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    Upper Crust Pizza

    4.0 (386 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Italian, Sandwiches
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    UPPER CRUST PIZZA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Meat lovers Pizza
    James K.

    Love this place. Every time here, I'm always greeted with a smile and good vibes. Kind of a key to starting any dining experience off on the right foot! Upper Crust is your typical pizza joint with better than your typical pizza. I almost always get wings and a side of meatballs as well. Coming in during off hours it's super chill and quiet. It can get busy during rushes and when sporting events are going. Always a good time either way. It's a top choice for me!

    cleanliness can be stepped up
    Maddie P.

    Great food, a few too many veggies on the pizza personally, gotta top them with more cheese if ur gonna put that much so they all stay in place. Cleanliness can be prioritized a bit more if youre asking me. Ranch was good, but strange, had bubbles coming up slowly. Perhaps it was just made. Some tasty stuff on the other hand, would reccommend

    All Meat Pizza
    Mandy F.

    They were busy for takeout at 6 pm on a Thursday! I had to call a few times to get someone on the phone and even when I got someone, I was put on hold. This tells me how popular this place is. Took about 20 minutes to make. Ordered the "All Meat" pizza, which at first appeared small compared to other medium pizzas but was thick and packed with meat and toppings. More filling than I expected. Different types of meats made it yummy and savory. Also ordered the antipasto salad, which was a delicious appetizer. It comes with the olives and nice meat skewers!

    Dinner lasagna special and house salad (not pictured)

    I found the lasagna dinner special was delicious. Portions were generous with a large house salad and garlic bread. I would definitely order it again.

    Archie A.

    Very impressed I haven't visited since the 90s. Very different from the last time I visited in very good way! Shift on staff provided great costumer service and was very professional and polite. Our meal was properly prepared and handled delicately. Enjoyed the meat lover pizza and garden salad. Dinning room and ambiance on a Sunday evening was filled with family friendly patrons. Very well maintained resturant erupting to well superb visit with the family. Highly recommend a visit it!

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    Lizzette V.

    We love coming for the lunch specials! Such a great combo which includes pizza, salad, and a drink for a great price. My son is very picky about his pizza sauce and he loves upper crust pizza. Staff is always pleasant and the place has a great atmosphere .

    Baked Ziti with Meatball added.
    Frances D.

    This is my first time placing my order on the Upper Crust Pizza website though the Door Dash.com app on my IPhone Xr tonight. I wanted to eat Italian food tonight for my dinner time meal. I placed my online order on the Door Dash.com app at 6:08 p. m. My order is as follows: 1 x Baked Ziti it includes (3 types of cheeses, marinara sauce and a spicy seasoning) mixed into this sauce. I added the one Ground Beef Meatball it was an extra charge . The price was $14.48. Then I also ordered 2 orders of the Garlic Bread it was 4 huge pieces that was lightly seasoned with garlic and parsley and that had butter baked into this toasted garlic french bread rolls. The price was $3.98. I also ordered a 2 liter bottle of soda pop. My selection was the Sprite flavored soft drink. The price was $4.50. I didn't order a dessert this time. I also ordered one side of the Marinara Dipping Sauce. The price was $1.10. My subtotal was $24.06. The delivery fee was a zero charge because I am still a Dash Pass Member and this delivery fee would have been $4.99. The service fee was only $1.20. But this service fee would be $3.61. I am still currently a Dash Pass Member I received about an $6.20 discount off this total cost on my first order I placed tonight on the Upper Crust Pizza website. The tax was $1.98. This dasher his name is Dean, his tip was already chosen for me on their Door Dash.com App website which was $6.50. That is a higher priced tip. I agreed to pay this tip to make sure that Dean would accept my order and he will deliver my order to my house on time. I only had ordered (5) Items today. My total cost came up to $33.74. This total cost was charged to my visa credit card account tonight. It had taken (one hour) for the Upper Crust Pizza Restaurant to prepare and to cook my Baked Ziti and the 4 pieces of the Garlic French Bread. Then I received a text message from the Door Dash Company and they told me that my order has been confirmed by the Upper Crust Pizza Restaurant and that Dean my dasher driver will pick up my order soon and Dean will deliver my order to my house at the estimated time at 7:08 p. m. tonight. Dean did deliver my 5 items food order to my home at this promised time of 7:08 p. m. tonight. Dean handed me these 2 packages of my order and he smiled and then he left my home. I had to reheat this container of the Baked Ziti with the one ground meatball and I also reheated two pieces of the toasted garlic bread french rolls. Then I sat down to eat my dinner meal. This Baked Ziti was really delicious with these 3 different types of melted cheeses it was so good with the marinara sauce and the perfect amount of spices in this Italian dish. I dipped the 2 pieces of the Garlic Bread french rolls into the marinara dipping sauce it was a perfect sauce with a tangy flavor. I poured myself a glass of this cold Sprite soft drink which was very refreshing and a great tasting soda pop with my dinner tonight. I was very satisfied with everything that I had eaten from the Upper Crust Pizza Restaurant. I also received excellent customer service from Upper Crust Pizza and also from the Door Dash Company. I would definitely order from this Upper Crust Pizza Restaurant again but next time I would like to try their Pizza.

