Mary Angela's Pizzeria

Super friendly! Service impeccable! Prices reasonable. We had the Sicilian cheese pizza, half Mary Angela special. Some places don't allow half and half anymore. It was very delicious! A very hearty pizza with it's thick crust, yummy cheese and sauce, plenty of toppings and baked to perfection! My granddaughter and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We are already making plans to come back and bringing more family members!

*The Mary Angela Special* is, without a doubt, the best-tasting pizza I've had in a long time. From the very first bite, it delivers on every level—starting with an exceptional crust that’s perfectly crisp on the outside and light, airy, and chewy within. Each ingredient tastes incredibly fresh, as if hand-picked just before hitting the oven. The balance of flavors is spot-on—savory, rich, and satisfying without being heavy. This pizza isn’t just good—it’s a reminder of how amazing pizza "can" be when done right.

I'm from NJ, and we are really snobby about pizza, to say the least. I was in Richmond on business and decided to grab lunch since I'd just finished a presentation. Walked in & was seated immediately by a waitress who I realized later, was the only waitress covering all the tables. After bringing me my drink & letting me know she'd be back for my order as fast as she could, she jumped off to greet & seat others. I ordered the Mary Angela's special, kind of an everything combo. About 15 minutes later, this gorgeous pie shows up. Looked a bit like a bar pie, but with a thicker crust. No flop in their game, it was crispy but the dough was still meaty. The meat on this pie was delicious, and their pizza sauce had a really fresh taste to it. After a refill on my drink I could only eat 3 slices. Great service and outstanding pizza!

Great ambiance and Customer service. Friendly staff. A friend took me here. She and the owner are cool. A specially made pizza was prepared for us with No cheese! Awesome! I'm in ❤️. Best Pizza ever! Real Italian pizza. The sauce, perfect! To die for!

Ate some dinner here with friends before hitting the Byrd. A tad crammed but still cozy. Staff was friendly and the menu looked great (lots of options!) I went with the Linguini Alfredo. My friends ordered various lovely dishes including Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti & Meatballs, and a Roast Beef sub. Will definitely be back to try something else when I'm in the area again! Oh...and their free bread was nice too ha!

We ordered takeout from here on a Saturday night. The food was ready before the estimated time. We ordered the buffalo chicken pizza and it was amazing. I am not accustomed to having red sauce on a buffalo chicken pizza but it was a really nice touch. Our friends had a calzone which they raved about. The staff was super friendly. I would absolutely come back here.

This is hands down one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had! I ordered the chicken pizza, and it completely exceeded my expectations. The flavors were incredible, and you can tell they use quality ingredients. I’m visiting from Atlanta for work, and honestly, if I lived here, this would be my go-to spot for pizza and pasta. It’s truly worth every penny. Highly recommend! ---

The food was bland!! I use to go years ago but as I went a few times through these past 2 years and it was no flavor. It's like dumping a can of sauce without the seasoning. The waiter was great! However I will not go back. Hopefully they can do better. If you are an Italian restaurant the food should taste more like Italian food! Maybe try to make real sauce. Just an idea...

The best pizza in town (in my opinion). The slices are a traditional New York style slice. Crispy yet still soft enough to fold it in half. I love that the sauce is slightly sweet. Paired with the salty cheese, it's a perfect combo! We also love the grilled chicken salad, it's a simple salad with lots of flavor. Right in the middle of Carytown so it's street parking only but we've never had a problem finding a spot nearby. They have seating inside and if you walk in and order to-go, they are usually pretty quick!

I've had a lot of BBQ chicken pizzas in my lifetime, but this was the first that tasted like it was built upon an actual cheese pizza, complete with tomato sauce and cheese under a layer of bbq sauce, chicken, and cheese. VERY odd. The chicken was great but the rest of the pizza just seemed...off. Bummer.

The italian sub is excellent. Every once in a while you find a pizza place that makes really excellent subs--this is that place. The restaurant is small but has plenty of seating.

Very good pizza. I was honestly surprised bc it's just hard to find very good pizza. The service was great, server was very relational and hospitable. We were seated as soon as we came in (w my little boys). Decent beer menu, small restaurant w a community staple feel. This will a go-to when I'm at U of R studying.

No Complaints. Was looking for a great tasting NY style pie. Ordered the special and wasn't disappointed! Gotta try the thin crust next time!

