First, in all fairness, we would have rated them 3.5 stars, but Yelp will not do that. After discussing it with my 13 year old daughter we decided to give Piola three stars instead of four. We went on a Sunday night at 6:00 pm. Our waiter was Richard, a very friendly and attentive guy. Pizza is only served in one size, medium, so my 13 year old daughter ordered a lemonade and a cheeze pizza and I ordered an Arnold Palmer and a pepperoni, mushroom, sausage pizza.
They quickly brought out some soft crusted sliced italian bread, and on the table there is freshly ground parmesian cheese, oilive oil in a bottle with a pour spout, wine vinegar, and some salt and pepper. The bread was delicious and the olive oil and parm was a great accent. The parmesian cheese was freshly ground and not waxy. Very tasty.
The lemonade and Arnold Palmer were made with Piola's version of lemonade. Our waiter Richard explained they take a whole lemon, unpeeled, and blend it, then add it to the sugar and water and then filter it to remove any pieces. The lemon zest part of the lemon was a bit overpowering, and while OK it made for an odd flavored lemonade and Arnold Palmer. I was thirsty and asked for a refill. When I got my bill I was charged for two Arnold Palmers and one lemonade. Refills are not free.
The pizza arrived quickly, and was a thin crust, freshly made pizza. The cheese pizza was perfect, while mine was adequate. The mushrooms were not fresh and the pepperoni is spicy salami ( they told us this prior to ordering ) and had a bit too much pepper spice. I like things spicey hot, and it was certainly good, but a bit much for pizza in my opinion. Since we ordered two pizza's we ate half of each and boxed the rest to take home.
I ordered a tiramisu for dessert and they brought out an ample portion for two. I am picky about my tiramisu and judge an Italian restaurant by it. This was sheet cake made dessert. The liquour and sweet chocoalte / coffee flavoring had made it to the bottom of the pan, and the ladyfingers were saturated. The cream and cocoa on top were fine, but a good tiramisu is made "on the fly" and not in a premade sheet. It was $7.00 but I would not order it again.
The total bill with tip for two medium pizzas, two drinks and a tiramisu dessert was $65.00 . We went on a Sunday night at prime time. Service was very good and I left a 20% tip, but $65.00 seemed like a bit much.
We were told that on Monday - Thursday from 5 - 6 pm pizzas are $6.00 AND 6 - 7 pm they are $7.00 each for any pizza. I would absolutely go back during the week and order pizza to go at that price. EDIT 7/26/17 Returned today at 4:55 pm to order a to go pizza, but discovered the server had made a mistake. From 4-5pm pizza is $6 and from 5-6pm pizza is $7 for eat in only.
Overall a good experience for what we had, service was excellent, and the pizza that we came for very good. The lemonade a bit odd, and the tiramisu needs improvement. read more