Pizza and salad were excellent as always. The interior of the restaurant is very nice, clean and has a sort of cozy feeling. Our server, Destiny, was absolutely perfect. She took great care of us in a low-key way, which was much appreciated. They do not have beer on tap or carry any bottled or canned IPAs if this is important to you. They do have a beer variety, but they are mostly or all lager types. That's really my only complaint. They also have wine by the glass. read more

I ordered pickup for dinner , the just right combos are the perfect bang for your buck! Tons of options to choose from - I got the baked buddy half with chips and a French onion soup. Everything was delicious and it costs 10.99 I was a little shocked in the price increase on the 2 pc breadstick. I cant rate on service or inside cleanliness as I didnt go past front counter. read more

Delivery driver was awesome. Service was fast and the food was perfectly cooked. The double pep pizza was cooked perfectly. read more

LaRosa's Pizza Norwood - #UseMyPictureLarosas - Pizza Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Looking for consistent food at a reasonable price, Larosa's is for you. We usually get spaghetti a plenty, not for the all you can eat, but for the price. The rondos are worthwhile, as are the sandwiches. I guess I'm not much of a Cincinnatian as I am not a big fan of their pizza. We've been coming here since before C19 and always have the same server. She's great, but overworked. Please give this woman a PAID vacation. She deserves it. read more

We had a cheese pan pizza that was delicious!! So much better than some locations. Service is always quick and manager is super friendly!

When you are in cincy, you always have to do LaRosa's. Food, service, and cleanliness was great.

It's been awhile since I've eaten a pizza in the Norwood location. After today, that will change. First of all, outstanding service. The salad and the pizza were both very good. It was a nice change, to be able to dine in there once again. read more

Sunday 9/12/21 order# 132 4:58pm Placed order for 2 pizza to go at front counter. Given 15 minute time. Saw 2 pizza placed on shelf behind counter about 15 minutes later, but had many others there as well and many people in and out for pick up of carry out. Another 15 minutes plus passed. Tall brunette lady finally let me know these were mine. Sarcastically I asked ,"Are you sure, the have been sitting there a long time?" She said "yes, buddy and chicken ranch". No response concerning time or apology. Again repeated ," They been there a long time". No response. Left angry. Was late and had b'day cakes in car. Or would have asked for manager and fresh pizza. Buddy deluxe was cold & doughy with no banana peppers. Chicken was burnt & cold. Come here often, never had a complaint in past. Ladies at front counter need better training. read more

I was in town and stopped here for lunch since Larosa's supposed to be a Cincinnati institution. We got a medium Zesty Barbecue Chicken Deluxe and a basket of french fries for two people. The waitress brought the fries out first so they would still be hot when we got them. The pizza arrived shortly afterwards. The flavors were okay and nearly every piece had a jalapeno pepper on it. The lunch crowd was decent so other people were helping clear plates. My only complaint was our ice water was salty. And on an odd note, when we got out of our car, a woman in the parking lot asked if we'd buy her a small pizza. read more

I have eaten at this location multiple times as I work right down the street. Every time I eat here, I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of service and the food. I typically order a salad and calzone combo or a pasta dish. The salad at LaRosa's is always my favorite. I love their ravioli dishes and spaghetti! Absolutely to die for. The only reason I docked a star was because it does take time to get your food even when they are not busy. But once you do receive the food, it is always hot and delicious. I definitely recommend this location as they are not as busy during work hours. read more

Cincinnati's favorite pizza! LaRosa's is a staple for the Cincinnati area. Their pizza sauce is a little on the sweet side and their cheese is tasty Mozzarella. I have eaten at this restaurant before and the service is excellent. I have also ordered pizza from this location as a pickup and the two large pizzas were available 15 minutes later. When I visit this restaurant I typically get pizza or a calzone and it is always amazing! Also, if you are looking for a great lunch special, this is your place! $7.99 for a salad and a small pizza or a calzone! read more

slow and dropped my food and still tried to deliver it to me after parked 2 blocks frome and a number of wrong doors he went too. furthermore food was warm not hot read more

Pizza is good but don't ever do salads for delivery. They come in super small containers and are never made correctly. I used to work at Larosas so this really irks me because it was not hard to make them well. First time I ordered there was almost no lettuce and it cost $5, so second time I called after placing my order asking for them to put a note on my order to pay attention to the preparation of the salad please. I ordered a JoJo's salad and it is suppose to be lettuce, bacon, tomato, cheese. Mine had no tomato and no bacon. And it came with onions and olives on it. So the operator that I asked to put a note said it wasn't possible (which it is) and there was nothing he could do about my complaint from last time so in the future if there is a problem to call. I tried online chatting, was told to call, tried calling, was put on hold and the chat person told me there was no wait so they didn't know why I was on hold. So ridiculous and unfortunate because the one I used to work at would have had this resolved five times faster than this. Now it just makes me not want to give them any more service. read more

