Ray’s Pizza

I’ve been here like six times, and the food is phenomenal, and the service is a-​ok! Just know what you want before coming in. Practice orating it before you walk in that door.
As you walk in the place, step immediately to your right. The main thing is to keep the line moving. Announce your order with a loud clear voice… «I would like one slice of pepperoni, one slice of pepperoni and sausage, and a third slice of pepperoni and mushroom»
It’s very important not to embellish on your order. No extraneous comments. No questions. No compliments. At most, you can say… «Can I get that extra crispy?». If he gives you ‘that’ look, just drop it an move on.
Then you hold out your money and step to the left. If using a credit card, insert it into the chip reader on the counter. Take your receipt and find yourself a booth. They will call out the pizza order when its ready, so listen up, yous!

I typically liked the food for take out. This time I ate inside and found the booth seats were nasty, table dirty, ice cube maker and tea machine smelled moldy gross. I stood at the counter to request a fork for like 5 minutes before I was acknowledged after the food was delivered to the table. My food was just dropped onto a silver platter without even using a paper plate as a liner. I won’t be back.

Delicious overpriced pizza (when ordered by the slice) I can’t offer an opinion on a whole pie until I buy one. Money isn’t everything but $ 9.01 isn’t my idea of a lunch special. I’ll have to stick to Barros for my lunch pizza fix. No hard feelings Ray.

The owner should be embarrassed. I go in there at 9 pm and order wings and pizza. You can see the kitchen is shut down. The guy takes left over wings and tosses sauce on and puts in oven. The were bones! Pizza ok, then the guy mopping under my feet while I am trying to eat. Place still open and floors are soaking wet, looking for a lawsuit if someone slips. Close at 8 if employees want to go home that bad! I used to like that place, but no more.

We heard the pizza was good and we were willing to try it UNTIL we called for delivery… in order to do delivery, you have to order through a 3^rd person. WHAT? When I order I either order direct from the business or not at all, so it was not at all, how do I know who this 3^rd party person is? Sorry Ray’s, you missed out.

It took me a while but I have been back to Ray’s quite a few times since my first review. The pizza is great! By the slice is surprisingly good, every time I’ve had one it tastes as if it was lifted right from a pie fresh out of the oven. I don’t know if the turnover is that good or if they have some slice saving secret but I’ve had them at different times of the day and with different toppings and I’ve never been disappointed. Fresh tasting cheese, good sauce and a chewy thicker crust that has a crisp on the outside. Oh the slices are gigantic too.
We get the Sicilian slices when they’re available, we chop them up into small squares for a nice snack or save them since they reheat really well (and freeze well too). The full Sicilian pie is even more delicious.

I won’t get too verbose about the food. I will merely say this: it’s the best pizza I’ve ever eaten, period. I don’t know what makes it different from the other New York-​style pizza-​by-​the-​slice joints around town, but it’s head and shoulders above anything I’ve had in the valley.

Yummy pizza!
Every time I got they are super nice and the pizza is delicious. I order a pie to go– so I haven’t tried the pizza by the slice. Oh and don’t forget wings, they are great too!

The pizza is soggy especially the veggie. I have tried Ray’s pizza a number of times and they still can’t seem to master the veggie pizza. My pizza was not fully cooked as you can see the raw dough when you remove the toppings. The bottom of the pizza was also wet and not crispy. Sorry Ray!

There won’t be any issues with me comparing Ray’s to NY places since I’m a Texas girl through and through. But don’t think being a country bumpkin disqualifies me from knowing good pizza when it’s crammed into my talkhole. It was surprising at first how easy it can be to find a droolworthy pie here in Arizona, and in some ways we are spoiled for choice from a few great places. Ray’s stands out in a few ways.
Before I even mention the pizza, I’ll show some love for the simple online ordering rig. Call it anti-​social if you want, but there’s just something to being able to order without having to shout down the phone to each other. Pickup was a breeze, parking was abundant and I was in and out in no time flat.
I braved the tortuous drive home with that box of deliciousness filling my car with some of the best smells… And it was worth every centimeter of that drive. I ordered the Sicilian thick crust with plain cheese. The dough was like a heavenly little pillow wrapped in a snug blanket of flavorful sauce and cheese. Oh so.much.cheese… Ahh, a pizza maker after my own heart.
Needless to say, I will be returning. And if I can tear myself away from that temptress that is the Sicilian thick crust, I’d love to try more of their menu!

