De Marinis Pizzeria

This pizzeria is a gem! The staff are genuinely some of the kindest and most accommodating people I've ever met. I ordered a large pizza, and only afterward realized that the sausage topping contained pork, which I don't eat. Even though it was completely my oversight, the staff went above and beyond and happily replaced the pizza with a fresh one. The pizza itself? Absolutely delicious, fresh ingredients, perfect crust, and bursting with flavor. It's rare to find a place where both the food and the service are top-notch. Highly recommend this place to anyone who loves great pizza and outstanding customer care. I’ll definitely be coming back!

1st time there. Pizza was well done as we ordered it, bottom was crispy, but the dough in the middle was literally raw. Something in their cooking process is wrong. See attached photos.

Eggplant 🍆 was very good and pizza 🍕 is very good with a great sauce. ( The thing I love someone makes a shitty review and show photos and the pizza is 75% gone come on they'd make it over if you have a concern. Awesome place staff to owners care about it. You want a pizza with eggplant and a drink with amazing customer service you got it 💯😎🍆🍕❤️

Service was great. The pizza was solid. Ordered an appetizer sampler and it was just okay. I wouldn’t order it again. The hot mess in the bowl tho is apparently lasagna. That was the biggest disappointment. Noodles were soggy & wet, over filled with tomato sauce. Overall, this place has good pizza and that’s all that matters. Lol

Easily my favorite pizza place. I get takeout pizza often here, and it’s always done on time and done well. I’ve never actually sat at the bar or been served in the restaurant area, so can’t comment on that, but their pizza takeout is easily the best in the area. Pizza Hut? Nasty. Dominos? Expensive. Toppers? Overrated. Demarinis? Awesome.

We probably should have gotten the pizza, but we ordered the mostaccoli with meat sauce and spaghetti with meatballs. The pasta and sauce were very bland with little flavor. The chicken parmesean was good, but I don't recommend getting the non pizza food items to go. It was packaged poorly in either Styrofoam or shoved in plastic cylinders. We had tried Pepino's up the road prior and it was hands down better. If you're in the mood for authentic pasta and flavor. I recommend up the road instead.

Located in Menomonee Falls on Main St. We started with the combo appetizer, which was eggplant strips, mushrooms, 2 fried ravioli, and 2 mozzarella strips. The mozzarella is a slice of cheese coated and deep fried. This was just over $11. I didn't care for the marinara dipping sauce. To me, it tasted like canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Thin consistency with not a lot of seasoning. It also came with ranch. We ordered a large cheese, sausage, mushroom, and onion. It is made thin crust in a cookie sheet type pan. The under side of the pizza was not crisp but instead chewy and doughy. My daughter ordered the meatballs and pasta dinner, which came with a few slices of bread, a small dinner salad, and it came with one meatball, a small piece of lasagna, and a few ravioli. It was covered in the same marinara sauce as the appetizer platter. I also ordered a junior garden pizza to go, which was just okay. Our waiter was very friendly, and the restaurant/restrooms were very clean. I used to go to the old locations on Wentworth Ave. (which is closed) or the one on Conway in Bay View. It's definitely not the same. I'm glad I tried it, but I won't be back.

Had the Calamari as a starter then a "small" Pizza which is a medium pretty much every where else, Pepperoni, onion, mushrooms and sausage... was delicious! also had a Clearwater IPA that they have on draft glass was cold and beer was on point if you ever in need for a good Pizza give it a try. The staff never missed a bit! BRAVO!

I can't recall the last time I went to De Marinis , but when I visit my family in Milwaukee we always go to another pizza establishment. I'm so glad we tried De Marinis again. We got the deal they were offering today was a large pizza and a free pitcher of soda or draft beer. We got a cheese sausage , onion, and mushroom pizza and a small De Marinis salad. The small easily serves 2 people and could do 3 people. If you love dressing on a salad this one is it. The pizza had a butter crust and didn't skip on the toppings. I had to stop at 4 pieces because I wanted to save some for lunch tomorrow. They do take reservations for parties six or more.

