Filippo's Famous Pizza

The owner of this restaurant is always a pleasure to interact with! He is friendly and funny! I always feel like a valued customer! The pizza is great and the prices are reasonable. I just found out that they offer a discount for cash payment. I can't possibly say enough good things about this restaurant and highly encourage all to visit!

Filippo's....what's all this chatter about? Lots of good reviews and who doesn't like a good slice? So I stroll down the hill, politely turn away two kids who tried to hit me up for cash as well as a lady meth-head who had less teeth than a one year old. Walk in the front door of this joint and it's right in your face, "Home of the largest pie in town". Behind the counter, all with similar scowls, are Vito, Salvatore, and Domenic...glaring at me like I better not bitch about the vig or it's in the Raritan River wearing concrete shoes for me. So I ask the old wise guy for a slice of cheese and a plate of spaghett, cuz Keto's on hold today. He doesn't take my money, tells me I'll pay later, which is code for "sit down and STFU". And let me tell ya, between Domenic's amount of hair on his Popeye sized forearms or the incredible look of disgust, like I'm his only son and let him down by not joining the Marines, I'm kinda scared. So I sit...and I wait. The younger guy, I'll call him Vito, brings my slice and a plate of pasta with a side loaf of bread, and again tells me I'll pay later. I couldn't help but inspect the slice for gray arm hairs that might have migrated off the old man's arms, seriously, I've seen primates with less hair on their arms. Seems to be all clear, so I dive in. The slice was a solid 8.5. Undercarriage was perfect, crust soft but crunchy, sauce and cheese the right proportion. And the grease rolled off that slice it made me look like a mallard swimming next to the Exxon Valdez. The pasta though? Over cooked noodles that broke when I put a good fork on 'em. The sauce was meant for the pies, not the pasta and if there is such a thing....too much melted mozzarella. So much that you feel like the only people that could chew and swallow that much Mozzarella also have solid careers on pornhub. Relax, I ain't judging. So I'll sum it up, these wise guys deliver a damn good pizza, and let's be honest, that's what their claim to fame is. Make sure you show the Godfather the respect he's earned when you order and you'll be rewarded with an excellent slice of pie, but only pizza people, listen to me, skip the pasta.

Ordered pizza through a delivery service and it came late and the pizza was cold. This was an issue with the delivery service and not the restaurant but just wanted to provide some context to my review for this place. Ordered a plain pie and vegetable one. As the pizza was cold, we reheated the pizza in the oven. The flavors of the sauce and cheese were good but the texture was too soggy. I understand that it was delivered late and cold but for those pizza aficionados it did not pass the fold test. I did not want to penalize the place via my review because it was not their fault the pizza was delivered late but the texture of the pizza wasn't cutting it for me. Would want to give this place a shot again but would eat there (instead of getting delivery) so I can have it fresh.

We were going to a concert last night and asked a friend to recommend a nearby place to eat at. She recommended Filippo's or Panico's. We saw Filippo's first..............BIG MISTAKE............we got 2 margherita slices, which were good........but the eggplant large here was NOT GOOD. We regret not having gone to Panico's. It looked good but was too soft and soggy..............we were in a hurry to get to the show and were hungry, so we did not complain. What a waste of money We do not recommend your restaurant. My friend is not Italian............we are.......that is probably why she likes your food and we do not..........I would say the pizza gets a 10..............the eggplant parm gets a 3. We have gotten eggplant parm sandwiches at lots of pizzerias and are usually happy...........not with yours though! The bathroom needs to be SPRUCED UP AND CLEANED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doesn't look like much from the outside but staff are very sweet and helpful and food is delicious

Unfortunately i had a terrible experience with this restaurants use of door dash dash yesterday. I made an error with the delivery address and once this was realized and corrected. The next steps still resulted in my money being taken my classroom of students never having the last day of class pizza party that was promised. The person I spoke with at the restaurant was helpful and compassionate, however www.slice aka door dash was comfortable take money for a service that was not delivered.

A historical pizza shop that's lasted through the generations for a reason! Love stopping into Filippo's for a pizza and/or cheesesteak. Prices are great and it's always a quick service. The crust is always nice and crispy, perfect ratio of sauce cheese and toppings, and a hearty amount of beef in the cheesesteaks and the stromboli. If you're looking to grab a quick bite in New Brunswick, Filippo's is sure to satisfy anyone's craving!

Thin, yieldy crust with lots of "landscape" forms makes the pizza tasty and nice to chew on. Even basic ones like plain + mushroom or plain + pineapple are delivered above average. If you're in the neighborhood watching a show at the State Theater (literally just a few steps around the corner), and need a quick cheap fix, I would try out this joint.

