Joyce’s Famous Pizza
2120 S Broadway,Unit D, Denver, CO, 80210
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Address :
2120 S Broadway,Unit D
Denver, CO, 80210 - Phone (303) 777-4992
- Website https://www.joycesfamouspizza.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 9:00pm
- Mon : 11:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Garage, Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Pizza
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Italian Cuisine
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Italian and Greek cuisines are always mistaken to be same, but they are poles apart. The primary difference between the two cuisines is the use of cheese in most of the Italian dishes. Italians love to cultivate their own cheese and process them as per their food requirement. It is believed that some cheese is so expensive that cheese producers secure them in lockers.
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Lynn T.
Yum! Best place for a pizza lunch deal. The pizza by the slice is the best I've had in Denver. They double bake it when you order slices so it's nice and crispy. Joyce is usually there when I come and she's so friendly. I've even had her deliver pizzas to my house right before closing hours when I was expecting her to say no it's too late. I love seeing business owners so involved, working hard and caring about their customers.
(5)Morgan H.
I have tried nearly every pizza place from Lakewood to Parker and Joyce's is hands down the best. Not only is the sauce the work of angels and the crust made by God himself but Joyce does a lot of the deliveries herself which is so awesome! I recommend this place to everyone and will continue to do so.
(5)Classi S.
Visited Denver a couple of days ago and based on food I had, I was almost afraid to try this pizza. iT WAS great. not to greasy, very flavorful and priced just right. The chef was not to friendly but the pizza made up for it. They also have this garlic seasoning that you can use as a topper with or without parm cheese. with or without it, its a hit.
(5)Steady R.
I tried Joyc's famous pizza couple of times since i moved in the neighborhood. I have to say that this is the hidden treasure of NY style pizza! Guess what? They have delicious Gyros too for only 7 bucks. The Tazicki sauce that came along the gyros was mild and delicious, wish it had a little more flavor. They have variety of pizzas with ingredients that made from scratch after the kitchen employee confirmed that to me. The menu also includes a selection of subs that have the same special taste that this restaurant offers. I stopped buying from Dominos and pappa johns when i knew about this excellent family owned business. They offer me better taste, more food, and better deals.
(5)Lindsey J.
Very disappointing. Ordered fried mushrooms mozzarella sticks salad a burger and calzone, (did not receive that). All fried food was mushy and super greasy. Burger was also mushy and way to much mayo that was already added for me.
(1)Kyong Y.
Food mediocre. Customer service deplorable. I placed my order online and when the pizza was delivered with the wrong ingredients, the man that answered the phone never offered any solution and could only insist that I had no reason for complaint. He began yelling over the phone and suggested that I call back to speak to his supervisor. When I asked when his supervisor would be available he couldn't provide any information and disconnected the call. I try to stay away from major chains to support local business but Joyce's definately won't be one of them. Pathetic service and worse food. Incredibly dissatisfied.
(1)Lisa R.
Best burgers ever, huge, so filing. I will definitely order from this place again, next-pizza, yummy.
(5)Russ D.
Specializing in New York-style pizza, subs, calzones, pasta, chicken wings and gyros, Joyce's Famous Pizza has been a local neighborhood pizza restaurant serving Denver, Colorado for many years. I like supporting local businesses. There is something special about going to "mom and pop" stores to support them. Famous Pizza's special: 2 slices, salad and beverage, makes for a cheap meal. The slices are large and foldable! They also deliver for those times when you would really like to stay at home as a recluse. I find eating pizza in the dark to be an enlightening experience, so I cannot confirm or deny I have had the pizza delivered with the express thought of dining as a recluse in the dark. I have had the calzones, pasta, gyro sandwich with fries, hamburger and several appetizers; all are adequately good. I suggest experimenting to find what you like on the menu and then stick with it. I am sure you will find something you like. So do it. Find something you like and become a regular patron. You'll be glad you did.
(4)Holly S.
I'll begin by saying Joyce is wonderful. She seems to run the place (ordered delivery twice, she prepared and delivered the food both times.) Haven't tried their pizza but the sandwiches and pastas I've tried have been really good. Also, if you're ever craving chicken fingers/nuggets (this tends to happen after awesome nights of drinking) have her deliver you some, they're the perfect way to satisfy your craving.
