Sidestreet Pizza & Pasta

I don’t think you can beat side street pizza .my husband and I went there on a date and I’ve been hooked ever since. amazing food !!

Cutest little pizza place. Great food, super service. The pizza is amazing and what a great flavor hot Wing. The interior is so much like North Carolina foothills.

We ate at Sidestreet Pizza & Pasta on a Friday night after checking into the Pine Crest Inn up the hill. The parking lot was very full, but we were seated right away. The inside of the restaurant is somewhat cramped and rustic.
We decided to split a 13 inch Hawaiian pizza. This was more than enough for two people. The pizza was fine – I liked the high quality of the ham. But I think it could have used more flavor, something tangy or spicy. Next time I would add jalapenos.

For a Friday night I was pleasantly surprised when we walked right in and we were seated right away. Nice!!! It’s a lot bigger than expected.
Food was great! My wife is gluten free and what drew is there was their gluten free pizza. Normally gluten free pizzas are terrible and we were surprised that it was actually good! Very good!
The service was great and although it was a first time here, we were made to feel like friends and regulars. Outstanding!!!
Most certainly a return place. Keep up the great work Side Street…

We have been going to Side Street Pizza for over 8 years and even though their service has never been great, the food has been good… Until now. They have changed their menu, removing two of our favorite meals – roast beef sub and lobster ravioli. So we ordered a steak sub and lasagna. The sub was fair. The lasagna was less than fair… no meat, just meat sauce which also has no meat (very little). But true to the usual, the service was poor.
To be a restaurant which has had such a popular following in the region, it is moving in the wrong direction. My hope is that management reads the recent reviews and turns things around.

We were looking for somewhere to eat in the Tryon area and found this place on Unilocal.The reviews were good and we were not sorry that we stopped in here the only thing that I would have changed was that our server was not overly friendly and made us feel rushed. When she approach the table all she said was what can I get you to drink. We ordered the chicken wings as an appetizer or and they were fantastic. The Caesar salad was served chilled which I absolutely love and you don’t get in a lot of places. We then order the pizza and I had to admit that it was one of the best pizzas we have had in a long time. The restaurant was a little small inside but very comfortable and quaint. Even though our server made us feel a little unwelcome, I would still go back there because the food was great.

Well, after yesterday, the garlic cheesy bread is no longer a favorite! Changed the recipe and put seeds on the bread crust, yuck! Didn’t need it, I didn’t want it! Don’t know about others, but, it was fine without the seeds!
The server had an attitude too! She made us feel like we were a bother. Had to ask for things several times.
I ordered cheese sticks to replace the bread, weren’t even hot, or tasty!

It is unfortunate that I am compelled to write a negative review on a restaurant that, in the past, was a 4+ star review.
Our family decided to go to Side Street for a pre-Mother’s Day meal. We needed a «table», not booth, and was told that the only available tables were in the bar area. The bar was empty except for the server/​bartender. We were not introduced to her, she stood by to take our drink order even before we seated ourselves and got comfortable. The meal was bleh — pizza didn’t taste like it had in past, food was luke warm and when we attempted to relay our disappointment in the food and service, we were nearly chastised by our server. Again, there was no other customers in the bar area until about 25 minutes after we arrived and then it was 2 men drinking at the bar who was a magnet for our server. We just didn’t have the same great experience and for me, it will be a looooong time, if ever, to return.
Disappointed.

Love there pizza! Its the best in the area. Their Italian dishes (lasagna, etc.) are great too! It becomes really busy on the weekends after 5pm… crazy! We typically order out and do take home just because of the craziness.

I’ll keep this short & sweet! The food was DELICIOUS! The service was very good as well! They make own dressings and all the ingredients are fresh! You must eat here if you’re in the area!