Vintage feel to this place and even the service (in a good way!). The booths, the decor, the menus - it all brought me home to decades gone by. Made me want to order a personal pan pizza with my Book It button. Pizza was good. I'm told this place is the best in town, and it's easy to see why. Wine paired nicely with our slices - someone put good thought into the selections.

One of the best pizza joints in RVA! But they don't just serve pizza, they have hoagies/subs, lasagna, salads, and more! The restaurant is kind of small, galleand can get crowded, and it's not super atmospheric but the food it's worth driving in Carytown; and in Carytown, of course, the parking can be a beast. We've been getting take out here for ages!! Great service and decent prices make this pizzeria a treat! Come and get a slice of life!

In NYC you will find pizzerias and get a slice on a paper plate in a few minutes as you bar hop or just hanging out. I was excited to know they have pizzas by the slice. The set up is a bit different here. They had the pies premade and put the toppings on as you order. It makes the toppings more fresh. But to make the pie not too dry, they taste more like a deep dish (and maybe they are) and bit more oily. It really is preference when it comes to pizza. It could be your favorite but not mine. They do look like they run a busy joint.

We've stopped in Mary Angela's a few times, and I just noticed I'd never reviewed them During this recent visit, we grabbed a pizza to go. We were greeted right when we walked in, and someone took our order right away. The time estimate was right on point, too. They have standard NY Italian offerings on their menu -- pizza, calzones, salads, subs, and past dishes. For pizza, they offer by the slice, NY, and Sicilian styles. The pizza is a good ratio of sauce to cheese ( I can't stand I when there is too much sauce and the cheese slides off!) And offerings pizza by the slice is a great option when you don't want a whole pie. The sauce flavoring for their pizza and pastas is a little plain for my preference. The inside is pretty small, and the booths are tight for 4 people. Service has always been good My rating rationale +1 Service +.5 Food~Taste/flavor/quality +1 Presentation +.5 Atmosphere/vibe +1 Value

Dined in on a Monday night. The server was friendly and attentive to our needs. Pizza was good with a crispy bottom. Slightly too much cheese IMO but that didn't take away too much from it being just good and solid pizza.

Order large pizza w/ 2 toppings for $26.84. The pizza was so salty neither my son nor I could eat more than 2 slices - and we were hungry. I went by the Mary Angela's to tell the people about the salt. Two of the men preparing pizzas shouted at me. That was it. Horrible experience and lousy pizza.

I've been coming to Mary Angela's since I was little and let me tell you they never disappoint. Their food is always delicious and super reasonably priced and the best part is all the great familiar faces. I see you when I walk in the door. I really feel like I am treated like family! Their pizzas are huge and delicious and their pasta taste like it was cooked with love! If you're ever in Richmond, Virginia, please try out this little spot. It's family owned and it really does feel like that. Thank you Mary Angelas for all that you have done for our family!

Mary Angela's has been an institution in Richmond for 39 years. How does a business last that long in this world of failing restaurants? The answer is simple - quality food, great customer service, and a love for serving Italian food. Because we live somewhat far away, it's not practical to get pizza here all the time. But we get it as often as we can. I'm not sure what the secret is but they have THE best pizza in town, hands down. The sauce is delicious and never bitter. Toppings are generous and they have a wide range from which to choose. We had the special (pepperoni, sausage, peppers, onions, mushrooms).The thin NY style crust makes for good "folding." There is just enough grease to make it authentic but not overdone. The calamari was also quite good. Thank you for all the years of greatness, Mary Angela's! Here's to the next 39!!!

For nearly 17 years I've been enjoying this spot. It's still a top favorite. I eat here because the food is consistently delicious, yes.. but also, the service is homegrown and familial -- whether you are new here or not, the pizzeria style is kept perfect, giving the space a sense that they really know what they're doing.. the support staff moves around each other seamlessly, as if they've done this for years... because they have.. and they train newly acquired family with patience and care... The thing is thought: I mainly eat here because the food is made with love and you can feel it when you eat it.... even the next day, properly reheated.. Well done, fam.. well done.

This place is always busy when we walk by on the menu, and when we read the menu to check it out, they had gluten free pizza, so we had to check it out. The restaurant is small and unpretentious, but the food was great! I would certainly visit again.

