Max's Pizzeria

"I mean, considering most pizza spots around this area are total trash, this one isn't too bad. But I'm an Italian from a very Italian neighborhood, Howard Beach - and I can taste the lackluster ingredients. Sauce is mediocre, heavily salted for flavor in place of the quality ingredients and hours of care while cooking. It's the cheaper route. The mozzarella is definitely not fresh, and obviously either frozen or the same cheap mass produced stuff you can get at a grocery store. The rice ball was bland and also clearly of the frozen variety, or perhaps made in house then frozen - completely obliterating the taste that you would get from a fresh made, never frozen riceball. The bread for the heros were at least fresh, though to have one super thick cut chicken cutlets and one tiny sized but perfectly sliced chicken cutlet on an entire chicken Parm hero was a little disappointing, especially considering how much sauce they slopped into the bread with it. The Marsala sauce was a bit too oily and really lacked the sweetness of a good Marsala wine, which can be a bit pricey, but is worth it for the flavor and punch it adds to any dish you use it in. If you can't make it to better pizza/Italian places like New Park or Ozone Pizza in Howard Beach and Ozone Park, or even Aldo's and Gino's in the same area...or Spumoni Gardens out in Brooklyn and have to order locally, this place is still better than just about any other local spot I've tried since moving out here in the Rockaways. But that really isn't saying a whole lot."

"At first I came in to use the restroom as there is a Landromat next door without 1 the owner was nice and said sure, but the aroma in the place was simply irresistible I had to buy a slice to see if the smell matched the taste I bought a slice and a soda for about 8 bucks a pie is 19 but overall great pizza!"

"First time here the slices were actually good and they have many drinks to offer . When I walked in the man preparing the pizza greeted me felt good energy , and there is a good amount of space to sit and eat if you would like to . I enjoyed my pizza. Good energy good food clean environment = Happy Customer"

"I have been purchasing pizza from them for over 15 years but just left a review. Definitely best pizza in the area. I haven't had a bad slice yet. I normally purchase a pie and pick up because I like the pizza hot but first time I got a delivery was super quick. If you decide to eat there, they had a nice room in the back and feels like a family oriented place. My last trip there was to get lunch to eat outside. Never had a problem there. However, they are good, and there will be afternoons where you will have to wait a bit because they get busy but with good reason."

"1st time here, young girl who was handling the money and the pizza just went and grabbed pepperonis without even a semblance of washing her hands. Ended up giving the slices to a homeless person. Never again."