Paul’s has the best pizza around. The regular thin crust is my favorite but the deep dish pizza is amazing. We live about 30 miles away and plan our trips around going to Paul’s. It’s that good!
Kym H.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Clearwater, FL
We love this place so much! The sauce is the most delicious and flavorful pizza sauce I’ve ever tasted. My mouth is watering as I type this just thinking about taking a bite of Paul’s pizza. The service is perfect too. The staff has always treated us like family. They are warm, welcoming, friendly and always seem so happy to serve. We moved out of the area but we drive back from time to time just to satisfy our Paul’s cravings. We LOVE Paul’s Pizza!
Allan B.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Clearwater, FL
I find this hard to write, but feel it is necessary. I love Paul’s Pizza but they need to do something about their seating procedures when the place becomes packed. The booths are far from being comfortable, and the tables are often wobbly and require cleaning. Admittedly their thin crust pizza is wonderful, but three times my wife and I have been booted out of booths because others were waiting… only problem is that we did not know that there was a ‘waiting list’ when we walk in… that needs to change immediately in my opinion. Post a sign or seat your customers; give them the information in this situation so they can make a decision on what they need to do instead of being embarrassed being asked to get up and vacate their table/booth either after ordering or when their spouse or family member is at the counter in line to order. My wife has been going to Paul’s for over 12 years… with me for the last 2.5 years.- — she has gone approximately once a week… but for easy math figure 40 times a year in case of sickness, bad weather, etc… 40 visits x 12 years = 480; 480 x $ 25 order =$ 12,000…that is a lot of money we have paid Paul… use some of that money to get new seating and improve procedures for seating priority.
Terri S.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Glenview, IL
Real Chicago pizza and hot dogs! Best Chicago style pizza we found yet! house cab and Chianti are very good.
Asa D.
Évaluation du lieu : 2 Clearwater, FL
Cheap ingredients simply make for bad pizza. I wouldn’t recommend the stuffed Chicago pizza here to anyone who craves Giordano’s.
Amber B.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Brandon, FL
It was solid but don’t be expecting Lou Malnati’s or Giordano’s.
Ursula C.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Tampa, FL
Stopped in because the reviews stated it was the Chicago style thin crust cut in squares which my husband and I love. Tried 3 – 4 pizza places around our general area since we just relocated here, and they all stink! New York is NOT thin crust and we hate the big triangles and puffy edge crust. Paul’s did not disappoint. What a great find!!! Nice and thin and crispy. Great sauce. We will be back for more pizza!
Russ B.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Clearwater, FL
Love Pauls stuffed pizza! You wont find better stuffed pie in Tampa Bay! Ingredients are fresh and you can taste it. Also they make home made canollis that are amazing. I havent tried the itialian beef sandwiches but ive seen them before and they look great. Dont order from a big pizza chain. Order your pizza here and you wont regret it.
Mike M.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Tampa, FL
Our first selection here was the Classic Stuffed Pizza, which has cheese, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions & green peppers, and it was good. We needed some ‘quantity’ after a very long day with a light breakfast and missed lunch, so this pizza filled the gap for sure. It wasn’t as flavorful as we thought it would be, but no complaints.
The list of other ‘standard’ pizzas looks good, plus the selection of sandwiches like the Italian Beef, Meatball Parmesan and Chicago Dog will bring us back for another try for sure!
J H.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Arvada, CO
Awesome pizza!!! Born in NYC, raised in Brooklyn — I know my pizzas. This is the best I’ve had in a while. Quick delivery. Will definitely order again. I offered two more x-extra large pizzas, 2 hours later, ha ha!
Khena K.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Clearwater, FL
Sudden craving for pizza thanks to my wife who mentioned it, we decided to try this place as we were both working from home today and it wasn’t too far. Usually, pizza buffets can be pretty bad, but some are great and was hoping this would be the case here. The place looks like what you would expect. Nothing fancy, but it works. The pizzas were pretty good, but nothing to write home about. Plenty of cheese and the crust was nice and crispy, which was a nice surprise as most places, they are soft and undercooked. Plenty of cheese, but some of the pizzas were over cooked, and almost burnt. The meatballs were amazing!!! Just wish they had put out some pasta to put them on. That didn’t make any sense to me. They did have cheesy baked pasta which was pretty good, but a little bland. The other problem was the lack of selection on the buffet. Salad, 2 types of dressing to choose from, baked pasta, meatballs, 4 pizzas, Parmesan and sugar bread balls. That’s it. It was better than most buffets, but nothing to write home about. There’s another pizza buffet and other restaurants in that strip mall, so if back in that area, I will probably try something else.
