Pizza a Metro

Fantastic pizza. Nice atmosphere and great customer service — we will be back for pasta!

Don’t let the location or the door steer you aways from amazing food. This place serves some amazing pizza and pasta. The staff is really friendly and once inside the atmosphere makes you forget the area around you.

Went here for lunch and ordered gnocchi with ala vodka sauce. The portion is too big for one person and it would make sense to maybe split an appetizer and the dish. Alternatively, you can take the leftovers home :-) The dish was tasty and I was able to ask for fresh black pepper to add some additional flavor. Gotta have my fresh black pepper! FYI, it would be tough to seat 8 people at this location. The place is small, but the food is grand. Apparently there is a Gilbert location that is bigger. Can’t wait to try out that location as well as another entrée.

SO SO SO SO SO SO SO GOOD! AWESOME! We came here with all the great review. We got bread (complimentary). I got the meatball soup (best I have every had). The gnocchi with vodka sauce was fantastic, gnocchi was cooked to perfection. The pizza was just plain freaking awesome. Thin crust, not soggy! One of the best pizza I have ever had. And then the tiramisu was perfect (not too sweet) and the cake was moist and not mushy. The service was great too. Caution, this place is buried in the end of the little shopping center (rough area), but it is worth it for GREAT food.

Just tried their fescolina pizza. Awe yeah… Tasty definitely coming back later, haha

Great service and very friendly! First time here and they took care of us very well. Food is super tasty!

I know everyone is raving about their pizza, which IS very good, but I can’t get enough of their homemade ravioli with vodka sauce it is absolutely killer.

So my friends and I wanted pizza OMG this place hands down has the best pizza we got the huge pizza 3 different flavors all were good. I never could think that broccoli on a pizza would be so good.

I can’t believe I’m the only person sitting in this restaurant at 12:30 PM on a weekday. After reading the amazing reviews I feared I wouldn’t be able to get a table. The fettuccine primavera with tomato vodka cream sauce was exceptional. Can’t wait to try the pizza next. This place really is a little gem.

Great food, great staff, great night. We got the calamari (lightly battered with delish marinara), gnocchi in vodka sauce (perfectly cooked and OMG delicious), bolognese pizza (absolutely fantastic!) — everything was GREAT, with attentive and friendly wait-​staff. We will be back!!!

We were in Italy last summer and haven’t found pizza that tasted like true Italian until this one. We had the green salad and Marghetia pizza. Both were amazing. Definitely a winner!

If you’ve ever thought of traveling to northern Italy just to try the food you can save a lot of money by coming to Pizza a Metro.
After living in Italy for 3 years we heard about the food at this restaurant and decided to try it. Very authentic sauces on the cheese ravioli. Very authentic pizza. The crust, the sauce, and the restraint on the use of toppings was exactly the way pizza is prepared in northern Italy. Of all the pizza we’ve tried in Phoenix there was no other as close to real northern Italian pizza.
If you don’t like the food at Pizza a Metro, don’t go to Italy. if you want an affordable date night, split a saladand a small pizza. My only complaint is the location.

Love this place! Its in a shitty strip mall but reminds me of NJ and some of the great Italian fare found there. Try the vodka penne! Its been 3 or 4 years, nice to see much is the same.

Recently went here for dinner as I’ve heard many good things about this tiny little place. At a quick glance you would miss this place as it’s in a strip of shops (wouldn’t really call it a strip mall as there is 4 little places by it with a Circle K at the end). I found some parking because it was early in the evening. Upon walking in I noticed there was a large family eating so there was only about 3 tables inside open. I had some wine and appetizers to tie me over until my dinner date arrived since she was coming from across town. The tomato balsamic mixture they serve with fresh pizza dough is OUTSTANDING! I could eat that stuff every day! The calamari was also very good! I had the small margarita pizza (perfect size to share) and it was GREAT! Then they gave us complimentary dessert! It was the best tiramisu I’ve ever eaten! The service was amazing and the food was outstanding. I will certainly be back soon.
Don’t let the exterior fool you… this place is awesome!