(4)Lisa L.
Greasy pizza that's soggy in the middle, service that is sullen and crabby, and salad that is brown. What's not to love? It should be called "INfamous Joyce's." That's what i get for being lazy. Just one block north on the west side of Broadway is Family Famous pizza I rely upon for being awesome, friendly and clean; but I wasn't on that side of the street. I will never make that mistake again.
(1)Gary P.
If you can't trust them to return a phone that you left accidentally on the counter, do you really trust them to make a good pizza for you? I don't. It's no way to treat customers. I accidentally left my my phone at the restaurant while picking up a pizza. Next day, no one in the restaurant knew anything about it. In a stroke of luck we were able to use a "Find My Phone" feature to find it--not at the restaurant, but at someone's house and got the police involved. Thanks to the Denver Police, we were able to determine that a manager or owner ("Jorge") took the phone home and subsequently gave it to someone else. Apparently he "didn't know how to reach me" even though my wife had called the restaurant repeatedly, I physically visited the restaurant to ask about it, and we had sent multiple text messages to the phone which we we know were received based on call logs. In my view, it was stolen, plain and simple. I don't trust them and don't trust their food.
(1)Doug R.
It would have to be famous for something else... because its just not good. Ordered a take away on my way home from work and as I sauntered past the vacuous looking, unsmiling person at the door, I approached the counter and discovered he was the chef and head cashier. Presenting my groupon, he turned to what was presumably the jamous Joyce and grunted something that hailed her over. She looked contemptuously at the loathsome Groupon and snapped, "you should have told us when you ordered." Possibly had I done this, I might have received an improved pizza? A special prize? Begrudgingly I was processed and headed out, thankful to not be seated. Had the pizza been good, it might have been amusing... But with the soggy tasteless crust and lack of anything of note on the "supreme large" it proved to be a chore to eat with nothing to recommend beyond that it did not induce food poisoning. So with poor service, poor product and devoid of redeeming value in the establishment... I would avoid the current Groupon (which reminded me to post my experience,) and somebody tweet me as to what exactly Joyce's is famous for.
(1)Jim W.
I've been going to Joyce's for about a year and a half and have found the pizza to be consistently excellent - it's truly NY Style pizza. It's the closest thing I've had since I lived in NY. The pizza is VERY reasonably priced and a really great value. Check out the daily special - 2 slices (one topping) a salad and drink for $6.99 - you can't beat it. I get the mushroom pizza and it's always with fresh mushrooms (as it should be!). Service is fast, friendly and a great neighborhood choice for great pizza. Keep up the good work
(5)Laura L.
I think this place might actually be called "Joyce's Famous Pizza." We should give Joyce her well-deserved props, 'cause this is pretty good pizza in a pinch. After a long, hard day of yelping (it's true, sometimes it's hard work) with no food in the house, I decided to drive out and pick up a pizza - there's just something about eating pizza when it's still piping hot, you know? I had some reservations about ordering from this place based on the reviews, but I'm telling you right now: their thin crust pepperoni is dang good and greasy - atmosphere be damned. The only downside was the person taking my order - she sounded truly annoyed to be talking to me on the phone, and seemed inconvenienced by me paying because she was taking other orders. However, the dude that actually made my pizza was super friendly, so it all balanced out. Note: If you're picking up a pie, do yourself a favor and stop by the liquor store next door for a 6-pack of something to wash down the cheesy, greasy, pepperoni deliciousness.
(4)Claire S.
We found this place over the weekend and I was sooooo happy. Finally somewhere outside the ny area with pizza that is delish and reminiscent of real ny pizza! Yay!!! Also they are relatively close to the apt, what lucky ducks me and hubby are. The owners are very friendly and I love this place. Will not be looking for another pizza place in the Denver area anytime soon.
(5)Steve K.
Great pizza at really good price
(4)Whitney R.
This is by far the best Pizza I have had in a very long long time! I am from Chicago and love my pizza, they have the best sausage and pepperoni, and their pizza has so much FLAVOR! The owner is always there and wants to make sure that you receive the best customer service. Once you try her pizza you will be hooked for life!!!!
