This is where my (now) wife & I had our first date, 33 years ago. I remember our first meal, & all the doggy boxes we left with. The medium or large Antipasto is always a "must have". The food is always just excellent, always cooked right, & always 5 quality. The servers are always alert & always very helpful (so please tip them because they really do hustle to provide a memorable evening for you.). This restaurant is 4 generations of (the Sborro) family run restaurant. We always sit in this booth. We remember back when there was a fish tank next to it, now where the curtains are located. This is always a great place to go, any day of the week. Thanks , as always, to Arts Jug. read more

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I've been here many times. In the eighties it was my parents go-to and for pizza takeout. The lady bartender who I've seen many times has absolutely no hospitality skills at all. She actually scolded me a few times. I will never ever ever sit with her at the bar again I paid and didn't even eat the food I ordered. A very hostile environment if you were not one of the regular customers. Shame on Arts Jug. I dont care how good or consistent the food is,,,,hospitality is far more important. read more

Wife's pasta was over cooked and her clam sauce was runny. My chicken parmesan was dry and the pasta was not el-dente. There is no wi-fi for customers and the restaurant was dark with dated decor. Also for the first time the waitress did not bring us any bread with our entrees. Also each bottle of soda was $3.75. The bill came to over $50. Don't plan on returning read more

First time ordering from this place. Just did online take out. Pizza was delicious! Just wish it didn't take almost 2 hours to get two smedium pizzas.... Employees seem nice though read more

Always excellent. My go to place for Italian food! Always fast and hot with friendly service both on the phone and in person. Will note any requests you make about preferences and follow through completely. read more

Food was great . But it was supposed to come with a side or a salad I choose mashed potatoes and didn't get them. Kinda upsetting and messed up the whole meal. read more

Art's Jug Pizza & Italian Restaurant - Broiled Seafood Platter - Pizza Near Me - Watertown, New York

Had heard a lot about this place.......almost legendary really. Anyways......well you won't walk away hungry. Portions are enormous. Just wish the food was tastier. Pretty bland. Nothing outright bad, just very mediocre. Service was friendly and spot on. read more

Excellent food and service. Sicilian haddock was the best. Dessert was a chocolate cannoli was a great way to finish this excellent meal

I recently ordered quite a bit of food to be delivered to my relative's home during a bereavement. One of the family members has gluten intolerance and immune issues. Art's was fantastic! The food arrived on time and was prepared exactly as I'd requested....sauces on the side, no less. The family said everything was delicious and meticulously prepared. They were so grateful. Btw: they said the GF pizzas were terrific. Thank you to all at Art's, you've done it again. And I personally love, love, love your white pizzas. read more

09.28.24 Picked up a large (square) pizza with mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage and banana peppers. Cooked perfectly and delicious. THIS is why I love local establishments. The next time I'm in town, I'm going back. I'll dine in next time. The menus looks great. Great job Art's Jug. read more

Art's is the best! We've been going there 29 years and have never been disappointed. Steak, seafood, pasta, it's all done perfectly and the staff are friendly & professional. Took us years to try their pizza because we'd go there with that intention but then they'd have a dinner special we'd just have to try! Once we finally tried the pizza it was right up there with all their delicious entrees! Their antipasto salad is fresh & authentic. Took my brother & his wife there from out of town; he was notoriously picky & demanding when you'd go out to eat but they ate everything from appetizer to dessert & he couldn't stop raving about the food & the service! read more

I had a few people recommending this place for dinner and rightfully so my seafood platter was delicious the staff was beyond pleasant and had great recommendations. The location has ample parking comfortable decor a bar ...takeout in the back just for their pizza. I normally do not make room for deserts but in this case I sure did ; I wasn't disappointed by their tiramisu yummy. I'm going to have to try the pizza next because so our wonderful waitress told us they have regular crust thin cauliflower or gluten free ...can't wait. read more

Art's Jug Pizza & Italian Restaurant - Broiled Seafood Platter - Pizza Near Me - Watertown, New York

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The pizza is the best! I have had pizza in many restaurants and Art's is still my favorite.

Have been hearing around town, that they have the best pizza in town,so wanted to try it out. The pizza was not bad but not my favorite. Had dinner here on a Saturday evening. Had a great waitress! Three people in our party has the prime rib! Really great mashed potatoes as well as a nicely done piece of meat. I had the special chicken Marsala pasta dish of the night and it was prepared well. Rice pudding and the chocolate cake was yummy! The salads that came with the meal were disappointing! Swamped in dressing and iceberg lettuce. read more

Art's Jug Pizza & Italian Restaurant - Sausage & Pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Watertown, New York

Lovely establishment! Food is always delicious and service here is awesome! Always love coming to Arts!

