Gioia Pizzeria

Crust is super light and crispy. The Salsiccia has got a little kick to it because of the jalapeños which is nice with the meaty sausage chunks on it. The Red Gypsy was well balanced with the chunks of ricotta and salty olives. Like creamy and salty sort of on top of a beautiful crust. Red Gypsy isn't on the menu it seems, but it was in the glass case when I went so base your selection on what's available that day.

Inside, there's about a 3 x 3 area to stand, look at the pizza selection, and order. It's very small, but there's so many pizzas in the back. You can get your slices hot or cold. You pick up the pizza in the little window connected to the sidewalk. There isn't really any seating there.

Service is fast and friendly, not many words were exchanged. Parking is just street. Overall, I enjoyed my pizza and am excited to try the other flavors.

The worst pizza I've ever had. It's so salty. The cheese is salty and the fish was so fishy and salty. The only thing that was good was the crust. Do not recommend!

Price $5 for the anchovies pizza!

I was craving pizza a few days ago and remembered this spot after searching no for it on Yelp. I used to pick up from here every now and then when I did DoorDash and the cannolis looked good. As busy as they were, I told myself I would go back someday. So here we are about a year and some change later.

I came in on Sunday after getting a manicure in Berkeley. It was between this place and Spinning Dough in West Oakland. When I arrived they were close to closing. All that was left was a few slices of pizza so I got the Julian and another slice but I can't remember the name. The Julian has lacinato kale, house made Sicilian sausage, red onion, chili flakes, garlic, mozzarella and pecorino. It was alright. I now know I'm not too big of a fan of kale in pizza. The sausage was actually pretty good but it made the pizza too meaty for me. This is all a review based on personal preference.

The cannoli was alright. I haven't had enough cannolis to make an expert foodie judgment, but I have had better.

They have a host of pizzas on the menu that were to my liking. Next time maybe I'll just order a whole pie. The Acciughe seems very appetizing and I don't know where else I would be able to find a pie like this.

This pizza is terrible. The crust is bad, the sauce is sweet and tastes canned, and the topping are just thrown on top. The cheese is melted already, so the toppings sit on top. All in all, bad ingredients, poor craftsmanship, and not cooked right. Bad tasting crust was burnt black.

Understanding that good pizza requires effort, time, and care, I can't fault them too much, considering the college demographic. Nonetheless, the pizza is so bad that it wouldn't be good sober, drunk, or hungover. Thus, it serves zero purpose. Sorry to have to write this.

Very nice neighborhood with a friendly welcoming vibe.

Gioia is a very small shop. They sell pizza by the slice. There's no in-door dining. On the sidewalk is a small bench under tree-covered comfortable shade.

I ordered a slice of Julian -- chosen because it was one of two options that had sausage. The pizza was absolutely delicious and super flavorful. I shall return to try other flavors.

Tip: add take-out clam chowder to your meal from Monterey Fish Market next door. They are delicious.

FAVE PIZZA SPOT in Berkeley. I've tried the pepperoni, julian, and funghi. You can't go wrong with any of the options here. Crispy, hot, and fresh.

There is some limited outdoor seating, but this is mainly a takeout kinda spot. I always just stand outside and gobble down my slice.

The best take out NY STYLE pizza in east bay! We order the fromaggio pizza 3x a month from here! Nice Thin Crispy crust
Even warmed up at 450° for 5 min. Tasty crust. I guess I would like a bit more consistency in the sauce to cheese ratio. The right amount of tomato sauce makes it perfect! Otherwise it's good but lacking a bit of flavor.
The PEPPERONI, fungi and spinach pizza are also good. We just prefer it with cheese!
Their chopped salad is excellent too!

Beautiful sauce on top of a heavenly pie crust with the perfect amount of CRUNCH, nothing better in the Bay than this pie from this Pizzeria

Went there Friday evening around 6:30 pm..Long wait sometimes but pizza's always worth it! Friendly staff

The Gioia , becoming worse every day , I'm 12 years familiar with this place and this is degraded in my eyes, once employee was shook/dumped rubber under oven carpet near the table with my pizza , I made a verbal comment but hold off writing review, but today I upset about employee again , because when I approached cashier , I asked if I can order , but music was very loud , she probably misunderstood or said automatic " there is only slices left " but than next person was told different information about whole pie ... than I started insisting on ordering whole pie and employee started lecturing me and telling me that I didn't explained .
They also rude and not friendly as used to be long time ago...