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Kaleidoscope Pizzeria & Pub
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11 am - 9 pm
Fri-Sat 11 am - 10 pm
Sun 12 pm - 9 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
88 reviews for Kaleidoscope Pizzeria & Pub
Review Highlights
"I love the yucatan lime chicken soup and sesame soy salad."
(in 3 reviews)
"Great local beer and wine selection."
(in 5 reviews)
"Great salads- recommend the blackened chicken caesar."
(in 3 reviews)
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88 reviews in English
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Review from Karmic K.
Medford, OR
11/9/2011 14 Check-ins Here
I've tried about 85% of their menu and have NEVER been disappointed. *Great salads- recommend the blackened chicken caesar... Killer dressing!
*Insanely good pizzas- try the chicken ranch, Mt. Ashland, chicken enchilada or the Garcia bleu.
*Awesome Bar- beers on tap from all over... SOB pin up porter is tough to beat! Cocktails have never been weak either.
All in all, consistently great food, drinks and setting. No wonder it's been voted (peoples choice) Medfords best pizza like 14 times (or close to) in a row! -
Review from Ted W.
Medford, OR
11/25/2011
Based on one visit and salad only.
It was Wednesday night at 6:30 and the place was packed! There was a line to be seated. The air was stuffy and humid and it was incredibly loud. You had to raise your voice to be heard over the din.
Salad was okay, nothing special, though the greens did look relatively fresh. -
Review from Kelly H.
Medford, OR
11/9/2011
This is easily the best pizza in Southern Oregon. I love all their creative approaches and I recently even discovered their delicious thick crust which takes the pizza to a whole different level.
It's a great place to dine in, or to get take out. The pear cider is delicious and their sesame soy salad is one of my favorites I've ever had. The avalanche is a favorite pick for us, but I also enjoy their simple pepperoni pizza. They also have a delicious Kalua pork with pineapple pizza. Try it out next time you are craving some delicious pizza. -
Review from Leslie T.
Klamath Falls, OR
2/5/2012
Went for a Salad, get the "side " one, it is huge. We also got soup and breadsticks. The cheesy breadsticks were fantastic. We ended with the grasshopper dessert which just about covered a dinner size plate. The perfect size for 4 people to share. I have had their pizza before, it is pretty good but I prefer their other menu items when I go there.
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Review from vito l.
Napa, CA
1/15/2012 4 photos
This place is incredible! I didn't think I was hungry until I started eating their pizza. I had one of their special pizza but forgot the name. Didn't think I was too hungry so only ordered a small which left me room for dessert! The grasshopper pie is what I ordered cause it sounded so different and I did not regret. The service is also excellent. All the servers greets you with a smile and they keep coming around to refill your drinks. This place is very busy with long lines well into the evening. The wait is not long though as the crowd moves along just fine. I will definitely go back and try other pizzas.
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Review from Daniel P.
Napa, CA
1/3/2012
OMB was this place phenomenal. My wife and I had the Caesar salad and "mozzarella sticks" as an appetizer. I only place the sticks in quotations because this appetizer is massive, its more like a persona sized pizza, and at $6.95 a total steal! The marinara sauce was one of the best I have ever had. It was made with, what appeared to be, fresh and roasted garlic which gave it a sumptuous taste. The salad was also massive and had a freshly prepared dressing, bright crisp lettuce and massive amounts of cheese. Perfectly executed! We ordered a pizza but had to take it back to our hotel as we could not eat a bite after our appetizers. We had the pizza the next day and it was delicious. Highly recommended!
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Review from Misty J.
Updated - 11/3/2011
This update literally hurts me to write. For a long time, Kaleidoscope was a bright spot in this dingy little town, and one of the only things I looked forward to when visiting. But, after my experience yesterday, I am left with the icky feeling that my previous review no longer applies :(
My sister, daughter and I went in yesterday to get a couple of pizzas to go. While ordering, I happened to glance over toward the kitchen and noticed a guy leaning out and appearing to stare. I didn't pay much attention, figuring maybe he was waiting to speak to the girl taking my order, and let it go. Then my sister decided to have a beer while we waited, so we sat at a table behind the bar. More staring. I looked back toward the kitchen, and a guy walked out, looked at me, chuckled, and scurried back into the kitchen.