As close to NYC pizza as you can get. My fav is the tomato pesto. It was so delicious. Now I know why pizza is the complete food. Ray your making Scottsdale a sister city to the Big Apple. Thanks for reading. The Bike Chaplain

Service is horrible and the wings are ehh… But Geee Wizzz it’s the best Alfredo pizza by the slice I have ever had!
Only order food Togo… The arguing or employees isn’t pleasant to hear but hey, the Alfredo pizza is!

I’m new to the area and I’ve been trying desperately to find a great pizza place. I hadn’t had any luck until I tried Ray’s.
I walked in and placed an order to go for a whole pie with mushrooms. The employees were all friendly, and the restaurant was clean. About 10 — 15 minutes later, I walked out with a piping hot pie that turned out to be the most delicious pizza I’ve had since I moved here a few months ago.
The crust was crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. The cheese was ample and greasy (in the best way possible) and it had just the right amount of sauce. I have to dock them a star though because they use canned mushrooms. They’re edible, but I really believe mushrooms on a pizza need to be fresh. If they had been, this would have been the most perfect pizza I’ve ever eaten.
Ray’s has a new customer.

This is an awesome place for a slice of your favorite pizza! My husband and I come here
every Friday night. The food is always fresh and delicious. Their salads are amazing. The small greek salad is huge and the pizza specials are very inexpensive. Highly recommend!

Its fast and by the slice but the pizza is mediocre at best. The staff was also less than friendly the last couple of times I went in.

place looked like it had potential. $ 8 bucks for a slice, salad and drink! Not really a lunch special. Pizza is mediocre at best and salad comes pre wrapped and was soggy (salad bar would help)

Boy, I wouldn’t suggest this place. First, it was warm inside, AC not working right. Second, the beer wasn’t ice cold. Third, the dough on the pizza wasn’t raised right at all… it was like eating wet cardboard that’s baked on the bottom. This is the heaviest pizza I’ve ever eaten. Then the cheese was almost tasteless and the green pepper were clearly not fresh at all… they even had a cucumber taste to them. And finally, it turned my stomach and I had issues if you know what I mean. Never again. Sorry Ray!

They call this NY pizza??? They need to have their head checked. The furthest thing from NY pizza is more like it. Tried to pick up a cheese pizza… Yep, a plain cheese pizza. When carrying the pizza outside it felt like it weighed 6 pounds — it was undercooked and the cheese was out of control… When I went back in to return it, the manager couldn’t understand what was wrong… Never again!

Like Ray’s in NYC, if you are in a hurry you can grab a quick slice that gets reheated.
I like to order the whole pie. The monster comes with a ton of toppings and is one mess of a pizza. Love it.

The name Ray’s is used by over a hundred places in New York. In fact, several NY papers and TV stations have tried over the years to locate the «original» Ray’s and as far as I know they’ve failed. One of the Ray’s contenders in NY had a Unilocal review that started: «…can be summed up in 4 words «It’s better than Sbarro» Tough crowd!
So what exactly is a New York pizza?
Well it has a very thin crust, that when you pick it up, the front flops down. That’s why New Yorkers fold it in half. The better tasting ones seem to use San Marzano tomatoes and a better type of mozzarella. A few dust their pizza with oregano or EVOO.
This Ray’s is the closest to that New York pizzeria feel and atmosphere. It has those glass counters that you will find up there. It even has what we call Sicilian slices, or «squares». This Ray’s tries real hard and for the most part it succeeds in creating a New York pie. So it’s «A-​OK» in Unilocal-​ese.
In my previous review, I said that NYPD makes me feel like I’m waiting for an E train to Queens; whereas Ray’s feels more upper east side-​ish. I still believe that’s still a fair assessment, though their crusts have suffered over time.
On some nights, depending on who is making the pies, these two places might only be slightly better than Sbarro. Sadly, the crust can sometimes be as hard as cardboard. So after two and a half years, which one do I believe is closest to tasting like a New York pie?
Well… it may be the nearby Philly steak place Corleone’s. Go figure!