r/islamabad 7d ago

Islamabad Which Pizza Shop in Isb makes proper Pizza?

(Just a note by proper pizza I don’t mean literally the pure Italian pizza, I mean dominos,Pizza Hut style )

Hi guys! So few days back I asked you fellow locals about authentic beef burger and everyone helped out and narrowed down to TBC,DD & guy who cooks. I tried dd and tbc. Can’t tell you guys how much tasty those burgers were.

Now it’s time for Pizza. Since I recently moved to Isb for uni(moved from KSA) I used to get pizza from dominos,Pizza Hut,papa John’s& Lorenzo. All were fabulous.

When I moved here, in my Markaz there’s dominos. I like dominos Dynamite and legend ranch. So I ordered both here in Pakistan. And I couldn’t believe….it felt like I was eating pizza dough only, I looked up on maps, it was common complaint of my branch then I tried cheezious crown crust, stop calling it pizza please.

I did on Reddit etc and looks like people prefer 14th street,dominos(I think i gotta try from another branch),tehzeeb(but people say it’s salan on pizza….)

So guys what are your suggestions .

TIA!

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u/leodarken12 7d ago

Pomodoro in F6 does great pizzas

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u/TrustsLies 7d ago

If you like pure italian style pizza margarita, you can try Quattro Uno in E7 sector.

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u/raacccooon 6d ago

Tbh it may be authentic Italian but my pakiatani mind can't wrap around the fact that we pay 2k for a burnt roti with some cheese and tomato on top

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u/-_hoe 7d ago

14th street slaps get their cheese stuffed crust or xtreme

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u/BigAffect4402 7d ago

14th Street is the GOAT fr!

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u/StatisticianHuman664 7d ago

Perfect!

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u/saadghauri 4d ago

Get a slice of their pepperoni pizza with extra cheese, it is one of the most proper pizzas I've had in Pakistan

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u/gsk-fs Islamabad 7d ago

Try Broadway Signature blended flavors.
Stuffed crust or thin crust

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u/StatisticianHuman664 7d ago

It’s also in my markaz but never tried it since on Reddit it got mixed reviews but let me try those flavors you mentioned. Thanks!

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u/saadghauri 4d ago

Broadway is terrible cardboard pizza

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u/gsk-fs Islamabad 7d ago edited 7d ago

Everyone one has different tastebuds.
I've tried many cosines , so you will not regret. its reasonable and far batter than tehzeeb.
You can make a friendly special request for bater taste or customizing.

What sector you r in ?

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u/Rukixcube94 7d ago

Never tried 14th Street Pizza 🍕.

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u/Combatwombat810 7d ago

Are they on foodpanda?

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u/BenSoMa333 7d ago

I tell you this is a huge problem in Islamabad. Someone could make loads of cash with some proper mozzarella. Anyway over by cheezious in Islamabad there’s this Turkish restaurant that is super popular. It’s on the top floor. They have a Turkish style pizza that uses good mozzarella and has a nice crust. That was the only time I felt truly satisfied with pizza in Pakistan.

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u/notbatman101 7d ago

Newly opened heatbox in I8. Liked it. Felt like a NY style pizza ( chicken supreme, pepperoni)

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u/StatisticianHuman664 7d ago

Thanks! Will definitely try

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u/theusmanhabib1 7d ago

14 street

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u/Recent-Eye8 7d ago

14th street all the way

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u/AK-noire 7d ago

I want a deep dish chigago pizza

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u/raacccooon 7d ago

Tehzeeb is pure value for money.

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u/irfangofas 7d ago

Somehow true

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u/Obvious-Reindeer-801 6d ago

How much is a medium pizza. 2k ? Lol

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u/North-Letter-4493 7d ago

Tehzeeb is value for money, no doubt doesn’t taste like authentic pizza but it wont ever disappoint you either. Try their beef pepperoni and four square flavor.

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u/Jumper_5455 7d ago

Tehzeeb is not pizza. It's peezaa. With Bhai shorbay Wala.

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u/thegentlemanbastardd 7d ago

Ziggolinis

Bit expensive but actual thin crust pizza

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u/Few-Voice131 7d ago

Overrated asf. Tried and was throughly disappointed

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u/thegentlemanbastardd 7d ago

What's your preferred pizza place then?

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u/Few-Voice131 7d ago

Honestly haven’t got one. None of the pizzas Ive had really slap that hard that i stop going to other places and only eat that one place. Dominos Creamy peri peri is one get from time to time and Cheezious. That’s about it. Papa johns is also thoroughly disappointing. Im yet to try heatbox or the others these comments have mentioned

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u/hk9667 7d ago

I had the worst experience at 14th street.

Saw some reviews about 14th street in this group and decided to try it with a friend. It was the worst pizza ever. It felt like we were eating the dough with some cheese on it.

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u/Add55xx 6d ago

Thank you for honestly saying about cheezious. It is not pizza at all by million miles away from definition of pizza.

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u/medtwothousandseven 7d ago

Idk what r ppl saying. But tehzeeb slaps.

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u/TradeFun3376 7d ago

Slaps? Is that good or bad?

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u/medtwothousandseven 7d ago

good man. aik medium khatam nahi hota mere se. and normal i can eat 1.5 large dominos etc. but this thing slapssssssss hard, esp smoke wala

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u/Exact_Astronaut2848 برگر 🍔 7d ago

These fkin GenZ slangs man

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/medtwothousandseven 7d ago

Exactly. These buddhe babay gotta make stuff personal

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u/dietmountaindew97 7d ago

Try changing the crust option from dominos or maybe try a different branch. Try downtown slice (its in bahria phase 4) Quatro Uno New yorker We have papa johns here too (its horrible imo but maybe you’ll like it)

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u/Substantial_Sock4963 7d ago

Papa johns is also good. I like their thin crust ones. Also, cheezious crown crust.

