been getting pizza there for 30 or so years...love it.....one of the best pizza places around....reasonable prices as well

Delicious pizza! Their sauce is top notch. It is a sweet sauce so just be aware before you get it. Walking inside is like walking into a Time Machine. Really cool spot with really nice workers! read more

Have been eating this pizza since the 70s. I will say that it's not everyone's favorite, but if you grew up in (or around) B-wood it probably holds a place in your heart. Not expensive, no frills, but delicious. read more

Amazing pizza and the staff is wonderful, I love family owned restaurants the sauce is amazing, it is on the sweet side, just for the record read more

Last pizza before yesterday was very good with ample sauce, cheese and toppings. Warmed in pizza oven afterwards was fantastic. Well, yesterday I called and asked the girl to make sure they put on the right amount of sauce and I thanked her again and again for making me a great pie. She didn't. As a matter of fact not only was it dry WITHOUT enough sauce, it had WAY TOO MUCH CHEESE making it GROSS. Cheese just falls off when warmed up and the sauce is GONE. Hey thanks for making me such a good pie Missy! You guys really know how to treat your customers oh yes! Ask for a nice pie they purposely make it like shit. Hit or miss here. Sometimes good but MOST of the time it SUCKS only because the owners refuse to make it good, but skimp to make more profits! read more

Pizza Shack is one of those things that people like - or they don't. I'm someone who LOVES it. Why? It isn't greasy. The sauce is sweet and flavorful. The ratios all work well. The best part? I can eat half a pizza and not feel like I just ate half a pizza lol. It is light, it it fresh, it is delicious. We've tried the take and bake which are good, but nothing beats having it baked by them. The idea that they can be open such limited hours shows just how successful they are and how many people are obsessed. It's worth the schedule coordination that's for sure. read more

Pizza Shack - a square pizza in a box - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Reasonably priced and absolutely delicious! The sauce is sweet and the crust is perfectly crisp! read more

Pizza Shack - Plain large cheese - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Take out only. Pizza shack really is a shack lol. Not much to look at and nowhere to sit in and eat. I get why people love it, but I also get why it isn't for everyone. The sauce js sweet and the pepperoni is cheap. The crust was flaky and buttery. Honestly, this pizza somehow tastes like a grilled cheese sandwich! read more

Have loved their pizza for years. I'm in my 60s and enjoyed it in my 20s and longer. Family owned and nothing about the pizza has changed over time. Worth the try. A bad pizza place doesn't last this long!!!! read more

LOVE this pizza!!!!!! The sauce is sweet which unlike other pizza places but it's sooooooooo good!!! Staff is always friendly and prices are good! read more

If you're in the mood for a quick, delicious pizza, Pizza Shack is the place for you! The pizza here is always fresh and cooked to perfection. The staff is friendly and always willing to help. The prices are reasonable, and the portions are generous. I highly recommend Pizza Shack to anyone looking for a great pizza experience! read more

I'm originally from Pittsburgh. Overbrook, to be exact. Fast forward to raising a family in Whitehall where we always went to Pizza Shack. Now anytime that we visit " back home " from Florida, we ALWAYS stop at Pizza Shack! The best pizza, ever. read more

I live no more than 5 minutes away from this place and only tried it for the first time last night. They have extremely odd hours. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 4-930. Even if you arrive at 4, expect a wait. This place gets PACKED and busy fast. I heard about this place for a while now and have been meaning to try it- but the hours threw me off. Well now I see what the fuss is all about! My mom went to get the pizza last night. She arrived around 6 and as she has been told in the past , there would be a long wait or she could take the pizza and bake it at home. Rather than wait an hour when she was hungry, she brought the pizza to be baked at our house. You bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes . When I first saw the pizza, I noticed that it is a square pizza which I usually dislike. Not anymore. This pizza was amazing. We ordered just the plain pizza and it did not lack in flavor. The crust was unlike anything I've ever had in a pizza- light, flaky, not so filling and overwhelming like a lot of crusts. The sauce was sweet and packed with flavor. You can taste that it's homemade and that the tomatoes are fresh. The cheese was awesome- mozzarella and provolone I believe. Amazing. After having 4 pieces, I didn't feel uncomfortably full, I felt satisfied which is a much better feeling. I would love to give this place 5 stars, but there odd hours and the fact that they were closed 2 Thursdays in a row without as much as a sign on the door prevents me from doing so. read more

Pizza Shack - Mhmmmmmmmm - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I love this place! family owned and operated. I was not a fan of the sweet sauce at first but now I love it I plan out my dinners for my week to make sure I can get pizza :) read more

I don't write many reviews so it takes something special for my to take the time. Best unique pizza in the area. This is the only pizza I will drive to the other side of town to pick up. My family has been eating this pizza for decades and when my mom moved away, it was a must for me to pick up a raw take and back on my way to Georgia for her. The sauce is on the sweet side which makes it even better than all the other chain shops. It's simple toppings, alot of cheese, on an airy crust. It isn't heavy like many other pizzas out there. Definitely worth giving it a try. read more

1 I rarely give 5 stars 2 This is not a pie for everyone one. My boss hates it, it's his daughter's favorite pizza shop. 3 Limited hours and only open 3 days a week. That being said, they use a unique sweet sauce, and lots of it, on a premade crust, that is surprising light and airy. It doesn't take long for the pie to cook, the problem this is a popular, smaller shop. Somedays there is a backlog of pies to be made. If you can deal with the 3 above statements, you will love their pie. read more

We shared a roasted red pepper pizza and it was delish! We both couldn't stop eating it and still had leftovers!

