Giant Rustic Pizza

I love this pizza and I think the owner is totally cool. I just wish he had a location closer to me so I could get my Giant Rustic fix more often.
The pizza is GIANT if you order their biggest pie and I recommend you try it! If you like pepperoni, it is some of the best I have ever had, loaded with flavor. Not to say all the ingredients here are not wonderful, the pepperoni just shines. Every topping I have tried here has been fresh and awesome though.
This isn’t a fancy «Wood Fired» or «Coal Fired» pie, but it doesn’t need to be. Cooked to perfection every time and delicious!
SW corner of 40^th St. & Camelback — Check them out now!

the best pizza ever!!!
i am seriously addicted to their pizza!
wonderful service always with a delightful smile.

Great Pizza at great prices, makes delivery for work a great local option. Just need to keep stocked on their cheesecake :)

There is nothing better during Sunday Night Football than a pizza. Because of that, Giant Rustic Pizza has become our go-​to for Sunday nights.
This NY style pizza parlor has yet to serve us a mediocre pie. Our personal favorite is the red, white and green (tomato, ricotta cheese, and spinach) and we add sausage. It is seriously A-​MAZE-​ING! Anytime anyone says anything about pizza, we always come back to this standard.
Also, they make their salads fresh if you’d like some greens, and also do a Sunday night wings special, which I highly recommend for all you fans out there ;)
Hooray for Giant Rustic Pizza Sundays!

They changed their menu AND raised the prices without updating their menu online OR in person. The cashiers were not knowledgeable. When I came to pick up my pizza, they made the smaller one when I ordered a large. They fixed it but I had to wait another 30 mins and they still charged me the same. I won’t not recommend this place as it was a very frustrating experience. Would’ve been better off ordering from a predictable place like papa johns.

Had to drive from Scottsdale because the Giant Rustic near us closed. Worth the drive for their salads and slices. My kids and I love the Italian Kitchen Salad! Had to ask for the bread which is the best part as it no longer comes with the salad. While I’m sad the one in Scottsdale closed I’m glad this one is open. One of the best places in town for salad.

Nice clean place to grab a slice of pizza. Very well priced very large slices. I have been to this place several times and the staff is always friendly and professional.

You can’t beat their lunch specials and stay in Arcadia. Your choice — either 2 giant slices + soda for $ 4.95; or, 1 giant slice and a side salad + a soda for $ 5.95.
I just wish they would fix their website and online ordering so I don’t have to call in to order one of their other fantastic daily specials. And, that font. Oh, my eyes.
I’ve never had a problem with customer service — except that one time, a couple years ago, when they had a «management issue» shortly after opening and closed for a random day or two. Forgive and forget, I say. I’m glad they worked it out and are still slangin’ pies down the street from my place… time to order dinner!

I came here for lunch, a coworker said they had good lunch specials, so why not. I ordered the two slices and a drink for 4.95. You can also get a salad and a slice of pizza for a few cents more and that comes with a drink as well. I ordered pepperoni, it was very hot and fresh, the pizza crust was great and crispy. My slices were large, could barely finish it. I’m going back today and going to get a salad this time. Perfect little lunch spot.

This place has great pizza but my experience with this location has been awful. They either take over an hour to get you a pizza or they don’t deliver it at all. The first time I tried to order a pizza from here they ended up being closed because of a management issue and I never got my pizza (I never got charged) but I also had to wait an hour and a half before realizing it was never coming.
The second time I ordered we had to call about delivery and they had the address written down as Camelflower instead of Camelback. Took about 90 mins.
The third time I tried to order a pizza it took 90 mins before it was delivered and that was only after I called to check in on it. They gave me a free pizza credited to my account as a result.
Now, I’m sitting here waiting for yet another pizza that was quoted as being delivered in 45 mins. It has been 90 minutes, again. We called to check in on the pizza (see a trend?) and they said they only had one driver. Now, I’m wondering if my pizza is going to be cold.
Bottom line, if you can’t figure out how to offer delivery then don’t offer it. The food is good but the experience is awful. Stop telling people you deliver if you really don’t (I could pull off this kind of delivery service as a one man shop). If you’re wondering why Domino’s or Pizza Hut has been successful it is because they’ve mastered the art of pizza delivery. Either figure your system out, or give it up.
If you’re wondering if you should try this place then you should drive to the location and enjoy the food. Don’t wait for your pizza to be delivered. You might starve.

My pie was just okay. Ordered by phone, and this was my first impression of Rustic Pizza, not good. It seemed the gal taking my order was just learning the fine art of listening, or didn’t know the menu.
«I’d like to place an order to go.»
RP «You’d like to order a pizza»?
Uh, yea?
” Yes, the Sweet and Spicy with Pepperoni, Pineapple and Jalapeños“
RP «Ham and Pineapple»?
Uh, no?
«Pepperoni, Pineapple and Jalapeño»
RP «You want a specialty pizza»?
Uh, whatever?
So, I finally got through to her, and was told it’d be ready in 20min. Really? Wow, on a Saturday night? Cool, I thought. I now know why they ain’t so busy… again, just okay.
The pie was ready when I arrived, full of pepperoni, pineapple and jalapeño, and the sauce was flavorful. Not a lot of cheese… I’m big on cheese, so no complaints here, I would have liked more, but that’s me.
The crust is what killed it. I’ve had pizza with crust that I would eat plain, so I know its out there. If I don’t want to eat the crust, the pizza becomes, well, just okay. It’s certainly edible, but it needs to be more than that, heck, the crust is what carries the ingredients to my mouth and I want it to be a compliment, not just something that holds my pepperoni.

