The North End Pizzeria is truly one of those local gems that makes Portsmouth feel like home…read more Locally owned by the same family for years, this place has been a staple in my life for as long as I can remember. From childhood pizza parties to grabbing lunch at PHS, North End has always been part of our community and our memories. The food is consistently excellent. I love their salads, and the pizza never disappoints. Growing up, my go-to was the chicken parm calzone (still a classic) but after having to go gluten free, I was thrilled to find that their gluten free crust is hands down the best around. I still get to enjoy my favorites, especially the buffalo chicken pizza with bacon and a side of bleu cheese. The BBQ chicken pizza is another must-have. The staff is always friendly and smiling, which makes every visit even better and delivery is prompt with food that arrives hot every single time. That kind of consistency is hard to find and so appreciated. Thank you, North End Pizza, for staying true to who you are and for being a reliable, beloved business in our small community. Portsmouth is lucky to have you. Excited to see what is next for you!

So far the best BBQ pizza I've had on the island. The kiddo loved the pasta. It's order at the…read morecounter and they bring it to your table. I think the secret to the pizza is getting it hot and fresh and eating in. I'm not sure it could handle a delivery because it's perfect temp and grease level right out of the oven and the crust was the perfect level of doughy. Definitely coming back to try other specialty pizzas.

As a self-proclaimed pizza snob, this place is absolutely worth talking about…read more We ordered on the fly, not expecting much more than a quick and easy dinner but they surprised us in the best way. The wait time was short, and by the time we went to pick it up, the pizza was hot, fresh, and ready to go. No awkward standing around wondering if your name got lost in the chaos. First impression? These pizzas are way bigger than expected. Definitely a "your eyes were too small for your stomach" situation. Generous portions, great for sharing (or pretending you will and keeping leftovers). Overall, it's a reliable spot when you want something quick, satisfying, and no fuss. Hot pizza, fast turnaround, and portions that don't mess around. Inside looks great and would love to dine in someone.

Gary has been running this place forever. He has it down to a science. I got the blue cow with some…read morefries which is my go to. I often like the south of the border in calzone form, but you can't go wrong with anything that they make I'm not a big Mac guy. They're all American pizza taste just like a big Mac great local place can't go wrong.

in town for a couple days and decided to order a pizza and a couple of side salads. i chose this…read moreplace because of the good reviews and the wide selection of pizza toppings. i thought the food was excellent. the pizza was well cooked (thin crust) but not burnt with good amount of veggies. the salads were fresh and crisp too. note: you can eat in at couple little tables but it's very small place. i'm guessing they do mostly take out & delivery.

Out of the 3 right next to each other this is the worst one. No flavor under cooked and way over…read morepriced. I tried it twice and will never go back.

The service was amazing she was so nice and did an amazing job on the foo, the food was absolutely…read moregreat and I will be a returning customer as I have been for meany years. The atmosphere of this place is a kind mom and pop shop that try's there best to give everyone the best service possibl!! even if the customera give my server a hard time her deals with it in kindness and respec. over all a grate place and if you looking to get some good food for cheap you should come to Bristol house of pizza!!

Bristol House of Pizza has been a fixture since I was growing up in town in the '80's. It was…read morealways a treat to get pizza here and I loved the Greek style crust, the toppings, and so much cheese! When I saw that BHOP was participating in this year's Lord of the Pies, I was so happy to return here after so many years. Bristol House of Pizza definitely didn't disappoint! The pizza was just as I remembered it - crust was crispy around the edges, lots of cheese, flavorful sauce. It was really good! Service here is order at the counter. The person who took our order was friendly and efficient. We ate in the dining room, which has doubled in size since the 1980's, and it is attractive and comfortable. Especially liked the tables by the large windows looking out onto State Street. BHOP also always had great sandwiches, and although we didn't try any ourselves during our visit, the sandwiches that we saw at other tables looked amazing. Pasta and entrees are available too. They also have beer, wine and cocktails! So good to be back in one of the restaurants I remember from growing up, and really great to see that the food and service are still awesome!

We ordered two pizzas for takeout, a large cheese and large meatball/ricotta....both were…read moredelicious! Our order was ready when they said. We always ask for well done , because we like a little crispy crust! I would definitely recommend Rufinos!

