Bookie’s Pizza

$$ • Pizza

Hours:
1315 Water St, Santa Cruz
(831) 246-6158

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Bookie’s Pizza Reviews

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4.5 (116)
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Hand to heart — one of the best pizzas we’ve ever had! Got a tip from a local on the plane to try this and they didn’t mislead. Partners with a local ale house, which was also good. The Parmesan crisp around the edges of the crust made this next level good. Don’t let the thick crust fool you! It’s so light and crispy. We’ll visit every trip to the area.

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This is a happening spot! Very busy and there’s no question why- the beer, food and service are excellent!! We ordered a variety of pizzas- pepperoni, mushroom and vegan. All amazingly good. We also ordered the incredible green goddess salad - dressed to perfection with fabulous fresh herbs and the maitake wings- yum! Don’t be alarmed by the line! It moved fast and the food didn’t take long either- and came in courses which was fabulous! They also have lots of board games...read full review

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If you have not tried Detroit style pizza before, you might be surprised. It is a deep dish style pizza and more like focaccia than pizza. The dough itself takes over the cheese and toppings. The cheese is not a lot and blended very well with the toppings. We ordered kale salad, broccoli, mushroom nettle and peach pizza. I liked the mushroom nettle the most. It is very rare to see nettle used as food in US, so it surprised me in a good way.Broccoli one was spicy.Each pizza has...read full review

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Hours

Monday 12 - 9PM
Tuesday 12 - 9PM
Wednesday 12 - 9PM
Thursday 12 - 9PM
Friday 12 - 10PM
Saturday 12 - 10PM
Sunday 12 - 9PM
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