Pizza Italia

I ordered here after the many good reviews but was quite disappointed. The cheap prices are about the only good thing I can say about this place. The pizza wasn’t terrible but it certainly wasn’t good in my opinion. Zero flavor and the mushrooms were canned. I’ve had much better at other Bloomfield joints. Would not order again.

Amazing pizza. I’ve eaten it since I was a kid. They recently sold the place and the new owner is doing the recipe justice. Now they accept credit cards.

Workers were really nice and the pizza was great! Would definitely order from again!

Pizza Italia is one of the best pizza joints around. Their sauce is the best part, but you can tell the ingredients are fresh. A real solid pie.

Pizza I has always been a staple in our household. When you walk in, you’re greeted as if you’re family. The pizza is decently priced and they always have something cold to drink. My absolute favorite is extra cheese-​pepperoni-​welldone.

So it was freezing in Pittsburgh yesterday. I made the trek over to Bloomfield for a dog walking gig and had planned on stopping at that new PB&J place. They are sadly closed on Mondays, but I was starving. I have had Pizza Italia bookmarked for a while so I decided to stop in.
The puppy I walk has tried to break in here multiple times on walks, and I know why. It smells delicious. This is a great little Mom and Pop to go shop. I ordered two slices of cheese pizza ($ 2.60). They were very average sized but a good price. The crust is on the thicker side, and they use a sweet sauce with very mild seasoning. And unlike most places, Pizza Italia puts enough cheese on the pizza that you can actually taste it. This is a solid slice of cheese. Nothing special but good.
The thing that sets them over the top is the owners. Everyone was chatty and friendly and just lovely. Support this Mom and Pop shop over the chains!
This place is strictly takeout, and there is no seating, FYI. Credit card minimum of $ 5

This is the best pizza in Pittsburgh. They use only the freshest ingredients and are reasonably priced. I love the combination of freshly grated cheeses and homemade pizza sauce. The owners are friendly and have been in the business for a long time. The service is spectacular.
I recommend mushroom, pepperoni, or sausage toppings and steak or Italian subs. Grew up in Pittsburgh always going to this pizza shop and anytime I came home from college and hometown visits even now, we always get pizza and subs from Pizza Italia. Definitely a hidden gem!

Pepperoni pizza is great and I love the steak hoggies with extra steak Mmm … The food does not cost the earth. Pizza and the rest of the food is the Best you will find in this area. Other places cost more but there not as good. The staff are always on the ball !

I came across this place and decided to give it a try after scrolling through the long list of pizza joints. A quick call was made to place my order and it was on!
Be careful you don’t miss it as it’s sandwiched between other businesses which is typical of this area. GPS took me to the rear of the building as it sometimes does but no biggie. It’s on the same side as Del’s but up a piece.
When I walked up to the entrance, that smell of yummy pizza sauce and cheese just smacked me in the face. The lady working the counter was extremely polite while I was there and she rushed to make sure my pizza was boxed asap. Hell, she even smiled!
When I arrived home and opened the box, I knew I had made a good choice. A pizza topped with a good dose of pepperoni and mushrooms was my poison for the evening. We enjoyed every bite. The sauce wasn’t overly sweet but seasoned just right and they use canned mushrooms which is what I actually prefer most of the time.
My fellow Unilocalers steered me right again! I have no complaints… this pizza is just plain good!!!

I think Pizza Italia is a vastly underrated pizza shop in Pittsburgh. I usually get a large half with pep & sausage and the other half with pep & mushroom. The toppings are top notch especially the sausage. Plus, the price is very reasonable. It’s in my top 3 pizza places in Pittsburgh.

I had a small pepperoni pizza. I wasn’t feeling the crust at all, it reminded me of store bought pizzas. My pepperoni had curled up into small bowls that were filled with grease;not appetizing. I’ve had worse pizza but I’ve definitely had better.

Keep up the good work guys me and my wife stop here one summer day for lunch and was it good food and nice people at the counter

Basic pizza. Pretty solid, not too expensive and open till 11:00 on weeknights. Really not much to complain about.

You want pizza? You’ll getta pizza. It’s good. Definitely my go-​to for price and quality, but, despite being my standard, it doesn’t have that extra je né sais quoi that would make a five star slice. By the slice pizzas often sit for awhile, and though a slice is only $ 1.30, they’re only about 30% of a slice wide, so I’d recommend going in for a whole pie.

