Pizza Lucé Uptown

I've had myself an absolutely wonderful plate of wings at Pizza Lucé. I've been going to this Lucé for over 30 years. The only difference is it seems like the servers play on their phones a little more than they should, but besides that still an incredible place.

We ordered for the first time today. We went simple with a pepperoni and green olive pizza. So. Damn. Good. Amazing old-school pizza. Every aspect of this was incredible-crust, sauce, ingredients. Delivery was fast and easy. Can’t wait to order again!

Best pizza in town! A little pricy but absolutely worth it for the taste and quality. The by-the-slice pizza (under the heat lamps) is a little lackluster, definitely prefer to get a fresh pie. Love their seasonal menu items too, nice salads and wings.

Have been here 4 times. Tried the fire breathing dragon, the wrangler & Spanish chicken. All pizzas are great but if I were to rank it the wrangler would be 1st followed by Spanish chicken & then the fire breathing dragon . The sundaes(peanut butter brownie, chocolate brownie & pecan blondie) are all amazing. On the 2nd visit I reached at 11:20pm & noticed dine in was closed. I told the guy that the website mentions that dine is open till 12 midnight & he took me in. Noticed the tables were extremely dirty & greasy. Beware they might not be following the website as far as dine in hours are concerned. Probably worth calling in ahead if one is considering dining in late. 4th visit: Tried the casbah pizza which is their winter specials & it was amazing. Got the carrot cake this time & even for someone who loves chocolate cakes the carrot cake was delectable. Service was great too.

Pizza slices for vegetarian options are inconsistent. Not complaining... They just switch up the veggies. Depending on the timing,, whatever your flavor choice,You may want to hang out and wait for them to put a fresh pie up. Considering you may catch a tail end of a dried up pizza. The patio is fantastic in the summer... They do serve beer and wine, NO hard liquor.

Pizza Luce is one of the BEST pizza spots in Minnesota. The Uptown location is my favorite location and has been around forever. Service is always great and food is always good.

Pizza Lucé serves some of the best pizza around! Lots of great appetizers and pizza. This location is smaller than others but has the same great service. I got the Lucé with Vegan cheese and Beyond Meat and it was great.

Food was great & our server was nice. But this gets a 1 because the other three employees I talked to were snippy & rude, especially one older woman with gray ponytail. A different one lied right to my face. Had a nice time & then they ruined my night. I will never come back to this location.

I hadn't been to Luce in a few years and after this visit I asked myself, why?! It was so good as always and I love all the different options. We dined on the patio and had fast, friendly service. The Midway Pizza was delicious! What a fun special to have with the fair coming up. Base sauce was their house buffalo sauce, topped with cheese curds, bacon, tots and pickled red onions. A little bit on the salty side which I don't mind, plus it worked well with the watermelon salad that we also got. (Also amazing)

I want to thank Luce for being one of the only aves you can just grab a slice ESPECIALLY late night. I also love the pasta salad. My one complaint is that a cheese slice is about a million times better than getting a full cheese pizza and having a slice. They're pizza is just not good except for the slices. Service is either amazing and above and beyond or like the rudest person you e ever encountered as well which is a bummer. Too bright in most of their locations to comfortably eat inside and a large weak pizza is damn near $50 but thank you for the late night much higher quality slice.

EW! Pizza was so bad. Covered it garlic, like massive chunks of garlic. Service was also super slow. Maybe the worst pizza I've ever had

Brunch is where. it. is. at! High quality service, amazing food (including vegetarian and vegan options), and strong drinks! If you haven't been here for brunch, have you even experienced Uptown?

Consistently great! The menu truly has something for everyone. Almost always friendly service - especially the delivery drivers. The inside ambiance doesn't compare well to the downtown Minneapolis location, but the nice patio makes up for it during the warmer months. Feels like a nice neighborhood restaurant despite being part of a local chain. Highly recommended for a classic pie, tofu bowl, or salad. Pizza recommendation: Vegan Ruby Rae!

I love that they stay open late, one of the only food places thats still serves those hours, the pizza is really good i enjoy their s'mores cheesecake too its yummy, the service is always nice not a single bad interaction there!

