Famous Ray’s Pizza

Phoenix, United States

4.3

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
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+1 602-548-3153
Address:
350 E Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85022
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 11:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Phoenix) 06:03 Friday, 30 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 10:30 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 10:30 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 10:30 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 10:30 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 11:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 11:30 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 10:30 pm

Description

Specialties

We are a family owned Italian pizzeria/​restaurant, my father came to the U.S.A in1967) (Brooklyn N.Y.C) making his living making pizza pies, he worked for the Original Famous Ray“s Pizza chain in Manhattan, then became partners with the owner and open a Ray“s pizza on 94th street and 2nd ave and then moved to Phoenix AZ. We have some of the best deals around including our most popular deal; large cheese and 20 chicken wings for 22.95 plus tax. Rays pizza has won numerous awards including «Arizona Best Pizza» from the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2001. We have also won the «Best pizza by slice! award by Phoenix New Times Magazine in 1993,1994,1995,1996, and 1998. Our most recent award was the «Best of City» in 2006, We are a proud to be one of the few family owned pizzerias left in Phoenix. We are real New yorkers making the best New York style Pizza! Come on in for a taste of our authentic New York pizza, Thick Crust, Thin Style, Extra Thin…

History

Established in 1980.

We are a family owned Italian pizzeria/​restaurant that started in New York in 1964, and have been in Phoenix since 1980. We have some of the best deals around including our most popular deal; large cheese and 20 chicken wings for 22.95 plus tax. Rays pizza has won numerous awards including «Arizona Best Pizza» from the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2001. We have also won the «Best in Phoenix» award by Phoenix New Times in 1993,1994,1995,1996, and 1998. Our most recent award was the «Best of City» in 2006, also by the Phoenix New Times.

Meet the Business Owner

Vinnie K.

Business Owner

My family started Famous Ray’s Pizza when I was a little kid. Growing up I was always helping around the shop and enjoyed it. I can now say I’m proud to carry on my family’s business.

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20 reviews of Famous Ray’s Pizza