John L.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 St. Petersburg, FL
Very good thin crust pizza but VERY greasy thin crust pizza! I ordered sausage and pepperoni. The meat was very good as well as the crust. However, the abundance of grease takes away from the crispiness of the crust. It’s a little pricey, but I think it’s worth it. I also ordered mozzarella sticks(of course) and they were good, but certainly nothing special. Oh, and I ordered a fountain drink to go. It was maybe 16 – 20 ounces and cost $ 2.40! What is that about? But all in all, it’s a solid four stars. Tip — if you like your pepperoni on top of the cheese like I do, you have to ask for it that way. They usually put it underneath the cheese. Maybe that’s why it’s so greasy.
Lia M.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Arlington, VA
What a great place to grab a slice or two(or a whole pie). I was somewhat boring and just got two cheese slices, but they were great. Crust could’ve been a bit crispier, but they were served piping hot and with plenty of cheese. It’s nothing fancy, but I’m reminded of the pizza parlors of my childhood. I’m told they deliver, but not sure what the area is. Staff was very gracious and friendly.
Warren R.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Clearwater, FL
One word: Legit. I stopped by for lunch, and the cashier suggested the lunch buffet. The guy in front of me said«Do it, you can’t go wrong», so I succumbed to peer pressure. Although peer pressure normally leads to me having addictions or jumping off of bridges, this time it was a good idea. At first I felt I made a horrible mistake, because it kind of looked like a crappy little buffet. I chose some sausage and meatballs, pasta, a few slices of various pizza, and a few garlic parmesan poppers. The pasta was ok, but not extraordinary. The sausage and meatballs tasted fresh and homemade. The pizza was delicious, it won me over and had great flavor and a tasty thin crust. The garlic parmesan poppers? Delightful. I watched a man fill his entire plate with those things. Although I was only there a short while and only indulged in seconds, they rotated out a few different pizzas during that time. The lunch buffet was only $ 8 and change for all you can eat and a drink, so it’s quite a deal. Yay! I’m a fan.
Ken L.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Clearwater, FL
For a Chicagoan who is away from home, this is a welcomed reminder of what we left behind. Tampa doesn’t have many places that have deep dish pizza so I’m grateful for Paul’s. Nice, quiet place if you want to dine in and be surrounded by Chicago memorabilia.
Thuy L.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 East Longmeadow, MA
After doing much research in the area for something to fill the void that was left after I realized that the closest Giordano’s is in Orlando, I found this gem. The restaurant is located in a spacious plaza, which means parking is not a pain in the rear. Lucky for me I came on a random weekday right after work and did not catch a line. I called in an hour ahead to order the stuffed pizza because experience taught me the pizza takes a long time to make. I walked in and was instantly hit by Chicago pride with the jerseys and pictures up on the wall, which was cool to get a little taste of. The cashier was quick to greet me and rang me up quickly. The pizza and wings were done, so I spent a total of about 3 minutes in the actual restaurant. When I finally got home and ate a slice of the Classic stuffed pizza, it was everything I expected. The cheese was still oozing to the point that I got a nice string with every bite. I was not disappointed with the amount of toppings in the pizza, in other words, there was a generous amount of sausage instead of cheaping out customers. The crust was nice and crunchy by the time I reached it and even got to scoop up the spillover toppings with it. The reason I’m not giving Paul’s 5⁄5 stars is because of the disappointing wings. I usually get cajun wings from WingStop and they are amazing. I cannot say the same here as the wings barely had any flavor from the dry rub. I wish they used more rub on it so I could taste more than just the frying oil. Hopefully I get a better product next time considering they claim the cajun wings as their«specialty». I would definitely recommend the stuffed pizza, but I am trying the thin crust next time around because it looks amazing! Thank you Paul for bringing a taste of Chicago to Clearwater.
Gabriella D.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Brooklyn, NY
Paul’s Chicago Pizza was highly recommended by Brett because he and every other Unilocaler/friend/family member/stranger walking down the street knew I was a die hard fan of Cappy’s Pizza. What they did not know is that I also had the pleasure of eating Uno’s Pizza in NY and loved that just as much(it’ll be our little secret). So I had high expectations of Paul’s walking in the door. We had the Stuffed Pizza. Shockingly, I got full very quickly. But it worked out great, because my fiancée actually got full. My daughter didn’t seem too crazy about it for some reason. and the apple doesn’t fall to far from the tree because both of us were crazy about Cappy’s. We went back several times spaced out from each other and I’ve ordered different things, I’m not sure why but there’s something that just doesn’t do it for my taste buds. It’s good, but not great. I can say the service is great. And it’s in a plaza in a spot that I have overlooked but close to a lot of shopping and even would be a much better option than the pizza in Gotti Town.