If I'm in the mood for pizza, I'm coming to Pizza luce. They have a pretty diverse menu to pick from, and they always have a monthly special that's usually pretty awesome (there was a jalapeño popper pizza special last winter that I've been dying to have again). The pizza is on the pricey side which discourages me and my friends to come too often. Their other dishes are more reasonably priced but I have not personally tried them. I almost always dine in at the restaurant but I know they offer free delivery which is pretty cool. The service is always great, I usually have the same server every time. Overall, a great pizza spot with a great food and beer menu, although a little too pricey for me.

Our waiter at Pizza Luce was great! We went there for brunch on Saturday and we were the only ones in the restaurant. For brunch, they had a deal where you get a free mimosa with a brunch entree. After that, each mimosa is 3.50. I got the gluten free pizza with half breggfast and half ranchero. Our waiter brought us a lot of sides with the meal like sour cream, hot sauce, veggies, and salsa. I liked both pizzas a lot. The gluten free pizza was 18.99 and mimosas were 3.50. It was a good price for brunch and I want to try other breakfast pizza's next! Pizza Luce had a parking lot as well for convenient parking.

Love pizza Luce! Hating the service! Been to a few Luce's lately and it's just gone down hill. Service has been rough. Food is still quality! Ordered the cheese bread right away! Then ordered our pizza. The cleanliness was also suffering... a lot.

Pizza Luce is like an old friend you never get tired of. He's always there for you, happy to have a drink, happy to cook you dinner, happy to have you over. Even in the mid-aughts Luce was an innovative vegan-friendly powerhouse, making what I believe is the best vegan cheese in the United States: the "rinotta." It's a blend of tofu, cashews and herbs and is better than any vegan cheese I've had in New York or Portland or Los Angeles or wherever. It's a savory marvel. To this day, it's better than 99% of the fly-by-night "plant-based" places you see on the coasts. While their pizzas are pricey, you're also paying for quality and consistency. The crusts are doughy but not cheap or fake; the vegetables are fresh and the mockmeats are plentiful (they have Herbivorous Butcher, Beyond Meat and Taiwanese options). For vegan cheese, they also have Violife, alongside their homemade rinotta option. Stop by Pizza Luce for an amazing pie, a local beer, and a chocolate peanut butter crispy bar. They're open late and have multiple locations around the state. You won't be disappointed.

it's honestly not probably just this location. I used to purchase from multiple locations A BUNCH in the cities and acquired points in the rewards program that they obviously don't have. you used to be able to just add your accumulated points right at close but since they swapped to a new system that's non existent. I called about it and apparently it goes to your email. I never delete most emails i have plenty of room for new ones i have yet to find and email pertaining to these benefits....... if you don't want to make a deals program as an establishment i get it but don't lie about it or make it harder for people to use it. just don't do it honestly. food is great though 10/10 if i still respected you.

I was traveling and ended up having my flight canceled, so I stayed in a hotel in Minneapolis. I was super hungry, so I asked the hotel staff if they had any menus for restaurants around the area. They handed me the menu for Pizza Luca and a few others. I ended up ordering a mushroom pizza and pasta salad. The mushroom pizza was super yummy! I love all the ingredients that were on the pizza. Also, I ordered the pasta salad which was good but not as good as the pizza. I would eat Pizza Luce's again and recommend it to others.

I have no words. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS AMAZING. One critique, try TASTING the mocktails before putting the item on the menu

