I picked up my pizza and had my inside countertop flat top grill ready for the perfect finishing touch. I called Tedie and asked her to turn it up all the way because I was only 12 minutes away and wanted it blazing hot when I got home. When I walked in the door, I placed that fresh pizza slice right on the piping hot flat top. Just 3 minutes later, the bottom was perfectly crispy and crunchy while the toppings stayed delicious. We did it two more times each, and every slice came out just as amazing as the first. That countertop flat top is truly a wonderful piece of equipment for reheating pizza. It brings the crust back to life by heating the bottom directly and creating that restaurant-quality crunch you just can't get from a microwave or a regular oven. And the pizza itself -- DeRusso's absolutely delivered! The pepperoni, mushrooms, and onions were packed with flavor, and every ingredient came together perfectly. The crust, toppings, and overall taste show the care and quality that goes into every pizza. Keep doing what you do, DeRusso's! The flavor, the craftsmanship, and the attention to detail are why this pizza is so enjoyable. read more

Small dining room. Arrive before the dinner rush or order takeout. Pizza good, good crust , sausage crumbles & cheese Wings great .. next time will order sauce on the side. read more

This was the best stromboll I've ever had-- authentic Italian! If you are looking for delicious Italian-- this is your place! read more

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The pizza was amazing. One of the best I have had in awhile. We ordered the a Hawaiian and the White Pizza both were very good hot and cold. I love cold pizza. Also got a large salad and it was wonderful and so fresh. House dressing was very good as well. Highly recommend read more

This place is a gem! Great food, friendly service, very reasonable prices! I absolutely love their marinara sauce!!! Try them, you will be happppy! read more

We ordered DeRusso's delivery on a recent girls beach trip and it hit the spot after a long day in the sun. We tried the meat calzone (delicious!), the white pizza (pretty good), a custom pizza, garden salad, and garlic knots. Loved the garlic knots and that they were served with warm marinara sauce. Service was friendly and delivery was timely. read more

Always great pizzas and salads. Stop there for pizza when we come back from the beach

Ordered the garlic knots...my daughter loved them. The large pepperoni pizza was delish. Big slices. Nice size. Fed us for dinner and lunch the next day. Nice sauce flavor. Pepperoni was good but there is better tasting pepperoni out there. Still delish. read more

Pizza was great as was the service. Can't wait to get back when it's warmer out. NBC

Great pizza! Often hard to find such good pizza in the area. Delivery to the hotel was quick and food hot. read more

This is the best New York style pizza in the area.Fresh dough made daily.Fresh ingredients .Very tasty!

The food and services is always perfect. One of the hardest working team I've experienced. The food is very flavorful and sauces taste just as they say, from scratch. Must stop by and enjoy! read more

The pizza was fairly good. The turkey sub I ordered was not. The meat was finely-sliced processed turkey, the kind that looks so shiny it seems as though it were lacquered. Slimy and tasteless, just univeral meat-like biomass. If you every got a turkey sub from 7-Eleven, or maybe a CVS on the Las Vegas strip late at night when every restaurant was closed, that's what I am talking about. I hate half of it and took the rest home to throw to some racoons that have been hanging around. I know, you are not supposed to feed them, but there is a hungry mom and about 4 kids that are so desperate for an easy lunch that I just did it. They seemed to like it, less picky than me. read more

DeRusso's is a solid B/B+ eatery near Fort DeSoto Park. Spending the day at the beach and stopping at DeRusso's is a good combination. Pleasant wait staff and a broad menu of Italian choices. Cozy dining area and bar decorated with old New York license plates adds local color for the many New Yorkers wintering in the area. The Caesar salad was fresh iceberg lettuce with a very bland dressing. Skip it. The eggplant Parmesan entry was excellently prepared...recommended. The side dish of ziti was over cooked and the red sauce was watery with too much pepper. The pizza looked good and seemed the go to item for many folks eating in. Yes, I would go again yet keep expectations within known limits. read more

DeRusso's is like no other. Absolutely the best pizza anywhere. Hands down. When we leave town, it's the first place we come back to!

