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Genovese's Italian Cafe

4.2 (395 reviews)
ModerateItalian, Pizza, Salad
Closed • 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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GENOVESE'S ITALIAN CAFE ATMOSPHERE

What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Amanda S.

This is a must every time we are in the area. You can't go wrong with the pizza and I always enjoy the eggplant rollitini. The staff is super friendly and they work quickly. Stop by Genovese's for delicious Italian food!

Jessica J.

Wow! Don't miss this favorite spot of locals/regulars! We entered this cozy, family-style restaurant with its attractive Mediterranean-style mural on the back wall. We seated ourselves and a friendly hostess, with a great smile, made us feel welcome and quickly brought menus and took our beverage order. We ordered a delicious "spinach Alfredo pizza" with spinach, obviously, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella, and pecorino Romano. What was amazing was the crust! Literally, the pizza crust was one of the best that I've ever had. I almost never eat pizza crusts, but I gobbled this one right up! It was light, crispy, and yummy! We also ordered some cheesy garlic bread for carb excess and it was good too! Not thick, gummy, dense, too doughy, etc. I'd love to return to try other items like their salads. Salads were seen making their way to other tables and they looked very fresh! This is a place often frequented by regulars. You'll probably become a regular too, after enjoying one of their pizzas!

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Corinne S.

I am from South Jersey and I would have to say it is very hard to find good pizza in Florida but Genovese's is yummy and not just for their pizza, everything on the menu is good! The staff is also super friendly and professional!

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING! In town on vacation and stumbled upon Genovese's via a Yelp search and ended up having dinner here both nights we were in Ormond Beach! Their bread is so good! Be careful to not fill up on it bc the portions are generous!! Garlic broccoli app - do not miss!!! Amazing! We used the garlic oil from the dish on the bread after devouring the broccoli! Pizza - delish! Great flavor and texture to the crust. The dinner salads are huge and they do not skimp on the meat and cheese! The meatballs are not to be missed! And they're giant!! We will now be veering off of 95 every time we travel that way!!! Expect to wait for a table! There is always a line...for good reason!!

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10 months ago

Great little spot for italian food . Good food, huge portions and very reasonable prices

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10 months ago

Excellent! Best pizza ever! Wait staff was so nice with good recommendations! Restaurant was clean.

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NYC style pizza. Very good in fact one of the best pizza place's in this area. Highly recommend

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The pizza was amazing. My wife got chicken parm and it was really good as well. We will definitely be back.

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It was excellent not much of a wait to get a table. Waitresses servers were awesome and the food was outstanding.!!

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Minestrone soup was so good nice and hot Pizza was delicious. Definitely try it out. It's hidden right near outback

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Best pizza and for once I could eat pizza because they offered vegan cheese (I am lactose intolerant not vegan) it was sooo good.

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