To be clear: this place is in a mini-mall type area with just the movie theater. It probably serves fine for people going to the theater and wanting to grab food quickly before or after.I got a whole pizza with extra cheese and pepperoni, a whole pizza with mushrooms, onions, and olives, two slices with onions, anchovies, and olives, and a Greek salad. I ordered takeout and the checkout process was smooth and quick.Overall, the pizza is alright if you buy a whole pizza and bad if ordered by the slice. The salad is ok.If you buy by the slice, it's premade cheese pizzas, sitting under heaters, reheated and with toppings added. The toppings are not well integrated into the pizza and it doesn't come out well. It might depend on the number of other customers whose consumption might cycle through the premade pizza and give you something fresher. But when I had it, the "ordered-by-the-slice" slices were pretty bad.If you get a full pizza it comes out a little better. But the dough does not stand up to the cheese and gets pretty soggy. The mushrooms used are canned, work very poorly for a pizza, and should be avoided. The flavor of the pizza is otherwise fine.The salad was unremarkable.Nothing about any of the items we are seemed aligned with other reviews remarking on the amazing salads or pizzas.Compared to other places, I would not recommend this place for takeout or as a specific destination. The price is too high for pretty low quality. I would guess it would work ok if you order a whole pizza as part of going to the theater.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Pizzas
terry little
An institution! Great food!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizzas
Hanadi Ghannam
Great service, best steak and cheese sub, nice location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Allan Sherman
This is a great little
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nuha Anwar
One of the best places to go for pizza and pastas. Simple, Italian dishes, but really good homestyle cooking. Highly recommend coming here if you are planning to get a grub to eat before a movie. My picks from here would be the piccatta, or chicken parm pasta. Their New York style pizza is also really flavorful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
sournutt
Mamma Lucia -- an Authentic Slice of Heaven in Fairfax From the very first whiff of fragrant Italian herbs wafting through the air of Fair City Mall, I knew Mamma Lucia was going to offer an extraordinary dining experience. Nestled at 9650 Main St, this gem of Fairfax, VA, has quietly crafted some of the most authentic and delicious Italian dishes I've ever tasted. The star of the show is their pizza. Perfectly balanced with a robust tomato sauce with just the right hint of sweetness and topped with the most indulgent, bubbling cheeses, every slice of their pizza promises a journey straight to the cobblestoned streets of Italy. It's not just the freshness of the ingredients that set Mamma Lucia's pizzas apart; it's also the perfect execution of thin yet substantial crust with those sought-after, slightly charred edges that only a masterfully maintained oven can produce. If you think it can't get any better, let me tell you about their Chicken Parm Sub, a stunning symphony of crispy, tender chicken nestled with a generous helping of marinara and molten cheese, embraced by a fresh, soft sub roll that somehow holds it all together without surrendering to sogginess. Every bite is a testament to the love and years of perfected technique in Mamma Lucia's cooking. Part of what makes Mamma Lucia a veritable institution in Fairfax is the warm, familial service that completes the dining experience. On a recent visit, I was heading back home to South Carolina and wanted to share this culinary joy with a friend. Mamma Lucia prepared two magnificent pizzas, intentionally undercooked and uncut, ready for me to reheat at home. Her understanding of my request and willingness to adapt was heartwarming. These pizzas survived the journey flawlessly and baked up into golden, cheesy perfection that transported my friend and me right back to Mamma Lucia's welcoming establishment. Mamma Lucia is, without a doubt, the crown jewel of Fairfax's dining scene. It’s not just a place to eat; it’s a destination for those who appreciate a meal prepared with passion and precision. I am immensely grateful to Mamma Lucia and her exceptional team for not just a delightful dining experience but for bringing a slice of Virginia’s finest pizza to my home. To all pizza enthusiasts out there – this is as authentic and delicious as it gets outside of Italy. Mamma Lucia is the best pizza place in VA, hands down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Lasagna, Large French Fries, New York Style Cheese Pizza, 6 Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, Eggplant Parmesan and Spaghetti, Meatball Steak and Cheese and Chicken Parm Subs, Pizzas, Tiramisu, Bottled Water, Chicken Parm Sub, Meatball Parmigiana, Pepperoni Pizza and Salad, Pepperoni and White Pizza, Garlic Bread, Baked Ziti, Steak Deluxe, Meatball
Adam McNair
I love this place. The pizza is very good. Thin with flavorful sauce. Their Italian entrees are also pretty good. Make sure to check the hours as they aren’t open every day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nmarvin99 M
Great food, big portions, always a great choice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Pizzas
Geoffrey Lucas
It wasn't my favorite place, but everyone else I know would kill me if I didn't rate it 5.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pizzas
maria short
I love Mamma Lucia,The food is delicious I’d been coming here for more the 25 years and the quality is always the best.
