Mike's Pizzeria Lounge

It's a nice old style looking restaurant. The guy in the front was a little spicy, but was cool after I got my food. I got a large pepperoni pizza and I have to give my honest opinion, I didn't like the pizza, my son thought it was okay. It was very greasy and kinda tasted like a Romeos take and bake!! I was very disappointed because for just that pizza it was almost 20 dollars. I also didn't care for the Marinara sauce it tasted watery and didn't have much flavor. I don't know about their other food but when I was waiting a couple people came to pick up their orders which were all calzones, think I should've got a calzones!!! I probably won't be back!!

We had a really nice time here for the first time at Mike's. I chose this because it's a "Staple" of Fresno and known for their brick oven pizza 🍕 I took my Mom & 3 kids. You can see them preparing the pizza when you first enter. They asked me dine in or take out? We dined in and I was surprised there was a bar across from where you dine. I was a little uneasy because I had my kids. Fortunately it was a wonderful experience. Everyone was just super friendly and laughing. We had to use the restroom 🚻 which was divided "Women" & "Men" The restroom was very clean and smelled clean. The women's restroom does not have a changing table... but why should they if it's mostly a bar atmosphere 🤔. It was dark. Then they changed the lights to even darker. Someone joked about making it romantic. Lol. I personally like to see my food.. but I didn't mind either. We ordered a Large pizza, half Mike's special half Salami. 4 of us had water 1 had a soda and it turned out to be $30 and some change. I left a 33% tip cause Faith was Awesome and so sweet and kind and friendly with a nice smile. 😊 the pizza seemed a little small for a large. They said 14" but I don't walk around with a measuring tape sooooo I put my hand in the picture so you guys can see. It was just enough for us 5. Luckily the complimentary French bread and butter filled me up too. I can see why this is Fresno fave! Awesome job to this family owned business 👏🏼 I wish you many years of family tradition

Went to ha e lunch, ordered the meatball sandwich , 16.95 for just the sandwich! No fries no salad, bread was burned, not impressed at all, especially for the price. Waitress had no personality at all. Would not recommend, definitely wont be back.it must be men that are giving g this place good reviews since that is who ahe was nice too

Had the worst experience on valentines day. Our waitress didn't write down our order and blamed us that our order was wrong. She took no accountability and blamed everyone else. We talked to the manager and THE MANAGER SAID "TALK TO HER ABOUT IT, I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED " what?! There were other customers there that were experiencing the same type of service. They didn't comp anything, we paid for food we didn't order!. I will never eat here again.

So delicious and yummy…cool crowd and atmosphere…service was friendly and welcoming! 😋

Food was so delicious! Even the leftovers were yummy. The customer service was really good, I just think we went when there was a small rush & only one waitress so that was a bit frustrating. Once we received our food though we were happy. The atmosphere and music was so nice. Definitely will be returning.

Visited Mike's Pizzeria after hearing rave reviews from people at our golf club. They were right! Pizza is amazing! Pricing is affordable, wine is fine, and well priced! We will be back for sure!

One of my favorite Italian places in fresno, great portions, delicious pizza, pastas, and sandwiches. Staff is always friendly and quick to follow up on a drink fill or anything else you need.

Always good to come here. Great food and great service. The food is delicious and good portions!

Let's get the negatives out of the way first: the parking is terrible, seating is very limited, and the location itself isn't the most convenient. But honestly? That's where the complaints end. Once you get past the logistics, the food is absolutely delicious and the service is top-notch. It's the kind of place where you'll have to open your wallet a little wider, and you should definitely be prepared for a wait--but I promise you won't regret it once you take that first bite. I've tried the pizza, meatballs, mozzarella sticks, and several different pasta dishes; everything has been incredible. If you have the patience for the crowd, the meal is well worth it!

Ok I'm way too late to the game on this, been on my must get to's for too many decades. The tradition of it speaks for itself and lived up to the expectations and then some. Service is great, food is out of this world, and atmosphere is old world feel. Had a group of 7 and everyone's meals were to perfection. I went with the chicken Cordon Blue and no comparison to anywhere that would come close to this. The hidden surprise was the bed of pasta that was underneath which was sauced with the cream sauce and mushrooms and ham mixed in which was a stand alone dish on its own. I can't wait to be back.

Mikes food is always good with huge portions , you can go in for happy hour and get a few apps and be full off that alone . Staff are incredibly nice , and the regulars are always cool to stoke a convo with .

