Mama’s Pizza Express

Best pizza in the area, true NY-​style. I’ve never ordered delivery, only pickup. Parking isn’t always convenient but there’s not a lot that can be done about that. Otherwise it’s fast service, good price, and the lunch special is a good deal (2 slices of pizza and a can of soda). Definitely my go-​to pizza place.

We think it’s the pizza in Huntersville! It’s a great location as far as visibility and brief parking for pick up. They are best at delivering. As long as you know ahead of time that it could take 30 – 40 minutes for delivery.
We like the garlic lovers pizza, incredible! We also like the meat lovers and vegetarian pizza. I’m sure all of the others are just as good but we haven’t ordered those pizzas. Mama’s offers fried calamari which is really fantastic for a pizza shop but steer clear of the chicken wings, they are breaded, soft and disappointing.
But these guys know pizza.

New favorite place… pizza hero with meatball salami and pepperoni is awesome. Cheese steak was good. Rolls are good they don’t sog thru like most rolls. not sure if they are amoroso. I am from Philadelphia and miss wawa meatball sandwiches.. This hopefully will fill that gap. Haven’t tried the pizza yet.
Tonight they messed up our order and we got someone else’s slightly toasted plain roll instead of a cheesesteak (hope the person that got our cheesesteak enjoys it) but they are making us another. We will just make sure to check the order next time. Hope to be a long time customer as long as the food stays good.

WOW! Where is the health dept. ?
The place has a 93.
Should be a 63, filthy is the word, food was OK at best, the walls, floors are gross. The employees have time to stand and talk and watch videos on the phone, but no time to clean. Stay away there are much better and cleaner places to eat. Mike

I have never dined in, only delivery so I can’t comment on the restaurant building or the dine-​in experience. We absolutely love their subs. I get the Eggplant Parmesean ($ 8) and hubby likes the Italian Sausage & Peppers ($ 7). The sandwiches are huge (about a foot long) and a great value. Their pizza is also great. You can tell their dough is handmade and they use a high quality mozzarella cheese.
Now why the 3 stars instead of 5. We hadn’t ordered in probably a year so I was excited to call and here the normal, friendly «Mama’s Pizza Express, pickup or delivery?». This time a woman answered with just, «Mama’s» and not so friendly. I told her our order and was then told that we didn’t order enough. Well it turns out they raised their minimum order to $ 25. I asked why and was told that they expanded their delivery range so now they require a higher order price. Ummm… Huh? First, we are only two people so to try to get to that minimum order we have to order extra food that we won’t eat. Second, we only live 3 miles from your restaurant. We are paying the $ 2.50 delivery fee and our standard $ 5 tip for the driver. So essentially we are happily paying $ 7.50 for the convenience of delivery. Now you are telling us that we have to order more food than we want because you decided to deliver further.
On a side note none of their coupons or meal deals are available when you are ordering delivery. Why not? Again, we are paying for the delivery.

I’m not a big fan of cheese pizza but theirs is delicious! Huge menu & friendly service. 93 sanitation rating is not good. This location is small– not really a place to eat in. My two kids love their pizza.

NICKY IS THE MAN!!! Being a fellow New Yorker your always on the hunt for a good pie, well hunt no longer !! The pizza here is very good, the good is delicious and his party subs are awesome. 3 foot hero at a VERY reasonable price and it gets the whole party talking !! Go see Nick and the boys and enjoy a nice Italian meal !!

Okay. This might be confusing. When Mama’s first opened, it was amazing. Then, the owner wasn’t there as much and it went downhill. After being disappointed repeatedly, I stopped going for about one year. Then I gave it another shot (right around the corner) and the pizza was awesome again. So, I tried it again. And the pizza was awesome. Again! So, now I keep ordering and the pizza keeps being awesome. I looked at some of the negative reviews and that seemed to be from when they let the place go a little. They must have had a management change or something, because Mama’s is great again.

I stayed in Lake Norman/​Huntersville for business for a week and the food here (delivered to my hotel) was incredible.
Not only is the pizza my favorite kind — thin and crispy/​sicilian style, but they use quality ingredients and it was delivered quickly. I also had a garlic bread with cheese loaf-​thing that was TO DIE FOR.
Highly recommend.

Hands down, the best pizza in the Lake Norman area. Other than that we’ve had the meatballs, lasagne, antipasta, canolis, a few grinders and stromboli. All absolutely delicious. Have been there at least thirty times and have have been happy pretty much every single time.

I have had hit or miss here but the last two times I have order delivery it has been quick, fresh and hot. The Sicilian pizza is very good. Also a fan of the Godfather sub.

Now going to Hawthornes pizza huntersville. Better then mamas and never burnt. Nice people too

It’s hard to find a delivery pizza joint with buffalo chicken pizza! This place has it and it’s REALLY delicious!!!

Wow, I am surprised about all the negativity on here re: Mama’s. I always have my husband pick it up or get it delivered. The subs are huge and AWESOME, never been a problem with my order. It’s a treat to get pizza from Mama’s! Be your own judge! WE go to the Huntersville location

Our order was ready and they didn’t even let my husband know. Our fries were not even cooked all the way through. My salad had a whole block of feta cheese on it. Very disappointed.

I LOVE the pizza here! Nick makes me feel like I’m family when I come in to order and pickup my pizza. Real true NY pizza coming from a New Yorker! Love this place!

Pizza not very good. Not ready when promised and was like warm and very greasy. This is the third time I have tried this place and is my last.

I called the Huntsville location by accident and I would have to say that the Cornelius store is 100% better. I won’t make the mistake of.calling.the wrong store again. And not everyone like the. NY Jerk attitude.

$ 5.25 two slices of pizza + can of soda. Great little quick snack. I have had their subs too, good eatin’. I would have given them a 5 star, but some of the employees are just not friendly.
This is classic NY style pizza!

I’ve been going to Mama’s for a 2 years. I’ve never had the pizza, believe it or not, but the subs are very good. They’re big, packed with meat, and feature interesting combinations.
I really like the jars and canned goods on sale there as well, things like cherry peppers, roasted peppers, etc.
They do deliver (but only within 5 miles.)
Service and pricing are about what you’d expect from a carry-​out pizza place.