Good pizza, very, very expensive. Service is ok. Typical pizza shop environment. Typically order the Popeye & Olive Oyl.

The service was top notch! I only ordered takeout but the store was clean and quiet. I ordered 6 mini's for my coworkers so we could all have our own topping picks. I personally wasn't impressed with the food compared to the amount I paid. read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - Mini beef, green olive, red onion. This is after it'd been in the fridge. I would have liked more cheese and could hardly find the beef. - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Nailed it! Much better than I was expecting for an Italian restaurant in Nebraska. Called for a pickup order sunday afternoon, quoted 25 mins and was ready in around that time. The cashier remembered to ask if i wanted packets of cheese or crushed red pepper. Ordered a 8" super italian hoagie and a mini pizza half sausage and feta and half pepperoni and feta.pizza was very flavorful. Sausage comes under the cheese. The sub came on toasted bread which was just perfect. I've never seen a pickle on an italian sandwich before so i asked for it on the side and the cook wrapped it in cling wrap. I ended up eating it on the sandwich and it was yummy! The oil and vinegar must be their "house dressing" and i appreciated that they put this in a cup so the sandwich wasn't soggy. Meat was plentiful, prices surprisingly low. Tasted like a chicago sub! Just missing a little oregano Staff is very friendly, and the cook was singing in the back. Thank you! read more

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I have supported Don Carmelo's pizza for years. I ate their pies when they had a Farnam Street location years back. However I can no longer support a store that does not know from one day to the next what their serving hours are or even if they will be serving. I am addressing myself to their Rockbrook location. They contend that the cannot find enough competent help to keep the place open. Good enough. Sell it or close the location but quit kicking the customers in the ribs. Until the RockBrook facility gets its act together, I am withdrawing my support for Don Carmelo's. Quality product is imperative but service is a priority. read more

This is good pizza for a change of pace; it's New York style which is readily available in Omaha; at the same time, it's different than the rest of the pack. We've only done takeout, so we can't comment on what the dine-in experience is like. read more

Today is my first visit to Don Carmelo's Pizzeria, founded in 1958 in Rockbrook Village. It's known for having "Omaha's first and finest New York style pizza". Since it was just me, I ordered the lunch veggie Stromboli. The restaurant was much smaller than I expected but had a cozy vibe. I ordered at the counter and then found an empty, clean booth by the window. There was lunch crowd, but everyone had space. There are two small TVs on the walls, but I don't think they added anything to the ambiance. My garlic bread came out quickly accompanied by steaming dish of red sauce. The bread was crisp with a lovely garlic topping enhanced by the slightly sweet red sauce. I gobbled it down. It was followed a few minutes later by the lunch portion Stromboli, steaming hot and covered in red sauce and a slice of melting provolone cheese. I could literally see steam wafting off the dish. It may have partially been that the room was still air conned, but I took no chances and let it cool a bit. There was plenty of marinara sauce to get through the whole dish, something that doesn't always happen. It was stuffed with mushroom, spinach, onion, roma tomato, broccoli, black olive, red onion, green pepper, and mozzarella. Lots of textures, both crispy and soft. It was delicious! I got a slice of tiramisu to take home for later and it was also delicious. Don Carmelo's has a larger location in Elkhorn that includes a party room. I think Bookguy and I will be coming to this location to try the pizza. read more

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This neighborhood Pizza spot in the heart of Rockbrook Village has some of the city's very best pizza, in my opinion. The menu features a wider variety of topping choices than almost any other pizzeria, if you decide to create your own pie. They do a big takeout business but there are perhaps 8 or 10 tables in the dining room, mostly booths. There is a small but nice beer selection as well. The salads are also excellent. If you plan to dine in please call ahead as their web site isn't always updated with their correct post Covid hours of operation. read more

Best Pizza in Omaha!!! Hands down! Way better than any other pizza you can find. We come here for the cheese pizza!! The service at this location has always been excellent, and the pizza has always been delicious. Whether you come to this location or their Elkhorn location you won't be disappointed! Best Local Pizza In Omaha!!!! read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - Extra Cheese Pizza (18" X Large) Yummmmmmm - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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The doors close 30 minutes before their sign states, 8pm. Great food just seems like they don't want to work.

