Sam’s Pizza & Subs

The pizza was fabulous– great crust! Good service, very friendly staff. I’ll be back–

Hey Central Valley people! Remember what Me-n-Ed’s used to be when we were kids getting together after little league? Well this place is a veritable time machine. Same oven as me-n-ed’s, same recipe as me-n-ed’s, the dough is still hand made here. Old school doors behind the bar… It’s 1987 in here! Dude if you ever complain «me-n-ed’s isn’t what it used to be», come here! This guy should have a line out the door but its still a locals only secret. Thanks Tom «the Hitman» for sharing this gem… Now I have to share it with the world.
PS: you’re welcome Sam.

Very good pizza. Friendly staff. Great for families. Try the combination pizza. Loaded with items.

This place was absolutely fantastic. My wife and I stopped in on our way to Yosemite. It was a Sunday and we were the only people in the place. The pizza was cheesy and flavorful. The garlic cheese bread sticks were outstanding. I didn’t too much care for the wings, but the pizza was so good it didn’t matter.
I highly recommend you go if you love pizza. You absolutely will not be disappointed.

Welp, it’s time to update on Sam’s Pizza. 2 things in particular are why I’ve downgraded my rating since 2011. First I noticed abut a year ago the pizza’s just weren’t as good. Something off in the dough. Too chewey. Sure enough I mentioned it to the owner and he said they changed flour or something but he hadn’t gotten any other complaints. Hmm, well the second thing that they quit doing (like Me’n Eds does) is use plenty of cornmeal on the oven rack under the pizzas while they bake. It does make a difference. So to me they may save a few bucks production-​wise, but they lose me as a customer. Tony’s at Fruit and Shields is still great and very authentic.

I haven’t found a little pizza joint that I love in a very long time. The owner is super friendly and the pies are straight up damn good. I keep going back more and more frequently. I’m smearing wonderful pizza greatness all over my phone right now. Writing this. The best damn deals I’ve ever seen for a pizza also. From my work I could very well walk. But I insist on driving. To reach my delicious pizza wonderland that much faster!!! Must have food. Oh and sams has a bar. Pizza and beer. If you don’t like those two then go to sams. Eat the pie. Drink the beer. And enjoy it like an american! Long story short, sams has a great selection at mind blowing great prices. I would and will recommend this pie joint to any and everyone. Thank you Sam for your food awesomeness.
Phil
VECO TECHNOLOGIES

My bunch here are pizza fanatics. We love the small, locally-​owned pizza places much more than the national chains. I moved to Fresno from Modesto, which has an awesome little hole-​in-​the-​wall mom and pop pizzeria that delivered top-​shelf pies at budget prices.
Sam’s Pizza and Subs offers splendid mom and pop shop pizza: perfect crust, tasty sauces, plentiful toppings delivered with a smile and ranch dressing for dipping.
Don’t call Sam’s for CPK-​style gourmet pizza. Sam’s pizza is Friday with the family and a blockbuster movie pizza. Sam’s pizza is Saturday with the kids’ soccer team pizza. Sam’s pizza is Sunday with the guys, cold beer and the big game on a wide screen TV pizza.
Service is nothing less then stellar.

This was pretty good pizza, was craving some and decided to give it a try, we were close to this location. Tomato sauce is light and it has a good favor. Will be coming back;)

I have never written a review of anything but feel obligated to do this one.
I ordered a large 3 top pizza so I could have it delivered. (This was the minimum cost for delivery). Pizza came within 35 min, pretty quick. So far so good. Then the owner showed up with the pizza. I took a quick peek before I paid. CANNED mushrooms! Gross, rubber! And only 1 small pk of hot pepper and 1 small pk of parm for a large pizza:(so I’ll just pick off the mushrooms. No big deal, it’ll still be good rt?
Until, I handed the owner a credit card. He clearly didn’t have a mobile cc device and had the nerve to tell me, a paying customer, that I should have told him when I ordered! I’m sorry but he should have asked. So I said well can I call and have them run my card over the phone? So he begrudgingly pulled out his phone and while dialing said that his wife would not be happy. She is very busy with 2 lines going. Always 2 long lines! And now she will have to stop to take this call! After he read the cc # to his wife. I said thank you and sorry. (idk why I was sorry but nevertheless) his reply was «check your bank for the charge, cuz I not gonna bring you receipt. And left. How absolutely rude! I travel all over the world and Americans as a whole are known as one of the top rudest people. Maybe it is because of the mentality of ppl like this business owner who should be thankful for his patrons, not see them as a burden. If he sees us as burdens, that tells me that not much love and probably not much quality or most important cleanliness goes into his pizza.

I ordered a pepperoni pizza and mozzarella sticks for delivery on a whim and I’m really impressed. Mozzarella sticks were crunchy, pizza was cooked perfect, the tab (for delivery) was not incredibly high, and the driver was a polite older gentleman– not some scummy kid. I will recommend and order again from this place.

This place is great ! Food tasted authentic, atmosphere was very rich and tasteful, customer service was great ! My new favorite pizza place in Fresno.

This pizza is great the crust is spectacular chicken wings were a bit undercooked they could have been crispier and the sandwich was great best pizza place in Fresno

I can only review the abysmal service here as we walked out. We went in on Saturday night and the place was empty apart from one person who was serving. We stood by the counter to order for 8 minutes. He did not approach us, nor take the order so we walked out in disgust. He knew we were there, as he saw us come in. Won’t be back.

Wow, just wow! We are in from Texas and saw the 5-​star review and decided to try it out. We ordered a pizza with sausage, Canadian bacon and pepperoni. The three of us got side salads. The salads were typical hole-​in-​the-​wall salads with fresh lettuce, cucumbers, olives, etc and they were very good. The pizza that came out later though was just awesome. The crust was crispy and very flavorful. The top was loaded with meat and cheese. We chatted briefly with the owner and he seemed to be a great guy and very friendly. I highly recommend Sam’s — best pizza I’ve had in over a year!

Very good pizza. The place gets about a 2.5. But the employees and the food gets a solid 5. There are a lot of families here on a Friday night. The pizza is a lot like the old Me n Eds when it was good.