I have not ordered delivery since COVID19 started. I did tonight cause I remembered 513-347-1111. Excellent service. Excellent food. Enough to last for days. Thx so much! read more

We had lunch take out from Larosa's today. The customer service to the delivery of the order was great! The salad was fresh and delicious, the pizza was wonderful and the cinnamon toppers were as good as it gets!!!!! The person who carried it out to our car (due to the changing circumstances with the virus) was awesome. I would recommend going there to all friends and family. Kudos Larosa's! read more

I am a fan of their pizza. However, normally when the pizza arrives its got SOMETHING wrong with how it looks. It normally takes decent. but I think they should not try to sling the pizza around so much. They should be more careful with it. Then I'd give it more stars. read more

My husband and I never dined in but always order delivery from this location. This would be the 4th time we have placed an order. We get the cheese calzone, salad, and medium cheese pizza. All the times it was delivered, the food was still warm, fresh and had great taste. Usually pizza delivery's would make some mistakes. We don't seem to have a problem with this place. My husband's only complaint is when he orders an individual/small cheese pizza, is that they do not cut it. Very convenient that you can order online or you can call in if you prefer. The delivery person would get to our home in a timely manner. 30-45 minutes after we order (depending on the days you order). I am more a Dewey's pizza fan, but don't mind supporting Cincinnati's local pizzeria. Plus my husband loves this place so much. If the delivery is awesome, could you imagine what dining would be like getting it right away? This LaRosas's location for delivery is highly recommended in the Norwood area. read more

There are some menu options at Larosas that can get you through a meal if you are forced to go there by one of your Cincinnati friends who does not know any better. The antipasto salad is nice, the calzones are actually pretty decent if you get the right mix of fillings, and the Baked Buddy sub is your best bet in the hoagie department. As far as the pizza...if you like your sauce to be cloyingly sweet, your crust like it came from a pillsbury can minus the flavor, and your toppings from the good folks at JTM (Jeebus That's Meat?), then this is the pie for you. Folks who say it has gone downhill have a point (JTM). I used to think the meatballs were decent, but alas, no more. Provolone is their standard cheese. I've had great pizzas with provolone, but for some reason the Larosas pizza provolone seizes up like none I've encountered. Once that pie comes even close to losing temperature, you're going to be looking at a pizza that appears to be covered in a fat free cheese substitute or something. Maybe its the type of provolone they get, or maybe it is some kind of odd chemical reaction with the sugary sauce. The prices are out of line, but coupons are plentiful and the local Larosas cult use something called a Buddy Card that gives them some kind of savings. A savings they sacrifice for their pizza eating soul. read more

One of the worst pizzas I have ever had and I have eaten many bad ones. Sauce was worse than bland and sweet tomato soup, cheese smelled and tasted rotten and crust was weak. If this is one of Cinci's best, the town needs another option from Chicago or NYC. C'mon guys, doesn't anyone here know what really good is? Or do all the locals have taste buds different than the rest of the country? read more

Just went to this Larossa. Half dozen cars in the parking lot. Was told the computers were down. Thought this would mean only paying with cash. Nope, told it would take an hour to get food because they have to hand write orders. What? Do the computers cook the food? That is pretty sad! We went and had a Big Boy instead! read more

La Rosa's is quite possibly the worst pizza that I have ever eaten....bad dough, with a somewhat frozen quality to it, covered in grease, and poor topping coverage. Boneless wings however, are the best from any corporate pizza joint. That said, they won't let you split sauces unless you pay for 2 orders, which is around $3 more for the twenty. A dollar for this and I am game, but when customers are taken advantage of....That right there sealed the deal....easy to please a customer by doing what is right. Instead, they can keep their poor pizza, poor idea of customer service, and above average boneless wings. I'll spend my money where it is appreciated, and where the pizza is edible and of higher quality. read more

The pizza is good but it has gone downhill in my opinion. The food at the franchises is not good! Check out the Boudinot location. The LaRosa family eats there so the food is good as the cooks are always on top of their game. read more

I ordered a pizza recently from the White Oak location. I paid for extra cheese, and there was so little cheese on the pizza that large areas of it were completely bare except for a little sauce. There were a few tiny shreds of the toppings I ordered, but not enough to really taste. All in all, $18 for a big round slab of not very good bread and some of that very sweet sauce that we all know to expect from Larosas. I eat at some of their other locations once in a while, and things like the calzones are okay for what they are. Never again on the pizza, though. read more

