Dare Devil’s Pizzeria

The pizza was good but the cheese sticks were disappointing. There’s not much parking. I was told to move out of the grass by a employee who just parked in the grass right before me… I’d probably go back.

The waitress was sooo sweet. The food was good bit frankly not good enough to return. It wasn’t bad food just not anything you’d crave.

I love going here for pizza and beer. It’s one of those places where the wait staff is friendly and the food comes out hot.

I hit this joint up first in 2003 with my cousin. I go back every year. It’s a standard pizza pub. But the pizza is always great and the pitchers flow.

Pizza was hot and delicious. Beers was ice cold. Friendly staff. What else do you need?

We were looking for a good pizza place to visit while we were staying at our in-​laws place in Manteo. We came here, and initial impressions from the outside were that this place was not going to be one to rave about. I was wrong.
The food was awesome. Greasy pizza is always good, and the kid’s meals were great for my two children. We loved the food, and the inside is very clean and the staff (mostly student’s on visa) was very friendly.

Pizza at Dare Devil’s has been a summer tradition for our family since 1992 — Bill and his team serve up terrific food in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. It wouldn’t be the Outer Banks without Dare Devil’s!

Pizza was fantastic, cheese bread was tasty! We wanted a yummy, local pizza joint — this was perfect! (I’m picky about my pizza sauce and crust)

The pizza is really good… I can’t say it’s the absolute BEST I have ever had in my life, but it’s definitely somewhere I’d eat again.
I’m of the opinion that good sauce will make or break a pizza — and this place has excellent sauce. So they need to use more of it! My pizza didn’t have that much on it, and I found myself wishing it had more. But overall… great.
The service was definitely five stars, for sure. The waitress was so friendly.

We come here every year. $ 20 basically for a large multi-​topping. Always amazing, but the hungrier you are and the freshest you can get the pizza, the better. The first time my husband took me we had walked the dunes for hours and I was starved. I thought it was the greatest pizza I’d ever had in my life (and I’ve been to the famous joints both in NYC and Chicago).
Only thing I can complain about is the Greek Pizza doesn’t include olives. I have to add those to make it my favorite. Please, Dare Devil’s just add olives on your Greek and you are a Five Star!

We went here with a large group and they were able to seat us. The pizza was good, service was okay. Very convenient and the pizza was decent. Can’t go wrong! Fun atmosphere with TVs and gaming machines. Family friendly.

Got the meatball sub and it is amazing. A little slow getting a refill on my drink. But other than that it’s definitely a good choice

Good pizza. Not the best I’ve had, but definitely not the worst either. I would go back. Friendly staff.

Very good pizza! Got a pepperoni and it was delicious, good portion size for the money! Will go back again.

We ordered 2 pizzas, cheese & pepperoni/​sausage; bbq wings and cheese sticks. It was completely worth it. The food was excellent with great sauce, and amazing crust. We will return the next time in obx.

Let me start out with the positives. Service was good, especially considering it was a Friday night. Everything was ordered and served within 15 minutes. We had two different Stromboli and they were both hot, fresh, flavorful and baked perfect. The not so good side was the meatball sub we ordered was small and barely filled my light eating daughter. Just opinion but the sub could have had more sauce but the meatballs were pretty good. The pizza was ok but coming from NJ I am spoiled with good pizza. Overall not bad pizza but not memorable.

We have a hard time finding pizza places because my daughter is gluten free. When on vacation finding GF options, especially pizza options, is that much more difficult. We were quite pleasantly surprised when we not only found out that Dare Devil Pizza served GF pizzas but the regular menu was exceptional in terms of variety. The GF crust is by far, hands down, the very best GF Pizza Crust we have tried yet. Not only was it crispy on the outside but it was chewy and doughy on it inside. It is very difficult to get both qualities in a GF pizza. The sauce was fresh with a zesty zip. Top notch GF and no sign of cross contamination at all! The menu will not disappoint. Worth s stop.. especially if you are ordering GF!

Let me start of my saying it is my opinion that this is NOT a four star joint.
Located on the beach road at mile marker 9. A few hotels and condos are in the area which keep them going on the off season. I do not reside in the area, but was coming back from a big swim and thought I would pull up pizza on my Unilocal app. DD came across as a 4 star and was close.
The small pizza place had a lot, not big but they accommodated us fine. As a matter of fact it was really dead around 8 PM on a Wednesday. I walked to the bar and ordered a beer and my son was in the mood for just a plain cheese. After a little negotiation it was decided a half cheese and half peperoni would work. The man waiting on us was either the owner, or manger. Either way he was very friendly and conversed with us on several occasions.
Even though they are not that big they can handle a pretty good crowd in their dining room. Bar can hold 6 – 8 customers. There were a few tap Beers and since they had Flat Tire on tap I was impressed. I did see wine on the menu too. No hard stuff. I found the dining room to be clean. Not one table was not cleared. Same with the floor, no debris.
My son and I watched a basketball game and within 10 minutes our pie was out. It was hot, cheesy and had lots of sauce. The gentlemen helping us did everything right except for asking us if we enjoyed and if everything was okay. I ended up asking for a water when I finished off my one beer limit. The pizza was blah, meh a let down. Definitely edible, don’t get me wrong. If my son makes a comment that it has too much sauce than I really know it has too much.
I personally would not come back, there are just way too many pizza joints in the OBX. I also thought the pricing for a 10 inch pizza with one topping seemed high. Before we departed they started filling in with customers.
Decent pizza, nice service, great location off the beach road in a clean atmosphere.

I know that I «only» am rating Dare Devil three stars. The pizza has the potential to be an easy four stars. This trip we had pizza carryout and subs carryout, both to enjoy at our hotel with some adult beverages. Clearly we like the place.
I do want to explain my issues and they remain the same as previous. They do not offer a tart olive for the pizzas. It is advertised as Greek style pizza and they don’t offer Kalamata olives. My other issue is that the crust has always been limp almost soggy. You cannot one-​hand these slices by folding them. Admittedly, we did carryout, but the hotel was less than half a mile and it was the same the times we ate it on premises.
All that said, they have excellent, rubbery cheese, decent Italian sausage with just enough fennel, good sauce that is not over-​applied. All of my comments have been consistent on three visits, over two years.
Update — October 2015 — We now would go to Café Francos for pizza.

We love Dare Devils. We have been going there since it opened in 1987 and have yet to have a bad experience.
The Stromboli is amazing and a small can easily feed two people. My mother will often get a sub, and she believes they are some of the best. Friends have told us the pizza is also very good.
We always introduce our friends and family who visit to Dare Devils without any hesitation. The food is always good, the service is excellent, and the prices are not bad.
And, if you have to take some of your Stromboli home, it heats up very well!