Paradise Pizza and Grill

Unfortunately wasn't able to try the food because I ordered takeout and they were short on delivery…read moredrivers. The owner called me, apologized and asked if I was able to pick up, which I wasn't at that time. No problem, it happens I know how short handed resturants are these days. He offered to bring it himself if I could wait until he closed ( wonderful service) which I declined and they gave me a refund. If the service is this good, I hope the foods even better. Will absolutely be trying this restaurant asap.

In a town full of pizza places, this is surely one to avoid! I don't often post reviews and when I…read moredo, it's either for an amazing experience or a terrible one; this one is on the latter end. Ordered a Penne ala Vodka pizza, which is one of my favorites to get. Now, you would think that ordering a pizza like that, the sauce in it would either be vodka sauce or at the very least a white sauce to allow the "ala vodka" to shine.... Boy would you be in for a surprise if you got it...RED SAUCE!! On a "ala vodka" pizza?! All the description says is "Aces award winning pizza" so I guess you're supposed to guess incorrectly at their pizza. Apparently, there's also a "Vodka Pizza" on the menu with vodka sauce, but that doesn't come with any pasta on it and is extra money to add to it. Make that make sense. Anyways, called to ask why it was like this and the owner, whose name is "Ace" must have gotten offended because he told me it was "award winning" and that I didn't know what I was talking about. He hung up on me! If I am going to pay $25 for a pizza there are plenty of other places in town I would go to: Domenic and Vinnie's, Riverbend, even Spartan's! If you want an excellent Penne Ala Vodka pizza, go to The Avenue in Berlin, CT and don't patronize this place!!

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Margherita pizza?

Noto Americano

4.0(78 reviews)

1.8 mi

Such a cozy, moody dining room but still feels family-friendly. The bar and patio look so…read moreimpressive, I'd love to sit out there on a nice summer day! Apps came out before drinks and the food was super quick overall, service felt a bit slower but everyone was still very helpful, and friendly. The cacio e pepe was a little too peppery for me but maybe that's the point, the chicken cutlet was perfect...crispy and juicy and the meatballs had a great little kick. Ended with the cheesecake that was rich and creamy, wish there was a bit more crust. Overall, great vibes and I'd definitely be back to try something different

Decided to try Noto Americano for the 1st time for Father's Day takeout. We ordered the Chicken…read moreParmigana, Lemon Bay Chicken and a Meatball Grinder. The price for takeout for these (3) things were on the high side to not include a side salad. With that said, we were aware that those weren't included as it wasnt listed on their online ordering. We just figured the portion for both Entrees were likely larger and thats why you paid a la carte for the salad. We come back home with the takeout and to our surprise for quite a high price, the portions were small. How small, each meal fit with pasta inside a plastic container, similar to those used for Asian takeout. For any other restaurant that serves Chicken Parmigana, its always been a larger round metal dish with pasta on the side. Typically with 2 pieces of chicken. Putting portion aside as one can argue that we may have been able to find that out before ordering, the (2) entrees were not great. The Chicken Parmigana had one piece of chicken and the chicken was charred, dry, minimal amount of cheese and the both the chicken and pasta itself had a scarce amount of pasta sauce. I found myself having to scrub the side of the dish for any sauce left. The lemon bay chicken was also quite dry and unfortunately the mixture of recip (chicken, pasta and sauce) was quite tasteless. I'm not typically one to leave a 1 or 2 star reviews often, as I'd rather just not go again to the place where I had said experience but between the quality of food, price and portion, this place falls into a bit of an exception for me. Look, I've eaten at many places, if your portions are going to small for the price (and without sides), then the quality needs to EXCEED the excepted regional standard for that dish to justify that reasoning. This experience did not do that, instead we are left with half of take home container of each meal that we will have to toss in trash for Fathers Day.

To go area

Verdura pizza

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Domenic's And Vinnie's Pizza

3.6(99 reviews)

3.4 mi

Always amazing pizza, whatever I choose every Friday for years this place is where it is at…read more Service is absolutely outstanding and friendly. And they say New Haven has the best.... Southington CT is where it's at

One of the top 20 best pizzas in CT? Nope even better!! Well worth the 35 minute drive for us!…read moreCrispy crust but not super thin, although very delicious. The 4 cheese was heavy, but so good!! The pepperoni, even better! The sauce is a tad spicy, or maybe it was the pepperoni. Either way, we couldn't get enough. The service was great and the price is right. Go get some!

Pepperoni pizza

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Angela's Pizza & Deli

4.2(56 reviews)

3.6 mi

Good pizza. A little greasy, but still very tasty. Definitely satisfied my taste for pizza…read more Easy online ordering service. Pizza was ready within the timeframe noted and cooked to the requested well done, double cut specifications. Its a takeout spot with a few seats inside and out.