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Place rating: 4
Phoenix, AZ
Awesome spot! My kinda place. Very down-​to-​earth small hole in the wall. Food looks and smells great!
Place rating: 1
Phoenix, AZ
Some of the worst pizza I’ve had. What a disappointment. The chicken alfredo is a joke; a couple of pieces of tasteless, cold deep fried chicken. Actually, the whole pizza was cold from the time I picked it up (10 minutes after I had ordered). Has this place changed management recently?
Place rating: 5
El Mirage, AZ
I really like this place. I’m from New Jersey and it’s hard finding an authentic place around here. Great food and people
Place rating: 3
Phoenix, AZ
Meh… it was good, but not my style of pizza. I love a really thin crust and this is true NY style pie. If you like that kind of crust then I’m sure you’ll love it. My husband thought it was amazing. They are very generous with the toppings.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Definitely good NY style pizza, there are too many places in the valley called Famous Rays Pizza or NY Pizza other variations of the name, this location on 19th avenue is amazing. Lots of authentic NYC décor and history on the walls. The staff is friendly and they have that amazing NY accent. Don’t try to question their authenticity either, one of the gentleman took me on a trip to memory lane, showing me photos of him working in the restaurant as a small child.
Place rating: 5
Colorado Springs, CO
The owners are funny, and very nice. Great calzone! Thing was huge and delicious! The pizza by the slice was average I will get the calzone again when I go back!
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
Moved to Phoenix in July and as a native New Yorker, one of my greatest worries was that I wouldn’t be able to find decent pizza anywhere. It may or may not have kept me up a night or two… ;)
First day in Phoenix: I’m starving, the movers haven’t arrived, and I don’t have anything to consume in my new place. I drive down the street and see Famous Ray’s. I say, «hell, you’re gonna have to start somewhere.» I go inside. Typical NY style pizza joint. Order at the counter, pay, get your drink, have a seat… they’ll call you when it’s ready. The folks working the counter are definitely from NY (in case you couldn’t tell by their ridiculously strong accents and all of the NY sport posters strewn across the wall). Getting a good vibe so far.
My name is called and I eagerly retrieve my pizza. It looks just like what I’d get in NY. More good vibes! I taste it and I’m in heaven. Seriously, it’s so good that I have never been to another pizza place since I moved to Phoenix because I honestly don’t have to (or want to!).
They have an everyday special of 2 slices and a fountain drink for $ 5.00 (can’t beat that with a stick). They don’t do delivery (boo), but I don’t care. I’d drive 50 miles for this pizza.
Seriously, I think the stars aligned on my first day in the Valley of the Sun. How else could you possibly explain how I found my pizza soul mate on my very first day here???
Moral of the story is: if you want legit NY style pizza, Famous Rays is your place.
Place rating: 5
Surprise, AZ
Great pizza, great price and doesn’t effect my wheat intolerance. I go out of my way to eat at Ray’s! You should too
Place rating: 5
Tempe, AZ
Where do o even start?
I guess I’ll start when you first walk in. It’s EVERYTHING NY pride! LOVE IT!!!
Being from NJ and living there for 17 years, I miss the east coast authentic pizza as well as cheese steaks. I CRAVE good pizza and cheese steaks almost every week!
This is run by the original Rays Famous Pizza family.
I feel like I get every dollars worth of food here. Is GREAT!!!
Place rating: 5
Peoria, AZ
We were in the area, and search Unilocal for a place to get a slice of pizza, when I check in they had an offer for a free slice which was cool, because when I should him he was more than happy to accept the deal. (as some places I have gone to try and say its not valid any more or something like that).
By far some of the best NYC style pizza I have had. the crust was cooked just right, perfect balance of cheese and sauce, that burst with flavor.
next time on this side of Phoenix will stop in again for sure.
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
The pizza here is amazing, every time. I’ve been coming here for years and I’ve never been disappointed. The most recent visit I got «The Monster» (peppers, mushrooms, onions, sausage, and pepperoni). The crust is crunchy and chewy, and never soggy. an absolute must next time you want pizza!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
We love Famous Ray’s. We have had the pizza and wings here and have never been disappointed. Plus I have a weakness for that NY accent. Nice guys!
Place rating: 5
Carefree, AZ
Great pizza, fantastic wings and great service. I always order my wings with extra sauce so they reheat in the oven without becoming too dry. With the local chain I used to order from switching their ingredients to cheaper ones and changing over to fastrack ovens, Ray’s will be my go-​to place from here on out.
Place rating: 4
Phoenix, AZ
This place does serve some pretty good pizza. The atmosphere though doesn’t look all that great. I do like though is that they do have pictures around the place that do scream out America. Any kind of pizza that you order would be good.
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
I used to live just up the street from here. How could I have never tried this delicious pizza!!! I’m dismayed at all of the mediocre pizzas I’ve had while missing out on this amazingness.
Aftet having a very expensive Scottsdale pizza, I was craving another New York style creation and Unilocal’d New York pizza. And got a coupon to boot!
We picked it up and it was delectable. Had the last piece reheated for breakfast the next day and it was no less than excellent.
The canned mushrooms crack me up, but, as my husband says, they don’t have fresh mushrooms in New York City!
Place rating: 4
Glendale, AZ
Good Pie; Half Sausage and Onion, other half cheese pretty good East coast old school. Wings good and the Spaghetti meatballs were good w/​really good portion size for your hard earned dollar.
Solid place for sure!
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
Ambience: Old school, nothing fancy but not dirty either. New York memorabilia covers the walls in this small, 64 person occupancy dining room. A tv in the corner invariably shows ESPN.
Service: Very New York. Even the accents. These guys are short, to the point, yet very helpful. They lack that west coast bubbliness that is typical of AZ servers, but they are no less attentive.
Food: One of my top 3 pizza places in the valley, I can’t talk it up enough. Crust is thin and perfectly chewy, toppings are good quality and very flavorful. Wings are crispy on the outside, and they have excellent buffalo sauce.
Price: A bit steep for pizza, they have a deal for a large pizza and a dozen wings for 24.95 that is pretty reasonable. Be prepared to pay about $ 30.00 for two.
I’ve been to this location at least 5 times and I plan to visit even more in the future. Don’t confuse this Rays with others, it is truly unique.
Place rating: 1
Phoenix, AZ
Food is decent
Ordered two slices with my large pizza. None were ready. Waited 15 minutes and then got cold anchovies and sauce. Paid for ranch and got home and no ranch. Once we finally got home called back to ask what happened and they said the guy who took your order left, sorry. Then hung up. What a terrible experience for a well reviewed place. Makes me wonder if these places pay Unilocal to write good reviews.
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
I’ve been feeding my stromboli addiction at Famous Ray’s this past couple of weeks. If you haven’t yet had stromboli; it is akin to an giant Italian turnover, (see the photo I posted), filled with the ingredients of your choice. I’m a meat aficionado so I order mine with sausage, meatball, Philly cheesesteak, mozzarella cheese, jalapenos and garlic; covered in more garlic and a variety of Italian seasonings. Awesome! I always have enough left over for a couple of breakfasts, or a breakfast and a TV nosh.
If you’ve had stromboli on Mulberry Street in Manhattan; or in Bensonhurst in Brooklyn; you won’t be disappointed by the same at Famous Ray’s on East Bell Road. If you’ve never had stromboli; it is a great alternative to traditional pizza.
There is some humor here also; each time they bring it to the table, someone always wants to know «what is that»? After all, it does look like a giant phallus.
Place rating: 4
Phoenix, AZ
I like Rays pizza not only is it NY style but it’s perfectly cooked and not soggy. It’s easy to order for pickup or dine in.
Our favorite is the white pizza. Very flavorful and does not require anything else added to it. The garlic bread is also very good and I would say this is our go to place for authentic NY style. The prices are reasonable and the service is always good.
A plus is they sell slices also and have small individual sizes as well.