Best deep dish pizza. As good as Chicago pizzas, which is the best place I've had it before.

I ordered for pick up and was there when the food was ready. We order 16 chicken wings which were good, and a jumbo Krewe pizza. Came to a total of 60.00. Came home and first pizza was burned. Called and told them we would like a new pizza. Picked up again and the same thing happed. I will never go here again. read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - The Krewe Pizza (18"") - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

Food is awesome but the service is not so good. This is my last time going here. Our waitress was good in the beginning but a guy come in for a pickup and we were done. Had to wait till she stopped talking to get a box. But when she came back she gave us not a pizza box but a styrofoam box for a half pizza. Never again read more

the service and food were both super amazing and the drinks were even better! our server jordynn was also running the bar and she not only checked on us regularly but kept really good and fun conversation and the food and drinks were flowing would definitely recommend going to Rotolo's and asking for jordynn! read more

The food is good but the service is amazing! This is a place that love to make smiles, good food and share love with the community. Long story short, Door dash order left half our order at the store. The restaurant remade the entire order and the owner's personally delivered to our house. it has such a beautiful impact on my kids, they called them the Pizza people who love us. Need I say more? read more

Good food and Good service ! . way better than other pizza establishments. I will go back and get my free Parmesan Garlic for signing up on the app or the website. read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - Good Food and Good service ! I will go back and get my free Parmesan Garlic Bites . - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

Have had their pizza several times and fall in love each time! The cauliflower crust is amazing, and I hate cauliflower. I always get my muffaletta to go as it is a must have. Totally worth the drive from Houston just for lunch! read more

I ordered from them on Doordash. The garlic knows we're good but the lasagne was terrible. It was way overcooked and dry. They had no business even sending that out like that. I will definitely never eat there again. read more

Not very cleanly and so-so service. Food was okay, but I wouldn't go back. I guess it's expected of a chain pizza place.

Had not been to Rotolo's in a while. We decide to go there on Sunday for lunch. I had the Lasangna it was great! Highly recommend! Tasteful and cheesy! Wings were good too!! read more

I called in an order for pick up on a Friday night in October and the lady on the phone said it would take 25 minutes, but when we got there to pick it up just a little earlier than she said, the food was not even warm when we started eating it and we just went practically across the street to start eating it. First of all, we had both eaten the Chick Chick Bruh and it was amazing. In fact, it was so good, I gave it a 5 star rating and made sure we ordered it again tonight. However, the wrap was hard and crispy on the ends and a piece broke off and cut my mouth. In addition, the filling was not nearly tasty enough and was super dry. If it had been like that the first time I ordered it, I would never have ordered again. Luckily, the Bac'n Mac n' Cheese made up for it. Even though it did not look anything like the picture I saw on here and looked like it was a much smaller portion than that photo too, it was very creamy and tasty and I would order it again. Unfortunately, we ate it too quick to get a photo. Because it seemed they went downhill this visit, I'm dropping a star. But I think some of their food has been good enough and their menu is large enough, that I would give them another try. read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - Chick Chick Bruh for Pickup - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

I love rotolos! Great food and service!!! My favorite place to go eat any day! Such good food!

Seriously the BEST pizza in town! I have wheat/gluten allergies and finally found a great GF crusted pizza here!! I ordered the Muffalatta pizza and it was DELICIOUS ! I WILL be making this a regular stop! read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - Muffalatta Pizza with GF crust! SO SO DELICIOUS - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

Just ate here again it has went down hill. This place at its current service, cooking, and management will be closed in six months. read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - Raw onions and peppers....just to many just on one side. - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Great service good food and WiFi accessible and great pizza place that has sandwiches and calzones will return in the future