This place doesn't get enough credit, if you like a good New York style pizza give this place a try. Whenever we are in the area we always stop by to pick a few pies up for home. Fresh ingredients and always cooked exactly how we like it. I feel the Pizza at this location is far better than the one in Elkhorn. I would say the Rockbrook location is the best pizza I've had in Nebraska!! read more

Super yummy! Perfect piece of pizza. We will be going again service was great, friendly, and fast. The inside has nice booths to sit at with family nice lil restaurant ambiance. read more

The wait staff was pleasant and helpful. It's order at the counter and then sit down situation, but they make it smooth and easy to do. We love their garlic bread sticks, prosciutto and mushroom pizza, and tomato and artichoke pizza. The breadsticks are soft and smothered in cheese. The marinara is tasty and hot. The pizza is nicely cooked, a little crispy on the bottom. Nicely appointed in toppings--not too many, not too few. And the cheese is just perfectly lightly browned on the bubbles--you know the ones that are a little chewy? So tasty. It wasn't busy on a Saturday at about 5:30 for dine in. The carryout was booking and a constant flow. Great for takeout. It's our favorite and we'll be back. The only thing I ding them on is that they didn't let the pizza sit long enough before serving and the cheese and toppings all fell off when pulled off the serving tray. read more

Oh my gooodnessss! I'm suuuper particular when it comes to my pizza like I will completely make it at home so the crust turns out how I like it in the cast iron lol buuttt...family was in town and picked out this gem. I was a lil nervous checkin' out the menu but then it was like, "Popeye + Olive Oyl." I was ok I'm already sold on the spinach, but what kind of olives..? And the menu was like, "KALAMATA!" K. Got it. I know what I want. But I kept reading...pineapples. That made me Saaaaad. So I got it without the pineapples and my life is complete. :) Pineapples don't go on pizza. #thatsall read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - Popeye + Olive Oyl Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Good food, but a little pricey. I ordered a medium Popeye and Olive Oil (add anchovies (yes, that's the truth)) and an order of garlic cheese bread. Just over $30 for the two items. The pizza was great, and the bread was good. I would add more garlic to the bread, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. Not an everyday pizza place for me, but a nice alternative to "cookie-cutter" pie shops. (Frequent traveler eating at home) read more

The pizza here never disappoints, I could eat here for a week and never get tired of it. The people inside are always nice and make the food taste even better. The pizza has a nice crisp to it, but I would recommend waiting a minute to let the pizza cool before eating it. Otherwise, I would highly recommend. read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - Extra large half cheese half pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Yep. You're not going to have a better Stromboli anywhere in the planet than you'll have at Don's. I was sitting here, 721 miles from Don's, talking about THE BEST Stromboli I've ever had. I've lived in for states and visited nearly every state in The Union and I've never had better Stromboli. It's fantastic. Nice thin crust packed with meat and veggies, topped with an amazing tomato sauce. You can't go wrong. The portions are enormous. Enjoy a friendly neighborhood pizza joint and give them your business. read more

Service was terrible. Didn't get what we ordered; took over an hour for two pizzas. Owner wouldn't even speak to us about the issues and told us if we didn't like the food we could leave. read more

I really enjoyed the meal we had there the other night. It was a great family place and I noticed several families were enjoying their time there. We visited with another couple that was sitting near and we will be back soon. This was my first visit, so I didn't know what to expect, but they waited on us right away and were very accommodating. read more

Don Carmelo's has been around for a long time now in Omaha. It's a proven pizza joint in Omaha. It's menu has a nice variety of food. They also serve Beer and wine. Now I'm writing this review to talk about their special Philly cheesesteak sub. It is delicious!!! Having many real philly's in my life this one holds up pretty good. I prefer wiz on my cheesesteaks but this is still amazingly good! Staff is always friendly at Don Carmelo's. It's located in Rockbrook village off 108th and center. Go check it out! read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - Philly cheesesteak!!! Awesome - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