WTF? I asked my sister if I had something on my face. She said, "I was just wondering the same thing. People keep staring at us." And it wasn't the customers.
A few minutes later, a waitress came and asked us to move to a booth, because they couldn't have minors in the area in which were sitting. I had wondered about that, but because there was no sign stating this and we weren't sitting AT the bar, I wasn't sure. Anyway, we moved, and my sister wondered if that was what the staring was about. If so, that is BEYOND unprofessional, and either way, made me highly uncomfortable. The whole vibe has changed over the past few years, and it's a real bummer. I'd probably go back with family or whatever, but I'd most likely be uncomfortable the whole time, and I won't go back on my own. Never, EVER thought I'd say that, but it is what it is. I do not enjoy being gawked at.
Also, both my sister and my daughter got sick that night. I didn't, so I can't say for sure that it was the pizza, but it was definitely weird.Listed in: Top Spots, Kick Back, Relax and Enjoy :)
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8/16/2008
Oh. My. Goodness. This place? Is ridiculously good.
First of all, it has the BEST Cesar Salad, hands… Read more »
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Review from Christina C.
Oakland, CA
10/24/2011
Amazing salads and great pizzas.
I don't really crave salads too often, but this place has me craving their salads. Unfortunately I am not from this area. However, the next time I am in the area, I will be sure to eat here again.
I believe the salad was BBQ chicken with blue cheese. Produce was fresh and crisp and the BBQ sauce and blue cheese were both very good.
I also had the Hawaiian pizza, which is a pretty standard pizza. However this place gave it a little extra. Crispy crust and great ham and pineapple.
It's a pretty large place and housed my very, very large family for the evening. The service was good, despite the amount of people that had just walked in all at once.
Overall, this is a pretty solid place. -
Review from Lexie V.
Ashland, OR
10/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
Kaleidoscope is definitely the best pizza in Medford, but that is not saying much. I'm from Chicago, so I know pizza (shh, you New Yorkers!). The best pizza in Southern Oregon, hands down, is Creekside in Ashland not Kaleidoscope.
I work in Medford so our office lunches are usually at Kaleidoscope; I've tried a variety of their pizzas and salads and always walk away feeling a greasy-queasy fullness, but not like i enjoyed anything mind-blowing. The crust is not great. It just isn't. The restaurant ambiance is generically fine, the salads are decent but they are the "fattening" kind, definitely not the healthy kind ;)
This place is overall pretty average. I go there often when forced, but when it's my choice, I choose Creekside. -
Review from Doug P.
Wilsonville, OR
12/9/2011
Amazing pizza, great soups, cold beer, and pictures of Jerry Garcia on the wall; what more could a person ask for from a pizza joint?
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Review from Erin H.
Medford, OR
Updated - 10/15/2011
Oh man. And I thought the vegetarian pizza was good!
This time I had the baja chicken, minus the jalapenos. It was amazing.Listed in: Southern Oregon Rocks
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9/20/2011
Four stars just to start, because I have only tried one type of pit: the wild mushroom. Wowweeee.… Read more »
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Review from Cee A.
8/25/2011 9 Check-ins Here
Kaleidoscope is a lot like the hot girl who is quite aware that she's hot. You know the type -- so busy fighting off her suitors she couldn't be bothered to pee on you if you were on fire, but you still lust mightily after her. And so does everyone else.
Anyway, Kaleidoscope's a very popular place here, and the vibe you feel is that they are quite aware of it and act accordingly.
That said, I generally try to avoid eating in the restaurant (taking it to-go instead) for all the reasons others here have mentioned. But even takeout can take an eternity -- quite common to be quoted 1/2 an hour cook time even for takeout!
