Helen’s Pizza

Jersey City, United States

3.3

Open now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 201-435-1507
Website:
site.helens-pizza.com
Address:
183 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07302
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miGrove Street (PATH)
0.4 miJersey Avenue
0.4 miHarsimus Cove
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Jersey City) 21:31 Thursday, 26 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Pizza, marinated Grilled chicken, salads, Gyro, Italian dinners, subs, desserts

History

Established in 1968.

In August of 1968, Nicolas Kalcanides opened up Helen’s Pizza, naming it after his daughter Helen. Nicolas, along with his family worked to keep the pizzeria growing.

In 1985, Helen’s Pizza was passed on to Nicolas’s son, Steven. In only 4 short years later, Steven renovated and expanded the pizzeria, giving it a more spacious and comfortable environment, along with an expanded menu of dinners, salads, sandwiches & desserts.

To read more about Helen’s Pizza’s history and to see photos, please visit our website at www​.helen​spizza​.net.

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20 reviews of Helen’s Pizza

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Place rating: 5
Jersey City, NJ
Best pizza in Jersey City. Very fresh!!! The red sauce is amazing!!! Must try! :)
Place rating: 3
Piscataway Township, NJ
The eggplant parm was terrible but the people are nice and there’s lots of seating available!
Place rating: 1
Jersey City, NJ
I was looking for a place for pasta. The penne alla vodka pasta was okay nothing great. Garlic knots were horrible.
They gave bread with the pasta which was the only thing we liked.
Place rating: 5
Jersey City, NJ
Jersey city landmark, everything is delicious at Helen’s pizza, slices, whole pizza and my favorite is the lasagna, I love the how tasty and flavorfull is their tomato sauce. when you eat at Helen’s you are treated like family, always fast always fresh.
Place rating: 1
Montclair, NJ
Ordered the deep dish cheese pizza and meatball sub. Deep dish had way too much bread and not enough sauce and cheese. Also the meatball sub included little meat and sauce. I basically felt like I was eating a loaf of bread. Very disappointed since this place earned so many good reviews.
Place rating: 4
Jersey City, NJ
One of my favorite delivery places in Jersey City. They have a very expansive menu, so I unfortunately haven’t been able to try nearly enough of what they have to offer. So let me limit my critique to some of my faves.
Appetizers: Hot wings. Unlike your typical saucy, soggy buffalo wings, these are served with a dry yet hot seasoning, leaving these wings perfectly crisply and even more delicious. Be sure to ask for buffalo sauce on the side too for an extra kick!
Entrees: All of them. While I certainly haven’t tried them all, I think I’ve tried enough to be sure that anything they have to offer will be great. The baked ziti is cheesy and delicious, the eggplant parm is cheesy and delicious, the spinach and meatball calzone is… Cheesy and delicious!
Place rating: 5
Jersey City, NJ
Truly amazing customer service and super friendly staff! I haven’t tried the pizza but my friends who I bought it for love it!
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
These guys (and gals) are great. Every Friday we order an extra cheese pizza, half Hawaiian, and it is unbelievably tasty. This week we ordered a medium and they accidentally made a large. The owner realized the mistake when I picked it up, told me about it, and charged us the price of a medium pie. I really appreciate the honesty, and of course the pizza tastes amazing — as always.
Place rating: 1
Jersey City, NJ
Got my order wrong, so instead of making a new one they cleaned the chicken off and made another one with the same meat. FUCK THIS PLACE. Never again.
Place rating: 4
Jersey City, NJ
I loved Helen’s from the moment I walked in. I was pleasantly surprised — it was brightly lit, spacious, heavily adorned with Halloween decorations. The atmosphere was great — I felt very comfortable. Service was very friendly as well.
We ordered the lasagna pie, (personal size) likely a less popular choice. I was terrified and expected a mountain of pasta atop a pizza. Another surprise — the personal pie was absolutely adorable, like a little cheesy Frisbee. The pizza was moist and juicy with prominent hunks of ricotta and a doughy crust. The bits of lasagna noodle were far from dry and very sparsely distributed along the pie. In fact, it was so light on the pasta that you did not get noodles with every bite. Pasta pizza is a crazy concept and quite frankly, sounds terrible. However, I think Helen’s did it right by letting the lasagna complement the pie and not compete with it. Kudos!
Can’t wait to sample their other pies!
CHECK IN HERE TO GET A FREE DESSERT — our cannoli was yummy!