I came in here tonight for dinner while waiting for a movie to start at the Fair City Mall theater. I got a 12-inch Italian cold cut sub, some garlic bread, and a sweetened tea. The total was a little less than $20. The sandwich was excellent. It had fresh white Italian bread, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, ham, salami, prosciutto (I think), peppers, and vinegar. All of the ingredients were fresh and tasty. Fresh ingredients are especially important in a cold cut sub. The service was reasonably quick. No complaints. Keep up the good work.
Jack F.
4% to use a credit card? It's a business expense. Is there a surcharge for napkins too?Plenty of other places to go
John Bae
New York style pizza. Thin crust with a bit of crunch. Hidden gem with lots of open seating. My kids love it after swim class.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Cheese Sub, Pizzas
Andrew Newman
Best pizza in Fairfax. I used to go to Woodson and it was so good I’d get caught playing hookie by teachers during lunch for a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nancy H.
The pizza here is a hidden gem!! Tucked away in a strip mall, I didn't know what to expect when first stepping in but heard about this place through the great reviews on Google. Mamma Lucia is a local, family business serving up great pizza with an incredible crust. We got the Momma's special 16 inch NY style I believe and the crust stood out to us. It was the perfect amount of crispiness and lightness. It wasn't too thin either.
To be clear: this place is in a mini-mall type area with just the movie theater. It probably serves fine for people going to the theater and wanting to grab food quickly before or after.I got a whole pizza with extra cheese and pepperoni, a whole pizza with mushrooms, onions, and olives, two slices with onions, anchovies, and olives, and a Greek salad. I ordered takeout and the checkout process was smooth and quick.Overall, the pizza is alright if you buy a whole pizza and bad if ordered by the slice. The salad is ok.If you buy by the slice, it's premade cheese pizzas, sitting under heaters, reheated and with toppings added. The toppings are not well integrated into the pizza and it doesn't come out well. It might depend on the number of other customers whose consumption might cycle through the premade pizza and give you something fresher. But when I had it, the "ordered-by-the-slice" slices were pretty bad.If you get a full pizza it comes out a little better. But the dough does not stand up to the cheese and gets pretty soggy. The mushrooms used are canned, work very poorly for a pizza, and should be avoided. The flavor of the pizza is otherwise fine.The salad was unremarkable.Nothing about any of the items we are seemed aligned with other reviews remarking on the amazing salads or pizzas.Compared to other places, I would not recommend this place for takeout or as a specific destination. The price is too high for pretty low quality. I would guess it would work ok if you order a whole pizza as part of going to the theater.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Pizzas
An institution! Great food!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizzas
Great service, best steak and cheese sub, nice location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a great little
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best places to go for pizza and pastas. Simple, Italian dishes, but really good homestyle cooking. Highly recommend coming here if you are planning to get a grub to eat before a movie. My picks from here would be the piccatta, or chicken parm pasta. Their New York style pizza is also really flavorful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mamma Lucia -- an Authentic Slice of Heaven in Fairfax From the very first whiff of fragrant Italian herbs wafting through the air of Fair City Mall, I knew Mamma Lucia was going to offer an extraordinary dining experience. Nestled at 9650 Main St, this gem of Fairfax, VA, has quietly crafted some of the most authentic and delicious Italian dishes I've ever tasted. The star of the show is their pizza. Perfectly balanced with a robust tomato sauce with just the right hint of sweetness and topped with the most indulgent, bubbling cheeses, every slice of their pizza promises a journey straight to the cobblestoned streets of Italy. It's not just the freshness of the ingredients