I only order the #2 Greek American, super thick pizza with kids of toppings. I literally eat one slice and done. This is my favorite pizza, hands down. I've tried some others here but #2 is my 'go to'. The service is always awesome, like family. The salads are good too and I enjoyed the baklava when dining in which has been years ago so I obviously order to go even in the pre virus days. I tend to swing by Diandas Bakery a few steps away for pastries to go too. Greek American is it for me, no pizza compares in my book read more

Pizza and salad was amazing and huge portions it was 3 of us and we got the small of both and still had leftovers to take home

Very tasty. Friendly. Huge portions (really). Great value for $. Highly recommended. Specifics: pizzas, pasta, Greek salad, eggplant parmigiana (sandwich or plate) are all delicious. No better pizza or Greek/Italian in SM County. read more

I've been coming here for almost 20 years since my high school days. Quality and service is still the best. Pizzas are phenomenal and I'm very happy to see the same familiar faces when I come by. Be warned, these pizzas are massive and they really pile on the toppings. Good thing they're just as good as leftovers as they are fresh! read more

Always delicious! And always more than my fatass can eat. I love this place and will be a forever-fan!

Doesn't get any better. I would love to highlight a particular plate, but it's all amazing. From they're Greek offerings to the pizzas, burgers, pastas and salads....I haven't had a bad bite yet. Stop scrolling and go check them out. read more

Food is always consistently good definitely one of my favorite places to get a pizza from. The Greek American pizza is my family's favorite and 1 slice of this pizza will definitely have you full with all the toppings they pile on there. My personal favorite is just a pepperoni and sausage pizza and the beef and lamb gyro is good too. read more

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Back recently for more punishment. Rainbow Pizza is the BEST & the WORST Pizza to ever happen to me. The BEST because it is. The WORST because its soooo bad for my girlish figure. Rainbow Pizza, I LOVE (HATE) to HATE (LOVE) you. read more

Rainbow Pizza - A thing of beauty. A work of art. An all meat with feta. Picasso himself couldn't do better. - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

The service was excellent, the portions was plentiful and the selection of Italian and Greek food was unbelievable. The owner greeted us and asked us if we had enough and if we enjoyed our meal. We did...and we had leftovers because of the generous portions. read more

Rainbow Pizza - Vegetarian ravioli with pesto - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

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rainbow pizza is the best pizza for Bay area has. Thick pizzas with topping and big chese

This is my favorite pizza place period! They also serve a ton of Greek dishes. They are very generous with the toppings. I usually order their #1 special pizza which includes: Salami, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Italian Sausage I need to find the pics I took of my pizza. Words can't describe the awesomeness of it.....they don't put just one layer of toppings here...it's stacked! It's perfectly made with a crispy crust and bottom. If you come at lunch you have the option of ordering by the slice or whole. They have coupons on their web site http://www.rainbowpizza.com/coupons.php They aren't open on Sundays. After writing this review....I need to add it to the places to go to this week! read more

Amazing food and service. Pizza is just one of many great things that can be ordered!

Came here based on Yelp reviews to grab a couple of sandwiches for takeout. It was a Friday night and this place was hopping. Tons of people ordering and picking up food. as well as lots of people going to sit in. Seemed a little loud inside but looked like a good place for families and kids. Saw lots of people ordering pizza and other items. I ordered the 3 meatball Sammy and the beef and lamb euro. The Meatball sammy is huge. Only able to eat half of that thing. Check my photo and see the sandwich. IT was tasty and covered in marinara sauce. The Meat gyro with fires seemed to be a good size and since I don't eat lamb, my PIC(Partner-in-Crime) said it tasted good and would go back again. Maybe next time we can go for sit in. If you want to order to go, check the website and call in. Since they are so busy it took then about 20 minutes to get it ready. Good thing there was a Starbucks next door so I could grab a drink while I waited to kill some time. Good local joint and lots of people eating here so they can't all be wrong. Seemed like a lot of regulars picking stuff up. Come try it for yourself. read more

Rainbow Pizza - Fried calamari and solvaki cheese - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

Very good food. Best gyro around. Extensive menu with very large portions. Easily shareable.

Chicken and Avocado ceasar salad is a must get. Staff are friendly. You definitely need to try this place

Came here last night for dinner since the other place we wanted to go to was booked. Turned out to be good. Reminded me of one of those cafeterias for tour groups in Greece or Italy. The decor is kinda funky like that. The food is served in huge portions though. So come here with a group and share! We had the following: - Shrimp with white wine lemon sauce - awesome sauce and shrimps were cooked just right. - Linguine pescatore - this was probably my favorite dish. it came with hella seafood and a cheesy tomato sauce. I wished it had the spicy tomato sauce instead though. - calamari - needed more flavor but it's calamari.. can't complain too much. :) one downside tho... i felt their food came out lukewarm... i wish everything would've been served right when it came out. but i guess they were busy on a saturday night... that's not a good excuse tho. probably won't be back here even tho i haven't tried the other stuff like pizza or gyros. read more

