Avondale Pizza Cafe

This place goes straight down the drain in my book. what kind of human being thinks it is ok to have a dinner with her friend across from me while waiting on me. GOD I HATE THIS PLACE. Am I supposed to tip her now? Hell no!!!

The pizza is way overpriced, I got a couple extra toppings and my five dollar piece of pizza was greasy mediocre and did not fill me up. The owner, Michael is extremely rude. This is a bad combo, and I will not be back. I recommend Savage pizza, Chicago Nancy’s, and any other place in Decatur.

I like this place and go fairly frequently. The service is quick. The atmosphere is very no frills blue collar. It probably has the same décor it had when first opened in the 1980’s.
The pizza is quite tasty and the best thing they serve. Avondale has good pizza options if nothing else. (Savage Pizza is almost as good.) The hot wings are a little hit or miss, but I’ve certainly had worse in Atlanta. I like their salads. The pretzels are one of my daughters favorites. I’ve had the reuben and it was solid, if not outstanding. The subs are just ok. The burgers are pretty good.
It’s a great place for an über relaxed meal and a little chill time in a blue collar atmosphere.

Best crust and good prices. Nothing fancy but fresh ingredients and I love the crust on their pizza. The inside is full of Avondale regulars with kids. The old Avondale, not the newer folks that are moving in. Sidebar. I moved here 25 years ago and Avondale Estate and Decatur were both pretty dead anytime of the day. Fast forward 25 years and we all know about Decatur and who’s heard of Avondale? Now, you see what I mean about the regulars. ok, with that being said.
To me it needs a bit of updating. There is patio that is easy to miss that is in the rear and I believe overlooks the back of the complex. There are a few sits in front, but no tables.
Inside, There are two sides one is the restaurant and the other side is a bar area, again filled with Avondale regulars. I simply get takeout for the pizza.

This place never disappoints. Every time I’ve ordered there (for pick up or in house) has been amazingly delicious. What I love about this place is the consistency of the food. It’s always good. The staff is friendly and the kitchen cranks out the orders fast. Their subs (toasted) are seriously one of the best I’ve ever had. They are right up there with Chicago’s PotBelly, which was my original gold standard for toasted subs. Now this place is. Highly recommend the Club Sub (toasted) and the Avalanche pizza.

This is a good place to stop in with family especially if you have kids. They have some tasty pretzels and sandwiches. I haven’t had any of the pasta to make any comments. The wraps were not what I was expecting so I would not recommended ordering on a personal note. The pizza is tasty and loaded with the toppings that you order. Also if you order a side item you get your moneys worth. It can be a little crazy if you try to order something for take out on lunch, they get busy. Usually they get the order correct. The staff is pretty friendly and they care that you have a good experience and want to come back. It is a place I am happy to go for a meal.

really disappointed
LOVED the SUPRIMO white pizza – lots of sundries tomatoes, cheeses and artichokes
but now that pizza’s changed
the tomatoes are fresh, the artichokes are few
the taste and flavor not nearly the same
so…if the ingredients cost more, raise the price but don’t skimp
the only advantage I see is that they don’t have to change the menu for new prices
very disappointed… wont make the trip to avondale states for pizza again.

I love Avondale Pizza Café the MOST! Fresh ingredients, tasty sauce, and the crust is fluffy. always receive quick service.
Request: Please offer delivery! When I finally break down and succumb to my pizza cravings, I just want it delivered to my door.

Guys this pizza is for real. Sauce is bright like a San Marzano marinara. Crust is tender with nice pull and little touches like roasting the red peppers do not go unnoticed. Great place to take the family or to take home to them. There is close to zero atmosphere as others have pointed out but the servers are so nice it makes up for it.

This review is strictly for the service, not the food. When we were done eating, we needed to leave relatively quickly. We’ve always been able to walk up to the register and pay. The cashier told a member of our party that «you have to pay your server». She did not bother to say anything like «I’ll send her right over».
I went up, upset because this young lady was not only rude, she was rude to someone that has difficulty walking. Instead of apologizing or being nice (you know, customer service), she told me not to come up with attitude. Our server then thought it was a good idea to jump into the conversation and say the same thing.
This continued on until I asked for a manager, at which point the cashier told me that was not necessary. She continued to argue, so I just spoke over her and said, twice, that I wanted to speak to the manager.
When he came out, he also made excuses instead of just apologizing, taking care of the of the issue, and moving on. The cashier gave the most insincere apology ever, and kept arguing with me.
I’ve never had these kinds of issues, and I hope I never do again. At least the food was good.

Just moved to the area, and stopped by last week after a long day. I sat at the bar, and watched the hawks game with what seemed like a pretty regular crew. Everyone was really friendly, and the food was really, really good! Another nice little gem in the Avondale Estates area.

Honestly, had to move the rating down because of bad experience the last time because there is NO excuse for bad customer service if you’re a regular customer who orders the same thing daily for the past few months.
We always get the same thing all the time when coming. I usually meet my hubby for dinner. His usual is ice tea and hot wings. I ordered pepperoni calzone. For some reason, the sweet tea was a little off this particular night. The sweet waitress, Kelly, who usually know husband and his co-​workers’ orders was there. He told Kelly about it and she acted like he troubled her so much, sighing, and giving mean looks. She came back with another cup of green tea and slammed it down. How rude. I don’t care how busy (which wasn’t at all) or what a bad day you had, you could fake it out and be nice to your customers, especially if they’re your regular. My hubby does not have Unilocal but I do and I will talk about it. He is not the type to complain and is patient, especially at waitresses because he know they are underpaid but there is NO excuse for bad customer service. None. Zero. Nada.
The food is is still good, that’s why they come on a reguar. However, now, he and his co-​workers refuse to come back… EVER. They lost their regular customers. It may not be a big deal that they lost 6 customers but they need to get their act together to keep customers loyal.

