La Torcia Brick Oven Pizza - Abilene

Solid place overall. The double trouble pizza was solid and the lasagna dip was unique. The pizza crust lacked flavor but the toppings and stuff were good. Our waiter was great, he was helpful, cool and quick on refills. The vibe was okay nothing bad yet nothing great, they did have booths which I always love a place with a booth. Ill come back and try other stuff like their quesadillas and pasta though and maybe update then!

Came here for lunch and had the lasagna dip and the double trouble pizza. The lasagna dip was pretty good and I would get it again. The double trouble pizza was good, but it just needs a little something extra to set it apart in my opinion. The server we had was very attentive and nice. The place was clean and I like the “seat yourself” option.

Great service! Pizza was delicious! This crust and crispy! Our waitress Savanah was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed!

I’m new to this side of town and been looking around for a good pizza place. I’ve always been disappointed until now. The pizza here is incredible. Plenty of toppings and you can taste the quality of the ingredients. Last night I ordered online, Friday, and it said my order would be ready at 6:52pm. I got there and waited at the bar until 7:22pm before I received my order which included a deluxe pizza. But they were busy, very busy. So I have to say, I didn’t care after I got home because the pizza is so damn good. Love it don’t change a thing.

I cannot express enough how much I will never come back to this place. I made a to go order and stand up front behind a couple in front of me, the hostess sits them down and I wait for her to come back to let me know of my to go order. She makes eye contact with me and then turns to go to the bar area. I wait by the hostess stand for 5 mins and see several waiters see me but dont make an attempt to assist me. I finally go to the bar area and get help there. Bar keep wasn't bad at all. Atmosphere of the place seemed lively from the outside looking in. Lots of families and people after work. I get home to eat the food with my wife and let me tell you. We ate this only because we had no food availble in the house (hence why we ate out), and only that. We got the bubbas choice and it was awful. Barley any sauce, or cheese and topping on top were burnt. The side bread we got was only redeeming factor of what we got. We get to the desser pizza (choc chip) and its tasted stale and like it was imitating cookies but didnt know what it was. Huge disappointment as my wife and I loved this dessert growing up at our local pizza store. Genuinely awful. Wouldn't even buy a bottle of beer from this place.

The waitress deserves a pay raise even close to the end of her shift & while the staff was waiting for my one table of two to leave so they could close they didn't make us feel anything but cared for & respected as customer service should be. When it was time to pay the bill the waitress picked out of my hat one of two credit cards that my table put in this seemed to make her night a little bit sweeter. Thank You Again for the great experience from start to finish. 10 out of 10 recommended place to eat.

I live out of town and it was my son's birthday and he wanted brick oven pizza. First of all I was trying to call the establishment because I had specific orders to add an additional side of Peta bread to the spinach dip but I kept getting a message that they were not receiving phone calls. Then I tried to place an online order and it got to the point to where it was requiring me to set up an account on their website so I did that but then it would not let me get past the submit button after I filled everything in. So I was required to download the app that I did not want to download. I placed an order and sent my friend to go pick it up. I ordered a large Double Trouble pepperoni pizza. I did not make any changes to the way that this pizza came Or was supposed to come which was regular pepperonis. It did not describe that it would come with cupped small pepperonis which tastes different from regular pepperonis. So imagine my surprise when these pizzas get home and there's cupped pepperoni's on this this pizza. It also did not have the shredded cheese spread out throughout the top of the pizza it was only in 2 places. I have attached screenshots of the pizza picture from the website and what it looks like and the other picture of the Double Trouble pizza that I received they look nothing alike not the same amount of cheese not the same type of pepperoni not the green basil type stuff that was supposed to be on the top. My son tasted it and said it was disgusting. But my other pizza I order came with regular pepperoni. The spinach dip that we ordered barely covered a little bit of the container. I will never order from here again I should have listened and gone by the previous reviews I was reading on how bad the food in the service was at the establishment. I can't even call them to speak to the manager about the problem because the phone number that is listed on the internet tells me that they are not accepting phone calls when I call it.

This place never quits! Had garlic Parmesan mixed with buffalo sauce for the wings and a medium deluxe with garlic Parmesan drizzle. Magic! Will definitely be back. (Sorry we couldn't wait to try a bite ....)

Never been here before and just passing through town. The place was very busy so I sat at the bar to wait to place an order. The staff were very quick to take my order and even keeping my drink full. They messed up on my pizza but caught the mistake before handing it to me. They offered to make a new one at no cost and even the cook came to the bar to apologize. My hats are off to these folks. This place was packed. They were moving around and about taking care of all the customers, found mistakes and took extra time to make it right to the customer. Once I got the pizza back to my hotel room, it was better than most places that I've been through out the states. Great job to all and please never lose customer appreciation attitude.

