Mack’s Boardwalk Pizza

Worst pizza ever!!! My children and I physically got sick from this pizza. It is NOTHING like Mack’s or Mack n Manco down the shore. DISGUSTING

I first had mack’s boardwalk pizza in wildwood. We ordered a large pizza and when it first came out fresh out the oven it was so delicious. So I was happy to know when they had a location close to home. I ordered a large pepperoni pizza and it was as good as the shore’s location. But last night when I ordered it, it didn’t taste the same. It had a salty taste to it and the thin crust didn’t taste right. I’m having second thoughts about ordering from this place now.

Thin crust pizza. Not a oily mess that makes you want to puke like you’ll find in University City. Best pizza I’ve had in Philly. Owner is sweet too.

Excellent pizza at a bargain basement price but go in with an open-​mind — this place is the 110% pure South Philly experiance.

Horrible service. Old, stale slices kept in cake display with a lid that drips evaporation on the slices. Unsanitary and not worth the trip.

definitely worth the price. Super fast delivery. My only gripe would be the sauce. it’s pretty bland. Over all good

Ordered a pizza from here via grubhub. Paid an extra 4 dollars for pepperoni and onion. The pizza came and not only was there a layer of grease, but there were very few pepperonis and onions. The cheese on this pizza is gritty. You’d be better off ordering from dominos.

Sadly, I can’t give this place as many stars as I want to. If I could, I would probably give a one and a half. You can tell what family this is from by the cheese and the sauce. Unfortunately, the crust just isn’t any good, too thick and not very tasty. I tried it a couple years ago and was disappointed, and I am disappointed again. I was hoping for a less spectacular version of the famous places in south Jersey, but no. My go to spot for delivery was closed today, and I was excited to try Mack’s again but it just doesn’t do it for me.

I was juggling between 4 to 5 stars. Let me tell you why.
The bad: The place isn’t up kept the way it really should. There is a lack of pulling this place to together and the establishment is degrading. Someone really should call the Food Network. I think this little old fellow deserves it.
I can tell you I have had pizza in multiple cities across the United States. I can had multiple cheese combinations, crust recipes, deep dish, thin crust, you can name it. I have had it. Yet there is something about this man’s pizza that I really just love. Seriously, one of my favorite pizzas, not the best, but I WILL have cravings for MACKS.
The crust is amazing. It has an oyster cracker with an aftertaste of a sweetness from the dough. (Of which I witness is made IN shop, and not delivered in a can.) The spiral design is cool. Making it perfectly proportioned between yummy cheese and savory sauce. The cheese does sweat a lot of oil, but some people like that.
The man that works there, has been working there for a long time. He tells stories of how the place came to be. Why he does it. Why he LOVES his job. This man just loves making pizza. It isn’t about the rush, you are eating a delicious part of this man’s dream in reality.
I can totally see how these other Unilocalers can review him, and call him rude. This little old fellow is a man from an absolute different time. Different background. Different standards. (Have we gotten that high maintenance that we forgotten how pizza joints can be sometimes? Hello, remember the 90s?) He makes each pizza by hand. He is older. He has a way of running the business because he is older. This isn’t Pizza hut, this is a one man operation most of the time, as I’ve seen. So if you are reading this, just remember to be kind, and kindness will be shared.
The man is so sweet to me and anyone in my family.
I am surprised there hasn’t been a review.
Seriously Philly, time to put this little shop on the map.
Mack’s if you are reading this, you guys really need to invest in renovations.

First time ordering from Macks today. Ordered a large Boardwalk pizza. There was no description on the grubhub site stating how it was made so one would assume (incorrectly) that a plain pizza would be just mozzarella, it isn’t. It is cheddar as well. That would have been fine, I guess, but I had also asked for extra cheese. It didn’t appear to have that so I called to question. The man who answered told me that yes it was extra cheese by saying «there’s like a pound and a half of cheese on there you gotta be kidding me». I’m sorry sir, it’s an 18″ round pizza and as thin as a board. Sure doesn’t look like extra anything considering I could see sauce. Oh yeah, and it was delivered cold. The only positive, the driver was very nice. Never again.