Place rating: 5
Carlsbad, CA
This is the best pizza I know of in JC and I was raised here. It’s not cheap, but not insane either. BUT, it is good for pizza! I don’t eat anything else here, so I can’t comment on that. I’ve eaten here Dozens of times! This is The place for NY Style pizza!
Place rating: 5
Jersey City, NJ
I’ve delivered from Helen’s multiple times and they have not let me down. They have solid pizza and it’s extremely fresh and quick. Numerous times I’ve been quoted up to 45 minutes for delivery and they showed up within 20 – 25 minutes.
As far as the rest of the menu, I haven’t tried any other entrees but I’m looking forward to it.
Place rating: 1
Union City, NJ
Wow what a customer service I got here I ordered 2 slices for my wife and I got my self a chicken Parmesan sandwich any Snapple peach and a Pepsi took 30 mins too get here and when it got here the order was $ 17 I give the delivery driver a three dollar tip when my wife got her pizza they where stay old and old looking The best part about it it wasn’t not even hot I called back they only can offer me a tuna slices and I had to return the old ones the best part is I had to wait 30 minutes more by the way they lost a customer for life. Thank you for helping Helen’s
Place rating: 2
Jersey City, NJ
Probably more like 2.5 stars. Ordered the Cheese Pizza and dozen wings combo for $ 17.99. It seemed like a good deal but after eating the pizza, I can see why it was so affordable. The pizza seemed to lack flavor and it definitely needed way more sauce than what they put on it. I can honestly say I’ve had better frozen pizza. On the flip side, the wings were pretty flavorful and if I were craving wings one day, I would consider re-​ordering wings (just wings). oh and they charge a $ 0.75 delivery fee (not much but just an FYI).
Place rating: 4
Manhattan, NY
If you’re craving a simple slice of pizza, make the 5 minute walk. If you are located at 95 Christopher Columbus, it’s better than the other two options you have — Two Boots and Stellas. Great prices too!
Place rating: 3
Jersey City, NJ
Great pizza place. I got take out from here last week and it was pretty damn good. Delivery arrived in half an hour, which is on par with other places I’ve experienced in Jersey City. We ordered the sausage, peppers and onions pizza, 16″ pie and 2 orders of garlic knots. The pizza was delicious, very warm and fluffy. There were a lot of toppings which is a big plus. The garlic knots were phenomenal. They were so warm and garlicky. And when it was covered in marinara sauce, I died.
Overall, great experience with Helen’s and we’ll definitely be ordering again!
Place rating: 5
Portland, ME
My parents have been eating at Helen’s since 1969 when it was a little hole in the wall on Newark Avenue. I’ve been enjoying their food since a kid.
To be quite honest their pizza can be hit or miss depending on who is making it. Our favorite pie is always the meatball and sausage pizza. Absolutely delicious.
You MUST try their buffalo wings. MUST!
Now for the rest of the menu…
GRILLED CHICKEN! It’s basically crack. I don’t know how they season their grilled chicken, but you WILL be craving it for days and days. Before you know it you’ll be ordering their grilled chicken once a week. Not even kidding.
Italian Sausage Sub, Chicken Parm, Eggplant Parm, Spinakopita, Manicotti, Lasagna, Gyros! It’s all excellent! Their marinara sauce is delicious. I can drink it out of the container haha
It may say Helen’s PIZZA, but seriously try the other items on the menu!
Place rating: 3
Arlington, VA
Perfect location a couple steps from Barcade to grab a couple of slices after some beer and video games. I’m no expert on NY/​NJ pizza but my slices were fresh and hot. I mean how can you not try a slice of a bacon pizza?
Laid back place where you order at the counter and they had a couple of TVs with the World Series game on.
Place rating: 2
Northbrook, IL
With so many options for pizza in Jersey City, Helen’s doesn’t cut it. The crust is too thick for a NY style pie and it always seems stale. The sauce isn’t flavorful, it could use more basil. The cheese is salty. And let’s talk about the pool of oil on top of your slice. Skip this and go elsewhere for your pizza.
*this is acceptable to absorb booze.
Place rating: 1
Tucson, AZ
Got the chance to try their pizza… and I regret it totally. They charge $ 3.50 a slice for gross, floppy, oily, and over salted pizza.
I got a buffalo chicken and pesto/​fresh mozzarella slice.
The buffalo chicken was oversalted and it overpowered the pizza.
The pesto tasted a bit better, but had about 2ml of straight oil on it, which made it all soggy and gross.
Their crust tasted worse than cardboard. As i sat there listening to the crack heads curse in front of children and rude patrons… I wondered how they are able to sell this at such a high price and call it Pizza?
If you go here… DON’T get the pizza…