Food was great, the staff very friendly. Definitely a great value for what you get. Don't forget to try their own version of the ranch dressing. Something very special in it. We ordered the bread sticks and it came with the ranch dressing. Also we ordered the large fire bird with extra spicy. It was highly recommended if you like a little extra kick to your pizza. read more

Sahara Pizza - Bread sticks - Pizza Near Me - Mercer Island, Washington

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Our friends ordered this for take out so I got try it for the first time. We are from Montreal, Canada. I've travelled a bit all over and have tasted my fair share of pizzas over a lifetime, however Sahara still stood out with delicious toppings, crust and sauce. The flavor combinations are unique and the dough is special. There's just something about it that makes it memorable. We tried the bbq chicken pizza and some type of supreme with had pepperonis, peppers and mushroom. There's a distinctive spice to the tomato sauce, it doesn't taste like all other pizzas out there. I really loved it. We had it reheated and it was still delicious several hours later. Highly recommend. read more

Had the wings, barbecue wings were great. Service very fast . Mickey is a great host ! read more

So good! My faves are the Sahara and the garlic twisty bread. So glad we've got it on the island. And prices are reasonable too

Around 130 pm there is a manager who is constantly rude to me. He has a beard and a deaper voice. He holds priority to customers who come in after me, he constantly mispronounced my name to the opposite set when I've made it clear that I want to be called Eri, he calls me Gary or Harry. He made the pizza I ordered today in a way that made me vomit in my mouth and I had to throw it all away (half maybe) after tipping generously because I had some sympathy, maybe a rough month or day. I have never been treated worse at a restaurant. The other staff are typically good to me.especially the night crew they are some of the most friendly people I have ever met and I'd love them on my team if I ever worked pizza Thanks for always doing your best Except please do better at 130pm. read more

A large group of us pitched in and we ordered a lot of pizza. So good, I definitely overate my equal share. Perhaps silly but the ranch is amazing. Don't forget a side of ranch. read more

usually it's right. but i ordered specifically. not done. 60$ later for a small and 14" is... text me .@ 206 595 5285. i'll explain. MY $$$WAS REFUNDED. PROPER! 4 STAR NOW read more

Great pizza, but it took forever to be delivered. We ordered through door dash- getting cheese bread, a pepperoni and salami pizza, a meat combo, and the Buffalo chicken one that I can't remember the name of. That one was the favorite by far! We definitely over-ordered since the 16 inches were way bigger than expected. So we had pizza leftovers for breakfast for a couple more days. Would recommend for pizza quality, but delivery times will keep going up and up. read more

Ordered a 16" Sahara pizza from door dash along with the cinnamon sticks. Everything was decent, but I personally wasn't a fan of their "premium mozzarella blend"... I generally like mozzarella because it isn't too cheesy and doesn't leave a weird taste in your mouth, but I feel like their mozzarella did taste really cheesy which made the pizza taste kinda weird. The cinnamon sticks are alright, I like that they aren't coated in sugar and have just the right amount of cinnamon -- but the oil that they use tastes weird and leaves some odd chemical/old oil taste on the bread that takes away from the joy of eating it. We had leftovers so we separated the rest of the cinnamon sticks out of the container so they weren't being drowned in oil, so they tasted better afterwards. read more

Ordered a large chicken bacon ranch pizza and wings. The pizza was all cheese and very little chicken or bacon and the wings had zero flavor at all. Disappointing read more

I originally ordered this via DoorDash and got a huge pizza with mozzarella sticks which were amazing! The second time I came here for a carry out and that was also great. Their pizza taste good and in person their service was professional. It taste fresh and healthier than normal pizza places considering it's pizza. read more

Living in MI there is no other pizza better than Sahara's. Zach manages the shop and has personal service to each island resident. The salads are good, wings, bread, everything. I highly recommend anyone visiting as well to try this place. You won't regret it. So Worth it! Delicious! read more

Sahara Pizza - This is one of my favorites. Caribbean crunch - Pizza Near Me - Mercer Island, Washington

