The owner at La Val's Pizza is so nice and makes you feel welcome. I highly recommend their Indian-style pizzas, especially the paneer tikka masala pizza--it's one of the best I've had. read more

The Aloo Gobi pizza is my absolute go to! Fabulous, so tasty and satisfying. I haven't tried many other things, because it seems sad to pass up my favorite. La Vals is also very convenient. The pizzas are always ready in 20 minutes, the owners are very warm and personable, and if you opt for delivery that is very swift and courteous too. Strongly recommend! read more

The butter chicken pizza was 'chef's kiss' and the staff was super friendly. I will be making the 30 minute drive here for this pizza!! read more

Pizza La Vals - Butter Chicken Special Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

My family loves this place. Our favorite is Chicken Tikka Special Pizza, garlic bread with cheese and chicken wings. We also ordered from them for our kid's birthday party and everyone loved their food. read more

Nice family running the business and were very accommodating to our walk up order. We went across the street to the Mallard Club to wait and they gave us a call shortly after. The pizza was fresh and affordable. We were able to enjoy it at the cut bar across the street b/c we arrived closer to closing hours for the pizza shop. Check it out! read more

I might be stating the obvious here, but don't order online from here. Per the restaurant it is a third party that they have no control over. So if your order is wrong LaVal's won't refund you. They will direct to call and complain to the third party. The third party will tell you they have to call LaVal's. You will not get refund from either party. But the LaVal's will politely offer to make your correct order, but "you have to pay for it." read more

some years ago I came here late at night, had no cash, and there was some kind of outage where ATMs and card readers were not working. I was young and hungry and the owner gave me a slice on the house. Since then, everytime I want pizza in albany I almost always go to la val's the albany special is very good, the quality to price ratio makes it a great value. it is also my wife's favorite local albany pizza place. read more

Highly recommend this place. Love their Indian pizzas. Great flavors and quick turn around. My sister likes this place as well. Excellent vegetarian options. I frequently crave their pies! read more

Very good customer service and delicious pizza, very clean and well organized will come again and I recommend to everyone read more

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The best pizza I ever tried. The chicken Tikka pizza wow blow my mind ...so good. Aloo Gobi pizza also very good...i would recommend this place. read more

This delicious and humble slice of pizza brought back lovely memories from my childhood. It deserves 10 stars read more

The only thing disappointing is that we are only discovering this place. Pizza is amazing. Crust is amaaaazing, ingredients fresh! Good amount of sauce and cheese. To top, the family running this place provides an excellent and friendliest service. I had the chicken Tikka pizza. OMGGGG so good. read more

If you've been fortunate enough to experience really good pizza, you will not be happy with LaValle's. The crust sets the stage for good or mediocre pizza and that's where it all ends for Lavalle's. So disappointed as I would have loved to have a good local pizza place. Had one slice, through the rest away. You can do better. read more

I really try to see the best , but this pizza I can't . It was an expensive 7-11 like pizza . Do not recommend.

I've been a few times and the pizza is great and the people are nice. Desi vegetarian pizza is my favorite and they are always timely and efficient. Great pizzas! read more

Paneer tikka pizza is the best in the bay- delivery as far as Richmond is pretty fast in my experience as well

Absolutely the worst garbage frozen dough pizza I have ever had. Total negation. The pizza at 7-Eleven is miles above this. Dirty kitchen. Awful. Bad Service. Bad Pizza. The worst I've ever had. read more

I read a lot of mixed reviews about this place, so I made sure to keep an open mind. I cannot speak to the delivery service since we did take out. We ordered the paneer tikka pizza, as well as the Go Green special. As we sat there waiting foe the pizzas, we saw them hand chopping fresh vegetables, which is nice to see from a pizza place. Once we started eating, the pizzas were very good! The bread/crust was the perfect consistency and the veggies and paneer were very flavorful and plentiful. I especially liked the go green special. I would definitely go here again. Reasonable prices too. read more