Was meeting friends here they gave the name of the place, but the name is not on the building so it took me 15 minutes to even find it! The lady behind the bar was belittling other people and talking bad about staff. The food was not worth the price. Everything smelled old and dirty. Would not recommend eating here

Two words. Hot. Garbage. Haven't been more dissatisfied with a pizza in all my 37 years. I'm a little snobby when it comes to pizza but if your $50 order of two pizzas comes and it's literal undercooked Ritz cracker crust...RUN! I've been to this place before in-person and was also underwhelmed. Just don't. If you're willing to throw out the extra money, save it and go for Domino's or Pizza Hut. At least when those franchises fail you, your bank account isn't laughing at you. The pics say it all. That's $50 folks, for two undercooked crap pizzas...It's bad. It's. Just. Bad.

It's time to update my review again. Brick Oven has made me really go back and forth on my opinion of them over the years. Is it the best pizza I've ever had, no. Although, it's a unique spot that a lot of people enjoy. A crisp, crunchy crust with fresh toppings! I still love their quesadillas! Really happy with their salad portion size and the almonds as an addition to the house salad. Price for the portion size and quality of their pizzas is still out of range in my opinion. I've had a lot of mixed feeling about their food over the years, and usually don't feel inclined to go back. Our waitress brought our check at the beginning of our meal and to go boxes as well, which is proactive of course, but we felt rushed and confused. We never got to even state that our checks were separate, not together. Our appetizer was brought after we received our meal which was stated to be a mishap with a new chef, but we were not asked if we even wanted it at that point. We were also charged the full price instead of the lunch menu price for it as it should've been. Honestly, it would've been honorary to not be charged for it at all under the circumstances. It was just strange. We all have our off days, but it just added to my distaste for Brick Oven. I wish I had a consistently great experience with them! Here's to hoping for better experiences! Maybe it's just not my cup of tea.

A hidden gem in Abilene! Never in a million years did I expect to find such great pizza in Abilene, Texas! We started with the spicy sticks as an appetizer. They were so good that I didn't have a chance to take a picture. These are breadsticks with jalapeños (just the right amount), mozzarella, garlic butter and Parmesan Romano cheese. They are served warm and toasty and with the perfect amount of flavor and spice. The pizza was the "Bubba's" all meat pizza. The crust was a perfectly thin and crispy one that allowed for the variety of meat. Often times, the crust becomes soggy with all the meat, but not here. It was a 10/10 for sure! This was our first time here, so not sure how busy it normally is, but it was very busy this early evening. We waited 5-10 minutes before anyone noticed we were seated and then a few more minutes to get drinks, but nothing to write a negative review over. The food was worth any wait.

We had a few items with our order today but our main issue was the service!! we spent around 80 dollars, upon picking our order up the young girl that cashed us out was rude with us. she went thru our order because we requested ranch and marinara sauce. Well we get home and we are missing our salad, and we call to let them know we are missing that item and instead of getting an apology we were meet with attitude and told they could not do anything but give us a refund and that was it. Wow ok well all we wanted was the salad we ordered minus the attitude and being very rude!! We ordered medium pizzas and what we received were something that looked to be small pizzas. with all this said we WILL NOT BE RETURNING and would recommend that no one else waste their time coming here!!!!!

The pizza was great and the place was packed! We like to sit at the bar and it was tiny, but we found a spot and had a pie and a good glass of wine. We will definitely go back next time we are in town.

Atmosphere: quite a bit of seating in a strip mall type environment. Several TV's around for easy viewing. We had a big group and it was easy to just pull some tables together to accommodate everyone. 1 Star Service: You basically just walk in and seat yourself and then wait staff will come take your orders. We were early so there wasn't much of a crowd and it was easy to pull some tables together. Staff was cheery and happy to serve us. We have been here several times and I always tell myself that "maybe it will be a bit faster this time." It wasn't. That's the only real downside to eating here. I don't think it's ever been less than 30 min from the time we order our pizza until we get it. 1 Star Food: Having said what I did above about the wait, let me counter that with, the pizza is always delicious. I've never had a bad pizza here and I've tried several types. Have also had sandwiches and calzones. All were top-notch. So if you want really good pizza and don't have anything to do for an hour, then this place is great. 2 Stars Overall: Great pizza, sandwiches, and calzones. Just don't be in a hurry. 4 Stars.