Service and prices wow. I think more people need to figure this place out. Overall A++

Date of visit: August 26, 2023 Once a month we get together with some friends for a pizza party, trying a different place each time. This month was DeMarini's, a place I used to frequent many years ago when I worked out on this side of town and spent quite a bit of time there. Nearly twenty years later, the place does not disappoint! Sure there were some misfires such as the mediocre mozzarella marinara and garlic bread, but the main event--the pizza--is still on point! We got a 16" pepperoni and a meat lovers of the same size and both were big hits with each of the families. This is a group with some strong opinions and personalities, so for everyone of the six people to give it a thumbs up is kind of a big deal!

Not bad, stick with the Italian food on the menu will probably be a good way to go. Service was good, very nice staff. Got the chicken wings which were nice and hot, breaded. Prob not the place for wings if you are a wing connoisseur lol. All in all, pretty decent.

De Marini's is our favorite pizza place!!! We always start with their Italian salad and end with their large square pizza with everything on it!!! And the leftovers are excellent for lunch or breakfast the next day too!

Our first time having De Marinis, we ordered a 4 topping small pizza that was delicious! We also ordered the house salad, which was not as good. Picking up the to-go order was a bit of a challenge as the bar staff was occupied with other things.

The only good thing was friendly service when placing and picking up our take out order of salad, 2 orders of garlic bread and a small and large pizza. Too bad everything went in the garbage after we had one bite of each. Total waste of over $70!!!

Pizza quality has deteriorated considerably. I wondered why the star rating had dropped. Now I know

I'd been to De Marinis Pizzeria once before years ago and ordered lasagna on that visit. I wasn't thrilled about the quality of the lasagna (specifically that it was drowning in a boat of sauce that masked all of the other flavors) so I hadn't made an effort to come back. Wanting to celebrate the new year and try a pizza that I hadn't had before, I took a chance and called in an order on New Year's Eve for a large sausage pizza and garlic bread with cheese. I was told it would be about 35 minutes, so I arrived after 30 minutes with 5 to spare on their estimate. By the time I got up to to the pickup window, roughly 5 minutes had passed so I was up to the full 35 minutes since I called in the order. I'm guessing that they overestimated the wait by about 10 minutes and that my pizza and garlic bread had been sitting there for a while because they were both lukewarm, not hot. The pizza looked like pictures that others had posted, but I was disappointed in the presentation of the garlic bread. I knew it lazily had just a slice of cheese toasted onto the bread instead of shredded cheese, but there wasn't a sprinkle of herbs that I've seen in other pictures. At least the garlic bread tasted as expected, so no issues there. The pizza, however, was uninspired. The sausage was bland, the crust had on off-putting flavor, and the sauce was more like a cheap spaghetti sauce than a robust tomato sauce you'd expect on a pizza as expensive as theirs. Absolutely not worth what I paid and something I'd not bother ordering again. Pepino's down the road in Menomonee Falls or even Aldo's a little farther down the road in Germantown are much better choices for independent pizza places in the area.

Excellent pizzas!! We haven't had a bad or even mediocre pizza there. Always, crust is crisp and toppings are plenty. Definitely recommend. We will be returning.

We passed this spot the day before ordering and thought it looked like your typical Italian-American pizza/past joint. We decided to pick up a pie on our last night in town and boy, was this an experience. I give many places the benefit of the doubt and tried to do that here, too. I questioned whether this was just a local way of making pizza and went to review photos from customers in the past to see if my pizza was a typical pie for DeMarinis. All the evidence I saw proved that this can't be excused away as a local method of doing things! Their pizzas were tanned and well-dressed and definitely would be picked first for the school dance or dodgeball....my pizza was the pale, socially awkward one whose always picked last. I'll start off by saying I enjoy all things retro, throwback, "dated", etc. I love seeing old school decor/furniture and all of that, so the interior wasn't an issue with me. Probably was the only redeeming factor and what's bumping the score to a 2/5. Now let's get to the pizza...you'll see from my photos that it's evident DeMarinis uses low quality shredded cheese which I could forgive, if the pizza wasn't drowning in it. The thick blanket of cheese covered all the edges of the crust and caused the pizza to literally get stuck to the cardboard...we had to struggle to get enough of the edge up so we could get leverage and pull the slice off! The amount of cheese dumped on the pizza also prevented any of it from browning and very much had a play-doh quality...I mean, take a look at the way the paper bag left impressions on the cheese! Aside from the dairy disaster, there was a mere suggestion of sauce hiding underneath. The sauce was more like a thick, sweet paste and not "saucy" at all. Even with a lack of sauce, the crust was doughy (see photos). All in all, I was disappointed and shocked that this pizza was ever allowed out of the kitchen. Take pride in the food you put out - even if it's a simple pizza! I wouldn't normally leave a bad review if a dish just "isn't my thing" but I was genuinely offended by the so-called pizza that DeMarinis felt was acceptable to give to a customer and had to leave a review with photo evidence for others to see, including the management here so they can have a conversation with the kitchen staff and get some QC in place to prevent this.