Have ordered takeout from here for years and thought it was the best pizza in town. The last couple…read moreof orders, especially today's, was awful. Simply not tasty and not up to their prior standards. I'm not sure what changed but I don't plan to go here any more, From now on I guess it's going to be Spartan or Morava's. Too bad!

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Menu - Back

Giovanni's Pizzeria

3.8(66 reviews)

1.2 mi

We went to Giovanni's for DJ trivia this Tuesday. DJ trivia is by far our favorite trivia in CT so…read morewe'll go wherever they go. The happy hour offers reduced prices on food and drinks and runs weekdays 3-6pm. We were shocked by how large the small cheese pizza was for $8 the deal was spectacular! The crust is thin, light, and crispy. Cheese and sauce are tangy. Fries were nice shoestring style and crispy similar to McDonald's. Chicken strips were a little dry but the sauce was tangy and tasty which made up for it. Service was good and the server was attentive and friendly. Will be back!

Hello, I am not from here and I'm gonna give them a three because I love the way that they wrap the…read moresandwich. I love the way that they wrap the sandwich. The bread was fresh toasted, but yet hard on each corner maybe because I never been here before the steak to me is steak. I don't know if it's real estate but it look like steak comes to me. I ordered a medium and it looks like it was a small spread it over the food. Honestly, I should've got tomatoes, lettuce, and onions. The only reason why I got it because I thought I would taste the cheesesteak I get it I would not. On the other hand, the lady that waited on me is very nice. Tried to understand my English my Baltimore accent the may not so friendly to me but yet when a certain person come in hey how are you doing? How are you doing? How are you doing? I wasn't satisfied with this at all.

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French fries

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South Town Apizza

3.9(69 reviews)

4.0 mi

We went on sunday and it was great to see they finally opened the dining toom. However, not sure…read morewhat is going on but the pizza was lousy. It used to be outstanding but the crust was dry, felt like cardboard and was tasteless. I sure hope this was a fluke...we will give it another shot.

I've ordered from here twice for pickup, and I live only a few blocks away. The price seemed high…read morebut the reviews were good so I went for it. The first time got a large pizza with BBQ chicken. The taste was ok, but the pizza was barely warm--again, I live very close to the place so it's not like I drove a long time and it had time to cool down. I thought maybe it was a fluke so I tried one more time, this time a veggie pizza. I even made sure I was there IMMEDIATELY after I got the message that it was ready. Once again--lukewarm. If you like pizza NOT hot, this is your place. I'll never order from there again. Hot pizza is the baseline of what they need to provide, and they definitely didn't. TWICE.

Wet chopped salad without any dressing. Spoiled lettuce throughout.

Dried out burnt chicken parm

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Chicken Parm Apizza

Craft Kitchen

3.8(298 reviews)

1.8 mi

My husband and I wanted to stop for lunch & found this restaurant on Yelp close to I-84 on our way…read moreto NH. It was such a find! I had one of the nicest salads with perfectly grilled chicken and a cumin-citrus dressing. He had a terrific burger- one of the best. We couldn't eat everything, so we brought the rest with us for later. Service was great, atmosphere was nice, especially during FIFA World Cup in the air and on their TV's. Soon we were on the road again, but we now know the perfect place to stop on our next trip north!

A friend of mine and I went to Craft Kitchen for lunch on this Thursday…read more There was plenty of parking to the right of the restaurant, and the side entrance was right there. As I walked through the front doors, I noticed kegs alongside on the floor. This was kind of a turn off, kind of reminds me of a dive bar. So my mentality kicked in that we were going into a dive bar serving food. I kinda get the sketchy feeling. Once we were seated, and menus placed, we were served iced water A few minutes later, the server came back and took our order. My friend ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and some string french fries. I ordered the 1/2 smoked chicken, which came with two sides. I chose the rattlesnake beans and the creamy macaroni and cheese. Also include included was cornbread I originally wanted the street corn, as a side, but it was not available. Our lunches came quick, and my friend only ate half the french fries and cheeseburger, as she wasn't really turned on by them. The smoked chicken was fairly dry, with a very interesting smoked flavor to it that I can't put my finger on. I eat about 1/3 of it. Left the rest on the plate. The creamy macaroni and cheese was out of bounds top-notch. I could've eaten this all day. The rattlesnake rice and beans were just OK. The rice was cooked pretty good, and was seasoned well. The beans had a weird taste. Now thinking of this side dish, I was hoping for raw onions to be on top, but they were nowhere to be found. It'll be nice if there was chopped raw onions to go with this. The cornbread was delicious. I ate about half of it. It was a generous slice. While the server was fairly attentive, as she only checked in to fill the water glasses and ask how lunch was. She didn't ask us if we wanted a desert or coffee. Being old folks this would've been a great up for us, but it didn't happen. I had to ask for the check. I'm not sure if I would come back. I think this might be a one and done. The vibe just didn't hit it for me. Restrooms were clean. The restaurant was clean; the silverware clean. I don't know. It just was like a funky type layout and those beer kegs kinda sent the wrong tone to me as a guest. Lunch for the two of us was $40 and change and I left a $10 tip. We didn't have any cocktails or mock tails, we didn't have coffee or dessert either. From what I understand, the owner was near the exit when we left, not even a smile or a thank you for coming in...