Pizza La Vals - Paneer tikka pizza. With a tikka masala sauce would have been excellent, but otherwise it is still a very good pizza. - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

Let me clarify the Food is Deserving of 2 Stars, nothing special but pretty Status Quo in Regards to a Pizza Place-Try Mr Pizza Man in Richmond Instead! My 1 Star is Based On Service: I ordered Wings & a Salad from Grubhub, saw the 3 star reviews so wasn't prepared to be blown away by any means. Easy enough, I just wanted some greens and a little chicken. I left instructions for the owner to call me as I live behind an industrial gate and my place is hard to find. I get a panicked call from the Owner who is also the delivery driver? He cannot find my house...but he won't even let me finish a sentence to tell him the correct directions and address tips. He then arrived, I came out and he proceeded to yell at me and grill me as to why I did not give him proper directions. Wow I just paid this guy and he's yelling at me? Due to his confusion mind you. He told me to "Pay attention to where I live and learn my address" Yes. Sir. I know where I live just a little hard to find. He was still Yelling so I closed the gate and went inside and ate my mediocre food. Called in to report this guy, a girl picked up and I asked for the manager, She called for the manager and I heard the manager say "Tell them I am busy." you can see a picture of the wings to decide for yourself. Will not be coming back... read more

Pizza La Vals - Sample of How the Wings Turn Out (Delivery) - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

Have you ever wanted to order in and we're stuck between two cuisines? For me--today--it was Indian and pizza. Enter pizza La Vals. lol and behold I was able to order an indian tyke pizza when I got the Desi Chicjen. If there had just been 2 things---salt and more of the jalapeño peppers I added--this would have been a solid 4 star experience. It was fresh and delivered within 30 minutes. Hit the spot. Mission accomplished read more

Lol is this for real? We ordered boneless buffalo wings and got chicken nuggets with buffalo sauce. The bbq chicken pizza was bad too, with barely any chicken, no bbq sauce and zero flavor. read more

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This is the BEST Indian style pizza I have ever had, and I have tried many. I don't know what they put in it but the sauce always has me coming back for more. Not to mention, the owner is a very friendly guy who I heard has been in the Pizza game even in Europe. No wonder this pizza is delicious. 10/10 recommend. read more

Last night I drove down to La Val's for pizza, and there was a power outage across Albany. It was pitch black on the streets and all of the businesses were closed. I assumed there was NO chance La Val's would be open or that I would get a pizza, but I was starving so I decided to give it a shot. I pulled up to La Val's and the owner popped out, walked over to my car, and much to my surprise told me that yes, he would make me a pizza (I had cash and they have a gas oven that was still running)! I then watched from the window while he made my pizza BY FLASHLIGHT!!! I'm not even kidding. La Val's made me a pizza during a blackout using a gas oven and a flashlight! I've never seen that sort of kindness and dedication at any business. Truly unbelievable! After about 10 minutes, the owner brought out the pizza and we both got a laugh about the whole situation. And, of course, the pizza was perfect!!! That said, I love La Val's! Best pizza in the East Bay! I've grabbed pizza there many times over the past few years and they never disappoint. Quick and friendly service, great prices, delicious pies. I highly recommend the Desi Vegetarian and the Aloo Gobi pizzas! And I can now say with firsthand knowledge that even during a blackout La Val's still delivers an epic pizza!!! read more

Amazing pizza and the owner Singh is very kind wife who helps run the pizza joint! They make it welcoming and quickly yet very tasty pizzas ! read more

2 stars because my kid likes their pizza. Minus 3 stars because when did lasagna start being just noodles meat and cheese? No ricotta filling? If I wanted just noodles, meat and cheese I would order pasta and meat sauce. Plus the lasagna was super salty and had zero flavor. Also I had to peel back the thick layer of cheese just to get to the pasta part. Honestly I could get better tasting pasta from Olive Garden. I had to rinse out my mouth because it was so salty. Super gross. read more

Pizza La Vals - Big gloppy salty mess - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

I haven't been back to this place since the new owners took over until today. I ordered a medium pizza with half the La Vals Special and half Pesto Sauce special. The Pizza was ready within 20 minutes and was pretty good. The ingredients tasted fresh and the pizza was nice and hot out of the oven. I took advantage of their $10 for $20 yelp deal and it came out to $20 for a medium pizza and a small greek salad. Not a bad deal read more

Pizza La Vals - Half pesto half la vals special - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

The people who gave five stars? I obviously ate at a different restaurant. This is just terrible pizza. Absolutely tasteless. The dough, ugh. read more

Great pizza at a reasonable price. Delivered quickly despite me ordering so late and right before closing props to these guys.

