Surf Rider Pizza

My husband and I love this place. I love the fact you can buy by the slice or get a whole pizza. There are so many variations of pizza. Today we tried the garlic knots as well and those were bomb. The service is always great and speedy and a ton of seating. I love the beach vibe here. I've been meaning to try their huge cookies but I'm always so full lol. Next time for sure :)

The cheese pizza is pretty good but it's a little greasy. The crust isn't as good as other places, but overall it's one of the better places to get pizza in the San Diego metro. I'd be interested in trying the pesto pizzas next time. The surf theming totally reminds me of Pizza My Heart in the Santa Cruz/San Jose area.We like Wednesday night trivia. It's so good for several reasons:1) It's nice to do trivia with my teens and not be at a bar.2) It's completely outside and we can be COVID safe.3) It's a fun time and you can win gift cards ($25, $10, $5) towards your order for next time.

This might be a matter of preference but I wish they would cook the crusts just a bit longer. The crust can't hold all of the toppings so it falls apart easily. That might just be me though.Otherwise, the toppings are great and fresh, the staff is always nice. The chicken wings are bomb and they have ample seating in the restaurant so it's good for groups.

The food left a pleasant taste in my mouth but the prices didn't. Woof, this place can be pricey! The reason I'm a little turned off by the high prices is because they're not disclosed. The menus when you walk up to place your order don't display prices, only the food items, so your final total is, well, a surprise! I ordered the "Godfather" slice and also the meatball sub, which seemed excessive when I was ordering but was the perfect amount of food when I was done eating. Both items were delicious and my only critique would be that the meatball sub could have been a bit more hefty, but that's grasping for something to pick apart. I'd certainly order both items again. To get back to the pricing of this place, my total after a 20% tip was $30.00. I should add that I also ordered a soda, but $25.00 before tip for a slice, a sub and a soda is a bit steep. I still don't know what each individual item cost me but I'm guessing $17.00 for the sub, $4.00 for the slice, and $3.00 for the soda? I dunno, but $30.00 total after tip. Be prepared for a delicious meal that will make your wallet weep a little bit, friends!

This place had me at the garlic knots, my mistake was ordering three, opt-in for the six or eight quantities.I'll definitely be back for the garlic knots and Calzone. The Calzone was big enough to feed two adults. Fresh and Hot from the oven, owey guwey, and a ton of cheese to pull apart from every meal.This place has a great outdoor seating setup where you can see the foot traffic and get some vitamin D.What we enjoyed the most about this place is you can taste the freshness in the bread in the sandwiches, the garlic knots and the pizza.For logistics, one side of the counter you order the garlic knots and the other side you order the pizza, sandwiches and drinks. This all funnels into the same cashier when you pay for your order.I cannot remember if there were TVs, we went on a raining Friday night when they have the Farmers Market on the main strip so get there early on Friday to get a decent parking spot.Executive summary:Service: 5/5Flavor: 5/5Real estate for groups: 5/5Drink menu: 5/5Flavor: 4/5Parking: Street, first come first serve, there is a metered parking lot on the other side of the street

Pretty good slices. They have a pretty good deal for 2 slices and a drink and you can mix and match your slices. A great hang out spot, plenty of room inside and outside if you want to watch the game

..... I don't write bad review.... My wife for some reason really liked this place... me and her have different tastes when it comes to pizza... but let's talk about the goods... this half pound sugar cookie with!!! Oh my was something to brag about... a little secret if you ask them they will warm it up in the back for you!!

I can only give details on the food because we got delivery but wow! This pizza was so delicious!! to be honest I was browsing the menu and remembered seeing this on the news when I saw the mention of dirty sauce on their menu. We had the SoCal Heat pizza and dirty sauce wings. I love spicy and this pizza was it! So much flavor and well balanced portion of toppings but man it made me sweat! Next time I might do half not so spicy maybe they can do less jalapeños because it was good flavor, but my mouth was on fire and I wanted to enjoy it a little more. The wings were great as well something in that dirty sauce has my husband and I hooked. I can't wait to go into the place and try out some more because flavor seems to be a priority

Consistently delish pizza. Im a fan of a thin crispy char in places crust with a slight chew and lucky for me Surfrider hits that and is close to home.

My family and I explored La Mesa today, we stopped in for lunch at Surfrider Pizza. It's part of the Kohn restaurant group and a location we haven't tried before today. The restaurant was busy but plenty of room to eat either inside or on two patios. We had a family meal option for a pizza with 2 toppings and a large salad. We also ordered garlic knots which we never received but were given a refund for. The food tasted good, pizza slices are huge and salad was fresh. The staff was nice and the only reason it's not 5 stars is the experience with the garlic knots which was a little weird. Overall, we enjoyed our meal and I would give them another shot.