Empire Pizza

Quality cheese slice - thin crispy crust, flavorful sauce, fresh basil (!) The cheese is interesting as it's a combination of shredded and fresh mozzarella so it doesn't stretch into long strands (for that cheese pull) like most pizza slices. Tasty though!

Being gluten free, pizza is often a disappointment for me. However, Empire was a pleasant surprise and has the best gluten free pizza I’ve ever had! And they sell it by the slice (square)

Great pizza... true thin crust New York style pies! The meatball sliders were also really tasty... along with the music & decor, it really had a great New York City feel to the place!

Got a pepperoni slice, extra crispy. Very good pizza and the perfect snack. Friendly service.

Nina Berman

The most delicious New York slice in San Francisco! The chefs and owner behind this business truly care about ingredients and the dough process, therefore producing an amazing quality slice. The square dough is perfectly moist (almost foccacia like) and topped with flavorful tomato sauce and delicious cheeses. The round dough is thin and light and perfectly topped as to not overload the dough. It's the perfect bite of dough, cheese, sauce, and toppings that leaves you feeling warm, satisfied, and good about eating pizza! I love that they use sesame seeds around the crust on their white pies. I recommend trying all! To add onto the deliciousness, the space itself is really beautiful and open. I can't wait to continue to come here to eat the best pizza, drink wine, and hang out!

Tiaga Nidhan

You can never and I repeat never say too many good things about Empire Pizza. In a way I am not even ready to write this review because I feel there is nothing I can say that can truly describe the depth of Empire Pizza's sheer beauty, integrity and strength as the reigning defending best place to get New York Style Pizza in San Francisco. This place opened in August, I believe on 8/8 or around it at the very least. To my knowledge I am one of their first customers and was the first one to achieve 100 points in their reward system. I have had conversations with the owners, operators and workers of this place. I have been introduced to significant figures at this establishment, standing and shaking hands and getting to know to a degree the minds and method behind this place and all I can say is... San Francisco, you are truly now actually worthy of being called a Pizza City because of Empire Pizza existing. Empire does the cheese correctly, so correctly that you actually have something in San Francisco as good as New York. You actually do. And if you do cheese correctly that means you are trustworthy with toppings and of doing a white pie, which is a true work of art and site to behold for any Pizza purist or elitist. These guys devote their life to pizza and went to New York and Italy just to study the craft and it shows. I went to New York and Italy to eat and understand pizza from the fan/ consumer/ customer and appreciator standpoint. These men went to perfect the art of making Pizza. Truly on the right path and you can feel it in their presence. You are absolutely doing the right thing for yourself and your fellow man to go to Empire Pizza. If you are someone who Pizza matters to, I have gone to approximately 50 pizza places in just San Francisco alone since May 2022 and this is the standard bearer fully. 35 years in and around San Francisco, I am a Native and I am a man who loves, honors and respects Pizza and this is simply number 1 in every way. Their product, the staff, the attitude, the vibe, the positivity that permeates from everything this place does. You will be hard pressed to go in here and not notice other people are also in awe, relieved and furthermore healed by the power of Empire Pizza. Pizza is Life. Life is Love. Love is Pizza. I stand in 100% support of Empire Pizza's continued success and thriving and will see to contributing to aiding in that as much as possible for the foreseeable future and if you have a brain in your head, a heart in your chest and love for Pizza or anything good and decent in life. You need to do the same. Find a time to go visit Empire. Every slice will change your life unless you are simply a passionless immovable rotten miserable fool who nothing can resurrect because you have presumably given up on life. Even then, you may be surprised that suddenly you do have a new lease on life legitimately after you have tried this pie. Blessings.

Dan Holguin

I had my doubts, this place? Unbelievable! Huge pies! Loaded with tasty toppings all exploding with flavor! I’ll say it again, Unbelievable! 100% legit NY style pizza done right…in The City by The Bay. You gotta try Empire when in town. Don’t miss it…you’ll regret it!! I promise!

Amanda Villalobos

Empire Pizza was very delicious! The guy behind the counter was very friendly, and the aesthetics of this place were fun to look at! I loved how thin, but crispy the pizza was. I will definitely be back!

Gabriel St-Hilaire

I tried two different kind of pizza, they were both delicous. The pepperoni were a delight. The cheese is also hight quality and it show. They have parmesan and pepper on each table to add to your slices. Service is fast. The water was cold as I like it.

Paul Pettersson (Petersson Fersman)

Very nice pizza, meat balls, wine and beer!! Also very friendly staff. Most of all I like the furnishing, the decor and the music. Will definitely come back next time I am in SF. Recommended!

Samantha Kotyck

Knowledgeable staff, really passionate about pizza! There was a great vibe inside the restaurant, we just grabbed a quick slice to go, but would definitely come back. Got the pepperoni square (just a classic) to try out their stuff and it was really good. Sauce tasted fresh, dough was crispy on the bottom and soft in the middle, overall 10/10!!!