As for the pizza itself -- sure, it's good. Far and away better than just about all the places in Medford. Then again, when you're going up against the likes of Papa John's, Abby's, and Pizza Hut, it's not exactly difficult to succeed. But is it worth it? Well dudes, it's pretty expensive. We usually go with just a small, and that is $11. Any hungrier than that, and you'll be hemorrhaging dollars with the quickness.
That said, chipotle steak pizza = nomnomnomnomnom.
So as always, evaluate in context. In a craphole like Medford, sure, it's pretty good. Compared to what you'd find in a real city? Pales in comparison. -
Review from Brian K.
9/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
On a long drive from Seattle to Palo Alto (13-15 hours with stops), we decided to break up the trip and stop in Medford, OR. With the family back in the hotel room, I drove over to pick up pizza and breadsticks. We didn't expect much food-wise from Medford, but were pleasantly surprised!
We got the Mozzarella Bread Sticks (Bread, mozzarella, provolone and oregano served with marinara, ranch or house sauce). The mozzarella was amazing. We honestly would have been happy with just this - nom nom nom!
The pizza was Mike's Veggie Delight (Broccoli, romas, green peppers, roasted garlic, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, portabella mushrooms, marinara, feta, mozzarella and provolone). A little bit a 'kitchen sink' of toppings, but good. Good crust, fresh ingredients, good cheese.
I wish they did delivery and the phone service was a little lacking when placing order, but otherwise - delicious. -
Review from Jonah K.
Medford, OR
7/20/2011
It's become a habit over the past few months to call ahead and pick up a medium half-Avalanche, half-Kahlua Pork and usually a Sesame Soy salad on evenings when we're tired and don't feel like cooking, or when we just want some excellent pizza.
Tons of variety here and it's all good. Ignore the people who complain about the "grittiness" of the cornmeal on the bottom of the crust. It's there for a reason.
I've actually only dined in here once, years ago, and that was just as good.
Pick up a growler of pear cider with your order and thank me later.Listed in: Five Stars
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Review from Brad B.
Medford, OR
12/18/2011
Can't say I agree much with the other reviews about this place being the best in Southern Oregon. What's ironic is I've had their pizza so many times on a take out order and everytime it was actually very good. But whenever I eat it in the resturant it's so greasy and soggy that I can't even eat it... Unless I order just a plain cheese pizza and then it's just alright. It doesn't make sense that the pizza is very good when I order it to go but in the resturant it's extremely soggy... Is it the paper in the box that absords it so well? I guess I'll never know because I don't eat here anymore. Bread sticks are good too but that's really about it. They don't seem to have much selection for an alternative food to pizza. I don't care for salad and and don't like calzone sandwhiches. Maybe if they offered regular sandwhiches I would go here more often but they don't. Bottom line the pizza is expensive and just ok. I would much rather have pizza from somewhere else like Giseppi's, Abby's, Jackson Creek, or even round table.
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Review from Rick W.
Kailua, HI
10/27/2011
GREAT food!!! The beer selection is amazing!! Had a red headed waitress named Caitryn, she was great! She was great with my kids and also kept up with the service! I would highly recommend asking for her...
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Review from Cody F.
Medford, OR
10/12/2011
I would have to say that Kaleidoscope Pizzeria & Pub is the best pizza
around. My favorite is the chicken, spinach, and garlic, which actually
has whole roasted garlic cloves. Not only are the pies amazing but the
selection of draft beers is almost unbeatable. If you have never been
here I would highly recommend it, you will not be disappointed. There is
even a full service bar with big screen TVs to catch all the live sporting
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Review from Inna B.
Seattle, WA
3/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Oh, Kaleidoscope. How I wish I lived near you.
The server was super nice and helped us pick out our beverages and gluten-free vegan pizzas. He even let us substitute toppings (aka: get rid of cheese) based on the cost of adding cheese and veggies instead of the one cheese for one vegetable. (Cheese additions are usually almost twice the cost of veggies.) THANK YOU!
