Angelo's Pizza

WOW! Before I write on, I’d just like to thank our waitress, Heather, for making this a special and unforgettable night.

Came here on SB Sunday. Absolutely slammed with online orders, phone orders, etc. They had a line going down the entire street and a staff member walking down the street with a radio in her hand relaying orders to the restaurant. Given this was our first time, we had no idea where to go, to order online or to dine in, or where to park and she was SOOO helpful and sweet when we needed advice.

Went inside and luckily got seated immediately. Unfortunately, we were at a table directly under the speaker being used for all of the TVs. It was so incredibly loud we couldn’t hear each other or our waitress and asked if anything could be done. The Super Bowl (Tom Brady, GROSS) was on so we didn’t expect the volume to be lowered. Heather was so sweet and encouraged us to move to a booth instead. Made the experience 100x better immediately.

Promptly received drinks and service (even with the slammed nature of the night!). Ordered a chicken parm sandwich, large cheese pizza, and a basket of fries. OMG!!! The fries were immaculate. Crispy and battered to perfection. The chicken parm was delicious, especially with the ciabatta bread. Pizza...CRUST! The crust was the real show stopper. Sauce was sweeter but not in the “cheap” sauce type of way. Awesome stuff all around food wise.

Covid-19 precautions were better than most restaurants. They had these movable plastic barriers for the bar and tall plexiglass screens between booths. Always good to see.

After the meal was finished, I asked if they had any desserts. They had quite a selection..we chose some sort of vanilla cake with a strawberry filling and a little bit of custard(?) maybe? I forgot the name, but it was delicious. Even better, they get it from a local bakery who specializes in these sorts of treats.

Heather told us the cake was on the house since it was my girlfriend’s birthday and we were from out of town. She came out with a giant piece of the cake with CANDLES and “Happy Birthday” written out in some sort of berry purée. She (and a nice fellow behind us) sang happy birthday. The look on my girlfriend’s face when this was all going down was magical. Thank you to Heather and Angelo’s for making our stop to Cleveland infinitely better. You guys are awesome, I totally understand why you have thousands of much deserved positive reviews and such a large local following.

Anybody looking for good food (especially pizza!), a clean/safe restaurant, friendly staff, and a good origin story should consider stopping at Angelo’s. Thanks again Heather&crew!