I've only had their Indian style pizza, but it's always been great! So tasty, especially the aloo gobi, great place for vegetarian food.

LaVal's used to have good pizza way back in the 80's, so I thought I'd give 'em a try again. The prices seemed as good or better than the franchise places. The new owners are extremely nice people - seems like a pretty mom & pop-ish place. Ordered personal-size pizza - I think it was big enough for 2! All the ingredients tasted very fresh, the crust was perfection. I will be back. read more

I used to work near the La Vals on Euclid and ate there very often. I always enjoyed the pizza I had. This is not that pizza. This pizza taste like box pizza from the supermarket. I ordered the La Vals special. The delivery was fast and free but still not worth it. Also, the wings are weren't cooked well and the medium sauce is very spicy. Definitely will not be reordering. read more

I needed to go to the laundromat and while I was waiting, I checked out the neighborhood. Next door was this pizza place that had Indian pizza and I asked if they could make a vegan pizza without an added oils. She said she could and proceeded to make me one of the best vegan pizzas that I've had in a long time. read more

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Chicken Tikka pizza here is so good! I was genuinely surprised at the quality of the ingredients and flavor combination that they put on this pizza. Gluten free crust here is also good quality too! read more

I would love to give 5 stars, but not quite ready to commit to that. However, if their pizza keeps being as great as the last one was, I will update. They actually delivered a pizza that followed my special request to a T (cooked a bit extra, actually quite perfect). The lovely thin crust was nice with a bit of crunch and the toppings and cheese had just a touch of caramelization. (I ordered the vegetarian pizza.) My brother and I totally over ate because it was SO GOOD!!! That kind of sucked because I didn't have much in the way of leftovers like I usually do. I will be ordering again soon!! read more

Ordered the Berkeley Special pizza. Not impressed. Pizza was undercooked. For all the meat toppings listed as part of this pizza, there wasn't much of them. The main thing that I tasted in the pizza was the tomato sauce. That shouldn't happen when there is supposed to be so much meat. For dessert, I chose the tiramisu. Word to the wise: if you're not going to make the dessert yourself, don't bother offering it. Serving a slice of some still-not-thawed Sara Lee-type of dessert isn't the way to go. Suggest the restaurant change its name so as not to confuse those who want pizza from an "actual" La Val's. read more

I love their pizza! It's usually delivered hot and perfect. I've tried a lot of pizza joints, and La Val's pizza is really consistent. The sauce is rich and flavorful and the crust is the perfect balance of crunchy and chewy. The whole pizza gets eaten, I often discard the outer rim at places like Round Table. They're more generous with the toppings than Pizza Hut, or Little Ceasar's. Mr. Pizza Man has a lot of toppings too, but their crust is way too soggy. I don't like droopy pizza. I usually get the La Val's Special or the Vegetarian Special. The only miss I've had was with the Margherita pizza, the tomatoes they used had no flavor. They were so watery. I wish they'd use heirloom tomatoes for that one. I have also tried the spaghetti Bolognese, Spinach Ravioli with Marinara and the Mushroom Ravioli. All were delicious. The desserts are decent and the salads are a good size. The prices are pretty good too. read more

