Pinocchio's, Harvard Square
30 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/boston, r/massachusetts, r/Somerville30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 23 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people who weigh in recommend Pinocchio's in Harvard Square, and many praise its Sicilian squares. One likes the honey-garlic chicken slices and one also likes the round pie. People disagree on how it stacks up against Joe's: one says Pinocchio's is much better and one ranks Joe's clearly ahead. One finds it good but heavy and greasy, one says it looks only okay, and one strongly dislikes it.
Address
Pinocchio's Pizza & Subs, 74 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Sicilian, Square pizza
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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Other places on this map closest to Pinocchio's, Harvard Square, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/National-Bat-8421 in r/boston · Nov 2024taste
Says they like the Sicilian from this Harvard Square place.
- Recommendsu/Ohkaz42069 in r/boston · Mar 2025
Suggests it for pizza, naming Harvard Square.
- Recommendsu/Shiny-Device in r/boston · Apr 2024taste
Says they are a fan of this Harvard Square spot's thick, doughy style.
- Recommendsu/ZestyBeast in r/massachusetts · Jan 2025variety
Says Pinocchio's in Harvard Square fully covers the Sicilian and deep dish request.
- Recommendsu/Ok_Olive9438 in r/boston · Mar 2025
Tips readers to order the square pizza there, backing the parent suggestion.
- Recommendsu/Zoom-Ghost17836 in r/boston · Nov 2024
Says they love this place and it is their current favorite.
- Recommendsu/runny_egg in r/boston · Mar 2024
Lists Pinocchio's among old pizza spots they liked.
- Recommendsu/Laszlo-Panaflex in r/boston · Nov 2024
Simply agrees with the earlier praise for this Harvard Square place.
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- Recommendsu/kingster108 in r/boston · Jul 2026taste
Calls Pinocchio's the top pick for Sicilian slices, with its location near Harvard.
- Recommendsu/Right-History-4773 in r/Somerville · Jan 2024taste
Prefers Sicilian with a soft, airy crust over dense dough, and names other favorite spots.
- Recommendsu/skyzefawlun in r/massachusetts · Jan 2025taste
Calls Pinocchio's the best pizza they've had and keeps returning on visits home.
- Recommendsu/Fragahah in r/CambridgeMA · Feb 2024
Calls the spot under discussion mediocre and recommends Pinocchios a block away.
- Recommendsu/Philosecfari in r/boston · Dec 2024taste
Suggests it for pizza, calling it good and not a New York-style imitation.
- Recommendsu/no_good_namez in r/boston · Nov 2024taste
Calls Pinocchio good, though not a New York-style slice.
- Recommendsu/Adamodc in r/CambridgeMA · Sep 2026taste
Enthusiastically praises the honey-garlic chicken slices at Pinocchio's.
- Recommendsu/hostessdonettes in r/boston · Jun 2026taste
Suggests it for Sicilian-style pizza.
- Recommendsu/longetrd in r/boston · Nov 2024
Calls Pinocchio's in Harvard Square the best pizza nearby, though not in Boston itself.
- Recommendsu/evantime in r/boston · Dec 2025
Suggests trying it, naming it as a Cambridge option.
- Recommendsu/coolerstorybruv in r/boston · Apr 2025taste
Says a tourist would prefer this Harvard Square spot over Picco for pizza.
- Caveatu/powsandwich in r/boston · Mar 2025
Strongly dislikes the place and considers it poor.
- Recommendsu/cane_stanco in r/boston · Jul 2024taste
Calls this spot's squares great, though they fall short of Chicago-style deep dish.
- Recommendsu/brufleth in r/boston · May 2024taste
Says Pinocchio's is much better than the Harvard Square Joe's.
- Recommendsu/jamesland7 in r/boston · May 2024
Gives Pinochios as a direct answer to the jumbo slice question.
- Recommendsu/PrettyTogether108 in r/boston · Mar 2024
Replies that it is still open and as good as ever.
- Recommendsu/marveloustime28 in r/boston · Feb 2024
Answers the question by naming Pinocchio's in Cambridge, also called Noch's.
- Recommendsu/ashfidel in r/Somerville · Jan 2024variety
Goes for the Sicilian but also likes the round; never disappointed.
- Caveatu/bigdickwalrus in r/boston · Jul 2026taste
Judges Pinocchio's clearly worse than Joe's in a blunt comparison.
- Mixedu/Namebrandjuice in r/boston · Apr 2025taste
Says the linked Harvard Square place looks only okay; dislikes slice shops with many toppings.
- Mixedu/christiandb in r/boston · Mar 2025taste
Calls it good but heavy, indulgent and somewhat greasy.
- Recommendsu/fadeanddecayed in r/massachusetts · Jan 2025
Names Pinocchio's in Cambridge as another spot for Sicilian pizza.
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