Definitely recommend Mike's pizzeria. Good atmosphere, great food and service was on point and beer is ice cold.

Had dinner here recently with a friend I used to work with. They weren't busy the weeknight evening when I arrived. I was surprised to see the dining room closed when I walked in. Seating was in the bar only. I ordered a special calzone and it was as good as I always remember it being. Service was friendly.

Grubhub delivered my pepperoni pizza to the wrong apt but Mike's Pizzeria kindly made me another and I just received it! Super grateful for this type of service

A friend at work recommended this place, Nona Special calzoni is tasty and delicious. Pizza bread was so good we finished one side of it before snapping a photo. The 14' Pepperoni/Jalapeño pizza was delicious and tasty, finished it in one sitting.

Locals only. Be careful. I think they still fry the calzone like Tony's pizza. Beer is sold there.

Excellent they made it the way I wanted it without bell peppers. I would definitely do business with Mike again it's a family business and it's right down the street

My family has been coming here since I was little. A fresno staple. I come for the calzones. The best you will ever have. I get the beef and cheese. They are amazing. The bar lounge area is a decent size but they are always a packed house. This time I tried the loaded fries. They were ok. A little too much sauce made the fries soggy on the bottom. Service was great. Our waitress name was Faith. She was amazing.

Their oizza has the perfect crust. My family all agrees that this is our go to for oizza

I can't comment on the food. My husband and I wanted to try a new pizza place, went there today and zero service. We sat for over ten minutes without anyone acknowledging us and we left. Staff seemed to be more interested in talking amongst themselves.

Called and said "they don't think they can do it on a pick up order" should specify on the menu. Crazy! Girl put me on hold then a guy pops on the phone and said they couldn't like I was trying to get over. I was about order a dinner special and a bunch of other items for a party of ten. It's cool, I will take my money elsewhere!

Honestly just go to Dominos or Pizza Hut instead. I'm serious. Canola Oil for the pizza?

Ok let me just start with, we had the best service ever. And I mean at any restaurant, ever. Chris was our server and seemed to be the only one taking the orders and bringing the food around. I was early so he let me choose and was friendly and asked if I needed anything. When my friends showed up he was on it with the drinks and taking our orders. The food was great. The Meatballs were moist, the minestrone soup was pretty good. The bread was good and plentiful. When my friend asked for toasted bread, he went above and beyond and toasted it and made it a garlic bread. I'm happy to come back and try their pizza on my cheat day!

Great lunch. We started off with a couple of appetizers. We had the breaded calamari strips and deep fried ravioli. Both of which were great! My guest had the lasagna she said it was very good. I had the Mike's special calzone. It was delicious. Service was great. Mikes is a family owned restaurant that's been around for over 60 years. There's very good reason for that. Everything was delicious. Can't wait to go back and have some homemade pasta.

Avoid this place at all costs if you are a person of color. They're racist. My hispanic and islander family was told by a Caucasian lady that we couldn't dine inside the restaurant because of tipping. We must look so poor that they felt we wouldn't tip them. Do yourself a favor and stop elsewhere.

Stopped here on an 8 hour road trip for some dinner. Tried to call ahead so that our food would be ready by the time we got there and VERIFIED with the woman on the phone that we would be able to eat inside when we got there. When I arrived, we were told we could not eat inside? When asked why, they said bc it's a tipping issue. I told them I don't mind tipping and would pay extra just so I can sit down and feed my baby his dinner as we still two hours away from home. Then she stated they didn't want to "bus our table". Would rate it a 0/ 10 for service if I could. The orange haired lady with glasses was extremely rude. This restaurant is located in a dark dingy neighborhood so I didn't feel comfortable eating in the car.

Excellent food!! Excellent service!! We make it a point to eat here whenever we can when we visit Fresno CA!! Their homemade lasagna is so delicious. Their create your own calzones are amazing and something everyone should eat there!!

The food here is awesome but the bartenders need training on how to pour beer. This is the second time I have had an issue with the bartender pouring a beer with massive amounts of head(beer foam) in the glass.... I would've given four stars, but since it happened twice, you lose two stars...

Best food ever! Best prices. Best wine list and value in the valley! Don't forget about Mikes! Stop by and support this local business. Don't forget to buy their frozen ravioli for home.

Hadn't been here since it was at the original location across the street! My cousins worked there many years back and they had the BEST pizza around. We ordered pizza, lasagna and calzone. All of it was delicious! I can't believe I forgot about this place but that won't happen again. Can't wait for my next meal.