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Went back a second time... for takeout this time and even my parents, for whole I brought lunch, were amazed at the portion size. We got a half Cesar salad and it fed all 3 of us together with only the spaghetti with 3 meatballs and we still had leftovers. Never touched the chicken parmigiana we got. That they are leaving for the next 2 days (!) anticipated! And the taste my dad thought was even better than Il Forniao... he thought (we recently had that). And I liked the onion rings I got. The price was a little steep but for the size of the portion one gets, I think it is still worth it! We would still recommended Rainbow Pizza even for takeout! read more

So upset about the guy on cashier who takes the orders. The idiot gets the order wrong every time I place an order. Ignorant Fuck and has attitude as if customers fault he gets the order wrong. Duck you asshole!!! read more

Rainbow Pizza - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

I haven't had their pizza, but they do a gyro right. No foolin'. Their gyros are stacked with meat. Next time I order I'm going for double meat just for kicks. read more

Been a customer for over 25 years. We always order our favorite items and eat family style. Food is consistently good. Strong flavored dishes. Highly recommend the gyro sampler plate for perfectly crispy steak fries covered in deliciousness. On the last visit, the pizza crust alone was so good-- great taste & texture. Portions are generous. Pricey for a casual place, thus the 4 star rating. Averages $30+ pp. We keep coming back, but not as frequent, due to the cost. read more

Rainbow Pizza - Gyro sampler plate, not to be missed. Clam & garlic pizza. - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

Amazing pizza. The mini pizza was full of toppings including a ton of cheese and was more that I could eat. My family and I have been coming here for over 10 years and highly recommend. read more

Ordered the no. 1 Greek pizza. Is pizza always so salty or perhaps I'm not used to this much salt? I guess feta cheese combined w several meats makes it very salty. read more

Rainbow Pizza - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

Good food and a lot of options! Italian and Greek food. Generous portions too. Pizza is extra cheesy by default. Will need to go back to try other dishes. Prices did go up tho, along with everything else during this inflation. read more

Rainbow Pizza - Half Hawaiian / half Pepperoni. There may appear to be no meat but they are under the thick layer of cheese! Yum - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

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WOW what a gem! Feels like a true family run place with great food and a LOT of options to pick from. I had lived in the Bay Area most of my life and never knew about this place until my last trip home, it will most defiantly be a must stop when I come home to visit. We were a big group, one of three big groups so the wait staff was pretty busy but did a pretty good job. Ratings Food A - I had the Greek personal pizza, it was great and good size, also had some of the pastas and there were awesome as well. Overall tried a lot of different things off other family members plates (we like to share) and not one thing wasn't good Service B-, they were jam packed and we were a large group but we did have to ask for something a few times Overall B+ read more

Rainbow Pizza - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

The best place for a family owned feel. Fantastic gyros and pizza plus much much more. Always a wonderful experience.

I did not try the pizza here since I'm dairy-free, but their spaghetti was not bad at all. I asked the server if they could add veggies to my spaghetti, and they delivered. Big portion, that's for sure. Three of my co-workers ordered two pizzas and alfredo to share, and they had a bunch of leftovers. This place is perfect for group events as their portion is meant for sharing. I ordered pizza for my family, and they loved it. Super packed (they do not skimp you on toppings). It's a bit pricey, though (Medium for $40, I think).. Anyways I highly recommend it. read more

THIS IS A 3.5 star review. I'm giving them 4 instead of 3, because I believe my next visit will be better now that we know how they do things.... The pictures really show what this restaurant is all about. Here's a rundown of what we ordered and our take on the flavors, worth, service, etc... Mozzarella sticks- pretty normal, previously frozen, not hot enough when they came out.. the crust was still blonde in color, looked like they weren't even cooked. Luke warm. Had to pay $1 extra for a 1/2 little plastic cup of ranch! That was wrong. - 1/2 star Appetizer of spanikopita and Tiropsitka(sp?).. tasty, but again, previously frozen and just warmed up. Wish this came out hotter. Also, $7, not worth it for 6 little pieces. Gyro- chicken- WORTH IT!!!! Delicious with the soft pita, cucumber, tomato, onion and yogurt dressing... They also have lamb. WILL ORDER THIS AGAIN! Comes with steak fries if you wish. VERY filling, very delicious!!!! The hot/spicy pizza (forgot name)- delicious. Not that hot, but loved the jalapenos! Great fluffy, thick-ish crust. A bit too much tomato sauce, but next time we'll order light sauce! The Italiana- personal size.. enough for 2 people, easily! LOTS of toppings (pepperoni, slaami, sausage, hamburger, fresh tomato).. again, I'd order this as a flatbread pizza if they offer it.. there were actually too many toppings for my taste! If you like meat and a lot of it- ORDER THIS! Well worth the 12-13 bucks for the personal!!! Super filling- great value! The other pizza was a combo (forgot the name) .. my friend really enjoyed it! Said the toppings were fresh and really good. Basically, we WILL BE BACK! I'm going to get another gyro, and maybe try a flat pizza with light tomato sauce and just one or two toppings! Great place, something-for-everyone, nice service, great flavors! The pictures already posted are exactly what we saw! read more