Front desk

The Craft Pie, large

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Roasted Vegetable Salad

The Fire Place

3.9(142 reviews)

0.7 mi

Of course we all know the Pizza sensational but have you had these wings lately. They are so…read moregood!!! Wood, FIRED and juicy

Stopped by on a whim on a Saturday night and it did not disappoint! The service was quick, food was…read morehot and fast, and above all it was delicious! We tried various martinis and 3 pizzas and it was divine - can't wait to go back!! we sat outside on the patio which was nice to people watch and enjoy the cool evening air. Inside near the bar was packed and buzzing with people. Wish I lived closer because I'd eat this pizza all the time!! 10/10 must visit if you're in the area

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Sauced

4.4(30 reviews)

3.3 mi

Our friends have been telling us for a while how good the pizza is at Kinsmen, so we all met up…read morethere for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. It was my first time going and I enjoyed the laid back vibe. My husband and I were impressed at the pizza quality, especially how good the crust was. They only have 12 inch pies, so they were going down easy! The classic cheese and mashed potato ones we tried were very good. We appreciated that they had different games around to bring to your table. We would definitely come back, and it's a good place to keep in mind for private events or low key gatherings!

All their pizzas are good. I'm serious. Toppings are delicious, and the varieties are awesome. My…read morefave pies: - Mother Clucker - OGB - Farmer's - Mad Lips - Hot Lips - Margherita - Cheese (duh) Ones I wanna try: - McGinty - Wakey- Wakey I also recently tried their caprese sandwich with prosciutto and it was damn delicious. Thinly sliced tomatoes, balls of mozzarella, tasty prosciutto and basil on a beautiful roll.

Jumbo Pretzel

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Eldrion's Pizza

3.9(36 reviews)

3.5 mi

I initially became aware of this neighborhood pizzeria when I stopped at Sweet Mia's for cupcakes a…read morefew months ago. My wife and I happened to be in immediate area at lunch time so a stop was made for slices of cheese pizza that turned out to be very good. The NY slices are large for the price so for $5.05 including a large Pepsi we were satiated. YAMV = your appetite may vary.

This place is totally awesome. Best pizza I've had in so long! The people are so nice. The crust is…read moreso yummy. It's a mom and pop place with good vibes and really good wraps. Everything is so fresh! We love it!!!

Mozzarella Sticks

Med cheese no sauce!

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Marion G.

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2

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12 years ago

I have ordered over 5 times from Paradise Pizza in the short time since they opened not too long ago. The Pizza is excellent and so are their wings and grinders. The wings are bigger and better than most restaurants in the area. The sauce is delicious as well as the sausage, they are not stingy with the veggies like other places. The Fried Chicken dinner was NOT good. Pasta dinners are good and good portions. A mistake was made on 1 pizza I ordered, I called to tell them and they sent another pizza out that was correct. So far I have been ordering for myself, family and friends who also like Paradise Pizza. I try out different places in town, got Paradise Pizza menu in mail, decided to try them and now I order through Grubhubcom. My compliments to the chef, most items we tried were excellent and portions good.. Delivery was excellent, on time, polite drivers, they deserve to be tipped well. Unsure of dining in being I only ordered delivery so far. read more

Joe G.

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3

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7 years ago

Tried a few pizza places and this one is fairly priced for what you get and so far everything we tried has been good so far. Not like the best of the best but above average for sure and highly recommend if you don't what to just pick a pizza place. read more

Jason E.

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8 years ago

Paradise Pizza always has great food! We love their pizza. The ribeye steak entree is one of the best meals I have ever had delivered. read more

William H.

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3

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7 years ago

Customer @ stuart dr southington great food beat pizza in southington awesome service They stand behind there product food is amazing read more

Tyler C.

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3

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8 years ago

Pizza was awful, the crust was gummy and not appetizing, the wings had barely any sauce on it and they were dry and nasty

Kelly M.

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1

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11 years ago

We are wicked picky pizza snobs, and we really enjoyed the pizza from Paradise tonight. We will absolutely order again!

Courtnae B.

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1

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6 years ago

I love this pizza place. Everything is delicious and very close to home. Speedy delivery too! Highly recommend.

Christine D.

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8

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11 years ago

Used them a ton while we were renovating our kitchen and couldn't cook. Excellent, consistent service.

Gilmore T.

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1

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12 years ago

Great place and great people. The food is perfect. I would recommend this place to anyone

Rob H.

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3

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8 years ago

Best food in town hands down. Eat there 2-3 times a week.

Anne R. K.

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7

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9 years ago

Yick, yuck, yickkk. Cold, under-cooked pizza.

Mike A.

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1

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12 years ago

it was agreat place to dine at 5star for me

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