Bennidito’s Pizza

What’s the matter with you people — giving Bennidito’s and David’s only three-​and-​a-​half stars? Everyone knows they are the two best pizza places in town, always vying for first place in all the «Best of. .. » lineups! True, they are just pizza places, but they still deserve five stars in the Italian category.

The service was average, we were there on a Sunday night. Prices are decent, but the pizza wasn’t very good. One was the double pepperoni, can’t go wrong right? You’d be surprised. I got the margarita pizza, not a fan. The crust was burnt and the center wasn’t cooked thoroughly. Had one slice and that was enough. Don’t plan on going back.

Was there with my family on Monday night there was only 1 girl working and the place was packed. The service was pretty bad. The pizza was very good but the slices are to big. My family really loved it so I will be going back .
Ps: I usually go to there location on Sprauge a lot better service but they been closing down early beacuse they are slow (according to the employees)

Very very very very bad service. It’s not even just neglectful… the short middle aged guy who has been my server multiple times is blatantly rude.
Beer buddies are tasty, but save yourself the aggravation and order them for take out.

You will be foolish not to order Beer Buddies. It’s their best thing! They are perfectly fluffy, buttery, parmesan crusted, mini-​roll-​happinesses that are made in bread heaven.
Attention lovers of garlic– order the Manito Pizza.
There are TV’s if you need to catch some sport ball, there is an outdoor seating area with heat lamps, and they have a few highchairs for the kiddos. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty great. Just like Spokane.
Insider tip: You can get raw dough balls to-​go for a culinary short cut (Grilled pizza anyone?) Also, they have calzones, hot sandwiches, salads, etc.
They do offer delivery as well if you want to really impress your people. Or if you have a beer buddy crisis and need them NOW.
Also, just like in Spokane, there are often attractive, flannel clad, bearded men in this restaurant. I’m not sure why, but they tend to be here. Cheers!

Breadsticks… Just get the breadsticks. I have actually never eaten in at this place, but I call in orders of just their breadsticks for pickup pretty regularly. I had their pizza long ago, but wasn’t super impressed with it. Their breadsticks on the other hand? The nectar of the gods. So lovely. You will thank me… Also it is only $ 4 and some change for an order of breadsticks (and there are 6 good sized breadsticks per order… Definitely enough to fill one person). Such a great deal.

This is one of my favorite places in the world, fantastic atmosphere, beer and of course the pizza.

Fast and friendly service. Bennidito’s Salad Primo was amazzazing!!! And the Maui Wowie pizza was delicious… We will definitely go back the next time we are visiting Spokane.

After waiting for 20 minutes to be acknowledged by the server who was walking around, we grew restless. Finally, a table of 8 people sat near us. A male server came within a few minutes with pitchers of water for them. Another five minutes went by without so much as water or a hello from anyone. Finally the server from the table next to us told us that our server would be with us soon. He didn’t offer us anything.
So rude. Unacceptable. We left.

Great crust and good beer! Will come back when we are a little more hungry and get more than a slice!

I totally dig this place. The atmosphere, the pizza, the beer selection — and kid friendly! You will need to be patient as there are days where it seems they are short staffed and very busy, but if you go in knowing that then order a beer and enjoy your night out. Certainly order the beer buddies. Nearly everything on the menu is top notch!
I only have one complaint… and it’s their chicken wings. Now I applaud you on your pizza skills so when I saw that your wings were made with Franks, this upstate NY’er got excited for a taste of home. I… was…wrong. Semi-​breaded, mushy wings are a killer. Get back to basics — fry them, then toss them in franks, butter, and some vinegar. Nothing… NOTHING goes better with pizza and beer than some killer wings. Please fix this!

I’ve been here over 20x. Always good food, decent prices but On a Tuesday night only one server? Really? «You are killing me smalls.»
This isn’t working too well. Perhaps all the servers are at the new location on Sprague.