In my humble opinion . 02/07/2023 02/26/2023 Both visits were about the same as far as service goes.. We got our table-(seat yourself) and had to wait for a server. Service isn't terribly slow. But it isn't quick either. We ordered and the pizzas take 20-25 minutes. It's really good pizza. So I don't mind waiting. And you can do 1/2 n 1/2 on them. In the first visit we did taco/ bubba. The Bubba half was way better than the taco half. On the second visit we did Bubba/Margarita. I loved the margarita half. So good. Pizzas are about $14. We also ordered the mushrooms. Definitely recommend. Very yummy.

Well I am truly disappointed after hearing all the great reviews of BOP. Saturday we had come down for lunch and got a 1/2 and 1/2 pizza. Very tasteless and not even exaggerating. The best part was the crust, which was delicious. Today we ordered the large Italian sub. Once again it was bland and tasteless. The service is great, the ice tea is great, the dining room clean! But the food has no taste to it. Reminds me of being on a restrictive diet where you can't have any remotely spicy. You expect Italian food to be full of flavor and memorable. This has none of that and we will not be back.

The food was over all pretty good and the pizza was still hot when I got it, which is a huge plus, and the staff were sweet but as my daughter was walking out of the table we were eating at she slipped on a small piece of pizza from the ground. First of all it was gross that the pizza was just sitting on the ground and also it's a hazard. The place was nice and pretty clean over all.

The smell will definitely have your mouth watering as soon as you come in. Made a quick stop here on a holiday a couple of minutes before closing. Rocky was so kind and food was even better

Awesome. While the wait took a little bit, I can tell that the appetizers are part of the experience in making sure the timing is intentional. Nathan, our server, was one of the best servers I've ever had. He prioritized hospitality, comfort, and made it such a pleasurable and affordable experience based off of some miscommunication that the kitchen had. He was on top of his refills, kind, and welcoming. He even told my wife that she's allowed to have another Dr Pepper! Will 100% return here

Used to be a great place to get pizza but the last few times it's been getting worse and worse. Ordered a cheese for the kids and a double trouble for the adults and both were half ass cooked like rushed out of the oven the crust was half cooked and the double trouble had like 20 pounds of pepperoni on it. Un edible. Such a shame Won't be going back any time soon.

Visited twice during my stay in Abilene! Had their Taco Pizza and Supreme! Both were Fantastic! But I have got to say their Taco Pizza is out of this world yummy! I grew up on Pizza Hut Taco Pizza and no one makes a Taco Pizza BETTER than Brick Oven Pizza Company!

Im in Abilene for business, working on base for a month. So I'm always looking for new places to go, I looked for restaurants on yelp and found La torcía brick oven. It was highly recommended and looked good. When I got there I couldn't decide what to eat, I decided to try something besides the pizza so I could try the Mortar salad, spicy stuffed mushrooms, the bread sticks, and the Italian sandwich. Everything was on point , authentic great taste and presentation. I would definitely come back and tell others.

The pizza was fair at best. The service was good and the ambiance was just okay. There's no need to go back. We were in town because of a funeral, so we don't know if we would be back in town anyway.

The food is great. It's a 5 star meal. Fresh ingredients, crisp crust. Very yummy! The nachos are equally delicious. Definitely love the food here. The service is 1 star at best. Each time I come in I either wait 1/2 an hour to get my check, can't find the waitress for refills because she's on break (?), or get stuck on a seating waiting list while other parties who come in afterwards are sat before us. Bad service ruins the meal every single time. If this place underwent some serious server/manager training, I'd honestly give it a 5 star rating. Until then, do yourself a favor and order it to go.

The food was amazing, nice atmosphere and our very friendly server Rebecca had great recommendations we were even pleasantly surprised with the reasonable price, I highly recommend this place and will be returning soon.

Went to La Torcia Brick Oven Pizza today! got the creamy chicken and spinach quesadilla and the BBQ chicken luau pizza. Sooooooooooo good. Definitely would just get pizza next time because the flavor was just so much more amazing. Quesadilla was still good though! We thought the medium was two small for the two of us (it looks like a personal size), but we didn't even finish it. Even if we didn't have the quesadilla we would not have finished it. Our 16 month old got a quesadilla kids meal. He loooooooved the quesadilla so much, and he had Lays for the first time (it comes with original or bbq), loved those too! He has random days where he's picky especially when we eat out, so for him to like this was a big win.

Best pizza in Abilene. I have worn my husband out on pizza but he will eat this pizza anytime

A solid pizza restaurant. Good quality pizza at an affordable price. Be prepared to wait for your food to cook. It's not a buffet.

