Benny Fierro’s

This is simply perfect for late night drinking/​hunger munchies food. The pizza is super huge so go hungry.

I wish I could do 3.5 on this one. But I can’t justify doing 4. Is it the best option in Southside? Definitely. Unless you travel down to the works and hit up Michael’s.
Went in on a Tuesday around 9 just to grab one to take home. I got 2 slices for myself to go because I didn’t want to be limited with just one haha but I could have just had one and been good.
First off, both the garlic sauce and ranch dressing were not good. However, I did really enjoy the sauce on the pizza. The crust was just ok to me. And all around it was pretty decent just not something I would need to go back for any time soon.
The kicker to me is I ordered two slices to go and the to go was just on paper plates and in paper bags. I understand that I didn’t pay for a whole pie buy considering I paid $ 10 and that’s the price of normal small pies, I think they could have some cheap boxes. Especially since 2 slices are the size of some pizzas.
Will I go back? If I’m down here super late night and need pizza, absolutely. Just because I want pizza, no.

The biggest slice of pizza I’ve ever had and one of the best slices I have ever eaten.

Humongous slices and they’re at a relatively cheap cost, but they taste excellent. The crust is just right, the ingredients are quality, and they have the perfect balance between sauce and cheese. Would definitely eat here again.

This is a great place for a late night slice of pizza after frequenting other local establishments on Carson street. It will run you $ 5.00 a slice and there are a few flavor selections, although I’ve only had the pepperoni. Don’t let your eyes fool you… one slice is enough, trust me. I bought two with lofty goals last week and ended up throwing the second one away because I was stuffed and did not want to hate myself in the morning. I rate this place 3 stars for a couple of reasons, it’s good — not outstanding, and I wish they would give a girl a box when they see she is going to get a slice to go. Walking a few blocks back home precariously balancing two paper plates is a chore. I will absolutely be back, maybe to try another topping combo.

Pizzas bigger than your Aunt Judith.
Finally some legit NY-​style pizza in town.
You might think that the huge slices/​pies is a novelty, but the pizza is actually really good quality. I ate it until I was sick and then I ate some more because I couldn’t stop. (Don’t judge) Give it a try and I think you’ll agree with ya boy.

One of the top 5 pizza joints in Pittsburgh. Grab a giant, thin, crispy slice of NY style pizza for $ 4-​$ 5, sit in the window and do some first rate people watching.

Great go-​to place for tasty pizza on the Southside, especially where pizza places tend to come and go. (Benny, Please don’t go!) I’ve lunched at Benny’s a few weekdays. The service is pretty good, friendly and fast, even with a lunch crowd. The décor is fine, lots of wood, pretty standard and there is a reasonable amount of seating. I believe they are open pretty late for the bar-​hoppers appitites.
The super-​sized pizza slices provide a nice portion size for only around $ 5/​slice. Fun to eat and I don’t think I’ll get over the novelty of it. I would go more often, but I try not to eat too much processed flour.

Uniquely large slices which is pretty neat. However, wasn’t impressed with the quality. Felt like mall pizza. They threw an already cooked slice back in the oven for a few minutes and served it. Not exciting. I’ll give it another shot before writing them off completely, and update if we have a better experience.

We stopped in after the Super bowl on Sunday. Great pizza for a great price! A really big slice for $ 4!

Best new pizza place in the south side area! I was soo upset when pizza sola closed down and then was taken over by new owners… but i have found my new go to in Benny’s. Ginormous slices for $ 5 each…$ 1 cans of pop. You can stop in and get full on $ 6 even! I love it… hope you guys are here to stay! Seems like you have made a great impression thus far. You’ll be seeing me. Keep a slice of mushroom hot!

Is it the best pizza I’ve had in my life? No. Is it the best pizza I’ve had in Pittsburgh? No. However, it is definitely the best pizza on East Carson right now and the closest thing to Pizza Sola which sadly closed a while back.
The slices are huge, the crust is just the right amount of crispy, and the sauce is really good! I will definitely return.

I stopped in to Benny’s for the first time for lunch and got a slice of the Buffalo Chicken pizza. The slice was MASSIVE. It’s a little thicker than your typical NY slice, but it’s one of the better options for pizza on East Carson. I live a block away from Benny’s, so I will definitely be back!

Reminded me of a good few places from back up north in New England. The size is where pizza should be at. Well worth the walk in the snow.

Very yummy NY style pizza for a great price! A slice of cheese was $ 4 and pepperoni was $ 5, which you can’t beat on the south side! Full of flavor and you won’t walk away hungry… They also have a good selection of pops to choose from, even some I have never seen before! The ranch was not very good but amazing pizza!

Huge DC-​style slices that take two plates to hold. One slice is all you need. Much better than any of the other slice places in the South Side. The sauce actually has flavor, and the cheese is a higher quality than the other shops the line E Carson Street.
They have pizza and nothing else. Cheese, pepperoni, sausage, and two pizzas of the month. No wings, no salads, no gyros, no pasta, unlike all of the other generic pizza places around the city that are completely undistinguishable from one another.
Not the best pizza in the world, but a good slice in a city where they are hard to come by.