Nasty straight nasty!! The amount of grease that came off the pizza was gut wrenching and the cheese was some sort of plastic alternative.

The service is always very good every time I come here. As a downtown New Brunswick worker let me be the first to tell you this place gets very packed around lunch time so go a little early or sit at your desk starving and just come a little after lunch trust me with the massive crowd it's worth it. I usually come here for the pizza nothing else. Well maybe an occasional salad but does one really like to admit they went to a pizzeria to get a salad? (yeah me either). Their pizza is okay. To me, it's just certainly nothing over the top but it also isn't horrible so it's just a little in between for me. So why the " Yay! I'm a fan"? Clever you might ask. Well this place is always super clean, very friendly staff and they have TVs. After sitting in an office all day sometimes I might want to come here unwind and catch some CNN or then again maybe that's just me. But if you're in the area it's not a bad place to try out at all. Maybe i'll expand my list of things I have to order here soon.

I ordered three-cheese pizza slices with extra sauce. I love this pizzeria for its authenticity of Italian food. In the past, I ate their jalapeno peppers calzone and baked ravioli, which were superb. The sauce from this restaurant is very delicious and flavorful. It has a zesty taste. The cheese has a mild and smoky flavor. Overall, I love the thin crust of the pizza and humongous size of each slice.

Stopped here on a whim, and WOW. The food was to die for. The pizza crust was fresh and had such a great flavor. I ordered a small calzone, I ended up getting the large, however I didn't even mind because it was so delicious! We decided we would make the 3.5 hour drive back another weekend to have this pizza again, it was THAT good!

That pizza suck, the mozzarella was old and brittle First time I ever got such a bad pizza in over 20 years from you hiys

Best pizza in New Brunswick hands down. You can never go wrong with just plain. Krispy pie with go amount of cheese and go old plain tomato sauce.

DISCRIMINATORY. RUDE. DIRTY. I was a customer and local supporter for over 10 years, then the owner refused to give me my pickup order because I was with my service animal. It's cool, I need their pizza like I need to explain my condition to an ape. Not me, nor anyone I ever speak to, will ever eat at this sh*thole again.

Excellent pizza made by loving hands. I asked for a large pie with eggplant, pepperoni and a little extra sauce and was greeted with an "absolutely." Not only did the pizza get there for the cash -- crisp foldable crust and top notch toppings -- this place is roomy, bright and just downright clean and comfortable. Very friendly staff who seemed to appreciate my business. Outstanding food. Good prices. Great experience.

Never had a bad slice.. my favorite is the White pizza and their Margareta pizza. Service is personable and you can taste the fresh ingredients

A few co-workers and I ordered from here for lunch and we got a ham and cheese pizza and it was absolutely delicious. I would recommend and would order again.

Sometimes when you walk into a good pizza place for the first time you can tell how good the pizza's gonna be by the aroma that first fills your nose. That just happened... I'm here in New Brunswick and needed a quick bite to hold me over until dinner so I stopped in a Filippo's because it was the first place I saw. Only ordered a plain slice, but it was delicious. Nice thin and crispy (not soggy) crust, delicious sauce that wasn't too sweet, and the right amount of cheese. Counter guys seem very friendly and the place is pretty big and clean. Only negative is that the sauce and cheese could have gone up a little higher towards the crust, but even so it was a great effort. Would be happy to come back here again!

Plain pizza is very salty. Not enough sauce. Haven't tried other menu items but don't really want to try given how bad the plain slice was.

My brother and I stopped off here when I was moving home from " the Big Apple" (they don't call it that in New York City, by the way). Cool interior. We ordered two 'plain' slices each (that's half a pie and they call cheese slices 'plain' slices in The City that never Sleeps). Tried to order a Pepsi, but they only had Coke. Couldn't actually order a Coke anyhow because the Coke delivery driver never came! The slices were great anyway!!

Not what it once was, pizza was just okay. This used to be the best pizza in town. Hopefully I visited during a bad day.

Pizza was good. Not awesome. Service was good but not perfect. I ordered online because I was in a class and had a tight schedule. The app allows you to choose a time to deliver....perfect! I chose noon which was out break time. The online menu was confusing so I mis-ordered. They called a few times to confirm. This was no good. I was in class, if the menu was clear there would be nothing to clarify. Delivery was fast, too fast. I wanted a noon. It showed up at 1140. Way to early. I was on the 6th floor in a class and now the class was still going and I had to meet the driver. Overall I rate the pizza as good, the app and ordering process as below average and delivery timing poor!!

