The brick oven pizzas are quite good and tasty, but there are several issues that detract from this place. When there is live music it is unbearably loud in the main room. The service is reliably slow, and on one occasion when we asked to be moved due to the noise, the waiter ignored our request. On another occasion the waiter knew very little about the beer selection. There are always families here, which is fun, but which also means long waits between 6-8. May want to skip the restaurant and just take out.
Review Source:So I have been to Mafioza's about 4 times since moving to Birmingham. Â The food is always decent, the atmosphere is VERY family friendly, and the wait staff is just ok. Â My issue with this place is that the total bill is always more than I think I should spend on pizza or a salad. Â I love their Pucetti salad, but come on, 15.75 for a Spinach Salad with Chicken and Goat cheese? Â Especially when you add a side of kids running around the restaurant playing tag. Â Plus they nickle and dime you on everything. Â Once I ordered an appetizer of wings and the waitress asked if we wanted ranch or blue cheese. Â The whole table was anticipating sharing the appetizer so we asked for both. Â When our bill came she had actually charged us for the ranch dressing. Â Seems a little bit unnecessary to me but if they make ends meet by charging $1.50 for ranch then I guess that's what has to happen. Â I just wish we had been informed that it would be an additional cost. Â If the price point wasn't as high as it is for a neighborhood, family pizza restaurant then I probably would be giving it more stars. Â I should also note that I'm not against eating at restaurants where kids are a part of the mix, just go here expecting to have it be extremely kid friendly environment and you will enjoy yourself. Â
For just about the same price, you can head down to Bettola and get a MUCH better meal from an award winning chef.
Atmosphere: pleasant enough. Â There are quite a few tables near the doors, which I don't like since I don't like being blown by cold air periodically. Â I was here on a Saturday night and kids galore. Â It seems the kind of place you take a date in the neighborhood in this awkward junior high years of 'hey, there are people of the opposite sex!'. Also, it's in Mtn brook, so anticipate a disproportionate number of sweatervests and Northface jackets. Â We were seated near the bar and it was entirely too loud to have a reasonable conversation. Â I left with a headache.
Hostess and seating: Â there are two benches for folks waiting to be seated an some room to stand, though when it gets crowded, those waiting are creepy on a couple of tables. Â
This place is trying too hard. Â The food (we ordered pizza and pasta) was pretty good, but nowhere near good enough to justify the prices placed upon it. Â I was pretty pleased with the wine selection, however, and the server's ability to steer me towards something that would go well with my food selection.
I heard a lot of hype about the place before going, but it failed to achieve what was promised.
My husband and I found this great little place by accident. We are from San Antonio, TX and oh my this place is out of this world. Their meatballs melt in your mouth. The pizza, atmosphere, and service are deserving of five stars. If you are in a rush don't bother this is a place where you come to enjoy good friends, quality time with your spouse, and savor the food.
Review Source:Went here with a friend when I was in town and was very pleased, it was a night where they offered specials like 2 slices for the price of 1. Â We took advantage of the special and had 2 great pieces of pizza. Â We also had a few of the appetizers, I love the way they let you pick and choose to create your own combo for ordering small plates/apps.
Overall great place, it was busy on a Tuesday night, live music and good food. Â What a nice find!
This is some good pizza, and their take on garlic bread's not half bad either. My office ordered a few pizzas in for lunch, so I didn't get to enjoy them hot out of the oven, but even so, the veggie and pepperoni pizzas were excellent. The garlic bread wedges were substantial but not too dense, wonderfully complementing the pizza slices. Definitely need to try this food out on-site next time.
Review Source:We went there on a Friday night and got there about 5:30 and got right in. I was betting the get busy later because they were taking a lot of reservations. Great atmosphere.  Clean nicely decorated and family friendly. Service was great had several people checking on us and no complaints at all. We had the garlic bread with cheese which was huge fresh and handmade.  I was almost a meal in itself. The pizza looked delicious and they have many "house" pies, but we went with pasta. My fiancé had the lasagna which was huge and delicious. I had the Joey which was very very good. Be warned though the menu is not kidding when it says it is spicy. The coke was not cutting it and I had to order a water. Only complaint is this place is a little hard to find if you are not familiar with the area. Overall very impressed and will be back for the pizza next time.
Review Source:If I was able to rate just for the food then it would get five stars, however the service brought it down. When we entered the hostess gave us a glare and walked away. We stood up at the hostess stand for at least 10 minutes while two waiters had a conversation at the stand while they stared at us. When the hostess came back she huffed at us in irritation and said we can seat ourselves.
When we sat down the restaurant was empty except for people watching games at the bar. When the waitress showed up, yet another ten minutes later, she asked us when the rest of our party was coming. It was just the two of us, so she asked us why we decided to take up such a big table. It was only a four person table, the only two person tables we saw were bar height tables, and we were the only people ordering food, so what was the big deal. If it was really a problem than why didn't the hostess take time out of her busy day to seat us.
The pizza was pretty amazing. There have a great selection of interesting combinations, not your typical pizza. The crust is really good, not dry, so they are no "pizza bones' leftover.
We tried this place on the way to the airport to get back home to Houston, TX. We were lucky we had extra time, because we spent an hour and half in the restaurant because of the bad service. It seriously took the waitress 20 minutes to get our check.
So the food and atmosphere is great, just don't come here if you have plans right after.
This is a great neighborhood hangout with excellent food and bar selections (24 premium beers on tap plus a great wine list). Â The menu has everything from apps, salads, sandwiches, pizza and pasta dishes. Â Its a casual place where you can hang out, meet friends, watch a ballgame or listen to live music. Â The staff is very friendly. Â Maf's is about a mile from my house so I average going about 3 nights a week when I am in town. Â Tuesday's are huge with drink specials, 2 for 1 pizza slices and live music. Â They also have a privarte room that you can reserve for large parties and they do catering. Â When you go please don't drag in a bunch of friends and sit at the bar becasue you'll be in my way.
Review Source:I went here on a double date two weeks ago and it was dead on a Saturday night, then again we didn't show up until 9:30 so maybe that makes a difference.
I debated giving this place three stars but the fact that I've been craving their thin crust, lightly sauced pizza made me realize I liked it better than I thought. Â It's definitely worth a second try.
Not to mention you can order it by the slice, something I haven't done since the last time I was on the East Coast. I'll have to try it on a different night however to get a real feel for the place. Overall for the price (and the Hoegaarden) I'd definitely head back.
I ate here on a Tuesday night in November. There was a line out the door at 7:30 and a crowd in the bar. They had a jazz combo playing in the bar and a good scene happening all night. I ordered several interesting beers and a Brass Knuckles pizza. The beer was tasty, the pizza great, and the scene fun! Â I'll definitely be back.
Review Source:Good atmosphere, and quality food makes Mafiaoza's a good place to "meet and eat". Â Family friendly, there is a dough bar to keep the young ones occupied while you enjoy a nice meal. Â Friday night was a bit crowded, and service speed suffered a bit, but this is to expected when that busy. (wait time for pizza was about 45mins). Â Very cool that you can order by the slice, with a WIDE variety of toppings. Â The slices were about $2.50 + $0.50 per topping. Â Being able to order by the slice really does free you up to try something different without buying a whole pie. Â For something other than pizza, there is plenty to choose from. Â Would I go back?: "I Would go back with friends as a good place to meet up, but wouldn't be top of my list to just grab a quick diner."
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