Old Time Pizza and Deli

I’m giving this place 5 stars. Delicious pizza, but this was our first time going, we’re going now to try it again, so I’ll update this post later. :)

A buddy and I went for a motorcycle ride, he left from a Tucson and I left from Phoenix. I decided Kearny would be a good place to meet up. Boy was I right. It is a very small town located in a valley that is surrounded by Arizona beauty. I felt like the town was closed. Yes, the whole town, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The people there were beyond friendly. We decided to eat lunch so I used Unilocal and discovered that the Old Time Pizza and a Deli were near by. We got there just as it opened and were immediately greater with happy employees anxious to feed us. The staff was great and provided some recommendations. We went with Philly Cheese a Steak sandwiches. As I looked around I felt as if time stopped. I was a teenager hanging out in a pizza place sometime during the late 80’s. I loved it. It brought back so many good memories and I haven’t even been here before but it felt like home. To the staff we thank you!!!
Lastly, I’m glad I told you about your business being on a Unilocal

This place is great! I stayed at the General Kearny Inn for 4 nights while doing some field geology work in the area and I came here every night for dinner! I live in Scottsdale and you don’t find many places like this in the Scottsdale/​Phoenix area. The pizza is so delicious and you can tell that it is fresh made. I had their pizza twice and pastrami sandwiches twice, and also battered mushrooms, all of which were delicious! The best thing about this place is the service. Everyone who works there is so friendly and always have smiles on their faces. A man who works there, I think he might be the owner, who’s name is Gary (Jerry? Can’t remember which one!) is so great. He would start up conversation and talk to us every night we came in. He was so funny and nice and even wrote a song for our geology class and played it for us on his guitar. I’ve never been to such a unique place like this! I would definitely come back to catch up with Gary (Jerry) and eat amazing pizza. I absolutely recommend this place to anyone!

Ok… I’m a little biased because this is my family’s pizza joint. I grew up on the stuff from the age of 13 and it was a staple until I moved away for college at 18. BUT I stand by it being my favorite pizza no matter how many places I try outside of Kearny. I’ve even had people who thought I was just saying that because it was my family come back from a visit there and tell me how fantastic it was despite their doubts. :)
If you’re looking for a short (1 – 2 hour drive depending on your location in the Phoenix metro area), scenic drive for a bite to eat, this is the place for you. It is a popular peaceful, meandering motorcycle lunch ride destination as well.
The big difference I’ve seen when trying places (mostly here in the Phoenix area) is the amount and quality of ingredients. OTP makes dough fresh every day, cuts fresh veggies, and the cheese is REAL cheese. Some places I’ve tried down here use canned mushrooms, weird cheese that doesn’t melt right or stretch like gooey pizza cheese should. OTP is generous about their toppings, unlike some chain type places where you’d have to order extra extra extra extra of something in order for it to be as much at OTP would use.
If I HAD to compare it to somewhere that people in Phoenix might know, I would say it’s between like, Geno’s and Sardellas maybe? I love both those places, but neither is home for me.
If you haven’t, try the buffalo chips… I know, sounds odd, but it’s basically a thin pizza crust with a buffalo ranch sauce with mozzarella on it. DE-​LISH! I bring one home every time I go for a visit. :)
All the menu items are awesome. The fried appetizers are a must have. battered zucchini, mushrooms, etc… But my fave are the cheese curds. They’re jalapeño cheese curds… a little spice but nothing crazy. Just gives it extra good flavor. Bread sticks are simple but delicious… made from the fresh pizza dough and topped with butter and garlic salt; served with marinara and nacho cheese for dipping.
There are also burgers, subs, salad bar, etc… if you don’t feel like a pizza.
Beer prices are good.
Oh! And they have something I’ve also found it hard to get around the valley… fried ice cream! Mmmmm…
Other things you might try are the mexican pizza (think fry bread on a pizza crust!), calzones, or get your sub sandwich prepared in a pita bread (basically a hollow pizza crust freshly baked in the oven)…I highly recommend the philly (chicken or beef) in a pita!
If it’s hot outside, get a Hawaiian shaved ice… LOTS of flavors to choose from… you can even mix and match or add cream to it. It’s amazing! Think strawberries & cream, banana cream, creamy coconut, etc…
Customer service is normally pretty good… the place employs a lot of the young people in the area who are working while they attend high school as well as some people who have worked there for many years. The majority of the time someone from the family who owns the place is there and they’re always willing to take a compliment or a complaint to heart if you want to share.

This is a pretty cool, kind of retro pizza joint. We found ourselves in town after a volleyball match and ended up here for dinner. The pizza was good… hand tossed with fresh ingredients. The salad bar was… well, as one of the teens in our group said «pizza, protein style». It was basically all of the pizza toppings along with some lettuce and cottage cheese. Only one dressing: ranch. The highlight of the experience was the Buffalo Chip. This is an ultra thin crust pizza topped with buffalo wing sauce and cheese served with ranch for dipping. Super good if you like buffalo.
In summary, if you find yourself in Kearny, AZ this is worth a stop in if your are hungry.

This place gets 5 stars because it has everything considering the location!
It’s a small business that employees a lot of the area kids throughout the years. Inside, OTP is a relaxed and fun environment. Somewhere the whole family can go and split a pizza while watching a game on their big screen TV. The owners and staff are friendly and very service oriented. Most importantly … the food is GREAT!

How can you not love this place? Great over stuffed pizza, good iced tea, salad bar, nice people…
This place has it all!