Pizza Brutta

I have been looking for a pizza in Madison that I could enjoy time again. Pizza Brutta has just the pie I’ve been looking for. Their wood fired oven oven adds life and texture to the dough. The choice of pies has something for even the pickiest eaters. I love that they use locally sourced ingredients. They have earned our repeat business.

Hands down my favorite pizza place in Madison, and I don’t mind saying I’m a bit of a pizza snob. Great crust — light, chewy, cooked to perfection in their brick oven. Fantastic selection of toppings and some great combos — although the crust doesn’t always hold up to piles of toppings.
But the true test of any pizza place is their margherita. Pizza Brutta’s has a bright, fresh, tomato taste which is just perfection. Their simple white pizzas are equally good. Go. Eat pizza.

Pizza Brutta is definitely the best pizza in Madison. If you like thin crust/​wood fired pizza, this is your place. Food comes out really quickly! Plenty of vegetarian pizza options– and the salads are good as well!
Only reason lacking 5 stars is because the interior isn’t anything to be impressed about.
If you can, get a seat at the bar at the window — good people watching on Monroe on a busy weekend!

Some people seem to be comparing Brutta to Chicago or NY Pies and slice for slice Brutta compares favorably BUT the atmosphere isn’t Chicago or NY otherwise if you are looking for scrumptious Italian pies Brutta gets A++

This place is amazing! Everything about it is a true pizza experience. Great food, great bohemian neighborhood!
There are two places in Madison that serve this style pizza — Pizza Brutta and Novanta. I find Pizza Brutta to be a noticable cut above Novanta. The big difference is the crust. Pizza Brutta’s crust is perfect. I’m sure it has to do with the ingredients — but I’m also going to bet the wood-​fired oven make a big difference!
If you get there at the right time they will often have large baguettes for sale. Buy one — you will thank me.

This is by far the best pizza I’ve tasted. Thin crust, crispy, fresh ingredients, not greasy — just perfect! The service is fast and the place is very clean.

High expectations? Yes. Pizza Brutta’s savvy branding promises the kind of artisan pizza I’ve had in New York and DC… but we left a bit disappointed.
Sadly, the pizza was ho-​hum — mine decidedly soggy. And for $ 24 in Madison (sorry, folks, it’s not New York), we expected some very good, crispy pies.
The atmosphere is fine — nothing special, but clean and tidy. The staff missed a few opportunities to be friendly. Seriously, Pizza Brutta, we might have overlooked your soggy pizza if your staff hadn’t been so glum.
All in all, not bad, but we expect better next time!

Highly enjoyable! We were there on a Saturday night and afraid it would be hard to be fed in a reasonable amount of time, but if people follow the rules and order before sitting, it all works out. We got very lucky finding a parking spot nearby. Ordered 2 pizzas and a salad for myself and my 3 teenage sons which fed us adequately.

I like Pizza Brutta, but it’s definitely not my first choice for authentic Italian pizza in Madison. It is a casual place, that does serve up good pizza, however it is not a place that I would want to go on a date or for a girls night out. So I’d say if you’re looking for some good pizza in a casual setting, Pizza Brutta is your place.

So this is it, 500 reviews for me. And I choose you, Pizza Brutta. Why? Because I love you. Honestly, you are wonderful. In the past couple of years, I have attended an event at your establishment, celebrated my birthday there and really find any excuse to eat at your establishment.
This is the perfect place for groups, a quick meal, a casual dinner, really anything.
The pizza options are amazing and your pizza is made fresh! There are always a few beer options but they are really second fiddle to any pizza happening.
Ingredients are fresh and local. I really like that the pizzas are thinner and nice and crispy. Keep in mind, that you order pizzas, not slices. I wish I could say more about this place, but try it out.
It is a quality, simple and delicious place in town.

I had high expectations for this place. Its logo is cool and hip and Novantis turned me on to thin crust oven fired pizza.
Pizza Brutte! Where did you hide the flavor?!
The topping were good. Fresh, cooked well and well paired. The crust? Its basically a cracker. Remember the obvious lack of flavor in water crackers? Add some smoke taste to thay and you got it.
Crust I get though. Its a flavor carrier. The real tell is The Sauce.
Im pretty sure they got in a batch of homogenized flavorless trucked in tomatoes. The sauce was just texture. It was bright andnsassy, or smokey or sweet. It was just… sauce.
They get 3 stars though for decore, service, and toppings!

My mouth generally begins to salivate when I walk into the doors of Pizza Brutta; not only due to the tantalizing smells, but also the excitement over the meal I am about to consume.
Expect a crispy-​crunchy wood-​fired crust and an array of fresh ingredients. This is the real deal Italian-​style za so don’t mosey in looking for thick crust. A robust serving is given for a reasonable price and the service is always quick and friendly.
My only word of caution is that the toppings and sauce have a tendency to slide off, which makes for a less ideal pizza eating experience. Perhaps a less soggy pizza center would ameliorate this dilemma.
This place delivers in taste, ambience, service and overall deliciousness. I suggest stopping in if you’re in the area or making a special trip to try it for yourself.

