Jose Del Val
This is a great place. Was looking for a place to eat some good pizza and stumbled on to this gem! The owner is a down-to-earth earth guy and his pizza is delish. Every person that walked in got a honest welcome. Dario talks to all his customers, and ensures they get a good hot pizza or calzone. I ordered a pepperoni jalapeno pizza and it hit the spot. All the people in the restaurant were genuinely enjoying their good and happy to be there. He talked about how he preps everything, every day after he closes. I hope everyone reads this and goes and enjoys one of the best pizzas in Lubbock!!
… moreLeah G.
Tried this place for the first time tonight. As soon as I opened the door, Dario called out to me (mind you, I’d never been there before and don’t know him). Said he just finished pulling my pizza out of the oven. It was a very warm welcome! The rest of the staff were very friendly as well. It was easy to order over the phone, easy to pick up and pay for. The pizza itself was delicious! The crust was a bit too big for the box which shows that these aren’t cookie cutter dough slabs but dough made by hand and freshly prepared. To say I was impressed was an understatement. Will DEFINITELY be coming back here again!
… morePablo Rojas
Not only is the pizza phenomenal, but it’s also the only pizza joint in Lubbock that has received a 100/100 health inspection score. You’d be surprised what scores most other restaurants in the city receive. Spoiler alert: it may ruin your appetite. But Dario’s is phenomenal !
… moreS C
Came in to check it out with my mom, and suprirsed how friendly the workers were, especially the man who was making everything behind the display.
Felt very welcoming and lunch specials were great prices!
My mom loved the pizza and we were suprised how big the calzone was.
… moreFa-tia Johnson
My first time at Dario’s and it was Amazing! Dario himself was here greeting customers and cooking the food himself! I ordered pizza and a calzone and they bother were delicious! I definitely will be coming back and recommending Dario’s to everyone for authentic Italian pizza and calzones!
… moreCynthia Weaver
Updated review 5.27.23 – Dario cooks from his heart and is one of the hardest working men I know. Freshly made calzones and delivered to the table by the man himself!!! A piece of heaven!! Best calzones ever! Crust was flaky, not tough. Just the right amount of sauce, meat and cheese. Thank you Dario!!
… moreAlex Leach
Food is always great so we came in on a busy night and Dario warned us they had a 35 min wait. Really appreciated the heads up to let us know what to expect. Does not disappoint.
… moreJ Fort
Very good food. Was slammed on a Friday night and there was a 40 min wait for orders. I figure that’s a good thing. They were straight up on how long the wait would be. It was worth it. Nothing fancy about the inside. Soda fountain, no alcohol. Pizza by the slice available.
… moreL. Garcia
This is the best pizza & calzones in town! There is on occasion a wait but the pizza is well worth it. Dario is a one man crew, the only cook, he works hard to get his delicious handmade pizzas & calzones out as fast as possible. Just be patient, the food is delicious.
… moreTurtlerik
Quick update, we ordered a carryout, and my wife said extra sauce and extra cheese. When you order from a chain store, you do this, or you get a cardboard circle with red and white speckles. When it was ready, the owner brought it out and said he wanted to show us. It was like Christmas jello! A small tear came to my eye. It might have been from the jalapeño, we may never know. It was the absolute best pizza we ever ate. It was like a Chicago style flipped upside down. The amazing part was that the crust was crisp and perfectly chewy like it should be. Only someone working real pizza ovens who know how to place and when to rotate the pizzas can do this. The man is a gifted pizza genius.
Great experience. They use old school ovens here. The kind you have to pay attention to. You have to know where the hotspots are, move the pizzas from back to front, and turn them while in the oven to keep them cooking even. The owner has this mastered. My pizza was cooked even. The bottom was crisp, and the rest was chewy in a very good way. The way pre-belt feed pizza was, when done right. The cheese is top quality. Good quality mozzarella retains texture when cooked. It shouldn’t turn into a sheet of goo. This cheese retains its texture while still being molten. That’s the sign of a top quality cheese. The sauce is great, and it’s not a thin smathering like some places give you. The pizza was truly great. Last comment about the pizza, the pepperoni wasn’t paper thin. When you bite into a pepperoni, you knew you were bitting into something.
The atmosphere was pleasant. It’s a small restaurant and we went during the supper rush so it was packed. It was family’s enjoying themselves. So it was loud but not in a bad way. You heard people laughing and having fun.
The owner made all the orders. He had plenty of help taking orders and running the orders out to the tables. If you go during a rush like we did, expect a small wait. It took about 20-25 minutes for our order to come out. But we ordered in the middle of the supper rush. Even with that, all the orders moved quickly.
I greatly enjoyed my time here. It was old school. It was a pleasant throwback to the small, non corporate places you don’t see very often anymore. It’s just a guy doing what he enjoys, and it really shows.
I am looking forward to many more visits and trying everything on the menu.
… more