Good as always. Decided to have a Supreme instead of my usual Margherita and it was quite good. Also had the stuffed mushrooms as an appetiser. Very good! Glad it wasn't crazy busy the day I went there. Cause the majority of the times that I've gone there it's been packed. Our waiter was very nice and cordial. Will always be coming back again! It was relatively nice and quiet as well.

I have come here several times. The atmosphere is very comforting, they never make you feel rushed. Their medium size pizzas are very tasty. I also tried a pasta dish and was very satisfying. Service was good ever time I'm here. They make sure you cup is filled. I'll be back again.

The lasagna dip is delicious, but I was sad it didn't have any pasta in it. We also got a small pizza that was really good, although the crust was not the typical brick oven crust I was expecting. Nicole was amazing and went above and beyond to take good care of us. I would highly recommend this local pizza spot.

Tried to call and get info on pizza and delivery options but the lovely lady that answered promptly put me on hold for over 10 minutes never came back to answer the call! I called back in and advised she left me on hold, no apology rude tone and before I could ask all questions she rudely advised me they DON'T DELIVER asked if they use door dash or any of those? I tried to explain was just trying to get information but again met with complete rudeness! I thought with all the nice reviews that this would be a great place to try! Apparently they don't need or want my business! Unbelievable I wonder if the owners even care! What a shame!

Took my family to this place, I have three picky kids and they all loved it. My wife and I loved it. I highly recommend the taco pizza. It was surprisingly amazing. Our waitress, Nicole was very helpful and knowledgeable of the menu. She even got my crying two year old to chill out haha.

Yummy build your own pizzas. Great dine in atmosphere. A little pricey. Very good crust .

Had the pleasure of attending a luncheon for a group at Brick Oven Pizza on Tuesday afternoon. Both service and food was perfect. The meals for each person were done as a preorder and this made for very quick service. DeAnn handled the 20+ people along with several others helping. An impressive effort. It's been several years since I was there last but it's definitely worth a return visit.

Krystal Gallegoz is the best employee there,she had the biggest smile and was very nice she deserves a raise

Got an ad for a bogo. So I came in to get it. My first time there. Customer Service - I had wonderful assistance with getting the bogo off my FB messenger. Also she was very friendly. The only issue was the service was lagging a bit. I did give some consideration to the fact that there seemed to be computer issues and issues with something else which was a deep conversation behind the counter which delayed me getting my drink and I was very thirsty. I just didn't feel like hollering so instead I just kept trying to get eye contact. Though my to go pizza did get put in without me having to say anything. - 3 stars Food - Spinach dip was delicious, can choose between chips or pita chips. Supreme has canned mushrooms but figured that there's a reason. Still tasted great. The smoked ham on it gave an amazing flavor. Both pizza's were awesome and just as good heated up later which is hard to find pizza to meet the reheat. Overall, both pizzas were delicious. If you like spicy, you can get a spicy spice on the pizza. - 5 stars Price - average priced - 3 stars

We like to try new places as we travel from Midland to Fort Worth and let me tell you.... This place NEVER disappoints. We love everything we've ever gotten

Not your conventional Italian pizza establishment. Lots of odd menu items and large variety of flavors! Crossed between Mexican, redneck and pizza hut! No real mozzarella for the pies! Just shredded crossbred cheese. NO CHICKEN PARMIGIANA But you can get a pulled pork quesadilla! The buffalo sauce for the wings was super sour! Like a cheap Louisiana style hot sauce! But the wings were cooked thoroughly but skin was gelatinous suggesting fryer isn't hot enough.

Some of the best pizza around for years. Always a delicious and consistent pie! Love this spot!!!!

Respect for a pizza place that serves small portion pizza for a high price and continue to have fools buy it. It's literally smaller and thinner than the little Caesars $5 pizza across the street. How people get ripped off here and deal with rude staff and just keep coming back for more. Definitely an ignorant Abilene thing.

Tried this place recently and found the pizza to be really good. Th whole family liked it and we will be back again.

