Not going to lie, this used to be my families favorite spot. A while back though the ownership of Sauce changed, back in 2015 or 2016 I believe. With the new owners pride has gone down, they have opened more, but the quality sucks. Prices are up, which is the trend these days with labor costs, but for what you get, it's not worth it.
Went here the other day for a date with my wife, she ordered pasta and I got a thin crust pizza. Her pasta came out as expected first, instead of just giving her the bread or roll the girl asked her as she held if she "really" wanted it. Like they are rationing them or something. Make matters worse it was not fresh nor did it seem like it had been cooked "this week" to be honest.
My pizza came out 20 minutes after the pasta, which is longer than normal. Taking one look at it, I realized why, they put it in the oven and forgot about it. Thin crust has never meant burnt and over crispy. It was cut but they cut the middle only because they knew it. The edges were blackened and not in a good way, puffed up and crunchy. When I would grab for a piece the first 2 inches would just crumble away leaving me with a little bit of toppings and crus to eat the middle of the pizza.
Service is gone too, they came by asked if we needed a box this was before my pizza arrived. My wife said yes, the box arrived as we were ready to leave. Not once were we asked how we were doing, how the food was, or anything.
This used to be a "star" of the downtown Ocotilo area and has become a one and done place now. I am glad we used a gift card we received to pay for this meal, although I still feel bad because the person who bought it for us expected more.
This experience has been the same time and time again for the last year. I keep thinking "oh it will get better" and it continues to decline. Very disappointed, I've learned that it's not going to get better.