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Naubahar Agha

Incredible pizza! I've had original pizza in Italy while I lived there. This place is 100% authentic Italian. It's really good! The place is also very busy, yet they were able to accommodate us. They took a bit too long to take our order and the server gave us the drinks for free. Didn't need to at all, but he did anyway. Despite that, the food was fantastic on it's own right. And the ambiance was very friendly, family owned, rushed, but delicious. The thin Italian crust was amazing! Would highly recommend to anyone who likes original thin Italian pizza!

Christopher Arriola

Was looking for a pizza spot in Burlingame and stumble across this. My wife and I are from Virginia and we enjoyed eating here. We has the pizza with buratta cheese, the salami salad and limoncello ice cream. Price was around $50 for all. Not too bad.

david puccinelli

We had a great experience with Doordash before, so we decided to go and dine-in tonight. The food, service, and cleanliness were all great. My new favorite pizza spot in Burlingame.

Any Rojas

Absolutely loved this place! The sausage at this place is the best I have ever had. So amazing I ate there two days in a row while visiting the area. The wood burning stove makes a delicious crust! I highly recommend this place!

Omar Ghani

The best pizza in Burlingame! A high quality traditional pizza. I love their pesto flavor. The pizza is hot and mouth watering. The sun dried tomatoes are also a great touch. The crust is not very thick so you can actually focus and appreciate the quality of the ingredients you order. Do give them a try!

Suvrajit Saha

The best Neapolitan pizza 🍕 on the peninsula. Tartufo is mind-blowing. Good selection of wine pairing.

Great food, had the caprese and it was phenomenal great burrata. The pizza dough was done to perfection and it was bursting with flavor. Will definitely be back when in town

People are sleeping on this place! I grew up w pizza in Jersey, NY and New Haven and Centro holds up. By far the best pizza in the Burlingame area and a top contender for best pizza I’ve had on the peninsula. A new regular in our rotation, already dreaming of the next pie from here.

A REALLY great pie! Light crispy crust, fresh toppings. Couple of nice beers to chose from and a nice variety of wines. Loved the music and the service. Would definitely go back. Easy ride from airport hotels.

Authentic Neapolitan style pizza! The quality of the ingredients is outstanding and the craft is amazing! Piazza Sapore and Tartufo are some of our favorites. Nice spot for a relaxed business lunch/dinner or if you want to spend some time with family and/or friends. Otherwise, do it the Italian way, order take out pizza and enjoy at home! Just make sure to call no more than 5-10 minutes in advance ‘cause pizza cooks fast! :)

Simone Chiola

Authentic Neapolitan style pizza! The quality of the ingredients is outstanding and the craft is amazing! Piazza Sapore and Tartufo are some of our favorites. Nice spot for a relaxed business lunch/dinner or if you want to spend some time with family and/or friends. Otherwise, do it the Italian way, order take out pizza and enjoy at home! Just make sure to call no more than 5-10 minutes in advance ‘cause pizza cooks fast! :)

Greg Potruch

Great food, had the caprese and it was phenomenal great burrata. The pizza dough was done to perfection and it was bursting with flavor. Will definitely be back when in town

Jesse Sinkiewicz

People are sleeping on this place! I grew up w pizza in Jersey, NY and New Haven and Centro holds up. By far the best pizza in the Burlingame area and a top contender for best pizza I’ve had on the peninsula. A new regular in our rotation, already dreaming of the next pie from here.

Pizza Centro is better than many of the other Broadway food options (although unfortunately that is not saying a lot). Their pizza is thin with wonderful sauce and fresh ingredients, but it and most of the menu items I tried were not exactly balanced right. Sometimes it’s hard to get simple things right, and the pizza needed a little more salt. The salad was pleasant although the pears could have been riper, and the dessert was very one note with a cheap lemon flavor. Service was not attentive and the ambiance while cute could stand to have drinks that are in real glasses and added air conditioning (the pizza oven made it quite hot!) One pizza plus a salad was about the right amount of food for two people. But, a hungry person might be able to eat one whole pizza themselves. I would go back to try more pizza, potentially as carryout, but the friend I ate with felt like it didn’t hold a candle to places like Vesta. If you want a fairly expensive decent fast casual meal without traveling far, I don’t think you’ll be mad at anything here - but also, not likely to be excited.

Pretty Good Pizza, Chewy/Floppy style dough. Well-Made, appropriately priced ~ a good option! Margherita with pepperoni was $23, worth it

service is not great. i was given a glass with lipstick on it. the server took it and then instead of giving me a clean glass right away so i could drink some water, he went to help another customer. i was literally sitting across from the area where they keep the glasses and cash register - it would have taken him 30 seconds to replace my glass before ringing up the takeout order. then i saw that my fork had cheese stuck to it. this place seriously needs a new dishwasher. so i thought, well i probably don't even need a fork because it's pizza. turns out i was wrong. the pizza is very tasty and i like thin crust pizza. but centro's crust is so thin it's like a piece of paper and the first slices i picked up fell apart until i figured out how to use my fork like a spatula and then folded the tip in to eat. that said, i'll return for takeout because the pizza is very good even though it fell apart and the sauce is delicious. the margherita pizza could have used more basil though. and honestly if you are given not one but TWO dirty dishes in a restaurant, they should offer a discount or freebie. that part was really gross and i don't recommend dining in.

