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    Rusty's Pizza Parlor

    3.1 (179 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Medium pepperoni pan crust pizza
    Ana J.

    There wasn't a line to order early Saturday evening. Plenty of open seating. You order at the counter and give you a buzzer to notify you when it's ready. They have Coke products here and some Tractor drinks. Do not judge by the way the pizza looks - it was so delicious. The pepperoni cups were so crispy and flavorful and their sauce makes all the difference. So, so good!

    Thin crust meat lovers, a carnivores delight
    Matthew C.

    With limited food options in the area after 8, we were thankful to find a Rusty's close by. The building is a beautiful sort of cottage looking building (Think of the trading post from the movie Frozen or the tavern from the movie Shrek) and if you've never been you can easily overlook it. I'm guessing this spot must have its local regulars because they weren't exactly eager to serve us, but what they lacked in hospitality they definitely made up for in taste and ingredients. We were so happy we found a dine-in spot so we didn't have to settle for a drive thru, and we were even more appreciative when we tried the pizza. So good! We only had a brief wait before it was ready and it looked and tasted great. Hats off to whomever it was that made the pizzas too, you are truly a chef and an artist! With both of the pizzas we ordered each slice, each pie was uniformly prepared to get an equal amount of cheese, pepperoni and pizza goodness in every bite. The wings were also delicious and the soda had the perfect spicy kick. Thank you.

    Pizza Pizza!!
    Lisa R.

    Ordered 2 pizzas for delivery: pepperoni and pineapple. Pizza crust was great and we loved the toppings. Great customer service! Driver even thanked us for our patience. Thanks so much. Cheers!~

    Yesenia J.

    Driving by on our way to San Jose from San Diego and tried out this place This place reminds me of a shakeys and round table pizza together. It's has a medieval times theme to it. We were confused on where the door was when you walk in. And the person behind the counter didn't say much just starred at us. Didn't greet us or anything. However, the place was clean and the pizza was delicious! We got the pan pepperoni large pizza and one drink for $29 I wish salad was included with the purchase. They have a small arcade area for kids to play games, and the restrooms are locked with a code. Overall a good experience

    This is how small most the wings were, not even a bite worth of chicken!
    David A.

    Chicken wings were disappointing and really small especially for the price! Service and everything else was good but the small wings kinda ruined the meal

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    11 years ago

    Not bad, not great but delivered late night and friendly and FAST service ;-) I would order from Rusty's again!

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    Ordered Pizza while at Hotel Santa Barbara hotel. It was fantastic. Great crust & arrived very quickly.

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    Love their flat crust pizza every time. Really cool motif to therestraint itself and amazing prices of beer pitchers. Staff was just OK.

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    Best pizza in town! I love the salad bar too, price is reasonable! Clean, good service and fast when you are in rush.

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