What a terrible experience! The pizza was okay — nothing great, but not the worst I’ve had. Everything else was pretty awful, most of all, the service. I’ve had pizza from Buck’s, which is alright, so I thought we’d try Side Street for lunch today. First of all, the restaurant was mostly empty, yet we were seated at the booth right next to the kitchen. The kitchen doesn’t have a door dividing it, so we got the treat of listening to the noise from the kitchen during the entire meal. We also had the privilege of watching exactly how long food was sitting in the window before it was run, and some of those pizzas really had time to cool down before they reached the tables. The waitress came and seemed nice enough. Apparently, they don’t have a beer or wine list, so our waitress was forced to haphazardly recite as much of the beer selection on tap as she could think of. I would have liked some wine, but it was a bit painful to listen to her rack her brain about it, so I just stuck with a beer. My husband and I decided to split a small pizza just to try it, since they were so reasonably priced. In fact, most of the menu was very reasonable. He also got a sandwich and I decided to go for the eggplant parm. When our food arrived, I was impressed by the portion I got for the price. Unfortunately, I then tasted it. The sauce was generic, bland tomato sauce (lets not pretend it’s actually marinara). That, I could live with, even if it didn’t make me want to rush back for some pasta. However, the eggplant itself, while there was a good bit of it, had been very finely sliced and then fried to a crisp. It looked like their goal may have been to make eggplant chips, but they burned them. Since they were so thinly sliced and then overcooked, all I could taste was burnt oil. I’m not even entirely certain there was eggplant in the dish as the only thing that seemed to survive the oil was some of the charred breading. My husband’s sandwich was bland. The pizza was okay in terms of the actual ingredients, however, the end result was a very wet pie. The sauce is a bit wet plus they put the toppings under the cheese, which caused all of the moisture (we had beef and onions) to go into the crust. By the time it reached the table, it was already a bit of a soggy mess.
I told my husband while we were eating that I thought it was a two-​star experience, just because I was having a good day. Unfortunately, the next time we saw our waitress after she put down our food was well after we had eaten as much as we could tolerate, finished our beers, and put everything on the side of the table. All she said was, «Box?» We declined and she brought a check several minutes later. Not once did she ask how anything was. Even if she had been slammed (which she clearly wasn’t), there’s no excuse for not at least checking on a table. Plus, we probably would have had another beer had we ever been offered one. We actually considered not leaving a tip, which we almost never do. In the end, we left her 10%. Perhaps I should have left a note of explanation as well.
On the upside, the beer was good.

Great pizza, excellent wings, friendly staff! And way cheaper than any decent pizza joint we have in California. Every time we visit we always stop!

We ate at the Sidestreet restaurant two nights ago in the bar. The place was very crowded and so the service was a little distracted but not terrible. They had a couple of craft beers on draft and a decent bottled selection. The wings were terrific. As good as any I’ve ever had. We paired that with a thin crust Pepper Pesto pizza which was awesome. Tonight we got takeout. More wings, this time their sweet and spicy Asian, and a thin crust Greek pizza. Worth it again. The place was packed full tonight so we obviously aren’t the only ones who appreciate it. Will eat here again if we’re ever back this way.

I have to preface my remarks by saying that I am a major foodie so having lived in Atlanta and Los Angeles and traveled with my trusty Zagat guide, the bar is pretty high. Considering what is offered in the region for Italian and pizza specifically, it seems that this restaurant is coasting on reputation and yet it is always packed (by people from Spartanburg and Greenville mostly) and while not bad, it is probably only the third best pizza in town. Given the wait time one usually has to endure, there are better values in the area.

The best wings I’ve ever eaten! I am a buffalo wings fanatic, and this place knows how to make them. Almost as important to my hot wing enjoyment is quality bleu cheese dressing, and the bleu cheese was deliciously CHUNKY! Pizza was amazing too, and a sufficient draft beer selection. Plus speedy and friendly service. We will definitely make the trip up from Greenville to eat here again!

Side-​street is a staple restaurant for locals and regional travelers. The pizza is the best in this region, and the service is excellent.
Come expecting a wait for dinner, but it is well worth the wait. If you cant stand a wait then the bar is first come first serve and you can usually get a quick seat.
Favorite dishes: steak sub and pepperoni pizza with green peppers. Don’t be afraid to try different sauces. Side street pizza deserves top honors.

I felt really sad when I ate here because of all the great reviews. If this is the best pizza in the area, what does the rest of it taste like? Sure, it’s not particularly offensive, but it’s not very good either. I’d liken it to it a soft floral wallpaper — not terrible enough to warrant complaint, but not good enough to put in my living room. It just IS.
That’s the nature of pizza, I guess. Even when it’s bad it’s good. Still, I cannot name any pizza I’ve had that was worse than this pizza, so I guess this is the worst pizza I’ve had. And yes, I am including those good ol’ Hot ‘n’ Ready pizzas from Lil Caesar’s. Maybe I’ve been spoiled by Lilly’s.
If you live anywhere other than this area, don’t waste your local grub experience on this one.

Pretty good pizza! I had the small chicken wing pizza which was not what I was expecting — I was thinking more straight buffalo chicken and bleu cheese, not tomato, green pepper and bacon, but it was still great nonetheless.
Definitely worthy of adoration — and living fairly close to New York, I’m pretty spoiled in terms of fantastic pizza. Will definitely keep this place in mind when I’m down here visiting my parents again. Some of the grinders sounded good (sorry, I can’t call it a sub, I’m from Connecticut. We just don’t.) and I would DEFINITELY be open to trying them out on a return trip! (Which will hopefully be sooner than 4 years from now, which is my average of coming down here)

Best pizza in this neck of the woods. The thin crust is awesome. Lots of toppings to chose from … including many not found at other places!

Charming local place with tasty food at great prices. I had the Italian sub and my husband had a small pizza. Proportions were perfect and the ingredients excellent. Will definitely return when we’re in the area.