and not just coated in bbq sauce. Their marinara & meat sauce are also great. Their best thing though, is the homemade garlic ranch, sooooooo garlicky and great. I think about that ranch all the time. I'm not a huge pasta person and I still enjoyed the chicken parm carbonara & all the fried appetizers I've tried here. read more

It's a great one if you want a cheap lunch. I can't think a reason to reject a deal like this. The meat sauce is good and the salad is great with Italian sauce. Have no chance to try other stuff because I already way too full after the meal. The garlic bread is nice taste also. The soda is a Yelp deal which is nice for checking in at Yelp. I hope you guys love the experience and we hope to see open up soon. read more

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Solid Pizza! The deals are also really fantastic but it is best to explore visiting them during Happy Hour! Oh yeah! Happy Hour everyday from 3-6pm or something like that! Killer Deals! Stellar service! They feed you like a Trojan! Platters of food and then Monday night it is all you can eat Spaghetti! now that is ridiculous! Why even cook and bother! Just come over! So good! The only concern is or draw back, is if I cheat and go in twice a week. I will with out a doubt! I will get fat! A HAPPY Fat! Viva la pizza! We ordered the Large size and not the king and out of four adults we killed that pizza. The smallest slice is the size of my torso. read more

Been a while- we ODed on them when we first bought our house back in 1997 as Pizza D is literally right around the corner from us. Fast forward to last week we got a large pizza on their discount day and a 3 Cheese calzone... OMG I forgot how awesome it is! Tons of food-sooo good! Will definitely be trying to add them into our 2 week support local businesses rotation. Also all covid protocols in place-thanks for keeping your employees and community safe! read more

Had the meat ravioli with meat sauce , really good. Going back to try the lasagna. Great Service . Really enjoyed my food

Nick and Megan were so inviting, and B NICK are us feel right at home, it was my first time coming here and so worth the drive! The smell alone makes me want to come back again but the service was the best! Glad to know this is a small mom and pop business for the past 40 years, and I hope it continues thriving, support your local businesses ! read more

Pizza D' Oro is an amazing restaurant. Whether you dine in or pick up for take out, this is the place to go. I lived off the slice of big cheese pizza meal while in college. The staff are above and beyond friendly on the phone and in person. Their pizza is fantastic however, their pastas should not be overlooked. 10/10! read more

Service was great and food came out quickly. But the food was just mediocre. Ordered the chicken parmigian combo platter with meat sauce. The chicken itself was ok however the meat sauce wasn't good and unfortunately everything was smothered under a ton of the sauce. read more

Pizza D'Oro - Pizza Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Being "many years" customers to this place, we were finally done tonight! Even, after returning from about a year ago's encounter whereas that night, after I noticed, as I stood patiently standing outside the door to their tiny, solitaire, scruffy, little bathroom, whereas I could hear (through its thin walks) the toilet flush. And then, immediately, the door thrust opened, revealing the restaurants "main cook", who clearly had not taken even one second to "wash or sanitize" his hands and quickly rushed past me, over to a giant pot full of strained pre-cooked spaghetti, thrust both his hands into it to gather part of it for some dish he was in a hurry to prepare! Argh! So GROSS! Then tonight, (hoping that chef was gone!) we decided to return again. Excited about their "advertised Special"! Only to discover that 1/3 of the nights "Special" (a lasagne/Ravioli/Manicotti) dish, was not even available! "The Manicotti", as we were informed by our waiter Cameron, "has already run out"..... Looking around the small restaurant, there was only 2 other people... "Ran out? I asked. Thinking, was there a "huge rush" on Manicotti only? "Really?" I asked. "Yep! All gone! But you can have a little extra of the lasagne or ravioli if ya want!" "No, I really was looking forward to Manicotti" I said. So we asked our very young (16 years old?) waiter, "Cameron", who shared this news with us, if they could at least "extend" Happy Hour 15 minutes to make-up for the loss of no "Manicotti"? (Nice gesture? Right?) We got an instant "No".... So we asked to speak to the manager or owner, and also told "No". Anyway, we left the nearly "empty" (again, only 2 other customers) and decided to go to "Haus of Pizza" instead! Got my wine and my Manicotti! Pizza Del Oro got a giant "0" from us! Poor management, too young and immature staff (Cameron), horrible sanitary/health practices, and well, their advertised big "Special" not even available! (No Manicotti! Which was 1/3 of that Special!) Geeze! From now on, we dine only at "higher class" Italian restaurants! Why settle for less? read more

Don't choose quantity over QUALITY! I don't really eat a lot so for me TASTE is more important. To the management and staff of this establishment, please stop serving REFRIED appetizers and old ingredients on your Pizza toppings! Again the quality especially the ingredients matter most..Sorry but we will never come back... read more

Garrett was amazing! Great service, great daily specials, and a hidden gem in Costa Mesa. Thank you Garrett for a memorable experience! Please go for dinner now! read more

The food is great. The people working there couldn't possibly be nicer. They are also extremely competent which is not the norm at other places. Portions are big so I have leftovers. It's not much to look at, but it has it where it counts. read more