The remodel looks great! If you visited the old place it deserves a second chance. My visit was during the lunch hour so I decided to go with the buffet. The pizza quality probably would have reached a 4 star but the variety during lunch time was limited to two pizzas that were decided in half showcasing 4 of their varieties. …and they stuck with those same varieties with every new pizza added to the buffet. I was lucky as my favorite, sausage, had a constant place in the buffet. The pizza was always hot in temperature and the ingredients tasted fresh. I knew the original owner and he always raved about the wholewheat thick crust. He was right it is outstanding. The salad bar is pretty sad. Looks fresh but if you want variety head to Hy-Vee. Place is clean and the service is good. Coke products served by fountain. I was disappointed to see the Ms PacMan was out of order. You could spend a hour looking at all the wall hanging. Worth the stop.
Bo W.
Place rating: 4 Rochester, MN
The pizza itself is good. The toppings are not gourmet or fancy. However, the pies are better than any of the local chains(Domino’s, Toppers, Pizza Hut) and their two pies on the buffet are tastier than Ci Ci’s or Pizza Ranch(they just don’t have the variety). The best part of the pies is still the cheese. Same good cheesy pizza as I described in the previous review: I’m basically writing an update for the brand new face-lift that the restaurant received over the past few months. The place really looks great. It has a late 70’s, early 80’s movie/video game theme. If you haven’t been back to Zadoes because of it’s prior run-down surroundings, I’d really suggest giving the place a second chance. They even have a new party room in the back for larger groups. The pizza buffet is now open from 11 to 1:30pm every day(even the weekends). Not the biggest selection; it usually has a single-topping sausage and a pepperoni pizza. The salad bar looks ok, but I never go to a pizza buffet for salad. Also, they have BBQ flavored meatballs and frank & beans. Both are unusual for a buffet. The meatballs are tasty, just so strange to see on a pizza buffet. I wish they’d put some of their other appetizers on the buffet. I’d like to try their wings or a few other items on their menu, but I’ve never ordered them and the buffet would be an easy way to see if they’d be good for take-out. Anyway, the buffet comes with a pop for $ 7.50. If the buffet isn’t your thing you can get two slices to go or to eat in with a pop for a cheaper price. They still don’t serve beer or alcohol, not even that horrid 3.2 stuff for when you are desperate for anything. Therefore, Zadeos will pretty much be our convenient pizza lunch buffet or take-out when we want to grab some beer and a movie from Cub next door.
Mary C.
Place rating: 1 Rochester, MN
Terrible! We ordered 9 large pizzas for a rehearsal dinner. They didn’t screw up the cheese but the other Issas were awful. Scant toppings on the veggie pizza and the taco supreme was a joke. Taco chis sprinkled on the pizza the size of a pea, lettuce in a container that didn’t even cover the pizza. Packaged sour cream and small hot sauce packages. I was embarrassed to serve to guests. Save your money! I could have gotten better pizzas elsewhere!
Julie H.
Place rating: 2 Saint Paul, MN
I don’t know what these other reviewers were thinking. We are in town for a basketball game and the team wanted pizza. We based our decision on the 4 and half stars that this restaurant was given. Big mistake. Those reviewers must have been family. The place is a dump, it’s serve yourself pizza and we had to yell for someone to show up at the counter. The crust I could pick up at the cub foods right next door, along with the bottled sauce and canned ingredients. Save your money and go to cub if you want this kind of pizza.
Kathleen H.
Place rating: 5 Madison, WI
I grew up in a town known for its pizza. I currently live in a town that cannot seem to get even the basic premise of a good za. So it was a surprise to me to come to Rochester, MN and find such a tasty pie. The crust was not too thin or thick, perfectly crispy and also chewy. The sauce had just enough zing. And the cheese was thick, stretchy – perfect. Great comfort food, delivered to our hotel on cold night. Try it!
Christopher R.
Place rating: 4 Rochester, MN
For Rochester pizza, it’s pretty good. Friendly service; pretty nice inside. Try the cheesy garlic bread.
Gavin W.
Place rating: 4 Denver, CO
Great pizza and never busy, almost as if its rochester’s little pizza secret