Delivery man refused to bring us our order!
After waiting for a while we received a phone call and figured it was our delivery man.
We answered «Hey, I’ll be right out»
He barks back «You’ll be right out?! I’ve been knocking on your door for 45 minutes?!»
«No, you must have the wrong door»
«I’m at the address!» and hangs up.
We go outside to look for him and call back «Where are you? There’s a few doors, it’s apartments that are numbered»
«That’s a confusing place to deliver too! You can forget about your pizza! I’m telling grubhub you didn’t get it»
He hangs up again, doesn’t answer his phone when we try to call back. We never see him so he must have been completely at the wrong address banging on one of our neighbors’ door. The restaurant doesn’t pick up their phone when we call to complain.
It was completely infuriating– arguing over where our door is and then being told «you can forget about your pizza.» A delivery man that is stumped by apartment numbers? There’s 8 doors, all clearly labeled, and our phone number was on our order for just such confusion.
Customer service at Grub Hub was great and quickly refunded our money (btw the delivery guy never reported that the meal wasn’t delivered).
I absolutely would never order from them again.

I am reposting a previous Unilocal picture to show you exactly what you’re getting… Pizza that’s been sitting on the counter at room temperature next to some old rags. The place is run down and funky. The proprietor is generally napping in a chair. (I know because I literally live a block away and walk by all the time) I have tried the Mack’s at the shore so I was very excited to have the pizza so close to home. I came in, grabbed my pizza after he reheated it in the oven, took two bites, and it was in the garbage can before I crossed Broad. I’m not hard to impress. I usually like all pizza. It was that bad.

I can’t say enough about this pizza. If you prefer thick dough chewy junk, go somewhere else. This is hands down the best pie in the city. The reviews calling the owner out may have some merit but don’t let them scare you off. He’s a south Philly character.

Just got off the phone with whoever is working there 11÷17÷14 at 2:00pm and the guy was a complete dick. First he gave us a hard time about delivery being at 5 while I was asking my coworkers what to do he hung up on me. We called back and he hung up again. Such a shame Bc if this is like the ones in wildwood I’m highly disappointed. Totally unprofessional
To the guy who answered the phone twice and hung up. YOU SIR ARE AN ASSHOLE!

Can’t believe this is still open. Tried this a couple years ago. I ordered and picked up in 10 minutes. Pizza was stale. Like he makes a bunch in the morning and warms them up later. What a joke. I had high hopes. Love Mack’s down the shore but this is a poor and lazy imitation.

I guess all the reviewers taste buds have been burnt or don’t know what pizza is suppose to taste like. This ain’t it.

So many pizza places in south philly only reason I’d try this out is because I want to taste a staple of the shore (wildwood/​ocean city) Mack’s and Manco’s pizza. Walking it’s like a time warp back to the establishment date of 1973, nothing has changed. If seen dive bars but not dive pizza shops. The guy behind the counter didn’t seem as crabby as everyone complains on Unilocal.I order a slice and it was pretty good, not as authentic as the shore. I felt the cheese and sauce were on point as the shore pizza, but the bread tasted different and it wasn’t as oily. I rode red a pie to bring home to have my wife taste it. She only agreed that he cheese tasted the same but she did enjoy it. While I was there a steady amount of people kept stopping in. The price was a lot cheaper than the shore at $ 1 a slice and $ 9 for a pie. Just close your eyes when you walk in while you order and wait for your pizza. Heads up no credit cards are accepted at this place!

It was just ok, nothing to go back to. Definitely NOT the same as the one at the shore (that’s what I was expecting since they advertise to be the same).
Would I get it again? Hmmm… If I am in the neighborhood and there is nothing else I would probably have it again, but chances are there are many more places around.

Delivered hot in under a half hour on a Sunday night and I’m all the way up on Federal. I was hoping for the big, foldable, SLIGHTLY oily, evenly cooked slices with the great sweet/​salty sauce and that magical (and highly secret) mix of cheeses like I’ve gotten on the boardwalk at the shore since I was a kid, and I got my wish. (Partial disclosure: being that today was a sad, sad day for me, bad pizza may have driven me to bad things, and soooo many things can be done wrong with pizza… lives depended on this and they nailed it.)

The 100 years old man with BO forgets without a customer he will be out of dirty cold pizza business.
Cold pizza with no taste the owner gives you a bad attitude when you walk in. Stay clear this place
What makes a dive bar a dive? A well-​worn, cheap and simple décor? A lack of trying? Shitty beer? An uneasy feeling that you may or may not be stabbed before the end of the nite?
Well, all of these characteristics apply to Joey Mack’s Boardwalk Pizza. Holy hell, what a dive this joint is. There’s old, cold pizza sitting on the counter, crappy memorabilia on the wall, and a surly old guy serving pizza when he isnt watching the news on an old 19 inch tv.