Pop's Backdoor Restaurant
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Pop's Backdoor Restaurant
Pop's Backdoor South serves fresh pizza and Italian cuisine in a relaxed environment that everyone can enjoy. Adults can revel in something from our great beer & wine selection, and we have a nifty children's play area for the little ones. Shaded sidewalk dining is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pop's Backdoor Pizza is happy to provide large orders for take-out or delivery service - for orders of more than twenty pizzas, please call at least 48 hours ahead.
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Raise money for your organization at Pop's Backdoor South! Set a date for your group and supporters to dine with us & we will donate a percentage of our sales to your organization. Have your child's birthday party at Pop's Backdoor! We'll take care of the food & fun!

Just show up & enjoy some AWESOME pizza, let the kids boogie on down to kid friendly music, and then they can continue to put to those fine motor skills to good use by playing with some of our pizza dough!
Reviews (17)
Cole M.
Cole M.
Dec 05, 2021
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Pops is your average pizza joint. Our pizza was a little undercooked and less crispy than we would have liked. Crust is flaky and yummy and they have fresh and flavorful toppings with lots of options. Also got a salad which was surprisingly good. Id go back but I wouldn't crave it.
Diana L.
Diana L.
Oct 28, 2021
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If you want a simple authentic cheese NY pizza, Pop's Backdoor will not disappoint!! What a great pizza!!
Katie K.
Katie K.
Oct 27, 2021
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New to Durham & this is by far the best pizza I've had in the area!! The Granny pizza/calzone & Brussels are my personal favorite but everything I've tried has been delicious
Caroline N.
Caroline N.
Oct 18, 2021
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Pizza is very good. For takeout, do check your order before you leave. When they are busy, sometimes orders get mixed up.
Emma S.
Emma S.
Jul 23, 2021
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I'm a little annoyed the rating for this restaurant is so low because it's literally the best pizza I've ever had
Brendon C.
Brendon C.
May 10, 2021
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Wow, I assumed since it still carries the Pop's moniker, still serves some of their origin pizza combos and has truffle oil (eye roll) on the menu that the food would be good. Wow was I wrong with a capital Wrong...the absolutely worst Chicken Parm I've ever had. It was so bad I took a picture thinking I'd email or post a review and then decided it just wasn't worth it....until this morning when another member of the household mentioned how awful there food was as well - the Philly Cheesesteak...sad, how do you serve bad cheesesteak and chicken parm??

Well, you start with two
Amanda E.
Amanda E.
Jan 17, 2021
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Great food, fantastic customer service, very pleased with our entire experience. Great pricing on individual pizzas families with picky eaters or varying preferences.
Glenn G.
Glenn G.
Jan 12, 2021
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I remember being excited when they first opened up because they were an offshoot of the beloved Pop's restaurant in the Brightleaf Square area. I even remember getting and enjoying a pizza and applauding the fact that there was now a good pizza joint in this part of Durham. I had a coupon and called in my order for takeout on a drizzly Monday evening. I brought my coupon with me, showed it to the counterperson, and had no problems with the payment and pickup experience. The food, however, was a mixed story. My wife enjoyed the flavor and size of the house salad (a bargain for $4.50) and I
Mariah P.
Mariah P.
Jan 02, 2021
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I love it here i'm from NY and this feels like home. fresh calamari.good pizza. great salads..will be back for the chicken parm and wings review cause that's what i'm ordering now!!!
Jacobi B.
Jacobi B.
Nov 09, 2020
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The portions are nice and big, flavor is always amazing!! Food even always looks great and appetizing.... I definitely recommend that if you want some good Italian to try pops back door.
Mk J.
Mk J.
Sep 28, 2020
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Got pizza from this place while in town, and it was so good. It's very fresh, and the crust is one of the best around.
Charles H.
Charles H.
Jul 18, 2020
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Excellent choice for anyone that cant decide on anything particular. They have everything from wings, garlic bread, onion rings and more
Alissa N.
Alissa N.
Jul 08, 2020
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Been here a few times in the past only ordering the veggie lovers pizza and thought it was just all right. Today my roommates and I switched it up with the salty egg and prosciutto pizza and the granny's brie and apple pizza. Everything was really good, every time we ate at the restaurant in the past the employees were really nice, and with the virus this time we were able to order contact-free delivery left at our doorstep which is appreciated. Their wings are also delicious. The granny's pizza is overall the star of their menu, though!
Ed P.
Ed P.
May 25, 2020
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All I wanted was to have a good Italian style dinner that I didn't have to prepare myself and you know support a local business. I ordered a chicken parm, meatball parm and a garlic bread pomodoro.

Meatballs tasted frozen.
Chicken parm sub par.
Garlic bread pomodoro not even worth almost $6 I think it should be $2.50 for quality and quantity.

Oh and you know what I didn't smell, anything Italian (you know that fresh pizza smell) in the store and I stopped while walking out the door just to make sure.

I'm disappointed.
Jillery Ellen S.
Jillery Ellen S.
May 20, 2020
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Pops has a GREAT brie and apple pizza. Happy I tried this particular pizza. I keep going back for it!! Unique!! So glad I found this place. The young guy who works the counter is so positive and nice.
Angela T.
Angela T.
Apr 18, 2020
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This food is terrible. Maybe it's an off night for them. This is the first time we ordered from them through Grubhub. We got the shrimp Po Boy sandwich and the Italian grinder. The shrimp tasted fishy and the sausage in the Italian was disgusting. We wound up going to Cookout to get burgers. What a waste of money!
Sarah D.
Sarah D.
Nov 30, 2019
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Amazing pizza, fries, and wings:) only ordered delivery but it was incredible. Everything was hot, fresh, and exceeded my expectations for a pizza delivery. Highly recommend!