Oregano’s Pizza Bistro

I LOVE this place. It’s been a family favorite for years and years. Amazing thin and deep dish pizza! Ginormous, tasty salads! The kick butt cheesy garlic bread is to die for. This spot is a can’t miss!

I had lunch here with a business group and had a great experience. The food was excellent, the staff was friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was comfortable. Additionally, I left my credit card by accident and they mailed it back to me in Colorado. So a great place for good comfortable food and dependable staff — in all senses of the word!

Great atmosphere, service, and food. Enjoyed a Chicago thin crust Numero One-​O and garlic bread. It is refreshing to find a great pizza chain this good.

On the plane into Phoenix I asked a local that was seated next to me, «Where should I take my Mom and brother to impress them with my Phoenix knowledge.» She said Oregano’s. She was right, both Mom and my brother knew and liked the place, so it was easy to convince them to go.
When we arrived, the hostess took our order (pizzas take about 45 minutes) and we were inside in about an half hour. GREAT PIZZA and that is from a pretentious chicago pizza snob. The pizza was spiced well, plenty of sausage, and the pan pizza crust was the right amount of chewy.
We also ate a pizzookie. (A cookie baked in a pizza pan, with ice cream and chocolate sauce). Yummmm. Plenty to take home and have tomorrow for breakfast.

Was my first time coming in and loved it. The pizza was awesome and I loved my cookie ice cream dessert at the end!

To be fair I tried Oregano’s twice in 2 different locations. I have tried lots of pizza in Arizona from many different restaurants. Everyone told me I had to try Oreganos… AND I can’t figure out why! The pizza is SOOO MARGINAL. No really, the pizza lacks flavor and super skimpy on the toppings. The last and FINAL time I went, I sat down at 1PM and ordered a pizza. I waited… I waited some more… While I was waiting, I watched 3 different groups of people sit down and all 3 ordered and ate before me… Huh? I just ordered a hawain pizza… 45 minutes later, I finally got my pizza. There was barely any pineapple on it. Then later that evening, I ended up getting the runs and severe cramping! I will not be back to this place again! Grimaldi’s is WAY better!

I feel like this restaurant is everything Olive Garden wishes it were and pretends to be.
This is a fantastic place to go whether your a few friends looking for a good pizza (like seriously, the best thin-​crust pizza in Phoenix) and beers in an un-​pretentious atmosphere (Phoenix has a lot of pretentious places; this place is delightfully comfortable), or a family looking for a good pizza and beers in an un-​pretentious atmosphere.
The patio is great — it’s huge — but the interior is comfortable and has a large floor plan with lots of nooks for cozy dining.
I can’t think of a better compliment to give this place than saying if I had friends in town, I’d take them to Oregano’s before I took them to the yuppie places downtown, and I say that being very self-​aware in my yuppie-​ness. The pizza’s classic and plenty tasty, the atmosphere is more comfortable, and best of all you feel like you’re in Phoenix and not a hipster/​tourist trap.

After dealing with years of crazed hype from family and friends alike, I finally caved a few weeks ago and grabbed a bite at Oregano’s. Not a super huge lover of Italian, but this place may end up being a prime mover in changing my mind.
Grabbed a pretty late dinner with a few high school friends I hadn’t seen in a while, and we had the place virtually to ourselves. Parsing through the menu, I could hear my mom’s almost manic raving about their pizzas and quickly decided to go the way of pasta (sorry, mom). I shamelessly love quirky campy menu listings, so I was super pleased with the Alfredo the Dark for the quick chuckle and the spot-​on quality. The kick of poblano went a long way in cementing this as easily one of my favorite pasta dishes in Phoenix. Chased this all down with a Manhattan and a heaping helping of Pizzookie.
Super solid meal overall. Finally starting to understand the rave reviews. Maybe next time I’ll actually grab a slice.

It’s Oreganos. Not much more needs to be said.
The food is always consistent, as is the wait. But hey, it’s good food with fantastically large portion sizes at decent prices. Super great for a casual date night or to take the whole family.
My first few times in I didn’t venture too far from the Pizza but now that I have been so many times, their pasta is delicious along with their lasagnas and sandwiches.
All in all, you can’t go wrong.

One of my all time favorite places to go. Especially, if I’m feeling pizza, pasta, or want a massive salad. The rumors are true, their portions are huge. Unless you’re starving… you might want to opt into the smaller sizes of things;)
I usually go for dinner, but went out to lunch with a friend on this day. For pasta, the Big Rig w/​chicken is the way to go. I got their lunch size, and it was quite a perfect portion. I was perfectly full, and was actually able to still go back and put gym equipment together.
Pizza: they are literally all great! I like the number uno though.
Pasta: Big Rig w/​chicken. They also have sausage and meatballs as options. Big Rig has a chipolte base, so it’s a little on the spicy size.
Salad: Pablo Picasso. The dressing is a little spicy as well for this one!
Also, their cheesy bread is great! But also filling! (Appetizer)

It was our first night at Oreganos as a blended family. I’m the mom and I’ve finally met the man of my dreams. We bought a house just down the way. Unfortunately– our ticket got lost. We were happily enjoying a bottle of wine and conversation and before we could eve ask what happened… A manger came out and took care of everything. We even were moved to a table with a heater– as we were outside and it was cold. Thank you Oreganos, for making our dinner a success!

