Mario’s Pizza Union Pier

This was meant to be takeout to head to the brewery down the street with our dogs, but at the last minute we realized the brewery was closed for Father’s Day. We were glad to see Mario’s had covered outdoor seating and the staff was so friendly and helped get us set up with paper plates and cutlery, water for the dogs, etc. We had the house pizza, bbq pizza onions, and the antipasto salad. We enjoyed it all!

It's a really excellent pizza joint that serves the closest thing to the NY style pizza I grew up with as a child on the east coast.

Ate here Twice in 1 week. (Carry out. The House Special pizza is to Die for. Fed six. And they serve the best chef I've had in my entire life! Get the Large size. You'll get 2 meals if you don't share. The people are nice. Love their T-shirt. Fast friendly service. Just do it!

The people themselves were extremely nice, the place looked very clean and the service was fast as could be. With that said, the pizza was less than ok. Maybe I'm just biased because I'm a New Yorker and I've had the best of the best pizza, but this was just not good. The sauce tasted like it was from a can, turned pink (which means it's either watered down or its cheap), the cheese just slid right off with every slice (and yes even after it was cooled down), it had no taste and the crust was semi foldable but didn't have the same texture throughout the slice. Needs some more flavor, somethings just missing. I hate being negative, but I also would hate not getting real feedback from my customers and one day wondering why they stop coming in. Again, nothing but kind smiling friendly people working there. Pizza just needs something more.

The pizza is great! The crust is crispy and it's not too greasy. I think Dave would rate it between 6-8. The grinders are good. The only complaint I have is that they don't open until noon!