So, let me begin here. I picked up a family member from MSP Airport tonight. Long flight, messy traffic and hungry so he wanted PIZZA LUCE. We live UPTOWN and so this location was on our way home. We placed an order for pick up and were told "Your order will be ready in 10 mins".I liked the guy who answered our call because he kept saying "Right On" to everything. We are classics (as in over 55) and so my initial impression was okay, let me try it. I liked his vibe and customer service and immediately was impressed! A HUGE COMPLIMENT TO YOU AT THIS POINT. We ordered a few slices of pepperoni pizza and it was reasonable, like $13.00 or something. We pull into the parking lot 20 mins later (so an extra 10 mins) and our order wasn't ready, the parking lot was jammed packed with crazy driving Friday night "Whatevers" and we were told that our order would be ready in 3 mins. Well that EXTRA 3 mins turned into 20 mins and my BMW was almost hit 5 times by disrespectful drivers, delivery guys and impatiant idiots. I had to constantly move my car to insure it's safety and mine as my jet lagged cousin and I waited, and waited and waited. The "sorry it took so long" gift was a slice of their carrot cake. Which, I have to say the frosting tasted wonderful and the cake itself and the pizza slice looked promising, but was average and could have been Dominoes for much less. Needless to say I don't eat Dominoes or Pizza Hut for that matter. I've been here many years but I'm a New Yorker and I know great tasting pizza. I have to say that with FREE we're sorry for the inconvenience slice of cake was at least decent, but combined with unwanted parking lot hassle I am not a fan, so my review is a 1 at this point because of the reasons listed above. Pizza Luce' , word to the wise...you should have comped the 13. bucks or whatever it was and maybe I would give a 2nd chance. But, you didn't. Thanks for the apology and the carrot cake, but at $5+ I could have gotten an entire cake and it would have tasted the same from a Cub Store. And well after tasting three bites of the pizza it's a strong "NO" at least for tonight. In my humble opinion, NOT WORTH THE HASSLE. I would rather have PAID the delivery charge, got it on time and not risked my personal safety and that of my car just to get a very average tasting pizza that I honestly really didn't even eat. Just saying guys your local and I LOVE supporting local businesses, please do BETTER in the future. In closing, Everyone has a BAD night and maybe this was yours, maybe the FRIDAY rush got to the cooks, not sure. Please consider this a pleasant 'wake up call' , and not an icky review. Not my intention to discourage, but to enlighten. ~THANKS.

If Dave comes to Pizza Luce for a pizza review while in Minneapolis, you know someone thinks this pizza is the bees knees. Well I think I have to agree with Dave's score of 5.3, you'd be better off somewhere (anywhere) else if you want good pizza. To me, this pizza is a glorified heggies. I don't even know if it deserves a 5.3. The restaurant is cozy and definitely has a family feel. We stopped by on Saturday while the gophers were playing in a bowl game (first time ever?) around lunchtime. The bar side was packed but the dining areas had plenty of tables when we arrived (they filled up as we were leaving around 1:30pm). Staff was extremely helpful and knowledgeable of the menu. The waiter recommended my dad to do a half and half pizza since he couldn't decide between two of the options. As described above, pizza was nothing special. My grandma got the lasagna special which comes with a good sized side salad and two giant pieces of garlic bread. She loved every bite of it. I had the spinach salad with tofu instead of bleu cheese but it was WAY TOO MUCH tofu. I literally had mountains of tofu on my plate, I couldn't even find the spinach. Would not recommend this salad again. Overall, not very impressed with this pizza establishment. I think they could be doing a whole lot more in terms of revamping up the pizza game. Perhaps they've gotten too big and commercialized with their many locations that they've had to downgrade on quality for conformance. Cmon pizza Luce, get your pizza game back to where it used to me!

I appreciate all the delicious vegan options you've provided over the past two years. I thank you and the animals thank you.

It's cool that they stay open late, but the food is bad, the hoagies are soggy and bland.

Fire Breathing Dragon Pizza is what I had. When I go back, its what I will have again. I usually like to try different things on menus especially at restaurants i go to for the first time, but sometimes you get it right on the first try. What I did not know was that this particular pizza is not served at all the locations. The jerk had flavor, it was spicy but didn't inhibit the enjoyment of the meal. The spiciness was mellowed out by the pineapple salsa. The jerk spices and the salsa combination brought me the same feeling of ecstasy every bite after the first bite. Add in the gouda and chili sauce, and I literally ate slices until i felt my pants tighten. Went to sleep after and dreamed of that pizza.

