just like going back to Brooklyn or the Bronx. a small Italian restaurant that serves the best Itlian food around, Benny's sauces are exceptional, the pizzas are great the staff is friendly and the prices are amazing. Go to Benny's Bada Bing and enjoy some real New York style food.In a family style restaurant. ' read more

Have you stopped in and ordered a pizza. While he waited for it, he had a beer. He had a nice visit with the lady upfront - - probably the owner. He told her that a young man on the beach had told us about this place and that it was in his family. Let me tell you it's authentic pizza! We had a mushroom pizza with half pepperoni and half sausage. It was so tasty! We saved half of the large for lunch tomorrow... Go there if you need a tasty pizza. read more

Benny's Bada Bing - Look at that delicious pepperoni, and sausage pizza - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

I'm a pizza snob having been spoiled with the real-deal in NY for 25 years. Moving to FL full time 3 years ago, I've been in search for decent pizza. TODAY we found it at Benny's Bada Bing. AMAZING! Perfect thin crust (but they also have Sicilian). Do yourself a favor and check out Bada Bing in Venice FL. I highly recommend the 'special' which actually has white sesame seeds on the crust edge. Sounds strange --but it's not! And don't stop at the pizza. They have a full menu which I can't wait to explore going forward. read more

Benny's Bada Bing - Menu cover - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

May 21, 2025 - Update almost 4 years later. Take out for 3. We finally moved to Venice from Osprey and the MIL we were caring for in Northport had passed away. I have tried Big Mike's and other in the area and we are always looking for great pizza, great buffalo wings, & a good buffalo pizza. I forgot I had been here years ago. My wife directed me here for pickup and she was hankering for buffalo wings. She makes FANTASTIC wings!!! The bar is not really that high. 1) must be properly and thoroughly cooked. We are not talking 'well done' but firm/crisp skin.....not rubbery and fatty. simple? 2) she like flats, I basically don't eat meat much for the saturated fats so when I am 'eating the thighs' that she and my daughter don't want, see item #1 - I want the fat baked out. ******* She talked with the order taker and was told they don't do 'flat only orders' but they are about 50/50 flats and thighs. She ordered well done, thoroughly done, crisp skin. ***** We ordered a large plain to give that part of the experiment a try as well...the pizza sauce, cheese and ingredients were tasty and nice. The dough/crust is also flavorful and this is a upper percentile pizza in our book. The pizza was a little doughy and undercooked. Seems everybody like to rush the oven and process. It was getting cold as I waited for our undercooked wings for another 10 minutes. The 10 wing Barbecue wings were very rubbery and undercooked. Tasty ok but oddly the sugary barbecue sauce coating had jelled and crystalized from a fast or too high cooking temperature. Most disturbingly for my wife who ordered this......there were exactly ZERO flats in the order. NONE!!!! So on the TWO simple request a total FAIL. 0/10 The Buffalo Wing order was similar. Good taste and flavor but rubbery skin and undercooked. FAIL on criteria #1. In this case there were exactly TWO out of ten wings were flats. So 20% flats NOT the 'guaranteed' closer to 50%. A FAIL on the second criteria. 2/10 I did like the interior and the women behind the counter was pleasant as was the wait staff wandering our the place. I took a picture of a couple's dinner coming out and it 'looked' very nice!!! Loved the interior for a simple pizza and Italian restaurant. I don't think there will be a third try for us here. Too many other options. Footnote: (picture here somewhere) We re-baked the wings the next day after my wife ate the TWO our of twenty wings that were the flats that she wanted the previous night. They were properly cooked then and those 100% thighs - came out great . Sad we could not get what we ordered - OR what was promised? Also they have a hidden sneaky UP CHARGE for non cash purchases. Basically makes an already average expensive meal just more expensive. More like a cable bill than a restaurant. read more

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fantastic food a d service. eat in or take out - all good. we've been a few times and the white bean penne is special.

