Pizzaleah came highly recommended by a friend so i had to stop on my way home from Clearlake. The…read morestaff was extremely friendly and welcoming, Sarah was fantastic. I ordered their Margarita pizza which was cooked perfectly. The sauce was very tasty and complemented the thin style crust which was crispy with a little char. I ordered the their Roo pizza to take home. If you like mushrooms, this hits that craving. They also offer some different brewey choices you might not find at mainstream pizzerias. It turns out that Leah works Sundays so i got to watch her in action. Her passion and attention to detail is exactly what i was looking for in a pizzeria. It was a pleasure for the Legend General to meet her and converse about her great pizza. It was a very nice atmosphere and good experience. It's Definitely worth the stop if your traveling through the area. I highly recommend Pizzaleah!

I've eaten a lot of pizza in my life. I've been to New York and tried a bunch of the famous spots,…read moreand they were really good. But I'm honestly not joking when I say I prefer Pizza Leah to anything I had there. I don't understand how they get the crust like this. It's perfectly chewy and just cooked exactly right. Usually I like the crust but don't love it. Here, I actually do love it. I've been here at least 15 times and I've tried pretty much everything on the menu. My two favorites are the Roo's and the Po-Tay-To. I love how the place is laid out. You can see into the kitchen, and the eating area is exactly what I think a pizza place should look like. It just feels comfortable. One time on my birthday, my wife picked up the pizza and didn't realize that they gave her the wrong one until she got home. She called and went back to get the right one, and when she got there they had forgotten to remake it, so she had to wait. She was honestly pretty mad at that point after making two trips, which I don't blame her for at all. But they were so apologetic that they ended up giving us the pizza for free, and that honestly made up for everything and turned it into a really nice surprise. She got over it pretty quickly after that. Funny enough, it worked out as two trips for two pizzas, and my birthday is 2/2. Now whenever I eat pizza anywhere else, I end up comparing it to Pizza Leah. Other places have good pizza, but this one just checks every single box for me. It just is the perfect pizza for me.

Sonoma Pizza Company in Forestville has cracked the code: build an outdoor patio so gorgeous people…read moreforget to complain about the food. Picture this -- covered seating, oversized hanging lamps doing their best "moody Pinterest board" impression, heaters humming away so you can pretend it's not 50 degrees out. It's the kind of space that makes you want to cancel your other plans and just live there with your friends. The pizza is solid, no notes needed. The salads, though? Borderline showing off. And the dessert and drink menu -- full beer, wine, and cocktail lineup -- means there's truly no reason to ever leave. Gluten-free folks, rejoice: their GF crust is so good it should probably be illegal, since it's somehow indistinguishable from the regular stuff. Plus my buddy Kyle from Camp Meeker says it is the "best he's ever had". No sad cardboard substitute here. Service is fast and friendly, which honestly almost feels like a bonus at this point given how busy you'll be admiring the lighting. Basically, I'd marry someone here. Or throw an office party here. Possibly both, same night, no judgment. This place is too hip for its own zip code.

My friend and I met for dinner on a weeknight, we made a reservation to sit on the patio. The patio…read morealone is comfortable and cute, and there was live music which added to the ambiance! We shared the house salad, it is yummy & refreshing, and is a large serving (yay!) which is perfect to split between the two and we even had a little extra. Each of us got our own Pepperoni Nirvana (Chris' Way, highly recommend) and oh my! We definitely could've shared the pizza as well and had 4 slices each, but I wanted leftovers. I was highly impressed, definitely made it to the top of my list of favorite pizza in Sonoma County. We shared the caramel cheesecake and again, oh my! It was outstanding. I knocked off one star because of the service. We were greeted shortly after we sat. Got our drinks & salad in, then once that was dropped off - ordered the pizzas. Once our pizzas arrived, it seemed as if the server completely forgot about us. Which is fine because granted, it was a busy evening. Both of us have 10+ years in the restaurant industry so we understand. But it was time for us to order our dessert, she was not coming around. We finally got her attention and ordered the dessert and asked for the check, which is when we figured she had forgotten about us as that took forever to arrive. We were done with our dessert when she finally brought it over - again, it's not a big deal. I highly recommend this place and I will be returning and bringing all my people!