Tierra Verde, not far from St. Pete's beach and Ft. Desoto, has been our recent winter hangout and we love the area and its charm. We'll include DeRusso's as part of the charm. First of all, it's a tiny place with minimal table and bar seating, so timing is everything should you want to dine-in. With bar seating the only spots available we grabbed a couple stools and our bartender/server was pleasant and attentive. My meatball, pepperoni and onion, pizza was outstanding and I loved every bite. My wife's baked Zitti was simply to die for. We couldn't decide who ordered the better meal! The generous portions meant we both left with food. We'll soon return with visiting family and likely arrive early to ensure we find an open table. Well done DeRusso's!!! read more

Got the Veggie Stromboli packed with veggies and cheese. No skimping on the veggies like other places. Big enough for two meals. Side sauce is tasty. Baked just right with the perfect amount of outer crispness to the dough. Staff waited customers like a family member would. Great atmosphere to have a seat or for takeout. read more

Want to give 5 stars. Pizza is not consistent. Sometimes it's perfect. Perfect amount of sauce and cooked to perfection. Other times (last night), no sauce, couldn't swallow a bite without washing it down with water. I keep coming back hoping for the perfect pizza we've had before. Staff super friendly. Will give it one more chance before finding our next "go to" pizza spot. read more

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They were very busy but our takeout food was ready nearly on time. Great pizza and salad.

I am very disappointed. My family and I have been ordering from you for years and live right down the street. This pizza tasted frozen and was so dry and the wings were awful. We will definitely be thinking twice about where to order pizza again... read more

DeRusso’s Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Tierra Verde, Florida

So we were looking to get pizza and watch the sunset from Tierra Verde but Tony n Nellos was closed due to the virus. We had seen DeRusso's passing by one time and they were open for takeout during corona. So here we are. 5 stars for being open but the food was really good too! We got some wings, antipasto salad and a DeRusso's pie. The wings were cooked perfectly and tasted awesome! Antipasto salad was huge and the dressing was delicious! DeRusso's pie was really good. Bread was a tad thicker than we like but tasted great and all toppings were fresh and delicious. Great spot! We will return read more

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Food is good, service is impeccable, ambiance is relaxing. I would recommend this to anyone looking for good food. read more

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Whenever we go to Ft. DeSoto beach, we stop by this small cafe for pizza. usually we take out the pizza but this time we decided to dine in. It was Sunday around 1pm and we just beat the lunch rush- fortunately. There is 1 person in the kitchen cooking for maybe 6 tables and some seats by the bar. So the sudden appearance of 15 people resulted in a 30 minute wait for our pizza. The Margherita with onions pizza does not disappoint- just be prepared to wait or call ahead for your meal. House salad was fresh and cold, dressing made in house. Other customers were enjoying very large hot Italian sandwiches. Plenty of parking out front of this small strip mall. read more

Finding good pizza in Florida is a never ending quest. Particularly if you're from NJ which has some really spectacular pizza joints. DeRusso's is from NY, so they know a good pie. It's a little bit thicker than I like, but it's got good flavor and they don't use crappy ingredients. Sauce is always nice and a little bit sweet. Cheese is of good quality as well. I'm good for a medium pie with peppers and onions. It's good for sure! read more

Derusso's is hands down the best pizza in St Pete! My boyfriend order from here on our "cheat" days, which have been more frequent as of late. The Marco's Deluxe pizza is their specialty and it is legit. Loaded with veggies and cheese with a perfect crust. All the pizzas I have trued from Derusso's have been awesome. You typically wouldn't think a pizza place would have good wings, but the 518 Trio Wings are insanely good! And I am a wing snob. The only thing I would change is that they had an online ordering option. They get really busy but are usually very efficient. If You like great pizza, order Derusso's now! read more

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Summer waited on us at the bar and she is the best making us feel very comfortable and making sure we are satisfied in every way possible. The food and pizza is the best around . I recommend DeRussos anytime read more

