Il Pizzaiolo

01/26/12

Good for typical Mt. Lebanon snobs

by jboxton at Citysearch

If you're a rich Mt. Lebanon pansy who doesn't know good food, you would be happy with this crap. The rich foo foo clientelle looked at me funny the whole time I was eating. I usually don't fart in public, but on my way out I pointed my cheeks at this particularly annoying soccer mom's face and let loose. She started yelling at me and I told her to F-off. F this place and it's soggy crappy pizza

08/19/10

Delicious, Authentic Italian Food

by crh123 at Citysearch

I went with my family for the first time. We were seated right away. We enjoyed appetizers, wine, and a variety of entrees. The service was excellent, and everything was cooked to perfection! I loved this hidden little gem, and will definitely return!

08/13/10

excellent Italian food

by lmud at Citysearch

My husband and I visited Il Pizzaiolo for the first time during Yinzfest in Mt. Lebanon. We were seated without too much wait - about 15 minutes and we enjoyed every minute of our time there. The pasta was cooked to perfection - al dente. There was a lot of flavor to their food and the bread was fresh and homemade. We did not try the pizza so we have no opinion about that.

Our waitress was excellent and saw to our every need even to the point of asking someone to move their chair so I could get through with my crutch. We will definitely go back and have recommended it to others.

05/07/10

Just eat there!

Contributor at Citysearch

Do not listen to other reviews I've eaten there several times and its above average italian especially the pizza I plan on writing a more in depth review but I'm in a car and. I saw the terrible reviews they've been given the fact that I'm taking the time to do this on my phone should convince you just eat there

11/11/09

Don't Bother, Below-Average Italian

by Jahnesta at Citysearch

After eating at Bistro 19 I was very excited when I saw that Il Pizzaiolo was right next door. I had thought about eating here in the past but was always put off by the location. That being said, I went to Il Pizzaiolo last night with my fiance, and I have to say I was very disappointed. We started with the Caesar salad, which was OK. The dressing was delicious, however there was very little of it, and we found ourselves eating entire bites of dry, flavorless lettuce. It was also an outrageous $10 dollars. Don't get me wrong, had this been an entree sized portion, $10 would have been more than appropriate. However it was just a starter size, and should have been no more than $6.

We then shared their margherita pizza which had delicious flavors, but was incredibly soggy. It was also fairly small, but that was almost to be expected. It was $12 dollars, so the size was not necessarily a problem, however it was hard to enjoy such a soggy mess of a pizza. We also shared a pasta dish which was INCREDIBLY overpriced. At $17 dollars, I was expecting more than a small bowl filled with dry pasta. It was homemade, and well made, however it was almost insultingly small. We finished with tiramisu which was excellent, and appropriately priced at $8.

In all, I found the flavors of their food to be excellent, however i was horribly misled. Not only was every menu I found online roughly $2 to $3 dollars cheaper than their actual menu, but there was a table next to us who ordered pasta and received an enormous portion, prompting us to order pasta. It was only till later did we realize that they were employees who had decided to dine their for the evening. We also had a serious problem with the timing of the food. The service was great, however for a Tuesday night, I would have thought their kitchen could time the courses properly; we had barely started our salad when the entree's came. In all, I don't think I will be going back to this restaurant, nor would I recommend anyone waste their time traveling out to Mt. Lebanon for average Italian.

• Pros: Flavors, Ingredients
• Cons: Quantity, Quality and Price of Food