Pelham Pizza
“I ordered a regular slice, an eggplant slice, and a arugula slice.”
“Eggplant parmesan is really savory with cheeeesy layers of the tastiest eggplant.”
“Next time I think instead of one pizza I will probably just grab a couple different slices and a calzone or roll.”
Pelham Pizza
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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The regular cheese slice was A-OK. Huge, lots of cheese, thick crust, a bit too much oil and definitely not enough sauce (and too pasty). NY style – reminded me of the great slices I used to get in the Bronx but not as great, unfortunately. The eggplant parm dish coming out though looked great. Might just have to return for that.
Pelham makes a great overall pizza. The baked dough is crispy yet also chewy, the cheese is rich and stretchy, and is sweet, savory, and spicy enough. Perfect balancing. This is THE best pizza in Pelham, which is a huge accomplishment considering the rival pizza joints (several of them all within walking distance) are pretty darn good themselves.
We have gone here for dinner three times since moving to town…last week. It's that delicious. I love the eggplant pizza. My dream come true!
I wish they delivered. That's the only downside. Although I can picture driving over to pick up food during the winter.
The reason I give them 4/5 stars is that the crust is so hard it's difficult to eat. You know, the top part where there's no sauce to soften it up. So that makes me sad but I enjoy the entire slice up to that point!
Pelham Pizza is my favorite pizza place in the world.
I've been coming here since I was a child when my grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins lived right around the block. Even as a kid I knew that Pelham Pizza was special. Their pizza, pasta dishes, italian ices, stromboli…EVERYTHING is tasty and inexpensive. Even though I don't live in NY anymore, I visit whenever possible and find it comforting that the same people (or family members of the older generation that used to work there) are taking orders and engaging with the community. I always sit in the same booth with pictures of little league sports teams my uncle coached and my cousins played on. It is such a special place for me and my family.
The pizza is second to none. Without a doubt, my favorite slice is the eggplant. Pelham Pizza's fried eggplant is second only to my grandmother's. This slice is heavy and one makes me extremely full. Year after year, their sauce and ingredients never change and you can always expect the highest quality food. Mango italian ice is my favorite, but the red white and blue one will always bring back many childhood memories.
I live in Connecticut but go far out of my way to visit. I'll take any chance I can get to bring people there and will be going back for many years to come. Thank you for your consistently wonderful food and service!
Every time we are in the area, not only do we make the effort to grab a slice? But we take multiple chicken rolls, throw them in a ziplock and bring them on the plane to pop in the freezer when we get home (or eat mid-flight). Absolutely delicious. I actually added it to my "Last Meal" list on Yelp, because it was truly the first thing that popped into my head.
The staff is incredibly friendly and always make you feel like they remember the last time you were in (which in our case is impossible
since we are only in once or twice a year). Perfect pizza.
P.S. Want to eat outside? There's a nice little park across the street and up the block to sit and eat on a sunny day!
I actually kinda hate to review this place because I think if the secret ever got out about how good their pizza is it'll get swamped like a trendy new york nightclub. Aside from their Calzones I really only come here for either of two pizzas, the lasagna pizza or the eggplant pizza. Both are really entire meals in themselves with the lasagna thick and full of tasty sauce and ricotto and the eggplant pizza heaped thick with sliced of incredibly tasty fried eggplant.
Trust me I've had pizza from every borough in NY from famous places like Lombardi's to little corner pizzerias in the middle of bensonhurst over the course of my 30 years on this Earth but I love Pelham's pizza the most. When I have friends visiting I always tell them that I'm gonna bring them to the best pizza in the world and they're always skeptical but after their first few bites there is no more doubt.
What a great little spot for a quick slice. The pizza was fresh and the staff were pleasing. Coming from North Carolina and being used to souther hospitality, I felt right at home. I enjoyed a slice of cheese and a slice of sausage. Seating was plentiful, parking was metered (0.25 cents per 20 minutes) and the adjacent businesses offer plenty of browsing to walk off the calories.
Id definitely come back to enjoy some of their other menu options. Only suggestion I would make is to have a better system of collecting glass bottles instead of allowing them to collect on top of the trash can. While I was there, a guy knocked over the bottles and shattered a few on the ground while trying to dispose of his waste.
Overall, AWESOME!
It's a true testament to a restaurant's staying power when, despite almost always having long lines, not doing delivery AND being cash only, it is consistently packed. Such is the case with Pelham Pizza. The guys are great, each with a bigger personality than the last and making you feel like you'd known them forever.
And then there's the food. I once purchased a gnocchi entree that was so big, it fed every person at our table (there were seven of us). I love the arugula salad (and arugula slice), both of which comes with mozzarella, arugula, tomatoes and balsamic glaze. They have delicious italian ices (I'm a fan of the almond) and really, you can't go wrong with any of the options on the menu.