Hesher's Pizza Taproom - Oakland

I loved the tap room that used to be here but, today I came for the pizza. I love Detroit style pizza, so I went out of my way to get here after seeing the photos online. However, I think I got burned by the infamous Sunday B-team. I mean, the pizza was good fine, but it was clearly NOT what was pictured. There was too much sauce and too little cheese. Individually, these issues aren 't significant but together, and you 've just created 'soup on bread. ' It was disappointing. Any good resturantour will tell you, consistency is key. Let 's re-train the Sunday Crew, capiche? Lastly, the ciders were great and the bartender was too. Also, since I 'm a white guy in his 50s, I am, of course, a fan of the decor but, two broken game machines and the complete lack of ANY Street Fighter is just blasphemy. Who am I kidding? I 'll be back.

I love the atmosphere. The place feels badass. The menu art is super cool! The food was very satisfying and the waitress who brought it over to me was very kind. I’ll definitely be back.

Pool table, pinball, pints and pizza. Do I need to say more? Metal music is usually playing and you can watch random movies on the TV screens. Open seating area is pretty nice too.

Thought about coming here for a long time. Finally did and I’ve now been back a couple times. Photos don’t do a service as the style is hard to describe. Too thin for grandma or Detroit, too thick for ‘tavern’ or bar pies. Too crispy of a crust to say handmade. Combine that with the cornmeal crust, and it’s kind of its own thing. Sauce skewed sweet.

I stumbled on this place looking for an ATM and was intrigued by the environment. When I entered, people played Warcraft board-type games, pool tables, and pinball machines. I decided to stay and try one of their small pepperoni pizzas and enjoy the games. The food came out quickly, and it was delicious. I decided to play on the pinball machines, and they have an app where you can upload money and play if you don't have coins. I thought keeping their customers engaged in their restaurant was a cool feature. Come check this place out if you want to chill and play and have a bite to eat.