Captain Tony’s Pizza

I remember back in the day, this place had the best pizza! There were comfy booths in the window to chill and eat your pizza in and the atmosphere had that great Shaker Square feel. Since Zesty’s on Buckeye closed (had the best, greasy, cheesy, yummi pizza of ALL time… PLEASE COME BACK), I came home to CLE+ to get a pizza and all I could think of was devouring a Captain T pizza. Walked in and my mouth dropped open and nose immediately turned up! The place looks like S#@!; it was dirty, there were a handful of gross tables stashed in a corner that looked liked they were salvaged from someone’s garbage and the «new» management (not sure how long they have owned it) was NOT what I expected! The lady lazily asked what I wanted and I think the look on my face said it all, NOT A DAMN THING. I just turned around and left out. Has so gone down the drain!

Ordered a vegetarian medium sized pizza around 930 pm. The service was quick but the pizza was not worth the 13.50 dollars. it was average at best.

As the pizza place around the corner from me, I go here often, and can say wholeheartedly that if you want basic, cheesy, American pizza, you cannot go wrong. They are timely, friendly, and serve up good pie. They even have no problem accommodating weird requests: having a vegan day and want no cheese – just on half? – no problem! Craving veggies and want a side of broccoli that is, of course, not on the menu as such? You got it! Live a block away and decide to walk over with your dog? She can have a treat, too. Pepperoni for the pup, coming right up! This is a good place, all around. Their jalapeño poppers are the shit, too.

While placing an order the employee that answered let out an audible sigh when I asked my family members how many wings they wanted…
SMH awesome customer service, good way to lose out on a customer. Pizza BOGO it is!

Great pizza, went in to try something new. When I walked in two police officers were sitting in the cozy seating area enjoying a pie. To me this said, «yeah this is good food» lol. Anyhoo, got a great pizza in under twenty minutes,
almost as though I made at home myself. Prices a little steep but its worth it. Try ‘em out!

By far and away the best pizza place on the Square! You can tell that the restaurant really takes pride in the dishes that they offer that the dad and each delicious slice of pizza is like devouring a one-​of-​a-​kind piece of art! You should visit the captain and try to become his first mate!

Hot sticks (are not sticks) but still good. Deep dish isn’t really a true deep dish pizza but good none the less. Owner was funny and friendly. Staff is friendly as well. I give 4 out of 5 because the menu is miss leading but the food is still good.

The pizza was delicious! Loved the crust & sweet sauce. We also got the BBQ wings which were really really good, especially since we’re from Buffalo & we are tough wing critics!

Pizza – pretty darn close to pizza in Italy! (Thin crust) It is really tasty, tender, and quality ingredients.
Cons: Got my order wrong– pan crust instead of thin)
and could use some more sauce all around.
=) OH and I drove an HOUR to get it – so its pretty good!

I really like Captain Tony’s because the owners are great, it’s an amazing neighborhood hangout in Shaker Square, and their deep dish pizza is delicious.
My first order of a deep dish pizza was amazing because the meat was at least 2″ thick, no joke. Now, some of my favorite pizzas are on the secret menu, including kimchi pizza. :)
I think it’s some of the best pizza I’ve had in Cleveland!

Captain Tony’s is solid. ⁹⁄₁₀ times I get the same thing. Chicken Parmesan sandwich and a mini side salad. This comes out to $ 7.50. Sure the «salad» is about all iceburg lettuce and two small slices of tomato, a few strands of onions and some bland cheese grattings, but the lettuce keeps you regular, that’s the point.
Anyways, I always have my chicken parm craving satisfied, and for $ 5.50 out the door, the price is a steal, so the value is great. I’m also a fan of the bbq chicken sandwhich, it’s got a few onions, has a delicious bbq sauce, and is appropriately messy.
The bread they make their sandwiches on is also better than poor quality and is pleasantly soft. This way you don’t have to worry about destroying the back of your gums when you take a monster bite, and you will want to when the smell hits your olfactory sensors.
The pizza is good too. I had a small with artichoke hearts and something else for like $ 10, but it was enough food for two days. There’s enough sauce to make the sauce to cheese to dough proportions well within the reasonable ratios.
I also like that I can call ahead, make my order, and it’s usually ready in 15 – 20 minutes. They asian couple has a tendency to underestimate on the phone, but so does everyone.
They even gave me a free coke on christmas eve lunch.
The min on a credit card is like $ 8.00
You should check this place out, you get a good return for the dollars you spend.
10/​27/​2011 edit: My new favorite are the wings. I can’t get enough of the terriyaki flavored wings for 8.70ish. They are not fried, and half are surprisingly large, half are meh size, but I can honestly say that not a week goes by I don’t order them.

The pizza was awesome! The service was timely and the owner of this particular spot is really cool. He made me some very hot, hot wings! He’s always been friendly and has a great memory. This is a spot that we frequent over and over again!