Brought m, y basketball team here for dinner after a game and had a great experience. We had a room for 30 and while it was bare bones (just tables), it did the job. We ordered 9 pies and some apps, along with soda. The pizza was all yummy, although being from NYC there is no pizza that meets my full expectation. But this was good. Apps were good and the sauce was the star! Old school restaurant that seems to have a great ambiance in the main area. They get a 4 for tonight, but I will be back as I hear the pasta is amazing.

Not the same as the original on Wentworth in Bay View, just seems bland and flavorless to me, I still like Cataro's in West Allis as my favorite, always good and loaded with ingredients.

We came on a Friday night and it was nearly empty. Our waiter was very friendly and had some recommendations for us when we told him it was our first time there. We had the cheesy garlic bread to start - stick with just the regular garlic bread. This was fine but the cheese sets up so quickly that it's difficult to eat. We shared an Italian salad - again, fine. Just your basic salad (not that we were expecting some sort of reinvention). We had the cheese, sausage, mushroom, onion, and pepperoni pizza (large - always looking for leftovers!). Again, it was fine, nothing that knocked my socks off. For my husband, this pizza was great; he said it reminded him of one of his favorite SoCal pizza places from his childhood. I've been to that pizza place with him and yes, De Marino's pizza is very similar but I'm not a huge fan of his childhood favorite either (lol). De Marini's seems like maybe it's popular with the postgame high school crowd and I can see why it would be. We thought the pricing was very fair for the quality and amount of food we received. I won't turn down a slice from here in the future but I also won't actively seek it out. There are just other places I like more.

We met friends here for pizza. I was outstanding; is more of a thin, chewy crust. Neat old-style inside decor. And great service (which is so rare these days). Recommend the salad & pizza combo.

Very dated design. Long time customer, but no sure for how much longer. Sizes went down, prices outlandish. ordered their large menu cheese sausage mushroom and onion. Traveled round trip 12 miles. It wasn't so much the time and distance to get what normally is great pizza, it was the extra wait time and not ready long after the when told. The handed a receipt with a area to "tip" . That wasn't going to happen, especially after getting pizza home and finding they left off the onions. Not kool. If one has wait till 4 pm to order, I risk going to HUPs on Burleigh.

Happy hour is gone but they still have a thin, regular and thick crust pizza. Best on the island. Be prepared though to pay $2 more for thick crust and $3 more for thin crust... Go figure Tap beers cool to cold.

Love the sausage pizza. Best in the Fall's. I would highly recommend it. I typically order takeout.

Sausage, Onion, Mushroom large. $20. Hmmmmmmmm. Crust very hard to cut with the knife provided. Cheezy. Soft. Not much Italian flavor. Needed oregano or some basil. Obviously popular on a Tuesday night. And open, for that matter. Mama Mias was closed for lack of staffing! Still not our favorite flavors, textures. Each to his own.

Had some really good pizza here a few years ago, I think it was cheese mushroom onion and sausage but got a cheese recently for the kids and it was just about the worst cheese pizza we've ever had...almost like eating straight up melted mozzarella, hardly any sauce, or flavor...could just be the way they do cheese and the rest is still good? But I'd take a frozen Red Baron cheese over that one next time...

Taken from One Bite App review by Tony the "Pie Guy" Super thin square pizza. Cheese was really tasty. Sauce was good, but would have liked a bit more tang. The crust is nicely cooked and crispy. The large pizza was a bit smaller than I would have expected. Can easily put away this entire pizza on a semi empty stomach. 7.4/10

I am happy to inform you that De Marinis continues to offer the same great pizza. It is consistent and has not changed over the years. Coming from Chicago it is impossible for me to choose a favorite pizza, but this is one of them. The sausage continues to be one of my favorite elements of the pizza. I also like the crust. It's not a crispy crust but it's flavorful. Some Neapolitan crusts taste like flour and water. I also highly recommend the Italian salad. It compliments the pizza well.

