Mr. Pizza Man

Didn't feel like going to an actual BBQ place on Memorial day because I figured you were going to be crowded and I was going to be a bit of a wait. So I can get rid of my favorite pizza place and get a barbecue chicken pizza. Best decision I ever made.

Now Known As: City Center PizzaQuick Lunch Specials $6.99 for a 10" Combo Pizza (Already made - just need to popp in oven) and a 12 oz fountain drink or bottled water.I had the Pepperoni, Sausage & Spinach Pie. Its a thin crunchy crust pie. The crust has a nice crunch but nothing to write home about. Crust reminds me of a saltine type cracker...wished it was a bit more bready.The big plus is that it only took 5 minutes to get it heated up and me out the door.Lunch Special runs till 9PM

Mr. Pizza Man offers a "10 personal pizza with 4 toppings and a soda for 5.99. too good to be true? in my case, yes.ordering-when customizing my pizza, was told it would take 25 minutes.-clerk suggested a premade one -picked one with lots of freshly sliced mushrooms atop melted cheese.-about 5 minutes later, it was "ready"-turns out most of mushrooms not cooked yet-only thick crust heated up.-waste of $5crumbs:-since they are busy, doubt they cook all pizzas the same. (repeat business)-pizza had little taste outside the parmasan cheese and chili pieces i put on it.-pizza very doughy-thick crust, 1/4"?-couldn't taste the cheese nor mushrooms.-the lemonade was just sugar water....

Check my credentials ！ I mangae black scale SF so I know what customer service is, I ordered a calzone which imo is very good. After two hours (I ended up going to jack in the box) they finally delivered it. The lady who takes the online orders had the nerve to get mad at me. Threaten me. And take back my order. Calzones are good but service is horrible. If u want to support bad service and negative attitudes the. Feel free to order. I've spent at least $300 with them but never again until they get rid of their 3rd party online service. That lady is trash and I will not EVER do business with them again. Please order early from a business that treats their customers correctly.

what's a great way to motivate a team? PIZZA. (or any food the rest of the teammates don't have to pay for)and i needed to find a pizza place in downtown oakland. quite a difficult search considering downtown oakland=chinatown. so yelp helped a great deal.parking is a biatch cuz there is none. it's either the underground parking garage at $2 every 20mins, or metered parking too many blocks away. since i was rushing to get to my meeting with the team, i chose the garage.anyway, mr. pizza man is hidden behind the wells fargo bank, next to some deli, in front of a crepe shop, close to 12th street, but not quite on the street itself. it's there. somewhere.i ordered a medium, 1/2veggie, 1/2 mission special. mission special is basically pepperoni and sausage...not that special. i was in-and-out in about 25 minutes, less $20. so i got in late to class, pizza balanced on one hand, bag slung around my arm, books and laptop on the other. and as soon as i walked in, all eyes on me...or at least, all eyes on the pizza box. i find my team and they grabbed that box and devoured a couple slices each. the rest of the class just stared. jealous? yea i would be too... the pizza was delicious!! the veggie is good. i think i only saw artichokes on my slice. big huge cuts of artichokes. and i think there was a creamy pesto sauce in it. i also liked the crust. not too tough and not too chewy either. the mission special was too salty for me. and the grease... that's what makes a good pizza, no?to sum up: a slice of pizza gave me 5 hours of focused work from my team. how's that for managing skills!

Yelpers, where's the love? This is the business.I go to school at Laney (sometimes) and have about an hour or so in between some classes and I'm not that into the food nearby (i.e., the hot dog carts). I usually walk it out over to the Oakland City Center where there is food I can trust. I usually do Top Dog (right, cause I'm sooo above the hot dog stand at Laney? I see the irony) or a varient of the fast food in the square, but have never tried Mr. Pizza Man yet.Mr. Pizza Man, you are one sultry beast. I'm sorry I ever doubted you. Mr. Pizza Man is somewhat hidden off to the side of City Center and was very cute. They do the personal 10 inch pizzas and drink meals which were fairly decently priced. What they do is they make the tiny pizzas, have them sitting staggered on stands behind some glass, then you pick out (you HAND PICK your pizza) and they get it all toasty for you. The actual pizza man (the real Mr. Pizza Man?!) was very polite and smiley. The girl behind the counter was VERY friendly and jokey. They made me happy. They know how to set a tone and know how to give up some good service.But you care about the pizza, dontcha?The personal pizza was VERY filling. It was amazing. I got a standard pepperoni (I was too tired from mid-terms to be exciting) and it was well cooked, the ingridients tasted fresh, and was not greasy (which is VERY impressive for a fast pizza spot).I'm actually going back today, and I am freaking stoked.

I work near this place and I come in frequently for lunch. I love them. I get the lunch special (10" pizza with drink) and the pizza is always fresh and hot. They just expanded so the prices went up a bit, which I would take half a star off for if I could, but it doesn't seem worth a whole star. Business is business. I get that. What sets this place apart for me is the staff. It is always the same guys behind the pizza bar and they are super friendly and accommodating and, as a customer, it's nice to be recognized by the people you are regularly giving your money to. They also allow you to add some extra toppings to the pre-made pizzas, which I always take advantage of. NOTE: When they expanded, they changed their name. It's now called city center pizza, or something along those lines, but I'll always know them as mr. Pizza man.

I am not sure of the complaints made on the negative reviews because first of all this is not a gourmet pizza shop and it's basically catered to being accessible, fast and cheap. I love the pizza guy that is there in the evening he is always so happy upbeat and friendly. I once wanted to order off the menu when he suggested that I should do the $5.99 special with a drink. I am not picky and I know what I pay for so for $5.99 I got a $5.99 pizza..I didn't even really care if they made one fresh (they offered) but the ones on display looked decent. The open late as well, probably the only place in the city center to be opened later so a plus. The pizza was decent. Cheesy..hot and hit the spot. No real complaints other than my weight scale at home.If you want a quick bite and craving pizza.then try it out.If you are expecting your pizza palate to be tantalized then you probably should skip out..as this ain't no Cheese Board Pizzza.

This place is weird. The interior is grungy, and half the patrons are high school kids, some of whom I'd be afraid to meet in a dark East Oakland alley.But the slice and soda is cheap and tasty, and they have an extensive menu of other foods (vegetarian pesto pasta; jalapeno poppers; wings, and more) - that you can order ONLINE. Go figure.The workers are friendly (kind of remind me of NY pizza guys - who knows, maybe they were in a former lifetime), the slice and soda is fast but the other foods take a little more time. And prices are decent. Pretty much the only place to get food like this (to fill your stomach) in downtown Oakland, especially under 10 minutes and at this price.

One of the originals! Great food for over 20 years. Fantastic flavor and service. I love them.