This is my first stop every time I visit this area. I just love Little It Deli located in Emlenton, Pennsylvania! It's alongside the Allegheny River in Western, PA. They Homemade dough for pizzas or calzones with flavorful inspired Italian style dishes. Plus, gluten free dough for pizza and sandwiches are available upon request. My go to is the calzone with all of the toppings included. I also recommend the pizza bread and pizzas that are made to order that are hot and fresh. Delicious fresh soups are made weekly. The service and staff are the best. It's also owned by a small business owner that lives locally. Every meal is made hot, fresh, and with love! read more

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Real homemade chicken soup! Amazing. Great meatball subs on homemade bread. Wonder people working here. Only two minutes from I-80.

Deep fried mushrooms were pretty good. The nice side salad came before the meal they only have Coke products and sweet on sweet tea. The staff is so awesome. This is s hidden gem and not far off the freeway but totally worth a5 minute detour. read more

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Food was amazing! Service was wonderful! Our table was 10+ and all left full and happy! Thank you!

We love it here. We have never had a bad experience and are in fact about to head there to pick up pizza for the family. There's a little gift shop nook in the back and the people that work you will make you fall in love with the town itself! read more

The Stromboli was delicious. Very large so I was able to have two meals from it! Very friendly staff and quickly had the order ready.

Stumbled on this place by accident and we're so glad we did! Amazing and fresh Italian food! read more

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Very good, decor is dated and lighting is bad, but the food is amazing, and the restaurant is clean. read more

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My wife loves this pizza she says it has great flavor the crust is light and airy and flavorful all ingredients complement each other read more

Little It' Deli - Margarita pizza deep dish - Pizza Near Me - Emlenton, Pennsylvania

So we're driving down the road from flying into Pitts,PA and hungry from traveling all day. Looking for a great place to eat. Well this place doesn't look the part for the best pizza I ever had. We just ordered pepperoni pizza and walked to the other side of the place to buy a beer and bring it in. The Little It' Deli is clean in an old building with old wood floors and a charm of a small business owner working hard to impress with customer service and a conversation. The pizza came out and it was not what we expected. You could smell garlic and butter on our 16" large thin crust. First couple of bites, bottom of the pizza crunches with every bite. Homemade sauce and gourmet cheese. I am still dreaming of it and want to go back. Thank you for the experience! read more

Just stopped here with my boyfriend on our trip from Cleveland to the Poconos and it was the perfect place for lunch off 80. The short drive to get there was easy and the city it's in is quaint & charming. About the food - delicious! I had the best seafood broth based soup I've ever had! It was filled with mussels & shrimp and was perfectly seasoned. I then had the Merita Panini. The balance between bread, cheese, eggplant & olives was spot on. My boyfriend had the spicy sausage sandwich on a homemade roll with peppers, onions, & cheese. BAKED fries included (very good). According to my boyfriend, It was a "spicy delight". The whole meal with a pop & hot tea was just under $22.00 - totally worth it! Thank you to our very nice server AND chef that took care of us! Others reviews brought us to the restaurant - I hope mine will encourage others to do the same. read more

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Had the calzone and butternut squash soup. My friend had the Jimmy. All our food was delicious! Fast and friendly service.

AGAIN...THEY DID IT AGAIN. amazing PIZZA. BYOB. Visit this place. It never disappoints. The owners are wonderful. They bend over backwards for their patrons. The specials are not only affordable but creative. Can't wait to see what they do next. We hear they are going to be featured at a local winery. BRAVO. read more

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We visited after riding the Alleghany River Trail bike path. Very friendly nice family restaurant. Small town charm. My wife and I both had Calzones. She ordered the small and I ordered the large. WOW large was huge! I told the waitress. I will need a to go box. There's no way I'll finish that. That calzone was fresh and delicious. The marinara sauce was delicious. That's was makes great pizza sauce and crust. And they have both here. I would absolutely stop here to eat again if we're ever back in town. read more

Little It' Deli - Huge Calzone - Pizza Near Me - Emlenton, Pennsylvania

Love this place! The meat lovers calzones are wonderful!(Even the small is big!) The fried lasagna is delicious! Soups are great!( Dill Pickle soup is the best!) And they go great with garlic knots. And the pizza is good too! It is a quaint little restaurant downtown Emlenton. Just down the hill off of I-80. The owners are very friendly. And even give kids pizza dough to play with at the table. read more

Little It' Deli - Fried Lasagna. ...Yum! - Pizza Near Me - Emlenton, Pennsylvania

Awesome place! Homey and delicious food! The waiter was so friendly and kind I wish we could've given her a bigger tip!

I wanted to like this place so bad after hearing family talk about how good it was, but it was not appetizing at all. One persons meatball sub was served lukewarm/borderline cold. My pizza was undercooked and doughy still. The other persons food was done to her liking. No one came to check to see how anything was. When I brought it to their attention, they only offered to reheat the food, nothing else, no apology. Maybe they had an off-day.... Needless to say, we won't be returning. read more

Had a quick sammich was pretty good fresh maters good bread. Nice owner and staff. Will be back. Nice little town.

If I could eat here every day of the week I would. Their pizza is the best within 100 miles by far. In fact in my top 10 worldwide!