Breaded Fish Fry. I ve never seen this color of fried fish. It nit only looked terrible, it was terrible. Grey brown in color, dry cod inside. Never again. One bite and that was too much! Disgusting.

Every time we come we have great service, never disappointed... always have had friendly and professional staff... a very family friendly restaurant with a bar to watch sports if you choose... excellent pizza... this is one of them restaurants that have been around what seems to be forever and for good reason ... the pizzas are very crispy and you always taste all the toppings ... this is one of our favorite pizza restaurants

Wow, this is weird! I thought I had completed a review almost 3 years ago. De Marini's is about 3 blocks from the house and since we moved back to Wisconsin, we (I) have been here at least 3 dozen times. It's a good place to grab a beer on a Friday afternoon and chat with the bartenders or regular customers, especially during Brewer games. The place has not changed that much in the inside or outside as I remember from my earlier years, but it is a local staple. So much to review from over three years of visits as we have been here as a couple, solo and also with friends and family, I will keep it short. My wife's go to dish for pasta is the Alfredo with chicken and if she does not order the pasta it is the Feisty chicken wrap that is next on her list. After three years I can personally recommend (not in order of my favorites); Their Italian beef sandwich, chicken parmesan with garlic butter sauce (my go to); junior (round) pizza; homemade chips and their taco pizza on Tuesday. I haven't had a bad meal or service here yet, and the above items are my go to orders and if you are a new customer and undecided about what to order, give my favorites a try. It is a solid local place that may not blow your taste buds out of the water on your first visit, but when you find that menu item that you like you will back for it again and again.

After moving here from NYC (New York City) two years ago I reassure pizza like Green Bay Packer fans measure inches (define that how ever you wish). So, in search for food like home, THAT is a feat and a challenge that is nearly impossible. Chinese food? No comparison - New York is the best. Bagels? No comparison - New York is the best. Pizza? Well... NOW, there is a comparison. De Marinis offers old school Italian home style pizza - the likes you don't see outside of Aurthur Avenue (Da' Bronx) or in the Italian neighborhoods of Brooklyn - FUGGEDABOUDIT! I was skeptical because the best pizza (Patsy's, Ray's, Spumoni Gardens, Grimaldi's, etc) tops pizza because the water infused in the dough is pure magic. So, how does a little Italian place (a unicorn) in the burbs find a way to impress this reviewer? Must be in the water, the ingredients, and the culinary process. All I know is the base of the pizza was (kissing my fingers and thrusting them away to the air - MWA) nearly perfect. Thin crispy crust, perfect amount of blended cheese, and a fine silky layer of gravy (tomato sauce). De Marinis wins my pick for excellent quality pizza and the choice and quality of toppings match the pizza. NOW, expand the menu and consider some other traditional Italian dishes if possible or other usual pizzas (look at Two Boots Pizza in NYC as a reference).

Bayview, Falls, doesn't matter on the location I love the consistency they keep among both locations( I live in BV and the BF is by the one in the Falls so we frequent both). I've eaten at both places and while I like the atmosphere in the dining room waaaay better in the Falls, I think their bar looks exactly how you'd expect it to look, nothing too exciting. Picked up two pizzas to go last night, even though there was only two of us eating because ...we had a punch card that only needed two more stamps to get a free pizza....and yeah, my boyfriend was excited to finally fill it up(10 large pizzas= one free) Of course we had forgotten the card at home and the lady simply said "sorry, you'll just have to start a new one, and you can't combine them either...keep one in the car" Really? You're going to be a stickler about combining cards?? Just write your initials on the card or something. It is a small family restaurant, they can make exceptions like that, right? Especially for someone that's already spent $250 on pizzas with you. Pizzas good. They make them on large cookie sheets so when they say large they for sure mean it! I love how they do the crust on wrapped up around the edges a bit. Really delicious and toppings are always plentiful. I haven't had to the chance to actually dine in the restaurant yet, but look forward to trying some of their other dishes

I have been enjoying De Marinis pizza since I was 10 years old. My dad was a friend of Al De Marinis & I remember going to their place on Superior Ave. I still love their pizza & frequent the place on Conway many times. Nothing compares to this pizza.