(5)Dennis M.
I mean pizza on the Great Plains can't be expected to be good but this place takes it to a low. Its more like combo between Uno's bread cake monstrosity & a Binghamton gas station pizza. Don't know why the pizza is so tasteless. You would prefer eating a cardboard box. Don't even bother with the calzones. Pies and their tiny slices are grossly overpriced. Heard from a friend that the owner had to close her first location and reopen down the street due to poor business. Be a capitalist and vote with your dollar to close this monstrosity down.
(1)John W.
There should be only ONE! My nephew's favorite pizza joint due to 'the ball game' where 75 cents will give you a chance or two to 'score' a goal and always leaves you with a one inch rubber ball to play with. Parking is next to the liquior store and plentiful. Pizza has always been ready when I picked it up. There are many Famous pizzas, they don't seem to be affiliated and I don't know who's famous...or why. We took the pizza home and tried it. My nephew eats only peperonni and likes this place. Anyway, my nephew would rate it 5 due to the 'ball game' being there and the peperonni .. and I would say it was good.
(3)Teresa W.
I feel like I need to update my review. My awesome landlord always gives me gift certificates for this place, but they are called "My Community"- or something of that sort- certificates. I think Joyce's is the only place I can use them, but I may be mistaken. I've gone here about 4 times already, and I think I'm done. I'm sure she doesn't profit off the cert. and she makes me pay the tax (which is totally fine, and I used to tip big-but I'm over it). Once she finds out I'm paying with that, she always ups the price. For example, about a month ago I came there with my mom and remembered I had a cert left for $10. For one pizza and wings she charged me $50. My landlord gave us another certificate and I'm a little leary to use it. I may just find some random homeless person and give it to them. I'm sorry this review doesn't make sense, but I had to post as a warning for the grouponers to check your receipts to make sure you are charged accordingly.
(1)Amy B.
I've ordered twice now and both times the food arrived in under 30 minutes and very hot and fresh. the owner is the one who delivered it and she's always very nice. I've had the eggplant parm, sub sandwich and now the gyro and fries and all were very tasty!!!!
(5)Jeff S.
This place is a hidden gem. Tasty food and good prices. Nothing else compares in South Denver. It never ceases to amaze me that people continually eat Pasquinis, Rebellion, Dominos and Papa Johns. They must not know about this place.
(5)Monica L.
This location is cleaner and friendlier than the location at Broadway and Ellsworth. The white pizza is really great.
(4)Jeff M.
Great lunch specials. Awesome NY style pizza. Huge slices. The owner works there, eats her own food! What better testimant? I work down the street and eat there 1 or 2 times per week. We need more establishments like this in Denver.
(5)Michael B.
Tried it with a Denver Daily Deal. It's a good 20 minute drive from me so I wouldn't make it just to get but might go if in the neighborhood. The topping seemed fresh and were very tasty. The lady working there (as others noted but not sure if the same one) was very disinterested. Not rude at all but not friendly. I originally give it a 3 but it gave me some awful stomach problems. I had the leftovers a few days later and they came back. Price have gone up a lot since the menu on their page was listed and there are plenty of cheaper places.
(2)Gary R.
This is hands-down the best NY-style pizza in Denver. Plus, they have a full on-the-wall menu of items just let a NY pizza place. You can get all sorts of things. I love the lunch special of two slices, drink and a side salad. It helps that the inside is clean and family-friendly too, unlike most of the other NY pizza places in Denver. If you like real NY pizza, you definitely need to try this place.
(5)G. B.
This location may look cleaner, but it shares a building with a liquor store in a fairly vacant area of Broadway South. Each time I've been here, there have been seedy looking homeless people out front (and inside on some occasions). The pizza isn't as good as the pizza at the Ellsworth location. It's just alright. I tried it a few times to really find out if I liked it, and I haven't been back. It's ehhhhhh OK at best. And I think the lunch special got more expensive. If you're starving, it's edible. If you're looking for good pizza, skip it.