My friend, a customer of Filippo's FOR OVER TEN YEARS was kicked out for being inside with his SERVICE ANIMAL. He was picking up an order. Not only is this entirely illegal, but this shows that, clearly, they have no genuine regard for their guests and customers. How dare they dismiss and turn away a patron of theirs for over a decade? Also, it pains me to know that they never took the time to educate themselves on what a service animal is for and how one should approach let alone acknowledge people who have them. Until they educate themselves on ADA procedures (which are imperative for businesses to know and practice), I will never go back here again.

I asked for a specialty slice and they said it was either $4 or $4.50 for one slice. Not massive slices, nothing fantastic looking either. I wanted to try them but they just looked at me with a "yea, we're better than you - how would you even question our prices plebeian" I'm asking for a slice of pizza not a piece of the Sistine chapel Get over yourselves, place was empty during lunch hour - I wonder why ... I didn't get the pizza and wrote this review instead Revenge tastes sweeter than any of their slices would

Great Food and wonderful people! Service is outstanding! They go above and beyond to make you enjoy your visit.

Where do I start , well to give this Pizza chain a review Id say that the Poway location is the best ....... you order what you want and it comes to your table and its awesome , not so much with the Mission Valley location... The wife and I went there today 03/07/2022 at 400p and ordered a medium pepperoni pizza with mushroom / extra mushroom as the is her favorite pizza ! what I got was a medium pizza with about 12 pieces of pepperoni and about what looks like the bottom of a basket of mushrooms after you remove the mushrooms from the basket...... When the young lady came back to ask how everything was I told her that this is not what I ordered and she went back and got the ticket came back out and told me that she didnt charge me for the extra mushrooms .... you have no idea on my mental state at that point but I told her nicely that I will not be paying for something that I didnt order , payed for my ice-tea and left never to return , In todays market place people just dont care about great or even good food service

Moved back to Nj from Miami and had this place as golden pizza to everyone i spoke with about NJ pizza.. all the good childhood memories being the best pizza ever but that was so 1999 now 2019 it's lost it.. don't order the cheesesteaks, will disappoint.. with so much competition around you would expect these older places to get better. 2 stars

Not the same Filippo"s I knew and loved as a student at Rutgers. I don't now what happened or if the original owners are still there. Not as clean as it once was and the pizza looked dried and over heated.

The pizza here is decent: Some days really good, other days oily/greasy. When I pat-dry the oil with a napkin, the whole napkin becomes see-thru. Not a good sign, unless eating artery-clogging food is your thing! But the reason I'd come back here again is the chicken wings. The wings are crispy, but not too breaded. They're sold in "mild" or "hot", but the mild is hot enough for me. Dipping them in blue-cheese sauce makes it a winning combination! The size of the wings are good too. I'm not sure if they sell boneless wings because I never tried ordering it. Like I said, it's not gonna be the best Italian food you've ever tasted, but you'll definitely enjoy your meal. Ciao!! ;p

Ordered the chicken Caesar salad and the cheesesteak and I think that was the worst mistake, since it's a pizza place. The salad's croutons were so soft and gross, there were random lettuce head thrown in, and the chicken was rubbery. The cheesesteak just disappointing to say the least. Sorry Filippo's but it's a no for me

Pizza was very good. Service was subpar. I felt very uncomfortable in the establishment because of my interactions with the staff. The people working behind the register didn't greet me or really seem to want to be there. There also was no AC and it was blazing outside.

Their pizza is the some of best in the area. The personal pie is good enough for two people. The toppings taste fresh and the sauce is perfect.

Horrible. Ordered a sandwich that took 20 minutes with no one in line. I wasted my $7. The chicken was so bad it went right in the garbage. Be forewarned about all the food there, colleagues had pizza which they said was horrible. Most of that also went into the garbage.

Stopped in for a quick slice and it immediately gave me nostalgia of my hometown pizzeria. Pizza was reasonably priced considering the size of the slices ($9 for 3 including cheese, broccoli and ricotta & sausage) and the pizza was good! Just your town pizzeria, which is exactly what I want!

As far as pizza goes this is the best pizza joint in downtown N.Brunswick, the crust is nice and toasty the way it should be. Haven't ventured much outside the "pizza bubble" tried there spicy chicken wings, the breading is spicy not like a buffalo wing w/its sauce

They charge you whatever price they want. I have gone here and ordered the same order three times and they charged me three different prices. The pizza wasn't even that good.

We got a couple of slices and some garlic knots while waiting for a show at the State Theater. Really good pizza and good garlic knots. Typical local NJ pizzeria.