They had plenty of local beer options available and I chose some kind of citrusy wheat beer. It was pretty good but I kind of wish I had gone for another light wheat option that the waiter had mentioned. The person with me enjoyed a gigantic glass of Thomas Kemper Root Beer.
We had the Wild Mushroom and the Very Veggie pizzas. They made for a very tasty and filling dinner. We ended up taking a couple of slices to go, but could easily have taken about 4. My dining partner was thrilled that they could make the pizzas vegan AND gluten-free.
Kaleidoscope: Thank you for a fantastic experience!Listed in: I like this "no sales tax"…
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Review from Zsanine G.
Los Angeles, CA
6/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
We waited 1 hr for our food. It was really good when our pizza finally got there. Our waiter did one round of refills and then disappeared until way after our food came. I would probably go again but they need to work on there service.
I would rate the food 4 STARS.
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Review from Lauren H.
Hanford, CA
5/13/2011
It makes me very sad that my new favorite pizza place with the best pizza EVER it so damn far from home.
We were wowed with everything we ordered (it was a lot!)
My favorite, though, is on the "new" menu and that is the Peter Griffin pizza. This means a lot for me to say this, cause I HATE Family Guy! It's the perfect combination of toppings. So so good! Totally diggin the texture of the crust!
And that Mud Pie thing, better go loaded for bear if you plan on finishing that bad boy! IT'S HUGE! -
Review from Ellis A.
Medford, OR
3/4/2011
I liked this place, it was alright. The wait was a little ridiculous, the pizza was just so-so, and the service was downright bad.
My boyfriends mother loves this place but I don't think I'll ever go back. I've had better pizza 10X over in Portland and even a better place, for much less money, in Medford.
I'm not on-board with the decor and again, the wait just didn't seem worth it.
I give 3 stars because the food wasn't terrible but I probably will not return on my own terms. -
Review from Jessica A.
Crosby, MN
As stated on the back of the menu -- "Voted "best pizza" in the rogue valley by the readers of the mail tribune, every year since they've been open (2004)."
Lately I've been on a pizza kick. Well, since visiting Moose's Tooth in Anchorage -- so now I wanna try all these great pizza places, right? And in Medford this was one of the highest reviewed places on Yelp, so I definitely wanted to check it out.
Yes, the pizza was pretty good. I did the half & half thing - - half avalanche and half chicken cordon blue. I really, really liked the crust here. The avalanche was good, but I wasn't so wild about the chicken cordon blue side. (Seemed odd to me to have sliced red peppers, and I didn't care for the broccoli on top.)
I dined here on a Sunday afternoon, around 3pm - - thinking it wouldn't be so busy. Wrong! It was family pizza party day apparently, and there were a TON of really loud groups here. (That part was kinda annoying...but oh well, I mean if I was having my birthday party I'd probably want to go here too.) It was just kinda loud.
Service was fine. Nothing spectacular. The staff all wore tie-die shirts, which was kinda cute.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4. I would eat here again, if I ever had to visit Medford again. -
Review from Sarah T.
San Francisco, CA
8/25/2011
Clearly I missed the memo on this place. I thought it was a-ok. It hit the spot...the staff were friendly. The food was slow and not-so-original. It was pizza - plain, simple and good.
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Review from Dick H.
Medford, OR
8/26/2011
Great pizza, service and ambience. Unique food, including terrific salads. Never disappointing!
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Review from Thomas F.
Rancho Cordova, CA
8/24/2011
One of the best pizzas I've ever had! The service was great too; very friendly and fast. I love the decor and look of the place; there are interesting statues and pictures all around it and a nice patio out back with mist to cool people off. This place is definitely popular for a reason.
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Review from Ken M.
Berkeley, CA
4/13/2011
Excellent Avalanche (BBQ meat lover's), very good Popeye (spinach-based), and tasty cheese-bread. Beer selection is pretty reasonable --- got a local porter on the nitro tap.
