Pizza On 40th

After reading the other reviews, I really don’t have much new to add. Momma Mia’s was my go-​to pizza place (as someone else already said). The same lady is working the counter. She even remembered me. I always ask for «the usual» which for me is the 2 slices of pizza and a drink special for $ 3.50. Good stuff, good price, fast service and large slices.

Great pizza, just as Mamma Mia’s offered. Different management and company name change, but the most of the same employees and same tasty pizza.

3 stars right off the bat, as I paid extra for more ranch with my wings and it was forgotten about. They staple the bag shut so be sure to ask before leaving.

The pizza was amazing! Just like authentic NY pizza. Definitely recommend it!

Been trying to find a great slice place here in central phx. Found this one here on Unilocal and decided to try on a perfect day: after a night of drinking. Nothing better than pizza for a hangover
Pizza was nothing special. Wasn’t bad but also wasnt great. So so at its finest. Good price though

They’re Back and better than ever! Seems like better management/​food is great & super clean & place was nicely renovated. The food is still AWESOME and I do love to have my cheat/​pizza meal @ #Pizzaon40th Previous to the new ownership/​management– I used to call no one would even answer the phone half the time, now people answer the phone– LOL
Everyone is smiling, good staff! Nice come back guys :)

I moved to the area this summer and we’ve been looking to find a great local pizza place. I was so excited when I saw the great reviews, but, I don’t get it. The pizza is not great. It’s just ok. I’ve definitely had better, and I have certainly had worse. There is nothing special here.

OK — we were so sad and bummed when Momma Mias didn’t come back. It was our go-​to pizza place and it killed us! The we found out about this and were sooooo excited. Now normally, I think you would want places to be different or unique or doing their own thing, but I am so happy that these guys kept to the simple amazing pizza they had before! It was so good and so nice to have something close and back that we love! The wings were great too! Delivery was wicked fast!
Guess we will be back to Sunday night pizza again :)

Here’s the deal. The pizza is AMAZING. Five stars for the pizza. Don’t try to eat here; there’s no room. The «dining room» barely fits three people. This is a definite «to go» or delivery pizza place.
The wings, eh — they’re fine. The five stars is for the pizza. Seriously, the pizza is top notch — nothing fancy, just delicious. I haven’t tried anything else on the menu, and I probably won’t. This place was awesome when it was Mama Mia’s, and if anything, the pizza tastes even better now.
I do have an issue with it being called «Brick Oven Pizza.» There is no brick oven; it’s not Brick Oven Pizza, so why even put that on the menu or, even worse, on the sign outside of the business? Another reviewer said it’s like expecting a garden of olive trees at Olive Garden. I disagree; it’s like calling your restaurant Chet’s Open Pit Barbeque, where there is no Chet and there is no open pit in a 15-​mile radius. I just don’t get it. Pizza clearly doesn’t need to be cooked in a brick oven to be delicious; the proof is right here. Brick oven pizza is cooked in a brick oven, and it has a distinct texture based on the unique method of cooking. This is not brick oven pizza, and it doesn’t even resemble brick oven pizza — not in cooking style, not in texture, and not in taste. It’s still delicious (five star delicious). I don’t understand where the «brick oven» came from unless there’s some crazy story about how they were going to install a brick oven, but it broke as it was being shipped from Italy and the sign had already been ordered. Unless there’s some rational reason for having «brick oven pizza» on the sign, I would try to figure out a way to dodge the false advertising claim. Just serve the awesome pizza, and ditch the «brick oven» moniker. Let the pizza sell itself.

A very worthy successor to the NY-​style pizzeria that used to occupy this space. Prices are good, slices are huge and tasty, and they even offer gourmet toppings (sun-​dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, etc.). They also have pies for people with special dietary needs: low-​carb personal pie with one topping for $ 7.99 and gluten-​free pie with one topping for $ 8.99; the gluten-​free one is a good deal considering that gluten-​free personal pies (with one topping) at other pizzerias cost between $ 11 and $ 14. And don’t be confused by their logo, which says «Brick Oven Pizza on 40^th». The «brick oven» is just for the name, just as you don’t find a garden of olive trees in Olive Garden; the pizzas in 40^th Street are baked in a regular commercial metal oven. Oh — and they have a really good meal deal: 2 slices and a small soda for only $ 3.50!

They are back, formally known as Mamma Mia’s. I was ecstatic when i found out not only was it opening back up but most of the original workers were rehired by new management. Food is still awesome and if you want real NY Style pizza, come here.
This is how it is done!!!