(713) 523-0800

2111 Norfolk St
Houston, TX 77098 29.73255 -95.41104

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Neighborhoods: Greenway/ Upper Kirby, Central

STARPIZZA.NET

Hours:

Su-Th 11-10, F-Sa 11-11

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Outdoor Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Food Delivery

Cuisine:

Pizza

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About Star Pizza

Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

In Short – Star Pizza has been cranking out pies in this funky old house in Montrose since 1976. Because of its reliability and quality ingredients, it stays pretty crowded. Some prefer the thin crust, but thick whole-wheat crust holds up better under a mountain of toppings. Specialties like the Joe (spinach, garlic) and the Starburst Deluxe (pepperoni, ground beef, sweet onions and cheese) are mainstays. Sandwiches, salads and lasagna round out the menu.

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Need a place to host a birthday party or get-together? Check out Star Pizza's X-O Room, which features a private dining room, pool table and seating for up to 49.
Where to Sit:
The expansive deck is perfect for people-watching while waiting for a pie.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Staff is always shining, soft drinks are huge and atmosphere is laid-back.
  2. the atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable- you're not rushed and the service is superb- the staff is very friendly!
  3. If your in the mood for fantastic food in an uber-trendy atmosphere, you will probably love it, too.
  4. The wait staff is friendly and attentive, there's always parking, and it's a perfect place to bring a crowd.
  5. love the cozy feeling this place has.
  6. best pizza, fun place
  7. Star Pizza is a non-rushed custom pizzeria with the best ingredients, staff, and ambience.
  8. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed; great for a casual date, family dinner or night out with your friends.
  9. Great atmosphere.
  10. This restaurant is a very cozy place to hang out with friends, family, or to even go to a casual date.
  11. The ambiance was cool too.
  12. The atmosphere is relatively nice and the servers have never disappointed me.
  13. great food and atmosphere.
  14. Awesome pizza and great atmosphere!
  15. Great atmosphere and the option to watch the big screen upstairs at the Norfolk location.
  16. Great location to eat especially sitting on the deck with great fall or spring weather.
dessert
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Management, please do something, because there are other places that are willing to cook a great pie without the lip, anguish, and attitude.
  2. The quality of toppings is decent, but the flavor and texture of the pie has been horrible for years.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. Staff is always shining, soft drinks are huge and atmosphere is laid-back.
  2. The drink glasses are HUGE so they dont leave you waiting for a drink while you wait!
  3. The inside of the resturant nice and eventful, good beer.
  4. Ice cld beer and Star Pizza--the perfect evening!
  5. Salad bar is always good.
food quality
91.09000205993652% positive
  1. have always had excellent service and a perfectly done pizza every time.
  2. This pizza realy sucks!
  3. Because the service and food was no good.
  4. Star Pizza definitely has the best pizza in Houston.
  5. The food was great and they were very friendly and accommodating.
  6. The best pizza in town.
  7. The crust is absolutely marvalous as it practically melts in your mouth and the ingrediants are always fresh and tasty!
  8. Star's pizza is consistenly great with the freshest ingredients around.
  9. don't even like pizza very muc, but I'll always go to this place.
  10. The food is that fresh and delicious!
  11. The best pizza in Houston ,I'm also fuzzy pizza fan I rate Star's 1 and fuzzy's number2 and the reason is they use there own homemade sauce.
  12. This is the best pizza I've ever had.
  13. Not only is the pizza suberb, but the staff is great, too.
  14. They have great pizza, great service and a great lunch buffet.
  15. Star Pizza makes one of the BEST pizzas in town!
  16. The Starburst is our favorite pizza (minus the onions as they put a lot on their at times).
  17. like the dinner salad with the outstanding red pepper vinagrette dressing.
  18. My favorite is the baked goat cheese bread and a Margherita pizza.
  19. JOe's Special is the Best whole wheat deep dish pizza on the planet!
  20. They do have a good product their pizza is stupendous.
  21. Unless you are a large man with a huge apetite, you can safely make this a meal for two.
  22. Star Pizza is the best pizza in Houston by far, I love the spinch & moz.
  23. hank and marilyn are friends of mine and know how to jam a really good pizza baby.
  24. As vegetarians, I can't comment on the meat offerings, but the veggie special includes a bunch of juicy toppings like broccoli, mushrooms, etc.
  25. think I will settle for the pizza spots back in Sugar Land like Candelari's pizza They have good pizza, good service, no wait and clean bathrooms.
  26. Of all the pizza I've had, Star Pizza is my favorite.
  27. This was great pizza.
  28. If your in the mood for fantastic food in an uber-trendy atmosphere, you will probably love it, too.
  29. They make the best margherita pizza I've ever had, and it is my favorite there.
  30. Star pizza doesn't have the fastest service around, but definitely the best pizza in Texas!
  31. It was the first great pizza place I went to after I moved to Houston.
  32. but pizza is always good.
  33. For those going for lower carbs, I think their New York style thin is great -- not so thick as their chicago style deep dish that you almost have to eat with a fork, yet is not cracker thin either.
  34. Give it a try, it is amazing how a good pizza can put you in a wonderful mood!
  35. Awesome pizza and great atmosphere!
  36. absolutely cannot believe a pizza place would deliver an incorrect, cold pizza, and then want it back, and tell us not to eat anymore!
  37. its tasty pizza, no matter what you get.
  38. The pizza is awesome and you can get it with different crusts and toppings.
  39. have yet to enjoy a pizza from this place out of the numerous times of eating there with friends.
  40. The Margherita Focaccia pizza is also great (haven't tried that one on their new york style crust but I'm sure it would be equally good).
  41. Star is the best and most original pizza joint in Houston.
  42. best pizza, fun place
  43. It is well worth the money and the wait if you want good tasting fresh pizza every time!
  44. Their lunch buffet is the best around by far, with lots of pizzas with interesting combinations of toppings and lots of veggie choices.
  45. This was the WORST pizza I've ever had!
  46. excellent pizza - creative use of ingredients - great wheat crust - the caesar salad is great
  47. they also have good ceasar salad.
  48. we've always had great pizza.
  49. This place is really excellent for tasty, real pizza that is made to order.
  50. great pizza!
  51. The deep dish wheat crust is awesome!
  52. All in all, it was one of the most disgusting pizzas I have ever had in my life.
  53. Hands down, the best pizza in town!
  54. The pizza is great and the environment is even better, with a group of friends or a casual date.
  55. Great food!
  56. love the astomphere, service and the food is the best in town.
  57. wonder how places like this stay in business especially with wait time to get your food being 30-35 minutes.
  58. is the pizza that good?
  59. Houston just lacks more than a couple of good pizza places so folks think this one is great.
  60. think star pizza stinks it has the worst food and service.
