Mario's Pizza - Clemmons

Bottom line: Mario 's Pizza turned out some good pizza slices to take home and enjoy. Only cheese and pepperoni slices were available with no other toppings for take out slices that night and a longer than expected wait during a holiday week paid off though in the end, enjoyable thin slice NY style pizza. The Deets: Over the holiday season, of course there was that one night that the mood for cooking had long since passed and we wanted something simple and low key...pizza, right? Word was from my family that Mario 's Pizza was the local business to hit for some good pizza so we committed to going here. Deciding on cheese pizza slices and a slice of pepperoni to pick up (as they were not doing any other slice types for the evening we were told, maybe volume or staffing? , we phoned in our order and drove off in the soaking rain to pick it up. We had one person that wanted everything on one of the slices so there was a bit of compromise. My guess about order volume may be true as when I arrived and paid for the order, I was then informed that it would be at least another 15 minutes. I was not alone in waiting for orders as the time went on, more came in and waited on orders, so these guys were busy and popular but not too many people were actually sitting in the restaurant eating (they have a good sized seating area ...the take out volume of business was probably a good sign about how good they are, hopefully. That hope paid off...their New York style pizza was pretty tasty. Their pizza had thin crust which I like, as well as fairly good slice size. I 'd say for a pretty solid pizza choice in the Clemmons/Lewisville area, I would definitely visit Mario 's Pizza again in the future. I normally would say more 3-3.5 stars for the lack of toppings available on slices and the pretty long wait even after a good drive over but I have to give them the benefit of the doubt since it was a holiday week and say go with 4 stars as they got the job done, the pizza was good, and the staff was nice when waiting/picking up the meal.

Ordered takeout from here. It was delicious! The garlic knots were the only things that I would never order for takeout again. They could 've been really delicious, but the texture was like they had been microwaved. Cannoli (Italian Pastry): absolutely, phenomenal! Garlic Knots: did not have a great experience. The texture was almost like they had been microwaved Jalapeño Poppers: these were sooooooo good! Tons of cheese in the middle, and they remove the seeds, so not too spicy. Yummmm! Onion Rings (Beer-Battered): love the texture of beer battered onion rings, and these did not disappoint! Meatball Sub: it was OK. I feel like it was missing salt or something. Just wasn 't anything really special. Sorry guys, but I think I prefer going to Subway for a meatball sub. Pepperoni Slice: pizza slices are huuuuuuge! I was like, that 's what I 'm talkin ' 'bout!!! The pizza was great! Sausage, Mushrooms, Onions Pizza By The Slice: love their pizza!!! I will definitely be back!

Picked up food from here to go for a last minute dinner idea and it was pretty good. They had a special on a Buffalo chicken pizza so I had to try that. It was good but not what I expected. There were onions on it which I've only ever seen on BBQ chicken pizza, good but didn't taste like the usual Buffalo chicken pizza because of that. I really liked the garlic knots, tons of garlic and oil flavor without being too much. The side of sauce was really good! We had the Italian sub too which was okay, I wasn't expecting it to be hot so that was surprising and there was a little too much ham on it for me. We also got a side of meatballs for our daughter and I didn't try them but she ate them right up! Overall pretty good food though and I'll be back to try more of their specialty pizzas and get more knots!

Mario's is a reliable New York-style pizza restaurant that also offers tasty subs (I highly recommend the Eggplant Parm) and fresh, generous salads. They have daily specials that won't break the bank for lunch. During my visit, I ordered a large cheese pizza, a Caesar salad, and a sub.

I picked up some slices and garlic knots from this location recently and it left so much to be desired. The pizza was NOT thoroughly cooked I ended up having to put both slices into my own oven when I got home because they were not done. The garlic knots were extremely dry and almost stale tasting. Sadly, I think I will only be frequenting the Cloverdale location from here on because this was totally unacceptable, especially given the cost.