My first review of this restaurant was rather testy, because I had gotten the brush-off from the wait staff. However, I've come to love this store. For quite some time, I was a regular on Tuesday nights, and the wait staff was EXCELLENT. Since the break up of the event and with the pandemic, it's hard to get to this store since it's a long way from me. On to the food! The pizzas are all amazing, you can't go wrong unless you just order something with ingredients you don't like. but why would you do that?!? The season specials are great to try, and sometimes they get one I'm not fond of, but being adventurous with food is worth it. For non-pies, the have the most amazing lasagne, enough for 3 meals at least. I haven't tried any other pasta, the lasagne is so amazing. The salad of my choice is the spinach-feta-cranberry with the vinaigrette dressing --a real perfect salad. Also major huge portions, the small is good for two meals alone, 4 if you pair it with a medium pie. Recently, I've had dietary issues with dairy and wheat, but no fear, Lucé is there with gluten-free crusts, and two types of dairy-free cheese. One is a mozzarella type melty cheese, and the other is a cashew ricotta-like cheese called Renata. Both are so amazing. Pizza Lucé, I love you!

We loved it. The pizza was awesome and our server (Addison) was delightful. Highly recommend.

Blanche the server/waitress/superhero whatever you want to call her is fantastic. She super attentive and personable. The pizza here never disappoints but Blanche's service and personality took things to another level. We drive about 90 minutes to eat here about every five weeks.

Listen, the food tastes baller and I love that the employees are allowed to wear what they want and express their punkier sides. The vegan options are many, and the staff is pleasant...but...I have eaten here 5 times and have all 5 times gotten sick...like, gassy pain and slippy booty liquid sick...you know, I feel stupid...fool me 5 times...I thought it was just my household, but I have confirmed a similar reaction with several other folk from around the city...I have no idea what it is that would cause such a reaction, but it's the only restaurant I've eaten at that causes such gastrointestinal distress...so, is the kitchen dirty or are they using strange chemicals in the cleaning process??? Your guess is as good as mine...

Pizza Luce was a go to for delivery when I lived in uptown as the delivery fee was free and the food and choices are great! I can be a picky eater sometimes and I love that you can make so many changes in the pizzas from sauces, meat choices, and more! I also love their Dry wings (tip: get them "over cooked" for a bit of crispiness. The favorite pizza is the baked potato. The side salads are also a go to for me as well. I still grab to go when I am in uptown and am heading back home!

I've heard about Pizza Luce since moving to Minneapolis. I'm celiac, so pizza is problematic. They have a gluten free crust--even after a 17 minute drive it was still delicious! Pizza Luce makes a great cheat day splurge.

Favorite after work hang out! Small but cozy. Great patio and atmosphere. Great with food allergies. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Wings is my thing! Did you know you can order them dry?! ;) Decent parking.

Hands down the best pizza I've ever had and I'm from New York! Haha. So my husband and I ordered The Bear. He first hyped me up by explaining to me the legacy of the owner... an Italian billionaire that made Pizza Rolls and took Chinese food to the frozen aisle in super markets! I was super excited and really couldn't wait to experience what this delicious pizza pie was all about. We ordered curbside pickup and our pie came out 20 minutes later. Sure it was pricey for a small but I'll pay for anything that tastes delicious! Upon opening the box we are greeted by a fully loaded meat lovers pizza that had sausage crumbles, Canadian ham, pepperoni and more. One bite and man I fell in love... the taste of the San Marzano tomatoes, the fresh oregano and basil, the variety of meats... heck it was good and I'm coming back tomorrow!

Authentic good pizza, it's a little pricey but you'll like what you get. The whole place has a homey mediterranean vibe and feels like a little vacation. Go here if you want a good pizza night.

Love the vegan options. The super green salad is good. I also had the pretzel which is huge. My kids loved it. The jalapeño dip is excellent and the bread so good!

we ordered proof of payment on the credit card. They delivered nothing and did nothing to rectify the situation. Next stop the small claims court

God I used to love this place, I still do but not as much. Why I say that is because for the past few times I've ordered a pizza for delivery it's soggy and seems undercooked. I guess I would recommend but for a date night or looking for a special place to go out and eat wouldn't recommend.

