We discovered this place bc we're new to North County and my daughter wanted spaghetti for lunch. Saw good reviews, so chose here. So glad we found this place! It seems like a lot of people come in here for slices (which is always a great option); we chose to dine-in. There were 5 (maybe 4?) booths. As soon as we walked in I noticed the place was very clean (bathroom was very clean as well!). Had a good selection of food (some pep/cheese slices, garlic bread, gnocchi, spaghetti, wings) - all were delicious! Thin crust, very generous with cheese and toppings on the pizza. (East coast/New York style according to some other reviews).The biggest draw though was the owner. He was the one cooking the pies and running the register. He was so helpful and seemed to genuinely care that we had a great experience. Specifically, when the pies meant for slices were ready, he made sure to ask if we were ok "as is" or wanted any specifics (i.e. extra crispy) (so glad we said "as is" bc it was great!); also, my daughter is a "sauce fiend", so I asked for a little side of extra spaghetti sauce (the amount served w/ the spaghetti was perfect for a normal person!) and he suggested he warm it up first and got to it right away. Secondly, and more importantly, I overheard him thanking his employees for getting through the lunch rush! That was so cool to overhear. I could tell he cares for not only his patrons, but his employees as well!Also, they serve a limited selection of beer and wine!Great experience; they really set the bar for our north county dine-in Italian!
Used to love this place. I was always loyal despite how badly they would quote how long my order would take. Today, I ordered a pizza, two salads and an eggplant Parm. I was quoted 30 minutes. I got there on time , and the worker said it would be 10 more min. Totally fine, but then after 10 minutes went by i was still waiting. I decided to give it another 10 min before asking again. He proceeded to say “just 2 more minutes!” Again I waited 10 minutes. In all it took over an hour. Again, totally fine if you’re just up front about it.But that was not all… while waiting, I witnessed a family walk in. The workers refused to take their order for 10 minutes because they were too busy. The family was very respectful and said they would come back another night. After they left, two workers made fun of them. Another man came in and said he had placed a phone order to which the two employees stated they had not received one. The man said he had spoken to a woman to which the female worker responded “well there is another girl working in the back.” The man walked out.And finally, here is the food review. My eggplant Parm was burnt into hockey pucks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Shannon Fouts
We stopped for lunch and grabbed a pizza by the slice and it was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott king
Old style spicy italian pizza was very good. Spaghetti was amazing. Their wings, calzones and garlic breads are superb. High quality preparation. Service was a bit longer than estimated but the food made up for it.
The pizza (and other food) and service at Graziano's is excellent. The pizza crust is the old-fashioned hefty, chewy, flavorful, could be a meal itself kind. A tiny restaurant in the middle of a strip mall, it's not the place for an intimate date. But for a casual meal, or for take-out, it's wonderful.
On of the better pizzas in North County! Unbelievably good crust with a little leopard spotting-yum! Cheese was delicious and seems to be high quality! Only knock, and it's kind of a big one, I taste no tomato flavor. I taste Italian spices (oregano etc), and a hint of maybe crushed red pepper. For my east coast Italian blood, I prefer the tomato passata to be one of the holy trinity of pizza ingredients l: great crispy crust- check, delicious quality cheese-check, tomato's- meh, a red pizza is preferably just unspiced tomato purée w a little salt pepper. That's how we do it on the east coast.
John Zimmerman
Just tried their pizza for the first time, easily the best in Oceanside and we order pizza all the time. Definitely recommend! Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu. Edit: just ordered the ham n' provolone, best sub I've ever had. Seriously, not a plant or anything, just a consumer.Pizza is already superior and the sub was otherworldly. Gonna try an entree next!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike
Great thin crust pizza slices. Good steak and mozzarella cheese sub. Good garlic bread. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lesa Jones
Great pizzeria that reminded me of the east coast! Delicious pizza and sandwiches!!!! Excellent customer service! Ate the sandwiches at the restaurant and brought slices home. Reheated in the oven and made a perfect pizza dinner.
Pizza was good but service experience was terrible. Waited 30 mins, told us another 8-10mins and ended up being 45mins. Other customers came in after us got all their pizzas before us. Employees frantically running around, with their heads cut off. Wouldn't go back no matter how good the pizza is.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Supreme Pizza
MommaH D.
Much smaller calzone than normal, but always appreciate Mike and the younger girl with the fun eccentric vibe who's super friendly.
Sam C.
This place is East Coast Pizza from a person who grew up there. Wonderful big floppy slices with a bit of pink grease stripping down. East coasters will definitely be happy, and they also have Stromboli's.
Gena L.
There is nothing better than being pleasantly surprised by a restaurant. We literally stopped by here while killing time and it was a great visit. It's in a very unassuming strip mall location. We ordered a slice of pepperoni and a slice of their Grandma's Sicilian style pizza with ricotta, tomato, basil and a little balsamic. Both were delicious. The crust was solid on both and the grandma style was kinda like eating a bruschetta on a deep dish crust. I was worried about the balsamic because I don't like sweet flavors on food that's supposed to be savory but it was very subtle...the perfect amount. We aren't typically in the area of this establishment but I'm already planning an excuse to go back there. Yum!
Mike Montano
Graziano’s is a hidden gem! We live up the street and have been meaning to come in, and I’m so glad we did. The service was fantastic - they accommodated our ricotta and jalapeño ask in our calzone. We got the garden salad, the meat calzone and BBQ chicken pizza! Thank you!