I lived in Italy for 6 years where I studied the culinary arts of that great country. I can say with confidence that commenters like Robert E. and Meghan M. either have no understanding of authentic Italian food, or they are working as sock puppets for the competition (my research suggests Domino's on Lake St). Only an absolute neophyte would expect all pizza in Italy to be similar in properties and techniques to the Sicilian or Naples regions. The pizza here is a perfectly authentic replication of what one would find in the Vittorio Veneto region of Northern Italy. I have a few observations about my time there. It's common for locals to demand pizza with "condimenti dividere" (split toppings). Because Italian kids are very picky eaters, it's not uncommon to see the option to split the toppings 2 or even 3 ways (tripla condimenti dividere). Often 1 or 2 of the portions are cheese only. This is meant to honor Saint Albert of Trapani. Rotolo's is consistent with this tradition. Also, the dough is very heavy and gluteny to help you with "Siesta" (Siesta is a traditional afternoon nap in Italy). This is very different than the thinner crusts you normally find in the southern regions otherwise known as "Neapolitan" pizza. It's actually a much older, time honored way of baking the crust. I have to ding Rotolo's for one thing though. It's traditional to supply the customer with lots of beer and TVs for the parents to watch "futbol" (football) which they do quite well. It also helps with authenticity to provide a "zona play" (play zone) for the kids with stuff like a ball pit and a rock climbing wall. I tried to have a date nite with my husband to watch the LSU game and we brought our 5 kids and the waiter did not want to supervise them for us and there was no zona play. It's strange because their Pearl River location has all of these things. I'll just have to argue that people travel to Pearl River if they want the real, authentic experience but this is still the closest thing to Italy in Lake Charles. read more

First off... I'm not sure why people like this place. I hate to say I've traveled a lot and eaten around the world but, this place is just not even close to mediocre. The service was awful. The calzone was nothing special. I've been here twice and the second time was because i let the other person pick so I suffered through a salad. I'm surprised this place is still open. I hate doing bad reviews on local places but this place was just horrifically not good. read more

Me and my wife brought our children and got the meatball calzone, meatball dinner, spinach and artichoke dip, and some pizza. WOW. This food literally knocked my socks off. There's also a small bat you can order out of, and although they don't usually do white russians he did a double for me anyways (and strong like I like it.) They are going to get rich off of us. read more

Best meal I have had in a long time! The waitress, Rachael, was the greatest! Smiles, laughter, conversation. We asked her a lot of questions since it was our first time there. We were told the pizza dough and the pastas were made fresh every morning. You don't get that many places anymore, and trust me, you can tell the difference. Unfortunately she did not make it easier for me to choose what to eat, she said it was all good! Our starter was the 'Sweep the floor' Cheese sticks. OMG these are a must! When we first got it, I thought it was a pizza, since everywhere else is those little stick/breaded things. A twist from their original cheese sticks, they add pepperoni, bacon and a blend of Italian and Greek cheeses. It was SOOO good! The marinara on the side was perfect with it! Took about half home. $8.49 For me, I ordered the Eggplant Parmesan. Came out heaping full on one of those boat dishes (the ones with the handles on both ends and about a foot long) with a stick of what looked like fresh made bread on the side, little slit along the top. You have a choice of Spaghetti noodles or penne noodles, I chose the spaghetti. Cooked perfectly, noodles still had a little bite to them like they are supposed to. I added tomatoes to mine which gave it a little more acidic kick. I could not even eat half of it after the cheese sticks. I was painfully full when I left. Drink: Sweet tea. Smooth not bitter, perfectly sweetened. A++ to whoever made it. Brian had the Bacon Cheeseburger Calzone. The thing was huge! Image a medium pizza you get at most places, folded over in half with the fillings inside. It was that big. It also came with the marinara sauce. Again, I don't think even half was eaten we were so full from the cheese sticks. Drink: Sprite (Sprite is Sprite. Not much to comment on here :) ) $8.99 On our way out, we spotted what looked like an ice cream bar near the front door. Turned out to be that Italian cream stuff that I don't think I have ever tried. Rachael let us try the Strawberry which she said was her favorite. Not to sound repetitive but that was SOOO good too! A lot of flavor, just sweet enough, more creamy/fluffy than ice cream. Strawberry, chocolate, caramel, and I can't seem to remember the other flavor :( (Brian just told me it was Mango) Our bill with two people, after tip, was $45. Little much for two people but the food was so yummy I did not care. When I heated up my eggplant later it was no where near as good as fresh, but I still ate it all. The Cheese sticks heated up were still beyond perfect! They don't have delivery at the moment but Rachael says it is in the plans for the very near future. I HOPE they deliver out to my house or I will have to make regular trips into town just for those cheese sticks! read more

Awesome calzones and pizzas. The Spinach and Artichoke Dip is great too. Nothing really to complain about. I enjoy the Sweep The Floor Calzones and Appetizers. Definitely stop by and enjoy the food. read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

