Venice Pizza & Restaurant Inc

03/10/11

Superb food , service and atmosphere

by roy oswald at Citysearch

My experience at Venice which has become my favorite place to eat when Im in town was fantastic each and every time . I ate the scallops and shrimp which was excellent while the rest of my party ate the showstopper dinner which is so cheap at 11.95 its almost for free. The showstopper featured dinner entree, homemade soup and homemade dinner bread, salad, dipping oil and dessert too!! The food was all homemade each time I ate there and the prices are so very reasonable it is well worth your time as you will be very happy!!! I dont know of too many places where you can eat delicious homemade food at such a great price. The owner Ron and his staff should be commended, keep up the great work. If you are going to Venice on the weekend , you should make reservations!!!!

11/07/10

food not good, stay away

by foodfan74 at Citysearch

Venice is expensive and certainly NOT worth the money or trouble. The owner and the waitresses tout the "homemade" dishes. The owner might make them from scratch (which I doubt,) but he most certainly freezes the dishes to be reheated later, I had pasta in a white sauce, easy, simple to make and cheap right? Wrong, wrong, wrong. The food was frozen and then reheated, the sauce was too heavy (because it is purposely made to be frozen and then reheated so its heavy so it doesn't break when freezing) and it was bland. I forget what my wife had...it is that forgetable! She didn't like hers either. Waitrees was overbearing and talked way too much. We are very nice people and put up with alot of crap because we want to eat well. This place's food sucked, was not what it was touted as, and the owner chef was kind of snobby. It was too expensive also--we are not cheap and will pay full price, but this place strives to be an authetic Osteria, charges too much for it and doesn't deliver. P.S. Mr. Owner/cook-people can tell when something is frozen and reheated. You can call it homemade if you want, but please add "and then frozen and reheated."

04/28/10

LOVELY

by italia21 at Citysearch

I went to this place because I read in the newspaper that he gave free Thanksgiving dinners to less fortunate families and like to support places who give back (there aren't many left).

The staff was friendly and very attentive. I had the stuffed eggplant roll, my husband the chicken principata, my daughter had pizza and son a cheesesteak. I was certainly impressed. The food was delicious, prices were great and portions were huge.

We now visit frequently and recommend the place to everyone.

• Pros: Taste of food, prices
• Cons: none!

06/05/09

great food and atmosphere

by THEFOODMAN at Citysearch

I have eaten dinner here several times and all their food is to die for. I also enjoy the atmosphere in their dining room. On Sat. nites they have live entertainment in the dimly lit romantic dining room. One side of the building is used for people eating sandwiches or pizza while the dining room is for dinners. Always a lot of people there on the weekends.Their latest brioled crabcakes are real crab and delicious. On sundays they have dungeness crabs which are fantastic as well. This place has the best food , friendly staff and great atmosphere. I park in the parking lot behind the business.

• Pros: best dinner entrees

04/23/08

venice

by mooooooooo at Citysearch

The owner is the rudest person on Broadway as he bothers you when you are on your lunch time by complaining that you are sitting at his tables in the back instead on the booths. Greasy pizza is another reason to avoid this place altogether.