Sahara Pizza

First off I didn't realize this was a take out only place. I almost left but glad I decided get a pizza to go instead. There's tables outside in the strip mall so it was fine. We ordered the Lion's Feast and it was fantastic! Some of the tastiest pizza sauce I've had! It was piping hot and full of ingredients too! I'm glad I ordered the large so I could enjoy the leftovers too. I'll be back here again!

I recently ordered a BBQ chicken pizza with pineapple from your shop, and it was absolutely delicious. The combination of flavors was fantastic, and the pizza was perfectly cooked. Additionally, I was impressed with how fast the service was. Overall, this is one of the best pizza places around, and I'll definitely be coming back. Keep up the great work!

Our family enjoys Sahara Pizza regularly :) Our favorites are the Firebird and Maui Wowi but there are plentiful options for all-from vegetarian to serious meats. Love the friendly service and delicious food!

I commend this company for delivering excellent customer service & allowing me to test their meatlovers (Lion's Den), cool name huh, pizza. Soo good. The fact that they go out of their way to keep their consumers happy is extraordinary. Definitely a lifetime customer.

My #1 favorite is the Caribbean and second favorite is the Sahara. Delicious pizzas, I highly recommend the cheesy bread too and their desserts. My pizza is always perfect. The staff is also patient, attentive, and efficient.

Very tasty pizza and crust 🙂

Stop it. Get their ranch and alfredo based pizza. Not only can you not get it elsewhere, but it's so good. Sad that it's so far away. Clean inside and staff is nice. :) By the way, I always felt like Sahara Pizza prices were on the high end, but compared to the price hikes nearby, their prices are pretty decent.

Stopped in the store today and placed an order for some pizzas on my way home from work. First time in but had wanted to check them out for awhile now. I opted to wait in the lobby and even though I stopped in during rush hour, the owner checked on me more than once, was very friendly and kept me updated on how much longer the pizzas would take. Superb customer service and the pizzas were done really fast, even being 5:30pm on a Friday! My wife and I loved the pizzas, delicious dinner. I will definitely be back!

Great pizza, but it took forever to be delivered. We ordered through door dash- getting cheese bread, a pepperoni and salami pizza, a meat combo, and the Buffalo chicken one that I can't remember the name of. That one was the favorite by far! We definitely over-ordered since the 16 inches were way bigger than expected. So we had pizza leftovers for breakfast for a couple more days. Would recommend for pizza quality, but delivery times will keep going up and up.

Ordered a 16" Sahara pizza from door dash along with the cinnamon sticks. Everything was decent, but I personally wasn't a fan of their "premium mozzarella blend"... I generally like mozzarella because it isn't too cheesy and doesn't leave a weird taste in your mouth, but I feel like their mozzarella did taste really cheesy which made the pizza taste kinda weird. The cinnamon sticks are alright, I like that they aren't coated in sugar and have just the right amount of cinnamon -- but the oil that they use tastes weird and leaves some odd chemical/old oil taste on the bread that takes away from the joy of eating it. We had leftovers so we separated the rest of the cinnamon sticks out of the container so they weren't being drowned in oil, so they tasted better afterwards.

I originally ordered this via DoorDash and got a huge pizza with mozzarella sticks which were amazing! The second time I came here for a carry out and that was also great. Their pizza taste good and in person their service was professional. It taste fresh and healthier than normal pizza places considering it's pizza.

Living in MI there is no other pizza better than Sahara's. Zach manages the shop and has personal service to each island resident. The salads are good, wings, bread, everything. I highly recommend anyone visiting as well to try this place. You won't regret it. So Worth it! Delicious!

Called ahead to ask a few questions. I'm not sure if it's because I'm used to a certain type of cheese on pizza or if it was old but the cheese tasted a little weird. Wasn't expecting the pepperoni to be underneath the cheese either. The crust was good.

Food was awful. Ordered a bbq chicken pizza. Barely had any chicken on it. Also with in 2.5 hours I was throwing up with food poisoning. Will never order over from here ever again. Absolutely dreadful.

Really GREAT pizza and it was SO EASY to get in and pick the pizza up, and the pizza was yummy. Everything I needed,

Beware of this place! Their on-line ordering system charged my credit card three times and they have refused to respond or correct it. Plus the pizza crust was soggy. Order from Pagliacci instead, they are a much better option.

