Dave's Pizza

09/07/07

If you got lots and lots and lots of time, Dave's is your place

by davespizza at Citysearch

I highly recommend Dave's Pizza if you don't mind waiting and waiting for a simple pizza. "Your pizza is the next one out"...no, it's the next one....no, maybe the next...., no, should be right out...., no, still waiting after an hour plus. Great stuff. Once you've made your tolerance limit, try Zoe's next door, it's good, quick and healthy.

• Pros: Cool place
• Cons: Wait time for a pizza is beyond reasonable.

02/17/09

Dave's is the BEST!

by youngpadawan at Citysearch

dave's is a great place to eat pizza...the best in town. they just put some new pizza's on the menu that are awsome!!! your wasting money if you go somewhere else before you try these pizza's!! they also have great sandwhiches--the tenderloin is the best!! i eat there at least once a week and i'm here to tell you these new pizza's on the menu are the best pizza's out there!

• Pros: great food, good atmosphere, good price
• Cons: eating the whole pizza b/c its that good

06/22/08

AWESOME FOOD, ATMOSPHERE

by mnm0007 at Citysearch

I highly recommend Dave's Pizza in Homewood. I order take out nearly every weekend. I recommend the Nutri Dave and PICK IT UP.... The girl at the counter is FINE!!!

05/29/08

Cold Draft, frosted mugs, good selection

by boone08 at Citysearch

Had to wait to be seated but service was good considering the place was packed. It was definitely worth the wait. Our server didn't know the wine list but no one cared; she was HOT, really HOT with great personality. I've been there for the lunch buffet before and it was good but the food and atmosphere at night are fantastic. Certainly best in town..........Best Pizza outside New York city.

• Pros: Frosted beer mugs, heated blankets for outside

12/06/07

Bad service, uncooked pizza, dry sandwiches, high prices

by travisvan1 at Citysearch

First of all, the old man at the cash register has to be one of the rudest people who I have ever handed money to willingly. If I wasn't with a big group, I would have turned around and walked out. The calzone and pizza dough is consistently undercooked. The prices are way too high. You'll get a better value and better pizza at a chain for almost half the price. If you want really good pizza, go to Davenports in Mountain Brook. It's amazing they stay in business in Homewood. Oh, and they apparently add a tip even if you don't leave one!!

Don't waste your time. You'll be happier at Chucky Cheese.

• Pros: The electricity works
• Cons: high prices, bad service, undercooked pizza, dry sandwiches

10/14/07

Really good pizza, very high prices, and problems with their service

by larryj1059 at Citysearch

My experiences here are that the pizza is consistently 8 out 10, i.e. not quite Chicago Loop, but definitely better than most places in Birmingham, provided you are willing to pay top dollar, i.e. $19 for a medium pizza and $25 for a large.

The seeting area is informal but large, with a good array of TV's on various sports stations. There's superb outdoor seating. So if you have lots of time to hang out, it is actually a great place to sit.

Evaluating the service is tricky. The young people who work at Dave's as waitstaff are genuinely sweet, nice and helpful. Their kind demeanors are undermined by the godawful slowness of the place, and the difficulty getting the attention of these nice servers, who are (obviously) totally overworked, running their tails off and not quite able to keep up. They also have trouble keeping track of "special orders" (i.e. make this pizza only half cheese, or whatever). I have to guess the system is just overloaded by low staff.

When I have had the chance to raise this to someone at manager level the response has been on the order of (paraphrasing, not actual words) 'so what. That's the way we do things here.' i.e. No effort made to correct, mollify or even fake looking sincerely concerned.

So my suggestions are that if you are sure you don't need to eat quickly and you do want good pizza that's pricey, this is a fine place to hang out and watch the ball game. The servers are really nice. Just realize that the basic arrangement is high prices + low staff numbers, and the managerial folks would rather lose some customers than improve the service model.

• Pros: quality pizza
• Cons: very high prices, no service committment

09/29/07

Disgusting!!!!

by hemanwomanhater at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I ordered the TurboDave and the pizza crust was not done. It was absolutely disgusting. For a better pizza go to Mellow Mushroom in Southside or Davenport's in Mountain Brook Village. Oh yeah and if anyone thinks Dave's is romantic ya'll need to get out more!

06/09/04

Good Time

by jjames1972 at Citysearch

Great atmosphere for a local pizza joint and kid friendly.

• Pros: outside seating, decent beer selection, good pizza

02/17/04

Best in Town

by mandybpierce at Citysearch

This guy knows what he's doing. He has some of the best pizza I've ever had. He also has a delicious spinach salad, and an unbelievable smoked pork tenderloin sandwich. His menu is always changing, so you never know what might be new.

• Pros: Delicious food, Good music, live & no, Blanket warmers