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Had the late night munchies and Sahara came thru! No one else is open til 11pm on Mercer Island, and their delivery stops at 9 or 10 but you can still pick up til 11pm. My order only took 15 mins and it was ready. Pepperoni and pineapple pizza for the win along with garlic Parmesan twisty bread with ranch and marinara. It was delicious read more

Called ahead to ask a few questions. I'm not sure if it's because I'm used to a certain type of cheese on pizza or if it was old but the cheese tasted a little weird. Wasn't expecting the pepperoni to be underneath the cheese either. The crust was good. read more

Food was awful. Ordered a bbq chicken pizza. Barely had any chicken on it. Also with in 2.5 hours I was throwing up with food poisoning. Will never order over from here ever again. Absolutely dreadful. read more

Really GREAT pizza and it was SO EASY to get in and pick the pizza up, and the pizza was yummy. Everything I needed,

Beware of this place! Their on-line ordering system charged my credit card three times and they have refused to respond or correct it. Plus the pizza crust was soggy. Order from Pagliacci instead, they are a much better option. read more

False advertising. Ordered online for pickup. After ordering and on my way to pick up the pizza, they called to say that the online prices were outdated and had to raise the price. They refused to honor the price despite it being on their website which had allowed me to pay and order online. Total waste of time. read more

We stopped coming here over five years ago after finding hair in our pizza. We heard there was a new owner, so we decided to give it another shot. We tried ordering on the website multiple times and it kept failing, so we called our order in of pizza and wings. We showed up at the restaurant about 20 minutes later, only to witness the employee using her bare hands to grab our chicken wings. The two employees took their time coming to the counter and we noticed two other customers come in and their orders weren't ready either. We get home and opened the box to see undercooked wings. 6 wings for $8.99. We were hopeful with a new owner, but it's still the same, unsanitary establishment. Back to Domino's. read more

Sahara Pizza - Undercooked wings for $8.99 - Pizza Near Me - Mercer Island, Washington

Very good pizza. Consistent - a well populated pie. Polite, cheerful service. I happily tip those guys. read more

Pretty good quality pizza. The prices are a bit high but considering it's MI and they have high rent, taxes and utilities you have to understand their overhead. Occasionally their website has ordering issues, so I recommend calling instead of online ordering. They have a good daily lunch special, 5$ for a personal pizza. They also have good ongoing promotions and specials you can see online. The pizza has generous cheese and a nice sauce. The toppings are good quality. Highly recommend this place. read more

It's a hit and miss with this pizza joint. First time I ordered pizza was smothered with cheese and hot wings was so yummy . Second time I ordered pizza I asked them to go easy on the cheese and the wings was overcooked . Of course we had to try the pizza and wings you'd think that they've gotta get it right the third time . Nope we're very disappointed with both when we finally got our pizza and wings both was cold. They forgot to put mushrooms on the entire pizza and the wings was overcooked. read more

Super kind and attentive staff. They work very hard to be celiac friendly. Their gluten free pizza is very good. They even gave my kids a make your own pizza kit for home (not gluten free). Not sure if it is a normal thing or just a covid19 promotion. This was our first time here and now we definitely want to come back. For covid19 they follow strict contactless service and installed a plexiglass barrier between the front and kitchen. I saw staff changing gloves and sanitizing surfaces. Good job read more

Horrible service. Stood at the door way. No one would acknowledge. I said excuse me politely to get their attention and the guy just waved and kept going. The woman was on the phone and wouldn't look up. For the price of these pizzas, youd think a "Hi" would be nice. I had a phone order so I just needed to pay and that was a struggle. I got the the park and didn't realize the cheese pizza was so greasy either so while I was holding the pizza the grease soaked my shirt and the entire bottom of the pizza box. Paid over $20 for a cheese pizza that ruined my shirt and wasn't even good read more

Haven't been here in years. Decided to try it since pagliacci feels overpriced at times. Loved the Greek salad. The pizza reminded me of dominos. We were happy! read more