Pizza dough was extremely thick and the crust was 3 inches into the pie. Very disappointing. I ordered and paid for double cheese but Was not enough cheese. I will give them another chance but this pizza was substandard. read more

I ordered two items for delivery but the delivery driver (Doordash) only brought one. The Door dash driver did not speak English. I contacted DeRussos and was told if I wanted a refund I would have to call Doordash! I ended up driving to pick up the missing item from the pizzeria after I had already paid a 7.95 Door dash Delivery charge and a 6.00 tip. Needless to say, DeRussos has lost me as a customer. read more

we are from Pa and visit Fla every summer... have never found a pizza that comes close to our hometown pizza... this Sicilian was awesome!! crust was thick crispy on the edges yet soft in the middle, toppings were fresh!, gooey cheese... A+ from our family!! not to mention right out of the oven on time! very filling!! read more

My family is originally from Massachusetts and we think this pizza reminds us of our fav east coast pizza! Never had authentic New York pizza but I believe this is probably really close. We got the New York style pizza with mushroom and pepperoni. Even the Coke was amazing. The price was great too. We (family of 3) had a medium pizza, and 2 drinks and a water and it was $18.34... read more

We looked up a pizza place nearby fort de Soto beach. We dined in and it was a really small place for our family of 6, but not bad at all. The service was great. The food was very good. We got the meat lovers and the white pizza. Both great! We can taste the garlic on the white pizza it was read more

Pizza is delicious and another solid spot on TV. This hits the spot if you're looking for pizza in this area. We had the meat lovers and it was read more

The food here is usually very good, however I ordered buffalo chicken tenders for takeout and they were completely overcooked and hard as hockey pucks. Very disappointed. read more

Used to love this place but it has gradually changed over the last two years and finally gave up on it. Really stinks because they used to have the best pizza and wings around, especially on Isla del Sol. This last attempt resulted in a hang up because someone who could barely speak English answered the phone and we were so disgruntled he couldn't take the order properly. Something changed about the quality of the food... Turkey sub was bad, pizza is inconsistent, and the chicken wings were undercooked the last 3 times we ordered despite requesting them well done. Perhaps again in the future I'll try once more. read more

Absolutely amazing. Could not ask for a better experience! This place has the best food options (we tried the calzone, baked ziti, garlic knots, and pizza) and you just can't go wrong. Great sized portions for your money! Definitely would stop again! read more

Such a great hidden spot! All of their food is SO good and perfectly timed when bringing out each order. Our group of 4 split baked meatballs, garlic knots, a calzone, chicken parmigiana, & a pizza; plenty of leftovers! Our server was awesome! So attentive and very friendly. Always a must stop when in the area, and worth making the trip from further away too. read more

We stopped at DeRusso's pizza following an evening at the beach. We arrived at approximately 8:45 PM. They have a small dining room but we were able to sit immediately. There were 6 of us split up to two different tables. We ordered 1 Marcos deluxe and 2 white pizzas. . Food was served quickly. The wait staff was friendly and attentive. Both pizzas were very good. The crust is superb. I was not a big fan of the large tomatoes on the white pizza but that is my only complaint. This will be a go to for us when we visit Ft De Soto. read more

Called at 9:10 fully expecting them to turn me down for a delivery as they closed at 9:30 but they took my order without hesitation. We are camping at Fort De Soto and they delivered right to our campsite. Stromboli were perfectly cooked and the wings were fire. Highly recommend. We would order from here again for sure. Thank you for making dinner after a full day on the water super easy and delicious!! read more

This place recently refused to serve my family while we were on vacation. We came into the restaurant with more than 30minutes before close and were informed that ok there were too man of us. All we wanted were a couple of pizzas to feed our kids - two of whom are special needs. We had an amazing experience at a previous night- but this experience was horrible. We won't be back. Worthless lazy staff When it matters. Don't bother read more

Dear DeRusso's, You have a wonderful staff. Your food is very good. We will be ordering from you again (very soon). Thank you for an enjoyable dinner. read more