Honestly, the worst pizza I've ever had in my life, most ended up in the trash and I hate wasting food. I have no problem with frozen pizzas, chain pizzas, etc, ill eat it. Until I ordered from here, the "crust" was literally just an oil soaked sponge. read more

Art's Jug Pizza & Italian Restaurant - Attilio's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Watertown, New York

Maybe their pasta dishes are better but the pizza & salad was not it. By far the worst antipasto salad I have ever had. The salad is clearly the kind you buy pre chopped from the store & was a little old. For a salad that could feed a family, I have never seen such a stingy amount of cheese & meat that barely would cover one serving...for a salad that could feed at least 8! There was absolutely no flavor at all & the dressing literally tasted like thick milk. Never in my life have I had ranch that you cannot even flavor profile bc it has 0 flavor. The pizza tasted comparable to the quality of Little Caesars. It wasn't bad but definitely not what you'd expect. Was pretty let down here. read more

The pizza is the best I get it with sausage and pepperoni, onions, peppers, and mushrooms. It's the best in town.

Great food, excellent service. The fillet medallions in the Jack Daniel's sauce is a must have! We also order out their pizza and antipasto almost every Friday. read more

Best pizza in town hands down, all the toppings are made in house. They make their own pepperoni and sausage in house. Atmosphere is nice, very busy typically. 20 for a large pizza, 16 slices, square pizza. I would recommend the regular ronni and the Attilio's pizza. read more

Not that I think Yelp reviews should mean anything considering most of that chatter comes from bougie diners or "whiners", just have to say I had a great meal at this ol'school neighborhood joint. Places like this are sadly dying off to pretentious bistros and micro-breweries with man-bunned waiters named Noah so obviously I'll take the honest meals with multi-generational joints anyday. Service was superb with our attentive waitress and all three of use had great meals, I did the surf-n-turf and it was great and they have an impressive beer list for all the beer snobs out there. They could get the bread warmed up vs. room temp as that's a pet peeve of mine for all restaurants. Get the hot pepper appetizer, and leave room for their desserts!! Was passing through town after local Ford dealer in Carthage told us to check it out, I would stop by again anytime! I'm read more

Garlic rolls over the top good. Fabulous Italian- an old local spot. Go here in town visiting a cousin and it is one of her haunts. Nothing incredible to see, the food to die for read more

Classic quality & consistently good pizzas & salads. Our "go to" when we visit the area for carry out pizza - reliable & timely service. Definitely recommend. read more

Really organize place, I ordered takeout online which was seamless. The pizza was outstanding! The peppers were good. I recommend this place read more

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Huge shout out to Art's Jug and their awesome staff. We held a celebration of life dinner for a cherished family member at the restaurant this past week, and from the beginning to the very end, everything was perfect. The organization was exemplary. The care and consideration was marvelous. The food was delicious, everybody loved it. They allowed us to incorporate our extra, personal touches with no problem at all. The service was absolutely flawless. And this is coming from people who have been in the hospitality industry. I highly recommend Art's Jug for any occasion, from a week night dinner to a celebratory or commemorative occasion. So glad we found you. You made a wonderful contribution to our family celebration. And the whole experience was just simply perfection. Thank you so much from the bottom to the tip of our hearts read more

Art's Jug Pizza & Italian Restaurant - a group of people sitting around a table - Pizza Near Me - Watertown, New York

We moved here a couple months ago and have been making our way around town, trying pizza and wings. Art's is our 5th go at local pizza. Our last duty station was on the west coast. Our favorite pizza place was a local, farm-to-table, type wood fired pizza. Art's is not that. Art's is the best square pie since this Brooklyn girl left home, more years ago than I care to count, where I was spoiled with L&B Spumoni Gardens. Any fellow displaced Brooklynites probably know what I'm talking about and, if that's you, and you haven't tried Art's yet, fix that now. I don't eat wings, but both my husband and son enjoyed the hot flavor. It was at the top of hubby's tolerance, but right in my teen's sweet spot. But, let's not forget the tiramisu. Lucious. Sinful. Perfect. My taste buds wanted a serving 3x as big. My hips thank you for the size it comes. I'm still looking for a place to scratch my left coast pizza itch, but mama mia! Art's got my Brooklyn native heart! read more

We spent a month upstate this summer. Our visit to Art's was one of the trip highlights. We were Art's "virgins" having never eaten there before. Let me just say they don't make pizza like this in FL. It was absolutely the best pizza I have ever tasted. They made a mean cosmo too! I'm only sorry we didn't discover it earlier in the trip. Great service, reasonably priced and soooooo delicious! read more

My wife and I are from Florida, we have been in the area for about three weeks, visiting my cousins in Watertown. We went to Art's Jug, on a recommendation from a friend, discussing the best pizza in town. After looking at the menu, we ordered a smedium reg pizza. OMG... it was absolutely the best pizza, I have ever had!! The crust, the sauce, the toppings and the cheese were perfect and delicious . Also very friendly and attentive waitstaff. Great experience! Well done Art's Jug!! read more

