Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria

This place was DELICIOUS!!! Service was quick, and the pizza was the best we’ve had in a long time. We got two Carne pizzas and two of their wood-​fired S’mores and left very happy!

Delicious pizza, great atmosphere! Great neapolitan style pizza made in 90 seconds! I tried the carne, with peppadews to give it extra spice, the margarita pizza, the margarita pizza with added chicken & pineapples, & the chicken chipotle. I was not disappointed by any of my choices! My only suggestion is to bring Persona to Austin!

1. Price, price, price was so reasonable!
2. The place was clean… Spotless actually!
3. Buffalo pizza 5 stars, chicken pizza 4.5 stars, Bianca 3 stars, carne (gluten free) 5 stars… So rich and yummaculate!
5. Music was not to loud…
6. So friendly…
7. I can’t remember the last time I had pizza this good.
8. The place was packed and our food was ready in 15 min…

Entered restaurant late last Saturday looking for a quick place to eat. Checked Unilocal and saw that it was close to closing so we were about to leave, but a friendly employee (probably manager/​owner) who was sweeping the floor insisted that we come in so we entered and got ready to place our order. Employees who were making our pizza weren’t so friendly, but I understood because I know it’s hard working at restaurants.
Pizza was good and loved that it came out so quickly.

Stopped here on my way North to San Jose. One of the best gluten free pizza crusts I’ve ever had. Being celiac usually sucks but this place totally made my day when I saw they make their own crust by hand. Pizza was totally satisfying, only wish there was one of these where I live. May have to plan a trip to Santa Barbara as an excuse to get my fill of this place. Atmosphere of the shop is great, and I absolutely loved their choice of radio station. Please keep doing what you’re doing Persona.

Bless their hearts. Pizzas were good. The $ 7 salads, though, consisted of exactly 7 simple romaine leaves (a buck a leaf!) with a scattering of pine nuts, SDT and cheese. The Caesar was just as meager. Gotta love the brashness to charge those prices.

I was passing through on my way to L.A., I found this place on Unilocal, so I went there. I was charged $ 63 for 4 pizzas and they weren’t even all that. 2 of the pizzas were burned on the edges and bottom. Their price are not clearly displayed and to charge $ 1.70 per topping is ridiculous, 5 pieces of bell peppers and another $ 1.70 for 6 slices of mushrooms or 6 basil leaves…
WATCH OUT… BY mushrooms and toppings if you go there!

Fastest place to get a create your own wood fire pizza with fresh ingredients at a great price! I have been coming to Persona at least once a week since I discovered it and I don’t get tired of it lol! Besides the great prices can’t beat the taste of good quality pizza compared to other places! We love the fountain drink kiosk which we can choose from a variety of sodas!
Today we also bought the new s’more which they started selling not too long ago and it was delicious but just a tiny too sweet for my taste but still perfect for the kiddos. They also have delivery now but we prefer to enjoy our fresh warm wood fire pizza at the spot.

Awesome pizza, fast, so delicious. The crush are light & oh so good. We got the 12″ pork bbq. Make sure to check in to get 10% off. The staff are so nice, I asked for hit water & he boiled a cup of hot water for me. I am so grateful. Love this place. Will come back if I come back to this city.

3.5 stars for this build your own pizza joint (another craze that’s popping up everywhere)
We were not creative and stuck to the pre-​built options on the menu. Crust was not bad fresh but got a bit hard as we ate
—buffalo chicken pizza: very rich and heavy if that’s what you’re looking for
—margherita pizza: a lighter option, you can never go wrong with this classic
they call your number so you can pick up your pizza (we sat at our table thinking they served it to the table)
NOTE: 10% off with Unilocal checkin

Been here twice both being good experiences. If you like sweetness go for the chipotle chicken pizza. Has Chipotle Dressing, Shredded Mozzarella, Roasted Chicken topped with Crema, Chipotle Dressing, Fresh Pico de Gallo.
Buffalo Bleu was pretty good if you’re a fan of a string cheese taste. Has
Bleu Cheese Dressing, Shredded Mozzarella, Buffalo Chicken, Buffalo Sauce, Crumbled Bleu Cheese. (might want to add extra chicken, was a little light on chicken)
You can customize your own pizza or go with their menu pizzas.
Wood oven gives it a nice crunchy crust and the cheese strings away with each bite. A little oily/​greasy but definitely worth the cheat day.

Persona pizza is completely over priced and the owners are so cheap. One ranch per pizza and they are so tiny. I would pick Gio’s pizza over them for the rest of my life. Gio’s pizza is the definition of hospitality and customer service.
At Persona, I had to deal with the guy owner and he was so rude along with his wife that is horribly nicely fake. Not to mention, the first thing I noticed while walking into persona was tables piled with dirty dishes.

We are here the other night. The pizza was quite good, tasty crust (available gluten free), fresh ingredients, cooked in a hi temp oven. Really good pizza. It would get 4 stars from me.
I docked a few stars for atmosphere-​the music was too loud strange glam rock (I did ask them to turn in down, but it was still grating); the lights were really bright on the tables and nicely subdued on the workspace. That seemed backwards.
I might get pizza again here — take out tho.