I can't say we drove over 3 hours just for this place, but after grabbing a pie and garlic knots on our first night in town, I actually think it might be applicable. I ordered a simple pepperoni pie with light tomato sauce to go, and while waiting, the staff was engaging and asking me where I was from and what my plans were. Everyone there was so friendly, and made this out-of-towner feel like he was there every week. The pizza was PHENOMENAL. Like I mentioned, we always order pies with light sauce, but their sauce had such a deep flavor profile that I would have been fine if they poured a bucket of it on top. Their "mootzarella" cheese is as fresh as it gets, and the staff even gave me a little pinch of it while I waited. And as if the pizza wasn't otherworldly, they have the best garlic knots/rolls/whateveryouwanttocallthem that my wife and I have ever had. This place is worth any amount of time on the road you can give them to get there. Seriously, everything about this place is amazing. read more

Benny's Bada Bing - Pepperoni pie with light sauce - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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If you haven't been here you're missing out. When you go to a place and the owner is there and has time to come out and ask if it's ok and thanks you for enjoying their food, you know your at the right place. If you have a day you want to go for a little drive you won't be disappointed !! read more

Food here was very good. Ordered a calzone and like most Florida places, it was huge and had to take half home with me. The chicken wings were a bit average, prefer to have them sauced instead of drizzled with sauce. The calzone more than made up for the disappointing wings though. Service was good, everyone was hustling and doing great for a Friday night. The place is very small though so we had to wait a while to be seated. Overall pretty good though read more

I have been going to this family run restaurant since I was a child. It has lasted through all the changes that Venice has seen in the last few decades. Benny Bada Bing serves the best pasta in Venice hands down. They don't shy away from the garlic, I love it. Personally I go with the garlic knots which are loaded with garlic and olive oil. As well as the spinach Alfredo. They don't skimp on the sauce. Every time I come back to my hometown this is my first craving. Support Local! read more

Bada Bing is a "hole in the wall" family owned restaurant in Venice on the east side of 41. It's easy to miss because it's a small strip mall. However, if you watch for the Bada Bing sign you will find it. Bruce is from Philly and part Italian so he has the same attachment to Italian food as I do to Mexican food. He had said he thought he didn't or wouldn't find good Italian food in SW Florida - but we had several recommendations for Bada Bing from neighbors & friends and we decided to try it. The family that operates it has been in FL over 20 years but they are originally from NY. We had mussels Fra Diavolo and the restaurant served us garlic knots which had tons of buttery garlic sauce. I got the arancini (rice balls - I recommended to neighbor who loves them). Bruce got ravioli & it was delicious. I had the antipasta salad - I can't eat a lot of pasta or bread - and it was PACKED with delicious Italian meats & cheese. Dressing (Italian) very good. As we were leaving, the kind owner gave us a loaf of ciabatta bread. I make bread so I can promise, this was a delicious, great texture homemade loaf. We have not yet had pizza at Bada Bing but there were some gentlemen sitting near us that had a large pizza & it looked tremendous. I am not an Italian food expert but I can taste well-seasoned scratch cooking and this is it. Bruce loved Bada Bing and he can't wait to go back. I enjoyed very much having delicious, well-seasoned and prepared food and the family is funny and nice. You will feel at home right after walking in the door. I wish I'd taken more pictures - all I could get was the leftovers! I will say that if you see a comment here that the pizza was like frozen pizza from Publix & mentioning a pizza place in Englewood is better ... some people DO like supermarket pizza so take that one with a grain of salt! We returned! New pictures. Benny + Sal + their whole family are the best. Bruce had Zuppa di pesce (seafood), Bennys speciality. The garlic knots were even more delicious, wonderful white pizza - crust super delicious - crispy crust, light inside. read more

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The service was great and food was amazing also the platter is huge if I could I would come every day

Large pie is large indeed! On time pickup. Pretty authentic nyc pie. Humble dining area, limited parking. Pleasant people. We'll be back!

Benny made me a custom pasta with garlic, etc. I was outstanding and so was every other item I had there! Yum!

Better than an Aaron Judge Homerun!! We in town from Jacksonville - wanted great pizza and Italian and we got more than we could have asked for. From the moment we walked in, the staff (family) welcomed us (sit at the round table). Chef said they had best garlic knots in Sarasota County. Not quite the whole story...as they were the best garlic knots in Florida. (Ask for the "lava" (amazing dipping sauce). We ordered salads, eggplant parm, chicken francese (fav) and a medium pep/saus/onion pizza. Pizza was amazing. Stella (and mugs) ice cold. So then there's Sal. Owner and most passionate person. Felt like we were in the Bronx. He and his whole staff (family) made the night great. We will 100% make a trip back here! read more

Benny's Bada Bing - 12 garlic knots - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Enjoyed the Pizza taste fresh and the pie has always been consistent. Also, the entrée dishes are very plentiful and tasty. Homestyle pizza and sauce. One of the closest NY style pizza I had! Great staff friendly will be back. read more

