Grinders Pizza Lounge

I ate a delicious pizza I have ever had. It’s a cozy place to hang out with friends. I didn’t expect a pizza restaurant like this even. We ate a lot, baklava was free though:) close and fast service, I liked that place. Definitely must try their pizza and deserts.

My wife and I stopped by for lunch to try the Italian grinder and french fries, all of the food was great ! Nice sandwich on homemade bread, and good fries. We were also treated to a nice sample of AWESOME backlava.
Excellent service, nice staff, and the family of new owners are very nice and welcoming. We wish them the very best in their new venture.

The reason I only gave two stars is because it is under new management. I found Grinders a little over a year ago and absolutely loved this place. Always got the cheesesteak sub and the guys always knew how to make it great. Today I went in and ordered my usual. No more fresh baked rolls, not even a steak roll. Just small store bought sandwich rolls. I was also told next time they would have to charge me for the lettuce, tomato and onion because it wasn’t a regular cheesesteak! The sandwich wasn’t that good. Obviously the guy that tried to make it probably never made a cheesesteak in his life. I asked where John the owner was and they told me he owned the place, but they were managing it now. I certainly will not be returning. They’ve lost my business. I’m pretty sure the new guys will run the business into the ground. If you’re looking for a great East coast cheesesteak, this was the place, but not anymore.

I came with my mom and we ordered 2 cheesesteak and a pizza and it was amazing the best cheesesteak I ever had and the pizza was cooked well.
I recommend to everyone to go and try it.

AWESOME FOOD! great quality beers on draft polite locals friendly staff and the Buffalo Wings are out of this world!

Lemme tell ya something… Grinders is freaking fantastic, and exactly the kind of local entrepreneurial eatery that our city needs more of, as boring/​crappy/​corporate chain after chain invades Las Vegas. I drive past every one of those soulless merchants of prison food to chow down with the good people at Grinders! This is authentic, tasty, and inexpensive food from some dudes that grew up in the Philly area and know their stuff. And by the way, if you are giving a 1-​star review to a place that averages 4 and ½ stars based on well over 100 reviews, there is a very good chance that you are an idiot, a hater, or both! Now, on to some highlights:
(1) yes, the name of the place says «Pizza Lounge», and the pizza is very good (although as with any pizza place, it’s always best to order a fresh pie — they make a great 6-​slice personal size — than the slices sitting under the heat lamp), but look closely at the first word in their name… «Grinders»! What does that mean? That, my friend, is a sandwich (like a sub) that is heated in the oven, and comes out toasted with melted cheese. Mmm, mmm, good! I personally recommend the Italian, the pork (with spinach sautéed in garlic), the meatball (when available), and of course, the cheesesteak (try it hoagie style with lettuce, tomato, & mayo). And to the genius who complained in his review that the sandwiches are $ 11 (the same food connoisseur who suggests that you go to a corporate chain instead), that is for a «whole» sandwich, which is beyond «mega» and way too much food for most of us reasonably-​sized people. All you need in this world is a half-​sandwich (comes with fries), and maybe a tasty little half salad beforehand. Do the right thing here.
(2) this place takes it craft beer seriously, and is one of the few restaurants in this part of town which devotes 4 of their 6 tap handles to a changing array of craft beers from great breweries such as Ninkasi, Alaskan, Founders, Joseph James, and others. Plus, they usually have a couple of good craft beers in bottles in the back if you ask nicely. There may even be a secret underworld craft beer society growing here, but I am sworn to secrecy!
(3) the game day football specials here are outrageous. If I remember correctly, we are talking about $ 5 personal pizzas (eating a whole one will more than fill you up), and ½ price draft beers. You don’t even need to care about the football game that’s on the TV, just come in and have a great meal & a craft beer for cheap!
(4) the folks who run Grinders are a really great group. This is their business, and they are totally immersed in it, and will do anything to make sure their customers are happy. Those couple of ridiculous bad reviews (I especially like the one from the Elite Unilocaler who basically said that the service & all the food was very good except for the calamari, but still gave them only 2 stars, and complained that $ 45 was too much for the mega-​feast of large pizza, wings, calamari, etc. that they ordered — time to go back to Chuck-​E-​Cheese, cheapskate!) really do upset and affect them, and they work tirelessly to make improvements, though I suppose you can’t please everyone. The sheer amount of «regulars» that I see in here is proof that if you come in a few times, try a few different things on the menu, and chat up some of the friendly staff, there is a good chance that you will become a Grinder yourself!
Peace out, and if you see me there, maybe I’ll buy you a pint of craft beer!

