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    Za's Pizza Pub

    3.7 (132 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Bars
    Closed 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    ZA'S PIZZA PUB ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Stromboli Sub
    Laura R.

    Nice little pizza restaurant and bar. Great prices! My husband and met here for a late lunch the other day. We had a couple of beers and split a Stromboli. The Stromboli was really good! I almost wish I hadn't split it! lol it came with baked chips, which I prefer over regular chips. Come check it out!

    Friendly bartenders, Shelby & Lindsay.
    Rebecca T.

    Za's has one of the best pizzas in Louisville. The Garden Za is usually our go-to pizza, and we always get cheesesticks (which is basically a delicious sauceless cheese pizza with the sauce on the side). The employees are very friendly. We usually sit at the bar when possible. The bar stools are difficult to get into, but very comfortable once you are seated. The beer selection is amazing...so many international beer options! And a nice selection of draft beers. They also have a full bar with lots of liquor options. There are gender specific bathrooms. The women's bathroom is clean and has two stalls. It's a little dark and kind of awkward getting in and out. Parking in the Highlands can be a challenge, but there are usually side street parking options if there are no spots on Bardstown Road. They have televisions that only show sports, and there is usually music playing. Since it is a pizza place, there are times when lots of children are there. There is a back room that is usually peaceful when the front of house gets too loud. And there's a pool table back there. The only thing I would love for Za's to change is the ceiling fans and lighting. When sitting at the bar, there is a constant strobe light effect from the fan passing in front of the lights. This makes me dizzy and could be very unpleasant for someone with sensory processing or light sensitivity issues. Overall, I highly recommend Za's! If you have never been, you should definitely check it out.

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    Marshall P.

    Pretty classic pizza place vibes at Za's. Seems a bit frozen in time. It's definitely a little gritty and is extremely casual. The pizza itself is average and service is OK.

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    Joseph G.

    Za's pizza pub is a as the name suggest a pizza and bar located in the very popular highlands neighborhood of Lousiville Kentucky just off the main strip of Bardstown road. Like most highland establishments they do not have a private parking lot so you will have to street park. Today me and my family finally got to visit this place when bringing our daughters for some after the first day of school pizza. We walked in and it said please wait to be seated. There was a line at the bar and only one guy. After a few minutes he eventually told us "sit anywhere you like". I am about 99.9 percent positive this poor guy was the only one there. Because walking back to the bathroom you can see wide open in the kitchen and nobody was back there. And after the toll our order he was in the kitchen until we got our food. That said the guy did what he could. Very nice and for being bar tender/waiter/host/cook he was pretty darn efficient. The interior here is pretty small. Not much space. It has a pub type decor and a very nice bar setup. For our order we started with two apps. Buffalo wings and cheese sticks. My wife ordered a garden salad and we got a large cheese pizza and medium pepperoni pizza. The Buffalo wings were very good. Nice and tender and large. Good tasting sauce that wasn't overly spicy. Good app. The cheese sticks was a bit of a swerve. On our heads we was thinking mozzarella sticks but being a pizza place we probably should of thought "this is cheese bread". Regardless it still had great flavor and the cheese on it had a good flavor that was very different from the cheese pizza. So that way it didn't feel like we got two of the same things. The cheese pizza and pepperoni pizza were very good pizzas. Nice firm and thick crust and great tasting cheese. They really load up the pepperoni with toppings. Which is cool but I avoided it because heart burn is a real struggle for this guy and too many pepperonis. Sauce also had good flavor. Overall it's a pretty good slice of pizza. Kinda smaller pieces though. My only major complaint is there plates are super tiny. Like you couldn't get more then one slice on the plate. On actually tried and fumbled my slices on the floor and dropped a few f bombs. But it ok we still had leftovers for supper that night. Overall cool place. I bet it has a really good and fun night vibe for drinking and eating some slices. They have boozey popsicles which sounds appealing to me. Maybe I'll come without kiddos one day and sample the pub portion.

    Pepperoni pizza
    Heidi C.

    ZA's pizza is a must and it's always delicious. There's a reason it's been around for so long.

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    Sam G.

    Myself and 3 best friends are trying to find the best pizza in Louisville. This place ranked 12 of 18 here's why: Come here for the pub atmosphere and service, not specifically for the pizza. We got the pepperoni and blanco za's and both were very average za's. Nothing special, but nothing lacking. We gave the pizzas a 6.8/10 rating. We spent the evening playing darts and pool and loved every minute of being here, we just didn't love the pizza.

    Shelby W.

    Za's is an OK place to get pizza. But with all of the other places that are stellar on Bardstown Rd., I'm afraid that the pizza here isn't anything that stands out. I am very impressed with their beer menu. and I LOVE how they organize it by country, and have a nice selection to choose from in each section. The pizza list is alright - it didn't seem like there was a whole lot of premade pizzas besides the meatless ones, so we ended up creating our own. We started out with some breadsticks, but didn't realize they take 20 minutes to make until we were a bit annoyed by the wait, asked our server about them and that is what she told us....what? Why would a simple appetizer take that long to make? Or let alone, any appetizer? Plus, they were just ok. We ordered a bacon, pepperoni and extra cheese pizza, which was also just alright. The dough/crust was pretty bland, the rest of it was fine. Nothing really memorable. Besides that our server was around when we needed her. I probably wouldn't come back unless someone else wanted to.

    Thin crust pepperoni and pineapple, side of ranch

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    18 days ago

    The best pizza in town!!can't wait to go back and visit this place. The craft beer was also amazing!

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    8 months ago

    Always solid pizza, good beer selection, throwback atmosphere. A great neighborhood hangout.

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    Everyone is always friendly and the pizza is good. Lots of good options for toppings and alcohol choices.

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    4 years ago

    It was goodish. Not the best pizza I've had but better then most I've found since we moved here a few months ago. The staff was very nice.

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    3 years ago

    I love Za's for it's atmosphere, beer selection, & hot Italian sandwiches. A neighborhood favorite!

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    4 years ago

    Our favorite pizza place in Louisville. Found it when touring the campus. Came back during Orientation. Will be back again.

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    4.0(238 reviews)
    0.4 miHighlands- Cherokee Triangle, Bardstown Road
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