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Nello's Pizza - Ahwatukee, Phoenix, AZ

Nello's Pizza - Ahwatukee

4.7
4.7
37 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
HOW IT STARTED
Four brothers and 30 years ago- a small Italian restaurant was born in Tempe, serving beef subs, Grandpa Cesare's sausage recipe, Grandma Cleone's spaghetti sauce, cheesecake, and our original deep dish pizza.

Our little Nello's grew into an award winning "Best of Phoenix" restaurant year after year, after year... after year. Family recipes, family genius and family drama all keep Nello's going 30 years later to new generations of pasta and pizza connoisseurs.

A FEW THINGS THAT MAKE NELLO’S AHWATUKEE UNIQUE:
We are the only Nello’s location to use a wood fire oven, which was imported from Italy.
Our pasta is made in-house daily.
We stretch our own mozzarella.
Some of our meats are smoked and cured in-house.
All desserts are made from scratch in-house.
We support local Arizona farms by purchasing their seasonal produce whenever possible.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 5 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Pizzeria

  • Hours of operation

    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (480) 893-8930

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Chef Ralph Sdao and Chef Chelsie Clauser

  • Neighborhood

    Ahwatukee

  • Cross street

    48th Street & Warner Rd

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

  • Happy Hour

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM,Tue - Sat - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Happy Hour 3PM-6PM Daily $4 Draft Pints $2 off Wine by the Glass $3 Select Appetizers *dine in only

  • Bottle & Board

    Multiple dates available
    Mon - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Monday's just got a lot better! Bottle & Board starting this Monday! $25 Select Bottles of Wine & Any Chef Board!🍷🥖 All Day/Night Every Monday

What 37 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Phoenix / Arizona

    Neighborhood gem

  • East Valley

    Best Overall

  • East Valley

    Best Food

  • East Valley

    Best Value

  • East Valley

    Kid-friendly

  • East Valley

    Neighborhood gem

  • East Valley

    Great for outdoor dining

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  1. MercedesV

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Delicious food! Large servings and atmosphere was comfortable and can be experienced as a casual setting.
  2. RuthT

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Excellent customer service. Enjoyed the brunch menu and selections.
  3. Christine

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was amazing!! We loved all of our meals
  4. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Over all did a great job with the Mothers Day event and menu… food was good, service was good; food took a little too long so some kinks to work out. But we enjoyed it and would do it again.
  5. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was amazing. My husband and I will be returning the Nellos for many visits.
  6. AlohaGirl

    Hawaii

    16 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4
    Nello’s Pizza provides an enjoyable dining experience. They created a lovely seating area for our group of 8, our waitress was so enthusiastic and competent. She was thoughtful and made sure that we all had exactly what we wanted in terms of drinks and our orders. The food came out together but my husbands chicken parmigiana was cold. My 8” pizza was hot. I ordered pepperoni and sausage with cheese on the pizza, but only the sausage was on the pizza. I thought the pizza was pretty good but it was not excellent. Given the rave reviews I had expected excellent. Overall this was a fairly good choice for us, as it provided the social experience we were looking for after graduation.
  7. TessainAZ

    Phoenix

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love Nello’s! Excellent service. We had the cheese bread appetizer. It is perfectly crispy and chewy. Wonderful pizza. We like the thin crust. The charcuterie plate had strange components and might benefit from an update. Excellent tiramisu. We will be back!
  8. JamesS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love Nello’s! We come here all the time and everybody’s so friendly and the prices are great for what you get. The quality is amazing.
  9. ArlinN

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is one of the best Pizza places in the Valley
  10. ChristianT

    Phoenix

    24 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Food was excellent for the price: spinach salad was delicious with perfectly flavorful and prepared bacon and egg and surprisingly tasty house dressing. Ambience was fine, but it is located in a strip mall setting, so not ideal.
  11. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and atmosphere. Kids enjoyed the food and my wife and I enjoyed our bottle of wine
  12. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service Excellent Dish good price good atmosphere
  13. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was wonderful, from our server to our meal! We had a great experience. Thank you!
  14. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great location, great food, and great service. I like it when the owners of family restaurants stop by the table, introduce themselves and are genuinely interested in how our experience was. We will be back for sure.
  15. JeanP

    New England

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and wonderful service. Mia T was superb.
  16. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Food was excellent! Service was distracted, I am not liking the Covid separators, you cannot see the service staff.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a treat!! Great little spot for Italian on the way to the airport.. Good service and great food!
  18. JeffK