Well just when u think customer service is gone you walk into brick oven pizza we called in an order and for what ever reason it did not make it to them BUT NO PROBLEM. The manager (tall white skinny well dressed guy) says no problem we got u and takes my order and makes my order ASAP and here is the kicker HE DIES NOT CHARGE ME and says it's on us This small amount of customer service made my day and want to invite everyone to go and eat here Brick Oven Pizza Company is the best Thank you

My family loves this place but just from my personal experience I stray. Our first time the server was great and no complaints about the food either. We left a cash tip and come to find she added an additional tip on the card so we called to address issue and give them benefit of the doubt mistakes happen. We go back a couple weeks later and this guy was the rudest jerk of a server. Anyway the food is great but I happened to go on the wrong days lol

Server was very nonchalant. Rude, short remarks. Everytime me or my friends asked a question it was an issue.

this is not a Margherita pizza..this is a white pizza with tomatoes..what you served was nothing close to what a Margherita pizza should be...I'm embarrassed for you.. An often recounted story holds that on 11 June 1889, to honour the Queen consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, the Neapolitan pizzamaker Raffaele Esposito created the "Pizza Margherita", a pizza garnished with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, to represent the national colours of Italy as on the Italian flag.

Joined some friends here and really enjoyed it. The pizza was great. I like the bumpy serving plates that help keep the crust crispy. The favorite was different and I really liked it. Got a sandwich to take home that was ok but not my favorite. The salad bar is pretty basic but there if you want it. Will we go again? You bet!

I have eaten here before but its been a while. Apparently they changed their menu in regards to sizing. The small is now their kid size the medium is what their small pizza size used to be. The breadstick order is a joke. I guess Ibshould of asked her what is a half order. I think it was pretty cheap for a food company to cut breadsticks in half snd call it a half order. I wont be going back spending when I paid 25.00 on this? If i was an employee i would be so embarssed serving these items off the menu as acceptable sizes and the money you pay for it. I did a call order in and my hubby picked it up. If it would of been me picking it up I would of refused my order based upon what I was ordering from the website and what I was paying for. #wontbeback #joespizzaisbetter

We travel full time and have been in Abilene for about 6 weeks. The food and service in Abilene is dismal at best. The place is amazing. Great food fantastic service. A true gem in Abilene

Food was spot on. Have not found food this good in Abilene. Crust was perfect flavor was amazing. Might have to come again tomorrow.

Please bring back the salad bar! Pizza is still usually on point and really good. Simplify the menu, which should speed up the kitchen, and reasonable wait times will return.

I have a mix emotions about this place. For one as I entered there was no sign saying that I could sit anywhere. "Mind you, this is my first time coming here." I saw the waiter, made eye contact, but he never said anything to me. (So I kind of felt ignored.) but after a few minutes he then told that I could have sit anywhere I like.... I understand that he was by himself, I guess, there were shortstaffed or someone called in sick I don't know. He could of just told me that I could sit anywhere. (Which I have no problem with) I just don't walk in to a place and just sit anywhere... But it got better! The service was good and of course the food was amazing! Can't go wrong with pizza right!

The last night of our visit in Abilene we decided to take our hosts out for dinner (Mom taught me to always be a gracious guest and you'll get invited back!) I always prefer to go to locally owned places rather than chains when I travel. Who wants to drive 700 miles and eat at the same place as you have down the street back home? This fit the bill perfectly. The service was great, they struck the right balance between attentive and lettin you enjoy your meal without having to be interrupted every 3 minutes to say that "yes" everything is still fine. The pizza here is very thin and the brick oven really crisps up the crust. I happen to like that style of pizza so I was very happy! We ordered a Mediterranean pizza and the green olives with feta cheese was heavenly! My husband gave me a sideways look when the meatlovers pizza the guys had ordered arrived because he prefers that puffy crust that makes you feel full after a slice or two. For me, it's all about the toppings. ( I can eat pizza on a bagel, or a tortilla and its still pizza to me with the right toppings.) This was DELICIOUS! I love how the pizza came served on a special platter that had raised little nubs on the bottom to give a little room for air to circulate under the pizza and keep it from going soggy. Even the last slice was crisp! Would be very happy to eat here again on a future trip.

We love the pizza here. The double trouble is great. The family mainly my son devours the bread sticks. The price is more reasonable compacted to another pizza joint in town, close to decide between the two which is better. Their in house beer is a toss up some are good some are so so.

What a joke, One of the worst pizzas I have ever had. Terrible ingredients....worse service..... Wanted to try them out, they were one of the last pizza places I had yet to try in town. Apparently we had a confusing order, margarita pizza with no sliced tomatoes. Ordered over the phone, and asked them if they had sliced tomatoes on the pizza. Order taker said that they were "cooked into the pizza" we asked if we could leave them off. Went into pick up the pizza and the cashier said it was an "odd order"' thats just rude in the first place, but I thought nothing of it. Got home, and the pizza was a greasy SAUCELESS mess..... to top it off, dried basil..... Any good restaurant would have checked for clarity, it should have been obvious that we were new customers. Pass on this one guys