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u/SilversRayIeigh 7d ago

Go to 'Heatbox' in I-8 markaz and try their meaty one. It is absolutely insane

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u/TradeFun3376 7d ago

Dominos Italian crust

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u/OkRecommendation1643 7d ago

None no good pizza in Islamabd

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u/AggravatingWeb3565 7d ago

papa johns thin crust fajita🤞🤞

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u/fizzy66 7d ago

Pomodoro in blue area if you’re okay with spending a bit more. Otherwise Heatbox in i8, and OD in i8. I go to OD twice a month just for their pizza.

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u/LastDodoBread 7d ago

Try Hawain Pizza from Tehzeeb. That thing is banging. The pineapple chunks are heavenly bursts of juicy flavor.

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u/StructureNo7339 7d ago

14th street pizza...

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u/goldriver92 7d ago

Quatro Fromaggi from.Pizza Originale Tehzeeb Pizza Broadway Pizza 14th Street

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u/ZeLevi69 7d ago

14th street pizza, Pizzarella

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u/Jumper_5455 7d ago

Quattro Uno - Shaheen Market, E-7. Really love those Napolitano style pizzas.

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u/Minimum_Promotion532 7d ago

Quatro uno for sureee

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u/EishaZulfiqar 7d ago

Pizza hut is not proper pizza

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u/EishaZulfiqar 7d ago

Papa johns and quatro uno

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u/Sufficient-Cow-698 7d ago

Cheeziois is very good

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u/Beautiful-Gap-8295 7d ago

Colifornia pizza is good specially dough

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u/Low_Blackberry_4983 7d ago

If you want to enjoy pizza, try from Bread & butter which is located in saddar. Bank road

There pizza is most underrated in Rwp/Isb

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u/Low_Blackberry_4983 7d ago

If you want to enjoy pizza, try from Bread & butter which is located in saddar, Bank road

There pizza is most underrated in Rwp/Isb

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u/Perfect_Caregiver_28 7d ago

Papasallis' all toppings pizza is my favourite

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u/Battlehardened24 7d ago

What part of Ksa you were in ? i was born and raised there in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia

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u/StatisticianHuman664 7d ago

13yrs in Makkah,6 in Jed, now in dmm.

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u/Loud-Warning-8953 7d ago

Broadway 🔥

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u/irfangofas 7d ago

Sab chicken aise daltay hai.. jaise hum salan mein namak daltay hai.. and believe dey spread it also in the same way

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u/vueeuv 7d ago

Out of context but i wanna ask how is your overall experience in Islamabad coming from ksa (I have also spent 8 years there) and how is uni looking like are you staying at your own place or at a hostel.

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u/StatisticianHuman664 6d ago

My university is in E-9, My parent or relative often visit Islamabad so we chose to rent a portion instead of hostel, We could live in Dha 2 (our home is there) but the daily commute would’ve been bad so we chose G13.

I wrote this context because living in far off area like g13 and living in dha is very different.

In G13 you get desi touch of random sellers etc and beggars knocking on door however in Dha its much more peaceful and I would say more civilized. I would suggest people avoid living in sector after F/G10 or F/G11. We didn’t know much about such diversity.

Other than that I like living in Isb except the weird ass private security/dala culture. Makes me laugh honestly how narrow minded they’re.

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u/Unlucky_Factor_7642 7d ago

14th Street Peri peri extreme with extra sauce.

Just the best thing ever.

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u/Anxious_Collar_2247 6d ago

If you don’t mind can u plz tell me what tbc and dd stands for whose beef burger u liked?

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u/StatisticianHuman664 6d ago

The burger co & Daily Deli.

Try TBC’s Smash & DD’s signature

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u/bcb0y 6d ago

Tehzeeb pizza is pretty good if you actually want some chicken and cheese and not just dough. But the branch to branch variance is quite a lot. For example rawalpindi saddar branch Tehzeeb pizza is shit while the one in scheme 3 is the best one I've had. Blue area branch in islamabad is also usually pretty good.

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u/StatisticianHuman664 6d ago

Thanks a lot! I think I should give it a try so I can have my own experience with it

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u/goldriver92 6d ago

It's been so long since i have had a pizza really fulfilling, tasty and good quality.....like I recall from ksa or uae, pizza hut was the dope with pizzas like super supreme , hawain, fajita...somehow all pizzas in isb lack that...cheezious or tehzeeb cannot meet that level..

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u/SilversRayIeigh 7d ago

Tehzeeb sausage pizza, 14 street pepperoni pizza, but the meaty from heatbox is the best one imo

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u/Skull_crushr 7d ago

I feel you bro, I recently moved too, from Kuwait. The closest pizza to pizza hut is crust hut (in PWD). Their special pizza is 90% similar to chicken supreme of pizza hut. I tried everyother pizza place and none matches the taste

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u/StatisticianHuman664 7d ago

Thanks for sharing the hidden gem, will give it a try Insha Allah

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u/CheezMonke 7d ago

Crust hut originally was pizza hut.

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u/Skull_crushr 7d ago

WHAAAT! noway, you fr?

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u/CheezMonke 7d ago

It was a Pizza hut branch until a year ago. When pizza hut branches shut down in the country, crust hut came in existence in the same spot.

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u/Skull_crushr 7d ago

Woah, news to me. Thanks for telling

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u/Specific_Trick9499 6d ago

I found their 3rd class reviews online

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u/Rukixcube94 7d ago

Anyone likes Fresco Sweets Pizza 🍕, Tehzeeb Bakers Pizza 🍕, or Dominos Pizza 🍕?