So delicious! I am always searching around for a sweet sauce pizza, and this is the best sauce I've found so far. Like nothing I've ever had before. They only sell pizza here though, I found a fake menu online and was fooled by it read more

First time ordering from Pizza Shack based on a recommendation from friends. Delicious sweet sauce. Crust even better when re-toasted! Big fan! . Will order again! read more

I got a large and intended to re-reheat the left overs but when I was putting it in a storage container a piece flipped over and all the toppings fell off. Nothing was cooked into the cheese. They were just thrown on top at the last minute. And the crust was so bad (thick, dry, unappealing) I just threw it all out. I have never thrown out leftover pizza before. I will never come back and I will make sure to tell my friends to avoid this place. read more

Great pizza and good price. Been going there for years. I wish they were open more hours a week.

To some, this pizza is grotesquely saccharine. To others, it is blissfully bizarre. Almost a dessert, the neatly square pie (tart? sheet cake?) has a crust kindred to a puff pastry and a radiant red sauce sugary enough to fill a doughnut. The pale, thin, filmy cheese has a sharp flavor. The mushrooms are fresh, thickly cut, and are nearly raw. The pepperoni discs are flimsy, oily, and taste as if they are sliced to order. You see, as a South Hills dweller of many moons, I have sped by this establishment uncounted times with nary a thought. Tonight, I decided to neglect Pizza Shack no longer. Quite literally...a shack, it is thankfully occupied and is not emblazoned with a name that Pittsburghers will tell you conjures images of strangled suburban potential: LEVITSKE. Only pizza can be had here. There are no hoagies, wing-dings, mozzarella sticks, calzones, or any other such fare. No, Pizza Shack makes nothing but pizza, and although it will not be to everyone's tastes, I think they make it well. My father HATED it. My mom didn't know what to think of it. I...liked it enough to at least rate it a solid 4. Standing in front of an oven of aged, brown brick and dark, lightly corroded iron doors, the man who took my money and handed over the pizza told me that Pizza Shack has been doing brisk business for 50 years, indicating that a customer base is obviously eating this pizza with fervid regularity. Pizza Shack's pizza will ultimately either attract or repel you with a sweetness that flutters between felicity and vulgarity. I am drawn to it without being completely smitten. P.S. Pizza Shack is CASH AND TAKEOUT ONLY. They offer no dine-in or delivery. P.P.S. I'm not the only Darren who is a Pizza Shack fan. When I phoned in my order, I was mistaken for another Darren who routinely buys their pizza. read more

Pizza Shack - the front of the restaurant at night - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Pizza at the Pizza Shack is definitely one of a kind and unlike anything else I've ever had. With that said, I do not recommend the pizza here if you do not like sweet sauce. I, however, am a fan of sweet sauce so I was so excited to try the pizza here. The crust is very buttery, almost like a pie crust. The sauce is sweet. In fact, it's very sweet. If you're familiar with the sauce at Fiori's, the sauce here is even sweeter than theirs. I really enjoyed my first few bites and definitely thought to myself that I could really enjoy this pizza. However, after a few more bites, the sweetness of the sauce became very overwhelming and I felt like I was eating a dessert. A smaller pizza might be enjoyable so it doesn't become too much sweetness. I think if I ever stop back here, I will definitely get the smallest size they have. Oh, and cash only! read more

Only open Thurs, Fri, Saturday. as for the pizza itself: The sauce is very good (if you like sweet sauces). Dough is average at best; very light density and a bit flaky. Probably one of my least favorite doughs. Cheese was alright; nothing special. Enjoyed it for one of the sweeter sauces in Pittsburgh, but overall I probably won't come back. read more

Love their crust very light. They have a sweet sauce which I love. I have been coming here since I was teenager. I am 63 years old now. When I was15 my friend and I got large 16 cut. And we ate it all!! They don't open very long. But so worth it! read more

If you love sweet sauce then this pizza is for you! Once you taste it, you'll crave it, and be back for more. The hours aren't the greatest but the pizza is DELISH!! read more

I heard this was great tasting pizza. Stopped at 730 pm -they close at 8 -and an exhausted, snarky older woman held up an empty white contactor's bucket, dirty with pizza sauce remains, and said "no more orders, we're out of sauce." For now they have a serious customer service problem and are not open enough hours. I wish them luck growing their business. read more

