Deano’s

Delicious Unique Excellent Food & Service. Glad we followed the waitress suggestion on the Spinach Artichoke Dip! Pet friendly and Kiddo friendly — -the balloon artist was fun to watch.

My hubby has taken me here a handful of times, the most memorable and enjoyable was a few years ago when we arrived in town to visit family. I was just coming down with the H1N1 flu (I didn’t know it until later), was dizzy and had a fever. Pizza didn’t sound good at the time, but I was with family and they wanted to go, so I didn’t argue. Well, it was SO good! We’d arrived just at the right time of the year to experience the crawfish pizza and I LOVED it! We live out of state now, but we’ve been to Deano’s a few times since and cannot catch them when they’re using crawfish for the pizzas, even during crawfish season. My husband’s long-​time favorite is the Zuschlag’s Special and our kids got the Hawaii Five-​O, which I tried and found to be really good. The ZS flavor profile was good but a little too basic for me. The HF-​O was intriguing, especially with the candied jalapeño! What will always stick in my mind, however, is that CRAWFISH PIZZA … such a good flavor! I think that whatever else I get at Deano’s besides that pizza will always pale in comparison for me. GOSH … when IS crawfish pizza time at Deano’s? Anybody know??? I couldn’t get an answer to that question when I asked the last time we were there and so I’m not sure when to go get it!

Best traditional hot wings ever. Ever. Hone made ranch dressing and blue cheese dressing. These small attentions to detail make this place a must. Don’t waste your time with the boneless chicken bites, it will leave you angry go for the traditional and you will not be disappointed.

Great pizza place. Friendly, courteous, and helpful staff. Tasty and filling pizza. I had the T-​Rex and it was awesome. Comfortable seating and an attentive waiter made the dining experience perfect. Ice cold beers served in frosty mugs was icing on the cake.
Thank you Mr. Metcalf for an enjoyable evening. Will be back for sure :)

Really nice place! Prices are super cheap for the quality of food you get!
Got our «customized» in less than 10 minutes!
I love this place!

The pizza it’s decent and the beer selection is nice. It’s a real family place and there always seems to be a children’s birthday party going on when I’m there. The best part is probably the specialty pizzas which are unique and interesting.

I am shocked this is considered good pizza. If you are not from around here and are looking for a decent pizza, this is not it. To be honest you may have to drive to New Orleans. Good luck.

We eat here 3 – 4 times a month and it never disappoints. The food is fantastic regardless of the presentation.
The Cajun Executioner our favorite pizza. The Hot, Blonde Burger is my favorite non-​pizza item.
The balloon guy on Saturdays is a fabulous touch.

Me and my buddy were starving. Let’s check Unilocal.We found this place. We arrived after a 20 min drive. We arrived happy. Left mad. They closed 45 min early. Damn!

I was impressed that they let us get a pizza… half trex and the other half chicken fresco… and both was really good and the crust was crispy. The floor was dingy and dirty and one of the waitress stayed at the table next to us and talked the entire time… our waitress Andrea, was very kind and did a good job! Not to impressed with the fried oreos.

This is certainly an ok place to have pizza and their crust is really good but I was disappointed in what seemed like pre purchased fried ravioli. All in all I wouldn’t discourage you from going here, but in my opinion there are better pizzas in Laffayette. On a side note this is one of my brothers favorite spots and he’s a good judge of food in my opinion.

Bön temp rolls are delicious!!! T-​rex and Ashley’s pizza is yummy. Must try these items and top off your meal with fried Oreos. Nice and friend staff and clean bathroom.

Food is great. Had the spinach pizza on wheat. Friendly waitress. Had a great time with friends.

