Oregano’s Pizza Bistro

C and I stopped in on a Wednesday night. As in the past we were pleasantly greeted by the host. He sat us outside by the fire pit as the place was hopin’. Being outside on a cold night didn’t sound like a good idea but we were near the fire pit and the heat lamps were working fine. It was actually very comfortable.
Our server was Timothy. He was easily one of the best servers I’ve encountered in a long while. Kudos to Timothy.
C ordered Kids Pasta w/​Rigatoni. ($ 4.78) He loved it. He said the pasta was fine and the sauce was great.
I ordered the side of Brussels Sprouts ($ 4.89) and the side of Chicken ($ 4.99). The Brussels Sprouts were cooked almost perfectly. I didn’t find one sprout that was under cooked. Yummy.
The chicken was seasoned nicely and tasted great.
Awesome Service. Clean Facility. Reasonable prices. 5 Stars.

I went back to the scene of the crime last night, Oregano’s @ 1130 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa, AZ the location of my introduction 2005. To my delight, Oregano’s has a Gluten Friendly menu. I have been asking for years and my wish came true with one caution. Because the kitchen equipment and working space are shared with Wheat products, Gluten Friendly means that there could be some contamination with Wheat. While some people might not be able to tolerate any Wheat, a little contamination won’t affect me. Now if I can convince them to offer Wheat free sinful cookie cooked in a dish with ice cream on top, I’ll be happier.

We absolutely loved the seating outdoors on the patio, the wonderful hostess and our waiter. We felt welcome and invited. We ended up having salads and pasta and we couldn’t have asked for anything better! The pasta was cooked perfectly and the sauce was delicious! I had shrimp on my pasta and they were beautifully cooked and large shrimp, not the hunting for the seafood type. We ended up splitting a Caesar salad between 3 people before our meal. It was super fresh and a great start to our meal! Hoping to return next October!

Awesome food. Great staff. Wait time was way longer than they told us it would be.

This place is great. The food is wonderful the staff is very friendly. Everyone greets you as you walk to your table and our server always had a big smile on her face. Great time.

This Oregano’s is 10 minutes from my work so I’ve been there for a lunch a handful of times. This location has fast and friendly service and is used to handling a high volume lunch hour.
Their menu of lunch specials is small but solid. I opted for the caesar salad today and as George Costanza would say, it was a big salad. For what you pay, the portion size is almost obscenely large making it a filling lunch without the traumatic post lunch carb crash that their pastas can cause.
They have a great patio which can really take a midday break to the next level. This Oregano’s is a good option in the area for a casual lunch that won’t leave your wallet feeling sad.

I love Oregano’s but the music is obnoxious and extremely loud. This is my only complaint.

Oh hh yea!!! I can’t tell you how good this place is with words. But it will try! My wife had the artichoke lasagna!!! SUPERB!!! I had the this crust pizza, also awesome. It pales in comparison to the artichoke lasagna! This is a must try! We love the oreganos, they are also in our home town. But the new menu items are dynamic! My wife also loves the pizza Cookie. She gets the white chocolate chip macadamia! Brianna did a great job despite the major crowd they had.

We have been here a few times, we usually get a salad and a pizza to share, both are plenty large and it is enough for 3 – 4. The food has always been good as well.

Great first time experience. One thing to realize to all the naysayers about speed. This is not a fast food restaurant. nor is it intended to he. Fast food has ruined dining experiences. This place is old school. It is a dining experience. Why does it take long to get a pizza during busy times? Because there is only so much room in the ovens. It’s that simple. If you don’t have patience then go to a drive thru. If you want quality food with quality service. Then come here. The menu is large. Wide variety of stuff. The wait is worth it. Great job folks.

Primary reason for the 1 star:
While seated inside before we even ordered anything, I got 5 mosquito bites. This is quite frustrating to say the least. I recommend they remove all standing water from around their property and call in professionals to deal with this issue.
Secondly, the service was lacking. Our waiter was in a hurry and inattentive. First he took half the tables order, and then ran off before the rest of us could order. Second, our drinks were rarely refilled. He would grab a water glass and take it to who-​knows-​where to fill. How about using a pitcher? How about getting US a pitcher?
Also the food took a good 40 – 50 minutes to arrive. We spent a good 2.5 hours there from start to finish. Way too long.
Positives:
The regular house salad was very good. The thin crust pizza was pretty good.
I’ll be sure to provide an updated review again when I come back in another year.

Oregano’s has huge salads, pasta and great pizzas. They have amazing customer service on par with any high end restaurant. I can recommend any of their salads, pasta or their Italian Gold wings are super moist and tasty. One of my favorite pizzas in the valley is their Clark Street meat pizza! It is a little pricey but really good,

Pizookie pizookie pizookie! Pizza is awesome and the staff is awesome love coming here for dinner!