Made fresh when ordered. My daughter and I got The Tony (Italian sub)...toasted bread. Absolutely delicious! A shame it's a 45 minute drive for us! We'll be coming back when we go biking in Emlenton! Fries could be fried a little longer but we're still delicious! read more

We stopped by to Little It' on our road trip from CT to WI. It was delightful! The food was super-fresh and delicious, and the staff so friendly. Plus, Emlenton is a sweet town, and worth seeing. For cyclists, it's also great that this deli is right next to the parking lot for the Allegheny River bike trail. read more

Cute little Italian restaurant. Lovely service. Small kitchen so its not fast food. Great homemade salad dressing and eggplant lasagna. Unsweetened black mango iced tea was delightful. Not much to this town but this restaurant is the cute local food gem worth checking out. read more

What a special family owned spot. Food was so delicious. Came with a group and everyone was happy. The place is charming and you can feel allot of love in everything they do. Salad greens were super fresh, everything is actually home made from scratch. Lucky you if you get the chance to eat here. Also very accommodating to Vegan, vegetarian requests. read more

Their Pizza is extremely thin and not worth the money you pay for it. If You're expecting toppings you better say extra toppings a few times if you want normal toppings that come with any pizza or you're getting a real thin flat piece of dough that's about it! read more

We stopped in today to grab a bite to eat. Looking at the building I was a little skeptic but decided to give it a try. I am so glad we did! I had The Tony wedgie and a side sale with balsamic and my husband had The Tony hoagie. Two thumbs up! The waitress was very friendly and attentive. Would recommend this place to others. read more

OOPS! Forgot to post this but I looked it up and they are still open. Thank God because it was an excellent find. Here goes: We were on our way from Denver to DC when we happened upon this gem. We had some of the best soup ever made and hoagies. Had to order a second bowl of the soup. Very fresh, very flavorful! The owner was really welcoming. This little detour off I80 is well worth the time. read more

Lovely little place... It was on our way to Chicago from albany that we found this place. The pizza was fresh and well done. People were friendly and were very happy to help. It was the only place open during the storm and we were glad we made a stop there. read more

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Ok, we just had the spaghetti, three of us, the consensus was it was not great. Meat balls must have been frozen or refrigerated but they were not hot and the centers were cold. Did you ever see a Italian restaurant that you didn't get nice Italian bread and butter? They gave you some kind of deep fried bread stick,yuck. None of us cared much for the sauce but that's our preference, maybe someone else might like it. Waitress was pleasant but not a very good waitress, I guess you have to get the phone out of your ear. We were looking for go to place but this won't be it. I gave them a star because you could bring your own wine and beer to drink. read more

What a gem! I wanted to stop here on our trip because, hey, Im Italian and have lived in Montana for two years and couldnt wait to get back to Jersey for some GOOD homemade Italian-crafted food! Quaint little Italian place with sandwiches, pizza, soup and the like. We got the Tony and a cup of the mushroom gouda tomato soup. Oooohhh myyyyy goooddneeessss soooo gooooooddd. They homemake everything, including the bread, and it literally tasted like they just took it out of the oven (maybe they did?). The Tony is built like a classic Italian hoagie/sub but there is nothing generic-deli-meat about it. Don't kill me Jersey but this thing tops some of my favorite delis back east. Annnd the soup was bomb. So creamy but super fresh and light. Can I please have the recipe Little It'??? I wish we got a bowl or two cups. I want more!!! Their soups rotate daily I believe, but I'm sure all of the other soups they make are just as good. We got our stuff to go for the road trip. The wait was short plus the staff and owners provided kind and happy small talk. Family owned is always a great thing to support, as well. :) Will go back if I'm ever in the area! read more

So goood! We each had the smoked chicken quarter special with a peach bourbon glaze (with strawberry spinach salad and a black and blue bacon potato salad). This place is not "just a deli" and not what you might expect for a small town. We stopped for the night for dinner and sleep in Emlenton, biking on the Allegheny River Trail and this place really was a DELIGHT! Exceptional food, super friendly owner and staff. We will definitely return again! Thanks! read more

On our way to Philadelphia from Michigan. Quaint little place. We had the Tony, the Nicky, and the Rose sandwiches. Homemade bread. Nice selection of entrees and sandwiches. We will stop here again on our travels down I-80! read more

Go for the great food, look past the kitsch decor. Start with the deep fried lasagna (not as heavy as it sounds) and finish with a pizza. Really great pizza, soft-edged crust like a breadstick! Great quick detour off I-80, don't hesitate to try it! Take a quick stroll down to the river after you eat, would be a pretty place year round! read more

Little It' Deli - Appetizer: Fried lasagna! Delish!!! - Pizza Near Me - Emlenton, Pennsylvania

Delicious pizza!!! Crust is excellent, more Neopolitan style with more sauce and less cheese, but very good! Worth the departure from the interstate if you're in the area. read more

Excellent food and service!!! You must try the gelato! Easy to find and friendly people.

Wow! Calzones here are huge!!! One large can feed two easily. The pistachio gelato was a nice refresher.

Home visiting family and was told to try this lace. Absolutely amazing food! Had the Jimmy cheese steak hero and wife had the Tony wedgie. Huge portions and delicious food. This place is definitely on our restaurant list to come back to every time we come home to visit. A must to put on your restaurant list! read more

We stopped here on our way across country west to east. So glad we did! The food was amazing, everything fresh. We didn't have a bad plate among us and there were 7 of us My husband, and I and our 5 kids 22, 16,13,3,and 1. If you're driving by this place is definitely worth the stop! read more

Great food, super nice employees. This food is Italian like you've never had before, they use ingredients that you don't find in other Italian restaurants and that's what makes them so great. Stop in or get take out, either way you'll have an awesome meal! read more

Friday and Saturday Farm to Table Specials are awesome. Top quality food. Sunday Brunch is a big hit and the live entertainment on Wednesday nights is the perfect touch. read more

Great food, clean restaurant, very cute decor, and extremely friendly staff! Definitely will be returning for future service to this establishment! I highly recommend. read more