This place has awesome pizza! I love all the choices they have and they make a lot of ingredients in house.
I also like their lunch specials of ½ a sandwich and salad. The sandwiches are pretty big and the salad is fresh and plentiful as well. I really enjoy the sandwich with pesto, prosciutto, and arugula. I just wish they would offer sandwiches during dinner hours they are that good.
I hear they are opening a new location in Middleton… I hope it’s true. It would be closer to home and I don’t have to deal with Monroe Street parking!

PROS: Crisp, delicious thin crust pizza
CONS: Runny toppings
I really enjoyed the crust and flavors of my classic Margherita con Buffala. My only complaint would be the runny sauces on top of the pizza. It may be a matter of preference and style, but I prefer my toppings to not slip off like water when I try to pick up a slice. Overall, delicious!

It was good, but I hear people talk about this place like its pizza raises the dead and turns water into wine. It’s not that good. It’s acceptable, at best.
Maybe it’s just not my kind of pizza.

Probably my favorite pizza anywhere. I thought I would never get decent pizza once I moved to the Midwest, and I was wrong, oh so wrong.
There are a number of places I love in Madison, but this one tops it all. Fresh, and tasty, and great value, and amazing olives. I don’t like olives, but I love their olives.
I just wished they would cook the prosciutto. I heard the lecture from one employee to another that it is simply not done that way, but I prefer it that way.
Also, in the past, I have gone to wood fired places and their pizza dough was dried out and burnt. Not here. Great crust, too!

Pizza Brutta is a family favorite. The kids enjoy their individual-​sized kids pizzas (of cheese or pepperoni) and we generally try whatever the market pizza of the day is. We have never been disappointed! The market pizzas are loaded with fresh ingredients we wouldn’t normally put on pizza it they are always fab. Last Friday night, when we were dining with a large group but in a bit of a hurry, the young man who delivered the pizza kindly took care of getting us another pitcher of beer so we could avoid the long line that had formed at the register. Awesome pizza m. Awesome service!

I have eaten here about five times over a four year period. The only reason I do not eat here more often is that I live in the Atwood neighborhood. Enough said. I think Pizza Brutta should open on Atwood. I could set a goal of trying all their ingredients in different combinations. I know each pizza would be delectable. Ingredients are very fresh and the crust thin and crispy. Love the simplicity. The price is right.
I can’t believe I ate the whole thing. I hate reheated pizza and I couldn’t turn my back on such deliciousness.
Maybe it is just as well it isn’t close by. I would weigh a ton.

Pizza Brutta is another entry in the Subway-​style of making your own pizza. You can choose one of their pre-​designed pizzas or make your own and have it ready-​to-​eat in five minutes or so… that’s right, fast food pizza. Either way all the ingredients are fresh… including the dough for the crusts.
The style of pizza here is one where the toppings are not heaped on with a ladle. The pizzas are not Chicago-​style deep dish pies with four pounds of cheese on them but rather a thinner pie with a lighter application of all the layers which makes for a nice and very tasty pizza. Of course, if you want more toppings they will do that but their style is the lighter pie. All the pizzas come in a standard 10″ size, as per usual in most of these fast-​food pizza shops… as such the odds are you’ll still be a bit hungry after your meal.
Pizza Brutta is a nice friendly shop in which to schmooze and eat. Since it is so close to the University of Wisconsin campus it was filled with friendly and talkative college kids. The staff was very nice and there were enough of them to move the customers through the line. They also serve beer and wine to accompany your pizza. This was a good stop and we’ll return when we are in Madison.

I am so disappointed with myself that I have never eaten at Pizza Brutta until yesterday. I’ve lived in Madison going on 14 years and I’ve wasted so much time trying to find great quality unchained pizza.
To me, great pizza is about the quality and not quantity. I would take fresh ingredients over too much sauce or cheese any day which is what I think you get with many pizza joints. You totally have a better appreciation for great pizza after you’ve dined at Pizza Brutta.
They are on the more expensive side. I don’t think there was a pizza that was under $ 8 + the cost of extra ingredients if you so choose to add them. I dined here with my boyfriend, parents and youngest sister. Between 2 small Greek Salads (great olive oil they use) for $ 5, 5 drinks for roughly $ 1.80 and 5 personal nice sized pizza’s, the bill came up to $ 80. Quite a lot of money for pizza. However, taking in account their location and the fact that the pizza is made to order, it can justify the cost a bit. Still, I think they are a bit over priced. Extra mushrooms was close to $ 2 which is kinda ridiculous. BUT, Pizza Brutta is about as authentic as you will get to great Italian pizza in Wisconsin.
Pizza Brutta is popular for a great reason. The place was packed the entire time we were there. That being said, they aren’t really a good spot for large groups. We got lucky scoring a booth for the 5 of us.
Overall, I really enjoyed my pizza and the atmosphere. I think it’s mostly because you can basically make your own pizza and end the night being satisfied.