    Phoenix

    20 reviews

    2.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience3
    Nellos Pizza has always been one our favorites, but we hadn’t been there in awhile, so we thought we should give it a try again. We saw that they were offering Cioppino as a Friday special, so we ordered a Cioppino, salad and pizza. The salad wasn’t very good, mostly lettuce, the pizza was average, and the Cioppino was very disappointing, mostly mussels, no pasta and barely warm. This dish cost $20, but really did not have much substance. In addition, we had poor service. Very disappointing.
  19. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Everything was good, we specifically came for the wood fired pizza, unfortunately the pizza we ordered was not fired in the wood oven. If you are planning a trip here for that make sure to ask the server, i believe he said only the thin crust is wood fired. Over all was very good.
  20. DoubleK

    Phoenix

    75 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    75 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    This was the first time we ate in Nello's, an Ahwatukee staple. We were seated immediately upon arrival by Hannah. Our server was very friendly. While there was some delay getting our food - the restaurant was very crowded on a Friday night - when we had a problem it was resolved with a smile. We ordered the lasagna, the pasta bolognese and a margherita pizza. My pasta bolognese arrived cold, but was immediately returned to the kitchen and a new order brought out. Our waitress took the charge off the bill too, which was nice. The pasta was delish! The lasagna was amazing. My daughters loved the pizza too. We will be back.
  21. RhondaS

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The place welcomes you with a friendly hostess who led us to our table immediately. The server was amazing. The food was delicious. We tried the deep-dish pizza this time and it was very good! All of us said out loud that we should come here more often!
  22. PhxDad

    Phoenix

    89 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    89 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Family visiting from out of town and it was a wonderful evening by the team at Nello’s. Our server (believe Sara) was excellent and very attentive. The food was great. Perfectly prepared.
  23. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always love this place
  24. KarenV

    Phoenix

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We enjoyed our pizza very much. Great service. Good happy hour too.
  25. Tedmaarte

    Phoenix

    17 reviews

    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Took guest for a business dinner. Had a nice booth in a quiet corner, portions were large, food was good. We will return again to this neighborhood gem.
  26. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love it!!!
  27. burbanite

    Philadelphia

    73 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    73 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Nice surprise. Place was recommended and we stopped by before flying home. We thought it was basically a pizza joint. Surprise was how good the food was - bolognese was delicious as was margherita pizza. Will come back - but….noise level needs to be fixed - can’t hear and that ruins the meal for us
  28. MeryleeB

    Phoenix

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Food has always been great. Can't wait to come back. Good service.
  29. PamO

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Our meal was great - tasted terrific. Our server, Maryland, was attentive, witty and had a great sense of humor. We’ll be back.
  30. Johnny

    Phoenix

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    We found this place on Yelp- it was very good, I am not a fan of doughy crust but to each his own! The Gluten Free crust was crispy and delicious, highly recommend! It was all around a very good meal and we will be returning! This place is for sure worthy of its own building, heavy traffic, nice outdoor patio, great little bar!
  31. OpenTable Diner

    Cleveland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Harrison gave us great service!
  32. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great service, variety of menu items to chose from, one of the few restaurants in the area open late.
  33. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was great. Had the Chef Special, Pork Shanks. It was super tender and the sauce was tangy with a little spice, very tasty dish.
  34. AnneA

    Phoenix

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a favorite neighborhood spot.
  35. MikeE

    Phoenix

    43 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall2food4service1ambience4
    Always our go to place for great pizza. It’s still great pizza but the service was absolutely horrible. Doubt we will ever go back!
  36. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    28 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Great pizza and pasta!! Their house salad dressing is amazing!!
  37. TessainAZ

    Phoenix

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had great service.I appreciate the high quality fresh ingredients. The food here is delicious. Had a great dinner with the family. Everyone found something to love, pizza, lasagna - decadent, and the arugula salmon salad with couscous.

    Nello's Pizza - AhwatukeeResponded on May 23, 2022Hi Tessian, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We are so happy you and your family loved the food and experience. We look forward to seeing you soon! Best Regards, Katie

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Nello's Pizza - Ahwatukee using the Order Online button. Nello's Pizza - Ahwatukee also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (480) 893-8930.

Nello's Pizza - Ahwatukee is rated 4.7 stars by 37 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 5 times today
Google Map for Nello's Pizza - Ahwatukee

4710 E Warner Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85044

Additional information

  • Cross street

    48th Street & Warner Rd

  • Neighborhood

    Ahwatukee

  • Hours of operation

    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Pizzeria

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Chef Ralph Sdao and Chef Chelsie Clauser

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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