Had great pizza. Tried to call this weekend and I was on hold forever which is totally unusual. So I called their other location to see what was up. Camelback location is «temporarily» closed. They wouldn’t give me a reason. The owner should change the phone message to let customers know what is going on — especially if they really are opening up again.

The BEST pizza ever. Period. Don’t believe me try it! Several varieties to choose from. Honestly you can’t go wrong with this place.

The husband and I stopped by here for a slice in mid December and I must say, it was alright. The slices are large and inexpensive. The crust was flavorful, but the slice was on the greasy side (and it was just cheese, so I can’t imagine the grease factor if it had any kind of meat on it) and not very flavorful. Maybe their whole pies are better or maybe this was an off day, but I thought this was just a standard slice of pizza… sort of like you might get in the mall food court. I would want to come back to try one of their specialty pizzas, which did look very good or possibly to order a whole pie.

If you love good pizza and face it who doesn’t…then Giant Rustic Pizza is probably for you.
I have eaten in here and today I got my order to go.
They are fast, it never takes long, my take out today was ready in less then 15 minutes for pick up. The ingredients always taste like they are fresh you can tell allot of this stuff isn’t coming out of a pre-​frozen bag like the commercial places and if it is they are taking good care of it with proper storage techniques.
Today I got the Sunday/​Monday Special a large 3 topping pie and a dozen wings for just over $ 20. I think out the door with taxes it was like $ 24. As my gf put it… we smashed it!!! LOL! The pizza was good, we ordered a pepperoni sausage and extra cheese pie. It didn’t seem like they went very hefty on the extra cheese I ordered but regardless the pizza was still pretty good. The wings were really good, not sure why they put the sauce on the side, I would of preferred the wings were tossed with the sauce… and they could of been cooked maybe another 1 or 2 minutes in my opinion. They were done… but think they could maybe used another minute to get a little more done. But we still smashed them so no complaints. LOL.
We have been there before thou… when you go inside to eat you can get pizza by the slice if you choose, and its not like Little Caesars were its been sitting under a heat lamp, it’s fresh and you can put your choice of toppings on it. I will say this about that though… if you go nuts on toppings you might as well get a pie. Toppings can be kind of pricey, but typically you can 2 pepperoni slices for around $ 5.
As far as the ambiance goes. its cool… seems like it could use a bit brightening up… the place is a little small, I definitely wouldn’t go there for a large birthday party, but considering there is a Baskin Robbins next door… it could be a fun little date.
Would of given this place 5 stars if they had a tiny bar and were open a little later.
I have never done delivery from this place so I can not speak to that, but I would like it more if this place were open later… a good late night pizza joint is hard to come by… especially one that delivers. I think they should stay open till at least midnight on Friday and Saturday instead of 10pm. In general I think they should be open later… but that’s me.

This review is specifically about the take-​out service.
I can’t speak to delivery or dining in, but as far as calling in an order and picking it up — this place was AMAZING! The staff was incredibly friendly and after they estimated a 20 minute wait time, my pizza was ready in 20 minutes ON THE DOT. I arrived to two hot pizzas with amazing flavor — a basic pepperoni and the Queen Margherita specialty pizza, which was packed with sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh garlic. SO DELICIOUS! Now, the crust is super bready, so if you’re not a fan of thick, chewy crusts, this is not the place for you. I, however, LOVE thick, chewy crusts with big crispy brick oven bubbles throughout, so I was in pizza heaven. The 20″ pizza was humongous and two of them fed three starving adults and three famished kids pretty easily — we even had half a pie left over.
This place is a great new addition to the Arcadia neighborhood and I can’t wait to go back!

I give the pizza four stars and the customer service five stars. My husband and I dined in and ordered a large pizza with mushrooms and basil. The flavor is great, but the crust is a little thicker and the ratio between toppings and crust is not quite balanced. I will say, the place is popular though. During dinner there was a steady stream of people picking up pizzas.
The employees are so nice and accommodating. Our waitress always made sure we had full cups of water. Also, I like the «rustic» walls and attention to detail in the décor.

This is a solid choice for good pizza. It’s not gourmet but is certainly leaps and bounds above a Domino’s or Pizza Hut. They are consistent in both the quality of food and delivery time. We are now loyal customers to this little strip mall gem!
Hint: We like to ask for a little extra cook time on the crust. It makes a big difference!

We decided to go for Giant Rustic Pizza shortly after it came to the Arcadia neighborhood on a night when cooking just wasn’t going to happen. We found a deal for a three topping pizza and called our order in to pick up. The person who took our order was knowledgable and helpful. We also ordered the spinach artichoke dip on her suggestion.
The spinach artichoke dip was nice, creamy and garlic-​y and was served with thin slices of toasted French bread. Loved it.
Pick up was a breeze and we enjoyed our still-​hot pizza when we got home. I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but I feel like tarragon and oregano MAKE a pizza. Let me tell you, they were on point with their herbs, y’all. Good crust, just enough sauce. The toppings are pretty standard pepperoni and sausage (the sausage is sliced instead of crumbled) but still good. I’m not sure id put it above all others, but it’s pretty good!

Wanted to give this place a try after seeing it served New York style pizza. Pizza by the slice option allowed us to t et you pizza and split a sandwich. This ended up to be a great way to try different items. We got a slice of pepperoni pizza which were pretty good size slices similar to the size of a costco size slice and then ordered the Italian Bird. The bread on the sandwich was exceptional with a good mixture of spices, meats and seasoning. The sandwich was definitely the high point of the meal. You have to fold the slice like a true new yorker when eating the slice of pizza.
The place is located in the shopping plaza with the grind with a good portion of parking. The inside I dc the the restaurant is small bur nice and quaint. Liked the chalk board that listed the menu, was impressed by that. Will come back to try other items and also go to their North Scottsdale location which is closer to home.