Angeli on Decatur

So sad to post his review. Angeli has been my fav restaurant for 11 years… every time I’m here from Chicago I check it out at least 2 times per trip. We were told they were in the process of changing managers which is what explains the issues we had, I hope.
First time we went: waitress was very nice but it was clear she didn’t have much of an idea of what was going on, and I felt sorry for her. We could not get heir amazing bloody Mary’s because the new owner forgot to order liquor so there was no booze. We ordered a pizza which didn’t have much flavor but it was ok. As we went to pay she told us their credit card machine was down. Something you should probably tell people before they order. While there, another table had to send their food back twice, once because there was an ingredient on the food that he requested to be omitted for an allergy, and the other because she gave him the wrong dressing. They were polite about the send-​backs.
We went back the evening of a parade so we understood that the service would be slower. He waitress was very polite and attentive. The pizza on the other hand was just plain bad. Barely any sauce and not very warm.
I hope next time I visit Nola they have their stuff together, because if this had been my experience as a first time customer id never come back ever again.

Under new management and the place has went to trash. All the art was removed, the service sucks. Stay far, far, away!

Atrocious service, mediocre food.
We stopped by for a late-​ish dinner on a holiday. Though we were still about two hours before closing, the place was complete dead and my party were the only people in the restaurant.
However, despite that, the service was beyond terrible. First the waitress took our drink order (three Diet Cokes) that turned out to be flat. When we complained she indicated that other customers had complained prior but they didn’t either check it out or warn us there was a problem. That began our service frustration.
We needed a fairly quick meal so we opted for sandwiches. Two of us had gyros and one had an Italian feast. The food was mediocre. The gyros had only one tiny slice of meat in each and were slathered with the cucumber sauce but the Italian Feast was actually pretty good. Pasta salad was also decent but the regular salad was lacking.
To be fair, I’ve had the pizza here before and it is better. But we didn’t have time and were actually happy about how quickly the food came out, almost making me forget that the waitress had dropped the dog earlier.
However, when we went to pay (after nearly finishing our meal, we were told that they weren’t accepting credit cards today that the reader was «not working» and that we’d have to use their ATM (with a hefty surcharge I have no doubt). We were not warned before we sat down, we double checked and there were no signs on the door and they proudly displayed credit card logos on the door (something we checked before going in).
Unfortunately, this is a pretty common scam by restaurants, claim that the credit card machine is down to get the ATM surcharge and avoid paying card fees. Taxis do it too. While I assume that this was completely honest in this case (I had no problems in the past), the fact we weren’t warned anywhere and the first we heard about it was after our meal means that, at the very least, it was incompetent service.
Fortunately, we were able to scrounge up enough cash to pay the tab. I’ve eaten here a few times in the past and had mediocre experiences, however, after this, I’m never coming back. The food just isn’t good enough to justify this terrible of service.

Never again. I’m one to give too many chances and Angeli’s time is done. The service is crap when you call to order delivery. They have been out of the three desserts they claim to carry for a few MONTHS now. How do you not get around to replacing your ingredients for months? Ordered a large cheese pizza (should be $ 12 or less) and two cans of Coca Cola. How then was my total $ 20.54? Pretty hefty price tag for two sodas that should cost about $ 0.50… Anyway the price isn’t the issue. The product quality is. It took 45 minutes for me to wonder where the heck my pizza was to call and be told by the less than bright girl behind the counter that her delivery guy wasn’t there yet. No phone call to me though to let me know. So I request a new pizza be made as I don’t want a cold pizza that’s been sitting for an hour by the time he gets it here when he does decide to show up to work (the trouble with hiring gutter punks)… When it finally came it was clearly NOT remade, it was cold and the cheese was hard, not gooey or warm at all like a fresh one would’ve been. Even the crust was already cold and hard. DEFINITELY not remade. To top it off, it didn’t even come in the nice circle the pieces were tossed around on top of each other. Total nightmare. Save yourself the hassle and bullsh*t from these people and go elsewhere.

Very friendly staff and fast! It was a great break to the FQ madness… bought a bottle of wine at Verti Marte and got the food to go and had dinner in the courtyard of our hotel close by. Really nice!

We have dined in several times and were satisfied. Tonight I called in a pizza order for pick up.
When I arrived the order had not been put in, the server was gracious, apologetic and made me feel okay with the simple error which was quickly resolved and again with an excellent pizza. Great place with good products and service.