I had high hopes for this place given that its Unilocal rating is tops and that it was plugged by Pop City Media’s 2012 «Two guys. 12 pizzas. One day.» feature, even despite being towards the end of the 12-​pizza day.
I got a small sausage and mushroom pizza. Didn’t like the toppings at all. The mushrooms had a very strange and off-​putting texture and color. I suspect they were slice canned mushrooms, because I’ve had lots of fresh mushroom pizzas and they have NEVER looked or tasted like that before. Bad start.
The flavor of the sausage was totally carried by salt… it tasted like salt and sausage-​texture.
But — otherwise, the sauce and flavor were pretty good, and the crust not bad. It’s chewy, though, not really my favorite style. I think I could have enjoyed the pizza if I didn’t get the particular toppings I chose.
I’d maybe get pizza here again if I had to feed a crowd or if I were drunk, but I’ll stick to cheese or pepperoni next time. To be fair, it is pretty good bang for your buck (the small pizza is substantial and around $ 8 with two toppings!)

This is hands down my favorite pizza in all of Pittsburgh! The crust and sauce on these pizzas are perfect. There’s absolutely nothing fancy about it, just great pies. Its the type of pizza that’s even better cold the next day! I recommend the meatball hoagies too.
Love this place! Just beware they don’t deliver and you can’t dine in — unless the weather is nice and they put a table out front.

Another great day at the Bloomfield pool led me to another awesome eatery in Bloomfield. I seen a nice bunch walking out with yummy fresh pizza slices & noticed the sign stating $ 1.50 pepperoni slices. Say no more! :)
our pizza was yummy & we tried the pepperoni roll for $ 2.75. I seriously expected one of those little pepperoni house rolls from other shops (which are great btw) but nope! it was literally 10x bigger than expected. We split it & could’ve eaten 3 more.
I don’t want to hype it up though, because they weren’t extremely generous on the pepperoni in the roll. no spot was empty, but I just prefer like 3 layers of it, haha. But all in all it was good pizza & food at an extremely cheap price with friendly workers. We’ll be back!

I stopped by here this past Tuesday evening with my girlfriend and another dining companion for dinner. We decided to come here after after reading all of the good Unilocal reviews. It is a pretty easy place to find as it is right on Liberty but I was a bit disappointed whenever I walked inside. You see we were looking at eating it there and they have no tables. Thankfully it was nice outside and they did have a couple of seats in front although that left us subjected to the cigarette smoke of the workers and a crazy group of loud people right next to us.
For our dinner we decided to order a XL cheese pizza and also a large white pizza. We started with the white pizza and boy did it hit the spot. The crust was crunchy, the garlic and herbs in the oil sauce were tasty and the cheese was decent as well. Our red pizza was a similar experience as I imagine the cheese and crust were the same and while the red sauce was good, it lacked a little of the oomph that white sauce had. Overall though they were two very solid pizzas that I enjoyed.
The bottom line for me is that I would definitely head back here in the future. The prices were good and the pizza good as well, now if they only had some inside seating.

I have never heard of Pizza Italia last week, let alone eaten a thing from them. Shame, shame on me for not doing so earlier.
I trusted my friend when I was informed that not only was the pizza good, but I’d be wanting more. There was no lie in that statement whatsoever. We got a medium and large pizza with pepperoni. Unlike typical places where you get the big slices of pepperoni thrown on top without a care, here you get the smaller, more true pepperoni that is strategically placed to maximize your chance of getting pepperoni in every bite. What’s also good about this pepperoni is that it curls up perfectly to create that awesome little bowl for grease to collect. You know, that grease that you have to just dip your crust in.
Yes, I did rip my crust off before I got to it just so I could enjoy my fattening myself. No judging allowed!
However, I cannot give you five stars PI (I like that, pi, pizza pi, such a connection). You do not deliver.

So far, my second favorite Pittsburgh pizza. Just like my other favorite, I will keep this simple. Here are the reasons why I think Pizza Italia is pretty awesome and why I think most people would enjoy it:
1) Your basic pizza shop, nothing crazy (low key, easy to get in and out, and not hard to place an order)
2) CHEAP, you get a lot of food at a great price
3) They are friendly
4) The sauce and crust were perfect
5) You can tell they know how to make a pizza (and are not just trying to for the sake of having a pizza shop— sadly there are too many of these around)
If you have not tried this magnificent find in Bloomfield, I highly suggest giving it a whirl. I know I will be back!