Pia Zaragoza

This is seriously some of the best gluten-free pizza in San Francisco! Each bite was perfection. I appreciated how careful they were to avoid gluten cross contamination.

Aaris Nazari

The pizza here is really good no doubt but it’s expensive to eat and drink here. One of the pros about this place is that it’s really spacious and has that good old Italian vibe to it. I think I saw an old school gangster wearing a suit and a shiny watch in back.

Nils Brolin

Great pizza square! $13 for a slice and a Coke with everything included. Crunchy bread and tasty tomato sauce. Pepperoni was just the right amount of heat in 👌🏻

Alex Pong

Quality cheese slice - thin crispy crust, flavorful sauce, fresh basil (!) The cheese is interesting as it's a combination of shredded and fresh mozzarella so it doesn't stretch into long strands (for that cheese pull) like most pizza slices. Tasty though!

Anil Chokshi

Being gluten free, pizza is often a disappointment for me. However, Empire was a pleasant surprise and has the best gluten free pizza I’ve ever had! And they sell it by the slice (square)

Laszlo Lengyel

Great pizza... true thin crust New York style pies! The meatball sliders were also really tasty... along with the music & decor, it really had a great New York City feel to the place!

Lo

Got a pepperoni slice, extra crispy. Very good pizza and the perfect snack. Friendly service.

Great place to stop for a bite to eat before a rainy day at SFMOMA. Pizza was fresh, a variety of unique ingredients with real quality. Love how crispy any light the crust is. Super kind and attentive staff! We got 5 different slices, some garlic knots to share, and a salad for our party of 6. Everything was great, and it didn't break the bank! We will definitely be back!

Great quality pizza! Love the crunch has no flop. Have square and triangle pizza. Buy by the slice or whole. Gets a little busy but people constantly in and out. They just need a soft drink machine for people to operate. I noticed many customers just got water bec drink options aren't clear. I will be back.

I Perez

Great quality pizza! Love the crunch has no flop. Have square and triangle pizza. Buy by the slice or whole. Gets a little busy but people constantly in and out. They just need a soft drink machine for people to operate. I noticed many customers just got water bec drink options aren't clear. I will be back.

Lindsey Ahrary

Great place to stop for a bite to eat before a rainy day at SFMOMA. Pizza was fresh, a variety of unique ingredients with real quality. Love how crispy any light the crust is. Super kind and attentive staff! We got 5 different slices, some garlic knots to share, and a salad for our party of 6. Everything was great, and it didn't break the bank! We will definitely be back!

Good but not amazing. Quite pricy for what it is. $6ish per slice but the service was wonderful. Everyone at the restaurant was very attentive and welcoming. The pizzas had that NY pizza marinara sauce. Garlic knots weren’t soft enough, they were too tough. I prefer it to be a bit more bouncy. If you’re craving a slice of pizza and in the area, good spot to go.

I really enjoyed this place. The staff was super friendly. The pizza was good. Honestly nothing too crazy about the pizza. Just a nice slice of pizza. The guy actually burnt my slice on accident but free of charge left me the other slice. It was still good pizza too, just a little burnt. The vibe is New York themed, with tons of New York stuff all around you. I really enjoyed the place. I would recommend if you're in the mood for some Pizza in SF.

I had the Choppin' Broccoli Pizza slice and it was great. The vibe in this place is amazing, they have done great decor to remind you of NYC (my favorite city). I just found it a bit pricey but ehh I will give the bucks for the feel and come here again

Rohenne Lee

Good but not amazing. Quite pricy for what it is. $6ish per slice but the service was wonderful. Everyone at the restaurant was very attentive and welcoming. The pizzas had that NY pizza marinara sauce. Garlic knots weren’t soft enough, they were too tough. I prefer it to be a bit more bouncy. If you’re craving a slice of pizza and in the area, good spot to go.

Jordan Baker

I really enjoyed this place. The staff was super friendly. The pizza was good. Honestly nothing too crazy about the pizza. Just a nice slice of pizza. The guy actually burnt my slice on accident but free of charge left me the other slice. It was still good pizza too, just a little burnt. The vibe is New York themed, with tons of New York stuff all around you. I really enjoyed the place. I would recommend if you're in the mood for some Pizza in SF.

Prachi Gupta

I had the Choppin' Broccoli Pizza slice and it was great. The vibe in this place is amazing, they have done great decor to remind you of NYC (my favorite city). I just found it a bit pricey but ehh I will give the bucks for the feel and come here again

Horrible. Just horrible. I ordered four meatballs for $20 with extra sauce. They not only charged me for four and only gave me two, but there is NO sauce at all let alone extra. See photo. This a new restaurant with pathetic offerings and inaccurate fulfillment of orders. I was already home so couldn't go back to complain. Don't eat here.

D de Courcy

Horrible. Just horrible. I ordered four meatballs for $20 with extra sauce. They not only charged me for four and only gave me two, but there is NO sauce at all let alone extra. See photo. This a new restaurant with pathetic offerings and inaccurate fulfillment of orders. I was already home so couldn't go back to complain. Don't eat here.