Oregano’s Pizza Bistro

I’ll start by saying the food is amazing. But the wait for a table and then the wait for the food is ridiculous. After being quoted a 25 min wait for a table outside (at 5pm), it took closer to 50 mins to get seated. Even though we ordered right away, it took another 40mins to get our food. Not a great experience for a family with 3 small children. The waiter said they were short staffed tonight, but this hasn’t been the first time this has happened here. Wish they resolve the long wait issues.

Food is great but the service is awful. 30 minutes to get seated and 50 minutes for a pan pizza and 20 minutes to get a bill. Good luck. If you have all night it’s a great place to go. If you’re hungry right now don’t go here!!!

Oregano’s is always tasty! Whether it’s pizza, pasta, salads or appetizer, is all good. But don’t forget the Bellenis… they are my favorite! At least twice a month for several years and still sounds good.

Service was pretty bad. We came & were told a 30 minute wait… which was more like 40 – 45. Others who came in after us went in before us. Lots of excuses. Even the waitress we finally got didn’t seem to care one way or the other. She never checked on us, never smiled, never apologized, just seemed to indicate «what ever»! The food didn’t arrive for at least another 30 – 40 minutes. This was an afternoon when the town was packed with people but the restaurant «help» said they were short handed so they were slammed. Not my problem. Just care, concern & politeness would have been appreciated.

I’m giving this a low rating because of the service. We came on Sunday afternoon after visiting an art show. Were told they had not planned on this many people on Sunday afternoon. They should be checking the area’s calendar of events. We sat and sat outside. When we asked when we would be seated, we were given excuses from the hostess and really felt like she didn’t care. Also, our waitress was friendly and nice, but she rarely came to check on us. Had one bartender who happened to come outside for a break and he cared and offered us garlic bread while we waited. We however, did not receive that until just before our pizza came which was 30 minutes later. This was our first visit. Food was good, but probably won’t go back because of the service.

We were very disappointed with the service. We expect a wait when we go here, but normally because they are busy; in this case it was because much of the staff was confused or standing around. When we were seated it took almost 10 minutes to be even acknowledged and our server to come over. By then we were ready to order, so ordered drinks and food at the same time. It was then another almost 10 minutes to get the drinks
On the up side the pizza was really good. The pasta dishes were average. I did have to get up from the table to go track down our server as when we were fine he never came back and we needed or check. It will be a while until I go back.

I was invited out w/​friends while in Cave Creek. I saw the 3 stars, but let them convince me to go… They said it was great.
The food was good.
The service is terrible. Took over 10 minutes before someone came to take our drink order. Another 35 minutes for our food to come out, and then we waited another 20 minutes after we finished eating to get our bill.
I won’t be back. Take the rating as your warning sign.

Always good, sometimes too busy but worth the wait.

Service was horribly slow. Our food took over 30 minutes. Asked to speak to a manger. He came over and offered no sort of apology, just stated that he’d check on the food and then follow up with us later. Food came out and was just ok. Manger never came back by. We waited 35 minutes for a table and were disappointed by our experience. Definitely will not be back, and will tell others not to waste their time.

Oregano’s sticks the landing every single time! Great food. I love the fusion of Mexican and Italian foods centered around the common ingredients of oregano and garlic! They always have such young and energetic staff here that takes really good care of their patrons and the theme /​ambiance is pure Italian 50’s cheesy but very tastefully done. Food is great and prices are more than fair.

After 3 years here in AZ, I finally went to Oregano’s. We had family in from OC and they were in the mood for Italian.
We had 3 boys-​under age 9 with us and great-​grandparents in their upper 80’s. There were food allergies, various needs and everyone was hungry! Our group of 12 was wonderfully taken care of by a young man who was very vigilant about my dairy allergy, considerate about my mom’s various dietary restrictions and made even our 2-​yr old grandson very happy with a kid’s pizza slice. The food took a while to get to us, but that was okay-​there were old movies playing on the TV (boys had never seen black and white!) and outside of that little glitch we were very happy.
Food was quite good and the portions were huge!

I live in Chandler, if I lived close by I would BEG the manager for a JOB in his kitchen.
I would love to learn how to cook this amazing. Thank you. I will be back. Promise
OC.

