John’s Wildwood Pizzeria

Best pizza around, no ifs, ands or buts about it period. Its a staple in the edinboro residents diet

I very much enjoy the food from Johns. They are affordable, have good quality pizza, subs and sides and are open/​deliver very, very late. I personally think they have the best mozzarella sticks I’ve ever had and their fingers and fries are delicious.
I’d like to add that every restaurant has an off day. Mistakes happen, that’s just life, and on the very rare occasions (rare enough that it’s not going to drag down my rating) when a mistake is made or something is wrong it has always been taken care of immediately and to total satisfaction.
In conclusion I highly recommend Johns and if you order delivery, tip your driver. Many of them are students at EU and they work hard.

Unbelievable, (and not in a good way) I went and my dad ordered a pizza and he got it in ten minutes, but then we sat there another 30 min for my salad. You shouldn’t have to wait 40 min for a salad. I will admit that the pizza was decent. They really need to work on getting everything on one order done and together.

This is how pizza is supposed to taste. Love Johns! It’s been years since we were in town but this place is still bringing the goods.

John’s is Edinboro. You can’t have the Edinboro experience without eating here at three in the morning. When I was in college at Edinboro University, they used to deliver up until four in the morning. They have maybe eight tables in their dining area, and these tables usually don’t get full unless the bars just closed. John’s is a popular place for locals and university students to get takeout for dinner. John’s does delivery, but keep in mind that fried food only holds up for so long on delivery. i think delivery is usually 30 – 45 minutes during peak hours.
John’s pizza is okay for the area (New York pizza will always be better, but John’s pizza is the best you’ll get in this area). The true John’s connoisseur goes for the fingers and fries with hot cheese and ranch on the side. Just do it, and don’t complain. Subs and wings are great too.
You don’t go to John’s for the service. The employees here work fast and hard to produce your food as quickly as possible with a consistently high level of quality.

John’s Wildwood pizza has been around a long time while other pizza shops in Edinboro have come and gone. Best pizza in the area. Place your order by phone drive into town stand in line and wait patiently. It’s worth the wait. Wings pizza calzones subs salads. Been ordering there for 27 years haven’t gotten sick yet. Also, service is always efficient food is hot (even for the 15 minute drive home) and everyone is in a good mood. Even John! !

This place is way overrated. They have the «name» and reputation but recently don’t compare to others places in town (I.e Normans) the service stinks and they are not friendly. I wouldn’t recommend this place, no matter what other people say.

Amazing for the fact of how late they are open. That’s awesome when you have late night «study» sessions. However, if you want the freshest, most tasty version of their pizza, just order for pickup and eat it there.

I have tried their food multiple times and every time I have been disappointed. I think they cater to the college fantastically, especially with their delivery service, but I always seem to get sick after eating their food. I’m giving it two stars because I think the people are nice and they really do take their customers into consideration, but horrible food is horrible food.

Absolutely the best pizza hands down in the greater Erie area! They know what they are doing here! If you don’t live close by get what they call a pre-​bake pizza. They bake it half way you take it home and finish it off in your oven. Yummmm

I will leave my previous review below, but I have to say that a more recent visit to John’s captured every positive memory I had ever had about their pizza. It was full of flavor, fresh, and delicious. I think my review below had to be on an off night, so I’m upgrading my review to 5 stars!
As an Edinboro native, I had eaten John’s pizza literally hundreds of times since the day they opened at their current location in 1987. It was never a surprise to me that people were willing to make long trips just to indulge in a quick bite from Edinboro’s prized pizzeria. There was something about a slice of pizza that required both hands to guide it to my watering mouth, even if the slice was sagging due to tiny pools of grease collecting on top of the cheese. Unfortunately, it seems that those days are in the past for John’s.
Maybe I came back to visit on an off night, but the crust was thicker and more rigid than in the past… only a single hand was necessary to lift it as it held its firm triangular shape… bummer. The sauce seemed to be a bit less zesty and there was no grease to be seen. Maybe these changes were to accommodate a more health-​conscious clientele and I guess I can’t hold that against them, but the pizza was not the addictive masterpiece that I remembered. I get it, things change over time, but from many of the reviews, it sounds like others have noticed this too, causing them to question the hype surrounding John’s. Don’t get me wrong, had I never had their pizza a decade or two ago, I wouldn’t grumble since it is still good pizza, but no longer quite as amazing. All the same, check them out, because they do still offer a pretty good pie!

My desire for John’s is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a world without Johns. In fact, I want my love of Johns to be inflicted on others. The most delicious pizza you’ll ever have in your life is just fifteen minutes outside of Erie. The waffle fries are a rare delicacy. Chicken wings? You’ve come to the right place. Make sure you order them extra saucy to get the full delicious effect. I’ve been coming here since I was wee lil boy, and my parents were going there since they went to school in Edinboro in the 1980s. An unforgettable place. I hope that, even as John ages, he will be an excellent sensei to the up-​incoming generation of John pizza-​makers, teaching them his ways. I must say though, I miss the dirty graffiti and derelict look the interior of the building gave off.
Also, they are open till 4 (at least when I went to school at Boro) — say what?!