Had the late night munchies and Sahara came thru! No one else is open til 11pm on Mercer Island, and their delivery stops at 9 or 10 but you can still pick up til 11pm. My order only took 15 mins and it was ready. Pepperoni and pineapple pizza for the win along with garlic Parmesan twisty bread with ranch and marinara. It was delicious

False advertising. Ordered online for pickup. After ordering and on my way to pick up the pizza, they called to say that the online prices were outdated and had to raise the price. They refused to honor the price despite it being on their website which had allowed me to pay and order online. Total waste of time.

We stopped coming here over five years ago after finding hair in our pizza. We heard there was a new owner, so we decided to give it another shot. We tried ordering on the website multiple times and it kept failing, so we called our order in of pizza and wings. We showed up at the restaurant about 20 minutes later, only to witness the employee using her bare hands to grab our chicken wings. The two employees took their time coming to the counter and we noticed two other customers come in and their orders weren't ready either. We get home and opened the box to see undercooked wings. 6 wings for $8.99. We were hopeful with a new owner, but it's still the same, unsanitary establishment. Back to Domino's.

Horrible service. Stood at the door way. No one would acknowledge. I said excuse me politely to get their attention and the guy just waved and kept going. The woman was on the phone and wouldn't look up. For the price of these pizzas, youd think a "Hi" would be nice. I had a phone order so I just needed to pay and that was a struggle. I got the the park and didn't realize the cheese pizza was so greasy either so while I was holding the pizza the grease soaked my shirt and the entire bottom of the pizza box. Paid over $20 for a cheese pizza that ruined my shirt and wasn't even good

The people here are wonderful and very welcoming. I got an order of their chicken pasta.There was at least a pound and a half of pasta, plenty of alfredo sauce just the way I like it, and cubed chicken sprinkled all around. It wasn't gourmet, but it was still delicious. Plus it was large enough for two full meals, and that's quite a statement considering I eat as much as a sumo wrestler. I recommend eating either here or the teriyaki joint next door if you are ever on this side of the island. Can't go wrong with either.

Pretty good quality pizza. The prices are a bit high but considering it's MI and they have high rent, taxes and utilities you have to understand their overhead. Occasionally their website has ordering issues, so I recommend calling instead of online ordering. They have a good daily lunch special, 5$ for a personal pizza. They also have good ongoing promotions and specials you can see online. The pizza has generous cheese and a nice sauce. The toppings are good quality. Highly recommend this place.

It's a hit and miss with this pizza joint. First time I ordered pizza was smothered with cheese and hot wings was so yummy . Second time I ordered pizza I asked them to go easy on the cheese and the wings was overcooked . Of course we had to try the pizza and wings you'd think that they've gotta get it right the third time . Nope we're very disappointed with both when we finally got our pizza and wings both was cold. They forgot to put mushrooms on the entire pizza and the wings was overcooked.

Super kind and attentive staff. They work very hard to be celiac friendly. Their gluten free pizza is very good. They even gave my kids a make your own pizza kit for home (not gluten free). Not sure if it is a normal thing or just a covid19 promotion. This was our first time here and now we definitely want to come back. For covid19 they follow strict contactless service and installed a plexiglass barrier between the front and kitchen. I saw staff changing gloves and sanitizing surfaces. Good job

I didn't know that there was this type of pizza in Washington. What a gem to find. Management sure is all about customer service satisfaction!

Love this place. Good customer service, great food and they give you extra dipping sauce too. The cheese bread is so good also!

Kayla and lacy were awesome in helping me today! They have the best pizza on Mercer island as well as their service! Great place!

1st it is a little $$$ but worth it in my opinion! The sauce is savory and the toppings plentiful! They are running neck and neck with Godfathers Pizza no lie . I ordered for dinner after a late work night and was pretty blown away ! We always have leftovers for the next day but not this time . Both pizzas were gone within 2hours between 4 people . I suggest you try Sahara Pizza .

Haven't been here in years. Decided to try it since pagliacci feels overpriced at times. Loved the Greek salad. The pizza reminded me of dominos. We were happy!