Like the atmosphere of the dining room. Had 'regular' pizza to go. Too much crust. As I prefer well-done, thin. This was no better than frozen from Publix. Better at Italiano's where the price is less. Bobarino's in Englewood even beats that. Both are in driving distance. The staff at all three is very good. read more

We were so fortunate to find this little gem in 2011 when we first started visiting Venice. Tonight, we took our grandson, at his request, to share 2 delicious plates of chicken Parmesan, our favorite!! The food is spectacular, the vibe is quite special & the family, lovely. Please don't pass this little restaurant by, you have experienced garlic knots until you try Bennys!! read more

One of my favorite spots in Venice! Some of the best pizza in the area and a great family run business. Must try if you're looking for a legit slice. read more

Horrible food. The worst take out I've ever purchase. The pizza tasted like cardboard. the garlic knots were sitting in some sort of oil/grease. And I am not joking when I say that their chicken was the worstttt I've ever tasted (or not tasted because it didn't taste like anything). I don't even know how this place is in business when they charge insane prices on trash. read more

Well where do I start. On vacation last week with my daughter and grand children. Ordered pizza from Benny's because is got great reviews. We had Door Dash provided by this establishment to deliver pizza. The product was delivered and it was not edible. The pizza was soaking with grease, so much to the topping had slid off one of the pizza's. We called Benny's, they said we had to go through Door Dash. Door Dash did nothing. So took the pizza's back to Benny's. They said we didn't need to do that because it wasn't their fault. I tried to explain that it was their product. Didn't make any difference. By the way, spoke with Benny himself and his mouthy employee. They were not going to budge. No replacement was ever offered. My grand children had no pizza that night. Not a good establishment to visit on vacation. Customer service was terrible. I understand he owns several other eateries in the area. Please beware. read more

I cant say enough about how good the food is!! this is my family first time eating here and everyone loved it!! We wished we had one in Monroe Ga!! see you guys next yea!! read more

Super nice people! Pizza was pretty good... sauce and crust perfect! The reason for a 3 star rating is for the cheese. Tasted a little like paper... if they upgraded to a better cheese it would be perfect. But other than that, really good. Garlic knots were slightly undercooked and the garlic was too overpowering. read more

Ordered pizza to go. Ready, as promised. Flavor very good. Center of pizza crust was soggy. Probably needed a few more minutes in the oven or a higher cooking temp. Toppings were a little stingy for the price. They left room for us to try another pizza maker in Venice. read more

What an amazing find! Living in NYC and New Jersey our entire lives, my husband and I are used to fabulous food! When we moved to Florida 3 years ago, one of our goals was to find the best Italian food and pizza ! Apparently, we've been settling for mediocre at best. A few days ago, we were recommended to try Benny's Bada Bing by a local Sarasota County employee. We never heard of this place even though it was very close to our home. We took a chance last night and are now hooked! When we walked in, a gentleman signaled to us to come to the kitchen. He asked if we were eating in. We told him how we were referred to his restaurant and he immediately sat us at the "family" table. It was Benny himself. The dialog was warm and memory filled as we were both from New York. We truly felt at home! We ordered the garlic knots which were insanely incredible, a large pie half eggplant half artichoke and black olives. It was not oily and soggy but crisp and made to perfection! Benny was so gracious.... he brought out 2 pasta dishes for us to try. A carbonara with pancetta and a vodka sauce. Truly some of the best dishes we've ever had! My husband is very picky with his pasta and Italian food as he cooks from learning from his grandmother! He was beyond impressed! Benny gave us a jar of his homemade sauce which we will enjoy at home! They also had a canoli dessert for my husband's birthday We met his wife, daughter and family so truly it was like we've been there many times! The atmosphere was somewhere between home and a fabulous little mom and pop place in Little Italy. Thank you Benny for a wonderful experience! You're stuck with us read more

Coming from the New Haven area that has incredible pizza, I found Benny's Bada Bing pizza the better pizza here, although Florida pizza can't even come close. we live about 30 mins away, but it was descent pizza at Bada Bing. Picked up 2 pizzas today,payed cash because they charge a ridiculous 4 percent charge to use a charge card. what happened? Both pizzas were tasteless. I ordered an onion & bacon that had barely any onions & no bacon!! A few bacon bits were barely on it. The other was a mozzarella pizza with sausage. Barely any mozzarella & not much sausage that was so thinly sliced it had no taste. Where's the garlic?Never go back, really has gone downhill, what a shame! read more