Rufino's is located in Coventry in the kind of small strip you only notice when you live nearby or…read moreyou are looking for it on purpose. Lights on, cars swinging in and out, people walking back to their trucks with boxes held flat like they are carrying something fragile and important. Inside, the room is pure function. Counter up front. Coolers of soda and water. Racks of chips. Stacks of boxes built into a cardboard skyline against the wall. A couple of tables, but the whole space feels designed for takeout more than lingering. It looks like a place that knows its job is to get hot pizza into people's cars as fast as possible. The service that night was just that. Functional. Orders taken, names called, boxes handed over. Nobody was rude. Nobody was especially welcoming either. It did the job. Whatever warmth was in the room came more from the customers talking to each other than from behind the counter. This was a Lord of the Pies stop, and for me, a second look. Last time I came through, Rufino's landed in the category of "fine, but forgettable." A place I would use if I lived around the corner, not one I would tell anyone to drive to. This year felt different. We ordered two pizzas. They offered a full pie with one topping on the coupon. We went with pepperoni on one. Grilled chicken on the other. When they landed on the table they looked exactly how you want them to look. Eight slices. Cheese bubbling and browned in spots. Cup and char pepperoni curled into little cups with edges that had gone dark. Crust with real color on the edges and that freckling underneath that tells you it has seen some heat. First bite, you get the crust. It is on the thinner side. The end crunches clean. The middle holds together when you pick it up and then settles into a nice chew. You taste dough. It tastes nice. It is definitely better than a vehicle for toppings like many places on this list. Rufino's leans hard into the cheese. These are cheese forward pies. The whole surface is covered, right out to the edge. For a lot of people that is heaven. I am more of a sauce and crust person, so heavy cheese usually makes me nervous. Here, it stays on the right side of the line. It melts evenly, gets that light golden browning in the right places, and never breaks into that orange puddle that ruins everything. The sauce still has a voice, which matters. Bright tomato flavor, a little sweetness, some herbs, enough acidity that you notice it under the cheese instead of having to go looking for it. You get a clean flash of tomato in just about every bite. That is all I ever ask. The pepperoni is exactly what it should be. The little cups crisp at the edges, pick up some char, and bring salt and heat that cut through the richness. Those slices go first for a reason. The grilled chicken pizza was solid. Chicken on pizza in the wrong hands can be dry punishment. This wasn't. The pieces stayed tender, had decent seasoning, and added texture and taste to the bite instead of dragging it down. With the same sauce and cheese underneath, it carried the pie a lot better than I expected as compared to the spicy pepperoni. My friends live about 20 minutes from Rufino's and have been trying to find "their" pizza spot. First couple of bites, they were quiet in that way that means they are actually paying attention. Then one of them looked up and just said, "Yeah. This is it." By the end of the meal they had decided this is where they want to get their pizzas from now on. That is the redemption here. The room has not changed. The pizza has. Last time, Rufino's felt like background. This time, the dough, the balance, and the toppings all felt more deliberate. It moved from "I would eat it if I had to" to "I get why the people who live near here choose it." If you are a cheese lover, this is going to land even higher for you than it did for me. If you are a sauce and crust person, you will still find plenty to respect. Either way, if you live in that part of Coventry, you do not need to go searching far. You already have a place that can be your regular. And if you do not live nearby but you find yourself out that way with an appetite, turning into that little strip and walking out with a Rufino's box under your arm won't ever be a mistake.

This was my first visit…read more That's worth saying up front because Rosa Mia has been around for a very long time. There are people in Johnston who have been eating this pizza for most of their lives. They don't just know what it tastes like. They know what it's supposed to taste like. I had none of that. No childhood stake in this one. No fourty year memory to argue with. Just a thick, square pie and an open mind. The first surprise was the crust. This is a substantial pizza, but it didn't eat that way. The top and bottom had real crunch, crisp and golden brown, buttery, with the bottom almost looking like it had been fried in oil. Then you get through that shell and everything changes. Soft. Chewy. Light and airy. Delicious. That contrast was the best thing about the pizza. The cheese was harder to figure out. It never really browned, even around the edges where the crust was getting dark, and the flavor wasn't quite mozzarella. Sharper. Fuller. If I had to guess, I'd say there's some provolone working in there, blended in rather than announced. I could be completely wrong. Whatever it is, the cheese tasted like something. That's not as common as it should be from a lot of pizzerias. Then there was the sauce. On this particular pie, there just wasn't much there. Thin. Almost apologetic. Salt was the only note that really came through. I didn't get much tomato. I didn't get much herb. Nothing really pushed back against a crust and cheese that were doing most of the work. And that's where Rosa Mia and I probably part ways a little. Plenty of people talk about this as some of the best pizza in Rhode Island. After eating it, I understand why. That crust is excellent. The cheese is distinctive. If those are the things you care about most, this is a genuinely good pizza and absolutely worth trying. But I'm a crust-and-sauce guy. I need both. Maybe that's also the difference between discovering a pizza and growing up with one. If Rosa Mia had been down the street from my house when I was ten, maybe this is the pizza I'd spend the rest of my life defending. I understand how that happens. This is exactly the kind of neighborhood pizza that gets wired into people that way. But I didn't grow up with Rosa Mia. I got to meet it at 59, with no memories attached and nothing to judge except the pizza in front of me. Great crust. Really interesting cheese. A sauce, at least this time, that didn't give me enough. Really good pizza. And close enough to great that I understand why somebody else might have spent fifty years insisting that it is.

The pizza was like not crispy; thick, fluffy, almost bread‑like. Sauce and cheese were very thin.read more

Meh. People were friendly, but otherwise this is a place to avoid. Service charge on all…read morecredit/debit cards so right of the bat, that's a negative. Super expensive, like borderline obscene, especially for the portion recieved. Crust, cheese, sauce was nothing special. It seems to be a local institution, but its a hard pass for me.

Pulled up to get our order, noticed a cook outside the entrance smoking. Then he lit another... he…read morewent inside to hand someone their togo... he did not wash his hands... what restaurant allows employees to smoke in the entrance? All set! we drove off

Can I just say I love this place! I walk in and it's like…read morecheers, always greeted with a big smile and hello! The pizza is amazing! Crispy, crunchy but soft inside delicious crust. Cheese that tastes just a little bit Greek in the best way. And the sauce is amazing with just a tiny bit of sweetness to it. Always consistent always delicious!

It's a good pizza! Love the crispy crust! I never eat crust ...until now. Tony's makes it…read morecrispy-crunchy tasty just like the rest of the pizza. Pepperoni, black olives, mushroom always a hit. Get a baklava too, it's nice n flaky not too sweet.