Ali's Upper Crust

Ali's is the best pizza in New Castle. It's crust is actually a raised style crust. Most of the spots in New Castle have a flat crust, undercooked, floppy and lifeless. Or overcooked hard and cracker-like. Ali's crust has a great chewy lift to it. Under the sauce and toppings, the crust holds up. Biting into a slice has just the right feel, and taste as well. A flat thin crust doesn't have a flavor. It doesn't have the air in it that lets the flavor get out to you. The flavor of Ali's pizza crust is just about perfect. Like a great French or Italian crusty loaf. And no baking soda! This dough was yeast raised, like real pizza dough should be made.The sauce on this pie is also just about perfect. I hate a flat tasting sauce. Or a sauce that is too sweet or too tangy. Sauce on this pizza was just right, in taste and amount. Had a beautifully seasoned flavor which was not heavy on anything. It was center of target bullseye. Impossible to describe except to say, I liked it. A lot. Toppings... well, I had cheese and pepperoni. The cheese? It had a flavor! There was plenty of cheese too, when you get it home, hot, and pull a slice and there is enough hot gooey melty cheese to roll off the edge of the slice, and that's plenty of cheese. And it had mozzarella flavor. Not some generic cheese like a Bob's House'O'Cheese! This cheese tasted fantastic! The pepperoni was sliced thin, and covered the pie. Just the right amount for a perfect flavor and texture. First time order, after living here for nearly two years, figures. On the other hand, if I had come to Ali's for pizza first, I would have hated myself for not just getting Ali's every time. Getting Ali's after getting every.other.pie makes me feel like I had to work through all the mediocre pizza before I had finally earned the right to appreciate how good Ali's pizza is.The only extra instructions I gave when ordering was to brown the cheese that comes up over the roll of the crust. So, now that I've found pizza I like in New Castle, all I have left is changing around the toppings and whether I want the pepperoni brown on the edges, or the crust dark, or very dark. FINALLY I can stop driving to Youngstown to get Cornersburg, Belleria, Coca's or Uptown. Which if you like those, this is just as great!

By far one of the best not only pizza but Italian in general places in New Castle. Ali is a very sweet generous old lady who makes excellent food and is always polite to customers. I happily give her my business and recommend her to others. It's a hidden gem in New Castle.

Ali is so nice and makes everything from scratch. The restaurant is in a mini plaza with a barber shop. Her food is amazing and I'm glad to give her my business and recommend the place to so many people. You can dine in, order take out, and I believe they may deliver as well locally. The wedding soup is amazing, but she's known for her gigantic pepperoni rolls and pizza. I personally like the Buffalo Chicken Pizza the best, but haven't had anything I didn't like. Stop in and Ali will certainly be sure to take care of you and your hunger needs.

We enjoy the taste of this sauce, on the pizza & the meatball sandwiches both. The restaurant is in a quiet neighborhood, had a small number of tables, but is friendly and cozy like the ones we loved on my youth.Give them at least 20/30 minutes for your order pickup, but in our case, that's just about the right time needed for us to get there. Free off street parking is s plus!

Staff is friendly and wonderful. Stopping in has been pleasant every time.As for the pizza--I lived in NY for several years, and became a die-hard fan of NY style. Ali's is more like a Philly-style tomato pie, with a bready crust and sweeter sauce. Honestly, it's not for me, but it you need a shakeup from Pizza Joe's or Marchelloni's, give Ali's a try for yourself and see what you think!

First time trying their food. Got the buffalo chicken pizza. Right amount of hot sauce and ranch. Perfect. Strombolis were phenomenal. Would come back again!

Garlic knots were amazing! Pizza was one of the better place around New Castle. Service was great and place was really clean.

We have been customer's of Ali's for years. The food is always amazing. Ali and her son are amazing people and really care about the food they make and taking care of their customers.

Best pizza in New Castle and the owner is great try their fresh tomato pizza with hot peppers Delicious.