Antonio's Pizzeria — Restaurant in Pittsburgh

Antonio’s has the city’s largest pizza shop vegan menu section (variety of item types)! I order delivery, or dine in, a few times a week, so, I think I like it a little TOO much.

They make their own vegan deli meats, cheeses and sauces, and my favorite vegan ranch. They have a whole vegan deli case, and you could get the items to take home, or as toppings and fillings.

All their bubble tea is vegan, and they have a great variety of drinks. The Black Forest Boba is a favorite for my kid and I! So good.

They offer vegan pizza, pizza boats, filled rolls, cheesy bread, garlic bread, pasta varieties, strombolis, calzones, gyros, hoagies, wraps, wedgies, salads, fries, fried pickles, waffle fries, chili cheese fries, seitan wings, chili, desserts such as strawberry crunch cake (tastes like the ice cream bars from when I was a kid!!) and cheesecake, falafel, vegan fried fish (tofu), seasonal holiday roast, pretzels with biercheese, and more!

In addition to the regular menu, they have a great catering menu, and will make special items to fit the theme of your party or event! I have them cater or vend at my events regularly, as I’m impressed with all the themes they so creatively match. They also seasonally switch it up and offer some new featured items.

They’ve catered unique themes for me, such as, Irish, Flowers & Spring, holidays, and even an alien-themed party (they made vegan “martian meatballs”, with themed drinks and desserts to go with it)! They also vend at my events with Pittsburgh Vegan Expo/The Original Pittsburgh Vegan Festival & Pittsburgh Halloween Festival.

They have many weekly events in their new dining room, all kid-friendly, such as game night, karaoke, open mic and live music.

They are very involved with the community, and love to do activities, offer help, and be part of things.

Oh, and they have a couple...

I'm very surprised at how delicious this pizza was! Antonio's not only has delicious regular pizza and other Italian items (pasta, sandwiches, calzones, etc), but they apparently have great vegan options as well! I tried their cheese pizza (a slice), cheese calzone, and cheesecake.

The cheese calzone was very good. It was a tad on the oily side, but not excessively so. It was stuffed with a ton of cheese, and a great amount of ricotta.

The crust/bread part was also really well made (although, maybe a bit too much bread). Crispy on the edges and it was topped with a sprinkling of parmesan. Delicious sauce on the inside that didn't make it soggy at all. Fair price for the portion.

The cheese pizza was amazing! The red sauce is so flavorful. It has a nice hint of spice, some herbs in there as well, and some sweetness to balance it out. The crust isn't too thin or too thick. And the portion is - oh my gosh, it is huge! Delicious cheese. The only negative I would say is the crust is kind of mediocre.

The cheesecake was also so tasty and clearly homemade. The top is a bit more yogurt-like and creamy. Then, it gets more cheese like and harder toward the bottom. It reminds me of Tvorog cheese if you have ever had that. So good. Somehow not too heavy. Only downside is that the cracker bottom is very crumbly and not that flavorful.

All in all, this place is simply amazing. The pizza is delicious, the calzone is delicious, the cheesecake is delicious, it's all delicious! And, very clearly homemade. The prices are awesome for the portions, too....

It's an open secret that Dormont has some of the best pizza around. So, in trying out a number of local pizza places, I'm lucky enough that my takeout radius happens to include most of the neighborhood. Antonio's was one of the first to come up, and the first to be decided on by vote.

We weren't disappointed at all.

The food was fantastic. Great pizza. We ended up with an extra cheese and pepperoni pizza that was a delight. Crisp, pungent pepperonni. It was probably the most greasy pizza combination you could ask for, but it still turned out very well made. Not too greasy, not overcompensating. Just a really solid pizza.

We got a good steak hoagie out of hte mix, and a steak wedgie. The wedgie came out like a calzone, but that got no argument from me. I had food for two days. I am told the steak hoagie was good, well cooked steak. Not heavily seasoned or served with an over abundance of anything, so it was a good, straight up steak hoagie.

Antonio's is a bit far for me, but it was a wonderful introduction to the local pizza in the Dormont area. Looking forward to getting them again, and trying the...