I feel some sort of destiny/​fate thing going on between John L. H.‘s review and my first time at Angeli on Decatur. Yes… I was hard partying this day. Yes… I needed to fill my belly. Potentially… to consume more alcohol.
It was Red Dress Run, and besides my 9:30am breakfast of deuce Bloody Marys at Good Friends and some piping hot queso, I hadn’t eaten much. Whilst in my red tutu, I wolfed down Angel Wings, which aren’t crazy spicy or saucy, but hit the spot with a side of ranch. Then split a Chicken Diavolo Pizza: Grilled chicken, red onions, roasted garlic, and a spicy red sauce with my compadres. No judgement passed by our waitress who was also serving multiple tables of red dressed patrons.
Did it fill my belly… yes. Were the prices suuuuper good, yeah! $ 7.50 for the 8 wings, and $ 11.50 for a 10″ pizza that hit the spot. Did I continue to drink that afternoon? Sure did.
I’m glad I found a spot in the Quarter for times like this! Good prices, and I’m not going to be asked, «You a local? Why don’t you try our $ 10 jambalaya?» BUT I do need to come back for the pasta salad, sooner than later, apparently.

Amazing pizza at a reasonable price. I order from them at work from time to time, and have never been let down. The pizza has a good. homemade taste, and you can tell the ingredients are fresh. They also have really cool names, like The Lucifer Special and stuff like that.
I can’t rate the inside as I have only had them deliver, but they are always fast and courteous when I call.
The best thing though, and the reason for the 5 Stars, is these folks get modern business. They take credit cards! YES, someone around here that actually wants to MAKE MONEY instead of turning off their potential guests by hanging on to the 1950’s gold standard.
Try them out, you’ll be glad that you did.

Amazeballs, but not always the best service. This place has amazing pizza and cheese bread. I have ate here sober and drunk and both ways I love it. It stays open late which is nice when it is 1 in the morning and you are hungry for something other then what someone is selling on the street or krystal’s.
The service here is not that great, but it is on a busy street in New Orleans. It is more of a dive-​y place. If you want super clean bathrooms and super nice servers go to a more tourist-​y spot.
Yes there is no split checks or separate payments. But I understand. They have it all over the menu so you won’t be surprised when the bill comes.
All in all this place is great. I can’t believe all the reviews saying this place will never last. It has been open since before Katrina, and it still amazing.

I have been here a few times on past visits, Never again!
I used to come here for their grilled cheese sandwich, it was pretty tasty.
I came here with a couple of friends and we wanted separate checks, not really a big deal or so we thought??. The waitress was outright rude and that is totally unacceptable. Had it not been for the fact of looking forward to having a grilled cheese, we would have walked out then and there… The food came and it was not even near as good as it was the past few times I had been there. Perhaps the shitty service also added to the unappetizing food. We left exact change and walked out and this crap waitress (who should seriously think about getting a job where she doesn’t have to flaunt her unsocial behavior in front of people) actually asked us why we didn’t leave a tip… clearly, not a rocket scientist… so there is another job opportunity missed on her part. I didn’t actually hear what she said, I just heard someone behind us yapping. One of the people with us felt bad and gave her an undeserved tip. I only hope that she used this money to but some laxative to purge her shitty attitude. I won’t be back. Have fun scaring away what customers you have left with your winning personality… lol

Just looking inside you might be scared away because it doesn’t look like much, but the pizza was actually quite good.
The wait staff was really chill and laidback too.

Sandwich plates were so tasty, the combinations complimented perfectly. Perfect portions of food, and pleasing environment.

Delicious!!! Got the lucifer pizza and it was delicious! Devoured the whole thing. Prices are fair and service was great!!!

If you’re walking from Canal Street or around Jackson Square, this place is ALL the way down Decatur street! But Decatur was a pretty cool street with lots of shops/​restaurants/​people so it was actually a fun trek.
We got there at kind of an odd time, around like 4, so it was really chill & we easily found a place to sit. The place is kind of one huge room with lots of wacky paintings & decorations all over the walls, and windows at the front.
We ended up getting a pizza off the specialty pizza menu & an eggplant sandwich with a side salad. The pizza was amazing! It had fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, feta cheese, and I asked the waitress to substitute the artichokes with eggplant, which she very kindly did! The sandwich was yummy too. The salad that came with the sandwich was lame, but I guess it’s a pizza place so salads probably aren’t their speciality. On the other hand, the sundried tomato dressing that came with the salad was delicious!
The food did take a long while to come out, but then it is pizza, and since we were pretty tired it just felt good to sit down and warm up. Waitress was very sweet & attentive.
Oh also, the next day, we warmed up the pizza and it was still good!

