Cheese Board Collective is a beloved Berkeley institution known for its one-of-a-kind vegetarian pizza that changes daily, served on a signature crispy sourdough crust amidst a vibrant atmosphere enriched by live music and a community vibe.
"One of the OG food co-ops in Northern California and a pioneer of the thin crust sourdough vegetarian daily special slice, the place is going as strong as ever with a line out the door most days, and selling upwards of thousands of pies on the weekends. They have a robust cheese counter and many delectable baked goods as well. Over the years, Cheeseboard has spawned and inspired other pizza/bakery coops too including Arizmendi, Sliver, and Dimond Slice." - Momo Chang
"When we say that Cheese Board does one thing and one thing only, we don’t mean that they only make pizza. We mean that they only make one single type of pizza per day and they’re beyond good at it. You’ll find yourself waiting in an out-the-door line for something like a lemon pizza, but after your first trip here, you’ll be planning when you can come back to Berkeley for another slice." - will kamensky
"Cheese Board has been around long enough — and has been consistently excellent for so long — that it almost feels unnecessary to praise it. Ignore the fact that there’s always a notoriously long line since it goes by quickly. As it always has, the restaurant offers one special pizza and one special salad every day, and the pizza is always vegetarian." - Dianne de Guzman, Noah Cho
"Ask 10 people where to go if you’re visiting Berkeley for the first time, and the answer will likely be Cheese Board Pizza. The worker-owned co-op, an offshoot of the famous Cheese Board a few doors down, has been attracting a line out the door for over 20 years. The fact that they serve one type of pizza a day (it rotates) and do their own thing with them has a lot to do with it. That thing is taking a bunch of the super fresh ingredients and mashing them together to create sort-of-unusual flavor combos (like green tomatoes, mozzarella, and garlic breadcrumbs). The result is thin, sourdough pizza goodness. Line up at least once, and then, inevitably, many more times. " - Julia Chen 1, Lani Conway
"Ask ten people where to go if you’re visiting Berkeley for the first time, and the answer will likely be Cheese Board Pizza. The worker-owned co-op, an offshoot of the famous Cheese Board a few doors down, has been attracting a line out the door for over 20 years. The fact that they serve one kind of pizza a day (it rotates), and do their own thing with them has a lot to do with it. That thing is taking a bunch of the super fresh ingredients, and mashing them together to create sort-of-unusual flavor combos (like green tomatoes, mozzarella, and garlic breadcrumbs). The result is thin, sourdough pizza goodness. Line up at least once, and then, inevitably, many more times. " - Lani Conway
