Il Pizzaiolo: Authentic Italian Pizza Experience in Pittsburgh

Great food, lovely ambiance. Excellent drinks menu. Dining on the patio was charming.

We dined at Il Pizzaiolo this evening, and everything was perfection. From the wines to the appetizer and main dishes, the dinner was delicious. The Ricotta al Forno was wonderfully tasty, and we could have made a meal of that! Our entrees, Chicken Parmigiano and Shrimp and Lobster Scampi were full of flavor. Everyone was friendly, and the service was good. The ambience and decor are beautiful. We will definitely be returning, and we highly recommend!

I love Il Pizzaiolo. I truly think they have the best pizza in the city. The sauce is delicious and their mozzarella is homemade. It's SO GOOD. I definitely think you need to order a pizza if you come here. We also got pizza bread and caprese salad - both were delicious!! My only complaint is the mussels. It's one of my favorite foods and i've had sooo many amazing mussels. These were very fishy tasting, and the sauce was super thin and honestly not very flavorful. I don't recommend the mussels. But everything else i've ever had here has been delicious!!

My husband and I have been here twice in the last 2 years. We mainly go here for the pizza, so that's the bulk of the food critique. We made a reservation for the wine bar on a Friday evening. That was a mistake. SO flipping loud. Our server was lovely and when she came to give us water, I asked if they put more tables in this space and she said yes. That's just a sure sign of greed IMO. Forsake the experience just to squeeze more tables into an already small room; not a great move. I had the Calabrese and my husband had the New York and added pepperoni. Both were delicious, but the NY got soggy in the middle. Besides that, fantastic. However, the price of a pizza is more like D.C. and not Pittsburgh. For those prices, it should be flawless. We both also had a glass of the Gragnano Cantine; their "pizza wine". Generous pour and delicious! We walked out the door with a bottle of their homemade Limoncello and a couple pieces of lemon cake. I would agree with other reviews that they could really up the ante in the ambiance category. Nothing to really write home about with that.

We really enjoyed this quaint pizza place! We enjoyed stuffed long hots for our appetizer and a wood fired margarita pizza for our main which were split. We loved the vibe of the restaurant and thought the staff was very kind. The pizza was hand made in front of us and we were able to see it cook in the wood fired oven!

Yummy! To start we split the antipasto Napoli , which is a plate of assorted seasonal vegetables. Everything was tasty, and we especially liked the zucchini, mushrooms, and peppers. Next we ordered a margherita pizza and a bianca pizza. Both were great! I thought the crust on the pizza was really good - thin and charred enough. It's nice having a pizza place with quality crust in the South Hills. We'll be back!