Bella Pizza

Best pizza in old Brooklyn neighborhood by far. Wings are good but they are baked not fried. Definitely a carry out place, though.

I have lived in Old Brooklyn (burb of Cleveland, Ohio) 32 years of my life yet, never tried a Pizza from here and at one time.O.B. was the Pizza king of America… well, no more. I read the reviews but never allow them to change my review… so, I was warned by neighbors that at best. Bella Pizza… mediocre … well, my first call a very upset man answered, and kept saying, hello… hello…hello…click…not off to a great start… he was very rude, so. i became determined now and finally a lady answered and not much better… so, we ordered 2 Strombolies with extra cheese… Quick delivery and the driver was very nice. so, looking good… well, till i bit into the Stromboli … no extra cheese whatsoever… the Stromboli was lukewarm, the cheese tasted freezer burned, I must say… the Boxes were exceptional… tasted better than what we got.lol.:).the side sauce was VERY COLD and tasteless .then, the dreaded 2 dollar up charge… for what? lll Delivery, oh… it goes to the driver um… no…just pure profit and robbery. … anyhow. sad, old food…

Nothing special. Their pasta dishes are good. Don’t order the wings. They are pre fried then frozen. All they do is put them on their rotating oven and they don’t get crispy. Prices are decent.

So we just had them deliver again, third time in the last two months. The last time they gave us a menu, so tonight we ordered off of it. They must have raised their prices 30% because everyone was running for more money when we were told a different price. Okay, that happens not that much of a problem. Open the pizza, its not that large for a $ 19 pizza. Then the pieces only have one little piece of meat per slice of pizza. Its highly doubtful we will order here again. The sauce and pizza is good, but not for that price and barely any toppings on it.

Always love their pizza. Not a place to sit in. Super creepy worker who made me not want to ever personally pick up the pizza ever again. Salads are a large size. Wings are worth trying.

In our seemingly neverending quest to try all of the local pizzas in Cleveland we decided to give Bella Pizza a shot. Why Bella? Well, for one thing, they’re right around the corner and I drive by their shop nearly every day.
Bella is your typical, Cleveland neighborhood pizza and wings joint. They’re located in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood in a corner shop across from a gas station. No frills, no pretense, no website. Yeah, I had to actually Google this place and then go to
to find something. Not a huge deal, but it is 2014. Moving on.
We ordered delivery from them on a Friday around 5:30pm. The guy on the phone said it would be 30 – 45 minutes. Typical. We selected a large, pepperoni, mushroom and banana peppers with a side of cheesy bread — $ 18.85 without tip.
The Delivery:
We live a stone’s throw from Bella so I wouldn’t expect that a drive over to our place would take all that long. From phone call to knock on the door it was about 30 minutes. Nice.
The Crust:
Nice and chewy with a crispy outside. It also had a nice thickness to it somewhere between New York style and deep dish. Not much in the flavor department but a nice vehicle nonetheless.
The Sauce:
Your typical tomato sauce. I’m used to everyone loading their pizza sauce with sugar. Not the case here. A good flavor, loaded on in the proper amount but lacking a bit of salt.
The Toppings:
Canned toppings. No surprises here. The mushrooms were OK and the pepperoni and banana pepper rings added the salt that the sauce was missing, so that helped.
The Sides:
Who doesn’t love pizza dough covered in garlic butter and cheese and baked golden brown? I’m a sucker for this carb madness and this stuff was delicious. Came with a side of marinara sauce for dipping.
Like I said, Bella Pizza is solid. I’d actually give them 3.5 stars but you know how Unilocal is. I haven’t had any of their other menu items (wings, pizza rolls, salads, sandwiches, etc.) but I’d imagine they’re on par with other venues of this ilk.