A few weekends ago, we were over at our friends' home having a rollicking time playing games of the board and video variety. As the hour grew later, we grew lazier and hungrier. Since none of us wanted to venture out into the cold, our options for food were few. Our host suggested that we go simple and order some pizza. For five people, we ordered a pair of medium pizzas and a large garden salad, the latter of which was my main meal for the night. The two pizzas were a simple Hawaiian and a carnivore's delight called the Lion's Feast. I had a slice of the Hawaiian and while the toppings were plentiful without being overly cheesy, it had too much sauce for my liking. I will always order pies with less sauce but your mileage may vary, and you may prefer a wetter pizza. I can't comment on their restaurant. Our host ran to pick them up en route to the local QFC. I can comment though that the ingredients were fresh, the salad was abundantly packed into the takeaway container and by the end of the night... there was no more pizza left. All in all, I don't know what other options exist on Mercer for pizza but this one will do in a pinch. read more

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I didn't know that there was this type of pizza in Washington. What a gem to find. Management sure is all about customer service satisfaction! read more

Kayla and lacy were awesome in helping me today! They have the best pizza on Mercer island as well as their service! Great place!

Wow, this place has amazing pizza! I loved every bite of my pepperoni and sausage personal 8-inch pizza. Crust, sauce, cheese, toppings, it's all yummy! read more

The people here are wonderful and very welcoming. I got an order of their chicken pasta.There was at least a pound and a half of pasta, plenty of alfredo sauce just the way I like it, and cubed chicken sprinkled all around. It wasn't gourmet, but it was still delicious. Plus it was large enough for two full meals, and that's quite a statement considering I eat as much as a sumo wrestler. I recommend eating either here or the teriyaki joint next door if you are ever on this side of the island. Can't go wrong with either. read more

The place is not inviting but their food and service was amazing. We loved the pizzas. If it were not for the way the place is and the ambience I would have rated them 5. It was a little uncomfortable to see one of the employee wearing a torn glove. He didn't serve us but it wasn't a pleasant sight. We ordered 2 veg pizzas and a chicken one! I can't find the pics on my phone, sorry about that. read more

They have some interesting combos here. We got half Maui Wowie and I forget the other half. Both really good! We also got the cheesey bread with Jalepenos. It was basically another pizza but I'm not complaining. It was very tasty! Give them a try. read more

Love this place. Good customer service, great food and they give you extra dipping sauce too. The cheese bread is so good also!

1st it is a little $$$ but worth it in my opinion! The sauce is savory and the toppings plentiful! They are running neck and neck with Godfathers Pizza no lie . I ordered for dinner after a late work night and was pretty blown away ! We always have leftovers for the next day but not this time . Both pizzas were gone within 2hours between 4 people . I suggest you try Sahara Pizza . read more

Our family loves Sahara pizza. Delivery is fast and the pizza is fresh and warm. Last summer when all of my family was visiting from Texas, I called in at 10:30 for a delivery order. The owner answered the phone as they were not open yet. She kindly started the ovens and opened early to deliver our pizza order. Great service! I highly recommend Sahara. read more

I work at AAA and have been ordering Sahara for a few months now for large meetings. Sometimes i'll order in the morning before they open and have always received the pizza by noon!! They are wonderful to deal with and very accommodating. I highly recommend this place. I only wish there was a closer location to my apartment (or maybe not!) p.s. try their caramel apple pizza for dessert!! read more