Famous for their award winning beers, the Russian River Brewing Company was formed by the…read moreCalifornia Korbel Winery in 1997. The original brew master became the co-owner when the winery left the beer business in 2003. It was then moved this location in 2004, opening as a brewpub. It's been on my list of places to visit for a while, so my wife, her mom, and I took the opportunity to stop in for a Thursday night dinner on our way to San Francisco from Fort Bragg. The inaugural double IPA (aka Imperial IPA) was made by the current co-owner at a different brewery in 1994. Double means it uses double the hops and malts, and the ABV is quite a bit higher. He then created Pliny the Elder (ABV 8.0%) in 2000, recognized as the most famous DIPA. The track continued, with Pliny the Younger in 2005, a triple IPA (using triple the hops and malts with ABV of 10.25%). This version is available once a year in the spring, since it costs so much money and time to make. With so much malt being used, a large amount of time (and hops) is needed to balance. I've had Pliny the Elder in bottles before, and really liked it: I don't like the hoppy 'piney' taste in my beers, but also recognize that not enough will make the beer too sweet (which I've been facing with a lot my island beers lately). Parking is street only, but there was a lot of it, with the metered parking only requiring payment till 6 pm. We were greeted warmly by the hostess and immediately seated at a table near the bar. As expected, it was quite loud, with after work folks having a good time. We got menus, ordered our food, and then decided what to do about flights. The brewery is also known for their Belgian style and thus offers two different flights. It was my first time, and didn't know how much my wife could help, so decided to order the California Sampler (a selection of 12 different West Coast 5 oz. pours of ales and lagers for $15.45) to start: O.V.L. Stout (Old Vic Loyals) - Irish nitro stout - really beginning to love stouts, and this one was good. Velvet Glow - lager - solid. Ending up buying 6 pack to bring home ($12.99) STS Pils - pilsner. Bought a 6-pack for $12.99. Russian River Porter - Blind Pig IPA - West Coast IPA Happy Hops - Juicy IPA Mosaic Stack - West Coast IPA SimCoe 25 - West Coast IPA Citra Flash Mob - West Coast IPA Mind Circus - Hazy IPA DDH Pliny the Elder - really good. bought two cans at $5.99 each. Pliny the Elder - the original Felt pretty good, so decided to order the Belgian Sampler (9 different for $13.63), Surprisingly, I didn't like it nearly as much (my favorite fruit beer during this trip was the Howzit Punch beer). Petite Robert - table beer Little White Lie - Belgian White Robert - saison Perdition - biere de sonoma Damnation - golden strong ale Mortification - quad Supplication - sour brown ale Intinction - barrel aged pilsner Consecration - sour dark ale In terms of the food, it was solid. The 8 pc chicken wings ($17) were good, and the cheesy garlic bread ($10) was filling. I had the meatball sandwich ($16) and upgraded the fries to a spinach salad (+$4): it was tasty, loved the toasted French bread and marinara sauce, with the meatballs being OK (tasted from frozen)...loved the spinach salad with strawberries and blue cheese. We finished off our meal with a Vinnies (co-owner) sundae: good vanilla ice cream with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and a lot of almond slivers. Payment was at the table, and me being again very pleasantly surprised at how little the flights were (a typical brewpub where they charge $3-$4 per 5 oz, would have cost 4 times as much...though of course I wouldn't have drunk as much either).

We ordered two salads, one large pizza and their pizza bites. The spinach salad was very good with…read morestrawberries, goat cheese, and some nuts. The green salad had a good variety of vegetables also. We got the jalapeño cheese pizza bites, which was good and the large pizza I don't recall what the name of it was, but it was also fairly good The service was a little bit slow. They were quite busy, but it took us over an hour and a half to get our table. While we were waiting my friend and I had to flag down the staff so that we could get a beer while we waited. The room was quite noisy, but the table was comfortable

Seems like it has closed permanently. Apple Maps says it's…read morestill open but the phone is disconnected. I went over there and it's locked up, dark, and all the furniture is scattered around.

