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Crostatas

➤ 558 Bishop Rd, Cleveland, United States

Menu • Full • Pizza • Casual • Italian

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"Upon our arrival, the hostess guided us to our table and provided us with menus. Many tables were busy with diners. The food was very good, but the service left something to be desired. We noticed that only two servers were managing all the occupied tables, which made it difficult for them to keep up. For instance, I had to ask our server, Vanessa, to refill my empty drink, even though she passed by our table numerous times. Additionally, my dessert arrived without certain components that were listed on the menu, and the missing items were not explained to us. At the end of March 2022, we observed that none of the staff were wearing face masks, and while some male patrons donned masks as they entered and exited the restaurant, most did not. We entered the restaurant wearing masks and kept them on until we were seated. When we inquired whether wearing masks had an effect on our service, the server came over to take our drink orders. I requested an unsweetened iced tea, while my wife ordered hot tea. Unfortunately, her tea arrived as a cup of hot water rather than a small teapot. We began our meal with an appetizer called Pepperoni Rossi alla Griglia, featuring house-roasted red peppers with garlic and extra virgin olive oil, served chilled with a piece of bread. We each enjoyed a serving of wedding soup with our bread. For our main course, we ordered the Quattro Stagioni Pizza, which has a margherita base (tomato and mozzarella cheese) topped with sausage, artichokes, and roasted red pepper slices. It was delicious! The sausage was mild, and my wife enjoyed her meal so much that she took some leftovers home for dessert. I added a few red pepper flakes from the table to give my pizza a bit more heat, and I finished my pizza at the restaurant because we truly enjoyed it. For dessert, my wife chose the Napolean Limone, which she paired with a glass of wine. It was fantastic! The Napolean Limone consists of homemade lemon puff pastries topped with whipped cream and raspberry sauce. I opted for the Toni Spumoni, which the menu claims is the best in the country. However, while my dessert included the spumoni ice cream, it did not come with the whipped cream and candied cherries as promised. I was disappointed as it did not live up to its reputation. Overall, the food was good, and the atmosphere and decor were lovely. The restaurant is very clean, with two unisex restrooms— the one I used was well-maintained. I believe the service could significantly improve with a few more servers, especially when the restaurant is nearly full, although I understand that business varies. Next time, we may just opt for takeout pizza instead of dining in, as we feel the table service could be more reliable."

Congin's Pizza Cleveland

➤ 18812 Nottingham Road, Cleveland, 44110, United States Of America

Menu • Pizza • Cheese • Italian • Chicken

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"The sausage and pepperoni here are excellent, and the cheese is both delicious and thick. The sauce strikes a perfect balance—not too overpowering or overly sweet. However, I find the pickled peppers to be a bit too vinegary for my taste. They do use canned mushrooms, which I personally enjoy, but I understand that not everyone is a fan of that. Please note that it’s takeout only, and the neighborhood can feel a bit sketchy. That said, if you live in the area, this spot offers great pizza at a reasonable price."

Distefano's Authentic Italian

➤ 5600 Highland Rd, Cleveland, United States

Menu • Meat • Italian • Bakeries • International Grocery

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"This is definitely an East suburb gem. Not only a great little grocery store, but they have a large deli selection (including specialty Italian meats), a bakery with fresh breads, cookies, cannoli, and more, a great hot foods counter, and a made to order sub menu, optionally toasted. Included at no additional charge the expertise on the products from the Italian workers. They don't just sell the products, they know the products. Tell them you want to make the best pasta sauce ever and they'll help you out. The hot foods counter is fantastic I've tried a number of things and it beats the pants off of any standard grocery's hot food counter (even Heinen's). The roast beef, the pizza burger, and the pork chops are my personal highlights. The pizza burger is two slices of pizza, upside down with a massive freshly ground sausage patty in the middle. Delicious. There's no place to eat at Distefano's so plan on eating in your car, or if the weather is nice there's a few parks nearby."

The Cleveland Brewery

➤ 777 E 185th St, 44119, Cleveland, US, 44119-2170, United States

Menu • Beer • Wine • Full • Fish

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"we went here as a part of the cleveland beer passport. i'm so glad they included this gem! the owner was there he was so nice, knowledgeable, and seemed like a genuinely good guy. small beer list but the owner makes it HIMSELF! so you know it's got the extra flavors of love and hard work in it. good beer prices and they give you pretzels as snacks"

Papa Joe's Subs & Pasta

➤ 564 E 200th St Euclid, OH 44119-1570, United States

Menu • Soup • Pasta • Steak • Italian

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"Charleston SC. The best Italian sub!!!Enjoy Subs and Pasta from here since they opened. 40 years ago? When we live in SC, it's a 'must stop' when we're in town. My son spent the weekend enjoying Ohio Football.... Buckeyes and Browns games... and stopped at Papa Joes.... Thanks to the ladies my Italian sub packed with dressing on the side. Y'al stylethe best even 700 miles travel!"