YAY — Pittsburghers rejoice! Finally a place to replace Pizza Sola/​NY style in Pittsburgh.
We stopped in on a random Wednesday at around 3PM to try them out and grab a quick slice. We ordered a basic pepperoni which was really good. Is it the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life? No. Is it high on my list of a basically non-​existent NY style market in Pittsburgh? Absolutely. The service was great, chill guys working hard that really want to see the place succeed. I will happily be back (probably at least once a week) to continue to support them!
Pro-​tip: Don’t be dissuaded by the $ 5ish slice prices, these slices are HUGE and totally worth it.

Benny Fierro’s is a chain of pizza shops from Virginia who has recently opened up a location on the bad pizza gauntlet known as East Carson Street. You probably won’t recognize the name Benny Fierro’s because each location that they open is given its own specific generic Italian mobster last name. This place is definitely new and it shows. I tried to call in an order but «the ringer was broken». When you walk in the door you are greeted by a really hilarious mixture of bad art motifs… on one side there is a huge mural or what if I can remember correctly was some kind of crazy animal, I an not sure if the mural is unfinished or just bad. On the other wall they seem to be going with the random antique/​tin sign on the wall motif… the cross country skis and canoe must be on back order.
When browsing the menu at Benny Hoffa’s a certain question comes to mind which is «where is the menu?» There is no menu because Benny only offers pizza… which only comes in one size… which is comically over-sized…cut in 8… which costs 30 dollars for a cheese pie. Unfortunately this is a gimmick pizza shop, which is a shame because the pizza is actually pretty close to being good were it not so terribly inconvenient.
The pizzas at Benny Bagadonuts are made in a brick deck oven but unfortunately they use screens underneath them while cooking so the dough ends up a bit raw in spots underneath the sauce. The middle of the pies are so paper thin that the dough can’t really hold the toppings so you end up pretty much being forced to eat the pizza with a fork and knife or to fold it in half. At about halfway up the slice the dough starts to even out to an appropriate amount. The crust of the pies are super thick and puffy and almost hard to eat… I almost didn’t eat the crust, which is usually one of my favorite parts of a pizza. The cheese distribution on the pie would be perfect if the middle wasn’t as thin, the cheese was evenly distributed and pulled all the way to the edge of the crust. The sauce was somewhat ample and distributed pretty well across the pie as well. The pizza could have been cooked a bit longer and was still pretty soft on the bottom. If they didn’t insist on having such a puffy crust than they could flatten it a bit and actually have a bottom thick enough to support everything.
One thing that stands out about the pizza here is the dough, which I think has a lot more fat in it than most Pittsburgh shops. Benny Buttafuoco’s dough has a nice bready fatty salty taste to it which helps it achieve some sort of crunch despite being made on screens. I’m not sure if they are using shortening, butter, lard or what but it definitely is a lot more rich than the dough found in most shops around here. The dough has a somewhat medium density, not too dense but definitely lacking the fermentation to make it nice and bubbly. I would be super curious to try their dough cooked directly on the brick but I can’t imagine anyone that works there being able to slide a pie that large off of a peel (or a peel that big even existing). In general the dough has a great taste with a mediocre consistency.
I think Benny is using mostly mozzarella cheese although it almost tastes like there is a hint of muenster in there too. The cheese is high quality and melts well without charring.
Benny Mascarpone’s sauce is fine. They are using decent tomatoes and the consistency is a medium thickness which is pretty desirable for me. The taste is slightly one dimensional… and the dimension is garlic. It’s not an offensive amount of garlic I just wish that I could taste the tomatoes more. There seems to be some herbs in there too but the garlic is taking over.
In general this pizza is still pretty good by the standards of this city and I will probably continue to eat a slice here once in a while but overall the pizza is not good enough to justify its own ridiculousness. Pizza is supposed to be easy, convenient and cheap… you aren’t supposed to have to tilt it to fit it in your front door, somewhere along the way Benny Lemonjello forgot that. This place is a fun gimmick for drunk people who want to marvel over an excessively large slice of pizza. The menu would make it seem they have no interest in selling pizzas to families or businesses, only to drunks. If they would take the same ingredients and offer an 18′ pie it would taste much much better than the pie they make now because it would be made better and would cook the whole way. E. Carson Street has seen shops with better pizza than this close (pizza sola for example) so if Benny Piscopo wants to make it in this city he is going to have to step his game up.
Overall Rating: 6.5 out of 10

Best pizza in Pittsburgh hands down. True NY style. Huge slices, thin and crispy crust. So excited this place is finally open!

The pizza bar in Pittsburgh is really freaking low. Seriously.
This place? Leaps and bounds over the rest of the places i have been to and it isn’t even that good. The crust is crackery and mealy.
Thin. New york style. Huge huge slices and pies. They have real sugar coke and if you don’t take advantage of that, well, your loss.
They need a pizza happy hour from 4 to 6 with slices under 4 bux and this place would be golden. $ 5 for a slice? No pizza is that good. Because not even in Chicago or NYC is a pizza this large $ 35. Seriously over priced. Shave 5 bux off that.
This is where to get real pizza in pgh, for the moment.
Ps…one beer on tap is also needed.