All Reviews
Heather Walsh
2 months agoThis place would be one of the best in town—if we liked the sauce. They’re clearly known for their red sauce and have a strong following, so it must really work for a lot of people. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t for us. I ordered the lasagna and didn’t end up eating it, but we also ordered a pizza that the kids enjoyed. The sauce definitely tastes different from a typical Italian red sauce—whether that’s better or worse really comes down to personal preference. We didn’t mention it while we were there because the service was wonderful and the atmosphere was fun. Overall, great service and a great vibe—just not our taste. This was our first visit and likely our last, but others may love it. 😁
Cindy Knox
3 months agoLet me start that the service was friendly and helpful. The antipasto was fantastic lots of meat, cheese, roasted red peppers, and the dressing was delicious. The garlic knots were freshly made. The pizza on the other hand was horrible. The white pizza had only the cheese in the center and more than half of the pizza was crust it was dry and pretty much inedible. The sausage and onion pizza had a pound of onions but little sausage and even less cheese. The cannolis were very tasty.
susan weinroth
Edited 3 months agoAbsolutely fantastic unplanned stop for a late lunch snack meal with my family that ended up being the best gluten free pasta dish I ate in 2025! Thank you to the sweetest Benny himself for creating this dish for me - he (& the rest of the family) were so welcoming and kind. My teen boys remarked afterwards on what a great vibe the restaurant was which truly says it all - we hope to be back on future visits to Venice! ❤️💚🤍 ps the gluten eaters in the fam LOVED the garlic knots and pizza too!!!
Brandon Taddonio
8 months agoWas driving through town with my dad and we wanted pizza and took our chances here based on reviews… this is a great hole in the wall place that I look forward to visiting again. The pizza was great and gives you that authentic local pizza place vibe, and the best part was the cannoli!!
Evgeniy Eliseev
Edited 8 months agoIf you’re a fan of The Sopranos or just love the vibe of Italian mob-style nostalgia — this is the place for you! The décor is absolutely amazing: walls covered with photos, posters, and memorabilia from gangster films, firefighter helmets, signs like Bada Bing Street, and even the legendary quote Fuggedaboudit. It truly feels like you’ve stepped right into the show! I have to highlight the staff — incredibly welcoming and friendly, greeting you with a smile and making you feel like you’re visiting old friends. The atmosphere is warm, cozy, and full of life. The pizza is outstanding: thin crust, fresh ingredients, and generous portions. Every detail shows that the owners and the team truly love what they do. I’ll definitely be back and bring my friends along. This place is a real gem! Greetings from Russia!
Hanna Diaz
10 months agoSmall sit down restaurant, best home cooked Italian food I’ve ever had. I was visiting from Michigan and these reviews don’t do this place justice. Had the sweetest waitress, the staff are all family. Our dinner came out HOT. I can’t tell you the last time I went to dinner and my entire meal came out fresh from the kitchen and not just sitting under the warmer. Plates were HUGE!!! 10000% worth every penny and I will be returning at least twice next time I come down to Venice. I would give this place 10 stars if I could. Love it
Thomas Lynch
11 months agoMay 21, 2025 - Update almost 4 years later. Take out for 3. (I had first reviewed them on Yelp in 2021 and am now cross posting this update review here on Google) We finally moved to Venice from Osprey and the MIL we were caring for in Northport had passed away. I have tried Big Mike's and other in the area and we are always looking for great pizza, great buffalo wings, & a good buffalo pizza. I forgot I had been here years ago. My wife directed me here for pickup and she was hankering for buffalo wings. She makes FANTASTIC wings!!! The bar is not really that high. 1) must be properly and thoroughly cooked. We are not talking 'well done' but firm/crisp skin.....not rubbery and fatty. simple? 2) she like flats, I basically don't eat meat much for the saturated fats so when I am 'eating the thighs' that she and my daughter don't want, see item #1 - I want the fat baked out. ******* She talked with the order taker and was told they don't do 'flat only orders' but they are about 50/50 flats and thighs. She ordered well done, thoroughly done, crisp skin. ***** We ordered a large plain to give that part of the experiment a try as well...the pizza sauce, cheese and ingredients were tasty and nice. The dough/crust is also flavorful and this is a upper percentile pizza in our book. The pizza was a little doughy and undercooked. Seems everybody like to rush the oven and process. It was getting cold as I waited for our undercooked wings for another 10 minutes. The 10 wing Barbecue wings were very rubbery and undercooked. Tasty ok but oddly the sugary barbecue sauce coating had jelled and crystalized from a fast or too high cooking temperature. Most disturbingly for my wife who ordered this......there were exactly ZERO flats in the order. NONE!!!! So on the TWO simple request a total FAIL. 0/10 The Buffalo Wing order was similar. Good taste and flavor but rubbery skin and undercooked. FAIL on criteria #1. In this case there were exactly TWO out of ten wings were flats. So 20% flats NOT the 'guaranteed' closer to 50%. A FAIL on the second criteria. 2/10 I did like the interior and the women behind the counter was pleasant as was the wait staff wandering our the place. I took a picture of a couple's dinner coming out and it 'looked' very nice!!! Loved the interior for a simple pizza and Italian restaurant. I don't think there will be a third try for us here. Too many other options. Footnote: (picture here somewhere) We re-baked the wings the next day after my wife ate the TWO our of twenty wings that were the flats that she wanted the previous night. They were properly cooked then and those 100% thighs - came out great . Sad we could not get what we ordered - OR what was promised? Also they have a hidden sneaky UP CHARGE for non cash purchases. Basically makes an already average expensive meal just more expensive. More like a cable bill than a restaurant.
TRACY H
Edited 5 months agoThe ravioli was terrible I took one bite and it tasted old and rubbery the older woman with black hair was very rude when I told her I didn't like it. So if you go to this restaurant they expect you to eat food that you don't like. Over priced as well still almost 20 dollars just for a small salad and garlic knots after they took off the ravioli.