Great pizza love the grumpy italians. Ordered there for over 20 years. Often times being scolded by the angry woman. Lol she is wonderful in person. Great sweer pizza. Unique pizza for non uptight folks. 26 for lg 1 topping Sicilian. read more

Pizza Shack is a Pittsburgh institution. It's not in the heart of the city, but off 51 in the South Hills. It's easy to pass by without a second glance, especially because it is closed most of the time. Call ahead for a pizza, and it's guaranteed that (if they're open) they're very busy at any time of night. I recommend ordering a plain pizza, but all of the toppings I have tried are pretty good too. Plain just hits the perfect balance of flavour, in my opinion. When you come to pick it up, sometimes you can grab a chat with the owners, who are friendly and quirky to talk to. The pizza comes as a square. Some of the pieces have crust, others do not. The crust it crispy and almost like a dense pastry, but the sauce is sweet like stewed tomatoes and jam... or something like that. Just try it. It's so worth it. read more

Possibly the worst pizza I've ever had, and I've had a lot of bad pizza. Heck, I've made bad pizza that was better than this. The sauce is more like a tomato jam (barely even tomato), the cheese is rubbery, the crust is like a pie crust along the edges and on the bottom it's more like a weird chewy "wonder bread." Just, ugh. So bad. Every once in a while my darling husband will want to go there for nostalgia sake. He'll say things like, "this pizza tastes like when my dad fell off the ladder" or "this reminds me of my estranged uncle getting pepperoni stuck in his beard, back when we all still talked." Yikes. And indeed, it does sort of taste like that. It tastes like, "this'll do," or "uh oh, bad day, let's grab literally any pizza we can because pizza always makes things better." But sometimes we just gotta let those memories die and grab a slice of something we deserve. Pizza that tastes like pizza. read more

I've been "hooked" on the shack for more than 30 years. I live in No VA but raised in pitt. Pizza is very light. Order a large square (16 cuts) and eat more than half!! I ALWAYS stop here when returning to pitt. It's crazy pizza. Pre-cooked shells, topped with a unique sauce that is indeed a bit sweet and shop graded mozzarella / provolone and i suspect a bit of cheddar. This pizza has managed to have a strong So. Hills following for more than 35 years. What does this say? Check it out. read more

Best pizza ever...Trust me, it's worth the drive and planning around their limited hours. read more

Pizza Shack - a slice of pizza and a pizza cutter - Pizza Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We just moved and were in search of a new pizza place in the Baldwin area. Our friend highly recommended the Pizza Shack whose opinion we completely trust. I went against the other Yelp reviews to give this place a try for myself. It unfortunately was a big disappointment and some of the worse pizza I have ever had. The pies start with the crust which is not homemade, then the sweet, sweet sauce (actually not that bad) topped with a ton of cheese. They have a very limited number of toppings you can choose from and no bacon-how can that be. We went with sausage which was very good and helped balance out the sweetness of the sauce. We knew this place gets busy and has long waits so we called at 4:30 and it still took over an hour and of course was not ready when we got there. At least the pies are large and reasonably priced. They also reheat well and almost tasted better than when it was fresh. Overall the pizza reminded me of what you would get at a skating rink. You either love it or hate it. We will leave this one off the list and keep searching for our next Baldwin pizza place. read more

Coming from a town where you either eat Osso's Pizza or Hill House pizza I can understand the fact that this is a pizza you either like or hate. Let's just say, I like it. I like the crust it's puffy and crisp around the edges, I like the sauce as well. It's sweet and not very jam like. And Carolyne, the cheese doesn't taste like rubber, just for the record. Walking into Pizza Shack, which has incredibly limited hours, I loved it instantly. It's a little dark, really old and it says to me "I've been here a long time, and there's a good reason for that." Good and simple. The way things should be. From better times. read more

Worse pizza I've ever had. I ordered a medium. It was on a premise shell, I asked for pepperoni and got 1 piece on each slice. One slice didn't even a any, $12 later what a disappointment. read more

First of all, this is not a traditional pizza. If you like a sweet sauce and crispy crust, this place is for you. They also use a crumbly sausage that is great. I have been getting this pizza for over 25 years and it is always consistent. You will either love it or hate it, nothing in between. Just remember, they have limited hours, no delivery, serve only pizza, take out only..... And they have still stayed in business for over 25 years. That has to say something about the pizza. Unfortunately, they have really funny hours. That is the only reason I gave them four stars. read more

Best pizza ever! The sauce is amazing. You can even take home a raw pizza n bake it when your ready to eat so its hot n fresh.

Love this place-been coming here since I was a kid-sweet sauce is homemade and the dough is not dense but light and flaky. Five stars. And much better than Danny's Pizza. read more

Their unique "sweet sauce" is what keeps me from eating there. If you want sugar on your pizza then this is the pizza for you. I think I'll pass. read more

Great pizza at a great cost, Pizza Shack's uniquely sweet sauce is what keeps me coming back, and everyone who I've recommended them to agrees. Highly recommended. No eating in, and very strange hours, however. read more