The Norwood LaRosa's is my favorite location. It's centrally located, and whenever we have family in for the holidays we always meet up here. They have plenty of parking and seating and graciously accommodate large groups (without notice!). LaRosa's has a sweeter pizza sauce than the average pie joint, and it's flavor is either loved or detested. I happen to love it (my parents raised me on it :)). It's a fun place to bring people from out of town to, because the sauce is unique to Cincinnati. For those who don't care for the sauce, there are several other items to accommodate plainer palettes (soup, wings, hoagies, etc). Their salads are really good, though they come with lots of cheese, so if you don't want the extra calories, ask them to leave it off. If you aren't worried about what you eat I suggest the bread sticks with pizza sauce and garlic butter as an appetizer (insert Homer Simpson drool noise here). Every time I'm there I make special requests and substitutions to my pizza (Big Four Veggie, substitute green peppers for mushrooms, and NO CHEESE), and they never get it wrong. They also offer lunch specials and "just right" combo meals which is easy on the wallet. read more

LaRosa's has lost my business! On Sat. 9/28/19 the party room was previously booked for my 2y/o grandson's birthday. Once mom and dad arrived to setup it was already booked! Wow! Approximately, 20 guests had to be turned away. Now it's a scramble, confusion and great disappointment. I was informed that who ever mom talked to did not know how to handle the situation. And just walked away several times in the middle of the discussion to wait on other customers without giving mom a headsup,-an "excuse me." Thus is poor!!! However, we went to the Sharonville location and were serviced by an excellent staff- thank you, Sharonville! read more

I ordered an extra large double pepperoni, add sausage. The order was brought to my table I ate a piece and thought something was wrong. The flavor was way off, I started to eat a second piece - the crust was uncooked, very raw dough. I will attach a photo. I complained to the waitress and the kitchen put it back in the oven. By this time I lost my appetite. The waitress returned with the pizza and it looked awful. I sent her back with the second piece that I took the toppings off of and asked her to show it to the manager. She said he would only take 15% off and that's it. I paid for the pizza and gave the waitress a $5 tip because it wasn't her fault. But the manager should have handled this complaint directly himself. I asked the waitress for his name, she said Jermaine and I left. I threw the pizza away at this point. I myself and my entire family have been regulars at several larosa locations. Im 58 years old and a lot of money from my family of at least once a week for my whole life. This was flat out ridiculous and rude. This saddens me, such a great Cincinnati icon is now joining the ranks of crappy fly by night pizza joints. Brings tears to the eyes thinking back over the years... read more

LaRosa's Pizza Norwood - I could spread the dough with the butter knife ... raw dough - Pizza Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Definitely not the tastiest pizza. Customer service was good and fast but the pizza itself was far too doughy and the sauce was a little sweet for my liking. Generally would prefer Dewey's or other local pizza. read more

Dining in has always been great. Delivery from this location has always come with mix ups - especially with online ordering.

I ordered 6 pizzas from this location on Sunday for a birthday party at my home. The pizzas were all delivered on time and still hot. Everyone loved them! I usually order pizza with banana peppers and they always skimp on them, but nonetheless I still enjoy LaRosas pizza and we used the 3-4-7 deal and got a great deal on 6 medium pizzas. read more

Order 3 pizza's. Not much sauce, only 6 slices of pepperoni on one, no bacon that was ordered on the other! Family salad has only iceberg lettuce, which was bad also! Never will we order from LaRosa's again! I am sorry Buddy, but you all are horrible now. This was an order from Landen Larosa's not Norwood! read more

The delivery boy was as sweet as could be but the food has gone down hill and fast. I have been eating Larosas for almost 40 yrs now and as a long time customer I can taste the difference. Recipies have changed, quality of ingredients have changed and sadly the desserts fail to impress as well. It is sad to see such a tradition go to waste by bad corporate decisions. read more

Love this restaurant!! Seven hills are the best!! Always great service and prompt delivery. Food fresh. LOVE the tuna salad plate and order frequently. PLEASE keep this item available!! One of my absolute favorite. French onion soup the best also. Have ordered from another laroses and french onion soup thick and salty. Ppl who deliver are prompt and very friendly. My favorite restaurant to order from on our wkly girls day. read more

