Massimos Pizza and Pasta

369 E 17th St #15, Costa Mesa - 92627
248 reviews
Pizza Italian
(949) 631-0255

Great pizza and delicious pasta, one of the most authentic food in Newport. Highly recommend .

I’ve been through multiple states over the past few years, even out towards northeast PA, close to the homeland of the Brooklyn style pizza. The ONLY pizza that I’ve found that perfectly resembles Brooklyn’s finest is Massimo’s Pizza/Subs. You walk into the shop and feel like you stepped out of CA and in the heart of NYC. The owner prides himself on his NY heritage, and rightfully so.You may not think that you could so easily screw up an item with just dough/mozza/marinara, but I’ve been proven wrong by 95% of the places I’ve been. This guy is definitely part of the 5% club.The dough is damn near perfectly cooked, a little flop, but that’s the way they like it. The crust, though, is combatively one of the best parts of the dish. The marinara is an experience that has to be witnessed first-hand, with all of the flavors that are married together, absolutely top-notch. The mozza is perfectly done, great cheese pull, and absolutely does not let down.I can’t comment on anything else, as I only had a couple slices of the cheese, but others that I’ve talked to said that the subs are even BETTER. 9/10, hands down. Excellent job guys!

Son recommended this place for a late lunch (he no longer lives locally). Had lunch special (2 slices/soda). Noticed they have at least one craft beer on tap.

All the guys that work here are great! Food is so delicious and yummy. Been coming here for years. Keep up the great work.

We ordered bbq chicken wings, a meatball sub, and garlic bread:BBQ chicken wings: 1 star - they were badly burnt - and not that grilled charred taste but that microwaved for 20 minutes instead of 20 seconds burnt taste. It was awful and once they had burned it like that, however it happened, they should have made a new batch instead of just adding barbecue sauce over it and having it be delivered anyway.Meatball sub 2.5 - 3 stars: I like that they use all beef to make their meatballs and the cheese was light, but without paying for extra marinara, as others have stated, it would be too dry. It also needed more flavor.Garlic bread 3 to 3.5 stars: This was the only “good” part of the meal. The bread was buttery and tasty. Not really too garlicky but it’s how I like it. The bread could have also been softer - it kinda tasted like it was left out for the day - but the meatball sub bread was similar.Overall, this is a 2.5 star eatery and we wouldn’t order from here again.

This is my favorite pizza in the area. I've tried them all. This place delivers again and again. Delivery takes about an hour. Xtra lrg with 4 toppings side of peperochines and ranch dressing $35.00. pizza ? pizza. Yummy and delicious

We ordered 10 large pizzas for our candle lighting event in December. We usually have people bring a dish to share but because of Covid we decided to order food. Massimo's took care of us. Pizzas and salads were awesome. Highly recommend. We’ll be back next year!

We love this place! We drive from Riverside because it's so good. My wife loves the fettuccine chicken alfredo. It's really delicious. I really like the roast beef sandwich served hot. The pink sauce is really good as well. Everyone working makes you feel like family and they regular check if you need anything. A++ service!

We had a great Massimo's special pizza here.

Food is delicious! Staff is very friendly. Thank you guys! You are the best!Elizaveta