mafiaoza's (nashville)

i had a nashville experience that was good! but then again it is impossible for pizza to be bad. mafiaoza’s, i’ll bebackfor more of you (once i finish my ginormous box of leftovers). cheap & good.

i've been comin here for over ten years, and it never disappoints. first tripbackin about a year, and we took some mafiaoza's virgins with us. tuesday nights are a real treat. i had forgotten about the two for one beer and slices of pie. i got one of my favorite dishes, the joey and my wife ordered the last request in the don size pie to share. the joey is spicy for some so beware, but i just can't get enough of the spicy vodka sauce. both pizzas were slightly overdone on the bottom. just fyi: hold the jalapenos on the last request if you are sensitive to a little heat. my wife thought that they would be cooked with the pizza, as this wasn't the case. service here can be hit or miss so be prepared. try the excellent selection of local yazoo beers or check the extensive beer selections while you wait. parking can be difficult to find during peak times, but i could say that about just about every restaurant iin nashville.

pizza. thin crust pizza, which i am no usually not a fan of, was fantastic. fresh taste for each ingredient. we will comebackand try more.

just eh.. first of all, i want to like this place. the first time i ever ate there my food was amazing, have yet to have a good meal since then. last time i was there i got the chicken and sun dried tomato lasagne (spring lasagne or something like that) which was cold. i don't mean a little cold, it was cold to the center and the cheese was not even melted. i had to send itback3 times for it to actually be cooked, and by the time i finally got food warm enough to eat everyone else with me was done so i had to inhale my food because we were on a time crunch. the drinks are good, they carry 4 roses whiskey which is one of my favorites and one of its only saving graces. i would be willing to try it again, but will not be going if i am in a hurry.

first timebackin a long time.... had the naked wings and a personalized slice... drinks are killer!!!! atmosphere always great!!! some really great selections too!! but their pizza is the star that knows how to shine!! our server was very cool!!!
of course i will return. no need to ask why it had been so long....

loud (i said loud!!)!!. went there on saturday night. patio was closed for private party with dj. inside was the loudest i have ever experienced a dining room. my wife and i were wanting for earplugs. the only way to hear each other was to scream into one another's ear. wasn't really the music. there was just a lot of drinking with people trying to talk over one another, and the open kitchen was also very loud. we waited about 30 minutes, which wasn't bad. once seated, it was so loud we could barely convey our order to our waiter. the drinks and food came fast. we both had pasta and were a little bit underwhelmed - we both wished we had gone with the pizza. we might bebackfor a lunchtime pizza. probably not for another dinner.

what can i say. love, love loved it!
thought it was a beer bar from the outside
sat on the patio on a rainy night
beer was great ... icy cold
we chose the anti pasta plater instead of the pie
it was out of this world good!
server was a cute young lady who doted on the 'old folks' and took excellent care of us

we'll def gobackon our next trip to nashville

thanks catherine at linden manor bnb for this suggestion (just 2 blocks away was a great meal)

horrible experience.. as a professional who owns a new home in the 12 south area, i really want to like mafiaoza's. unfortunately, i just can't support a business that antagonizes customers.

was hoping that a repeat visit would be better than the one before. it was not. we were greeted by "one of the owners" who seemed more into acting like he was controlling a riot crowd than customer service - rude and confrontational. the staff were clearly embarrassed. he circledbacktwice antagonizing us more as we had to stand around waiting for our drinks because of the slow service.

i can only imagine how poorly he treats the staff. any of the other restaurants in the area will provide a much better experience.

last tuesday, i had the opportunity of visiting mafiaoza’s in nashville again. the last time i visited wasbackin july, just weeks before i started hyoungryman.com. it’s been on my “to do” list since then to do an actual review and thanks to the arrangements of haley and her friend neena, it was decided to have a group dinner at this popular nashville italian eatery.