Wow we had a Yelp! check in for a free calzone so we each got one...WOW! they were yummy re\lly good! I was impressed, sadly that was about the extent of it! I went thru at least 10 packs of silverwear to find a clean knife or fork, finally gave up and got a plastic to go set from the waitress. The water tasted horrible! (the cups were cool and you get to keep them!) The straw that broke my resturaunts camels back was the toddler hand print in maranera sauce behind my head! Which appears to have been there for a long time! If that was not bad enough my wife had a larger dirty hand print on her side as well! While the food was tasty I cant eat at a place that has visable dirt that should be cleaned on a daily basis. Sorry I wont be back....not even take outn cause if you cant clean your silver ware what about the pans and dishes you cook with that no one sees???? Shame cause the calzones were pretty good! read more

I spent a month in Lake Charles and ate here a number of times. I loved their Spaghetti and meatball dinner. The service was always good and the atmosphere - nice family type Italian eating. It is a clean and comfortable place to bring your family. read more

I was born and raised in an Italian neighborhood and we have been to Italy so I think I am qualified to review Italian food. Let's begin by saying pizza is classified as Italian. We had the Combination pizza and it was nothing like I had before. I would bet they use their sauce on their pasta. The crust was very under baked to where it was paste in the middle and very thick. Very little cheese with none in the center. The ingredients were good except the mushrooms were over baked to a crunchy consistency. My Italian ancestors are rolling in their graves. No resemblance of Italian. An appetizer, 2 soft drinks and a imitation pizza for $33.00. NO!!! Oh. The 2 stars are for the service. Friendly... read more

Dining in w/ 3 other people and it was disappointing. 5 orders were made and 2 were not correct. Service was intermittent and ok, but little or no responsibility taken for incorrect orders. Certainly not the first choice in the future. read more

After checking out two other nearby restaurants and walking out due to a lack of pleasure at the menus, I came into Rotolo's looking for a good and quick bite, and that's just what I got. I was seated immediately, and my (rather impersonable) server came over immediately to take my order. The menu was filled with a wide variety of choices, which was a very nice refresher. The food was full of unique flavor! The only reason why this place is not getting a perfect 5 star review was because my server, as mentioned earlier, was not an overly outgoing person, and probably should not have a job as a server. She didn't even tell her name. read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - The Krewe Pizza (without feta cheese) - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Like I explained in my previous review it is hit and miss with this restaurant and yesterday was a hit. My date and I started with Bread sticks and marinara sauce. Personally I wish they had been more garlicky but I also eat raw garlic like most people do salt and pepper. We then saw cheese sticks on the menu and HAD to try them. We ordered the sweep the floor cheese sticks. WARNING! It looks like a thin crust pizza! My date and I were confused when we first got it. It is so good though! The bacon is NOT bacon bits from a bag! You can taste that it's real bacon. It smells like cheddar cheese and bacon fries. And was so good we almost didn't get a picture of it! Lol in fact it was so good we recommended it to the table next to us. Then I had a Greek salad it's really great with the balsamic vinegar dressing. However, when I hear Greek salad I think synonymous with greens, tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, carrots, kalamata olives and feta cheese. However out of all of these only lettuce tomato olives and feta was present. That was disappointing. My date ordered a sandwich, I believe the Italian meat. He liked it a lot. I didn't taste it so I won't review it. I ordered the garden Alfredo. I was looking for a pasta with a variety of vegetables and it was sadly the only option that was not a salad that had more than a couple veggies in the dish. So the run down was penne pasta with Alfredo sauce topped with spinach, mushrooms, red onions, and tomatoes. When eating it I got a nice mouth of veggies to balance out the heaviness of the pasta and Alfredo. My problem with my dish was that the Alfredo was far too watered down. If I had to guess, I would say that the Alfredo was at least 75% water because it dripped off my pasta like water would; so when eating my pasta that's all I tasted, pasta. Either the pasta wasn't strained well or the sauce was over watered because it was soupy. Our ticket came out to $50 after tipping the waitress 10%. Hoping to leave on a good note, I ordered the caramel and raspberry gelato. My date ordered the caramel and cookies and cream. It was delicious! Just the way gelato should taste! The waitress was very energetic and friendly and easy to talk to. She was quick and full of suggestions that didn't disappoint! Our visit was definitely an improvement from my last but there is still room for more improvement when it comes to the food. I'll certainly be back for the sweep the floor cheese sticks and gelato! read more

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Ate here on Sunday, service was good and our waitress was attentive. The food was really great. Liked the location as well. It was a nice setting, not too loud. We will definitely be back! read more

