Ava's Pizzeria & Wine Bar - Cambridge: Authentic Detroit-Style Pizza & Artisan Wine Experience

The food was very good. The Detroit pizza was outstanding. The meatballs are a must try. The pesto shrimp was amazing. The Eastern shore beignets were awesome. The grand kids really enjoyed the food. The service was superb. Great place!

A great place to meet new people and delicious unique pies! Service was great, fast and friendly. The menu is full of what you would expect from an Italian pizza place-for starters: meatballs, focaccia, sliders with some unique vegan gluten-free options including tomato bisque, which was very good. Additionally, they have salads and entrées. What you’re seeing below is the whole 29 garlic shrimp which is gluten-free and has spinach & roasted garlic and it’s delicious. I think I already said delicious once, but I’ll say it again! There’s a few sandwiches and now for the pies! I got the thin crust onion tart, which is caramelized onion, Iva‘s fresh mozzarella and crème fraîche drizzle. This is what I wanna say: I think this is a hidden gem because the pies they have are full of deliciousness. What we actually did was take the leftover spinach from the entrée from the garlic shrimp & and put it on the pie! Getting creative lol it was absolutely delicious too-just took the pie to another level (if that’s possible). So yummy! I would suggest asking well done if you’d like your crust a little toastier - mine was a little light, but I forgot to ask so that’s on me. Some of the other pies they have is margarita, Bianca, Caprese, but some unique ones include the mushroom tart which is mozzarella and provolone mushroom red onion, truffle oil, and arugula so you see it’s a fancier pie. They also have Detroit style, so Sicilian basically similar pies, but in that style. They do have a kids menu spaghetti, butter, pasta, meatball so everything ranges under $20 for the most part very reasonable. I couldn’t eat the whole thing so I took it home :-) If you’re looking for directions, they are across the street up a little bit from where they used to be so if you’re familiar with Cambridge, they are not on that corner anymore and they’re next to the post office. It looks like they have a call ahead waitlist for parties of 2 to 7 guests. You can call ahead and if you have a bigger party that’s 8 to 12 then yes they take reservations same day (at least 2 hrs ahead) according to their website. Very good and I will be here again! Check the website for any specials. :)

This was our first visit to Ava's. I can not say enough about our server, Amy. She recommended a wine that was very good. She also recommended a pizza with some unique toppings, and it did not disappoint. The restaurant is decorated very nicely. The Gelato was excellent and maybe the best I have ever tried. The prices are very reasonable and they have some great happy hours specials. I highly recommend this restaurant.

We came for a late lunch, and it was enjoyable. Very quiet at this time, so we had our choice of seating. We had Caesar salad, fries and pizza. The salad was great, fries were delicious, though a bit too salty. Pizza was good, but a little greasy for my taste. A bit pricey for pretty basic food items, but it was good. Service was excellent. I personally liked that they had Bob Ross on one of the TVs. Golf on the other. I would return.

We went the night before the Ironman so it was busy. The food came out very quickly like impressively fast, couldn’t image on a normal night. Food was great definitely recommend it.

My server was Maddie. She was pleasant, friendly, and easily engaged in conversation. The chicken parm sandwich was delicious but I ended up using a knife and fork and ate it like an open face sandwich.....but maybe I'm just messy eater...the homemade chips were tasty as well as the house made cheesecake.

Loved it! Meatball slices on the pizza were a perfect mix with the variety of mushrooms, crispy chewy crust was the ideal bed for this great pizza!