Older woman with insane eyeshadow at the register handed me the carry out order after I paid, and as I reached for it she exaggeratedly snatched it back like a crazy person and yelled something like "excuse me! You have to sign the receipt!" Difficult to describe the energy she was bringing but if you're familiar with Professor Megonagal from the Harry Potter series that pretty much sums up the vibes. Why get mad at polite paying customers? Love the pizza though, have been picking up from here for years and have never seen her before. But probably won't be back because this lady was so incredibly, comically off-putting. Whoever she is, unfortunately she truly makes the whole experience not worth it. Save your money

Our go-to pizza for take out. Always reliable, always delicious and the staff is super friendly.

I've been going to this restaurant since college and now it is a family favorite. Some of our favorites are steak and cheese, Stromboli with ground beef, steak rolls, and lasagna.

Always a hit!!! My husband and I went for lunch today. We order an extra large pepperoni and a steak n cheese sub. I know I know that's a lot of food for 2 people. I honestly wanted leftovers so I wouldn't have to cook dinner. Anywho the pizza the BEST in the city. And the steak n cheese was delicious as always. You should definitely check them out.

Have not been here in a while! Omg! Awesome pizza! I'm a NY'er and this place is the best pizza around! My husband got the sausage peppers and onion sub! Everything was great! On top of the food, the service was impeccable!!

I am a born and raised NEW YORKER and I've been in Virginia almost 2 years now and this is the CLOSEST to real NY pizza. Not NY but close and acceptable enough to enjoy pizza. Miss REAL NY FOOD though. Every trip back I grab pizza and bagels to bring home.

Owner is rude. I have ordered food from you for 20 years. Food is great but the owners wife is rude and unpleasant.

Came into cary town to go to a new bakery but i decided i wanted something small to eat before eating dessert. Always heard great things about this being top pizza in Richmond. So why not give it a shot? 10/10 would eat here again. They don't slack on the cheese and the crust was done just right. Perfect texture from dough, flour and crispness. I loved it and you made me put it in my top 3.

My husband and I have been to this restaurant twice and really enjoyed it. On our first venture my honey had a tuna hero and I tried the antipasto. This week we enjoyed Hawaiian pizza which is like eating dessert and lunch at the same time because of the pineapple. The food is fresh and delicious. The service is amazing too. Waitresses in Virginia join in conversation with you without intruding on your conversation with the people you're with and your meal. We got the feeling we were in a warm family atmosphere. My dad was right. He said people in the South especially restaurant workers make people feel welcome. Well thanks Richmond eateries for making us feel wanted.

I have been eating from here for years and always loved the food and service but today I did delivery and the driver rode around with my food until it was cold and management was rude and didn't want to give me a refund,I don't know if my food was delivered to someone else and redelivery to me

Best meatlovers pizza ive been told by many coworkers. This location is a bit busy, but the food is always great!

My review is the Pearson F. Review. Karen on the phone ruined this amazing place and experience for us. If you want ranch don't order online, it's apparently criminal to call after ordering on THEIR website to ask to extra ranch. Or like Karen said "do you have cash to pay the delivery guy for the ranch?" INSANE and sad.

Really good fresh pizza by the slice. My husband loves to try pizza everywhere he goes. Has to be plain cheese and has to be by the slice. We found this while walking Cary Street and came in. The gal behind the counter was friendly, they had plenty of seating inside and the bathrooms were tidy. He ordered two slices of cheese pizza to go and they were warmed and served in about 5 minutes. As he would say - good flop, good sauce to cheese ratio and warm and fresh. Crust was crispy. He gave an 8.2 outta 10. Pretty high for him. A few couples inside who had ordered subs made me want one of those. Would def come back for lunch.

Super authentic place, very friendly environment, Feels like an integral part of the community! Great pizza by the way.

Everything was fabulous. We enjoyed and I forgot to take pictures. So here are pictures of the take home leftovers. All was well made and good. There is a-lot of garlic including he spinach. Very good since I like garlic. Pizza is similar to a good New York pizza.

Ordered eggplant Parmesan and specialty pizza. Both were okay, staff were very nice and seems like a good place to get a slice of pizza.

Food is hot and fresh. It was delicious. Can't wait to go back. Service was awesome! Located in Carytown and I enjoyed looking out window while I ate.

I cannot tell you how fresh and clean these ingredients are. service excellent. pizza so delicious. terrific all the way around.

I am definitely a foodie but feel that I know my Italian food like I was born there. This place is giv

The pizza here is ALWAYS good! Most recently, I had their white pizza that was perfectly garlicky and so cheesy. It also gives pizza place vibes very cozy inside and a friendly staff.