Went here for lunch today with a friend. Fortunately the place was not packed as Oregano’s usually are. But even though there were plenty of open tables, we were still told there would be a 5 – 10 minute wait. Okay. It was closer to 10 min, but not a big deal. We ordered the garlic cheese bread with marinara, which is a must when I come to Oregano’s. It’s probably my favorite thing. For my entrée, I went with the Zany Ziti (which is actually penne) and since it’s supposed to have meat sauce, I decided against paying extra for meatballs. But when I received it, it was not meat sauce, just marinara. That was a disappointment! The pasta was also overcooked and falling apart. Not the best. For dessert we got the chocolate chip pizookie since they are always tasty. Wish I could give a higher rating, but the pasta was a big fail.

The pizza is alright. My suggestion is do NOT order an appetizer. Every single time that we did it came out the same time as the pizza which kinda defeats the purpose of ordering an appetizer. Run by a bunch of high school kids that never been taught about the dining experience and how to serve properly. I blame management more than the service or kitchen staff.
Don’t have the same problem at any other Oregano’s locations that I have been to. It is solely this location.

Server was awesome. Pizza, while extremely thin, was tasty, though lacking the extra cheese I ordered. Sure was on the bill, though. That one slice was $ 9!!! Wth?!
Moscow mule — tastes like straight ginger ale. Welp, satisfied my curiosity.

You guys, it’s Oregano’s. Stop expecting fine dining.
The food is borderline meh and good.
The portion sizes are for huge fat American families. Share with each other!
You have to wait for a table. If you don’t want to wait for a table you should go somewhere else. Yes, it’s often a very long wait. Very, very… Long wait time for a table. It’s your choice if you want to wait or not. Don’t complain about it. I’m sure every server wishes they could turn the tables faster but they can’t.
Just chill out. Have some sangria. And make sure you get a pizza cookie before you leave. YUMMAY

It was okay. I love my chicken parm… pizza and pasts, but everything I tried was just okay. I will say that the hot cookie & ice cream to finish up the meal was awesome!
Service, 4 stars
Décor, 3 stars
Food, 2 stars
averages out to 3 stars.

Three & a half stars overall. I recommend this Oregano’s if you like Oregano’s food and want to have a long meal outside. The food is the same quality as other Oregano’s, and I happen to really really like Oregano’s food. But the kitchen/​service is soooo slow. I didn’t mind it being so slow since I went in for lunch at 2:30 pm on a Sunday and was not in a rush, but it shouldn’t have taken 1.5 hours to get and eat a meal… and I certainly wouldn’t be into an 1.5 hour long meal during the work week. It took a good 45 minutes for our salads to even come out, which blows my mind because they weren’t crowded with other diners.
The outdoor patio space is very nice, with picnic tables, nice lights, and mesquite trees to create a courtyard-​type feel, but it’s right on the main road without a wall to block sound so every motorcycle that guns on by is heard acutely. I always find Oregano restaurants to play their music way too loudly, and even the music doesn’t drown out passing cars. They have two corn hole sets, so this location seems best fit for people hanging out, drinking a few beers, & having an appetizer instead of sitting down for a full meal.

Not necessarily diet food, but who goes to an Italian place to watch their diet? Not me. A nice little addition to Cave Creek and the people have spoken: they love it. The place is almost always packed. Don’t go too late into dinner time and expect to get a seat immediately. These seats are hot commodities in tiny Cave Creek, and news travels fast. Sneak in a little early and you’ll probably be fine, or they have tables in the bar section which turn over more quickly and you might be able to nab one. Last time I had to take a seat and eat at the bar itself, but that was ok. Food was just as good.
The salads are truly massive. The food is spiced right and enticing. One thing that does kinda irk me, though: if you sit in the bar section they have tv’s, but they play old Lone Ranger episodes. Huh? Maybe I’m no fun and they’re just being kitschy or something, but that was a mystery to me. Can’t we get a Suns game or something, anything, other than that? Whatever, this is a good place to satisfy your Italian food jones.

I am from Chicago, and still live there, so I do know a bit about Chicago style pizza. We were staying in Cave Creek back in September, and noticed the Oregano’s on Cave Creek Road. There were only two of us, so we were seated immediately in the very nice outdoor area. Being hungry, we decided to have an appetizer with our selected craft beers, and decided on the Guaca-​Tony, which is a deliciously huge cool guacamole appetizer pizza. This could have been filling enough, but we also ordered a pan pizza. The pizza was great, and I consider it the closest to Chicago style in the Phoenix area. We’ve had others, and this was the best!
Our waiter (Connor I believe), was great, and the atmosphere was fun and relaxed. We got such a kick out of the waiters wearing their «LEGALIZE MARINARA» T-​shirts, that we had to pick up a few to bring home.
From a Chicagoan’s point of view, Oregano’s is definitely the closest to home in the Phoenix area, and we will be back!