Welcome to perhaps the teeniest tiniest sit down pizzeria you can find. Seriously, picture a pizzeria half the size of your local Domino’s trying to cram in seating for 20 (including an outside patio) and you get an idea of just how small this place is. And yet, it works (for the most part). I was in the mood for a pizza on a Friday after work. And although Downtown Phoenix has a barrage of great pizzerias to choose from, Pizza A Metro has been on my radar of late largely because of the great Unilocal reviews. So, tonight was the night to find out what the buzz is about.
Pizza A Metro’s main location sits right next door to a Circle K on the northeast corner of 24^th Ave and Thomas (just a stone’s throw from the I-​17). And yes, the surrounding neighborhood could be classified as somewhat iffy. Though to be fair the immediate vicinity of the restaurant is quite nice and tucked away (that is if you can get one of the few parking spots available). Anticipating a big dinner rush, I decided to call ahead and order a pizza to go. However when I arrived around 5pm, there were only 2 sit down customers there so file that in your memory banks. Also, a quick note that afternoon rush hour along Thomas Road is horrific so give yourself a few extra minutes if you’re coming here around then. The interior of the pizzeria is quaint, but quite nice. The television on the wall is a little out of place if you ask me, but the furniture, the décor, and the open view of the pizza prep area create a pretty intimate feel to the place. For today though, it was grab and go.
They had my pizza ready in about 15 minutes from the time I called. For my first go around I wanted to do an apples to apples comparison with other pizzerias I’ve been to in the area. Among the best I’ve been to in Downtown Phoenix (and refer to as the «Big 4») are Pomo, Cibo, Pizzeria Bianco, and La Piazza PHX. All have a simple margherita pizza, so a simple 12″ margherita it was. Total cost, $ 10. A few bucks cheaper than the other «Big 4» margheritas. Right off the bat, I noticed the crust is thinner than the aforementioned Downtown pizza giants. The house made cheese is terrific and the basil was a nice subtle addition. The crust was super crunchy (far crunchier than other pizzerias in the area), though it didn’t have the soft chewy texture I like from the «Big 4». The sauce was also a disappointment as there was barely any on the pie that I could taste other than the outer edges. All in all, a respectable pizza, but by no means did it blow me away.
Perhaps the aforementioned big four Downtown pizzerias were an unfair comparison, because I would probably put Pizza A Metro’s version of the margherita behind all of them. That said, I’d certainly come back for a sit down experience here and the pasta menu seems pretty intriguing. And for those of you in the east valley, Pizza A Metro also has a location on Greenfield and Warner. For the rest of you looking to come to the original, don’t let the address scare you off. As neighborhood pizzerias go, this place can hold its own pretty well. But for me, the «Big 4» in Downtown are the still the pinnacle of pizza royalty.

It was my first time here and I really wanted to see the metro pizza myself — and oh my goodness! You can watch the person rolling out the dough and turning it into a 39 inch pizza. The pizza was delicious!!! I want another metro pizza! Got the Sausage with Broccoli (the sausage is amazing here — please try), the pizza with the Artichoke, and their Vegetarian pizza. All were delicious!
They also start of by serving you bruschetta (thumbs up). I ordered a pasta dish with mussel and calamari — sauce was great with a hint of heat. I decided to get dessert to end my meal — Crème Brulee.
Man, am I stuffed! But the food was fantastic! So glad I finally tried this little gem so I can come back.
I must add that our server was awesome — super attentive and answered our first timer questions.
Lastly, the bill arrived with a rose for me — awwww moment and I also got to take the balloon home too! Not only did I fall for their food… now they really captured my heart! I’ll be back… count on it for sure!

There’s a bit of history with me and this place. Many moons ago, my family was super close to the former owners of this place when it was called Romans pizza. Then my brother and his best friend bought it from them and ran it… to the ground. And that’s probably the best thing that ever happened to this place because luckily after that, Pizza A Metro happened.
I always passed by this place but I never bothered to stop because the area really creeps me out. Well, after seeing a bunch of my Unilocal friends check in to here and reading the reviews, I finally decided it was time.
This place is a poster child for «don’t judge a book by it’s cover» because that’s what I did and I missed out. When I walked in, it’s tiny. But it gives you a warm feeling. I don’t know what it is about it. I got the to-​go menu and they had their lunch menu which was incredibly cheap!
I ordered the small margherita pizza. I asked the girl how small is the small and she told me 12 inches… here I am thinking 8 inches. And it was only $ 7.95! What a deal! I was stuck between the tirimisu and the crème brûlée. I love both desserts and I love homemade tirimisu even more but the crème brûlée won. I had my dessert before my pizza since I had to wait til it was cooked. The crème brûlée was excellent! It was perfectly creamy and the perfect amount of vanilla flavor.
My pizza was ready and I took it with me… I don’t usually like to eat in my car but I DEVOURED this pizza before I even made it to school. It wasn’t overly salty, had the perfect amount of cheese and sauce. I wish it had more basil but it didn’t ruin it. Overall, I was satisfied!
I will definitely be back to try the pastas and the tirimisu!

This is one of the most horrible and expensive place I’ve been to. I went there once and I immediately know that I will not be there again.
This place is expensive. A price for one pizza in this place, I can almost get three in Pizza Hut or other pizza restaurant and it’s even better. It’s funny how it says Meatballs Pizza, I thought there are going to be meatballs in the pizza and that is why it cost about 20 bucks. I was wrong. The pizza was not even that big for the price it cost us and the meatballs were cut into the slice like pepperoni.
The waiting also even worse. I waited for about almost 20 minutes until the the pizza is ready.
I will not recommend this place.