Dated, dark, no windows. The restaurant looks like it's straight out of 1982. The food was good but a little on the salty side. Located in a sketchy-ish neighborhood, so not sure if I would want to return.

Awesome food, great atmosphere and wonderful service. Must try! If you like Italian food, pizza!

Love their calzone my girls and I always order this and the sauce is so yummy and delicious. Everything in the menu is good, you can't find another Italian restaurant better than Mike's, love the service

Six of us women came in for lunch on Friday. Several men sat in the bar area and seemed like regulars. Another group of six women had already been served and given some wine. Our waitress came right over and got our drink order-wine! We also ordered the antipasto platter. One woman in the other group called over, "You are just beautiful!" She came over and snapped a pic of our group. So friendly Then we were occupied with our appetizer, which also came with good white bread and butter. Later we ordered a medium deep fried pizza with black olives, onions and pepperoni, as one can pick the three toppings included. Still later, our waitress came back carrying another bottle of wine (SeaGlass Chardonnay ) gifted to us by the other women. Wow That was so generous. Lastly, our wonderful waitress comped us ice cream for dessert! Sweet! Lastly, as we all got up to leave, the other table too, they again took a group photo of us under the Mike's sign. As they revealed they come to the restaurant frequently on Friday, we're thinking of making it our hangout too. Lunch should always be this fun! Plus, next time I want to try their calzone.

If you like it Italian restaurant with a dark enclosed vibe I definitely suggest this place. Mike's has been around for a while and by a while I mean decades, so the food of course is going to be great and well thought out. The service is pretty good too. Especially for a place that gets pretty busy with both a bar and a restaurant under one roof.

The lasagna was rather flavorless. Do I need to pay exter for a little garlic? I had a Scotch Rocks while I waited. When the food arrived I ordered another Scotch, the waiter asked if I wanted a fresh glass. I said no that one is fine. When the bill came I was suprised that the drinks were $10.25 each (for Johnnie Walker Black. That's a bit steep, but that's up to them to establish. My complaint is that they charged me an extra $1 because of the ice. And they charged for it twice, even though I was OK with my old glass. Ice is overhead, much like a clean glass. I will not pay for ice, it is overhead, practically free. I would rather pay an extra dollar to have garlic in the sauce. Mike's is in the service industry, and this is not service. Diner, bar patron beware. Is a Martine $1 more if you ask for an olive. No.

very comfy and clean but the food was terrible. ordered a calzone and a pizza. both were so bad it would take a paragraph to fully explain. I'm from San Francisco and my wife is from Toronto Canada. Both are big Italian restaurant havens. We know good Italian. Sorry Peter.

Since my last review... still yummy food for the price! I had my private wedding party dinner here (served family style) and all my guests loved the food, service,wine and cocktails to order.... I was s happy with the food and service so I had my husband's birthday dinner here too (family style). Good food and good times .

Guess I struck something less than gold here. Far less. I'm sure the OTHER side of this place would be nicer when I assume it opens in the evening. Arrived today at 2PM. The lounge side is extremely dark and it doesn't look like a penny has been spent in there for 40 years. The booth I sat in had a failing cushion on the bottom and was uncomfortable. It was bottomed out and should have been replaced 20 years ago, probably. This area had a lot of people and so many of them were coughing. Great! Somewhere I could smell the odor of tobacco floating by my table. Perhaps somebody standing too close to a door that was opening and closing? Gross! I ordered the cannelloni which was said to be chicken and beef. What arrived was anything but that. There was no distinguishable flavor and they were just elongated--flat raviolis--nothing like the tubular structure one would expect with ample filling. Super disappointing and an insult to the culture/tradition. Where else on earth would that be called 'Cannelloni?' Nowhere! The pasta could have been cooked longer. It was quite tough. I had also ordered a side of two meatballs, which were room temperature, if. I was very surprised by that as I would not have served them, and simply said they weren't available.... The cannelloni dish came in an extremely hot bowl which I appreciated, but it was also topped with their not great quality mozzarella, which also lacked flavor... I left most of that uneaten. I also ordered a side of Alfredo, which was decent, but not spectacular. Overall everything was lackluster, not unique, flavorful. It was bad! The star of that show was actually the fresh baked bread with butter, which was quite tasty. The service was OK but the food took longer than you might expect to come out. Disappointing as the extra time had nothing to do with heating things up, apparently. I understand that folks growing up in the area remember olden times when things might have been much better here. It's an emotional connection that has to be more forgiving than my experience/reaction today. There's a few other places like that where one of my older Medicare Clients insists is fantastic but I found just the opposite. It's an emotional connection formed in better times, much earlier. A history which I lack. I would not eat here again but glad I tired it just the same. If for no other reason then to just get it off the list. -G

Mike's is a Gem. Choosing a favorite dish is hard because everything here is so Delicious but my go to meals are the Spagetti, Rigatoni, Lasagna, & the beef and cheese calzoni. The Dinizzo family had always been so warm and friendly and they have kept their food consistently Amazing! It's truly the Best Italian food in the Valley!