My boyfriend and I got half and half Wild Mushroom and Maximus pizza and it was very tasty. I got a tomato sauce instead of the olive oil sauce. Good mushrooms, tasty garlic, very attractive pizza. We both really liked our halves

The fellas and I stopped in on a Saturday, as we arrived so did the masses. As customers picked up so did the energy of the staff! Flying around filling waters, dancing with customers and getting food! Great pizza by the way, awesome spot. Garlic bread was flame and pizza was a 10.0

Just ordered the Athena pizza (w/chicken) on gluten free crust & it is FABULOUS!! Ate it all, otherwise I'd post a picture

Pizza Luce is a solid choice. They have a lot to offer - happy hour, late night (including individual slices), take out or delivery, etc... My favorite pizzas are the Ruby Rae and the Luce. They also have addicting ranch that I always request with my orders. If you are looking for dessert, they have pints of Izzy's ice cream, including one flavor that is a Pizza Luce exclusive. Minus 1 star for price (it gets expensive quickly) and the fact that they don't have a thin crust option.

Best vegan pizza in Minnesota! So many options, my favorites are vegan wild mushroom pizza and the peanut butter bar!

We were very hungry after flying home, just came from the airport and luckily close to Pizza Luces! Who wants to go through rush hour when you can have some delicious pizza first? Not me! We had some vegetarians in the group and also needed some gluten free options so this was the perfect place. Location is smaller than others with a small parking lot but we came at a good time where it wasn't really busy. Clean with a casual hipster vibe. We started out with bruschetta with gluten free bread. So good! The bread was fluffy and toasted which doesn't always happen for gluten free bread. The tomatoes and basil with fresh parm shavings was perfect. I got a medium pizza to share- half baked potato with vegetarian bacon and half some specialty mushroom. I liked both but the baked potato one took first place for me. One got a veggie ball(vegetarian meatball) sandwich with chips. My mom tried the gluten free Spanish chicken pizza but was not a fan and swapped it to gluten free mushroom. Just an "odd" taste...we got Caesar salads on the side. Crispy lettuce with a nice dressing, parm, and fresh croutons. My son got a slice of cheese pizza, he was happy. Their wings looked good and I have to try their artichoke dip one day..! A couple of misses but overall good. Great service with an awesome waiter.

I ordered a slice of pizza and a Caesar salad for curb side to go. Pizza Luce was insanely busy all, with many people running out delivery orders (the restaurant and patio are still closed). For that reason, I think my food wasn't as good as it's been in the past. The pizza and salad were still tasty, but the pizza/sauce wasn't as flavorful as it's been in the past. I still recommend Pizza Luce as a great spot to grab something quick and easy.

Our experience last night at pizza luxe: We ordered a pizza for pick up at 6:45 pm, the wait time was quoted at 30-45 minutes. No big deal. We saw on the app that the pizza was "ready" at about 7:30 but then had to wait an additional hour and 15 minutes until we actually got our pizza (which was room temperature and tasted pretty mediocre). It seems we weren't the only ones in this predicament, as there were about 5-10 other customers waiting outside for their orders for over an hour. Bottom line: They haven't worked out an accurate system for pick up orders.

Luce is a Mpls staple that I've enjoyed for decades. Unfortunately, it would appear impossible for the Lyndale location to give, well, almost any service. I've given that location over half a dozen chances, each time thinking "oh, they must have been having a bad night last time". But, no, it's consistently horrific. 15 mins to have your existence acknowledged, once, our pizza was actually placed in the takeout slice counter and the server didn't notice we were waiting for 45 mins for one cheese pizza! Once you get you your food, I hope you don't ever want another drink, water, slice of pizza, or check. Tonight was officially our last time there. We had to ask a cook to give us our check and cash us out because our server never returned to our table, not even once, after delivering our food. Seriously, we're just trying to eat and spend money, please, someone wait on us! The food if/when you get it still tastes awesome, so thats why I'm giving them 2 stars. Maybe stick with takeout only. Or go to another location.

If I could give negative stars, I would. Ordered & paid online for a small pizza, salad & cheesecake for carry out. The website said the pizza would be ready within 30-40 minutes. After I checked out, the website said to call once you're outside & they will bring it out to you. My husband called as soon as he got there & they said it would be a few minutes. The website said it was ready by 7:26. Fast forward 40 minutes of waiting after the food was done & 5 calls to the restaurant asking the status of our order. Every time my husband spoke with someone, they were extremely rude, and kept saying that it's Friday so they're backed up & to never trust the website because the timing is always wrong. It didn't help that the other 25 people waiting outside were given the same responses with no solution. I finally called to request a refund & the gentleman asked if I wanted him to see if my order was ready. I told him no because it didn't matter at that point, we didn't want the food. I could hear in the background that order number #72 was ready (we were #81) I asked again for a refund & inquired why my order that was supposed to be ready at 7:30 still wasn't ready by 8:10. he rudely replied with, "It's Friday, we're backed up. carry out is an hour and delivery is an hour and a half" Always loved this location & never had an issue. I genuinely understand that Fridays are busy, but to treat us with such terrible customer service was not okay.