I love Grinders! Bobby is having the cheesesteak which I will have a bite of and I am getting the pork sandwich. SO GOOD! I also like how it is small and quaint, tastefully decorated and pristine clean!

My bf loves pizza, so we seem to try every pizza place nearby. He ordered pepperoni pizza with spinach which was delish combination. We were a bit sad coz they tapped out of Alaskan IPA. Would’ve been a perfect dinner. Lol.
Anyways, they serve think crust pizza. I found it greasy which I thought was normal for pizzas. Overall, I will definitely come back with bf here.

I bought a Groupon that included a cheese pizza, an appetizer and a bottle of the house wine.
I the appetizer was calamari. It was perfectly crisp and the marinara dipping sauce was flavorful.
The cheese pizza was on a thin crust and it was garlicky (vampires beware) and delicious. :)
The restaurant is small. It has maybe about 10 tables. It’s cozy. The tables were covered with white table cloths which I thought was awesome. Every-​so-​often somebody would walk pass and ask us if we were doing okay or if we needed anything.
And the bathroom was very clean. I have nothing negative to say about this restaurant. Keep up the great service.

It was pretty good– not sure if I’ll be be back though. I just wasn’t feeling it– if you know what I mean? I really enjoy going to family owned places when I’m hungry– I love to support local owners.

Pizza is pretty bland. When we asked for pepperoni and sausage on 2 slices of pizza we received one slice with pepperoni and one slice of sausage. Which I suppose was a communication error but slightly annoying.
The cheesesteak was pretty terrible. No flavor or taste at all. It was a slice of cheese melted on the bottom of the white bread roll and onions with unseasoned meat. No peppers or anything. I thin the salt that should have gone on the sand which was instead given to the crappy frozen French fries. Seriously, I had to scrape the salt off the fries and couldn’t even finish them.
Also, my husband ordered a soda and it was flat and the syrup was not distributed evenly so I think the machine needed recalibration. But they did give him canned soda instead so that was nice of them.
I really wanted this place to be good but the food isn’t good at all and I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Not sure why they have so many 4 star reviews.

Ewwww! Awful pizza. My mom and I each ordered a personal pizza. I got pepperoni and ham and my mom got mushrooms and chicken toppings.
The crust was doughy. I couldn’t tell you what the sauce tasted like because the cheese was incredibly thick and we did not order extra cheese. The pizzas were not cooked long enough, it was cooked long enough to melt the cheese but not to give it any color. The meat was limp.
Maybe the pizza was good at some point but not today.
I gave them 2 stars because the delivery was quick.

I came over here out of whim because I purchased delicious ice cream from next door. I looked at Unilocal and saw that it had really good reviews, so I thought, «Well… Pizza is good so let’s try this place.»
I walk in and there was only one customer in there which made me feel a bit uncomfortable because it looked like they were quite excited to see a customer. Okay, maybe that’s the introverted part of me talking, but I’m not going to scrutinize their pleasure of seeing a potential business because that’s exactly what they should be doing.
Anyway, I asked the man behind the counter what was the most popular thing that they have on the menu and was surprised by his answer. They were mostly popular for their cheesesteak sandwich and recommended me to try it. I find that a bit mind boggling as they were a pizza restaurant, and the first thing I thought he was going to recommended was… Well, pizza.
I shoved that thought to the side and kept an open mind. The kitchen was clearly visible from almost any vantage point in the room which was great because you get to see your food being made fresh to order.
When the order was all done, the order was nicely/​carefully packed in a brown bag as if the man who prepared it really wanted to make a great impression so that you come back. I loved that! Now, to the cheesesteak. I was so glad that he recommended that to me because that was the best sandwich I’ve had in a while. When you’re looking for something beefy, and packed with calories and oh so delicious carbs and proteins in your mouth, you go to this place and order their cheesesteak. I go here solely for their cheesesteak alone.
But, why a four you might ask? Because while the sandwich was delicious, they are a pizza shop that well, serves decent pizza. Their price was a bit steep for pizza so I opted to the next best thing which was a pizza by the slice. This was those pizzas that has been just below the heat lamp awaiting to be order. You have the freedom to add any toppings of you choosing so I had chicken, pineapple and onions (It’s great with bbq sauce). So, they added the toppings on top of the already cooked cheese pizza. I’ve had better pizza. The pineapple they used was obviously off the can. While it’s a no brainer that most restaurants use them as fresh pineapples aren’t always available all year round, at least try and blend it in with the pizza. Maybe their fresh ones is better so that will be the next thing I try.
Overall, I’m rooting for this business to grow. I hope that they start marketing themselves more so that they generate more consumers because I do believe that this restaurant has potential.

