Great spot right outside downtown MKE off the Brady strip. We got the "everything but fish" pizza, a meatball sandwich, and italian beef sandwich, all which were amazing! The pizza crust was a perfect thin crust and great toppings. we got the largest size after our servers recommendation and that ended up being way too much food because of all the toppings, not a bad issue to have though! Definitely would recommend if you want something local and not too busy.

Catching up on Yelp reviews in 2024. I visited Zaffiro's Pizza back in February when I was in town for the Dustin Lynch/Blake Sheldon concert at the Fiserv Forum. Rated as the best pizza in Milwaukee, I had to stop by for a pizza review. The place was old school with a wooden bar and it reminded me of Vito & Nick's and John's Pizzeria in Chicago. I arrived for lunch around 12:30pm on a Saturday and there were only a few other patrons there on a cold midwestern day. I order a garden salad to start for the greens and then a large pepperoni pizza. The salad was fresh and very crisp. The Italian dressing was excellent as it was very flavorful. The pizza was a tavern style pie so an extremely thin and crispy crust. The dough didn't have much flavor and it was the worst part of the pie. The cheese was outstanding as we are in dairy country! Sauce was a little watery, but had solid flavor. Pepperoni was ok and they loaded it up. Crust: 6 Cheese: 10 Sauce: 6 Toppings: 5 Overall: 6.5 Service was good and the waitress was friendly. Prices were cheap as a large 14" pepperoni pizza was $17.25, garden salad was $4.25, and a PBR was $4. I see why Zaffiro's is rated as the best pizza in Milwaukee and it was decent-good. But there are definitely a bunch of better options in Chicago and around the US. I don't think Milwaukee is really known for pizza and I would rather stick to the brats, beer, and cheese curds. Zaffiro's is a cool bar with a cozy vibe and definitely worth a stop if you want some tavern style pizza in Milwaukee!

We tried their zaffiro's salad which was good, but didn't have any noticeable dressing in it. We split a pizza which we got half pepperoni and half sausage. The pizza was thin, and the flavor was cheesy, mild salty, and had a nice undercarriage which I appreciated. The tenderloin steak sandwich was disappointing however because the sandwich was basically a seasoned meat patty and clearly needed some toppings to add diversity in flavor. It might as well come without bread, overall I would come back for the pizza.

I visited Zaffiro's while in Milwaukee on business after seeing it on the list of Top 100 pizza places in the US. Does it deserve to be on the list? If it was solely based on flavor, the answer is "no", but it is a very unique pizza place. Zaffiro's is known for their thin crust pizza. I grew up on New Haven style pizza, which is very thin, but this pizza is thinner than that to put it in context. I ordered a pepperoni pizza and it was extremely tasty. The pizza had a generous amount of toppings, really good sauce to cheese ratio, and the crust was super crispy. It was cooked perfectly with the right amount of char and doneness. I personally have never encountered a pizza that thin and able to maintain it's integrity while eating it without some type of fold...that's pretty special. The staff working at the restaurant is phenomenal. Most of them have been there a long time and I love the rapport they have with each other. The regulars were really nice too. Good vibes all around. Great atmosphere! Definitely worth a visit!

Somehow I haven't been inside the original Zaffiro's in years. I love being able to get it at the movies, but I've been annoyed that I'm not in their delivery zone. Nothing has changed in the interior - possibly ever. This is a straight up old school Wisconsin tavern with a small dining room on the side. Service was very friendly. The place was packed with people waiting in line to be seated or to pick up to go orders. The pizza was predictably great - slightly charred cracker crust, plenty of toppings, good sauce proportion. We had three different types at the table and everyone was happy. Why four stars? Getting the food on our table took a really, really long time. Still a classic though.

We went to zaffiro's to check out their thin crust pizza after seeing it on a list of top things to try in Milwaukee. Parking was a little tricky at first. We parked on the side of the building at first, but then we saw a sign that said "park at your own risk". Turns out the only parking for the restaurant is directly behind the building, every where else you will get a ticket. Once we got it the staff was super accommodating. There wasn't an area to change the baby, but that didn't take away from the experience. (Tip: Change the baby in the car before coming in.) We were able to get a high chair and the waitress brought out pizza disk-crayons for the kids to make their own color pizza. That was super cute. The waitress suggested we try the fried eggplant. It was cut into spare and deep fried. We got a half order. It was so yummy, crispy, and the lemon adds a freshness to the dish. (Only recommend eating the egg plant onsite as it can get soggy in styrofoam.) The pizzas were so good. The crust was too crispy and the sauce cheese ratio was on point. My son loved the mushrooms and onions. Both were delicious to me. Our waitress Nicky brought out her art skills and drew a cat for the kids to take home and color. We definitely had a great time here and would go back again.

How have I never been here?? Mysteries of the universe. I came with a pretty large group (10ish people) They have a decent sized bar with a friendly and speedy bar tender as well as TVs showing the bucks game. We didn't have a reservation (not sure if they take them anyhow) so the wait was about an hour. Not bad for primetime ( 630 pm) on a Fri around the holidays. Our group got several pizzas... 2 veggies, a sausage mushroom onion and maybe pepperoni? and the EBTF "everything but the fish" I personally preferred the sausage one to the EBTF one... just too many toppings IMHO for the thin crust. This is square thin crust pizza milwaukee is known for. We also ordered the house salad ( pretty good), fried eggplant (everyone's favorite) and the bread basket ( eh, I'd pass on that) My dining companions all went for brandy old-fashioneds sweet or sour and at about $7 or $8 a pop they were greatly enjoyed. Not sure why it took so long but I had a great meal here!

Zaffiro's definitely lives up to the hype! I normally am not a fan of thin crust pizza, but Zaffiro's changed my whole outlook!! I loved the pepperoni and sausage. Next time I would get both on the whole pizza (rather than getting sausage on just half). The cheese bread was good, but a little too thick. Also the sauce that came on the side was not good at all. It tasted and smelled like dates... not good. I wish they would have given us a side of their marinara. Other than the sauce that came with the cheese bread, we really enjoyed everything else. We will totally be coming back for more pizza!!!