Folks Pizzeria in Costa Mesa, California, nestled within The Camp, offers a unique dining experience. The restaurant’s origins are shrouded in mystery, with limited information about their menu development and inspirations. Nevertheless, Folks succeeds in creating a cozy hangout spot, albeit with a few service-related challenges.
Their pizza, priced between $25 and $30, stands out with its homemade, thick dough and unmatched seasoning. Imported cheeses from Italy and high-quality meats elevate the flavors to another level. Folks also offers other dishes, including Caesar salad and chicken wings, but it’s their pizza that truly shines.
Service-wise, Folks receives a three out of five, mainly because of their limited to-go policy due to a small kitchen. While their in-house service is fine, the to-go experience can be frustrating, with first-come-first-serve restrictions.
When it comes to ambiance and vibe, Folks scores a modest two out of five due to its small space and relatively high prices.
However, the standout feature is the food, earning a stellar five out of five. Folks pizza is considered by the reviewer as the best in Southern California, making up for any service or ambiance shortcomings.
Overall, Folks Pizzeria earns a 10 out of 15 rating. The restaurant’s strength lies in its exceptional food quality. While it may have room for improvement in service and space management, it remains a must-visit destination for pizza enthusiasts willing to overlook some minor inconveniences for a taste of their delicious pies.
The next restaurant I’m reviewing is folk Pizzeria in Costa Mesa California folks Pizza is located at the camp which is an antimall before doing this review I was trying to do a little bit of research to find out more about folks and where their food comes from or their
Inspirations come from and there’s almost no information online about their thought process When developing the menu or coming up with the recipes on their website they do say that a the founders are partners in business and partners in life they wanted to make a a cool
Hangout spot which I think they did they did accomplish that it’s a really small location and a lot of its patio seating the pizza is phenomenal I mean you’re talking about $25 to $30 pizzas but you could tell the dough is made in house from scratch it’s the thickest dough
I’ve ever seen on a pizza and it has a seasoning on it that’s just like it’s just unmatched and the cheese they use all the different cheeses I mean you can get like a you know obviously they have like a margarit Bara gorgona peino mozzarella I mean they have all
Different for different pizzas they have different cheeses but all the cheeses are fresh and they’re imported from Italy you can tell you can taste the difference the sauce is amazing their pizza sauce is so good they put seasoning on top of the pizza after they’re done and all the meats they use
Are again High Quality Meats these aren’t like dominoes or Subway cold cuts that they’re throwing on top of pizzas and throwing them in the oven these are high quality proteins and you can tell when you when you eat them the flavor is just there it’s amazing it’s the best
Pepperon I’ve ever had and they put a seasoning on top of the pizza after they’re done cooking it it’s phenomenal I’ve had the pepperoni pizza I’ve had the margarite pizza I’ve had their Bianca Pizza I’ve had their fennel pizza and their sausage pizza all of the pizzas I’ve had there are probably my
Favorite pizzas I’ve had in Southern California they also have other dishes they have appetizers they have salads I’ve had their Caesar salad which is pretty good the Caesar dressing is made in house from scratch they give you marinated anchovies which with it which I like has a fresh peino and real peino
It’s like age 24 months you can taste the difference there they also have like a meatball they have chicken wings or chicken wings are good but their Pizza is for sure what stands out I mean I would I would almost recommend just ordering nothing but Pizza when you go
There so in my personal opinion folks Pizzeria has the best pizza in Southern California at least from my experience the only better pizza I’ve ever had was in New York and it’s one spot that I went to one time that was really hard to get into and this place doesn’t rival it
Cuz they’re not the same type of pizza but this pizza is just so good that even the pizzas I thought were really good before this pizza now don’t pale in comparison and it’s kind of ruined those pizzas for me so if I really want a really good
Pizza I have to go to folks and there’s a couple issues with that so let’s get into the numbers so for service and culture I get folks a three out of five honestly their service is fine it’s check the box service you know hi how’s
It going what can I get for you do you have any questions I mean I’ve never had a problem with their service when I sat in the restaurant at their friendly nothing outside the ordinary the problem is they to go situations they a very small restaurant so it’s ideal to get