We discovered this place bc we're new to North County and my daughter wanted spaghetti for lunch. Saw good reviews, so chose here. So glad we found this place! It seems like a lot of people come in here for slices (which is always a great option); we chose to dine-in. There were 5 (maybe 4?) booths. As soon as we walked in I noticed the place was very clean (bathroom was very clean as well!). Had a good selection of food (some pep/cheese slices, garlic bread, gnocchi, spaghetti, wings) - all were delicious! Thin crust, very generous with cheese and toppings on the pizza. (East coast/New York style according to some other reviews).The biggest draw though was the owner. He was the one cooking the pies and running the register. He was so helpful and seemed to genuinely care that we had a great experience. Specifically, when the pies meant for slices were ready, he made sure to ask if we were ok "as is" or wanted any specifics (i.e. extra crispy) (so glad we said "as is" bc it was great!); also, my daughter is a "sauce fiend", so I asked for a little side of extra spaghetti sauce (the amount served w/ the spaghetti was perfect for a normal person!) and he suggested he warm it up first and got to it right away. Secondly, and more importantly, I overheard him thanking his employees for getting through the lunch rush! That was so cool to overhear. I could tell he cares for not only his patrons, but his employees as well!Also, they serve a limited selection of beer and wine!Great experience; they really set the bar for our north county dine-in Italian!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread, Wings, Cheese Pizza
Used to love this place. I was always loyal despite how badly they would quote how long my order would take. Today, I ordered a pizza, two salads and an eggplant Parm. I was quoted 30 minutes. I got there on time , and the worker said it would be 10 more min. Totally fine, but then after 10 minutes went by i was still waiting. I decided to give it another 10 min before asking again. He proceeded to say “just 2 more minutes!” Again I waited 10 minutes. In all it took over an hour. Again, totally fine if you’re just up front about it.But that was not all… while waiting, I witnessed a family walk in. The workers refused to take their order for 10 minutes because they were too busy. The family was very respectful and said they would come back another night. After they left, two workers made fun of them. Another man came in and said he had placed a phone order to which the two employees stated they had not received one. The man said he had spoken to a woman to which the female worker responded “well there is another girl working in the back.” The man walked out.And finally, here is the food review. My eggplant Parm was burnt into hockey pucks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We stopped for lunch and grabbed a pizza by the slice and it was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Old style spicy italian pizza was very good. Spaghetti was amazing. Their wings, calzones and garlic breads are superb. High quality preparation. Service was a bit longer than estimated but the food made up for it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Marinara Sauce, Calzone, Supreme Pizza, Garlic Bread, Meatball
The pizza (and other food) and service at Graziano's is excellent. The pizza crust is the old-fashioned hefty, chewy, flavorful, could be a meal itself kind. A tiny restaurant in the middle of a strip mall, it's not the place for an intimate date. But for a casual meal, or for take-out, it's wonderful.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Marinara Sauce, Calzone, X-Large Supreme Pizza
On of the better pizzas in North County! Unbelievably good crust with a little leopard spotting-yum! Cheese was delicious and seems to be high quality! Only knock, and it's kind of a big one, I taste no tomato flavor. I taste Italian spices (oregano etc), and a hint of maybe crushed red pepper. For my east coast Italian blood, I prefer the tomato passata to be one of the holy trinity of pizza ingredients l: great crispy crust- check, delicious quality cheese-check, tomato's- meh, a red pizza is preferably just unspiced tomato purée w a little salt pepper. That's how we do it on the east coast.
Just tried their pizza for the first time, easily the best in Oceanside and we order pizza all the time. Definitely recommend! Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu. Edit: just ordered the ham n' provolone, best sub I've ever had. Seriously, not a plant or anything, just a consumer.Pizza is already superior and the sub was otherworldly. Gonna try an entree next!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great thin crust pizza slices. Good steak and mozzarella cheese sub. Good garlic bread. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great pizzeria that reminded me of the east coast! Delicious pizza and sandwiches!!!! Excellent customer service! Ate the sandwiches at the restaurant and brought slices home. Reheated in the oven and made a perfect pizza dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meatball
Our go to place for great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Pizza was good but service experience was terrible. Waited 30 mins, told us another 8-10mins and ended up being 45mins. Other customers came in after us got all their pizzas before us. Employees frantically running around, with their heads cut off. Wouldn't go back no matter how good the pizza is.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Supreme Pizza
Much smaller calzone than normal, but always appreciate Mike and the younger girl with the fun eccentric vibe who's super friendly.
This place is East Coast Pizza from a person who grew up there. Wonderful big floppy slices with a bit of pink grease stripping down. East coasters will definitely be happy, and they also have Stromboli's.
There is nothing better than being pleasantly surprised by a restaurant. We literally stopped by here while killing time and it was a great visit. It's in a very unassuming strip mall location. We ordered a slice of pepperoni and a slice of their Grandma's Sicilian style pizza with ricotta, tomato, basil and a little balsamic. Both were delicious. The crust was solid on both and the grandma style was kinda like eating a bruschetta on a deep dish crust. I was worried about the balsamic because I don't like sweet flavors on food that's supposed to be savory but it was very subtle...the perfect amount. We aren't typically in the area of this establishment but I'm already planning an excuse to go back there. Yum!
Graziano’s is a hidden gem! We live up the street and have been meaning to come in, and I’m so glad we did. The service was fantastic - they accommodated our ricotta and jalapeño ask in our calzone. We got the garden salad, the meat calzone and BBQ chicken pizza! Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5