Papa Johns Pizza

🍽️ Restaurants · San Diego

19

total experiences

32%

replied on google

Most reported issues

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Experiences

WorstCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
May 1, 2026

Excessive wait times, dishonest pricing, and poor staff performance.

Business reply on Google

Sean, we’re sorry for the experience you described. The pricing issue, long wait times, and overall service you encountered are not acceptable and do not reflect the standards we hold our team to. You should have received clear, accurate pricing and a realistic pickup time, along with a sense of urgency and professionalism from our team. We also take concerns around food safety and team conduct seriously and will be addressing this internally. We’d appreciate the opportunity to make this right. Please reach out directly to our store manager, Daedric, at (858) 571-2900, extension 5 so he can review this with you and take care of it. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

WorstWait & DelaysFrom Google Reviews
May 1, 2026

Excessive wait time due to understaffing and employee negligence.

Business reply on Google

Marco, we’re really sorry for the experience you had. That’s not acceptable, and we understand how frustrating that must have been, especially with the extended wait time. What you described is not how we’re supposed to operate. Your order should have been ready as promised, and we should never be in a position where service breaks down like that. We’d appreciate the opportunity to make this right. Please reach out directly to our store manager, Daedric, at (858) 571-2900, extension 5 so he can review this with you and take care of it. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

WorstWait & DelaysFrom Google Reviews
Apr 2, 2026

Order was not prepared after a twenty minute wait

Business reply on Google

Hi Joe - I’m really sorry to hear about your experience. We clearly missed the mark here, and that’s not the experience we want for our customers. I’d appreciate the opportunity to look into what happened and make this right. Please feel free to contact our store manager, Daedric at (858) 571-2900 directly so he can get more details so we can be better in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

WorstProduct / Service QualityFrom Google Reviews
Nov 22, 2025

The pizza had an unpleasant smell and taste.

WorstProduct / Service QualityFrom Google Reviews
Mar 19, 2025

The pizza, wings, and breadsticks were poor quality and undercooked.

WorstDelivery & ShippingFrom Google Reviews
Jan 3, 2024

Delivery driver ignored instructions to leave food without knocking or ringing.

WorstBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Nov 15, 2023

Manager failed to apply promised credit for an incorrect order.

WorstStaff BehaviorFrom Google Reviews
Oct 7, 2022

Employee was unable to answer a simple menu modification request.

WorstProduct / Service QualityFrom Google Reviews
Apr 12, 2022

Long wait time and undercooked raw pizza received

WorstCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Jan 9, 2021

Inefficient phone ordering process and failure to follow mask delivery instructions.

Business reply on Google

Hello Krista, We are very sorry to hear about your experience. We would be happy to help make this right. Please send your contact info and a reference to your review to reviews@papajohns.com.

WorstDelivery & ShippingFrom Google Reviews
Oct 31, 2020

Delivery was significantly delayed and the food arrived cold.

Business reply on Google

Michelle, we are sorry to hear you experienced this long wait time. We would like to help. Please email your order details and contact information to reviews@papajohns.com

WorstProduct / Service QualityFrom Google Reviews
Sep 5, 2020

The pizza had poor quality crust and excessive sauce.

Business reply on Google

We’re sorry to hear this. Let us help. Can you please provide the email associated with the account, order number, and contact information at reviews@papajohns.com.

WorstDelivery & ShippingFrom Google Reviews
Aug 2, 2019

Incomplete order delivered after significant delays and failed initial delivery.

WorstDelivery & ShippingFrom Google Reviews
Jul 14, 2019

Pizza was not delivered despite being marked as completed

WorstDelivery & ShippingFrom Google Reviews
Feb 14, 2019

Pizza delivery was significantly delayed and arrived cold

WorstCustomer ServiceFrom Google Reviews
Oct 12, 2017

The restaurant provided an incorrect order and staff were rude.

WorstBilling & ChargesFrom Google Reviews
Mar 1, 2017

The restaurant refused to honor a promotional discount code.

WorstDelivery & ShippingFrom Google Reviews
Dec 28, 2016

Pizza delivery was significantly delayed and arrived cold.

WorstWait & DelaysFrom Google Reviews
Sep 11, 2011

Order was not ready at the promised time causing a delay.