Wow, this place has amazing pizza! I loved every bite of my pepperoni and sausage personal 8-inch pizza. Crust, sauce, cheese, toppings, it's all yummy!

The place is not inviting but their food and service was amazing. We loved the pizzas. If it were not for the way the place is and the ambience I would have rated them 5. It was a little uncomfortable to see one of the employee wearing a torn glove. He didn't serve us but it wasn't a pleasant sight. We ordered 2 veg pizzas and a chicken one! I can't find the pics on my phone, sorry about that.

It's been a couple of years since we last used Sahara and I must agree with the last couple of reviewers. Something has changed for the better! Great pizza tonight, prompt and friendly delivery. Nice!!

They have some interesting combos here. We got half Maui Wowie and I forget the other half. Both really good! We also got the cheesey bread with Jalepenos. It was basically another pizza but I'm not complaining. It was very tasty! Give them a try.

Our family loves Sahara pizza. Delivery is fast and the pizza is fresh and warm. Last summer when all of my family was visiting from Texas, I called in at 10:30 for a delivery order. The owner answered the phone as they were not open yet. She kindly started the ovens and opened early to deliver our pizza order. Great service! I highly recommend Sahara.

I work at AAA and have been ordering Sahara for a few months now for large meetings. Sometimes i'll order in the morning before they open and have always received the pizza by noon!! They are wonderful to deal with and very accommodating. I highly recommend this place. I only wish there was a closer location to my apartment (or maybe not!) p.s. try their caramel apple pizza for dessert!!

A few weekends ago, we were over at our friends' home having a rollicking time playing games of the board and video variety. As the hour grew later, we grew lazier and hungrier. Since none of us wanted to venture out into the cold, our options for food were few. Our host suggested that we go simple and order some pizza. For five people, we ordered a pair of medium pizzas and a large garden salad, the latter of which was my main meal for the night. The two pizzas were a simple Hawaiian and a carnivore's delight called the Lion's Feast. I had a slice of the Hawaiian and while the toppings were plentiful without being overly cheesy, it had too much sauce for my liking. I will always order pies with less sauce but your mileage may vary, and you may prefer a wetter pizza. I can't comment on their restaurant. Our host ran to pick them up en route to the local QFC. I can comment though that the ingredients were fresh, the salad was abundantly packed into the takeaway container and by the end of the night... there was no more pizza left. All in all, I don't know what other options exist on Mercer for pizza but this one will do in a pinch.

Best pizza place on Mercer Island! Even better now that they have new ownership. Their website is easy to use and they are friendly over the phone for ordering.

Ordered a pizza tonight for delivery to the Shore club. Not only was the delivery estimate off by more than 30 minutes, I specifically asked for cups for the 2 liter soda purchased, plates and napkins. Did not receive any of it. Just the pizza and a 2 liter jug of soda. Won't be calling Sahara again

Our pizza took at least 2 hours to come when they said it would be here in 40 mins. Food is good though.

I drove by this place on the way back from a hike ; I yelled out the car window at some people and they waved so i consider that a good done deal will probably drive by it again and yell ; might not : probably not

Cheese pizza was mediocre at best. Cheesy bread sticks were decent. Placed an order online through an ancient website and when I went to pick up my order, there was a lady sitting at the table eating a salad. Figured she was a customer so didn't pay her much attention. She was the only worker at the store, went behind the counter, grabbed my order, and opened the box to glance at it. Asked her if it was for David, and she didn't mutter a single word, simply just pushing the boxes towards me. No greeting, no thank you, nothing.

Pizza is great. Always plenty of cheese and toppings. However, "garlic" breadsticks are an issue with this location. Half the time they're fantastic. We can dip the breadsticks in the garlic butter sauce, even the pizza crust, and it's great. The other half they're dry and flavorless. No excess for pizza crust. But that's not even the worst part. I specifically asked to make sure they put extra garlic butter sauce on the breadsticks and they arrived dry. Consistency would be great. If they're supposed to be dry fine I won't buy them. If they're supposed to be saucey I'll order them every time. JUST PICK ONE SAHARA.