The waitstaff is good, even in cramped spaces --- there were plenty of high chairs and +1 chairs to dance around, and they did fine. We had four adults and two under-5's, and the waiter handled a wide variety of requests easily.
Ah, but the front desk --- they were not ready for the Pear Blossom Festival. Ever-changing descriptions of who's ahead of your party, "30 minute" wait times that didn't seem correlated, and a complex bookkeeping system involving crayons. We got a table after an hour.
I'll come back on a Monday, or a quiet weekend --- but I'll steer clear on festival, parade, or home game days. -
Review from Christine T.
San Jose, CA
I thought it was a nice unique place we stopped by during our road trip. Service was friendly with a comfortable environment. I liked the option of half and half pizzas. We ordered the Kahlua Pork (pulled pork, ham, and pineapple) and the Peter Griffin (3 meats: sausage, pepperoni, and salami). It has traditional options to new, contemporary pizzas with fun names like the Peter Griffin we chose. You can't go wrong with the wide selection they had. :) The crust was yummy--if you like pretty thin to medium thickness. I would recommend the Kahlua Pork if you like the traditional Hawaiian pizzas with a little twist to it.
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Review from Felix S.
Rogue River, OR
8/16/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Eats da' bestest!
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Review from James V.
Medford, OR
4/25/2011
Great pizza at decent prices. LOVE the cheesy bread and the spicy pepperoni pizza.
Service is usually very good. Only problem I've ever had with this place is when the waitress charged another (large) party's table to my card. Her manager paid me back in cash for the accident. A week or two later I got a call from them saying I should come down to the restaurant and pick up a gift card for my troubles. Whats funny is that a day or two later I got a message on my phone from the same woman asking for me to come back and give it back because I had already been reimbursed. Who does that!? For this reason alone I am docking 1 star.
Oh, and make sure if you bring a friend or family to try and 'convert' them from their favorite pizza place, to have them order a 'normal' pizza. I brought my family and they all ordered strange blue cheese or sandwich-themed pizzas and they didn't like it... I keep telling them to just try it again but they won't! -
Review from cherie c.
9/22/2010 1 Check-in Here
Living in the goondocks, I don't have access to decent pizza. So on a recent day trip to Medford I picked up some pizza to bring home. It did not disappoint.
The crust is thin, with a bit of chewiness that I enjoy. The toppings were fresh (I chose the wild mushroom) and the "Alaska sauce" (ricotta, pesto, and some other mystery ingredients) was really good, much to my surprise. The bf's sausage pizza was slightly salty, but otherwise he enjoyed it a lot.
I'd go back. -
Review from Tara L.
Visalia, CA
9/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
I love, love, love the roasted garlic appetizer!!! It is the best thing ever and the reason I went again and again! If I ever see another kaleidoscopy pizzeria I will stop in just for the roasted garlic soo soo ummy!!!
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Review from Wendy B.
8/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
Actually, a 3.5 star rating. Huge, trendy, booming pizza place with an interesting menu and designer and local beers/wines. Patio dining is quite inviting too. Good family dining. Pizzas are amazing and many gourmet toppings. The desserts, we did not imbibe, looked so tempting. Our loyal server, Hakeem, the best. He made sure we were well taken care of. Probably will stop here again, on our way home in a month. Ask for Hakeem.
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Review from Cynthia C.
Los Angeles, CA
1/26/2011
My brother and I were passing by Medford, and decided on a whim to check it out, and boy are we glad we did.
What I love MORE than the pizzas is the rowdy-cozy environment of this place. The servers are friendly and chill, and everyone seems to be having fun and just totally digging the food. (It felt like a "Great Harvest" for pizza - nonchalant, uber friendly, tie-dye hippie, etc.)
The place was packed at around 8pm, and the wait for a table was ~20min. The bar seating was first come-first serve and the turn-over rate was high.