  61. My wife and I know Chicago very well and through the years we have tried to find another pizza place that comes close to what we know is the best pizza anywhere.
  62. very friendly place to grub the best pizza in town.
  63. Eat at Star if you want good pizza.
  64. If you want awesome pizza, Star is the only place to go!
  65. the margherita pizza is the best i have ever tasted!
  66. would have liked more herbs in the sauce and a thinner crust.
  67. Their meat lasagna is very tasty and a great value.
  68. the pizza is really the star of this place- exquisite crust, fresh toppings, tasty sauce.
  69. The buildings are run down and dirty, prices are expensive, they charge for everything, salads are $5 and bread is $4.
  70. Very funky, cool, delicious.
  71. As for Star Pizza, it is very good pizza and well worth the drive.
  72. Star Pizza is yummy!
  73. Both are fantastic preludes to Star's delicious pizza.
  74. have never had a wrong order, bad pizza or a bad time at the restaurant.
  75. Im a really hearty guy and usually i eat an average of 4 slices, yet the pizza slices at this joint were so big and fool of toppings that I only ate 2.
  76. The wait staff was so friendly and the food was wonderful!
  77. the spinach and artichoke deep dish is my favorite- along w/the brocolli and cauliflower.
  78. This is my second favorite pizza joint (first being Late Night Pie).
  79. Great pizza that is an old standby.
  80. Great food and service
  81. The pizza is very interesting.
  82. If you want good pizza head out to Napoli's in the burbs.
  83. The environment is great, but the last time i ate there the cheese pizza (no other topping) was soggy (unforgivable sin) and tasteless.
  84. my fav is margerita pizza, but mushroom and pineapple is great.
  85. have never had such a good pizza, the types of pizza are very
  86. great food and atmosphere.
  87. We highly recommend Star pizza to anyone who knows what real pizza is.
  88. The best or second best pizza in town
  89. The toppings are great and so is the sauce, but the dough's gotta go.
  90. Friends and family wanted to go there, claiming it was the best and the sauce was horrible, the pizza was barely cooked and the waitstaff was the worst ever.
  91. My girlfriend and I are both students, and as such enjoy unique (non-chain) joints with great food and reasonable prices - thats exactly what you're getting with Stars.
  92. This is a good old no frills pizza place with both New York and Chicago styles to choose from.
  93. it seriously was one of the best pizza's i have ever had.
  94. Great food, but the place is getting run down and needs some fixing up.
  95. However, the pizza does take a long time and I definitely recommend an appetizer - the roasted garlic is excellent!
  96. Not only is the pizza fantastic, but they give you plenty to feed yourself for several days afterwards.
  97. If you want fresh roasted garlic and a pizza with wonderful custom toppings, come to star pizza.
  98. The deep dish margherita pizza was incredible.
  99. The crust on these pizza's are wonderful.
  100. The Rosemary Chicken pizza is yummy.
  101. We like sitting outside and enjoying the evenings with good friends and good food.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Their lunch buffet is the best around by far, with lots of pizzas with interesting combinations of toppings and lots of veggie choices.
overall
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. It was nice, however, to see it served in a pan for each person, but I wouldn't recommend this place over other pizzerias.
  2. It was the first great pizza place I went to after I moved to Houston.
  3. This is a good old no frills pizza place with both New York and Chicago styles to choose from.
  4. best pizza, fun place
  5. Reasonable prices, fair service, and great place to take out of towners.
  6. great little place with indoor and outdoor seating.
  7. great place to converse and meet, but the chain stores have better product IMHO.
service
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. They have great pizza, great service and a great lunch buffet.
  2. Not only is the pizza suberb, but the staff is great, too.
  3. The waiters & waitresses are absolutley awesome and some of the most friendly people.
  4. The food was great and they were very friendly and accommodating.
  5. bad service and takes FOREVER
  6. The atmosphere is relatively nice and the servers have never disappointed me.
  7. love the astomphere, service and the food is the best in town.
  8. think I will settle for the pizza spots back in Sugar Land like Candelari's pizza They have good pizza, good service, no wait and clean bathrooms.
  9. The was great and the waitstaff , albeit overtly cool, was very friendly.
  10. If you want decent service and customer satisfaction, eat elsewhere.
  11. The "scenery" is usually interesting and arriving in costume does not bother the staff.
  12. The price is great & the service is quick and friendly!
  13. the atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable- you're not rushed and the service is superb- the staff is very friendly!
  14. It's a spinach and Garlic Pizza and even people who hate spinach love this one.
  15. The waitstaff is very friendly but you wouldn't want to take them home to your mom.
  16. Great food and service
  17. think star pizza stinks it has the worst food and service.
  18. All the waiters, waitresses, delivery people, and even the people taking the phone orders are friendly and upbeat.
  19. have always had excellent service and a perfectly done pizza every time.
  20. The wait staff was so friendly and the food was wonderful!
  21. would totally recommend this place to hang out and not have to worry about the type of people because it is for everyone.
  22. Reasonable prices, fair service, and great place to take out of towners.
  23. Star pizza doesn't have the fastest service around, but definitely the best pizza in Texas!
  24. Star Pizza is a non-rushed custom pizzeria with the best ingredients, staff, and ambience.
  25. Good service, tight seating areas.
  26. Great service.
  27. the wait staff was great and there's lots of colorful patrons there.
  28. very friendly place to grub the best pizza in town.
  29. The wait staff is friendly and attentive, there's always parking, and it's a perfect place to bring a crowd.
  30. Because the service and food was no good.
value
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. The price is great & the service is quick and friendly!
  2. Their meat lasagna is very tasty and a great value.
  3. As for Star Pizza, it is very good pizza and well worth the drive.
  4. Total waste of money and all around bad experience.
  5. My girlfriend and I are both students, and as such enjoy unique (non-chain) joints with great food and reasonable prices - thats exactly what you're getting with Stars.
  6. Unless you are a large man with a huge apetite, you can safely make this a meal for two.
  7. decent caesar and great lunch buffet- a real value!
  8. Staff is always shining, soft drinks are huge and atmosphere is laid-back.
  9. think their prices are very reasonable considering the quality of ingredients used.
  10. It is well worth the money and the wait if you want good tasting fresh pizza every time!
  11. Reasonable prices, fair service, and great place to take out of towners.
  12. The buildings are run down and dirty, prices are expensive, they charge for everything, salads are $5 and bread is $4.
wait time
75.0% positive
  1. wonder how places like this stay in business especially with wait time to get your food being 30-35 minutes.
  2. However, the pizza does take a long time and I definitely recommend an appetizer - the roasted garlic is excellent!
  3. But I think, 30 minute drive, 30 min wait, nasty bathroom.
  4. The price is great & the service is quick and friendly!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/16/12

