A Problem Child pizza and a glass of chilled red wine on a blue gingham table

Problem Child · Pizza bar & grill · Little Rock Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

Your friendly neighborhood pizza shop on Keightley Drive: from-scratch cooking, high-quality ingredients, local produce and happy hour every single day.

  • 201 Keightley Dr · Little Rock
  • Open daily · Happy hour 2–5 PM
4.2 Facebook · 77 reviews
4.7 Uber Eats · 210 ratings
8.7K Instagram followers
2–5 PM Happy hour, every day
Pizza Today Owner interview

From the oven

More fun, less angry.

New York-style pies and seasonal plates, cooked from scratch with high-quality ingredients and local produce. The menu moves with the seasons.

The Michelangelo pizza with pesto, grilled chicken, tomato and artichoke
Pizza

The Michelangelo

Mozz, basil pesto, grilled chicken, tomato, artichoke and parm. Cowabunga.

Pizza with charred and pickled banana peppers, prosciutto and basil
Pizza

The Banana Pepper Pie

Red sauce, mozz, feta, our own charred and pickled banana peppers, bell pepper, red onion, caper, prosciutto and basil.

Pizza

Screaming Weasel

Olive oil, aged mozz, feta and roasted garlic.

Beef cheek poutine with cheddar curds, gravy, chili crisp and chives
Plates

Beef Cheek Poutine

Fries, cheddar curd, beef cheek gravy, chili crisp and chives.

Pomegranate-glazed carrots with radish, tahini, dukkah and grilled bread
New

Pomegranate Carrots

Pomegranate-glazed carrot, tomato, radish, tahini, dukkah, parsley and grilled bread.

The Honey U Want These Melons cocktail with honeydew melon balls
Signature cocktail

Honey U Want These Melons

$13

Pisco infused with honeydew, basil, ginger and lime.

A jar of tiramisu on the wooden bar at Problem Child in Little Rock

Our story

Let your freak flag fly.

We're your friendly neighborhood pizza shop. Let your freak flag fly while eating delicious, from-scratch cooking: we use high-quality ingredients and local produce.

With over 20 years of experience in restaurants, we've become trusted tastemakers who always deliver quality. Pizza should be fun, and pizza is for everybody.

Pizza should be fun, and pizza is for everybody.
Read our story

Why Problem Child

Good food with an attitude.

  1. From scratch, every day

    Everything is cooked from scratch with high-quality ingredients and local produce, down to the banana peppers we char and pickle ourselves.

  2. A menu that moves

    Peaches and stracciatella in summer, pomegranate-glazed carrots in fall. When something new is good, it goes on the menu.

  3. Happy hour, every day

    2 to 5 PM daily: $3 canned beers, $5 well classics, $5 wine by the glass and $7 frozen drinks.

In the news

Little Rock is talking.

“This new Little Rock pizza joint is serving up good food with an attitude.”

THV11 Eat It Up, March 2025

“NY-style pizzas, local ingredients, and rock-and-roll vibe.”

Pizza Today Owner Adam Sweet, October 2025

“Problem Child opening new location on Maumelle Boulevard.”

Arkansas Times July 2026

Good to know

Before you swing by.

All questions
Where is Problem Child?

201 Keightley Dr, Little Rock, AR 72207. Get directions.

What are your hours?

Sunday and Monday 11am–8pm, Tuesday to Thursday 11am–9pm, and Friday and Saturday 11am–10pm.

Do you take reservations?

No, we don't take reservations. Just come on in. Directions and hours are on our contact page.

Can I order online?

Yes. Order on Toast, or call us at (501) 353-1228.

When is happy hour?

Every day from 2 to 5 PM: all canned beers $3, well classics $5, wine by the glass $5 and frozen drinks $7. The full Problem Child menu lists our cocktails and zero-proof drinks.

Do you have non-alcoholic drinks?

Yes. Our zero-proof list includes Love Spell No. 3, Dewdrop and Til Dawn, $8 each.

Visit us

201 Keightley Dr, Little Rock.

Come by for pizza, seasonal plates and happy hour every day from 2 to 5.

Signature cocktails lined up on a blue gingham table

Hungry yet?

Pizza is for everybody.

Order online or grab a seat on Keightley Drive. We don't take reservations, so just come on in.