Mr. Beef & Pizza

I've been a long time customer over the years and when the owners sold a few years back it took us regulars by quite a surprise. Loyalty kept me going there until it was determined things had definitely changed where the food quality was concerned. I had learned the long time cooks had gone elsewhere. This severely impacted the taste and quality of a long time great tradition. I walked away but one day not to long ago I thought I'd give em another chance after several years. Upon stopping in I learned the old cooks had made it back and the food quality was back. I've been there several times over the past six months and I get my usual slice and a soda and it's pizza perfection. Other things in the menu I'm sure are tasty and back to that great traditional taste of old. Welcome back and it's so nice to satisfy the slice and a diet soda fix when needed Bob

04/10/24 - My wife a I stopped off here after a marathon at our accountants office from 2:30-7:30. We were starving. I went in and stood there while this POS stood there and ignored me right on the other side of the counter. He was doing something but never looked up or said I'll be right with you. When he got doing whatever it was he doing he walked to the back room in the restaurant. There was a girl who was up front and she never acknowledged that we were even there. She then walked to the back room too. I mean like WTF? Besides 2 woman we were the only other customers in the restaurant. Finally a third person came out and took our order. What a difference from the last time I came in there. That being said they do have a good beef. I like mine dipped w/jardiniere peppers. I don't think I'll ever go back there as there are too many other places to eat. This I'm not to be confused with MR BEEF @ 666 N Orleans.

Your typical burger joint food flavorful and cooked fresh known and recognized for there Italian beef sandwich. Nice size and full of flavor can order it with sweet or hot peppers, burgers broiled and cooked to perfection a must try!!!

A very Happy Days vibe is what you'll get here. Yeah, I just dated myself with that, but I guess with great age comes greater adventures. The food is your typical diner food - bugers, fries, and such. We came in because the need for hotdogs and fries was in order. To my surprise, no one ordered hotdogs and fries. We still got stuff off the grill. I got a burger that was well seasoned and fit the bill for your good Ole American burger. My daughter had a decent slice of pizza. Not a NY slice, but big enough to make her happy. My wife ordered a gyro sandwich and fries. See, not so crazy. The bad part came when my wife opened up her sandwich. As we're enjoying our meal, I see my wife open her gyro to enjoy the protein (gyro meat) that seems to always be abundantly added to these sandwiches. While using a fork to pick up the gyro meat, she stopped cold and asked me to make sure she wasn't seeing something else. I leaned in, and sure enough, there is was, a hair. It was plain as day laying across the tomato covered in sauce. She walked over and explained what she had found. The person behind the counter took the gyro back and prepared her a new one. It took long enough that I was able to eat my burger. Thankfully, she had the fries to keep her happy, but after that experience, she couldn't trust the new sandwich and started picking at it until she eventually lost her appetite. I don't have much else to say, to be honest. It was an experience that will keep us away from here.

I used to frequent this location on a regular basis and have not been there for a couple years. I've noticed that they changed owners. The Beef is tasty, just not how it used to be maybe it's the juice - I remember the old owner had crushed red peppers in the juice or something that made it stand out. Not what I remembered However still a decent beef sandwich! I would recommend getting one in neighborhood.

I've been coming to Mr. Beef & Pizzza well over 20 years and it never disappoints me. Even after it changed hands nothing has changed, the recipes, portion size, etc. The new owners are very nice and accommodating. I usually get a beef or a combo and a slice to go. They even have the same music, mostly from the 60s-70s. Give it a try, the portions are big, and they'll get you in and out in no time.

I don't know where these negative reviews are coming from. The beef is some of the best around. Also, their salads are fantastic. (Yes, excellent salads at a beef joint.) Made to order, not prepackaged. And the staff are always friendly.

Now that I've tried this place a couple times i guess i can give it a decent review. Nothing is wrong with this place in particular, other than the fact that they have no real combo meals. If i remember correctly, the have about 3 items that you can get fries and a drink with. Everything else is a "build your own" combo thing which means you'll pay more here than the Wendy's and KFC that are on with side of this place. I say all of that to say that if you like quick selections, with ready-made options, then that might annoy you a little. Other than that, the food is pretty good, they are quick, and the staff is friendly enough.

Mr. Beefs on Harlem. When you mentioned it to anyone familiar a smile would instantly appear. It was a right of passage when you were a kid and something you passed on to the next generation. We recently heard of the new ownership and how the beef sandwiches were just not the same. We were in total disbelief and had to visit and see what was up. It just couldn't be right?!?!??Fast forward to this week, when my son and I stopped in. It was lunch time and there was plenty of parking. That would never happen under the original owners. There would be a line and maybe some seats by the front, if you were lucky. The place was virtually empty. Not a good sign. We go to the counter place our order that included cheesy beef sandwiches and was asked what kind of cheese? What..there is only 1 option, mozzarella! We get our order and instantly saw the sandwiches were smaller as were the fries. We were okay with that as long as the beef sandwiches tasted the same. They most definitely did not. If it weren't for the giardinar they had no flavor at all. The sandwiches had no flavor whatsoever. The bread didn't seem fresh and the mozzarella never seemed to get soft. To say it was disappointing would he an understatement.We must now face the prospect of never having a good beef sandwich place to go to. The end of an era for us as we will not be back and will tell people not to bother.

i was raised on jays jay (old man) sponsored my brothers games@dunning pk unfortunately ever since losing the great mr jay they have lost all personal exchange with long time customers like me my family & many friends big j would b greatly disappointed n what/how his grandchildren not sons have done 2 dishonor his reputation shame on u miss u lots big j rest npeace