Crescent Moon Bakery Review

Still a great place to eat, their sheer chai and meat lovers pizza is the best, although the pizzas quality has gone down over the years

Yes, the pizzas are shaped like footballs. Yes, the slices are big and gorgeous. Yes, it's delicious. You can get frozen pizzas to go, as well as, baklava, pita bread, and a wonderful assortment of sodas/teas/juices. A great lunch spot where you can watch soccer. Don't forget to try their signature sauces!

I love pizza, I love pizza A LOT. If you love pizza then let me tell you, you have never had pizza until you have had a freshly made Football pizza with a few sides of chutney - it is absolutely fantastic! The plates are great too. I have ordered from here many times throughout the years and it has never disappointed.

Had the meat lover pizza which is gyro, beef and chicken. It was decent. Not the best pizza ever but definitely good. To be a meat lover pizza the toppings were kind of light. I also had the gyro plate... eh. At best. The rice was flavorful. The meat was fine, typical gyro meat. The sauce, cucumber, was super watery. I was underwhelmed.

Meat lovers pizza is really good. Meat is very flavorful and the crust is soft.

Love this place. Fresh, yummy, ethnic food. Fantastic!

I used to go over to this place with my family for platters and football pizza. My last trip was after years and I certainly was surprised how much the quality of food has gone down the hill. For starters, the manu had changed and upon enquiring with the front counter staff abt vegetarian options, simple answer was they are new and simply were clueless abt Afghan food. The inside kitchen staff too seemed so rude and didn't quiet give us a good answer.
Finally got the football pizza which was ok. The frozen section items also seemed like they were stale. Sad to see such an authentic food place going down the hill.

We got takeout pizza and it was amazing! The Chef s special has eggplant, mushrooms and juicy kalamata olives atop a thick crust, zesty sauce and a sheet of cheese. Mmm. And how many pizza places also have French fries (delicious!) and baklava (didn t get it this time). Instant new favorite! See you next week, Football Pizza!

I think the food used to taste better. Fresher.
We were the only people in the restaurant and our food was overcooked. Salad was not fresh (or good).
Pizza was listed for $3 a slice but it was such a small piece of pizza which made it a ridiculous price. I used to get the football pizza here but didn't this time so can't say for certain.
I might come back again but would need to see improvements to the food itself.

One of our favorite place to dine out, Always go there if we plan eat outside. Delicious and freshly made food.

As a central avenue regular i have mixed feelings about Football Pizza. I was refered by a coworker about the 9$ gyro with fries and "side salad" combo.

The Price was actually $9.72 and the side salad was actually just the tomatoes and lettuce that belong on the gyro.

The french fries are an over all dissapointment. They had not been toosed with seasoning but it looked like someone has just thrown some seasoning in the box. The overall aesthetic of the french fries looked sad.

The Gyro was ok.
The bread was great while the meat was lacking in spice and was overdone.
If you want to eat a great gyro go to Holy Land uo the street.

I think Football pizza should stick to Pizza.

Also while their pizzas where shaped like a American football they where playing european football on their TV... Very confusing.

Was told 15 minutes to get pizza took 30, food is great and good menu options but waiting for pizza that long while 4 flies constantly try to sit on your face was a bit too much.

I had great experience at this place, awesome atmosphere. I definitely recommend this place to everyone.

the pizza has some spices in it that are just incredible. the food reminds me a little of pakistani food, esp since it's technically Afghani food. It's so damn good. Their other food outside of pizza is incredible as well, and the portions are delicious.

Not a very fancy looking restaurant but the food here is delectable.
Food,staff and the service is tops!
Love the white,green and red sauce with the most delicious pizzas in the Twin City.
Perfect place to head to for pizzas and their kebobs are just as good.Complete value for money!!!

Who knew gyro meat on a pizza would be the best combination ever?! I love their pizza. I only am giving them four starts because they aren't very professional with food orders on the phone, but otherwise this place is great.

First time trying Football Pizza. When we went it was really quiet, the young cashiers were very polite and patient with us (since we took our time exploring the menu). The food came out in about 15 minutes. Very delicious and flavorful (don t forget to ask for the sauces). It will deff fill you up and you might take some home given the generous amount of rice they give. Next time we ll be trying the pizza!

Best pizza ever. I'm glad I'm still able to enjoy this great pizza even with the virus going around, I can still get takeout.

Decent prices, Gyro was pretty good. Not the best I've ever had, but I might go back to try more things to see how it all fares

Real good and different. Loved the fresh out of oven pizza

Ordered for my first time last night. Pizza and wings were both solid. I'm glad I have this place just a couple of blocks away for the quick takeout order!

The pizza is SOOOOOO deliciously good! Perfect portions for the sizes they offer. And the people r extremely friendly and funny. I always go here... A bit too much

Fast service, consistent food, definitely represents Agfanistan cuisine

SIMPLY SO FRICKIN GOOOD
Fantastic vegetarian selection as well as amazing combos everything is just so DELICIOUS!