We went there with my friends and a newborn. Place was chill, and had the infant seat. We had the Caesar salad and calamari, with a smaller pizza. To me the portions were huge, so all of this was pretty much enough, we had leftovers. Food was great, would go again. read more

I love the gyros and calamari but have recently moved out of delivery range, future visits are a must

The garlic clam pizza was really good. I was reluctant to give this a try at first because it didn't have any sauce on the pizza. To my surprise, it was really good because of the melted cheese (abundance). The calamari was also good too. The portion size was generous and good to feed a family of 4 - 5. read more

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Came by to pick up a meatball sandwich for lunch. Sandwich was definitely grotesque...which is fair since the sandwich did list for $7.99. Bread was fresh and there were 3 HUGE juicy and meaty meatballs! :D They even used a nice marinara sauce w/ pieces of ground beef too! One caveat...the sandwich was definitely on the salty side...They did slice my sandwich in a half...but not the meatball? *see close up pic! *Use the coupons on their website to save even more! read more

Rainbow Pizza - Meatball sandwich - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

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Rainbow Pizza is located inside Crystal Springs Shopping Center in San Mateo. They should be awarded for having the largest menu - big in size and offers a variety of choices including pictures. We ordered: -Garlic Bread - I think more garlic could have been used, but it was still tasty. -Fried Calamari - The fried calamari was served with a side of tartar sauce. This dish didn't WOW me! -Large Pizza (1/2 pepperoni & mushroom and 1/2 All the Meat You Can Handle (#9 on the menu) - Very generous with the toppings! The #9 was a bit too salty for me since there were 7 different meats (Canadian Bacon, Pepperoni, Salami, Linguisa, Beef, Sausage, Bacon). I asked for thin crust and was happy it didn't come out soggy from the pile high toppings. =) **SERVICE** Our waitress was friendly, but the bussers weren't that bright (-1 star).. **PROS** Big portions Generous with toppings Huge menu selection - If you don't feel like pizza, there are other choices Greek & Italian Cuisine Good for groups Good for kids Easy to find parking Safeway - can grocery shop before/after eating Starbucks - if you're fiending for caffeine Cute Decor **CONS** Ventilation isn't that great Service can be slow if it's busy I will be back to try out the other items on their menu. read more

Rainbow Pizza - #1 & #9 - Greek Near Me - San Mateo, California

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Pizza is excellent if you like huge crust with lots of toppings. Staff is moderately friendly in a weird kinda way, but the restaurant's atmosphere needs reconfiguring. It's so hodgepodge with seating and little booths. It needs a good cleaning and redesign and it would be a great place to eat in. It's best to take out. read more

Rainbow Pizza is the best pizza I've had in my life! I looooove coming here for dinner, and I've actually been coming here since I was 8 years old! Their food is consistently good, the servers/kitchen staff are on point and because they are family owned/run you feel at home eating there. We know the family that runs RP and they are very cool, we've watched their son grow up! It's because of them we went to Greece in 2000 and what a beautiful trip that was!! We usually order a half salad and a personal pizza with mushrooms, onions and garlic, cooked well done. The crust is thick, pizza is delicious and the salad is always a nice compliment to the meal. We've tried other things on the menu, which are all usually very good. However, we stick to their pizza since it's so yummy. read more

Great local restaurant that has a humongous menu that's sure to please everyone in your group. Large staff that's always there to serve. I'm partial to their pizza's, lots of toppings and the crust is perfect. Parking lot can get filled at peak times, but you'll find a spot somewhere. Steve and Linda are the owners, say hi. read more

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I have been eating here since 1984. I LOVE this place. Rainbow pizza offers a lot more than pizza. They have a huge selection. On cold days I come here just for the minestrone soup. I also sometimes come here for lunch and get a sandwich or gyro. Their seafood pizza is awesome. read more

Great selection of food items. Been a customers for years. Recommend for casual dining.

We arrived at around 7pm and had to wait. When we finally got our table it was so fricking noisy I couldn't hear the person sitting next to me...so noisy it hurt my ears. I had the beef stroganoff with pasta. I chose it because it said on the menu it's their most requested plate. It was mediocre there was something missing maybe the sour cream...I kept adding parmigiana to see it that would help, but no. Perhaps they are better known for pizza, but I don't care for pizza. I am very critical person when it comes to food because cook is my passion and this place is a disappointment...I will not be returning... read more

This is the moms! Family run business for nearly 4 decades. Prices are very reasonable for generous and tasty portions. Endless selection of Greek/Mediterranean dishes. And by the way, they're an awesome pizza joint to boot. read more

5 stars! Loved this place since I was 8 years old. Awesome menu has something for everyone.