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    Cafe Vesuvius

    3.5 (91 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Cafes, Wraps
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    CAFE VESUVIUS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Cafe Vesuvius 8/2012
    Vivian C.

    Cafe Vesuvius is a spot offering a short list of fried appetizers, fresh organic salads, a nice list of sandwiches, and pizzas. You order at the counter and they'll bring you your food if you are dining in at one of a limited number of seats indoors, or out on their tiny patio. Drinks are self-serve in two refrigerated cases. Napkins are available by the trash bin. A single bathroom is available, but you have to ask for the key. The sweet potato fries $5.50 immediately caught my eye. Fortunately a friend was willing to share an order, because they were great! Thinner cut, they were nice and crispy and well salted. I then selected the Donna's specialty sandwich $7.50 (Breaded eggplant, roasted red peppers, grilled onions, portobello mushrooms, fresh mozzarella, pesto and mayo) on wheat, while my lunch buddy went with the Pegasus specialty sandwich $6.95 (our own home roasted turkey with pesto and fresh mozzarella) on foccacia (additional 50 cent fee), both grilled upon request, and we went halvsies. The sandwiches arrived each sliced in half with a rather large quartered pickle on the side. Plenty for lunch, especially with the order of sweet potato fries vying for stomach space. I preferred the juicy veggies, while my friend's vote went to the particularly generously pesto-ed turkey-wich. As for other dishes around the table, the Grilled Steak Tip $8.50 looked well filled, the avocado salad $7.50 was large and arrived with a full half a fresh avocado sliced in two and half a large thin pita, and the mixed grilled vegetarian pizza $17.95 (large) was touted as super toppings on a really good crispy/chewy crust.

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    Alexa C.

    Excellent pizza and amazing mozzarella sticks. Got lunch here everyday while taking drivers Ed!

    Mother's Day delivery from a far made easy.

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    11 days ago

    delicious and always quick. nice people. Try the cheese or the barbeque chicken. Yummy!

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    10 months ago

    Their staff is disorganized and rude. The quality of their food (except their amazing sauce) is going down hill.

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    1 year ago

    Best service/staff and pizza in town! Highly recommend the BBQ& Buffalo pizza and their cauliflower crust is excellent too

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    2 years ago

    Good for tourists - looks like gourmet pizza. It just doesn't taste so great, unless you're into salt and grease.

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    2 years ago

    To go salads were great! Lots of toppings and fresh!!! Girls weekend and needed a quick delivery...quickly at the door!

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    2 years ago

    Great pizza and service wouldn't get food anywhere but from this family they are amazing in every way

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    3 years ago

    Chicken special is amazing highly recommend on their focaccia break toasted! Best sandwich in town

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    food is just bad. the ingredients and way it is prepped is bad imo. i don't recommend the pizza here at all.

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    4 years ago

    i strongly recommend cafe vesuvius, best pizza in town since forever and always open. thank you for excellent service on new years!

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