I usually dine in and this has not happened to me before. My Co worker placed an order for pick up. 45 min later food was ready (he ordered deep dish pizza thats why it took longer than usual) He picks up food and gives me my order.
I’m super excited and starving, pasta was on point delicious as always! But all 3 of my garlic breads were burnt! Not good at all, it’s not like they didn’t have time to replace them. I ate ½ of one and the rest of them are going in the trash! :/​
I’m irritated and annoyed because whoever was in charge of the garlic bread should’ve known it was burnt and should have replaced it. I think that since it was a Carry out they figured, the hell with it! Chances are they will not be returned to the kitchen!
If you are carry out I strongly Recommend you check all of your food. Make sure you are not given burnt bread! :/

We had a team builder event at work today and before we did our charity work, we came here for lunch. I have to say, the staff was awesome! There were 17 of us and everything went very smooth. Our server was on top of everything from drink refills, to clearing plates, to serving everybody’s food at the same time, etc. Excellent, excellent service!
For food, me and my buddy Jon split an 18 inch thin crust pizza with sausage and olives. The 18 inch pizza looks like a behemoth, but it is almost paper thin, so you can eat a lot of it. It was delicious! I had only been to Oregano’s one time before, and I got a sausage and onion stuffed pie. I remember their sausage being really delicious, and today confirmed it! This pizza had huge chunks of sausage all throughout the pizza. It was awesome! Everybody else ordered a wide variety of foods from lasagna, to salads, to pasta dishes etc and everyone enjoyed their meal. Portions are HUGE! To finish the meal, we ordered a couple pizza cookies to pass around the table. A salted caramel one and a chocolate chip cookie one. If you have a sweet tooth, this is a perfect dessert… a huge cookie topped with 3 scoops of ice cream!
I have to mention the excellent service once again! Everyone in the restaurant worked as a team (getting refills, delivering food etc) and on the way out, every single person we walked by thanked us for coming in and wished us a good rest of our day. I mean EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE! That is rare these days and it was nice to see. I can’t wait until they open the Oregano’s out near my house in Surprise. I know I will come here often. The pizza is fantastic and the service has been 5 stars both the times I have been to an Oregano’s. Good stuff!

The guac-​a-​toni tho…
and don’t get me started on pizooki’s.
Best place for a food baby.

If you’re looking for larger than life portions and looking to Carb load as much as Michael Phelps, Oregano’s is your place!
It’s been a year since my move here and have gone without trying Oregano’s despite the frequent mentions of this bistro. Came here for the first time and got recommendations from Unilocal,since they serve a variety of salads, pizza and pastas.
I decided to go with the Stuffed Riga Tony and a Passionfruit Tea. The pasta was penne stuffed with cheese and covered with a meat sauce. Definitely filling and held about 2 – 3 portions in itself. The Passionfruit Tea was refreshing and comes unsweetened. Tried the Zainy Ziti and the Lady is a Scampi from others in my party and they tasted similar in taste, but differed in spice.
Service was great. Pasta is typical of Olive Garden, Maggiano’s or the like. Food isn’t mind-​blowing good, just great in terms of price for proportion. Perhaps the pizza is better? Great place for large groups however and if you’re looking to save a bit of money on food.

I love Oregano’s! The portions are so big and always delicious.
I’ve been to this location a number of times and the service is always on point. Great staff! All of them that comes in contact with you says hello or welcomes you to Oregano’s.
Nice, relaxing ambience; with indoor and outdoor seating.

Oregano’s… you know, everyone in Phoenix has probably been to Oregano’s, it’s like a Phoenix institution. I got take out from this location and it was tasty, nothing crazy, but just what I’d expect after years of eating at Oregano’s. We had the hot wings (‘of fire’), and they were a little weird tasting but certainly hot, the stuffed rigatoni (tasty pasta with even tastier garlic bread), and the chicken Caesar salad, which is, by far, my favorite item at Oregano’s. The chicken Caesar is so good because the chicken is spicy and delicious… that’s it. This is a must order. Will I be at Oregano’s again? Of course I will.
PS Pizza here isn’t that great, you gotta know what to order.

First of all. Parking sucks bad! Smh. Took me almost 45 minutes to fine parking. My goodness.
They don’t do reservation here. So waited for an hour to be seated.
Over all. this is a Great place for date night, girls night and of course family night. Anddddd make sure you share. Geez. Huge ass plates.
I always get there antipasto salad, vegetarian. :) andddd it’s a must to get a chocolate chip pizzookie! Heaven!!! l

So they have catered to my school before and I tried the pasta. But the other day we were passing by and I was like hey let’s try it. So we did.
I got the big slice (actually 2 slices) of cheese pizza and my man got 2 of the big slices of pepperoni. I also got the sweet potato fries. He got a cherry Pepsi and I got water. Holy monkeys everything about this place is huge! The booths, the cups, the pizza, the sweet potato fries… and the Cookie Pizza… OMG. We got the peanut butter chocolate chip and omg was it amazing! It came out with ice cream on top. It was so good.
All in all all our food plus tip was $ 30. A little on the more expensive side, but the quality, size, and service was all 5 star.

Decided to take some of my hippie friends here and treat them to some Real Big Salads. They live nearby and had not been here before. Plus a little fiber never killed anyone … right?
I’ve always liked this particular pizza chain and this location is just like the others. They have all the similar do-​dads hanging on the walls and the menu is gigantic.
Ordered my favorite Rib Eye Salad in the biggest size they have. They call it The Big Beefstro Salad on the menu and it is really good. The dressing has a sweet Serrano Pepper flavor going on and it is pretty spicy. This one was so big I had to bring some home for later.
My friends ordered the Pablo Picasso Mexico Salad and it was giant. They also were excited about the size and had to ask for a box for the leftovers as well.
Service was very friendly and we experienced several greetings. They even opened the doors as we both entered and left the building. We were surprised by the large amount of take out orders that were waiting for people to pick them up.
Looking forward to trying out some pizza again and possibly checking out their famous all Original Pizza Cookie with Ice Cream. Dang it looked scrumptious and would definitely ruin my girlish figure. MAMA MIA!
4 STARS