Rotolo's Pizzeria - Yummy pizza!! - Pizza Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

My kids absolutely love this place! Brought my son in, who has autism. He announced to the hostess that it was his birthday. She surprised us by telling us when we were done eating that someone had paid for our dinner. (Thank you to whoever you are! You made his day!) Was slightly disappointed at our last visit to see the sweep the floor pizza/calzone was gone. Every meat possible was on that and it was the best. There are fairly suitable replacements but it's not the same. Regardless, this is a family favorite! And if you have a local football discount card, it's buy one get one free calzones! We buy the football card just for that discount! read more

I ordered two spinach and artichoke dips. They were NOT worth the $20.00 I paid for them. They seemed to be 15 parts spinach to and other ingredients. It really should have been called spinach and spinach dip. It was not worth the money or time to get their food. read more

Food was just okay. I could have eaten a Sam's club pizza and been just as satisfied.

The pizza and calzones here are delicious. The pasta and the sandwiches are okay, but not great. Go here for the pizza. The dough is awesome. A small pizza is great to share for two people! Two people can each get two slices and it makes a great meal! Waiters and waitresses have always been helpful and friendly. read more

Went there for lunch with co workers. Never received my meal. I watched everyone else finish theirs. Told the server several times about my meal being absent and the only response was, "The kitchen messed up. It'll be a few minutes". Was still given a check for a meal I didn't receive. The manager appeared completely oblivious and out of her element and was deferring responsibility to other employees. Would give zero stars if it was an option. read more

Decided to try it while visiting the casinos. The calzones were excellent! I had the bacon cheeseburger calzone, and my wife had the canadian bacon and pineapple. Little bit of a wait for the food to arrive, but the service was great. This will be our go to stop for calzones when visiting in the future. Definitely worth the wait! read more

This is my 2nd time ordering from this location. I ordered the Chalmette sticks with pepperoni added and a root beer float. The order was placed on waiter not sure whose fault it was on the timing but it said it would be ready at 7:07 we got there at 7 on the dot. I opened the box in the car expecting strings of melted cheese and hot garlic butter drippings to slightly burn me as I attempted to take a bit BUT sadly my fingertips hit cold bread and even colder cheese and pepperoni. Please get it together so I can order my favorite bread sticks again read more

First, let me start by saying that the Rotolos in New Orleans is great. This one is as bad or even worse than the majority of the reviews have stated. The person who took my to go order, as well as the person who held the door on my way out, were very pleasant. The food was decidedly not. The shrimp and eggplant Alfredo inexplicably had so much red pepper in the not-an-Alfredo sauce as to be inedible. I was born and raised in Southwest Louisiana and love spicy food, but this was just plain bad, as were the overcooked noodles and eggplant in the dish. Spicy is not even in the dish's description. I paid $2 for a side salad and when I saw them packing the tiny to go cup and remarked on it, I was told that was the correct size and I was shocked. No one should charge $2 for three lettuce leaves. It's shameful. There is a reason for the bad reviews of this place. Heed them. read more

The only reason I'm giving this place 2 stars instead of 1 is because our waiter (Brendon) was good and very attentive. But the other waitress working here was unapologetically rude to us and behaved unprofessionally toward Brendon. Her behavior is unacceptable, and the manager should be ashamed for hiring someone as uncouth as her. read more

Calzones are the BEST. Big & stuffed full of flavor- will not disappoint. My fav is "Pesto Marguerite". Great for a fairly quick lunch with my co-worker. Love how you can keep your cup to go (hello sweet tea)! Try the "sweep the floor" cheese sticks (but be prepared for heartburn). Waitstaff can be hit & miss...mostly good overall. read more

Cheap drafts. But $10 for 10 wings? I ordered the 3 meatballs for $7. They were obviously frozen and microwaved. I expect hand made in a place like this. read more

They must not own a broom. Napkins, crayons, and crumbs under the benches as you walk in and continues throughout the restaurant. They definitely do not skimp on the sugar in their spaghetti sauce. Overly sweet. Employees just hanging out at the bar not caring about customers. Never offered a refill on my drink until it was time to leave. Ordered the chicken Alfredo wrap; no flavor at all and way too much wrap for the amount of filling you get. Spend your money elsewhere because this place is not worth going to. read more

Chalmette cheesesticks!! The main reason I always go back!!Sweep the floor anything is good .. Never really impressed with the pastas( not much flavor).Food is always fresh and service great. read more