Pizza Sola

Meh.
Just meh. When you walk past this place there is always this delicious aroma lingering around the front door. But your pizza won’t taste as delicious as the smell.
I don’t know why. Everything looks like its done right. You see them toss and make your pizza right there. I think there’s something missing in the marriage of the cheese and sauce.
I’d say I’d never had bad pizza but I’ve had Dominos and Red Barron, so that would be a lie. Pizza Sola is just not that good. And I dont know why. Walk further up S Highland and go to PIzza Perfetta. It’s cheaper and tastier.

The pizza is great. Late hours service is terribly slow. Also, dirty cellphones are on the food prep surface, and they scoop their ice without a scooper. Gross.

The pizza and garlic knots were pretty good. A slice, 8 knots, and a cherry coke came out to around ⁶⁄₇ bucks. The pizza had a ton of cheese and I was quite full afterwards. Crust was decent and overall the experience wasn’t a bad one at all. Pizza taste/​quality was slightly above average which is fine by me at a low price and good portion size. Makes me think of sbarro.

I came here with some friends last fall for a slice of pizza after visiting the PGH Glass Center’s open house. My one friend, who usually eats gluten-​free, was being tested for celiac disease, so she was on a diet in which she had to eat a certain amount of carbs per day. Since pizza is one of those items she isn’t usually able to eat, and it’d been years since she’d had a slice of (non-​gluten-​free) pizza, we decided to head over to Pizza Sola for a slice.
I ordered a slice of the spinach, tomato, and feta, my (usually) gluten-​free friend had a slice of pepperoni, and my other friend had a slice of cheese, since that pie had just come out of the oven. While the slices were okay, my non-​gf friend and I were a bit disappointed, since, for $ 4 a slice, we expected pretty incredible pizza. While the slices were large and the flavors were okay (albeit nothing special), the crust was soft and floppy (I prefer a crispy crust for thin-​crust pizza) and kind of soggy from the sauce on top. Also, the toppings were prone to sliding off, which always annoys me when eating pizza. My non-​gf friend agreed with me about the quality, even though her slice was fresher than mine. My gf friend, on the other hand, really enjoyed her slice, but she said she suspected this was just because it’d been so long since she’d actually had pizza.
I’ve heard the quality of the pizza at this place is inconsistent, and that some days it’s better than others, so I’d be willing to try it again if I happen to be in the area, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it. 2.5 stars.

The pizza is good bit the staff are a bunch of idiots. Only the cute girl does any work. Everybody else is semi retarded and always clowning around. 9 times out of 10 they’ll get your order wrong. And they are always out of sausage, so don’t even bother trying to order that. Again, pizza is good bit they need to fire everybody except the girl.

Walked in for the first time Monday evening around 9:00 PM, large pizzas in the window and chose Spartan and Herbivore one each to go. Had it re-​heated in the big oven which I didn’t expect to be done (had the image I needed to microwave myself).
Tasty, huge, and quick, which is a great deal after a long day. I refer to myself as being always hungry and eating more portion than my male coworkers but was not able to finish two pieces.
Gentleman behind the counter seemed shy but very kind. Will try on another time of day with other dishes too.
4 stars with expectations for future revisit.

There pizza is too greasy and I know great pizza when I see it this is not so great. Pizza Prefecta has the best pizza. I live in shady side and this place is the worst place to get pizza in East Liberty. It’s not even that popular anymore. That’s it if you what pizza go to shady side pizza Prefecta on highland ave corner alder street.

Sauce it’s all about the sauce for me solas was sweet and mild not very tart. I hate pizza sauce that reminds me of ketchup. Slices are large and wide but the crust is soft and thin. You will need at least one piece per person.
Toppings are reasonable in variety.
The price could be a little lower but other than that I like this joint.

