Colarusso’s Dunmore

Worst service ever. You would think in a town where Friday night is pizza night literally every week, you might be prepared for how busy you’re going to be. Nope! The last four times I’ve ordered, I’ve shown up and nothing is ready. If they tell you 20 minutes, you can wait 35, and then show up, and chances are, you’re going to wait around for at least 10 minutes. Once you’re done waiting around make sure you check your order, chances are they will have messed up part or all of it. Tonight I ordered and Italian hoagie with no tomato, no onion… they couldn’t even keep that straight, it came loaded with raw onion. Oh ya, and the bread was stale, maybe 2 – 3 days old I would guess. My question: do they think the consumer will not be able to tell the bread is days old? Never again. I’ll go across the street to calabria, everything is ALWAYS FRESH AND READY ON TIME.

This is a perfect example of PA Italian. Coal mine style «Sicilian» pizzas that capture the pizza culture of northern PA and plenty of affordable family style Italian-​american food. This is where you want to roll in with a huge group, push the tables together in the back room and hang out for hours.
Operated by dedicated employees who take great pride in their work and their dough. Anyone who cares about real pizza will have a great experience. This is probably Dunmore’s finest example the unique style you get out here. Don’t expect a lot of moz; instead you’ll find some of the oooiest, gooiest, (and fattiest), meltiest american cheeses you could ever hope for. The white pizzas and double crusts have especially complex blends of cheeses that will feature some traditional moz, but in general the «brick» cheese is what dominates.
It’s not for everyone, but the pizza in this area is a must-​try; no two ways about it.

I am not from the area so I felt the need to check out the local «Old Forge» style pizza. I knew to expect a square shape and a cheese other than mozzarella, most likely American. I figured I’d hate it.
Colarusso’s surprised me. I ordered a fresh tomato slice with basil and garlic and that was very good. Also ordered a white slice (which came with tomato sauce by the way and defied my understanding of what a white slice is supposed to be). I didn’t like the white quite as much — probably because I didn’t like the cheese and it was heavy on the cheese. The crust was good and the tomato sauce was sweet… I know this is the way to do it around here but I couldn’t get past the cheese. Not sure if it was white American but it tasted and looked like it. I did not like the feeling of it sticking to my teeth. I’m obviously not going to hold that against the restaurant if that’s the way pizza’s made in the area. I will say that everything else was done well. Definitely get the fresh tomato!
They do individual slices which is great. They also accept credit cards and unlike many other spots in the area, they are open Sundays. Also, friendly service.
Would recommend.

Good pizza

Had a slice of white and a slice of sicilian take out. In typical Old Forge fashion, the cheese was of the stick-​to-​your-​teeth, probably cheese-​food variety. It’s a style I can eat occasionally, but it is not my favorite — I prefer mozzarella. The crust was amazing, though, and the sauce was savory, which I love. All in all, a good slice of Old Forge traditional.

Get the double crusted white pizza. Hands down — the best pizza money can buy.

Best pizza I’ve ever had. Literally.
Couple friends and I decided to pick up a pizza before we went out for the night. Typically the easiest thing when you have a group of people together. Anyways, I’ve never had Colarusso’s Pizza before. Just heard of it’s excellence. Boy were they ever right on.
We decided on a «fresh tomato» pizza. It consisted of sliced tomatoes, basil, garlic, and sprinkled Parmesan cheese. I’m not positive what type of cheese was on top besides Parmesan. The crust was out of this world. Reminded me of garlic bread sticks. When the tomatoes are cooked just right, the skin will peel along the outside edge. Careful when the pizza is hot. If the skin starts to peel, the tomato comes right off and smacks you in the chin. SO HOT! Yes, this happened to me.