Adriatico's New York Style

12/07/08

Best pizza in columbus by Joshua C. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

I love this pizza. Great crust and a nice, slightly spicy sauce. They offer great monday and tuesday specials. It's good enough to skip every other pizza parlor in town.

07/16/09

I USED TO MANAGE ADRIATICOS IN THE LATE 1980'S

by DARRIGONI at Citysearch

I was originally hired as a delivery driver in Fall of 1987 when I transfered to Ohio State from University of Cincinnati. There was an Adriaticos at UC also, and I think that is where the 1st restaurant was started, Jefferson Ave. The manager of Adriaticos in Columbs was a delivery driver at the Adriaticos in Cincinnati, Bill Davidson. I knew hm at UC and we partied together. When I transfered to Ohio State, I went in to get a job, and who should I see when I went in to apply but Bill Davidson! He immediately gave me a job as a driver. Bill eventually left and a few more managers came and went. One day the owner, Greg Fortney came in for what I think was a suprise visit to inspect the restaurant in Columbus. He fired the manager and asked me if I would like to become the new manager. I said, sure!

It was at the end of the school year around June 1988. There was not a lot of business at the time because the students were all gone. There were only about 2 other employes, so I hired my best friend at the time, Mark Jobe, to be my assistant manager. I eventually hired the whole staff and most of these great people continued to work there for years.

The pizza was always very good and we started branching out into other things like breadsticks and I think we even had spaghetti for a while. It was not a very fancy restaurant, but I knew it was the best pizza I had ever tasted and I knew it would eventually bve discovered for it's great tasting thick crust pizza. I've never found better anywhere.

• Pros: STILL THE BEST PIZZA I'VE EVER HAD, AND I MADE IT!

01/29/09

The Zoni's

by grownandsexy at Citysearch

I discovered Adriatico's while working at the Medical Center.... the zoni's are to die for.... I'm not a fan of the campus but I will go there during any game, function or whatever just to get one. It's funny to see others try to copy...lol...they need to stop!

• Pros: Everything they have to offer
• Cons: parking and the location...

01/28/09

Best Pizza on campus.

by nailzuz at Citysearch

This place makes great Pizza. If you want a thin NY style pizza this is not for you, The bottom of each piece has a nice crunchiness to it. The chewy breading mixes with the sauce well. The sausage has nice spice to it and are huge. 3 people would get stuffed on one.

• Pros: Awesome Pizza
• Cons: Price

01/07/09

New York style pizzas they ain't!

by lovefood2009 at Citysearch

Are they seriously calling them New York style pizzas? Those thick, bready, extremely heavy, un-foldable and tasteless crusts? I would have less of a gut-wrenching reaction if they tried to pass those thick bricks as chicago-style deep dish pizzas. Their food, in my opinion, is overpriced, blend and boring, not to mention taking too dang long to make. Explain to me why it takes 45 minutes to make a half a sandwich. The only reason the place does as well as it does is thanks to its convenient location on campus.

• Pros: Convenient campus location for OSU students
• Cons: Long wait, crowded, blend boring food, thick brick of crust

08/15/08

thick slabs of deliciousness

by biglots1977 at Citysearch

If someone asks me what the best pizza in Columbus is, I quickly tell them Adriatico's (with Tommy's being a close second). Sure, it's a little pricey, but it's quite filling (especially the thick style crust). We usually order a large or a Buckeye size pepperoni and sausage pizza every week or two at work, and the end results are consistently good. My only complaint is that the sausage pieces roll right off the pepperoni a bit too easily. Hilarity ensued when a coworker tried eating a slice and the sausage rolled right into his coffee!

• Pros: thick crust, huge pepperoni
• Cons: sausage has a mind of its own, kind of pricey without coupons

06/13/08

best pizza in columbus

by AveadaKitten01 at Citysearch

I love this place the pizza is award winning and the breadsticks are to die for! This place will always be a favorite of mine also because me and my sister shared good food and great memories there- And there are many more to go! Right sis!

• Pros: great food and good people
• Cons: parking

05/04/08

Little campus pizza joint, great pizza, great service!

by apodder at Citysearch

We love this place. It's just a little campus dive, but it churns out great pizza. I work on campus and we order it often at work- they have huge 3 foot pizzas for big gatherings. The antipasto is great and the dipping sauces for the crust are good. The service was surprisingly attentive! Campus parking is often difficult.

• Pros: pizza, antipasto, service
• Cons: parking

02/29/08

Best Pizza Anywhere

by osubusiness at Citysearch

I came here on a Sunday afternoon a couple weeks into my freshman year at OSU. I was amazed at how big the pizzas are and the AWESOME taste and smells. Probably the best pizza I've ever had and have become a regular customer since. Have to order the breadsticks and the garlic butter for dipping. Definitely not figure friendly, but worth it when you are hungry! I had to come back during Winter break just to satisfy my craving! This is one place I have gladly gained my freshman 15 from!

• Pros: Food, Service
• Cons: Parking

01/13/08

Best for the money

by theycallmerizzle at Citysearch

It's not cheap but for the quantity and especially the quality... worth every penny. Get the Buckeye if you have six people or more.

06/01/07

Best pizza in the city!

by stacie729 at Citysearch

Adriatico's is the best pizza east of Chicago! It's the only pizza I would be willing to navigate around campus construction, one way alleys, and threat of parking tickets to get. The thick crust is amazing; crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. They sauce is sweet and has a little kick of spice. The location is small, the parking is very limited (the odds you'll be momentarily parking in a permit only space are pretty good) so I recommend carry out. The value is unbeatable! Go Monday or Tuesday and you can get a large for under 10 bucks!

• Pros: Best pizza in town by FAR! Great value!
• Cons: Nonexistent parking