COVID Pizza. I used to eat here all the time until I learned from a former employee how they told a worker who tested positive for COVID who still had symptoms (aka obviously still contagious) that they should still come into work. I will not eat there again and I don't recommend it unless you want to eat COVID pizza from a business that puts its customers and workers in danger to maximize profits.

Firstly, the weather was a 10 so sitting anywhere other than the patio was not an option. Thankfully, we were able to snag a table and enjoy the sunshine. We were immediately greeted by our server who was extremely friendly and helpful the whole time. After ordering some local brews, we decided on The Boss. This has tomatoes, basil, pepperoni, salami, and other veggies. Our only setback is that when our pizza arrived it wasn't what we ordered. After finding our server inside and letting her know about the mixup, she told us to keep the one on the table at no cost and they would get ours in the oven. After a few minutes, the pizza we ordered arrived hot and fresh. As we were paying, our server noted that she had left the mistaken Luce on our bill instead of The Boss because it was cheaper. Great customer service here!

My bestfriend is vegetarian and there are limited, good vegetarian food options in the Metro Area. She raved to me about the Vegetarian Penne Buffalo Chicken Pasta! She said it was amazing and very delicious. The only downfall about this dish is that it's seasonal. It would be great if you all could keep this dish on your menu all year round. I'm not vegetarian, but would love to try this because my friend raved about it. Good job Pizza Luce!

I crave Pizza Luce whenever I want some good pizza. There are so many unique flavor/ingredient combos here. It's awesome how they have tofu too (so I can add that to mine instead of meat). Crust is also perfect (not too thin and not too thick). Luce is the best!

I ordered a pepperoni pizza on thin crust. What I got was an incredible experience with some amazing food! There are a few places in Chicago and New York that could learn a thing or two about this home away from home pizza eatery! Parking: There was plenty of PARKING! 5 Stars Atmosphere: Everything you want in a Pizza Place. Nice, Friendly, and very Helpful! 5 Stars Ordering: I highly recommend the Pepperoni pizza on thin! Incredible! 5 Stars! Wait Staff: Out of this world. They know there stuff! 5 Stars! Overall: With everything from the start to the end was everything and far from average! I will be back!

Fire pizzas! Bread sticks are smacking and the are open late everyday I think! Delivery is also very smooth! Great business and food

I LOVE THIS PLACE, but so does the rest of Minneapolis apparently. They have great selections of vegetarian and vegan options, the the combinations of flavors are straight fire. I trust them with my life, so I'll be fine with ordering whatever they have on the menu.

Rude staff. Lady with black hair always has a gross attitude. Pizza almost always doughy up by the crust. What did it for me is the rude lady. Probably never going to this place again.

I was coming to visit my relatives in MN for the weekend. I asked my cousin what was a good place to eat and he told me that Pizza Luce was the best pizza place in MN! I gladly obliged. After a long day of mini golfing, we played 2 rounds, we were all starving!!! Parking was horrible that day because of some sporing event going on. We ended up parking in a $20 lot and had to walk a block or two just to get here. What We Ordered - Appetizer Sampler - Baked Potato Pizza - The Maximus Pizza The Appetizer Sampler came with 4 different dipping sides: artichoke dip, bruschetta, meatballs balls, and garlic mashed potatoes. The artichoke dip and bruschetta were very standard. The meatballs and garlic mashed potatoes were AMAZING! They were both very flavorful! Although, i think mashed potatoes on bread is weird lol. The Baked Potato Pizza was super good! It tasted just like a loaded baked potato!! The sour cream on the side was a nice touch too! I liked that the pizza was thin so it wasn't super heavy. The Maximus Pizza was also very meaty, in a good way. I wished I took pictures before we all scarfed down everything. I will be back the next time I'm in town! :)