Dino's Pizza
Phone: (919) 908-0184
Cuisines
- Italian
- Pizza
Hours
Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
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Google Rating
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Absolutely fantastic pizza! Loved the thin, crispy charred crust which also had the right amount of elasticity and fermentation which make for a perfect bite. All ingredients were tasty and top notch, and would definitely be a regular here if I lived nearby. I feel that the pizza would be best enjoyed if eaten in house, not only because of the style, but to the friendly staff that did their absolute best to make for a great experience!
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Our second time dining at Dino's and we could not be happier for this great addition to the pizza and Italian-American options in the Triangle. The crew here gets it! The Disco-Fries pictured are a must, as are the cheese sticks! Pizza-wise we love the margarita and our custom pepperoni (the small nickel sized kind - the best kind) and mushroom! The crust on the pies is fantastic, like a bagel that is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Their spin on tiramisu is great too for desert. Great for friends or a family night out. The hostess this second time there was a gem, and the staff were friendly and attentive. Our pie accidentally tipped over (our fault) and landed on the floor with a few slices left. The team sent us home with a pie on the house. You can't beat that service and care! Looking forward to getting back there!
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The good: A cute, welcoming space with easy parking. It's nice to have more options on this side of town. Super friendly staff!
The not so good: The food and the prices. The pizza was too charred on the bottom and there just wasn't much to it, otherwise. The calamari was chewy and tasted like the fryer oil needed changing. Also was a pretty skimpy portion with too many peppers not enough calamari.
Maybe our expectations were higher bc of the folks involved with this spot, and maybe Western NY-style pizza turns out not to be our favorite, but overall pretty disappointed after two visits. -
The environment was pretty good for Durham. Service was great! Pizza was good not great. Garlic knots were great. Buratta was delicious. Chicken wings with hot honey were tasteless like boiled chicken breast. The absolute fail was the $15 calamari which presented as the under tray of the fryer being dumped into a basket. Laughably small portion that was like tasteless jerky. Unfortunately it adds up to a non return.
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Original review remains below for reference, but everything I've tried since the grand opening has been phenomenal. I've enjoyed both of their red and white pizza styles with consistently perfect crust, and most recently the rigatoni. I've not tried the pizza logs again but based on other reviews those issues seem to be sorted out.
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They're still working through the normal rough edges of a newly opened restaurant, which is to be expected for another month or so. The servers were all incredibly friendly, I'll be back again down the road to try a few more things.
It could just be because mine were undercooked, but I definitely don't understand the magic of pizza logs! Five or six pieces of pepperoni wrapped around a mozzarella stick, put it in an egg roll wrapper and deep frying it seems like it should have been a slam dunk as an appetizer but it was underwhelming. The mozzarella wasn't melted or even fully warmed. The other orders I noticed coming out of the kitchen all looked to be the same level of done, so I'm not sure if this was everybody's experience.
The pizza was the star of the show! I know this is purely subjective, but if you're a local in Durham and enjoy crusts in the realm of Toro and Ponysauras I suspect you'll enjoy this! Perfectly thin and it held up well to the toppings, just the right amount of chewy. I kept it simple with their mushroom pizza from the white section of the signature pies with no regrets.
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