Don't remember the name but our pizza had steak, blue cheese, onions, tomatoes, peppers and sausage... taaasty. The crust, delicious, and all elements of the pizza were fresh and flavorful (cheese, tomato sauce, meat). They have a TON of local beers and wines to choose from, and reasonably-priced too. The two of us shared a pitcher of Lost Coast tangerine beer (sluurrrpppp). I was also looking at the wine list, and the bartender tells me that they take $8 off if you'd like to bring some home. Sold! We got a bottle to bring home. HOW AWESOME IS THAT.
If you're driving through on a road trip, YOU MUST STOP BY. -
Review from Matt C.
Sacramento, CA
8/14/2010
OUTSTANDING: food, service, and decor.
Try the Mediterranean Pizza, you won't be sorry!
Come late in the evening; there are families in the early/late afternoon and the screaming brats will resonate inside the spacious cedar lined ceiling.
One of the best dining experiences in Medford OR, where there is NO SALES TAX. -
Review from Tiffany V.
San Francisco, CA
9/26/2010
My friend brought me down to Ashland with him and we came here for dinner. I had been craving pizza for months and I was excited to finally eat some. We drove by a bunch of pizza places that he said were really good too and he considered going there but he always just said "no nevermind lets go to Kalediscope." Haha.
We totally got lost because the exits had changed since he was last there but we finally found it. Its by Burger King. Parking was easy and the restaurants pretty big. He said it gets packed during the weekend but we were there on a Monday and it was relatively empty.
We got a large half avalanche pizza and half shrimp fiesta. Something like that. I think the pizzas are pretty pricey but it was damn good. I never eat pizza crust but theirs was really good. It was super soft without being doughy and the rest of the pizza was still crispy. I have no idea how they accomplished that.
My pizza was way too spicy and I was pretty much dying half way through. I had to pick off most of the jalapenos. We ordered a thing of marinara (50 cents extra) to dip the breadstick like crust in and the sauce came out piping hot.
Service was nice and attentive. I was asking my friend about some dessert and out of no where the waitress comes and answers my question and I have no idea how she even heard me. Haha. Our water was also always filled.
We had a ton leftover but we totally forgot the last two slices in his parents fridge and I'm pretty sure they just threw it away. Poor pizza =(Listed in: Pacific Wonderland, American Pie
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Review from Randy V.
Huntington Beach, CA
10/20/2011
i miss it
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Review from Dyanna Q.
San Francisco, CA
9/21/2010
On a road trip from SF to Vancouver when hunger pangs struck us while crossing the California-Oregon border. Thanks to Yelp, we discovered this gem of a pizza place!
The Kahlua Pork Pizza was soooo bomb we ended up making a detour on our way back to SF just to buy another pizza! -
Review from Andy W.
Medford, OR
12/20/2010
Can't argue with the majority of Yelpers and their ravings about this place. Hands down, in my opinion, best pizza in Medford.
Love the Thai Pizza and all of the variations to build your own pie. I like to do two pizzas and then half and half them for more variety.
You can also select thin crust and whole-wheat for a little less calories.
Only downside is the crowds, the wait for a table, and service can be slow on busy nights.
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Review from Gerrie L.
Jacksonville, OR
2/22/2011
My 'go to' place when nothing but a good salad will do! Pizza is a plus, but seriously their salads are the best. I love the' blackened chicken caesar' and the 'sweet and savory' but I've tried them all and all are good. The soups are great, the desserts are huge, Some friends and I ordered the grasshopper pie (better than the mud pie IMO) and one slice could not be finished by five of us!
The only reasons I don't give it five stars are the noise which can make it very hard to have a conversation and the help is sometimes distracted which I take to be the result of the high volume of business done here at mealtimes. Go at an off-hour if you want quiet or leisure.
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Review from Michael D.
Portland, OR
5/19/2011
Great atmosphere, excellent craft beer list with a Oregon focus, good pizza and salads. Service is always fair to good.