I tried to get it my way, extra sausage and pepperoni, I learn they cant do it, They said it not cook all the way, this because its on a rolling belt, I have gotten them my way before, I guess they have taken away the old fashion way of putting it in the over and pulling it out by hand. I have sat inside to eat, said I dont want empty spots on the pizza , I get a pizzza that has one fifth of it with nothing on it, I sat inside to eat a hoagie , it was very light on the ingredients.. very dry. I guess they just dont care to give you what you want here anymore, I posted a while back about me asking for a crispy pizza bottom, I wanted it golden brown on the bottom, they take my order and I give them directions on how I want it made, they dont say they cant do it that way But I get it made there way anyway, a few times I did get the right amount of toppings with extra cheese and it is cooked all the way, This is the first time I got the crust uncooked and the manager said it would come out this way, Keep in mind I said charge me what ever you want to. They just dont care about doing that, They have it all figured out how long it takes to make and that is the plan they are running with, they dont care about you, WHATS WRONG WITH A PLACE THAT LIMITS THEM SELFS TO THEIR CUSTOMER ? DECIDES THIS IS HOW WE WILL DO IT FOR PROFITS SAKE AND YOU THE BUYING CUSTOMER DONT MATTER? I said charge thirty dollars if you have to But I dont want it your way I want it my way. if you order here tell them to tell you if you cant have it your way, because they are all to ready to listen to it told your way and DO IT THERE WAY ANYWAY. I have since found a different pizza place and like it there. Its kind of sad really No consistency in a place this big, sham sham sham, This is a reply because I dont know where to put it, But larosas says to put this post on there site and they will adress it, well hating to sound mean or anything But there policy is to not double the ingredients , they say the computer wont let them do it, This has been the case for a long time and this is not my first go round with this issue, They never fixed the problem the first time, It looks good and all like they are concerned by saying post this on there site, But they do nothing, I have talked to managers many times over the matter, This place has turned into a pizza machine like donatos or any place that pump out pizzas like a assembly line would do. But carry out its almost normal to get this stuff, but when you eat inside and you pay 21 dollars for a single pizza and you say I know you cant double the ingredients But I dont want to see a pizza come to this table short on them either, and the pizza you went inside for and sat and waited for comes with one fifth in size a blank spot that is even fairly shy on cheese, Then its time to realize another owner or a brother or some family member took over this place. They are pumping them out on a belt Not putting in the oven by hand and taken out, its sad, they use to stand above all the other places, Not so much anymore, and the biggest part of this is the public, They say nothing and just accept it, this makes it hard for me wanting a decent pizza , willing to pay thirty dollars for one if need be. Lastly and I said it already , this is a problem that has been around for a long time now and I have complained many times, putting it on larosas web site is not going to make any difference until you remove the block from the computer that says its not letting me double the ingredients. read more

Larosa's is quite possible some of the worst pizza I have ever had. Some people tell me its because I didn't grow up in Cincinnati. I tend to think they're right because that must mean I've had the opportunity to have better pizza. I don't compare Larosa's to Mom and Pop pizza joints I tend to love because that wouldn't be fair. I compare them to Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Domino's, etc and even still in that black hole of corporate pizza, Larosa's comes up short. The sauce is weird and awful and the pizzas always seem to be overcooked. If you want my advice, and I'm guessing you do since you're checking Yelp, pass on Larosa's and try any place else. Check out my "Best Pizza in Cincinnati" list for some suggestions. read more

I really really wanted to love this Cincinnati staple but I just couldn't. I guess you have to be a native to truly like it because I found it tasteless and disappointing. The sauce didn't pop to me, the bread was just there, and the cheese was minimal. Sigh. If you're standing outside this location right now, just continue down Montgomery about a half mile to Plainfield Rd (i.e., in the opposite direction of Kenwood Mall), turn right on Plainfield and immediately turn into the parking lot on the left. The Italianette is right across the street, and their pizza is like heaven on Earth. read more

Stopped for lunch while in town for work after a recommendation by a colleague. Pizza was good, but not stellar or particularly memorable. Honestly, I'd be fine with eating this or Domino's pizza. We also got a four item sample appetizer (wings, mozzarella sticks, chips, and onion rings. All good not, phenomenal) and the Rondos. The Rondos were definitely a standout and if I ever go back (probably not) I think I'd just order those for a meal. Bonus points for the coke freestyle machine I suppose, but that's it. Filling and tasty because I was starving, but not as amazing as I was led to believe. read more

I wish I could figure out what it is with Cincinnatians obsessed with changing standard foods by sweetening them up. But Larosa's does the same: sweetening up it's sauces. The toppings were decent and they certainly didn't skimp on the cheese. While there are much better pizza places in the Cincinnati area, give Larosa's a try. read more

Ate here twice in one week during my work trip in Cincinnati. Love the atmosphere and friendly service. The food tasted very authentic and good portions. Def be back during my visits! read more

This is my favorite pizza, and I'm from Chicago! I love the sweet sauce that La Rosa's uses and it tastes so good! I could eat this pizza every day. They have a ton of other stuff on the menu as well so you could get a salad or sandwich. They also have a pizza calzone that looked really good and I want to try that the next time I'm in Cincinnati! read more

The food was delicious. I've eaten at other LaRosa's, but it was exceptional here. Our hostess was very accommodating, clean environment and no loafing workers. I'll be back. read more