This place is so good but it's never busy when I go and I don't know why. Everything always looks fresh tastes great and rivals any other New York style pizza in Omaha. While waiting for a few minutes. They brought out a Stromboli and calzone for the dine-in guests and I want to try both of those dishes as well. Both our visits so far we have stuck with pizza and had New York's finest. The lil man had pepperoni pizza and we ordered garlic cheese bread. I can walk to another local favorite big Fred's but it's not even on the same level as Don Carmelo's. read more

Such an amazing restaurant and an amazing family!!!!! Their story is the epitome of the American Dream for Immigrants, coming to American for a better life!!!!! read more

I've been pretty disappointed in Omaha's pizza options since moving here. Nothing personal, Omaha, just haven't yet found my personal "go to" NY style pizza. I know, I know, we are smack dab in the middle of the country but come on. Plus, we admittedly still have lots of exploring to do, so our search has not been extensive. But, I digress. Anyway, I'd bookmarked Don Carmelo's a while back and we've now been a couple of times and overall, we really like it. The first time, it was just the wife and me, so we ordered a small cheese pizza with some cheese garlic bread. The garlic bread was great. Good flavor, toasted perfectly, nice sauce, maybe could have used some more cheese but we liked it a lot. The cheese pizza was really good, too. The crust is tasty, though maybe a little more "airy" than I'd like, but the cheese and sauce were to our liking. We went back a second time with the kids and the pizza again (half cheese/half mushroom and black olive) was very good. The youngest son had a cheese calzone, which we all agreed was great. Lots of mozzarella and ricotta cheese and I think they added a little garlic. Not sure but it was a hit. Both times we've dined in, we've had the same server. I can't remember her name but she does a decent job. The place hasn't been busy either time we've gone in so we've gotten good service. The location is fine, a couple of TVs, booths, tables. They seem to be a pretty strong carry out business, at least the times we've been there. Overall, it's not great NY style pizza. It's good. And since pizza is such a subjective thing, your opinion might differ. But, this is probably our second favorite pizza place we've tried here in Omaha. There are others to try but we definitely have this in our regular family rotation and will be back. read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - Small cheese pizza - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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We came here with a large group. I was horribly unimpressed and also underserved. The staff consisted of two hard working younger ladies who had way to much to do. I cant blame them but everyone in the restaurant was getting less than 2 star service. I ordered my own pizza and just felt it was blahh. The crust was nothing special and the sauce was flavorless and did nothing for the pizza. the toppings were of good quality, fresh but it was just a bland un-flavorfull pizza. Nothing special or great about the pie I had. and the service on top of that made it a place I will probably never return to again. read more

Excellent pizza. Great crust. Excellent service and clean restaurant. Highly recommend.

Don Carmelo's has been around forever yet I rarely get pizza here. The pizza is NY style with it's thin crust and it's good enough but pretty forgettable overall. I'm sure its a good option if you live nearby but I don't so I only drop-in when I'm running errands and find myself in the area over lunch or dinner. Or like last night when I'm at one of the free events at Rockbrook. This location is better than the one in Elkhorn. read more