I was expecting at least decent food based on the other reviews here, but was disappointed. The service was good, food was pretty terrible. I had an oreo cheesecake and bf had two slices of pepperoni. The slices were large but dry, tasteless and overall poor quality cheese and pepperoni. If you’re looking for pizza, Fellini’s and Mellow Mushroom’s pizza is much much better. The oreo cheesecake was just sad. The oreos and the crust were soggy, the cheesecake was warm. It was not fresh and had probably been sitting out for a while. I ate as much as I could but really couldn’t finish it. Will not be back again.

Not bad, not amazing. Been craving good pizza, especially NY pizza. Got the lunch special, 2 one topping pizzas and a drink for $ 5.99. Price was not bad and the slices were big. Crust was a little puffier than I would like. Got one with extra cheese and the other with onions. Pizza came out quick and at glance noticed that they probably have cheese pizzas made ahead and add the toppings. The pizza was a bit dry and burnt on some parts of the crust. The bottom was a bit burnt. Wonder if ordering a full size pizza would remove these issues.
Regardless, I was just whelmed. Not over or underwhelmed, but just whelmed. I will check another pizza place to reference my experience. However, it still seems I need to order my NY and Chicago pizzas online to get authentic slices from those cities — they are just costly so I don’t do it often.

My prior review was a little tepid– I gotta say that lately the pizza has been terrific — crispy and delicious. We stop by a lot more than time to time and it has become one of my favorite, most consistently good pizza choices.
My favorite is my own special –no mozz, feta, tomato sauce, bacon and spinach. Omg — so crisp and tasty.
Decent well priced drinks — full bar, fresh salads, and yummy brunswick stew is great on a cold night.
Mary Beth on Mondays and CT Mike on Sunday’s will take good care of you. Sidle ion up to the bar on the O’Keefe side for grownup relaxation in a neighborhood pub setting.

I cannot be happier with this pizza café, and I am so lucky to live in walking distance. The food is always fresh and made in house from scratch. I’m particularly impressed with the freshness and «realness» of their tomatoes. When I get subs at any other place, I can’t stand having tomatoes on them because they always taste like… Well, not like a tomato. Like fake. But the gigantic, fresh tomatoes at APC transport me back to my grandpas garden in rural Romania. So far I’ve had their salads, pizza, pretzels, and subs. And they’re all so good that I have a hard time deciding what to order, each time. Besides the excellent food, the service is fast and courteous, and the prices are definitely fair. Definitely worth your time and money.

Yes yes yes! Cheap, delicious NY style pizza. Finally. Good pizza in Atlanta. And it’s near my house. Ahhh… I’ve waited a year for this.
This place is pretty unassuming. It’s located in a strip mall. There’s carpet on the floors. The décor is… I don’t know. It’s not good. It reminded me of every family pizza joint I went to as a kid in Iowa. But that gave me a damn good feeling about the place bc the Midwest has GOOD pizza. And I wasn’t wrong.
We ordered a large sausage and onion ‘za [holy grail of pizza — must order at every new pizza place as a test] for less than $ 14.50. Great price for the quality ingredients that came with. Real cheese. Homemade crust. Slightly sweet sauce (key). Heavily seasoned ground sausage (I love it!) and sweet slices of onion.
We also ordered onion rings and wings. The rings were fine — frozen, but fine. The wings were really good, they just need to cook them a little longer to get a better crisp on the skin. Focus on the pizza here — it’s all that matters.

Didn’t feel like having anything heavy, I ordered the chef salad. It was huge although it only comes in Small & medium. Do not underestimate the serving size.
«Will be back»

Why 4 Stars… Because its a small local establishment with a friendly staff, cold beer and well above average pizza. We stopped by as a traffic diversion and ordered a pie and a couple of beers. The pizza was a thin crust peperoni with sausage and green peppers crispy with a nice crusty char.
This place is more dive than high-​class dine, but the people are welcoming, the service fast so stop in and enjoy.

We went here last night for the first time ever even though my friend lives very close by. 6 of us me up and had a great night and I’m delighted as it was my idea. :)
Meridith was our server and she was the only one on duty so she was bartender also. Its in a strip mall having being forced to relocate. You walk in the door and to the right is a room a café like place, if you stay in the bar there are tables and booths and of course you can sit at the bar also. We opted to stay in this area as it looked to have more athmosphere. There is an Irish flag hanging and O’Keefe’s written on the wall. I was very confused and as Im Irish born and still live there I asked? the owner’s name is O’Keefe, thats where the Irishness ends.
The beer was on sale for $ 7 a pitcher so the guys opted for that, I stuck to my bottled beer. One of us had a can of English cider, unless you like tart cider don’t have this. I love my cider and this was not good at all.
We ordered the White pizza pie, thin crust with spinach, tomatoes and artichokes, we added bacon, olives and something else and it was to did for. This pizza is only available in large and not by the slice. We also ordered a large Greek salad and this was enough for 5 people.
All in all it was a great meal and we will definitely be back.