Dave W.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Safety Harbor, FL
I’m not much of a fan of that thick Chicago-style pizza where the ingredients are clearly put on the pizza in the wrong order. However, I heard Paul’s makes an awesome thin crust pizza so I decided to give it a shot. I went on a weekday afternoon so the clean and welcoming place wasn’t packed or anything. Their white pizza is apparently all about herbs and garlic, which sounded good to me! Therefore, I ordered a white pie with meatballs and waited patiently for them to create the hoped for masterpiece. I have to say, the resultant thin crunchy pizza, cut in to small square pieces, was delicious. I’m not sure why small square pieces are better but it works so why argue? It did somehow magically make for a uniformly crispy pie! We will see how the leftovers taste tomorrow morning…
Steve E.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Tampa, FL
His Royal Unilocalieness, and our fearless leader, Brett N has been singing the virtues of Paul’s Chicago Pizza for quite some time, and I finally got the chance to visit and try this place for myself. I admit that pizza is a very personal experience, shaped in large part by the type of pizza that you enjoyed as a kid. No other pizza will stand up to your favorite kind of Chicago deep dish, Detroit flat bread shaped like Gene Simmons’ tongue, or NYC fold-‘em in half, squeeze out the grease, and eat-‘em slices from the Village. If you grew up liking a certain style, then everything else is mehhh. I grew up in Washington DC and was used to a certain style of thin-crust pizza with lighter amounts of sauce and toppings(see Ledo Pizza in Carrollwood), so the idea of deep dish or stuffed pizzas was foreign to me. But hey, Unilocalers are supposed to be open-minded and willing to try new things, right? A group of friends found ourselves in Safety Harbor recently, and we were in the mood to have pizza for lunch. I dialed up nearby bookmarks on my trusty Unilocal app, and a quick drive along 14th Avenue South and then a turn onto McMullen Booth Road brought us right to Paul’s Chicago Pizza. This is the same shopping center as Publix and Painting With a Twist. From the outside the signage was advertising«Da Best Thin Crust» as well as stuffed pizzas, flatbreads, Italian beef sandwiches, and full-on Italian pasta dinners. Clearly, this place is so much more than just another neighborhood pizza joint. You place your order at the back counter, then grab a seat, and they’ll bring out your meal after it’s done cooking. We were standing in line pondering a classic stuffed pizza versus an all-meat thin crust pizza versus Italian beef or meatball Parmesan sandwiches when the nice lady said, «Are you familiar with our All You Can Eat lunch buffet?». Whoa, stop everything… this could be legendary! Sure enough, for $ 8.50 you can help yourself to unlimited garden salad, Italian antipasto salad, baked ziti, homemade meatballs and sausages in gravy(that would be the red stuff), about six different ever-changing types of pizza, garlic knots, cinnamon poppers, and a drink. The staff at Paul’s were replenishing the pizzas as quickly as the lunch crowd would devour them. Everything was fresh and very delicious! We grabbed clean plates and then artfully piled on salad, topped by pasta, sausage, meatballs, pizza, and garlic knots. More carbohydrates on one plate than anyone should ever consider. But wow, this was yummy. I need to go back one evening and try some other things on their menu, but I know that if I’m in the area of McMullen Booth and 590 between the hours of 11:30 and 2pm, Monday through Friday, that I can count on a very delicious buffet lunch at Paul’s Chicago Pizza.
Todd W.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Tampa, FL
For those of you who remember and miss the wonderful Meaner Weiner in South Tampa for Chicago-style food, it was their owners who first told me about Paul’s Chicago Pizza in Clearwater. Obviously, others I know and trust here on Unilocal also endorse Paul’s so I planned to hang out with friends who live over that way and pick up food for all of us. First, I agree with those on Unilocal who said it is more of a take-out experience. While the dining area isn’t necessarily small, one large birthday party of roughly 18 – 20 people dominated most of the room on the Saturday night I came for my visit. However, my friends and I did not find the thin crust pizza to be as worthy of all the five-star reviews. For around $ 20, we had a 16″ pie with pepperoni, meatball and green peppers. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the pizza at all, but it did not remind me of pizza that I’ve had at some great spots in Chicago on my many travels there for Bears and Blackhawks games. I will not question the value of their pizza because I understand how individual places like this generally need to charge more for their product than the major chains like Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Little Caesar’s. They have a small business to run, so I get that and have no problem paying a little more. However, I really wanted this pizza to be fantastic and it fell short of my lofty expectations. Ordering over the phone and in person when I picked up the order, I found all the employees to be professional and friendly. The tamales that I added to my order were very good and I will try Paul’s again in the hopes that their Italian Beef will be authentic and fill the void created when those Meaner Weiner guys sadly closed the doors earlier this year.