We don’t even bother going to other places for pizza anymore these days, for two reasons: the pizza here is really good, and the pizza cookie (but we’ll get to that).
The BBQ chicken pizza here is incredible and we never pass it up when we’re here. Sometimes we’ll branch out and try something else in addition — the Lawrence’s Original is good and a nice contrast to the BBQ, although the tomato sauce is pretty salty. We’ve also tried the Rosemary chicken, the mushroom pizza, and the meat pizza (another standout) and those were good too. My father-​in-​law swears by the wings. The drinks here are good — I especially recommend sangria or a mimosa. They’re not stingy with the alcohol, either. ;)
But the REAL reason to come here is for the pizza cookie. I wish there were words to describe how good it is. Whenever I see a cookie sundae type thing on a menu I’m obligated to try it. I have had pizza cookies near and far. Never once have I had one that could remotely compare to the Oregano’s version. It’s the best dessert I’ve ever had, hands down. Sometimes I luck out and my husband is too full to help me finish much of it — rest assured, no matter what, none of it gets wasted. Sometimes I find myself looking up pictures of their pizza cookies online like a teenager furtively checking out the centerfold in a girlie magazine. They’re that good. So anyway, give this place a try if you haven’t yet! And save room for the cookie at the end!

I love Oreganos and it was my nieces first time here, she liked it (and she’s pretty picky about food so that’s a plus)! Coming in early was nice because there was no wait and there always is a wait. I love the spicy pastas thy have here and recommend it without a doubt.

I love every Oregano’s location, but this is the one I visit most frequently, and now mostly takeout since my toddler is a little too active for a busy restaurant. The staff here can’t be beat– every single person I make eye contact with says hello, goodbye, or thank you, and it goes a long way. They truly seem happy to be there, so Oregano’s– you pick some winners!
My fave flaves are:
— The Numero One-​O: But be prepared– I’ve only had heartburn a handful of times in my life and once was after this pizza, but I don’t regret it. The other specialty pizzas are a little too «weird» in the toppings for me, so I usually go with one I build myself– simple and tasty.
— All the salads. Pablo Picasso has some bite, the Big Dinner Salad is awesome with some chicken on top, and the Antipasto salad is my new favorite– such great flavor!
— All the pasta is good, too, but recently tried Alfredo the Dark and was really surprised how much I liked it– it wasn’t «alfredo-​y» at all– just a lightly creamy pasta with a tiny touch of heat.
Side notes: they will only seat you when the party is present, so make sure your group is on time, or put in an advance order of the Guac-​a-​Tony, since it takes a while to get to the table. also– check your order if you get takeout– I’ve had a handful of times where they’ve missed a side or a dressing, or something… not a huge deal, but they are busy and things happen!

Went on a Thursday night and was able to get in without a wait, unheard for this place.
Ordered the pablo picasso salad and an order of chicken wings, the medium golden kind.
Salad was, as always, very good. The wings were good as well, however, I would not ever get them here again because there are more unique items I can get here that I can’t get elsewhere and wings are pretty common at most places.
My major beef is that I could not mix the type of sauce I wanted on my wings, all 14 wings had to be the same. I understand they probably have their reasons, and I asked as to what these reasons would be and the waited didn’t know, but that doesn’t mean they are legitimate reasons for not doing it. Any who, I don’t care as i would never get the wings here again but I figured I would give them a shot.

Oreganos is a fantastic place to get pizza, salad, wings, salad, and pasta… Pretty much everything on their menu is delightful, and they also give hefty portions! I’d recommend getting the junior sized salads, the larger sized one is insane! The pizza is also delicious. All the favors mix perfectly no matter what topping, and the cheese is excellent! Always make sure they put on some freshly shredded Parmesan on your pizza.
The music choice is a little weird. Christmas music was playing, in September! Also, the decorations are a little bland as well. Christmas lights are wrapped around surf boards, and half of the lights don’t even work! The small 12 inch TVs are put in high awkward spots, but it doesn’t matter because they’re usually playing old black and white TV shows.
Overall though I’d recommend Oreganos. Delicious good and great service, and I will be coming back

I’m an fan of Oregano’s but don’t like the wait so I don’t usually go to Oregano’s. I will only go if I can get there before 5:30. So tonight was the night. I had my son run in there to get us a table. No waiting line. Ya ya.
We started out with their Big Julius Caesar Salad. This is their small salad. This was huge. We had four people and could barely finish this. So good and fresh. My wife could have just eaten the salad. We also ordered the large order of wings with BBQ sauce. Huge wings with lots of meat. Really love the wings with the ranch dipping sauce. Yum yum good. Of course we always order their Chicago thin crust pizza with sausage, meatballs, and mushrooms. Fresh ingredients, perfectly cooked. Loved the meatballs and sausage so good. I’m a fan of Oregano’s pizza and wings.
Of course we’re stuffed but you can never and I mean NEVER leave Oregano’s without their pizza cookie. A must. We had the half chocolate chip and peanut butter cookie topped with vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips sprinkles. To die for. So good. This always tops off a good meal.
They are always known for their huge portions and tonight was not a disappointment. Service was great. Drinks were at our table in no time and surprisingly our food came out pretty quickly. Our server and the manager kept on coming by our table to make sure everything we good. Loved the service.
Like I said before. Love Oregano’s. Good food. Good atmosphere. Loud and fun place to eat. Just make sure you get there by 5:30 at the latest or else you could be waiting in line for a really really long time. We’ll be back for sure. Enjoy.

Food Portions are generous. They feed you like an Italian family that never wants you to leave their house. Be ready to eat when you come here… with a cool 50s styling and really friendly atmosphere it lives up to the billing of a neighborhood joint.
Having come here more than a handful of times we have ordered pizza after pizza which is a solid choice. This time we wanted to try to the pasta.
We ordered the Pesto Penne Bake and it is put in a bread bowl… delicious on so many levels we still couldn’t finish it. The pesto, mozzarella cheese and sundried tomatoes make for such a great meal.