Have always enjoyed this spot over the years for their pizzas, pastas and subs. I went back in this week for spaghetti and meatballs, which were really good! The tomato sauce tasted very fresh and the meatballs were better than any other Italian restaurant I've been to lately. The spaghetti and meatballs were served with warm bread that has garlic and butter inside. It was nice to sit by the window and watch the people in Carytown.

Oh this pizza is good... I first came here years ago while on a business trip. I just moved to the area so back I came. Pizza was just as good now as it was then. The pepperoni has the right amount of spice to it and the slice tasted like a NY pie I would have had growing up. Also had a Sicilian for the first time in years and it didn't disappoint. Prices are very reasonable...

10/10 on everything we've tried from them - pizzas to tiramisus and cannolis. This is our #1 favorite pizza/Italian place in RVA and we've had many other favorites. Service was excellent too!

Some of the best NY style pizza in Richmond. Sometimes you just need a good hand tossed pie without all the fig, goat cheese, etc...

Visiting. Used to live in the fan 15 years ago. Place is the same as before! Which is so special to me. Hits that nostálgico spot right in the kidney. Service was good. Ambiance is vintage

The best pizza I've had in Richmond so far. $25 for a large but it's a good sized large. Their meat lovers is awesome.

I usually love this place! Went for birthdays & everyone ordered pizza. I noticed when I ate the first bite, it had a burnt taste. Eventually checking each piece, most all of the bottom of it was burnt! The other pizza, the center round was burned. Should have sent it back, but showed waiter & he told the cook. All the cook did was turn the temperature down. Later they offered to send us home with a medium pizza. That was the last thing we wanted. They offered nothing off on the pizza's at all & if this continues, they will lose business. The booths are original, very hard & I noticed several pieces of tape holding the wall together along 3 of the booths. I mentioned this to a friend that I had gone to lunch with a couple months before & she said that her pizza was over cooked, but was not black on the bottom as ours had been. There was a serious lack of concern from the people that worked there.

Outstanding! We had 1/2 Buffalo Chicken and 1/2 All American (minus the bacon)...omg you have to try it. 10/10 recommend

This place is the real deal. The smell is to die for. You can buy their pizza dough!! I can't wait to massacre some of their dough in my oven. I'm improving as a pizza cook. But we're splurging on an ala-carte, build-it-yo-self pizza!! Can't wait for that. More later, gotta drink my Perone (Peroni Nastri Azzurro).

Mary Angela's is a guilty pleasure when I can stretch a lunch hour just a bit. Their pizzas (which they will sell by the slice!) are NY style and really satisfying. Stay with the basics -- cheese, pepperoni, sausage, etc. If you add for something "bizarre" like jalapenos they cover the pizza to the point of crazyland. But the crust is great, the balance of cheese and sauce and toppings is right on point. Also do not ignore their sandwiches. My dining partner and I are particularly fond of the steak and cheese sub, which comes with lettuce and tomato and mayo (to which I add some of the excess jalapenos I remove from my slice of pizza!) The iced tea is fresh, the services is friendly, and there is not usually a lunchtime wait for a table. Small private parking lot in the rear, but you'd have to get lucky. Street parking is a better bet. Major credit cards accepted.

ZERO. we are a family of four who have ordered from here for many years. im not sure what karen answered the phone tonight that hung up on me and my husband because we asked to add ranch, and asked me if I had cash to pay the door dasher for the .75 cent ranch then forwarded me to a kind gentleman who understood the issue that we couldn't add ranch on door dash and that is why we called. whoever she is as she claims her name is "Angela" needs to be fired for horrible customer service with a terrible unfriendly not kind attitude. totally ruined our desire to ever order from here again. it's sad. great and amazing pizza. horrible customer service I ever experienced.

Best pizza in Richmond friendly restaurant and good price, place very nice in Cary town

Absolutely terrible service. They got frustrated when I tried to make a to go order with Apple Pay, and I asked a waiter before hand to make sure it was OK. Also not a dog friendly atmosphere for outdoor eating. They were whispering talking about her the whole time I was in line. (while she was waiting outside) I will never go back!

I've been around Carytown for several years now and I've never tried Mary Angela's. Well I've been missing out. Finally ordered some take out - it was ready quickly and delicious! We got the garlic knots, buff chicken and Mediterranean pizzas. The place was bustling & the staff was nice. We'll for sure be back.