Their food to go um especially since it’s pizza and they have a first come first serve policy which means if the restaurant is full or at capacity or there’s if it’s just too busy in the kitchen they won’t take to- Go orders and then if you go there and
Ask for a to- Go order you can’t get one can’t be frustrating if you’re if you’re really trying to get trying to eat that pizza that night if you’re trying to eat Folks at night and you call oh you have to call back right now we’re not taking
To orders you call back we’re not taking to orders right now and then you call back and sometimes they just not they’re not taking to orders for the whole night or I I the first time I actually went to folks it was really cold out and we sat
Out on the patio and it was freezing and I and I told my fiance why don’t we just get this to go cuz we live right down the street so she said okay so when the server came out I said you know we’re just going to get a couple pizzas to go
And she was like I have to ask the kitchen which I thought was so weird I’m like well I’m here if I just order the pizza and then put in a box and pay the bills and that’s the same thing it was kind of confusing to me but she was very
Nice and she helped us out and she got it to go but I thought that was really weird and then I found out later on they have this policy where you know it’s like first come first serve and it’s it’s I understand it’s because the kitchen’s too small and they can only
Output so many pizzas but uh they’ve been open since 2019 now every time I go there the restaurant’s full if I ever get to go order there’s to go orders there’s people waiting there for their tog go order so they get a lot of business from tog go so I would think
That by this time they would found another solution maybe opening up another Kitchen close by where they just do tole orders or I don’t I don’t know what why they haven’t solved that problem yet but I I I’m not saying it’s a necessarily a negative thing but I
Can’t give them points for service because it’s just the service just kind of isn’t there but the thing with folks is they have such a good product that they don’t need a over-the-top extraordinary service because they have in my opinion the best pizza I’ve had so
Far in Southern California and I hate to admit that I’ve eaten a lot of Pizza in Southern California so they have the best pizza so I’m going back there even though I don’t like the way they do their first comfor serve and it could be frustrating to try and get it to go
Order there I’ll go back I don’t have a problem with it it’s good so that brings me to uh food and drinks food and drinks I give them a five out of five like I said it’s the best pizza I’ve only had their Caesar salad and wings outside of
That the wings were good they’re fine they weren’t amazing but they’re still good for Ambiance and uh Vibe I give it a two out of five I mean you you’d have to go there but literally it’s a small small restaurant with just basically two tops and you know two tops pushed
Together to make Four Tops but for the price point it’s kind of uh doesn’t match it doesn’t match the price point because you’re paying like I said 26 25 to $30 for a pizza all their appetizers and salads are like $5 to $20 or drinks are up there so it’s an expensive could
Be an expensive dinner especially for pizza overall I give it a uh 10 out of 15 that’s low but that is also because really just their only strong suit and saving grace is their food and that’s the thing is if they ever slip up on their food if they ever change the
Recipe if they ever you know decide to go cheaper or sell sell to a company that’s going to try and cut corners on their recipe then the restaurant will fail because the only thing holding up that restaurant in my opinion is their food and that’s not a bad thing but it’s
Also I don’t understand why you wouldn’t want to increase sales with a pretty easy fix and a pretty easy Road it’s a v it’s a visible Road you have a lot of tog go orders to a point where you have your poor Hostess having to constantly answer
The phone and tell people no I’m pretty polite but I’m sure there’s people that get frustrated by it especially you know you ask when can I call back to get places to go order we don’t know so that’s frustrating and the restaurant’s so small there’s I mean they can only
Turn so many tables a night so they’re really capping out what they’re making and I guess if they’re just happy with that that’s cool but I just don’t see when you have a product that’s selling in high demand why you wouldn’t uh find ways to increase um your Revenue through
Answering the call maybe it’s in the works who knows listen I stand by their food if you want the best pizza and you’re willing to put up with a little bit of frustration then go to folks Pizzeria and try one of their pizzas