I hate to be a little harsh since the people working there are such nice people, but I think…read morethere's a lot to improve on the pizza at Santa Rosa Pizzaria. I got a half and half of the bear cub and the fountain grove. Starting with the dough - it was quite bland and odd texture. Not quite crispy, not quite chewy either - a weird in between. Perhaps the dough hydration was a little too low? The sauce - well seasoned, good ratio of cheese to sauce. If anything, maybe a little on the sweet side. The cheese - good ratio, no notes here. the bear cub - good amount of pep applied on the pizza, no cupping action, but tasted fine. Doesn't taste like anything special, but holds its own here. The fountain grove - unfortunately quite a disappointment. Starting off, it was very salty. Maybe from the sausage or salami? I personally still don't understand the craze with piling on ingredients just to have them in California. I've seen it happen so often, and it always falls short of a cohesive pizza, and this one is the same story. Each bite it took just kind of tasted like an amalgamation of random ingredients, there was nothing complementing one another. Overall, a 2/5 pizza. Their employees are very friendly and seemed to have good service. My personal pizza tastes may disagree with others, but I hope there is some room for adjustment or improvement.

Just visited Ausiello's Homeslice again, and felt it was worth updating my previous review - since…read morethat was a year ago and I hadn't included any photos in the original review. On most recent visit we had their Garden Salad and Chicken Parmigiana. Both the salad and the pasta were great! We loved the use of the three-bean salad in the Garden Salad. The Chicken parm was fresh, crispy, and the sauce was wonderfully tangy and fresh tasting. We thoroughly enjoyed the food, atmosphere, and the friendly service. We plan on making an effort to visit more often! Previous review: Only been by here a few times, as it is at the farthest end of town from where I live... That said, every time I have come, I have had great food and service. The fresh wood-oven pizzas are tasty - it is hard to beat a real wood-oven pizza. I have to say their smashburger is one of the best I have had (fries are pretty solid too!). They have a full bar, and good selection of beers and wines - so there is something for nearly everyone here. They get the basics here right - and the overall experience is pretty solid.

The club Sando had brown avocado and the bacon was cooked terribly, raw spots and over cooked spots…read moreat the same time. Also I get different answers about the fries being breaded every time. EVERY TIME. Used to go a lot, but after that experience I think I'm good

Ordered take out here a few times. Ordered a medium Mr Potato pizza today and I enjoyed a beer…read morewhile I waited for my order. Gios is in a strip mall with plenty of parking. It was Sunday and they had the TV on with four games playing on a split screen. The lady who helped me was very nice and prompt. The pizza was really good with a good crisp on the crust! They have a lot of speciality options that are unique! Overall 4.4/10

Let's gooooo Gio's!!!…read more Located in a tough little spot for restaurants it seems but a perfect addition to Northwest Santa Rosa !! I am such a pizza-by-the-slice lover and that devotion was made even greater by the fact they offer made to order! (during certain hours/days.) Good beers on tap. Family friendly menu. Service has been excellent both times we've gone. But it comes down to the food and we've been pleased with everything so far! Caesar salad - nicely dressed, good flavor on the dressing, brioche type croutons. Ravioli came in a delicious tomato sauce, and the raviolis themselves were tender and flavorful. The cheesy garlic breadsticks were nice and garlic-y. But the pizza slices have my heart. (Please add ricotta as an option to your menu for slices!) Come on Coffey Park, let's support this new restaurant!

My nephew and I were in the neighborhood today and craving some pizza. Gio's is a small, pizza…read morejoint in a plaza filled with local businesses in the Bennett Valley area of Santa Rosa. They have a fun selection of pizza toppings and other foods. The guys working there were friendly and helpful in making choices. We sat inside at one of the booths and enjoyed watching football in their TV. My only complaint was that it was kind of cold since they kept the front door open and it was a foggy day. We started with some wings with their mango habanero sauce. The wings were good and I really liked the sauce. I wish they could have been a little crispier, but they did the job. We had a split pizza. We did the Stormy, which was a BBQ chicken pizza. The other half was their Mac and cheese pizza. The BBQ chicken was really good. Sadly, the Mac and cheese was just not that flavorful. I probably would try something else next time. Gio's feels like a decent neighborhood pizza joint. If I lived in the area I would probably order from them pretty often, especially that BBQ chicken pizza!

Pizza dough was so undercooked it was still mushy and raw under the cheese, but what really earns…read morethe one star review is the restaurant deciding to help themselves to a $10 tip even though I tipped the driver cash in person!! Now I get the fun task of disputing this issue with the merchant, and likely my bank! Stay far away! So unscrupulous and disrespectful! I have never experienced something this brazen at a restaurant.