Oregano's Pizza Bistro

10/01/08

Good for a standard pizza joint

by lovestochowinaz at Citysearch

Everything was decent except the pricing was way out of line for the food we ate. We would definitely go back if they cut their prices in half. It just wasnt worth it for the quality of food we ate.

• Pros: Nice menu selections
• Cons: too expensive for the food quality, long waits

06/28/09

Pizza As It Should Be

by lt2 at Citysearch

We have been going here for 3 years after being introduced to Oregano's in Phoenix!

Great pizza. both deep dish and thin crust!

Yea, there's a wait; but all good things come to those who wait!

Waitstaff is cool and professional!

Haven't been there in a while but GOTTA get back!

• Pros: Great Pizza Pie
• Cons: Limited Pkg, Small Venue

12/12/08

Okay pizza, not worth waiting

by Desertmouse at Citysearch

This place is okay if you want pizza and some entertaining stuff on the walls to keep your kids busy. But it's definitely not worth a 45 minute wait outside for a table, slow service (since the place is always packed) and a bathroom that smells a little less than fresh. The prices are kind of high for what you're getting. This isn't gourmet pizza made with organic cheeses, after all. The parking lot is a nightmare -- there just aren't enough spaces. And the "outdoor" seating area is just a bunch of folding tables set up on pavement. This is definitely not a place to take a large group. Try Sauce instead.

• Pros: cool stuff on walls
• Cons: small parking lot, long wait, smelly bathroom

09/29/08

So so

by foodietillidie22 at Citysearch

Not sure what people really see in this place.. THe food is average at best, its always a pain to get in.. It doesnt really make sense.

I happen to know that most of what they prepare is just frozen food they are heating up. There are a some good places in oro Valley to check out that really change your mind about ones like this.

• Pros: Big menu
• Cons: Not so good food, way too busy, bad service

05/11/08

stick with pizzas and salads

by capseat at Citysearch

If you like old time Chicago style thin crust pizza you will love Oregono's. I have aslo found their salads to be generous and very edible. I tried the lazana and had to ask where the noodles were. I go to Oregono's for pizza and salads and find the food quite good when I stick to these two items.

• Pros: good pizza and salads
• Cons: hard to get in and get seated or find parking

02/28/08

Overrated

by realinraleigh at Citysearch

Oreganos is definitely over rated. Their food is average and we can tell most of which is precooked and frozen. The pizza is similar to that at peter pipers pizza. Low quality ingredients, terrible crust. The service also is terrible. Its obvious most go here because there isnt much else around speedway.

• Pros: Nice patio
• Cons: Bad food

02/03/08

Salty, slow, unhelpful

by otium at Citysearch

The first time I tried this place it was busy, and took a while for a thin crust pizza to arrive. Nice and bubbly atmosphere, though. Unfortunately the pizza was SO SALTY that it was difficult to enjoy.

Having heard that their stuffed pizzas were better, decided to give it another go. Unfortunately, they claim a 45-minute wait for the pizza, which combined with the wait for the table, would make this unattractive for those with children, or anyone reasonably hungry. A request to order the pizza in advance, to save the wait time, was met with a very straightforward "No, we won't do that for you." Not the kind of friendly help that makes you want to go back.

02/23/07

Best original pizza!

by hopelover at Citysearch

A fantastic celebratory restaurant! My DH and I love the personalities of the servers and bartenders...your every wish is their command! Favorites: antipasto salad, calamari, "The Lady is a Scampi" entree, the exceptional variety of pizzas, and of course, the pizza cookie dessert. Barbra Streisand reportedly loves the Oregano's in Phoenix, and said so during one of her concerts in Arizona!!!! Thank you for such a wonderful restaurant!

• Pros: The food, service, parking, great value for the dollar
• Cons: usually a wait to be seated at a table

01/12/07

Worst pizza I have ever had

by tucsonfoodie1 at Citysearch

Where do these people eat that loved this pizza? After a 30 minute wait in the lobby, we were seated in the half empty restaurant. We ordered pesto bruschetta and a pizza. The pesto bruschetta was large, delicious, and made with high quality bread. The 14" thin crust pizza came about 18"-20" (we were only charged for 14") another 30 minutes later with a blah, too thin and too crisp crust, excessively salty sauce with the toppings diced as small as possible(canned most likely), smelled and looked like a chuck e cheese pizza. It smelled and tasted freezer burned. Very disappointing. The slivers of cilantro were zig zagged(chopped fresh cilantro doesn't look like that), I have never seen anything like it... It is the worst pizza we have had out to date.

• Pros: The outdoor seating is a great setting, yummy bruschetta
• Cons: Worst pizza ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/13/06

everything on the menu is delish.

by cruelsummer28 at Citysearch

my favorite thing to get from oreganos is the oreganos favorite. its a huge salad with everything you can imagine on it. so yummy. i also like to start off with an order of hot wings, they're the best in town. great place to go for lunch.