I’ve never used ranch dressing as much before moving to Edinboro. I never tried it on waffle fries. I never put it on pizza. Hell, I barely put it on salad.
There is something unique and distinct about Johns that still has me thinking of chicken fingers and fries at 3am. Although my 3am’s now are completely different than the college days, I recall the fondness of great company, late night movies and eating my fair share of ranch dressing. The freshman 15 is pure ranch dressing.
I think I’ve devoured an entire 1 gallon tub of it from Spring 1996 to Summer 1997.
If you’ve ever been or plan to be in the Edinboro area, this place must be on your list.
Be prepared to suffer the antics of college students and drunken regulars. If you can manage that, then you’ve earned your I Survived Edinboro: Ranch Dressing Challenge Badge.
Now on to the Hotel Bar!

Place is kindof a dive, but has the BEST pizza in town. Their wings are good, but not my first choice. Also, when the heat subs, they heat it with EVERYTHING on it… including lettuce and tomato. So if you don’t like warm veggies, be sure to let them know you want it heated with just meat and cheese and you don’t want your veggies warm. They are open LATE… and I mean like till 3−4am. Why aren’t more places in Edinboro open this late? Especially in a college town? Even the McDonalds isn’t open that late.

Chicken tenders and waffle fries was almost enough for 2. Tenders were good, not the best I’ve had, but good. Liked the waffle fries. Got ranch dressing, and honey mustard for the 2 dips. Both were fine, but I wish the honey mustard was homemade (didn’t taste homemade to me). Got a slice of pepperoni pizza ($ 1.50), and I really liked it. This place was doing a huge take-​out pizza business.

Best pie in Edinboro.
How on Earth do chains remain open with pie THIS good just blocks away?
This has always baffled me.
I cannot speak for anything but the pie however …
Enjoy your pizza.

And here goes my first Unilocal review.
John’s Wildwood is a staple in the diet of many from Northwestern Pennsylvania. In my time spent as an undergraduate at Edinboro University, John’s was a regular spot to sit and dine, or to order delivery from.
I’ve traveled far and wide to find a pizza that compares, and perhaps it’s just my Pennsylvania blood giving me a bias, but nothing… NOTHING is as good. Freshly made to order with quality ingredients, at an affordable price.
Not to mention, almost every other thing I’ve had off of the menu was excellent as well. Try the Chicken Fingers and Fries with both ranch and honey mustard. If you’re a vegetarian, a pound of fries will hit the spot.
Subs are excellent — particularly the grilled portabella — (get it with extra provolone cheese).
Wings are a must-​try — I always order some variation of buffalo style, as well as an order of honey mustard.
I live in California now, and I look forward to the day that I return home to feast on the glorious food that is John’s.

Allow me to dispense some advice for ye olé college students of Edinboro University.
1 am. Hungry. What to do?
Chicken Tenders, Ranch and Honey Mustard Dip, Waffle Fries.
Repeat as needed.
Added bonus… morning leftovers.
Now go learn!

My craving for John’s is epic and constant. When I eat thin crust pizza anywhere but NY, John’s or the shore along the Mid-​Atlantic my soul weeps with disappointment. Whenever I come «home» to Erie and don’t stop in Edinboro for a gloriously grease-​soggy slice my stomach simultaneously despairs and rejoices
You see, when I attended the gloriously-​mediocre University that sustains John’s (or does John’s sustain it?) I reveled in their chicken finger and fries basket — don’t you dare skimp on buying both ranch and honey mustard! I would order it at least fortnightly, and after consuming my salty fill I would know the game of chance that would follow…
80% of the time I would win outright and everything would pass through my digestive tract as food should. 20% of the times I would still win, but with some collateral damage. Within an hour, the chicken and fries would form an alliance bound together by honey, ranch seasoning and mustard seed husks and resolve to create a mass that would feel like a solid cinderblock in what used to be my stomach, but could now only be described as «occupied territory». For about an hour and a half they would wield the breading like hammers, chisels and shovels an would attempt to tunnel their way out, which would render me horizontal and motionless in my bed as to try to confuse them and their sense of direction in hopes that they would accidentally pass through my duodenum and be processed normally.
Eventually, during those nights of rebellion I’d end up with my face hovering where my butt should be and passing the responsibility for the deep fried foul and tuberous nightshade on to one in a series of porcelain idol-​seats.
It was ALWAYS worth it.

It’s thin Jersey boardwalk style pizza and some of the best you will ever have. All of the ingredients are fresh and hand-​picked by John himself, who is often in the back tossing dough. Great, great, GREAT pizza — some of the best I’ve ever had — and a must have for anyone in the Erie or Edinboro area.
The other finger foods are solid, the waffles fries with cheese are excellent, and the wings, while unspectacular, are great for what they are. The best part? They are open until 4 AM every night!