Smiling with Hope Pizza

Great pizza, but please—set up online ordering or at least a working voicemail. It’s incredibly frustrating to call over and over (literally 50 times!) just to place an order. It shouldn’t be this hard. Why do we continue rewarding mediocrity week after week? Because the pizza is actually good. But our $60 weekly order alone could cover the cost of online ordering twice over. Come on, guys! Right now, I’m not exactly “smiling with hope” as I sit in my hot car waiting on two pizzas that I should have been able to call in 30 minutes ago. Get it together and start delivering excellent food AND an excellent guest experience.

Pizza was fire today! Service was incredible came out and checked on each customer and the cute lil red head behind the counter was very nice.

Hands down the best pizza in the Reno/Sparks area. Every time we eat here we bring different friends or family with and everyone agrees it’s the best pizza around. The crust has a perfect crunch to it and the red sauce has amazing taste. My wife normally will order a white sauce because she can’t stand red sauce but is infatuated with the red sauce here! Service is amazing and if you love Pizza Smiling with Hope Pizza is your place

I first heard about this place a few years ago in an episode of the New Jersey Is The World podcast, in an interview with the owner of Secret Pizza in LA. He mentioned how good the pizza was, and the original owner was an NJ native like he was. I don't get to Reno much from AZ so when I was in town for a few days, I made a point to go. We got two large NY style pizzas, one with sausage, mushroom, and fresh basil, and one with pepperoni and mushroom. They both had excellent crust, crispy yet chewy, not too much cheese, and the pepperoni was natural casing so it cupped nicely. It was perfectly spicy and was pretty much a perfect pizza. We got some of their cannoli for dessert, and the shells were very crisp and seemed homemade. The filling was lightly sweet with a good hint of cinnamon. I'm sad I don't live in Reno because they would be my go-to pizza place! Definitely go if you're in town, you won't be disappointed.

Holy lords of pizza, Reno you have yourself a king….. native to Buffalo NY for most of my life, moving to Reno 4 years ago proved to be a difficult choice as my heart was left empty from lack of hope trying to find a true Buffalo style pizza to take me back home in Reno! We were told about this place through a friend and they said it was the best pizza in Reno, so as any sane person from Buffalo would do, I made a reservation….. From the second you walk in the place is beautiful, they managed to pack the entire Queen City into that restaurant and I felt like I was sitting at a local pizza shop from back home. The culture and hospitality of those behind the counter was amazing and felt different even from what I’ve experienced in the last 4 years in Reno service wise! The Food: If I could say what I wanted to say here my comment would be banned, so I’ll keep it light. The second that garlic knot hit my taste buds my pants needed changing, holding strong knowing I had to continue through this glorious adventure I found myself stuck stuffing my face with them like the grinch at a Christmas feast. My tiny feeble, overstimulated brain didn’t even remember we had pizza coming! But I saved room. The best way to describe the pizza without being flagged here…… another entire pant change, you know when you think you are out of gas but round two comes flying in out of nowhere? This was that first bite of the pizza! Additionally I was enjoying all of this meal with a CANADIAN IMPORT brew I was stuck in a trance of pure dopamine! Even warmed up after this pizza could rival any pizza shop in Reno! Can’t wait to see the future for these guys! Anyone looking to experience some Buffalo NY style food needs to get in there, I promise you won’t want pizza from anywhere else in this city! Not going to lie, probably even coast!!! I cannot wait to come back and enjoy this amazing food again.

When I say incredible pizza - I truly mean it. Came here after searching up best pizza spots in Reno and we definitely found it! Snuggled in a strip mall - this spot is no frills, family friendly and Buffalo NY forward. We had the garlic knots - just amazing. So flavorful and they use the crust from the pizza to make these which is the biggest highlight of this spot. The crust is just so so tasty. We had a NY style pizza and it was the best. The sauce was so bold - the toppings highest of quality - the crust so delectable. This spot is not to be missed. Best of Reno, easy!

When I walked in I felt right back at home in NJ. They have red and white checkered table cloths put me back in my days as a kid. Great sports fanatics atmosphere. The owner is a great guy along with the hard working staff. But in all this is the best go to slice and pizza pie in Reno hands down!

Love the cause, but I love the pizza too. Hard to find quality pizza in Reno without spending 2-3x and the quality rarely matches. Crisp, light dough and quality toppings make this my go to spot for good pizza.