Bimbo’s Pizza

Anybody out there frequent Bimbo’s regularly? The reason I ask is that lately the pizzas I have gotten seem to have changed in taste and quality. I have been a customer since the 60’s and over the years I have asked them if they had changed something in the recipe when I noticed a difference. To their credit they admitted when they did and those times that they did they told me that people had noticed and they were going to go back to the previous ingredient, or they found a better supplier. It wasn’t that often but it happened.
Of the last three orders I have purchased they have all had a significant taste difference, one of the orders was for three pies of different toppings and were boxed as I arrived for pickup. They were very overcooked. The people who were my guests and are very familiar with Bimbo’s also noted the deficiencies and they had preferred Bimbo’s since the 70’s.
I really hope this isn’t the beginning of the end of a very long patronage with them and they will get a few more opportunities. I have liked and preferred their pies for along time but will not continue there if this is the Bimbo’s of today.

Friends have mentioned Bimbos as having some good stuff, so I popped in with high expectations.
I do love the 55 years of Kzoo history Bimbos holds. The restaurant has rich wooden walls, super old pictures of Kalamazoo, and beautiful a crown molded ceiling. Doesn’t seem like it’s changed too much!
Unfortunately, I left feeling slightly dissappointed in the food. The pizza sauce was super sweet and the pie & cheese bread didn’t have much umpf. Ended up bringing home left overs, because I do enjoy me some second dinner cold pizza. Sometimes, I find new flavors in cold pizza. Again, it didn’t hit the spot.

Let me just say this first, it is one of the best pizza places in the Midwest! People in Kalamazoo don’t get the concept of thin crust pizza, but if you look at all the ingredients they use, they are high quality. The sauce is house made everyday that has plenty of flavor and is very tasty, second of all their cheese and meat is from a local Midwest producer that tastes amazing. This is a must go to in Kalamazoo

Just like I remember as a kid, bland pizza with second and third tier ingredients. Really the staff could not care less about your patronage. I go to Bimbos every now and then to pick up a pizza for my mother. Stands to reason nostalgia and a taste for an unassuming bland pie, to each their own I guess.

Excellent thin crust pizza. Take it easy on the toppings as the crust and sauce are the show. If you need a beer with your pizza get it half baked to go, only soft drinks…

Bimbos pizza has a great slogan «A Treat in Michigan Smuggled Out of Italy». Let me tell you, this is a true statement! I absolutely LOVE this pizzeria! I have been coming to this pizzeria since I was a little girl.
The first thing you see when you walk in is the pizza being made. Seeing the dough being flattened, the sauce being put on and then the cheese and toppings. I love how it is all done right in front of you!
Then as your walking towards the seating area, you get free reign of where you would like to sit (most times when I’m with my dad he likes to face the big screen to watch whatever game is on). Speaking of the big screens, there are two of them. The seating area has the Victorian look going on. Dark wood walls with gold trim, and the tables and booths match the walls.
I normally order a small pizza (which is the perfect size for one person) with ham and cheese. To me one of the best things about Bimbos Pizza is their crust. It is thin and crispy (having been to Italy I can say from experience that this is how authentic Italian pizza is).
The staff is generally friendly and nice. The second last time I was there my waitress was the owners granddaughter, who was 11 and she was one of the best servers I have ever had. This last time though, my server didn’t really pay much attention to us, I tried to flag her down for at least 2 minutes before she even heard me calling out «ma’am». This is probably the one thing that brought it down to a 4 star instead of a 5.
I love this place with all of my heart and I seriously suggest going there! I can not praise Bimbos Pizza enough. It has brought my family together and my dad and I still go there on a regular basis. Give it a try and you will see what I am talking about!

My only regret in moving away from Kalamazoo is that I don’t have access to Bimbo’s at a whim anymore. That said, I make sure to stop in every time I’m back in Kalamazoo. Large sausage, double cheese, double sauce, ten times the awesome.

I visited Bimbo’s on a whim, was a little hungry and it was close to closing time. Everything about the restaurant was perfectly fine, I didn’t have any issues with the staff or the environment. The food wasn’t terrible either, but this pizza is just not for me. I can’t rate it three stars because I didn’t think it was okay, it was just not for me. I hope that if I leave a review that in the future I’ll remember it with more fidelity and select something else. Sorry it didn’t work out, I would say to give it a shot if you like very thin crispy crust pizza, it might work out for you.