In my quest for giant pizzas, I was excited to note that the Don provides an extra-large pizza size. I ordered up some cheese-bread and an X-Large pizza (of which they were gracious to do a half original combo, half chicken pesto). They do offer delivery to a limited area, apparently, but as I'm sure that 50+ blocks puts me out of the delivery zone, I picked up the order on my way home from work. They had it piping hot and ready to go right when I asked it to be. The interior of the restaurant reminded me more of a Sam & Louie's type chain, but sometimes that happens in a strip mall... While I was waiting, I listened to the blaring ESPN coming from the TV in the corner from the most inopportune seat in the place. While my waiting perch was close to the counter, it was also close to the pop machine, so when the only group of 6 teenage guys in the restaurant wanted refills, I was kind of in the way. When I got home, I tried to put the pizza and cheese-bread in the oven to keep it warm, but the X-LRG box wouldn't fit (18" pizza, that's what I'm talking about!) so I had to distribute to two trays. I didn't realize that the cheese-bread came with marinara either, so I'd recommend removing that before you have a burnt styrofoam container with semi-melted plastic lid on your hands... just saying. Luckily the thing burned through right above the line where the sauce was, so we still got to enjoy the marinara goodness. Definitely thin, New York style pizza. The crust was crunchy with that perplexing 'hollow' texture. All was good, not great. Truth be told, I expected more from the "first family to bring New York style pizza to Omaha" and "the Best Tasting and Healthiest Pizza You'll Find"... but how can you not set yourself up for disappointment with statements like that? And even though I couldn't find 'proof' of this healthy pizza concept, I just took their word for it and helped myself to an extra couple of slices. read more

Excellent antipasto salad, Stromboli and calzone. Nice simple spot with a lot to choose from. Only negatives was that it seemed to take forever for the salad (but then we realized it take a lil longer to make a piece of art...the pepperoni look like little flowers...), and the draft beer was a little warm and flat. Otherwise a great meal. Recommend read more

Don Carmelo's is worth a trip to Omaha, by itself. Great service, great food, and the people simply cannot be beat. This place is an American staple. read more

Hey pizza lovers this place is legit! Not only is this an amazing local spot I recently had a visit that confirmed how good this place really is. I've been going to this Rockbrook eatery for almost four years now an each time whether it be a calzone or pizza the food is always top notch. I recently had a New York's finest which is basically a supreme; extremely fresh crust w just enough suace. Everything tasted extremely fresh. But here's where things put this place above the rest. Both staff members Maggie and Derek went above an beyond to create a fun an enjoyable atmosphere; plus they have an Italian brew moretti on tap which is awesome in an of itself. Comes time to pay an had one of those days where I totally forgot my wallet. No problem; go grab it an come back when you can. I come back an Derek is finishing cleaning and closing down. This is where I learned more about this place; he began to share how they make their crust an sauce homemade; he an I also started talking about the cleanliness when he said he actually washes the silverware an glassware before they put in dishwasher. I'm telling you it's just the lil things an this place nails it. Loyal customer that just become even a bigger fan after my last visit. You guys rock! #supportlocal read more

Don Carmelo's Pizzeria - New York's finest - Pizza Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Extremely clean dining room. We got a large pizza. The crust was nice and crispy (if you like that sort of thing), but the sauce was sweeter and blander than I'd prefer. It was also a tad on the greasy side. The small side salad was WAY overpriced (2.99 for half a cup of salad mix with a couple tomato cubes and a pickle spear? Ok), but the Italian dressing had sort of a nice buttery flavor. The air conditioning was not working in the restroom. Early September+Nebraska? We need air! I'd go here again in a pinch, but it won't be my first choice. Zio's and The Pizza Shoppe are vastly better. read more

Definitely Not a New York style pizzaria ... More like pizza hut ... The sausage is pre-cooked frozen stuff ... the toppings do not go out to the edge ... and the price is too high. read more

I was in a rush last night, so thought I'd swing by to pick up a pizza from Don Carmelo's (apparently eating out the last four days in a row wasn't quite enough for this girl). I remember the pizza being pretty tasty about 5 years ago. Plus, I thought I'd get a little crazy and branch out from the La Casa and Wholefoods pizzas we typically order. Ordering pizza for my family is always a bit tricky. You can never order one happy share pizza. There's the "I heart meat" vs. "I need veg" vs. "I like odd things on my pie" debate that always leads me to ordering more than one pizza (there are only three of us folks) or doing some sort of half-half compromise situation. Went with the half sausage-half veg (plus a few extra toppings). Always order an extra side of sauce from this place if you require sauciness. The crust is thin, which I love. Had a slice of sausage and a slice of veg. Cheese, sausage...simple, good. The veg slice disappointed me a bit. Is it because I've become used to plentiful veg toppings? Was it the lack of interesting topping options (have you tried the apple-bacon at WF?). Whatever the case, this is edible pizza. I'd order from DCs again. They don't take the top slot on my list, but I'll definitely eat DCs pizza before any of those mass produced chain pizza places. read more