Seriously some of the best food I've ever had! I say food because not only are their pizzas full of flavor and goodness their wings had that perfectly balanced buffalo tangy flavor and their spaghetti! Their spaghetti was awesome. It wasn't overly sauced, salted or herby. It just felt like a warm hug on a cold winter night. But let's get real; their cheesy bread. THEIR CHEEEEESSSYYYYY BREAD!!! Big enough for a family to share but in reality one person could eat it by themselves... I might be speaking from experience. Who knows?! You'll just have to trust me and try it for yourself.

Literally the worst pizza I've had in years. I had two different ones -- pepperoni and pineapple, and veggie. Cardboard-like crust. Flavorless. It's hard to make a bad pizza, but Sahara does it.

To be honest, I don't know why the ratings here are so bad. I never had a bad experience from them ever and I've been coming for years. The pizzas we get have plenty of toppings, the bread is soft, the veggies are fresh and the workers are fast with delivery. The food ALWAYS come in hot for me and they can adjust things to your convenience. IF they DO make a mistake, they will increase the size of your pizza from medium to large or give you a complementary wings, bread, etc. i think they have pretty good customer service. Sure, they made a few mistakes before but they always added extra food for us, like another pizza or something. I still think this place is better than Mo's or any other pizza place on Mercer Island.

The people working there are fairly good, especially since they're mostly teenagers. There are tables to eat there, but I wouldn't recommend it. Delivery or pick-up usually is the way to go. The pizza is mediocre, and a little pricey for the quality.

Horrible! How anyone can say this is the best pizza on the Island is beyond me. I know Mercer Island isn't known for it's wonderful food, but come on! Sahara is about the same price as Mo's, but I think Mo's is a far, far better pie. If I'm not lazy and have time to get it and fix it myself, I'd go with Zaw for a take and bake. But Mo's isn't far behind. My Sahara pizza. Not very flavorful. Plus the dough was tossed so the middle was paper thin and the edges were thicker. The middle was so soft that when I tried to pick up a piece, it basically disintegrated. The thinness also made all the cheese melt into the middle upon cooking leaving the outer half devoid of anything but an overwhelming amount of sauce. The green peppers were cut in large chunks so they hardly cooked at all. The crust, pepperoni and sausage were also devoid of any particular flavor. Not a huge deal, but when I ordered online I asked, in the comments, how I use the $3 off coupon which was also online. I asked if I needed to print it out or if it could just be applied to my order upon my request. No one contacted me and when the pizza arrived, the delivery guy said they can only use coupons when orders are called in. There is a glitch in the online ordering system. So, let me get this straight. If I verbally call in an order on the phone, they can deduct the coupon, but if I ask, in writting, when ordering online, they can't manually deduct the $3. Whatever. I don't know. I was not impressed, at all, with their pizza. The fact I would take the time to log on to write this should tell you something. Such a disappointment. I'll keep ordering from Mo's.

Absolutely horrible. I could not understand a thing what the guy who picked up the phone was saying when I called to order. Pizza looked and tasted bad. It tasted like a piece of cardboard with stale tomato sauce on it. You could do better with a frozen pizza from QFC, definitely with one from the Whole Foods. Hello Pizza Hut! Sahara pizza was pretty decent even one year ago. Something happened and everything went south. I am not ordering another pizza from this joint.

I found myself the other night with 4 kids to feed from the ages of 10 to 15. 2 girls, 2 boys, 4 opinions, 2 picky palates, 1 no sauce, 1 pizza hater (HUH?!? what kid hates pizza?!?) and 1 increasingly frustrated adult (me, duh). I was on Mercer Island with my kids, niece & nephew and a magnetic menu stuck to the oven from Sahara Pizza. 1 phone call and 34 minutes later, I had 2 pizzas, 1 order of cheesy breadsticks, 1 large caesar salad, 12 barbeque wings and 4 blissfully quiet and contented kids. Does it really matter how good the pizza was? It wasn't really to my taste, but then again I didn't get the Margherita Pizza I wanted since I would be the only one eating it. Waste not, want not. Well, no waste, but I still wanted. The bacon cheeseburger pizza topping was too crumbly - I like large chunks, but the no-sauce pepperoni wasn't bad. They added extra cheese to make up for the lack of sauce I think so it was more like slices of cheesy breadsticks with pepperoni. Melted cheese is good. The salad was so-so, some of the lettuce was wilted and brown - yuck - but they ate it anyway. Like they had a choice. Kids need greens even when they're brown. It's a mom thing. I really liked the wings. Not overcooked, and not drowning in overpowering sauce. My sister tells me the gourmet pizzas are really, really good. I wouldn't know. The sacrifices we make for the sake of kids...