Horrible! How anyone can say this is the best pizza on the Island is beyond me. I know Mercer Island isn't known for it's wonderful food, but come on! Sahara is about the same price as Mo's, but I think Mo's is a far, far better pie. If I'm not lazy and have time to get it and fix it myself, I'd go with Zaw for a take and bake. But Mo's isn't far behind. My Sahara pizza. Not very flavorful. Plus the dough was tossed so the middle was paper thin and the edges were thicker. The middle was so soft that when I tried to pick up a piece, it basically disintegrated. The thinness also made all the cheese melt into the middle upon cooking leaving the outer half devoid of anything but an overwhelming amount of sauce. The green peppers were cut in large chunks so they hardly cooked at all. The crust, pepperoni and sausage were also devoid of any particular flavor. Not a huge deal, but when I ordered online I asked, in the comments, how I use the $3 off coupon which was also online. I asked if I needed to print it out or if it could just be applied to my order upon my request. No one contacted me and when the pizza arrived, the delivery guy said they can only use coupons when orders are called in. There is a glitch in the online ordering system. So, let me get this straight. If I verbally call in an order on the phone, they can deduct the coupon, but if I ask, in writting, when ordering online, they can't manually deduct the $3. Whatever. I don't know. I was not impressed, at all, with their pizza. The fact I would take the time to log on to write this should tell you something. Such a disappointment. I'll keep ordering from Mo's. read more

I found myself the other night with 4 kids to feed from the ages of 10 to 15. 2 girls, 2 boys, 4 opinions, 2 picky palates, 1 no sauce, 1 pizza hater (HUH?!? what kid hates pizza?!?) and 1 increasingly frustrated adult (me, duh). I was on Mercer Island with my kids, niece & nephew and a magnetic menu stuck to the oven from Sahara Pizza. 1 phone call and 34 minutes later, I had 2 pizzas, 1 order of cheesy breadsticks, 1 large caesar salad, 12 barbeque wings and 4 blissfully quiet and contented kids. Does it really matter how good the pizza was? It wasn't really to my taste, but then again I didn't get the Margherita Pizza I wanted since I would be the only one eating it. Waste not, want not. Well, no waste, but I still wanted. The bacon cheeseburger pizza topping was too crumbly - I like large chunks, but the no-sauce pepperoni wasn't bad. They added extra cheese to make up for the lack of sauce I think so it was more like slices of cheesy breadsticks with pepperoni. Melted cheese is good. The salad was so-so, some of the lettuce was wilted and brown - yuck - but they ate it anyway. Like they had a choice. Kids need greens even when they're brown. It's a mom thing. I really liked the wings. Not overcooked, and not drowning in overpowering sauce. My sister tells me the gourmet pizzas are really, really good. I wouldn't know. The sacrifices we make for the sake of kids... read more

It's been a couple of years since we last used Sahara and I must agree with the last couple of reviewers. Something has changed for the better! Great pizza tonight, prompt and friendly delivery. Nice!! read more

I used to order pizza from here all the time. Also, when my quartet for Solo and Ensemble rehearsed at one of the violinist's, Antti N.'s house, we would order dinner from here. The pizza here isn't the best I've ever had, but decent. The crust is thin, crunchy, and topped with toppings of all kinds, as well as loads of mozzarella cheese. The pizzas here all have different, creative names. My favorites include: Pumba, Northwest Territory, Landmark, and Tikki Tikki, and Caribbean Crunch. The Pumba is topped with pesto sauce, roma tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and fresh garlic. I never miss the meat when I eat this pizza. My favorite part is the pesto sauce, for sure. The Northwest Territory is layered with pesto sauce, chopped walnuts, mushrooms, apple slices, cinnamon, onions, fresh garlic, and gorgonzola cheese. It reminds me of home. (= The Tikki Tikki is topped off with pesto sauce, your choice of dijon or BBQ chicken, feta cheese, pineapple, marinated artichoke hearts, and fresh garlic. This is kind of like an island pizza, very delicious! The Landmark is layered with sun dried tomato pesto sauce, spinach leaves, fresh ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh garlic, and your choice of seasoned ground beef of old world sausage. Truly yummy! The fresh ricotta cheese is heavenly. The Caribbean Crunch is topped with sun dried tomato pesto sauce, your choice of dijon or BBQ chicken, sliced almonds, tropical mango, feta cheese, and fresh garlic. The tropical mango is the money on this pie. I also like the classic Hawaiian pizza here, tasty! I want to order pizza from here again, maybe for the next hang out or birthday party. (= read more