Where do I start with this review…
Any business in 2014 that doesn’t have website will be out if business shortly. Here’s a perfect example. Since Angeli doesn’t have A website, someone created one for them. And is taking online orders for them as well! This is the scam I got caught in last week. After 30 minutes of back-​and-​forth between the restaurant and the scam site, I finally got it figured out… But now they have my credit card so who knows what I am facing in the future. This all could’ve been avoided if they just had a simple site with their menu on it, or at least monitored their web presence.
Once I finally place my order, I asked for the delivery time and they said 30 to 35 minutes. I said if it’s anymore I can’t place my order because I have a meeting in 45 minutes. 45 minutes later I called the restaurant to find out the status of my order… It was on the way, they had messed up the pizza and had to remake it… No call to the customer to let them know! I had to run down to the lobby grab my food and then put it in my room, didn’t even get a chance to take one bite because I was late to a meeting… Super annoyed… And starving!
Two hours later I finally got to eat (cold) pizza. The pizza was actually very tasty, the roasted garlic was not overpowering and it had a decent amount of vegetables. The salad on the other hand was a rip off. Same price as the pizza but was essentially lettuce and ½ a white onion, with a sprinkle of the other veggies that come with it. I was not amused.
You may have a better experience in the restaurant, but I would not recommend take out, or their overpriced salads.

This place rocks.
My children and I were in NOLA for a few days on vacation, and stopped by here in the middle of the week. I’m not a big pizza person, but my kids are (like most kids) and I figured this would engender some goodwill.
My kids shared a pizza (and we still had two pieces left over) and I bad the best chicken calzone I had ever eaten in my life, which was seemingly the size of a small child. As I said above, I’m not a big pizza eater, but if there was somewhere like this in my hometown then I probably would be.
The fact that it was only ~$ 31 for the pizza, calzone, and drinks for everyone was also an unexpected pleasure.
If I ever go back to New Orleans, consider Angeli’s my first stop.

Jason I. said it… old-​school pizza, sandwiches, and salads.
The place was dead at 9pm but I hear it’s slammin’ later when drunk people come in before round two. Glad I saw it when it was slower.
Enjoyable, but nothing special, in a city full of amazing places. Slow service (considering we were the only ones there), and pretty average Italian food.

The bride and her mom brought the bridesmaids here as sort of a special lunch so that we could do a bit of a meet and greet, hang out, and so that the bride could get her «pizza fix.» All that was fine with me because we all hit it off as soon as we met.
My best friend, the bride, loves this place so we just left the ordering up to her. Service is slow but then again, that’s sort of the charm about Louisiana. You can’t be in a hurry and you have to be OK with that which I was because we weren’t really going anywhere.
We started off with small salads that are anything but small so be forewarned. I was almost full from the salad itself and had to stop myself from eating anymore. Our pizzas were the virtuous angel — a veggie pizza with goat cheese, spinach, mushroom, tomatoes and a pesto chicken. Both were amazing and tasted fresh. The crust is nice and buttery too. Mmm.
This is a great spot in the French Quarter and a real treat.

Look, I know I didn’t particularly like this restaurant while I was eating here, but that’s no reason for that giant mural of Drew Brees to keep staring at me!
It wasn’t my fault that the pesto pasta lacked any zest and the noodles were too hard. I also found the portion size a bit too small and it really left me wanting more. From somewhere else. But at $ 11.25, that was pretty much dinner.
Now if the mozzerella bread this restaurant puts on the side of said pasta dish was any indication, I probably would have enjoyed my pizza if I had gotten that. That bread was amazing with a just thick enough layer of mozzerella cheese to make it chewy with each bite. I almost wouldn’t call it bread at all. It was almost pizza.
Just like this place is almost an Italian restaurant. A laid back pizzeria catering to a vegetarian crowd, yes. And I did appreciate the vibe with some really awesome concert posters lining all the walls and the punk rock waitstaff.
But a bit too expensive a pizzeria for my taste. So stop judging me, Drew Brees mural. Stop judging me! Also, stop playing so well when you’re on my opponent’s team in fantasy football.

THE BOOT’S LUXE compared to Angeli’s grungy, after-​kegger frat den;
WHY DO OUR BEST THIN CRUST PIZZAS come from either Domino’s or Jester’s?
COMPARABLE TO DELIVERY; a meal for 3 – 4, the 14-​inch «Lucifer»: $ 20 after-​tax.
When I lived in Chicago, the «perfect pizza» was as much a source of pride as a dark mahogany roux in New Orleans. But just like the touristy myth that Central Grocery has the best muffaletta, to most Chicagoans deep dish pizza is a joke. There the local delicacy is a crisp, crunchy, thin crust that essentially serves as a chip for the rich local sausages, cheeses and generations-​old Northwest-​side Italian marinara and giardiniera recipes. Among the best of those neighborhood pizzerias, I know of not one that succeeded with a doughy, gummy, glutenous crust like Angeli. Can anyone recommend a crispy-​thin, neighborhood pizzeria between the 17^th and Industrial Canals?
BETTER PIZZA: Thursdays at McDonogh 35; Domino’s beef lovers thin crust; Jester’s or Big Easy’s on Bourbon (¹⁄₆^th of a 14″, $ 4.50) & they’ll even grill ‘em «extra toasted»…