my favorite place

by anthonyzimm

the margheritta pizza is the best !!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/08/12

Pretty Delicious

by Bkeith

Star has been a good pizza joint for a while and it is still pretty darn good. They have a few different styles but to be honest, they're all pretty good. I like my pizza simple, pepperoni or sausage, and they don't mess it up. Pretty good service too!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/11/12

Pizza!!

by stevecarey0808

Star Pizza is great and so yummy pizza. Also the staff is very friendly.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/28/12

Amazing Pizza

by Jmichaels

Wow I have had good pizza before but Star takes the cake. Its the crust totally out of this world. Would have have given 5 stars but the service was a bit slow.

3 Star Rating: Average

01/27/12

Free Del verses Taxese

by terboggs

January 27, 2012

Doesn't like it

taxes

by terboggs (1 review)

Ordered a 14.50 Veggie pizza, needed delivery. They charged over 20.00 which was a 5.50 mark up. Taxes do not come to a third of the cost of the pizza. So that free delivery is a sham.

The Details on Star Pizza

Place Categories:

  • best salsa verde pizza
  • great food
  • love frills pizza place
  • great fair service
  • best star pizza
  • great wait staff
  • great toppings
  • great deep dish wheat crust
  • great atmosphere
  • reasonable prices
  • friendly delivery people
  • best deep dish margherita pizza
  • nasty bathroom
  • much more flavorful whole wheat crust
  • upbeat waiters
  • upbeat waitresses
  • eventful good beer
  • great lunch buffet
  • very friendly waitstaff
  • favorite original pizza joint
  • very good salads
  • always fresh ingrediants
  • great whole wheat option
  • worst chicago style pizza
  • recommend star
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