Tony's Pizza Hickory

"I moved to HKY from NY and I'm not going to tell you this is 100% exact pizza from NY, but its as close as you can get without the water. It's a fantastic slice of pizza, and will give you more (and better) food than a chain pizza place for the same or less money. There is no reason to eat at a chain place when you have a place like Tony's around. I've tried every other pizza place in Hickory in a desperate crusade to find a good pizza place in NC (even the ones that just opened) and Tony's is the only place worth your time in my opinion. Its fantastic."

"Update: I recently decided to give them a chance at redemption after the owner contacted me. They have improved greatly. They seem to again be worth a try to anyone interested in trying a new york style slice. Is it as good as before, no it isn't. Is it good pizza, yes it very much is. I will leave the original review here so that the change is able to be appreciated. Previous review: I have been a patron of this location for over 20 years. I would go in often enough that as soon as I walked in the door I was asked if I was having my "usual". In the last 3 months (since around the middle of March) it seems someone new is in charge of this site. The level of customer service has dropped into the toilet and the food quality is nowhere as good as it used to be. Sandwiches drip with grease, pizzas half done, cheese bread burnt. These are but a few examples I have received. I loved this place, but under this new management I don't think I can give them anymore of my business."

"Hands down best pizza in North Carolina. Great subs (especially Tony's way), great poppers too. Never really had anything there that wasn't great. Wish we lived closer than 1-1/2 hours."

"The calzone was hot, fresh and delicious! Only thing with service was it took almost 35 minutes for my order. Not the end of the world as I wasn't rushed but I would have anticipated 15-20 at most."

"Stopped here for a quick lunch. The Philly Cheese Steak sandwich arrived fast and was nicely toasted. The flavor was great. I will stop here again on another trip to the area."