The food was amazing! We ordered take out and my son picked up the food for us. I loved how the pizza was all pizza and hardly any crust. The cheese raviolis and meatballs were delicious. My husband used to go here with his cousin many years ago and he recommended. Definitely did not disappoint!

Was greeted by a giant black cockroach upon entering. Gave this place the benefit of the doubt and decided to eat anyways. Found a long hair in my food that was very offputting along with the roach. ordered the pizza and the calzone. The food was average at best but overpriced for the service and the quality.

I just had the best lasagna I've ever had, and I'm old and eaten a lot of lasagna! I'm looking forward to trying their other dishes.

Best Italian food in Fresno. They use traditional recipes that are close to my grandmother's. Their beef and cheese calzoni is the original recipe from several long gone restaurants and is the absolute best. Good pizza and other pasta dishes. People are very friendly. The only negative is the bread they serve on the side. Pretty salty and it's too thin (too much crust). I also wish the nice part of the restaurant was open for dinner service instead of catering events. I'm really not fond of eating in the bar area. But, the great food and service are top notch.

Covid-19 phase: I called and ordered a large 5 meat lover pizza and chicken Philly sandwich w/ jalapeños, no Mayo or mustard and jalapeños. The worker was kind and said it would be ready in 20 minutes. I went to get it. The worker is masked and masks are required. The food was ready, the worker was very kind. I paid for it and he wished me a good day! Appreciated. Omg! The chicken Philly sandwich was Amazingly delicious! Tasty chicken, cheese and fresh jalapeños! Yummy! The 5 meat pizza was very much delicious and enjoyed by workers too! Meaty goodness! Great service service and delicious food! Highly recommended!

Beef & cheese calzone always delicious! This family owned & operated business makes you feel at home.

Outstanding restaurant and lounges Food is delicious and the staff is excellent. Highly recommend this restaurant

Always a delight, out with my wife for drinks and dinner and Mike's never disappoints... The Italian Club sandwich is a hidden gem, a have to try on the menu

The food is delicious. Possibly the best thing I have ever forced my boyfriend to buy for me.

Last time I took timeout to post a review of Mike's was 3 years ago. My wife and I have and will continue patronizing this outstanding restaurant not only for the food but also due to the outstanding staff Peter DiNuzzo has employed! Everyone is like family and they treat you as such! Kudos to the entire Mike's Pizzeria business and staff! From bartenders like Aubrey, servers like Chris, to cooks like Abel! I don't mean to leave anyone out! Thank you all!

Excellent pizza Loved the one with corn! They are large and can feed 3-4 persons Crust is delicious

This place is AMAZING!!!!! Friendly service ( bartender ) . The food was 5 star ( compliment to the CHEF.

Excellent! Calazones are best around. Very generous servings, reasonable prices. Very good food.

Mike's Pizzeria is old-school, having been in Fresno for decades. With a name that has pizza in it, you might think that's all they serve, but there is so much more. Really good pasta dishes are served here. There is a full bar. A great place to go for dinner. I'd like to recommend the catering part of this business. They supply good advice as to what to serve to each group. They will work with you on the amount of food and how to set it up to serve. The food is delivered ready to serve and the delivery person will set it up, even showed us how to use the warming oven in our commercial kitchen that I had never used before. The food quality is excellent and well received by a variety of people. Whether you eat in, take out, or use their catering service, you will be pleased with the service and the food at Mike's. It's easy to see why this is a Fresno institution.

PHENOMENAL - LOCAL Homestyle Italian food !!!!!! Actual legit American Italian family food. Chris was a talented server that attended to every detail whilst taking the time to answer all questions and attend to children's needs with exceptional patience. Felt welcomed and at home - a comfortable experience. Add this to your local restaurant list and you will not be disappointed!!!

Calzones are great! Pizza is terrible. Honest review. Under cooked pizza. Probably the worst I've ever had. Missing Tony's pizzaria.