Best oblong pizzas out there and that green sauce is bomb. Do they ferment it? Is it available to purchase on it's own?

Used to be good, not sure what happened, this place is nasty now, horrible food. This place
Went from real good to bad real quick.

Football pizza is an amazing choice. Get the special with afghan beef, green peppers, and onions. Make the marinara spicy and dip everything in the green sauce. You won't regret it!

Great customer service probably helps that I tipped 20% which I will continue to do. I really do not regret springing an extra 3 bucks for extra cheese. It was seriously one of the best pizzas I've had in a very long time. Even the crust was delicious. Beef pepperoni nice and crunchy!!!!

Very, very good pizza and the sheer chai is amazing!!

It was great. We had the pizza and the crust was outstanding.

Pizza is amazing, I looooove the green sauce they give with the pizza!

Delicious delicious delicious...what else can I say

Meat Lover Pizza was best and delicious. Meat was so fresh and has taste. Hawaiian pizza is much better if you like pineapples.

Classic Gyro: Meat was dry and specially the bread. it does not go with gyro sandwich. They need to use pita or same bread with thin layer so you can eat it as a sandwich.

Extremely friendly staff, and the pizza is great. People on Google keep saying "try the pizza with green sauce" but it's not necessary. It great without sauce.

I come here from Atlanta! My favorite pizza and great customer service.

So I tried to eat here on a Tuesday at 12:30pm for the lunch buffet advertised as being from 10-3 daily. I walked in and saw 4 pathetic looking pieces, not 4 pizzas, 4 pieces of pizza under a sign that said slices $3. I went to the counter and asked about the buffet, thinking it was maybe in the other room. The guy said that was the buffet. I asked if there were more pizzas, and he said they had one coming. Usually when you go to a pizza buffet they have at least five to six different pizzas out at a time. The guy said they don't like to put a lot out until it gets busy because the pizza gets dried out. Um, okay. Maybe you're not busy because you have no pizza. See how that works? They also had a salad bar, but it looked pretty anemic as well. I guess I'll stick to Broadway, where they keep the pizza buffet fully stocked no matter how busy or quiet it is.

The meal was delicious, service was great. Big portions. Will be back and it was inexpensive

Good place to eat Afghan cuisine. Their football pizza is awesome!

Great pizza and chicken kabob. Definitely will come back.

Omg. Pizza with kabob and gyros as toppings and all shaped like a football.

Love this place and the people who run it! The food is great.

Delicious gyro sandwiches, but the seasoning on the fries was the star of the show. Haven't tried the pizzas yet, but they look and smell absolutely amazing. I will be back!

Wonderful food with top tier service! The food is phenomenal and the portions are sizeable. Their famous meat lover football pizza is out of this world! The price of the food is very affordable especially considering the quality and the quantity. It's easy to get to and there is a parking lot in the back so you don't have to park on the street. It's open late and has takeout available as well. By far, my favorite Afghani restaurant!

That Crescent Moon is a baaad... Shut your gyro piehole!!! But I'm only talking about Crescent Moon

Such delicious food! Definitely should check out this gem

Crescent Moon makes my favorite Kebab in Minneapolis. Their gyro plate and football pizza are also fantastic.

Loved the gyro plate, a ton a food for a nice price and great too.

Ordered the Meat Lovers Pizza!
Keep in mind I'm a pizza fanatic/lover. Pizza keeps me breathing.
On the mouthwatering pizza is gyro, beef & chicken baked to perfection! I absolutely enjoyed this pizza, it's in my top 4 for sure. 9/10 only because more sauce on the pizza is needed. The changes I would make to the sauce recipe would be to add some brown sugar for a sweeter taste, and a couple pinches of basil. The pizza crust was phenomenal, tasting homemade. Speaking of homemade, the fries tasted homemade as well. I'm also a fry fanatic/lover and these fries were delectable! 10/10 and in my top 5. Well Done and take my money!

Excellent food, nice staff, not perfect environment ..

Got two small pizzas one was meat lovers and the other chef special which had egg plant in it. Very tasty and generous quantities. A must eat of you visit Minneapolis.

Update:
Do not walk in and place an order to go, takes over an hour to ready the pizzas. Always place an order over phone Atleast an hour ahead.

Update:
New location made me wait over salad for an hour, coz they didn't have ingredients, no discount for wasting 1 hour my time.

Do yourself a favor and visit Crescent Moon Bakery now renamed to Football Pizza where the service is great by the staff who truly cares about your experience. Food is amazing with great tastes. Highly recommend!

Our families have been going there at least once a month for decades and 30 of us go there after Science Fair event for the kids.

Football pizza was delicious and the hot sauce good.

Their lamb tikka is excellent and so is there spinach plate. Excellent food and service

Delicious frozen pizzas, amazing staff. Bought a stack of pizzas and dropped them off with friends and family. Oh, and baklava. Duh.

Great food! Huge venue for parties, events, etc... Family-Friendly.

Absolutely amazing customer service and even better pizza. The owner is very nice and I am never disappointed to eat here.