Pretty good! Portion is pretty big. Tried two of the red pies that tasted a bit similar. Next time perhaps I will try the white pies

Kat L

Pizza Centro is better than many of the other Broadway food options (although unfortunately that is not saying a lot). Their pizza is thin with wonderful sauce and fresh ingredients, but it and most of the menu items I tried were not exactly balanced right. Sometimes it’s hard to get simple things right, and the pizza needed a little more salt. The salad was pleasant although the pears could have been riper, and the dessert was very one note with a cheap lemon flavor. Service was not attentive and the ambiance while cute could stand to have drinks that are in real glasses and added air conditioning (the pizza oven made it quite hot!) One pizza plus a salad was about the right amount of food for two people. But, a hungry person might be able to eat one whole pizza themselves. I would go back to try more pizza, potentially as carryout, but the friend I ate with felt like it didn’t hold a candle to places like Vesta. If you want a fairly expensive decent fast casual meal without traveling far, I don’t think you’ll be mad at anything here - but also, not likely to be excited.

B

Pretty Good Pizza, Chewy/Floppy style dough. Well-Made, appropriately priced ~ a good option! Margherita with pepperoni was $23, worth it

Tracey Leigh

service is not great. i was given a glass with lipstick on it. the server took it and then instead of giving me a clean glass right away so i could drink some water, he went to help another customer. i was literally sitting across from the area where they keep the glasses and cash register - it would have taken him 30 seconds to replace my glass before ringing up the takeout order. then i saw that my fork had cheese stuck to it. this place seriously needs a new dishwasher. so i thought, well i probably don't even need a fork because it's pizza. turns out i was wrong. the pizza is very tasty and i like thin crust pizza. but centro's crust is so thin it's like a piece of paper and the first slices i picked up fell apart until i figured out how to use my fork like a spatula and then folded the tip in to eat. that said, i'll return for takeout because the pizza is very good even though it fell apart and the sauce is delicious. the margherita pizza could have used more basil though. and honestly if you are given not one but TWO dirty dishes in a restaurant, they should offer a discount or freebie. that part was really gross and i don't recommend dining in.

Nicholas Huang

Pretty good! Portion is pretty big. Tried two of the red pies that tasted a bit similar. Next time perhaps I will try the white pies

We ordered 3 different kinds of pizzas and while they didn't blow my mind they were cooked well and I believe they order their flour straight from Italy which is awesome. Also the bread that came with our bruschetta appetizer was probably the best bread I've ever tasted! All the ingredients tasted fresh as well. Would return!

Nikki H

We ordered 3 different kinds of pizzas and while they didn't blow my mind they were cooked well and I believe they order their flour straight from Italy which is awesome. Also the bread that came with our bruschetta appetizer was probably the best bread I've ever tasted! All the ingredients tasted fresh as well. Would return!

Issa

If you enjoy Napoleon style pizza, this place is pretty awesome. It's about a medium to large size per pie and cooked at high temps. The dough is very chewy and gluten filled if you like that (I do) The only thing preventing it being a 5 star is I recently got a pizza and added mushrooms, and they were the worst tasting mushrooms I've ever had. I'm not sure if it was the type of mushroom, or if they werent cleaned that well but they had a very STRONG earthy flavor that overpowered the rest of the toppings. I had to throw them all out, but it still left the flavor on the pie. And for the record--I generally a mushroom lover. Stick with Margarita or anything without mushrooms. Always great service in there, nice atmosphere, decent parking.

I wasn’t expecting this. Half of the pizza was burnt and had absolutely no flavor. The peppers on top were completely burnt, and I had to pick them off. I’ve tried many Italian pizzas before, but this was the worst. I don’t recommend it.

The worst pizza I’ve eaten. Extremely overrated place. We ordered two pizzas to go (approximately $40). I understand that it’s their special signature to have “grilled” marks. But it’s impossible to taste any flavor in these pizzas because of it. The burnt dough overpowered everything. Don’t recommend this place.

Hakan Celik

I wasn’t expecting this. Half of the pizza was burnt and had absolutely no flavor. The peppers on top were completely burnt, and I had to pick them off. I’ve tried many Italian pizzas before, but this was the worst. I don’t recommend it.

Julia Soto-Perez

The worst pizza I’ve eaten. Extremely overrated place. We ordered two pizzas to go (approximately $40). I understand that it’s their special signature to have “grilled” marks. But it’s impossible to taste any flavor in these pizzas because of it. The burnt dough overpowered everything. Don’t recommend this place.

Food was good, but I don't like it when mystery fees get sneaked into my final bill. I was planning on ordering through Doordash but it was giving me trouble so I went to the store to order takeout directly. Later I noticed that despite being the same pizza with the same extra toppings, there was an additional mystery charge of $2.20 for the in-store pizza. Ask them to show you the itemized bill before you pay in person. I thought I was cutting out the middle man, but turns out Doordash was more transparent than the actual restaurant.

Yi Lin

Food was good, but I don't like it when mystery fees get sneaked into my final bill. I was planning on ordering through Doordash but it was giving me trouble so I went to the store to order takeout directly. Later I noticed that despite being the same pizza with the same extra toppings, there was an additional mystery charge of $2.20 for the in-store pizza. Ask them to show you the itemized bill before you pay in person. I thought I was cutting out the middle man, but turns out Doordash was more transparent than the actual restaurant.