The food has gone downhill since they closed the Scottsdale location and got new owners or cooks or whomever. I had not eaten here in a long time because the last few times I had been in the pizza was not as good as it used to be. I also had found a better place closer to home. Well, I thought I would give them another try tonight since the reviews are still good. It had been a long, hectic week at work. I happen to be driving by and I just wanted to sit down with my new book and eat. This was a very strange and demeaning experience. I have never had anything like this ever happen to me before. It upset me so I was compelled to write this update.
This restaurant is very small. Too small for how popular it seems to be. They have only five tables in the place and if you sit at two of them it is very awkward since you are right by the kitchen door (And in the way) or under the TV. I apparently forgot about that tonight. It is certainly not a place to bring a party of fifteen and then book a party of eight.
I walked in and there was a very long table of about 20 up against the wall. They really did not fit in the restaurant at all. The kids with them were very noisy and not being disciplined of course by any adults. The other three small tables were filled with diners looking non too happy at the noise level and squished floor space. I should have left right then and there but I was in no rush. I noticed that two of the «Two Top» tables were finishing up so I waited by the kitchen window to sit. Again, very awkward just standing there. I felt so in the way. The server looked at me and said, «Just give me just one minute. Here is a menu.» Well, I stood there for about fifteen minutes.
A couple left shortly after that. I assumed the table would be cleared for me but it never happened. I stood by the window for five more minutes waiting. Finally, I sat down at one of the tables. A busser and a staff member walked by twice and no one cleared the table or acknowledged me. I started looking at the menu. After ten more minutes the waitress came back and said. «So are you wanting to eat? I was flabbergasted. I am thinking to myself, «What the heck?» «Well, YES! I do want to eat since this is a restaurant, right? But I meekly look at her, smile, and say, «Of course.» Maybe she is having an off night with that crazy 20 top over on the wall. Needless to say I was very confused and starting to get frustrated. I wasn’t sure how to answer or what she was trying to communicate. I assumed she forgot that she already asked me if I wanted take out or not. Not being a Harvard attorney I wanted to make sure to not go all postal on her.
Well, the waitress finally asks, «Well, do you want to eat here?» I might note that she has made no effort to start clearing the dirty table either. So now I am very confused. Shall I eat here? What is that suppose to mean? Shall I eat here? Well heck no, maybe I will eat in the kitchen, bathroom, or on the floor? In the parking lot? I can only conclude they do not want my business. I am thinking to myself, «Is this a joke? Am I on one of those reality TV shows? What is the problem here?» I have no idea what is going on.
She then looks at me and says, «Well, SHE said there is a reservation at eight.”(I still have no idea who «SHE» is.) I looked at my watch which said 7:10pm. Again, super confused hungry gal here. Also, what does this have to do with me anyway? The server finally gets her act together to tell me they have a table of eight coming in with a reservation, not a reservation at 8pm. Wow, reservations at this place, Really? Okay, I still had no idea when or why she was telling me this since I was at a Two Top not an Eight Top. The only other tables in the place were Two Tops that all together did not add up to eight. A reservation of eight would not fit anywhere in this place, anytime soon.
I finally looked at her, forcing her to communicate. «So are you saying you do not want to serve me? Do you not have room for me?» I hate being a mind reader on a Friday night after working with 8 year old kids all day. To this question the server replies, «No not at all. She says (Who the heck is SHE?) that we can bring you food. It has to be fast and you have to eat it fast. We need your table.» Now I get it! I can not reply though because my jaw has fallen to the floor in utter shock at her request. I walked out on the spot.
I was not sure how I felt about this. I totally understand having no room or a wait time. I even understand a reservation system since I eat out a lot. (But shocked that such a divey place in the hood would take them) I can even understand they can not expand their space just for lil olé me. However, what I can not understand in any shape or form is why no one thought to tell me any of this before I wasted 30 minutes of my Friday night just standing there. Also, to tell a customer they need to rush their food intake, at an Italian place no less, is sinful!

Stopped in to Metro before heading back to the airport for my trip back home. The place was empty at about 2 pm. My usual test for how good an Italian restaurant is — I try their chicken parmigiana. I know this place is mainly a pizza place, but if it’s on the menu, it better be just as good. I did not try the pizza. The chicken parm was on the lunch menu. It came with a side of penne. It was a good size for the lunch menu and cost $ 10.95. The cutlet was pounded thin and was very juicy. There was a square of mozzarella which didn’t cover the entire cutlet. Maybe more mozzarella would have been better. One thing I need to mention is that the sauce was a bit spicy. I don’t think it was mentioned on the menu, and not sure if it’s the same sauce they use on the pizza. It was good, but spicy. People should know this in case they order it for their kids. They passed my chicken parm test.
Service was good. I know I was the only customer there, but the waitress was very attentive. Sometimes when the restaurant isn’t busy, the waitstaff is even worse. They get into conversations with co-​workers, and you never see them. That was not the case here.
I took some desert with me to go. Actually flew it back to Los Angeles with me. I bought the Tiramisu and two Canollis. Wife and kids enjoyed the Canollis. Although my wife didn’t understand why they would drizzle chocolate syrup over the canolli. I think they should avoid that step. The tiramisu was also very good. Price was $ 4.95 each (1 canolli).