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Pop's Backdoor

4.4

3710 Shannon Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: (919) 493-0169
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The oven is hot and the pizza is fresh at Pop’s Backdoor South. Get ready for New York-style pizza, calzones and various specials including wings, lightly breaded calamari and mussels. Try the granny smith pizza with apples, french brie and white truffle oil on a ricotta cheese spread. Dairy-free diners can get in on the action, too, with vegan cheese.


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Photo of MGF MGF
Dec 4, 2025 3

Consistency of the food served varies every time the family and I dine in. Sometimes served well portioned, others very skimpy. ALSO—there’s a disconnect between the 1 and only front house order taker and the kitchen staff. As most customers would agree, the appetizers and soups and salads need to be served to the customer BEFORE the main course and pizzas are served. It’s not a magic trick to serve food properly.

Photo of Larry Moneta Larry Moneta
Nov 30, 2025 5

Years ago, I asked if they would use my vegan cheese for the pizza I’d ordered. They graciously did so for a couple of years. Then, they added vegan cheese to their menu and we’ve enjoyed their pizza ever since. Today, I was ordering online and pleasantly discovered that they’d added a substantial line of vegan pizzas with assorted plant-based meats and various combinations. I ordered the vegan pepperoni pizza and when I went to pick it up, the chef there recognized me and reminded me that this all began with me bringing my own vegan cheese! Tonight’s pizza was excellent and we can’t wait to try all their other options. I highly recommend Pop’s Backdoor for their delicious pizzas (and much more) and for their extraordinary customer service!

Photo of Robin Jessup Robin Jessup
Nov 29, 2025 5

I discovered Pop’s through some friends who are regulars. I quickly found out why! While I haven’t explored the whole menu yet, I have found my favorite pizza and the salads are so fresh and with the perfect blend of flavors. Pop’s is family owned and never disappoints. I encourage you to check them out!

Photo of Brian McIlvaine Brian McIlvaine
Nov 22, 2025 4

Love the food, nice staff. Only complaint is my food is almost never ready for my pick up time. One time it was 45 minutes after scheduled pick up and yesterday it was about 35 minutes after scheduled pick up and I purposely scheduled it 15 minutes before I needed it. Next time I will schedule it 30 minutes early.

Photo of James Evans James Evans
Oct 14, 2025 5

We’ve lived near here for years, and love pizza but somehow hadn’t tried Pop’s. We finally rectified that serious mistake. Fantastic pizza!!! Great sauce, cheese, and NY-style crust. We also tried the calzone and it was superb. Service was very friendly; the young man who waited on us at the counter was very nice (I can’t remember his name but I think it was initials like “AB” or something like that) The atmosphere is informal but very pleasant. We will most definitely return. A great find!!!

Photo of Danita Futrell Danita Futrell
Sep 15, 2025 5

The best lasagna I’ve ever eaten!!!

Photo of Larry Gottschalk Larry Gottschalk
Aug 26, 2025 5

Got the food to go, so no atmosphere rating. Love the people there, always so friendly! Easy to order online and something for everyone. One of us doesn’t love pizza but the wings are a big hit.

Photo of Catherine Wolf Catherine Wolf
Jul 4, 2025 4

Pizza was FANTASTIC!!!!! Italian grinder was soggy had to throw away maybe not the best item to order for delivery but I will definitely be ordering again greek salad was nice and fresh aswell.

Photo of Jonathan Allgood Jonathan Allgood
Mar 1, 2025 5

The pizza is killer the 3 dollar pepperoni slice is a great place to start. Then the specialty pies are where it's at. The Granny Smith is excellent if you don't care for red sauce they have plenty of alternatives I recommend stepping outside your comfort zone and trying something you feel is edgy for you.

Photo of May c May c
Jan 27, 2025 5

I loved everything! I order the pops pepperoni for the pizza and 2 cannolis. The pizza was crispy and hot! and the cannolis were just perfect and the filling was delicious it wasn’t overly sweet.

Photo of HarimHN HarimHN
Jan 15, 2025 5

Love their lunch special and prices. Good pizza and wings. Always ready on time.

Photo of R O'Neill R O'Neill
Dec 28, 2024 5

I tried POP’s for the first time last night and was pleasantly surprised. The pizza was crispy and had plenty of toppings, and had a great flavor. But I was most impressed by the buffalo wings. They were perfectly cooked and huge compared to other places I’ve tried in the area. We will definitely be going back.