Sauce Pizza & Wine - Queen Creek, Arizona

manuel E.

Sauce Pizza reflects its upscale location in its pricing, which feels a bit steep for what you get. The food quality resembles a fast-casual Olive Garden, decent but not exceptional. The ordering process is quick and efficient, more akin to fast food than a sit-down restaurant: order at the counter, grab your own drinks, and your food arrives within minutes.
The restaurant's interior has a strange dichotomy, blending the sports bar atmosphere of Buffalo Wild Wings with old Italian photos. It's a bit jarring and doesn't quite come together.
While better than Little Caesars, the pizza, despite its authentic appearance, lacks a certain depth of flavor. Ironically, the sauce itself, the namesake of the restaurant, feels a bit underwhelming. A name change might better reflect the overall dining experience.
The staff are friendly, though some appear to be simply going through the motions, while the kitchen staff seem more passionate.
Overall, Sauce Pizza is not bad. The food is decent, the service is quick, and the quality is acceptable. However, the high prices, the somewhat awkward ambiance, and the underwhelming sauce hold it back. A few minor adjustments could easily elevate it to a solid four-star rating.

Lizzy E.

We had such a wonderful experience last night. From the moment we walked in, we were treated so well from the staff. We showed up with a larger party and were not only accommodated, but Julie helped us pull off an incredible birthday surprise! The staff was not expecting us, but everyone stepped in to help in one way or another. It was awesome!!! They promptly brought out food and would often check in and clear plates. I can't say enough about how wonderful everyone was!!

The food was also great! We happened to start our night during happy hour, which was a really great value. The light bites were really generous portions. My pepperoni pizza had some crispy pieces which made it even more delicious!

It's also a great atmosphere, especially sitting outside. If you're looking for great food, great value, great service, you should check out Sauce!! They've got something for everyone!!

Kristin W.

I used to love this place but it’s seriously gone downhill. How can you call this mac and cheese? This is essentially plain pasta coated in what appears to be an extremely minimal and bland cream sauce. It has absolutely no flavor and isn’t even remotely cheesy. Your menu online shows it with shredded cheese and herbs on top - where were those? I’ve given Sauce way too many chances and this was truly the last straw.

Matt R.

Wow. I have been coming to this location for years, and it just does not disappoint. Came in on a Monday afternoon, but there is no B team here. A plus service, and the food is still so on point. Watermelon Salad, and Pig pizza has me in absolute summer heaven. Thank you guys again👍

Kayla S.

Clean restaurant, friendly staff, and great food. I recommend the lasagna pie and the mac n cheese with meatballs!

Rose Z.

First time here. I ordered two different pizzas, kids pasta, a side of mac and cheese, 3 Cesar salads and a cannoli.
All of it was bad. Service was good, atmosphere was good. But the food was horrible.

Makenzie E.

Had an amazing experience. Julie was phenomenal helping our family create a wonderful 75th birthday party. She helped us to plan a surprise party and made the event special. The food was delightful and everyone helped to make it a great experience. Thank you!

CaptainBeard714

My fiancée and I ate here 1/3/2024 around 8pm. It was pretty busy when we came in with about 80% of tables full but no line to order. Here are a few notes for some constructive criticism. Waited a few minutes for someone to take our order once standing right at the counter. Wanted to order the Mac n Cheese and they were out of it. No biggie. We ordered two pizzas and two glasses of wine. Wine came out fast. A bug flew in to one of our glasses after only a few sips and they happily replaced the glass of wine with a full one. This was awesome. Took 47 minutes for our pizza to come out though… My fiancée ordered and paid extra for olives on her pizza, it didn’t come out with olives… Nice lady said she would bring some out for us. Never brought out olives… Also, different nice lady that brought out our pizzas told us she would bring us some napkins, never did. Bus boy was cleaning off tables but leaving them completely dirty with crumbs and food bits still on them. Multiple open tables were just covered in food crumbs. To summarize, took forever, nice place but lacking in clean up, pizza was good, but missed items, staff was friendly but looked stressed out and overworked and very forgetful. Don’t plan on returning here for us personally. Likely was just a short staffed night hopefully though.