Some of the best pizza I've had in Omaha. Server was great as well! Good place to eat if you want quality pizza and a quite dine-in atmosphere. read more

Came in for lunch and the gal at the front was not very friendly and frankly seemed bothered that a customer was there. Food was good....as usual....with the exception of the bagged chips which were stale. While I was eating all I heard was the VERY loud kitchen blaring a song and laughing loudly. Might want to hold off this type of behavior when there are no customers trying to enjoy their lunch. I'll give it stars for the food but not for the customer service or atmosphere. read more

Nice quite, family friendly place, pizza was a little above average, waitress was very nice. Wouldn't hesitate to go back but also not at the top of my list. read more

Bruschetta was bomb! Ice cream was frost bitten, the server says "I'll tell them" comes back and says"must be because the freezer is acting up" bill comes, Im STILL charged for it that neither I nor my kid ate due to THEIR issue and she gets an attitude with me! Walks by tosses the NEW check on the table, walks away NO WORDS! No thank you, no sorry about that no NOTHING! Rude!! Not going back there! read more

I assume both Don Carmello's have the same owner and the same policies and treat their customers with the same disdain and disrespect. Based on my experience at the Elkhorn Don Carmello's, I will never set foot in any Don Carmello's again. I went in Don Carmelo's today on Sunday, five minutes after it opened. I was the only customer dining in the restaurant. I saw the TV was on a repeat of the Texas/Oklahoma State football game that was played on Saturday. I asked if the TV could be switched to an NFL game. The waitress said, "No NFL games can be watched in Don Carmello's." I saw the lady who I thought was the owner. "I can't watch an NFL game?" I asked. She said it was her husband's decision. He came out and said I could not watch the NFL because the NFL had disrespected the flag. I decided not to have my sandwich if I could not relax and watch a live football game while I ate. I had one swallow of Diet Pepsi before I made this decision. Don Carmello's charged me $2.86 for my ONE SWALLOW of pop. I have eaten in this restaurant probably 100 times since it opened. I will never ever set foot in the place again. How rude to a devoted customer. I guess the owners think it is patriotic to treat their customers like this. read more

The pepperoni pizza is good, but not my favorite crust. I like thin and crispy. The sauce for the linguini and ravioli is really nice. Atmosphere is pleasant and casual. I prefer the cheese ravioli over the meat ravioli. Overall, this is a nice pizza joint. read more

Big fan of the pepperoni pizza. Staff is very nice and helpful. Wish they delivered! If you're looking for some great pizza to dine in or carry out I recommend checking out Don Carmelo's. read more

Don Carmelo's is located within the heart of Rockbrook with easy parking and quick service. This local pizza joint has a menu larger than the stomach can process. Upon walking in you are immediately greeted by a lovely waitress who is beyond friendly with her customer service. We had gone at a period of time where the restaurant wasn't busy and were able to select our booth to sit in. Immediately we were served with waters and asked if she could help us navigate the menu since this had been our first time in years attending this establishment. I have to say the option to do a half order on some of the appetizers is a great appeal to want to keep coming back. Our order contained garlic bread with marina for dipping, bbq chicken pizza (mini) and a meatball sandwich. The marina was had a great taste with a particular sweet hue to the sauce. The mini pizza is a perfect size if you are looking for more of a 1 person meal without leftover. A total of four slices of heaven was well consumed. The meatball sub was good as well with the same marina sauce to accompany the homemade meatballs. I highly recommend branching out and trying Don Carmelo's especially on a week night where you want a quick while still delicious dinner! read more