Although I had passed by Filippo's many times during my time in New Brunswick, I never actually tried their food till my last year in college. The restaurant interior is fine, better than you might expect from a pizza parlor in New Jersey. The food on the other hand, is what makes this place get 5 stars from me. I have literally sampled EVERY place that serves pizza in New Brunswick, and in my experience, Filippo's was without doubt, the best of the bunch. It clearly has to do with how they make their dough, or the quality of their toppings. They have your standard selection of toppings, and they also have a special "MONSTER" size pizza pie. Aside from pizza, they also have fantastic Stromboli (although be warned, they are HUGE). I don't normally go for pizza's in the first place, but after I tried Filippo's, whenever I was in the mood for pizza, I always went back to them.

I had jury duty and was looking for a couple of slices and I found the best place. The pizza was excellent and the slices were huge and were priced right. I was fearful that restaurants in the area would take advantage of people on jury duty and hike up prices. In actuality, for the size of slice they give you the price is a bargain. Again, the pizza was excellent, amongst the best I've tasted. This is the perfect stop for jury duty participants

Went here after the New Brunswick Tree Lighting Ceremony to get pizza. Pizza is ok, a bit greasy, nothing special. Service was quick, but they weren't too friendly or patient. I guess that's what happens when there are tons of people there. There is a lot of seating available throughout the pizzeria. They also have other food items on their menu, from wings to chicken parm. Not sure if I'd return by choice, but their pizza satiated my hunger that evening.

I'm a Californian and happened to be staying at the Heldrich Hotel which is right next to this mom and pop shop. I was really craving pizza and have never tried "NY style" pizza. To my surprise, it was bombtastic and relatively cheap for the serving! I believe $1.85 a slice and it was just freakin' delicious. I also tried the meatball spaghetti which was to my surprise, also really yummy and there was so much food! Overall, I had a good food experience but I wouldn't dine in. The place looked very unappealing and unclean. Other than that, pizza is verrrry good! Better and cheaper compared to another pizza joint about a block the opposite way.

Horrible service! Spent 15 minutes on the phone trying to place a very simple order which was one large chicken calzone, one small mushroom calzone, and an order of onion rings. The man on the other line had to keep putting us on hold and checking with someone else to figure out what we were saying. We had him confirm the order before we hung up and assumed everything was fine. About an hour later, we get one chicken calzone, one small mushroom calzone, and a bottle of orange Fanta. What we were charged for was our original order with the onion rings. They told us if they had to come out again, they would have to charge us for the onion rings again PLUS another delivery fee. Basically, we got a $7 bottle of Fanta no one likes and no onion rings. Not to mention he also got our address wrong and delivered our food to our neighbors. The food is great, but due to the horrible service, we will not be ordering again.

Nothing famous about this pizza. Nice place and people overall but the pizza was nothing to write home about, nor a good review on yelp, and didn't sit well shortly thereafter for 3 out of the 4 o f us who went. If I ever make it back in this area, I will be getting pizza elsewhere.

My daughter loved the pizza. She said , "mmm this pizza is so good, no wonder it's famous".

Service was poor at best. My coworker got an ice tea and 2 slices of pizza for 7.55. Pizza was like cardboard with cheese melted on it. Where's the sauce MFer? My sub was OK.

I love how places incorporate the word FAMOUS into their names in order to draw us like flies to shit. Pizza is usually pizza. This was blah. Not bad, just not deserving of the "famous."

This is the best NY style pizza in the area... probably better than the majority of slices I've had in NYC. Filippo's uses awesome and classic ingredients (Grande cheese, sells only Coca Cola products.) The takeaway: I'm a pizza-head, and I'd go so far as to say this is serious destination-worthy pizza. Get your pie half sausage.

I was so excited to eat pizza in New Jersey- like their bagels, Jersey pizza is known for superbly chewy and perfectly textured crust. Unfortunately, "Filippo Famous Pizza" is far from perfect. Though the crust wasn't bad, the mere fact that our veggie toppings were unripe (tomatoes), frozen (spinach), and canned (mushrooms) were reason enough for serious disappointment. Unless you're going for a plain cheese pizza, avoid.

Fast. Open late. On the way from the train station to my hotel. I got my pizza to go both times I ate there, and was totally satisfied with it. It was a nice, thin crust, but the sauce was pretty middle of the road. The slices are huge, and inexpensive ($1.85 for cheese, plus toppings). Again, they're open late, which would have made it the ideal cheap mid-drinking-binge meal when I was in college. As it was, it did in a pinch, but didn't rise to the top of pizzas I've had.