Went there for lunch and found the place empty. $ 10.95 and up for average sandwiches. Minimal amount of fries for the price. Almost anywhere else is better than this place. Very blah, boring atmosphere. The cook was barely that. Go to Capriottis or Jimmy Johns, even Firehouse subs blows this place away!

We went there for a quick bite of pizza.
The place is really friendly, and apparently the owner is the one that works to keep the people happy. And it looked like he really cares about he’s customers.
Good vibrations! Great pizza! For amazing price. 2 pizza slices and a soda for 5 bucks!

I really don’t like giving businesses reviews that aren’t good, but I can’t lie either! I found this spot while searching for pizza and wings on a Saturday night. We arrived, ordered, and it took them about 20 minutes to get our food ready. Not bad, right? Also, it was the gentleman behind the bar that took our order and he was very polite.
We ordered pizza (large pep and sausage), wings, and calamari. The pizza was good. I was especially hungry at the time too, so that might affect my judgement, but it was good. It was a lot thinner than I usually like though. The wings were the best thing we had. Great flavor, but will definitely get soggy if left in the wing sauce too long (ours started to after just 15 minutes). I’ll ask for wing sauce on the side next time.
The calamari was the worst item we had. I love calamari and I have had it at almost every restaurant I’ve been to that serves it. First of all, it was soggy. Second of all, it tasted like it had no salt or pepper on it. It was just so lackluster and disappointing, especially since this item was raved about on Unilocal reviews.
All of this came out of ~$ 45 and it was not worth it. Unfortunately, I probably won’t go back. Maybe they were just having a bad day?

The experience was great from the moment we walked in the door till we left. The owner John was super nice and took the time to explain the menu and some of the favorites. They have some unique bottle and draft beers if you are looking for a more eclectic selection of drinks.
The décor was very cool with a very artsy vibe. He explained that every 90 days they feature a local artist and they display all of their work, with a tie to a charity. Love that!
Food was served promptly, everything was delicious, with the breads made in house daily. Husband LOVED the pork sandwich, my cheesesteak was great and usually the bread falls apart but since they make their own bread it was not only tasty but held up well with the grease from the sandwich. Then the desert came. Tried both the cannoli and the zeppolis, and the zeppolis were amazing! Definitely would recommend.

1^st time we ordered it was amazing! But that’s not usually a guarantee it’ll be good again… After several bad «2^nd experiences», we were on the fence about what to expect but honestly — the crust is badass! The wings– crispy as hell! & the calamari was just MWAH!
Delivery was super quick & the staff is real friendly do yourself a favor &
ORDER THIS PLACE UP NOW!!!

In the same shopping center at my new barbershop (shout out to Hats Off), another mom and pop style pizza joint that’s also competent can be found. (Can I just say how happy I am that it’s so much easier to find decent non-​chain pizza in this town these days?)
As stated other reviews, the owners happen to be from Philly, which is already a good sign in of itself. For the weary (like me) they offer a $ 5.99 deal of two pizza slices and a drink. I ordered one slice of cheese and one slice of sausage. And they weren’t bad at all! Non-​greasy, thick but not too thick, and quality ingredients.
The ambiance was a little bit too mancave-​ish for my taste, but the decent food and service allowed me to grin and bear it.
The Final Verdict:
Pros:
Yet another decent pizza shop in Vegas.
Great lunch special.
Friendly service
Cons:
Ambiance has too many shots of testosterone.
Return Factor: ⁷⁄₁₀.

Good atmosphere, pizza by the slice available even at night! Too many places only offer slices for lunch specials, which is ridiculous. The dimmed lighting, bar seating, and friendly staff really make this a lounge.
Standard cheese slice is $ 2.50, extra toppings available to add on for 50 cents each– liked that the pie wasn’t as greasy as others in the area, but felt it was a bit dried-​out. Could use a touch more cheese and sauce.
The staff are really great here though– welcoming and friendly, which I don’t see nearly often enough in Vegas. Menu also includes a bunch of tasty-​looking sandwiches, as well as calzones/​strombolis, and desserts.