(2)Brianna O.
yeah, I'm going there. I'm ranking Joyce's Famous Pizza a full 5 stars. If I were in NYC, it would be, at best, a 3. But I'm in Denver, Colorado. And as far as I can tell, this pizza is as good as it gets here for the buck. I don't want to spend 30 bucks on a large pie, so I'm not comparing it to those a**holes who have the audacity to charge so much for pizza, and you can find plenty of that here in Denver. But in NYC, you get a banging pie for waaaaaayyyy less, and you don't have to call it "gourmet" to know it's really good. Joyce's doesn't claim to be gourmet; they are just an awesome neighborhood pie shop, and that's what it's all about. Joyce herself works the counter, and she's delivered the pizza to us herself several times. This pizza is consistently awesome. Go for it!
(5)Laurie M.
Cheap, quick and very good. The special is the cheapest around! 2 slices (one topping) a salad (I like the homemade Italian dressing) and a small drink $6.99 great deal!
(4)Dan W.
Where else are you going to see a mural of John Lennon, Michael Jackson and Elvis sitting down eating pizza together? Plus they have a 1/50 scale statue of liberty in there (no I didn't measure to make sure, but it's as tall as me). The pizza is a good NY-style by the slice. They close a bit early which annoys me, but no earlier than every other pizza place I know of.
(3)Shaleen T.
Ordered on GrubHub because I had a craving for gyros and this was the only place that would deliver gyros to my apartment. Let me preface this review by pointing out, in case it's not abundantly clear from the fact that I'm willing to order delivery gyros from a pizza place, that I am not a food snob at all. I didn't meet the minimum for delivery, so I glanced at the menu and chose garlic cheese bread because it's impossible to mess up (or so I thought). It was easy to order and arrived earlier than expected with a perfectly courteous delivery driver, whom I believe was Joyce herself. I feel guilty because I accidentally stiffed her - I clicked "tip with cash" and didn't have any cash. She was really nice about it. The reason this is two stars instead of one is because of the service. But the food. Oh man. I would have been happy with almost anything; I'm very easy to please when it comes to junk food. But this was just revolting. I had to throw it out. The gyros were awful - the pita tasted very stale and the gyro meat was awful. The fries were clammy and impossible to eat. Only the tomato and onion pieces and gyro sauce were edible, which as you can imagine, was a bit frustrating. The "garlic cheese bread" was even worse! It tasted like old wonder bread spread with canned garlic and some mozzarella. It was served with "sauce" that was actually red tomato water, literally the consistency of water. $15.44 in total for food I threw out. Horrendous.
(2)Amy R.
She is awesome. She takes the order, makes the food and delivers it to you. She is amazing. Ordered from her 3 times and about to order again! Was surprised by the bad ratings. LOVE it.
(5)Angie W.
The pizza and bread are always very good. However, the owner is not very nice. She always seems to be in a bad mood. And recently I got over charged and was not given a receipt. They have always had amazing food but the customer service and professionalism needs to get better to retain old customers and gain new ones. After all, there are a lot of pizza places in the area.
(2)Shawn S.
Not a fan. The lady who I assume is Joyce looked annoyed by me wanting to get food. Thought the place was a dump, tried to sit down on a chair and it had a drink spilled on it. Then to top it off she screwed my order because she's apparently smart enough to not remember. Pros: Joyce will make you feel like your life is pretty good by comparison Cons: Go to Anthonys or Gennaros or Pizza Colore or Subway. Holy Crap!
(1)Jerry N.
Avoid them unless you are looking for a stomachache. Tried them twice even I was not satisfied with my first experience. I just like to give second chances (sometimes). Not a good NY pizza overall, the crust tastes good but it is too thick for NY style. Cheese and toppings are average, nothing special. The sauce tastes rather cheap, weak. Both times I did not digest well the pizza and felt heavy for hours. I agree with Mike S., staff is rather unfriendly. Dinning are isn't great either. They offer other stuff like burgers, pasta, subs and salads. I certainly do not recommend them.
(2)Todd C.
This is a great pizza shop and not far from downtown. We are from portland and where walking around the antique strip. Stopped in here. Pizza is the bomb Joyce is great. New York style pizza, hand tossed, locally owned!
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