I know a lot of people rave about this place, but after a few visits to both locations I felt compelled to give my opinion. The service has always been pretty good, but the food is either «meh» or just plain awful. My friends and I always get two pizzas, half and half on both, and one guy in the group will sometimes get a half and half for himself (he likes to take home leftovers, lol) So, in total we have between 4 and 6 different kinds of pizza that we all try. I’ve never liked a single one. To me a successful pizza has a really good crust and a good sauce and cheese base. While I like the crispy texture of their crusts, they are all bland as hell. It’s just not the buttery, flakey, crispy crust that I expect a good pizza to have. I’ve also noticed that their pizzas are never served hot, always lukewarm. About the base… they are not all about that base (pun intended). I feel like they put a couple of teaspoons of sauce and spread it as thinly as possible and then put a light sprinkling of cheese. Then there’s the toppings. I feel like the only reason this place is popular is because of all the crazy topping combinations and names given to the pizzas. However, they do not do a good job at pairing the toppings together. They just throw whatever the f*** onto the pizza. You come out with some really weird tasting pizza. Now that I think about it, the only successful location is the original one on Bertrand. I think almost all of its repeat customers live in that immediate area. The location on the south side on Kaliste Saloom is pretty dead. I think on the south side of town you have a greater percentage of people from outside Acadiana and they are clearly not having it… Deano’s pizza that is. Deano’s is exactly like Alesi’s, Judice Inn, and Don’s dowtown… all are really old joints and all have pretty terrible food. Lafayette is full of restaurants and full of flavor, but apparently we’re more about keeping traditions alive. If you are looking for really good pizza that is not from your typical Pizza Hut, Domino’s, etc. I would suggest trying Rotolo’s. I also love JJ’s in Broussard.

I came here with my friend’s family this evening. All would have been good if my waitress had not brought me a larger pizza than what I ordered and gave me major attitude when I asked her to correct the price. She ruined the dining experience.

Meh… Its «ok»
In fairness this review is specific: Take out cheese and pepperoni pizza: I ordered cheese pizza for my kids and a basic pepperoni for us adults, nothing crazy. Called it in, got it Take out, etc. These basic pies were about as good as like Domino’s and cost a lot more. Also made me wait like an hour so that was kind of lame.
A lot of reviews seem to be high for people who ate inside and got some of the specialty pizzas or something. So to be fair, just wouldn’t recommend calling in a basic pizza to go, maybe dine in and take advantage of the other perks.

I’ve lived in NYC and have tried the 3 rays plus a bunch more. I have traveled everywhere including Italy. The Marie lebeau is the best pizza in the WORLD for a ny thin style pizza. For some reason the Deanos south location is not as good. Eat at the original one.

Came here on recommendation of friend who GRADUATED FROM UL-​Lafayette. Ordered the «Tee Rex» was not disappointed! LOADED with meat & the crust was good & crunchy.
Cajun Executioner was highly recommended but not feeling that spicy today we decided to skip it
Our server Lauren was attentive & helpful.
It is located across from the CajunDome so it’s a popular spot when anythinhs happening there.
Overall it was a great experience & if I find myself coming through here again I will stop by.

I don’t even know how anyone could find anything bad to say about this place. Aside from the loud brats that people bring with them…
It’s different. Unlike traditional pizza. But still probably in my top 5 of all time. And their spinach and artichoke dip with fried eggplant to divine!
Um, and they have ICEES. Who doesn’t like ICEES?!

Deano’s is a Lafayette staple! This isn’t your typical pizza… it has a Cajun twist! I’ve gone to Deano’s since I was a child, and it never disappoints. We love their support of UL and the friendly service it always provides.
Hands down, the best pizza is the Cajun Canaille. Thinly sliced smoked sausage piled high with shrimp and jalapeños to top it off. It’s perfect. If you’d like to add onions, bell peppers, and more jalapeños, get the Cajun Executioner… same thing with added ingredients. We usually get a large sampler pizza with up to 4 or so different kinds. For crab lovers, the Marie LeVeaux is worth a try and was my previous favorite before I discovered the Canaille.
And now, the ranch dressing… oh, the Deano’s house ranch dressing. It’s amazing. I love getting their salads or shrimp pasta salad (Yum!) JUST for the ranch dressing. There’s also a light version of the dressing that you can request. If you like fried mushrooms, the app comes with the dressing as the dipping sauce.
Another favorite on the menu is the spinach dip app served with fried eggplant. The menu is quite extensive, but it’s hard to break away from our tried and true favorites.
We love Deano’s and make it a point to visit every time we’re in town. Note there’s an additional parking lot across the street.