that set Mamma Lucia's pizzas apart; it's also the perfect execution of thin yet substantial crust with those sought-after, slightly charred edges that only a masterfully maintained oven can produce. If you think it can't get any better, let me tell you about their Chicken Parm Sub, a stunning symphony of crispy, tender chicken nestled with a generous helping of marinara and molten cheese, embraced by a fresh, soft sub roll that somehow holds it all together without surrendering to sogginess. Every bite is a testament to the love and years of perfected technique in Mamma Lucia's cooking. Part of what makes Mamma Lucia a veritable institution in Fairfax is the warm, familial service that completes the dining experience. On a recent visit, I was heading back home to South Carolina and wanted to share this culinary joy with a friend. Mamma Lucia prepared two magnificent pizzas, intentionally undercooked and uncut, ready for me to reheat at home. Her understanding of my request and willingness to adapt was heartwarming. These pizzas survived the journey flawlessly and baked up into golden, cheesy perfection that transported my friend and me right back to Mamma Lucia's welcoming establishment. Mamma Lucia is, without a doubt, the crown jewel of Fairfax's dining scene. It’s not just a place to eat; it’s a destination for those who appreciate a meal prepared with passion and precision. I am immensely grateful to Mamma Lucia and her exceptional team for not just a delightful dining experience but for bringing a slice of Virginia’s finest pizza to my home. To all pizza enthusiasts out there – this is as authentic and delicious as it gets outside of Italy. Mamma Lucia is the best pizza place in VA, hands down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Lasagna, Large French Fries, New York Style Cheese Pizza, 6 Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, Eggplant Parmesan and Spaghetti, Meatball Steak and Cheese and Chicken Parm Subs, Pizzas, Tiramisu, Bottled Water, Chicken Parm Sub, Meatball Parmigiana, Pepperoni Pizza and Salad, Pepperoni and White Pizza, Garlic Bread, Baked Ziti, Steak Deluxe, Meatball
I love this place. The pizza is very good. Thin with flavorful sauce. Their Italian entrees are also pretty good. Make sure to check the hours as they aren’t open every day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, big portions, always a great choice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Pizzas
It wasn't my favorite place, but everyone else I know would kill me if I didn't rate it 5.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pizzas
I love Mamma Lucia,The food is delicious I’d been coming here for more the 25 years and the quality is always the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 6 Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, Eggplant Parmesan and Spaghetti, Pizzas, Garlic Bread
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I came in here tonight for dinner while waiting for a movie to start at the Fair City Mall theater. I got a 12-inch Italian cold cut sub, some garlic bread, and a sweetened tea. The total was a little less than $20. The sandwich was excellent. It had fresh white Italian bread, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, ham, salami, prosciutto (I think), peppers, and vinegar. All of the ingredients were fresh and tasty. Fresh ingredients are especially important in a cold cut sub. The service was reasonably quick. No complaints. Keep up the good work.
4% to use a credit card? It's a business expense. Is there a surcharge for napkins too?Plenty of other places to go
New York style pizza. Thin crust with a bit of crunch. Hidden gem with lots of open seating. My kids love it after swim class.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Cheese Sub, Pizzas
Best pizza in Fairfax. I used to go to Woodson and it was so good I’d get caught playing hookie by teachers during lunch for a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pizza here is a hidden gem!! Tucked away in a strip mall, I didn't know what to expect when first stepping in but heard about this place through the great reviews on Google. Mamma Lucia is a local, family business serving up great pizza with an incredible crust. We got the Momma's special 16 inch NY style I believe and the crust stood out to us. It was the perfect amount of crispiness and lightness. It wasn't too thin either.