I found this business about a month ago and love it. The food is delicious and the staff is terrific. You can even meet Benny a colorful person with personality. This is a basic place with not much ambiance. Bud read more

Food was good but the nasty woman who took my order knocked my rating from 4* to 1*. I saw her give my order of garlic knots to another customer and she accused me of taking them and hiding them in my car. I haven't been back since. read more

Great crust but almost zero toppings on white pizza... waited an hour cuz it was Friday night . Very disappointing! People picking up to go pizzas were hovering over our table! A terrible experience! read more

Good food at fair price. Service was very good. Will come back again. Nice small outdoor patio.

Pizza was very good for the price. Being a tourist we picked this based off the reviews. Delivery was quick and efficient.

We ate here a couple of weeks ago. nice family run business. we started with garlic knots very large potion loaded with garlic. our meals were chicken parmigiana and a believe chicken with a lemon sauce (my wife ate this). Both meals were very good, nice portions and cooked correctly to our taste. We also sat across from a couple eating pizza and Stromboli, they both looked great. not a fancy place but good food, good service and good price. read more

Great food, wonderful service and employees make this a very special Italian restaurant. Hope to go again soon!!!!!

Went for our first time this evening. The food was all delicious! We had Eggplant Parmesan, Lasagna, Grandma's Pizza which was a delicious concoction of tomatoes, garlic, mozzarella and pesto. And a sausage and pepperoni pizza. Portions were generous, which allowed us to enjoy the next day. And the garlic rolls are to die for!!! We all too cannoli's home to enjoy later. The owner was very friendly and interacted with all the tables. Very small place, with interesting pictures. Definitely will be back! read more

Fabulous food, classic Italian joint, felt right at home. Pizza was huge and delicious

I always enjoy going to Bada Bings. Very friendly staff, large portions, and still the price is very reasonable.

came across this pizza and pasta place by chance found it to be delicious best pizza I had in awile

Authentic New York Service was Excellent! Adrianna was wonderful. I have not enjoyed a meal this good in Fl. in 10 years!! Thank you Benny's Bada Bing! read more

My mom and I had dinner delivered here from my best friend in Michigan. We are in crisis mode right now with my dads health and he wanted us to celebrate my dad being transferred to a rehabilitation facility. My mom said it was one of the best meals she had ever had, and she loved the fact that it came piping hot to our door. Everything was delicious and packaged with care. Thank you Benny, it was like dinner was made by our family read more

Benny's Bada Bing - Eggplant parm and Pasta Alla delicious - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Servers were great best part of the restaurant. Inflation has hit this place hard $15.99 for a sub extra to add certain things to them. Most of the dishes all over $20. Not a fine dining establishment so didn't expect these prices. Ending up having pizza, very salty to the point I could only eat 2 slices. The dough was quite bland. Most likely will not be back just for the prices alone. I don't mind paying for something but only if the taste and quality is there. Really don't want to chance trying anything else to many other Italian places around town. read more

You don't have to travel to Brooklyn to enjoy Italian food when you live in Venice Florida. BadaBing is the bomb. With all of the BLM protesting and turmoil going on in New York right now, it's a lot safer and more convenient to get your pizza right here in Venice. We had the 16" plain cheese pizza and it made me feel like I was back at a local pizzeria in Brooklyn. The ambience definitely had a 11210 vibe. I also ordered the chicken parmigiana dinner. The dinner came with a house salad and the salad was super fresh. Served on a blue oval dinner plate, my chicken portion was huge and prepared perfectly with lots of cheese and accompanied with a lovely linguine pasta topped with a homemade marinara sauce. I would say two adults could comfortably split this portion. Be prepared, they start your meal with a basket of garlic knots and marinara sauce. That adds A healthy dose of food to your carb loading. The garlic knots came to our table straight out of the oven and were absolutely awesome. The dining area is "stripmall small" so not too many tables. There's also a seating area outdoors and that space could be perfect depending on the weather. Unfortunately, it was raining the day we were there. Our server was prompt, knowledgeable and friendly. I'm tstuffed as I write these notes but with so many appealing dishes on the menu, I'm looking forward to my next visit. Salute! read more