As I embarked on my personal Pizza-​lympics 2013, I came into it fully expecting Pizza Sola to at least medal. Granted, it had been a while since I’d come here, but I had fond memories. (Mostly of the drunkenly-munching-on-slices-at-Kelly’s-around-midnight variety.) But sadly, I can’t give today’s experience a good review.
Don’t get me wrong — P. S. gets the concept of that quintessential pizza-​by-​the-​slice joint just right; heat-​lamped pies warmed in the oven, then served by a borderline surly dude. I’m all about it. But I have to say, the two plain slices I got seriously underwhelmed me.
Now, they put the right amount of cheese on the sucker — which is to say, lots of it – but the sauce must have been put on with an eye dropper, because I could barely even sense the suggestion of sauce. Instead, I got cheese and over-​cooked dough. I hesitate to describe the bottom of my slices as «black,» because as a former waiter I know customers always complain that food is blackened if it’s even a touch more done than they want. But for real, the bottoms of my slices were the second-​blackest thing I’d seen all day. (The first was an old clip from the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav that I’d happened upon in the morning.)
The thing that made me saddest, though, was the crust. Pizza Sola (and its South Side forefather, Vesuvio) had always served that nice, thin, crispy New York crust. Which is, by the way, the Correct Way of making pizza. That’s not opinion, but scientific fact. It’s probably in the Bible, too. But dammit, didn’t the slices I got have crusts almost as thick as a bratwurst, but not nearly as tender? You bet your mozzarella.
In the words of my Italian ancestors, «Why you break-​a my heart, Pizza Sola?»

Come here great pizza. Hand made.

Pizza Sola to the rescue!
I work down the street from the one on Highland and Center and am here more often than I probably realize. Their pizza is thin, large, greasy and all the other things I look for in a great slice. They also have tasty craft sodas, which pair nicely with whatever slice you’re noming on. What’s that? Pizza and soda pairings isn’t a thing? Oh well, it’s just good to know they’ve got the good stuff.
I’ve also won the day every time I bring Pizza Sola back to the office. My volunteers now ask me if I’m going to get it when we have a big project to tackle. Our office is just as close to the pizza places that battle it out on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill, but my people keep asking for Pizza Sola.

Yum!
Yesterday was my first time at Pizza Sola and I am definitely a fan. I was in the hankering for a quick lunch after being destroyed on the tennis courts, so anything in the carb & cheese department would have been a-​ok on my book. Enter Pizza Sola.
This particular location is newer and you can tell by how nice everything looks. Good presentation of the existing pizza pies and the employees were courteous and quick to take one’s order. Pricing was also good, two slices of pizza and two bottles pops were under ten dollars!
Taste was great. The cheese was good, the crust was crispy enough to my liking and the sauce was specially savory. What honestly made the difference between 4 and 5 stars was the service. The night before they had pretty much sold out of bottle pops so they had just recently restocked the cooler, the gentleman working the front gave us ice cups to go with our drinks which was both considerate and excellent customer service.
I will definitely keep Pizza Sola in mind anytime I’m in the area!

Among the dozens of pizza parlors in Pittsburgh that churn out mediocre product, Pizza Sola stands out. It isn’t the absolute best pizza I have ever had. It is, however, consistent, good, and uses quality ingredients. Also the crust isn’t the ubiquitous thickness of mid western style pizza.
After four different visits to Sola I doubt that I will go to any other pizza place in Pittsburgh. My favorite is the margarita: fresh cheese, good helpings of sauce, not too much salt, and nice fresh basil.
Additional pluses: craft sodas, fast service, and friendly staff.

I got a slice of the spinach, tomato, and feta pizza. It was ok, the crust wasn’t as crispy as I would’ve liked, but maybe it was a function of not being in the oven for long enough when they re-​heated it. Who knows?! But the ingredients tasted good, the slice was huge!
Decent place to stop by for a quick bite to eat, but I prefer many other places for pizza such as Il Pizzialo, Dinette, and Wingharts. And I feel like for $ 4.00/slice it’s a bit pricey when for $ 6.00 more I could get an amazing personal sized pizza from Wingharts.

Looking for a late night snack… actual dinner, too.
Large place with a few tables and pizza by the slice.
Not to many pizza by the slices were available. Was talking with the staff about the pizza slices available. Staff was very friendly… but not so informative… more later. Ordered the pepperoni and sausage. Forgot to ask if it is the sweet sausage or hotter… unfortunately it was really sweet… not the crappppy crumbled crap many Burg places use but this was a very sweet tasting almost like tasting perfume. What a mistake.
Took off the sausage but it still had the flavors… Oh Well, better ask next time.
The crust seemed to be pretty good.
Just as I took my first bite a delicious looking white pizza came out of the oven. Now why oh why didn’t they tell me that???

