Capone's Pizza - Anchorage

I don't know if they were off today. But todays order was not great... it wasn't even close to good for us. It seems like the calzones are getting smaller and smaller each time we order. I ordered a pizza with extra mushrooms and ricotta cheese. The amount of mushrooms are what we would find on a regular pizza... they definitely didn't give us extra as asked for and there was no ricotta cheese to be found or taste. For the extra we paid, we were dissatisfied and disappointed. Our desserts were the worst part of our order they came frozen, we are talking rock hard, out of the freezer frozen. Our tiramisu was frozen, our fork couldn't penetrate it. It must've been sitting in a freezer for some time, there was a ring of frozen stuff at the base of this dessert and frost crystals at the top of it. Our cheesecake was just as frozen that we had to let it sit out to defrost in order to eat it. Their menu showed cheesecake with a sauce and strawberries. This didn't come with any... we wouldn't have ordered it if we knew it didn't come with it.

Ok why had no one told me how good the pizza is from here?!? Not once has Capone 's been mentioned when I ask about a good place in town for pizza. Is this Anchorage 's best kept pizza secret? I 've lived here almost 4 years, and had resigned myself to a fate of never getting to eat tavern style thin crust pizza unless I visit Chicago. Capone 's has changed that for me! I 've driven by here a bunch. It 's tucked away on boniface right past the northern lights intersection so it 's pretty easy to miss. It 's set back BEHIND the strip mall housing the international grocery store Max 's beefy burgers. Every time I drive by I would wonder about how the pizza was, and if I 'm being honest I 'd also scoff at the restaurant name. Because I 've not heard much chatter about it I wasn 't in a rush to try them, which was a mistake. Well I recently did see someone talking about them on Twitter of all places so I moved them to the top of my to try list. This is strictly a to go joint that does take out and delivery. It is not fancy, and very much reminds me of a pizza place you 'd find in IL. They don 't just do pizzas, and have a pretty decent sized menu that serves subs salads as well. As far as the pizza goes they offer thin crust, regular crust, and thick crust. They have a menu of specialty pizzas that included a bulgolgi pizza (intriguing), or you can build your own. I ordered a large (14 in) pepperoni pepperoncini thin crust. This pizza was perfectly cooked. The crust was a golden brown, it was not overly greasy or soggy. The crust had a perfect crispiness to it. The sauce and toppings were abundant, and it was beautifully cooked to a golden brown on top (my husband said it was over cooked for his liking, but I disagree). The sauce was very flavorful. This pie made it back to Eagle River, and there was barely any grease at the bottom of the box. It 's honestly one of the best pizzas I 've eaten in the Anchorage area. Next time I 'm ordering in going to ask for it square cut to get the true tavern style experience. The prices were extremely reasonable, and they give you a menu with tons of great daily deals. Each pizza also comes with a magnet. After collecting 10 magnets you can get a free large 2 topping. I can 't comment on the regular or thick crust, but I 'm sure those pizzas will be just as tasty as the thin crust I ordered. Definitely give this joint a try the next time you 're in the mood for some take out pizza!

This restaurant is obviously not professionally managed. I was told it would take 45 minutes and the pizza literally arrived two hours later. I called several times for an update (around one hour mark, which she said the pizza would arrive within 30 minutes, so I called about 45 minutes later and she just kept saying the guy had just left. It would be there soon even though it was only a four minute drive and probably a 10 minute walk. and we were literally only half a mile away. The pizza was very floppy. The girl on the phone was very rude and even hung up on me one time. It would've been faster to drive to Girdwood to grab a bite to eat and then it was to wait for this gross, greasy pizza. After eating a couple slices, we felt like we were gonna die. I have a big problem with dishonesty. If they had told me when I ordered, it was gonna take two hours. I could've decided to wait or go somewhere else, but they lied to me on multiple occasions, and that's where I draw the line. We won't be coming back!

On our quest to continue trying every pizza place in anchorage we decided to give Capone's a try after seeing it every week driving to numerous places. Unfortunately it wasn't very impressive. It's not the worst pizza in the world but may be the bottom of choices in Anchorage. The sauce tastes identical- not even kind of like- but just like Papa Johns pizza sauce. This isn't bad, it was just the first thing we noticed. The Canadian bacon was really good but in all the toppings were average, so not bad. We ordered one Chicago special and their special pick up order of large pepperoni. I was over-charged. I didn't even notice until I got home that they'd charged full price for the pepperoni pizza even though I specifically asked for the pick-up special. My fault- check your receipts. Then after getting home we opened the boxes. The breadsticks taste as good as they look. The person we ordered from said they were a top seller. The Chicago pizza was pretty good, but the pepperoni pizza was not good. It was over-cooked. My kids eat anything and we have half of that pizza left. Burnt pepperoni, over-overcooked cheese and mediocre crust left us wanting a bit more. I wouldn't recommend Capone's unfortunately. I'll still rate it at 3 stars because it wasn't the worst, and we did eat it. Most of it.

Get rid of any other number you have for pizza or calzones. This is the #1 spot in this City if your from out of town you know what real pizza is. And I don't know how they do it but by golly this place is the best spot in All of Alaskas Pizza AND calzones! IN ONE SPOT!