    Pepperoni Pizza Slice Lunch Menu
    Ariana M.

    Came here for their lunch special today and was pleasantly surprised! $7 total for a piece of pepperoni pizza, garden salad and a soda. I'll come back again soon. :)

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    3 years ago

    Ordered their cauliflower crust pizza x2, and pretty good amount of toppings and the crust was pretty crispy overall.

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    2 years ago

    Excellent food and service. Their pizza is delicious! Comfortable seating for a large or small group.

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    1 year ago

    Has great food with a great ambiance. The hot stuffed sandwiches and half and half salad are my favorites.

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    1 year ago

    Food is always good! Staff is in a good mood most of the time too. Keep up the good work!!

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    Fresh ingredients. Piled high veggies on veggie pizza. Great crust. Large variety of menu items.

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    3 years ago

    The best pizza in Oceanside. They also make homemade ranch dressing that is incredible.

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    Jenna is the best, very courteous and nice. The service was great also. Cannot wait until we go back to Upper Crust

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    3 years ago

    First time here and it was delicious! We had meatball sandwich and hot stuff sandwich. The bread was so fresh.

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    3 years ago

    Great service, fun atmosphere. I especially love that they have cauliflower crust!! Cashiers are super friendly and fast.

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    2 years ago

    Everything was yummy . Nice atmosphere and wonderful customer service . Highly recommend this place

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    Ask the Community - Upper Crust Pizza

    Do they have gluten-free pizza crusts? (Ones NOT made with cauliflower as I can't eat that either.)

    Yes, we have two gluten-free options. Our standard GF crust is made from rice flour & the second option is cauliflower.

    Do they have happy hour?

    Yes. Ends at 6

    Did they close?

    They are remodeling... I don't remember the date they said they are going to reopen but it's before 2/1.

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    Stopped in here by recommendation from a co-worker. Nothing…read morei love more than expecting nothing and walking out happy you found a new spot. Walked into a busy, hot and crowded room that smelt like absolute dough heaven. I've been trying my best to cut out gluten and cheese from my diet and saw online that they had vegan pizza! To my surprise they had a whole vegan menu...amazing. I also ordered one of their many non-alcoholic options- a Riesling wine, really hit the spot. I had a lovely server who took the time out of very busy wave (not to mention only 2 people on the floor) to describe the whole menu to me, he was very kind and attentive. The pizza shown in the picture is a vegan BBQ smoke show, with their authentic Italian flour dough- although not gluten free (I'm not a fan of cauliflower dough) i left not feeling 'sick' or bloated. I was beyond happy that the pizza wasn't lacking in flavor or looks, very well done. If i could have devoured my pizza in one sitting i would have, but i had to bring it home. The space was hot and muggy but sometimes that's where a lotttt of magic happens! First impression was a hit, will definitely be back to test it out again!

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