I won’t lie — when we walked in and I saw they were simply going to heat up a slice of an already made pizza I was skeptical.
Worry not! This is probably one of my favorite pizza places now. Not better than Fiori’s, but we went back 3 times within 2 weeks of first going. I have only had their plain cheese pizza, but the slices are huge and the cheese is plentiful.
The wings aren’t that good, but that’s okay, since it’s a pizza place.

I have something really horrible to admit, my hubs likes Domino’s pizza and I’ve gotten used to sub par, mass produced cardboard. So enter in Pizza Sola. A mecca of fresh, hand made pizza in a variety of different choices.
What shall I choose from? Buffalo chicken, tomato/​feta/​spinach, margarita, pepperoni and banana pepper. Good Lord there’s a lot of choices!
I went with the margarita and tomato/​feta/​spinach. I love how even though it may have been made a little earlier (okay, I hope a little early:/) they put it back in the oven to heat it up. I recently went to a pizza place in Vegas that was rated pretty highly and the pizza was sitting out and kinda blah when they served it to you.
I was a HUGE fan of the margarita pizza. Let me preface this by saying I LOVE SAUCE, and LOTS of it! This pizza was loaded with sauce and mozz cheese. I was in heaven! Even though it was NY style thin crust, the dough was a little softer than I’m used to seeing on NY style and I also like that too. This was the winner for me!
The tomato/​feta/​spinach was a close runner up. It was loaded with all the ingredients, which is a huge plus. You don’t want to end up with a slice of all cheese and a spec of the sides when you order a slice with toppings on it.
Throw in fast and friendly service and a clean restaurant and I’m a fan! I don’t know if I can ever eat Domino’s again… (maybe in a jam, let’s not lie:)

Pizza Sola offers tasty and innovative pizza by the slice, in a clean and modern looking environment. The slices are huge, but thin (one is enough for me for a meal). I’ve gotten the Greco twice, which is white pizza with tomatoes, spinach, feta, and some wonderful herbs and garlic. The crust is cracker-​crispy, and they warm up your slice after you order it so it’s always served at the perfect temperature. I think it maybe runs you $ 3 – 4 bucks per slice. It can be a teeny bit greasy, but I haven’t minded so far. By and large, it tastes fresh and is surprisingly not-​heavy in your stomach. It’s very close to my work, lucky me, so I’m sure I’ll be back now and then when I’m too lazy to make my own lunch. It’s very popular with my coworkers, some of whom have tried almost every slice on the menu!

Been to this location 3+ times, always underwhelmed. I like the geographic location and its hours. Slices are big, crust OK+, and OK toppings.
Here’s what we hate: They always have two or three dry, withered pies that look like they should have been thrown into the trash hours ago, right up front (Who’s going to buy that!?). «Hey, look at all those gross ones» is NOT the first thing I want to spring to mind as I saddle up to the plexiglass and pick out a slice.
They make pineapple, pepperoni pizza? Who thinks that’s a good idea? Particularly when they list capicola as an available topping, which is a kind of HAM.
Also, the dudes making pies (at least at this location) look like they work at gun point; they never smile or make eye contact – they don’t look like they’re even beginning to enjoy what they’re doing. A «great attitude» is not something I would normally expect from dudes at a pizza joint, but these dudes work in an OPEN kitchen. And open kitchens DO seem to necessitate some social interaction with the customer. If, for example, the counter-​dude is in the back, and a sudden swarm of customers buzz in, I’ve twice seen pizza-​dude ignore the customers in favor of waiting on counter-​dude to notice and return. That’s horrible customer service.
At any rate, this is an OK spot to get an OK slice, or even to get a pie to go if you’re drunk or starving, or if you’re in a bind (you just moved). But I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat at Pizza Sola, at least not at this location.

My massage therapist raved about Pizza Sola so the BF and I decided to stop here. I wanted to try the margarita.
The sauce was so thick and bright bright red but the mozzarella splotches were pretty bare bones. More cheese please! The taste of tomato sauce took over the whole pizza. The crust was pretty average so overall, eh.
I love me some za so I’ll probably be back to try with different toppings.
There are still the Pizza places to judge from «The Best Of» on WPXI. I think us Unilocalers will be the true judges.