What a disappointment. Between the bland, flavor not included pizza, and the so-​so service, I would not consider returning to this abomination of a pizzeria. My experience with poor service was punctuated by the middle-​aged woman who felt it was appropriate to continually interject in the conversations I was having with a friend at the table. How sage could she be; at 60 she is working in a pizzeria. NEVER AGAIN.

Solid pizza. Service was everything you needed it to be and no more. Not very personable. Took our order and rarely checked in. But she was a ninja on the refills! If I ever find myself in Kzoo I’ll be sure to come back.

Well let’s first start with the rude blonde waitress, who took a good 3 or 4 minutes to even notice we were there…
Two small personal pizzas took about 24 minutes, even though we saw people come
In after us & get entire pies first…
If they had good pizza, I would have let all this go, but beside the nice crust the pizza lacked flavor. I had banana peppers and sausage, while Kat had banana peppers, pepperoni and jalapeños.
The sauce had no flavor, just plain out of the jar flavor… Being from Brooklyn I know pizza… Kat and I also have been on the DEEP DISH PIZZA TOUR in Chicago.
If you are drunk in Kalamazoo and need a slice then there is a BIMBO pizza waiting for u… If you want really good pizza it’s not here!!!

Our favorite for years. If you like meet on your pizza try the «pork surprise» (our name for pepperoni, sausage and bacon). Really good!

+ 4 stars for a damn good pizza.
— 1 star for surly cashier.
+ 2 stars for giant cup of mell yello.
— 1 star for severe lack of bimbo’s.

I really enjoyed my time at Bimbos. A great thin crust pizza with a great atmosphere. Super friendly staff and YES THEY TAKE CREDIT CARDS (I read the reviews before going). I got a ham and pineapple but want to go back for a bacon pizza. People next to me had one and it smelled great.

I have mixed feelings.
They have Mello Yello on the fountain, which makes me very pleased.
I had a small pizza. The toppings and sauce were very good. The cheese was flavorful, the banana peppers had lots of taste and weren’t hot. The pepperoni was great and the bacon wasn’t too salty.
The crust there is a bit chewy. I’d like to go again and see if I like it a second time. I don’t feel that it holds up well to being microwaved. I usually get more pizza than I can eat so I can reheat it in the morning.
I plan to check this place out the next time I am downtown. It’s possible that the larger pizzas have a different crust consistency as well.
The staff was very nice and the building is very nice. I will update my review upon my return.

I compare all pizza to this place. Thin cracker crust that holds up to toppings, good ground sausage and the only reason I didn’t give them 5 stars is i think they need more cheese so extra cheese solves that problem. Their menu is small, mostly pizza and if they have subs they are few.

Great pizza. One of the best in Kalamazoo area.

O Bimbo’s! Your beautiful downtown pizza place exudes charm and family ambiance. The open kitchen and cheesy family photographs along side the BRICK oven! Bimbo’s you even have a fantastic thin crust to rave about with a pretty decent sauce yet you go and muck it all up by using canned vegetables. Over processed meat, tinny tasting mushrooms and mushy, slimy green peppers. Come on! Greasy cheese topped it all off so our pizza was swimming in a pool of orange liquid. Blech.

Been going to Bimbo’s since I was little. Back in the day, I loved it because of the arcade games and pizza. Now I love it because of the pizza, but in their renovation, the place has lost a bit of its coziness.
Went on a Friday night, and it was quite desolate. And super-​bright: the lights in the place are enough to make you think it’s daylight. Way too intense.
And the fact that the TV was blaring a 60-​Minutes story about the Craigslist Killer didn’t exactly make for good family-​dining-​background sound. Why not play music?
But after decades of making good local pizza (crispy thin crust, fresh ingredients), it’s hard to diss the place. If I lived in K-​zoo (or whatever locals call it), I’d probably be by often, if only to pick up a pizza on the way home from Bell’s.

Simple pizza for simple happiness.
Its been 5yrs since i’ve had it, i used to get it two ways; sausage or just plain cheese.
Yes its thin, and yes i like thin.
If i remember correctly hey might have cherry coke…