la piazza al forno

best ever. la piazza al forno is the bestitaliani've had anywhere. and i used to live in chiacago

this is a smallitalianrestaurant is historic glendale that serves up the best pizza in the metro phoenix area. the pizza is certified by theitaliangovernment and uses the correct formula for an authentic neapolitan pizza. they handmade the cheese here and use certified tomatoes. this restaurant has been featured on diners drive inns and dives but don't hold that against them because the pizza is really great! i've been here a bunch of times and posted many of the photos up there. this time we started with a tasty eggplant appetizer special. the eggplant was very thin and cooked nicely it was stuffed with cheese and had a delicious tasty sauce on it.. my husband enjoyed a tasty pizza and i had a really big calzone. the calzone was stuffed with cheeses, and i added spinach and calabrian peppers for a little kick. had the delicious cheesecake for dessert. the cheesecake might be the best cheesecake that you can find anywhere in the valley. service is always great.

always busy but always good.. i've been to this restaurant enough times to call myself a fan. the food is delicious, the atmosphere is nice, the wait staff is accommodating and pleasant to be around, and it's located in one of the best shopping areas known to natives of glendale. my personal favorite out of everything on the menu is theitalianstallion. if you like meat and you like pizza, this is certainly something you cannot pass up. a friend of mine isitalianand swears by this pizza. as far as i've experienced, all of their pizzas are wonderful. some pasta dishes lack in the flavor you'd expect after having a pizza there, so it's best to just get the pizza. the salads are wonderful too, this is coming from a notorious salad hater. the only downside to this restaurant is that it is often busy. i suggest going around 2-3 in the afternoon, between the busy hours. essentially, if you love to eat pizza, especially good pizza, you need to visit la piazza al forno.

this place never fails on delishness! always on point and never disappoints. big time props to the owners and staff!!! ur the best!!


-----18 feb, 2012-----

pizza at its simplest! this pizza embodies all that is theitalianway of life . these guys lets the ingredients do the talking as well as their killer oven. salvatore pizza is my favorite and try the spaghetti pie, it's fantastic. the real gem has to be the cheesecake. you taste that and you will feel like you're in the big apple. feel free to let your guard down and splurge. you deserve it!

fantastic bruschetta! i mean really great. we split anitalianstallian pizza and sopped up our crust in the remaining olive oil from the bruschetta. great lunch, great friendly service. can't wait to go back.

best of 2008 is worst of 2012. i went with friends to la piazza al forno because of all the reviews indicating it was the best of the best. however, after having the worst pizza and zeppolis ever, i noticed all the reviews that are good are from 2008. the prices were over the top for terrible food. if i judgeditalianfood by what was served there i would never haveitalianfood again. the zeppolis were pieces of deep fried bread rolls and the pizza was a piece of thin tasteless cardboard with an ounce of cheese and oil on it. the restaurant environment is dirty, drab, and uninviting. perhaps there is a new owner since 2008. i would never recommend this place to anyone!

friendly service. not too overbearing but always made sure our needs were met. tried a breaded balsamic mozzarella appetizer that was on special. very good-we could taste how fresh all of the ingredients were. we ordered theitalianstallion pizza & mediterranean pizza-absolutely delicious!

after our drive from the grand canyon, checking into the hotel, and a quick nap we were ready to get to the the hockey game we had tickets for. where to eat though? of course i had planned where we were going, just wanted to make it a little more dramatic. we were headed to glendale, so it was an easy decision, la piazza al forno would be our destination. la piazza wants everyone to know that they make "real" pizza. neapolitan pizza. pizzas like the ones being baked in wood fired ovens in naples. they use san marzano tomatoes, double 00 flour, and mozzarella that they actually make at the restaurant. on their website they discredit square, stuffed, round, and extra thick pizzas, stating that they, "are not real pizza". la piazza is actually certified by theitaliangovernment to adhere to the set of guidelines based on neapolitan tradition. with these boastful claims i was very excited to try their real pizza. we arrived at

nice, reasonably priced family-styleitalianrestaurant. definitely will be back. like a nice little neighborhood place with good pizza and entrees. cappacinos and zeppolis were delish too. friendly and attentive service.

i really love wood-fired pizzas. this is another location that comes recommended by diners, drive-ins and dives. this is a beautiful location with a great atmosphere. we were seated promptly and ordered 3 pizzas (2italianstallions which have: san marzano tomatoes d.o.p., homemade mozzarella, prosciutto di parma (cotto), sopressata, schreiner's sausage and pepperoni and a bianca which has: homemade mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, ricotta cheese, fresh garlic and basil). the one below is the bianca. i had some of both and theitalianstallion was really delicious, the meats all worked well together and weren't overpowering. the bianca was really light and delicious. their house made mozzarella really made the difference between plain old pizza and a wonderful authentic wood fired pizza. if you can stand the heat in phoenix, try to make it to la piazza al forno. i don't lie about pizza.

liked it. i liked it but didn't love it. the food was good but wasn't the bestitalianfood around in my experience. i plan on trying it again but the first experience isn't making run back for more.

favorite place in the valley!. i absolutely love la piazza al forno. it is the best place to eat in the valley. you have to try the chicken pesto lasagna. it is out of this world! oh, and theitalianstallion pizza....omg!! great food, fantastic people (justin, dennis, rachel, saundra, anita)....can't say enough good about this place! i will be there as much as possible!

downtown glendale has authentic pizza joint. true - the wait is ridiculous if you arrive anytime after 5:15 pm. the family in this family owned and operated littleitalianeatery is much better off cooking the food than dealing with any kind of customer service. they need help in this area and perhaps should expand into larger, empty space next door while taking a weekend workshop in how to deal with a booming business. so, here's what you do: arrive early and get a table without the threat of the cook running out of pizza dough. order your pizza of choice. when your pizza arrives, inhale the perfect tangy red sauce, and indulge. the sauce and the crust make this possibly one of the best pizza joints in the southwest.

great food and friendly folks. laid back and warm atmosphere. holla at justin when you go he's the owners son and friendly. i love theitalianstallion pizza.

d-lish!. so we decided to make the trip to glendale to try la piazza. when they say you should call ahead for parties of 6 or more, they aren't kidding. it is pretty small in there and it fills up quick. luckily, that just gave us an extra 15 minutes to look over the menu. so many decisions to make!

there were so many things we wanted to try; we decided to forgo the appetizer, and get two pizzas as our appetizer. we did theitalianstallion and the veggie, both were delicious! then we all ordered an entree. the chicken pesto lasagna and the ravioli with tomato cream sauce were my favorite! i can't wait until we can go back and try all of the other things we wanted to get!