I ordered the family size antipasto– great portion size and awesome taste. The dressing came on the side and was more than enough. We also had a large pizza– which the dough needs to be improved. I didn’t eat the pizza, I asked how it was and the responses were not too enthusiastic. The cheesy garlic bread we were told didn’t come with sauce and so we paid 1.50 extra for a small cup of marinara. Which were surprised to see two small cups of sauce when we picked our order up at the restaurant. The pizza was okay– it could have used more toppings as some parts were mostly crust. If your a pizza place– I’d at least make sure the pizza was a little more special especially since there are so many options in that category. I’d order the antipasto again for sure. The pizza has yet to have me convinced that it’s worth paying extra for.

The gentleman working (short, grey hair) was rude to us from the beginning. He was passive aggressive about where we could sit. He seemed annoyed that we were there. We ordered our food, which was good, and then asked for the check. He was rude even then.
Perhaps he was having a bad day, but his attitude was continuous throughout our dining experience.

The best pizza in Spokane! You can’t go wrong with anything you order. The beer buddies are by far my favorite thing on the menu! And of course the pesto ranch dipping sauce!

One of the best pizza places in town. Beer buddies, pesto ranch, and pepperoni pizza are the highlights. Good service — Tyler was great.

BEER BUDDIES
Need I say more? I dream about them, they are amazing. I love the dipping sauces. Pizza and Calzones are good too but BEER BUDDIES. yummm

I don’t understand why people love this place, I’ve always had questionable to bad service, like you gotta be in the cool kids club to get the good service.
I’ve been here 4 – 5 times. The parking’s beyond terrible. The music’s much too loud, the lighting is terrible and it’s either freezing or blazing hot. Why bother having a sign that says to sit where your want if the server’s gonna move you, after you’ve settled in?
The pizza’s pretty good, but not good enough. You don’t get enough for the price, not even close. You have to love IPAs or wine (over priced wine) to drink anything here as well. Can we get a beer list? You rattle off what you have at Mach 10 and I’m supposed to choose? Forget it, I’ll have a Pepsi.
I think it’s the hipster factor that keeps people coming back. I don’t get it. Maybe I’m not cool enough.
*Update: 18% Gratuity on a party of 6??? Seriously??? With crappy service, super.

Bennidito’s is like that boyfriend or girlfriend that you think has potential, and you keep giving them chances to prove themselves — chances that they use to totally crap on your expectations. Most of the time, it is the ridiculously uneven service. Not that the servers bear any responsibility for this — every one of them, to a man or woman, works their behinds off to cover for the remarkable inefficiency of the kitchen staff, who appear to continuously wrestle with the idea that they are in food service and that customers may occasionally have other things to do with their evenings. Sometimes, you happen upon the equivalent of a unicorn tear — that perfect moment when the kitchen staff appears to grasp their true purpose and the wait staff is provided with the opportunity to provide you with the service they are capable of. But more often than not, if it is not the service, it is the food that lets you down. All the fantastic sauce in the world (and it is fantastic sauce) cannot make up for dessicated rocks of dough covered with far too toppings for far too much money.
Tonight, after waiting for an hour for two pizzas and some beer buddies, we were presented with two pizzas — a cheese cooked perfectly, and a Margertia that resembled a fallen asteroid. Unfortunately, we only discovered the latter when we arrived back at home, at which point I was too bitter to go back. No pizza chef with any respect of their craft would have let a pizza so dried out and burned up out of the kitchen, much less boxed up and charged to a customer for $ 18.99. It communicates a palatable lack of concern for craft and for the people who sustain it — something I expect when you are charging $ 20 or more for your average large pie.
I have completely given up on trusting Bennedito’s. It’s a shame — they are part of the South Hill, and I live minutes from them. There are few things more enjoyable than walking to a place with pizza and beer on a deck in a Spokane summer evening. But they do not give a crap about service or quality, and I have reached my trust quota. Bennedito’s long ago convinced me that they did not care about service (again, through no fault of the servers). They have now convinced me that they do not particularly care about pizza either. I will defer to others, like Lalo’s, Perry Street, and the estimable Flying Goat. I would far rather drive a half-​hour to TFG and know that my pizza will emerge with care and concern than save the gas and be shit on again by Bennedito’s.

Great beer, great pizza (try the margarita), service is meh but you’ll get what you need.