I used to order pizza from here all the time. Also, when my quartet for Solo and Ensemble rehearsed at one of the violinist's, Antti N.'s house, we would order dinner from here. The pizza here isn't the best I've ever had, but decent. The crust is thin, crunchy, and topped with toppings of all kinds, as well as loads of mozzarella cheese. The pizzas here all have different, creative names. My favorites include: Pumba, Northwest Territory, Landmark, and Tikki Tikki, and Caribbean Crunch. The Pumba is topped with pesto sauce, roma tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and fresh garlic. I never miss the meat when I eat this pizza. My favorite part is the pesto sauce, for sure. The Northwest Territory is layered with pesto sauce, chopped walnuts, mushrooms, apple slices, cinnamon, onions, fresh garlic, and gorgonzola cheese. It reminds me of home. (= The Tikki Tikki is topped off with pesto sauce, your choice of dijon or BBQ chicken, feta cheese, pineapple, marinated artichoke hearts, and fresh garlic. This is kind of like an island pizza, very delicious! The Landmark is layered with sun dried tomato pesto sauce, spinach leaves, fresh ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh garlic, and your choice of seasoned ground beef of old world sausage. Truly yummy! The fresh ricotta cheese is heavenly. The Caribbean Crunch is topped with sun dried tomato pesto sauce, your choice of dijon or BBQ chicken, sliced almonds, tropical mango, feta cheese, and fresh garlic. The tropical mango is the money on this pie. I also like the classic Hawaiian pizza here, tasty! I want to order pizza from here again, maybe for the next hang out or birthday party. (=

Sahara Pizza delivers so fast, sometimes I think they can sense when I'm about to place an order. And the pizza is so good! They use high quality ingredients. The only critique I have is that they put the pepperoni under the cheese, but you can always request that they put it on top.

The location is on the south end of the island. They do various fundraisers for local schools and groups; however, you HAVE to bring the coupon because without a stupid piece of paper, they cannot track those sales at all. There are only a couple tables. They really don't mean for you to eat there. The pizza is pretty good. It's fairly expensive and I don't know if it's so good it's worth the price or the trip down. I don't know what the delivery area and fees are. In the end, I'd rather donate my money directly to the schools and groups and find better pizza.

I always come here when I go to Mercer Island. My favorite pizza is Pumba (Pesto Herb Sauce, Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts, Olives, Feta Cheese and Fresh Garlic) & Garlic chicken. My husband loves jalapenoes pizza and Firewalkers (BBQ spicy chicken wing). One more thing! You gotta order the dessert bread, it looks like twisted cinnamon breadstick, I can eat one order all by myself, it suppose to 2 or 3 people can share for one order. Good luck to you and Sahara pizza, Bon appétit!!

So many people reviewing Sahara's who haven't had the gourmet? Wow! Their gourmet pies are great... Tasty and consistent. Decent customer service over the phone, what do you expect from high school kids? The delivery drivers are always friendly, and fast, even to the north end of the island. Plus, as a bonus, Sahara will deliver to Luther Burbank, so if you're in the middle of a ho-down, don't fret, call and get the delicious Margherita and a Landmark with chicken delivered. Good stuff!

I was house sitting on the Island and didn't feel like shopping or cooking. I took a chance on Sahara because they were the only delivery I could find, not sure if they even delivered to the north end of the Island. I used the on-line order form and chose to include the tip up front. The delivery was made in reasonable time by a smiling young woman and there was nothing to sign. A pleasant surprise. The pizza itself was good, if a bit mild for my taste. I want my sausage and pepperoni to have a little bite of their own.

Stopped by for lunch. It was pretty busy but still got prompt service. The young cats working the joint were very polite and prompt. The pizza was really good and didn't take super long. Will come back again.

The pizza here is exceptional, Definitely the best pizza on the island. The diligent owner/operator was pleasant and knowledgeable. 10/10 will return.