The Title of this is: Butter Bomb So imagine this: you're out to dinner with your friends. You get drinks, appetizers and food. It comes fast and the food is pretty good. Your friend tries to cross her legs and hits her knee on the table. She rubs it and finds butter all over her leggings and hands. Yes, this actually happened. The wrapper was stuck under the table as well. The food was mediocre, but the grossness of the butter didn't improve anything.

There's a reason this place is celebrating 25 years of business. You want a killer thin crust pizza with no frills bs? You come here. Crispy yet soft when you bite into it? Yep. The sausage, mushroom, and onion is my absolute favorite. I'll have that with a side of Riverwest stein, thanks! Whether you're dining for 2 or 15, they'll set you up right. My extended family and I have been coming here for many years. Want to order a pizza to go and drive back with it to Milwaukee? It'll still taste awesome AF when you get home to eat it. This is the shhhht you can eat cold the next morning.

Personally, this place holds a special place in my heart- I went with my dad here all the time. He loved pizza and this was the first time I've been here since he passed away. This place isn't fancy or even stylish- but it has great pizza and good Italian dishes. We went on a Wednesday and got a free pitcher of beer with a large pizza. Honestly, it's really damn good pizza. Go here if you're in town.

Wasn't thrilled. Overcooked. Garlic bread seemed like over microwaved. People in area told me to try it again- new cook, off night?

Their pizza is amazing!!! I just want to go back for their pizza or have it at home! Best thing on the menu!

I grew up eating at the very first DeMarinis restaurant on Wentworth in Bay View. I moved away to San Diego, and when I come back to visit, I crave getting some DeMarinis pizza. Over the years I tried Dom and Phil's in Bay View 4 times in the past 10+ years. They never had the same flavor as the very first DeMarinis. I tried Little DeMarinis once a few years ago... it had a similar flavor as their mother's. I'd give Little DeMarinis 4 stars because it was good, but not great. Tonight, we took a drive out to Menomonee Falls just to try DeMarinis, because I saw some good reviews. This restaurant has the same recipes as Dom & Phils in Bay View. SUCCESS! ***** FINALLY!!! Got a really good pizza, similar to what I recall from years ago! We ordered two large sausage and cheese pizzas with extra sauce and were VERY pleased. There was a bit too much sauce, but can't blame them because we asked for extra sauce... LOL. Love the sauce! The amount of sausage was perfect without having to order extra sausage! Nicely balanced pizza. Yay!!! I can now go back to San Diego knowing I found a place to get that original DeMarinis sausage pizza flavor. :)

Staff was great, pizza not so great. No flavor, canned mushrooms and my very thin crust pizza (which I love) was under cooked. Literally you could see that it was doughy.

My friend and I were looking for good food in a covid safe place. We got that here. Staff all wore masks, seating was far apart the food was delicious and generous. We will go back again.

Great service & food. The only suggestions we have are making sure the cheese is melted evenly on the Pizza's & garlic bread. Also to offer family deals for carry out's, delivery & or dine in orders

My family has been coming to DeMarinis for pizza ever since I can remember. We're talking 20+ Years. If I'm being honest, we've taking a slight hiatus from visiting over the last two years or so, so decided to pop in with a group of 6 people last Sunday night. Sadly - this place has gone straight down hill. We were one of three tables dining at the restaurant, however, there were multiple servers working. These servers spent more time talking to each other by their server station than they did to their customers. We ordered beers which didn't come out until our pizza was ready and then, that was it. Abandoned by our waitress. She didn't come back once. No "how's the food?" No "can I get you something else?" Nothing. She went MIA for around 40 min. Insane! Water glasses and beers sat empty. We had to pillage napkins and Parmesan when we ran out. To add the poor service - we order two pizzas - a small and large. Both cooked completely different. The small was thin and crispy, the large was a soggy pile of grease. Such a disappointment. I'm so sad to see a place that we're frequented for as long as I remember to be in such disarray. We won't be returning. There's too many great options in the area to risk another poor experience here.