So maybe I'm still a newbie to Yelp but is it normal that business owners REPEATEDLY message and insult customers? I received the first message over 3 months ago in response to my lukewarm review. Even though they chose to insult me I decided not to respond. Then out of the blue they message me again 2 days ago. The message is below, copy and pasted, bad grammar included. =================================================== "Sorry you had bad experience with our pizza ,you may going to like other pizza's places around better has plant real cheap then us . GOD BLESS !!!" =================================================== Um was the owner drunk and just felt like blithely running amuck on Yelp talking smack to reviewers??? I'm changing my 3 stars to 1 star. Seriously? SO LAME. read more

UPDATE: In response to the owner response, below, that claims this is a false review, you're WRONG. This is an honest review (which I still stand by) concerning a real incident that happened in 2013 (NOT about three years ago, like you claimed in 2014) and written about a real person (YOU, obviously -- I recognize you in your Yelp photo and I see you still have communication issues). Truthfully, I recommend you stay behind the scenes or get into a field where you don't have to deal directly with humans. I took my bidness elsewhere. (And Groupon refunded me because it understood that you were being unreasonable.) ORIGINAL REVIEW: The woman who seems to own this place has a serious anger management problem. The temper tantrum she threw tonight was so astonishing that I was tempted to video record it right then and here. Cray stuff. Essentially she made a major error with her Groupon (six $5 off coupons) and is now tacking on all kinds of lame "exceptions" because she's losing money on it (which she admitted to). Now she says the Groupon can't go toward Brazilian pizzas. All right, but do you have to YELL at me if I complain about it? Totally unprofessional. (And I can see it happens quite a bit, according to other Yelpers.) That said, the pizza is yummy, but who needs the attitude? This woman should not be dealing with the public - especially when there's so many other good pizza places in the Bay. I'd give zero stars if I could. read more

Pizza was OK but cold by the time it got to us. Delivery on a Tuesday night took 90 minutes. That's way too long. God forbid I order on a weekend, we'd probably have to wait 3 hours. I asked the delivery person why it took so long and he smiled at me and asked if I needed anything else. Would not order again... there are plenty of other decent options around. read more

***NEW OWNERS*** I read the reviews by other people and I can't believe some of the things that people are saying. First, the pizza is AWESOME! You can request thick OR thin crust. You simply have to ask. And guess what? The dough is high quality stuff. It's not the cheap dough that you get at Domino's or other chain restaurants. The gentleman who makes the pizza is the same guy who is making the HOMEMADE SAUSAGE that goes on your pizza. They don't skimp on the toppings. You get ALOT of toppings. So, I don't mind paying a little extra for high quality pizza. The place is now open from lunch until 11PM at night. They do offer Brazilian-style pizzas, so if you want to be a little adventurous, try the Catupiry pizza. Believe it or not, the corn on it is a delightful, surprisingly delicious flavor. And, the strawberry/chocolate pizza is fun to try. I tried the chicken sandwich the other night. WOW. If you're looking for something "lighter", try the chicken sandwich or one of their fresh salads. The place is spotless and VERY clean. That's the kind of people that I want handling my food. The Owners fired the girl that was working there before. The girl who was messing up the orders and taking bad phone calls. The Owners are the ones taking your orders and making your pizza. Not some minimum wage high school drop out who doesn't care about your pizza. The best part is that the Owners are Brazilian, so they have gorgeous personalities. They are very warm and friendly. But, if you are disrespecting them on the phone or in public, which people do ALOT these days, I would imagine that they are NOT going to put up with that. Would you? So, the "customer is not ALWAYS right." Folks, just because someone writes or speaks broken English is not a reason to be disrespectful. I find their English to be very good and I have NEVER had a problem ordering a pizza. Their phone rings off the hook with people who continue to order their pizza. The icing on the cake is the fact that my friends and I found out that they will deliver to the bar across the street - I think it's called Mallard's. That was really neat! And to the guy that indicated the Owner must be "drunk". I can vouch that she is not a drunk. When she delivered the pizza to my friends at the bar, I asked her to have a drink with us, and she emphatically said "No, I do not drink like that." If you ask politely (which I have), the Owners will play lovely Brazilian music for you while you eat or wait. This place gets FIVE STARS. read more