Amazing place to eat! It’s basically subway for pizza but with better ingredients and a great place to sit and eat. Its affordable, fast, and delicious which makes you think its «fast food» but the ingredients are wholesome and you feel great after.
The service is great and the pizza comes out so fast that I barely got my soda and sat down before they called my number!
P.S For you pesto lovers out there you’re able to choose pesto as your base instead of marinara sauce which I thought was really original :)

It is hard to not compare Persona to Pieology since they have the same concept of building your own pizza. The only difference, as many have pointed out, is that Pieology costs $ 8 (in Berkeley) and you get unlimited toppings. While at Persona, you will be paying $ 8 plus $ 1.25 a topping. Yes, I understand that a lot of their ingredients are fresh and «hand-​made,» but depending on your budget, you might end up with a very limited pizza.
Their selections of toppings are also quite limited. I love the herb butter and pesto that Pieology offered, so I tried to get an equivalent of that here. I ended up getting a pesto pizza with buffalo chicken and sun dried tomatoes. I do not recommend this combinations because it turned out to taste dry and gross. The tomatoes were really salty. The buffalo chicken was shredded unlike the chicken cubes Chipotle and Pieology have. However, it wasn’t dry nor too salty so I liked it.
I understand that the pizza is made with wood fire but my pizza was very burnt on the sides and the crusts. Crusts are my favorite parts of a pizza so I tried eating them but I just couldn’t swallow it. Lightly burnt = tasty and crunchy, very burnt = choking on char pieces and cancer.
Overall, a really meh experience. I might just be spoiled by the numerous pizzerias at the Bay Area but I will probably be back here to try the gelato. I didn’t even notice they had gelato when I was in the store until I read some Unilocal reviews before posting this.
TIP: you can check into Unilocal and get 10% off!

I love this place.
The pizza is fast and it is legit. The ingredients are fresh and tasty. The crust is fantastic. I personally love the gluten free.
I love the margerita, pruscuitto and chicken chipotle pizzas.
The drink machine is fun too.
There is beer on tap now. WooHoo!

I had a taste for pizza and searched along state street hoping to find quality pizza. I saw a security guard in passing and asked if a pizza eatery near. The guard directed me to pass a few shops and that I would arrive at the restaurant.
The place wasn’t crowded which is a plus to me… sometimes I like the feeling of having multiple seating choices and a staff thats easily ready to give good service.
I ordered the buffalo chicken pizza. I was informed that personal small pan pizzas are not available. Ordering a party sized pizza was my choice. The order was complete no longer than 10 minutes and of course I tipped. Reading while eating are two combos I enjoy so I brought my book along too! While eating in the restaurant, you have a chance to feel the aura of the clientele and I didn’t like it at all.
This is the second place I’ve been to in Santa Barbara where the clientele actually stares at other patrons during their dining time; its seems almost like a form of entertainment and I can’t comprehend why…
I would have liked to stay longer but that particular experience bothered me a great deal and I asked for a take away container and thanked the staff for their service. I also happily agreed to the door server’s (passing out pizza slice samples) request to post a Unilocal review.

Of all the pizzerias on State Street, I chose to check out Persona. I wish I went somewhere else though. My friends were hungry and didn’t want to walk too far, oh well. The restaurant is next to Forever 21. There’s plenty of street parking around the area, usually for 75 minutes only (parking tickets are serious, I hear). It was not busy even though it was dinner time. The servers seemed like they were standing around, joking with one another, trying to pass the time. There was a lot of room to sit inside and tables were pretty clean.
The pizzas at Persona are like the ones at Pieology. You get a thin crust and add your own toppings. However, the difference is Persona charges $ 1.25 per topping and Pieology charges nothing per topping. Good thing I just wanted the margherita pizza because I wanted fresh mozzarella cheese. If I were hungrier, I’d be paying for a $ 20 pizza for all the additional toppings. The pizza was very underwhelming. The mozzarella was just eh, and they could have added more basil or marinara. Maybe I’ll have to try their specialty pizzas ($ 11) that they have designed already.
Overall nothing was impressive here. They have flat screen menus above the assembly line of ingredients. The pizzas are oven-​fired, which is nice. I’ll give them two stars.

Great build-​your-​own pizza restaurant on State Street. My friend was hungry and saw this place as we were walking by. I was just getting over breakfast from a couple hrs earlier, so I was gonna grab something at the Coffee Bean and he was going to order a pizza. After seeing a few pizzas being rolled out, I decided to change course and order a pizza as well; they looked too good!
The pizza landscape is definitely changing with more build-​your-​own fast casual restaurants coming into the mix. At Persona, you can design and watch your artisan hand-​crafted, hand-​rolled pizza through the whole pizza production-​and eat your creation in 90 seconds!
I went with the Bianca (olive oil, fresh, mozzarella, garlic, oregano, sea salt) and added spinach. Tasty flavor combinations with a light and crispy crust. The pizzas are nicely apportioned with nice portions. They also have a good selection of salads and you can custom-​build your own.
I would definitely stop here if I worked near the area. Prices are great if you choose one of their specialty pre-​built pizzas for $ 7.95. If you start adding toppings I can where a pizza might get a little expensive at $ 1.25/topping.
Fun pizza spot in SB! Don’t forget your 10% Unilocal check-​in offer on your first visit.

Subway like pizza
If I had never been to Pizza Rev, I would have been impressed. They have about 6 pre-​designed pizzas & the rest are per topping price. At $ 2 per topping, the pie will get expensive quickly. Neither the sauce or the bread were standouts. Actually, nothing stood out. Yea, I can think of several places I would rather been at.