One of the best pizzas in Milwaukee. I loved it! I will gladly order more pizza from there arguably best in the city

This was our first visit to De Marinis Pizzeria. We lived in the area for several years and wanted to try somewhere new. We ordered two pizzas, one with toppings and one with cheese only, a chicken wrap and mushroom ravioli. Everything was good to great except the side salad that came with the ravioli . It was a bowl of lettuce with one raw onion ring on it and one small cherry tomato. The dressing was in a small plastic container with a top on it. Obviously salad is not the strong suit and an afterthought. The pizzas were good, cooked correctly. The mushroom ravioli with white sauce was outstanding. The wrap was also very good. Service was uneven. We were not ready to order and asked for one minute more and we were given 11. That was annoying. After taking our order service was much better, but then took another 10 minutes to get the check when asked for. We will return. Maybe the server was having a bad night or something.

We've lived here for 20 years and never tried their pizza. Wow, what a pleasant surprise. Good pizza, not too thin and not too thick. Very good homemade flavor. Definitely not shy on the sausage, mushroom or onions. Friendly staff and good old fashion home town flavor. Pizza was $17, good value and we'll be back sooner than our next 20 years!

I really want to give De Marini's a 5... but the service falls short for me. I'm sure it's a family owned operation and I've been coming here since I was little. Unfortunately the wait for the food just seems a little long... and no refills on beverages? Lame. Make sure you order an appetizer if your ordering pizza. I recommend the cheese bread. It's a full slice of cheese that melts over the garlic bread. The bread itself has a nice crunchy crust with soft bread. The pizza is served as a flat crust, and lives up to a classic Italian pizza that you could expect from a pizzeria. They only come in three sizes, Large, small and smaller (I forget the smallest size), a large could probably feed 3 people, but if you have 4 adults, order 2 pizzas and maybe take some leftovers home. By the way, left overs from De Marini's actually reheat well (always a plus). It would appear that they recently hired two high school kids to work the tables and seat guests. I feel like they are in the family, because they looked miserable and delayed on clearing the table or bringing out plates for the appetizers. I just wish service was consistently better because the food is spot on.

Great pizza in this area. We love the garlic bread. This is the first time eating here and we have had pizza from other restaurants. This blow them out of the water.

If I could give this zero stars, I would. This is hands down the WORST pizza I have ever had. We ordered pizza from Rosati's (in a strip mall also in Menomonee Falls) the other night and thought that was bad -- we were sorely mistaken. Brick 3 pizza, Classic Slice, Transfer pizza for Milwaukee is the place to go. If you're looking for pizza that looks like a large brick of white solidified glue, this is your place! When you order a pizza from a place that has the "REAL" logo on the package (that it's REAL cheese), you know you should worry. What the hell else would it be?!?! Seriously, my Trader Joe's frozen pizzas beat this place hands down. Couldn't even bring myself to eat it -- well, at least my dog will be eating happily for a week.

I'm a total fan. Pizza is a contender for best in MKE. This should be like a 4.5 star gig and the food is the reason...even though its just pizza and suburban Italian fare. I find the service nice and friendly but have read some people here whine about it for reasons I can't imagine. Also must mention their GREAT chicken sandwich with sauce and mozzarella. Chicken breast is fried type (but perfectly done without any grease evidence at all) with tasty, real milk mozz and their simply excellent pizza sauce (I think it comes, or I ask for it, on the side.) All this is on a FRESH, perfect type of roll. I think they get it from the bakery in downtown MF but can't recall. All I can tell you is that the sandwich is best of breed imho and a bargain with their home made potato chips and ranch dipping sauce side. Did I mention how perfectly cooked and tasty the pizza is?

I really enjoyed their unbelievably tasting pizza a lot. The crust was thin and crispy while The pepperoni and cheese were still warm and savory at the same time. I would highly recommend this place for anybody who loves pizza and want to try great tasting food at convenient prices.

i already explained its trash please do not come do not waist your time and money look at my other review for reference if needed

They pour a mean cocktail- which is A OK. Large portions of pasta and a truly comforting Chicken Parm. Pizza is good. Always go with the large. Nice option when you are on this side of town.

Good pizza. Seating wait was long and seemed disorganized. Once seated the server was good but they got our pizza order wrong.