I found out we were pregnant and wanted celebrate a nice dinner together. Could have sworn our friends that moved to Washington recommended this place. However, we were so disappointed. My scampi had raw seafood in it and my pasta at such an awful after taste. My husbands food was quite greasy and for the place to be such fine dining, I thought we would have a great time enjoying good food. That was not the case at all. With how our food experience went, the staff was complete opposite! The manager even apologized and offered to take the meal off of our bill due to such an inconvenience. It's not this day in age you get staff that are pleasing and there to serve us dining in. read more

Back in town for the holidays, always have to eat at the family favorite spot. How ever what a mistake, place has turned to a dump. Ordered a cheeseburger and fries, came bare no lettuce, tomatoe, nothing, not even a drop of ketchup. Ordered a large pizza, it was burnt black. Just checked this dump of my list of places to visit. And i would suggest you folks do the same. read more

Awesome food every time. Chicken Limone is so good and I can't resist their pizza. Not sure how this place isn't five stars. A Watertown staple and favorite of the locals. Family owned and aways good. read more

Husband and I went for the first time and you can tell if you are a "regular" you get different treatment. The manicotti was to die for but at the price we can't come back often. We spent about $80 for a 2 top. read more

Great food! I ordered the sampler platter, it consists if lasagna, hand rolled manicotti, and spaghetti and meatball or sausage. I opted for the meatball, it was really good. And lets not forget about the tiramisu, excellent! The staff was very friendly and tentative ! I'm glad I had the opportunity to visit this wonderful establishment whole visiting Watertown. read more

Best pizza in town!! We love the pepperoni pizza and white garlic pizza! So yummy!! Staff is always so friendly! Tysm!!!

I lived in Watertown NY for 30 years. And one of the go to places for Italian Food was Art's Jug, a well established Italian restaurant for many years. The pasta dishes and pizza's were top shelf. I've been away from Watertown NY for 14 years, and tonight 07/17/2021, I took my wife, daughter, her husband and my grandson. Bragging to my kids how great the food was at Art's. Well, that never happened. First, we call for reservations a little after 6 p.m. and made reservations for 6:30 p.m. We arrived at Art's at 6:25 p.m., and were told we'd be seated shortly. Ruffly at 6:45 p.m., we were seated at our table. Art's was busy, but that wasn't unusual. We waited about 10 minutes before a waitress came and took our drink order. Ruffly 10 minutes later we got our drinks and placed a order. Appetizer, garlic knots, four entrees, Lasagna, spaghetti with chicken, kids cheese pizza and a smedium pepperoni pizza. Another 10 to 15 minutes passed before we received our garlic knots. So now it's been 40 minuets and no food. The time now it is ruffly 7:30 - 7:35 p.m., I asked the waitress about how much longer for our food, her response was, "shortly, I will go check". At at 8:15 p.m., still no food. So now it was time to leave, a hungry 2 year old and 4 adults. I have never had this bad of service from any restaurant, and I never expected it from Art's Jug. The response from the management was anything but apologetic, and a lack of explanation for poor service and delay. I'm afraid I will never patronize Art's Jug again. I'm just one customer, and apparently my opinion or business is not going to be missed there. read more

I love the pizza here and come every once in awhile. I would definitely come more often however it could be pretty pricey for a family of 5 or more. Either way, they disappoint when it comes to pizza. read more

A timestoned restaurant from Watertown, Arts Jug is know for its People and its Pizza! Don't drive past it ! It's and all time favorite

Had our first meal ever at Art's Jug. The interior and vibe of the establishment met our expectations in that it has a good, solid, local feel and it doesn't try to be the chain restaurant it isn't. Our server's name was Nancy (according to the receipt), very pleasant, courteous and attentive. She was able to banter without it feeling contrived. My grandfather would describe her as a good ol' gal. The food was very good. I had bacon wrapped scallops with an amazing sweet chili sauce. The salad that comes with the entree was fresh and plentiful. I opted for the Chicken Cordon Bleu because they were out of the Chicken Michael (something) that looked like it would be amazing but they were out of it. At least I was given a heads up right from the start. The Alfredo sauce on the Chicken Cordon Bleu was very, very good. I'm a North Country boy at heart (even though I don't live in the North Country anymore) and Art's Jug is a great place to go in Watertown. read more

This place is one of Watertown's best restaurants. The pizza is amazing, the chicken limone is some of the best I've ever had, and really everything is great. If you're passing through town make this place a priority, it's definitely worth it! read more

I have been coming here for the great pizza & antipasto salad, since I was a kid! The food never disappoints! Always fresh & delicious! Thank you to the S'Boro Family! read more