Rocco’s Pizza

While I’ve driven by Rocco’s a number of times it’s not somewhere that I would consider for pizza/​pasta simply because there are over a dozen places closer to my house all peddling the exact the same thing. But, enter a youth sports «banquet» that was being held here and it was off to Rocco’s for the first time.
While I assume they knew that the group was coming, every available seat in the place was taken and there were only three people working. One guy making pizza, one woman making everything non-​pizza and one girl doing everything else or in other words it was a train wreck of everything being mass chaos.
There was no way I ordering pizza as I could overhear that things were obviously backed up with a decent wait so we opted for spaghetti & meatball along with a chicken cheesesteak. I don’t know if this stuff was nuked or not but it came out really fast which in premise was a good thing versus waiting considerably longer for pizza.
The spaghetti & meatball was non-​noteworthy standard with there being one large meatball versus several smaller ones but the cheesesteak was seriously bland and was definitely light on the cheese. It’s sort of like cooking 101 that you’ve got to season the meat in some format especially when you’re talking chicken which by nature is inherently bland.
On a brief sidebar, I find Justin W.‘s review to be hysterical because if anything I would respond that if we’re suppose to keep in mind that Rocco’s is just a pizza place then I guess they shouldn’t have fifty other things on the menu. It’s kind of a duh idea that if it’s on the menu it’s sort of fair game to expect that it can be done correctly because if not, then why the hell is it on the menu?
Overall door to door it took around 75 minutes which considering how busy things were was actually not too bad. But with that said, the spaghetti & meatball could be had anywhere and the cheesesteak was honestly not very good as is similar with most places in the LV who cannot figure out how to make a decent cheesesteak (Carl’s Corner in Bethlehem is the gold standard).
Good to try but I’ve got no need to come back as again there are a dozen places between me and Rocco’s where I could have had a similar unremarkable experience all with less driving involved.

I was a regular before I moved out of the area. The pizza is the best in town and Paul and Tony are great. I’ve read some of the other reviews and keep in mind it’s a pizza place, that’s what they do; if you want something else then go somewhere else. These guys are great at pizza.

Wings were good. Pizza was awful. Very bland, no flavor at all. Not much variety of soft drinks. Asked to have leftovers boxed to go, just handed us a plain paper bag, no paper plate, no wax paper, NOTHING! Had to request plates for wings & had to get up & get napkins. Service was pathetic. Won’t be coming back ever again.

First, the good…
Great pizza, probably the best I’ve had in the area.
The sandwiches/​subs are also good.
The bad…
Delivery is often really slow (1.5 hours to deliver a pizza is unacceptable… especially when I live less than a mile away).
The prices are high. I understand that Bedminster is a pricy area. I live here, believe me, I KNOW! But the prices are still high to me.

Get the Grandma’s Pie!!! You won’t regret it! We’ve been looking forward to pizza night every week. Anyway, it’s like a crispy thin crust Sicilian and it’s delicious with sausage.

As the chaperone to a fairly large group to this establishment and give a little bit of insight to Joe and Drew’s reviews, I will say this:
We are a party of almost 60. The teenagers in our group (the majority of the party) are athletes. Damn good ones, too. We came down to PA for an invitational race held at Lehigh and needed a place big enough to accommodate us with a pasta menu.
We found Rocco’s on Unilocal and called to bludgeon them with questions four hours before inundating their space. We were reassured that yes, they can accommodate us. Yes, they serve pasta. We made a «reservation» and took the kids to the hotel to get ready.
We showed up at 6. We left almost 3 hours later with some pretty hungry kids.
Instead of rehashing the quality/​cost of food already established in previous reviews (accurately unsatisfactory/​overpriced), I’m going to outline all of the things that went wrong. Having worked in the restaurant industry for a million years, I feel like I could provide some advice.
Don’t say yes to a large party when you have never done it before and clearly don’t have the experience to handle it. The other option was to be clear and set some guidelines– that you’re better at pizza and grinders, and if we ordered 50 pasta dinners, we wouldn’t have a good experience. Yes, you would’ve lost business because we probably wouldn’t have gone if that was the response. On the flip side, you wouldn’t have had to deal with a bunch of hungry athletes for three hours.
Staff appropriately. There were two waitresses. They were stressed to the max and ultimately took the blame for what were the owners decisions. One of the chaperones was actually clearing tables.
Prepare accordingly. Same idea as above. Four hour notice for pasta dinners = Go get some extra loaves of bread, salad mix, and another waitress or two.
If your process is to make the pasta sauces individually, take inventory of the eight tickets and determine how much Alfredo sauce, lasagna, and ravioli you need to make. Cooking each table ticket individually was an epic failure.
When delivering the bill to said large party, it’s best if it’s handled by the owner or manager especially given the circumstances. We shouldn’t have asked to see him and ask for considerations.
Stress brings out interesting qualities in people. What we experienced last night can be chalked up to inexperience and just plain bad management.

Meh food and extremely over priced. I went there to get a take out and decided to get pasta and chicken with olive oil and garlic on it. The food was flooded with the «sauce», the salad was as small as they could provide, and it took the 45 minutes to prepare the food. The food wasn’t even enough to feed an elementary school kid, and it cost 19 bucks. 19 $ for a little bit of pasta, some chicken and a side order of salad. Im never going there again.

Love the food. But my favorite waitress is no longer there… we miss you there Kristi!

I’ve never tried anything else here, but the pizza is consistently great. My #1 choice for Pizza when in Hellertown. Off-​street parking is a plus as well.

Consistently great food! The crust on the Sicilian is olive oil crisp on the outside and well risen and soft inside. try it with sauteed onions and meatballs. The specialty pies, like the meat lovers are LOADED with toppings, no skimping here.
The bolli’s, especially the large could easily feed ⁴⁄₆ people and is always delicious. The sauce on the pizza is exceptional, home made, not right out of a can and has great flavor.
As close to New York as far as flavor, in the area, but with more charm, the owner works the ovens and says Hello!
I go here at least once a week, it has never disappointed and in always delicious. Great pizza’s and more. One of the kids said the burgers are good to.
Plus they do beer to go.

Their new place is very nice. Good meatball sandwich but 10 bucks for sandwich and soda was a bit steep. Will try pizza next time.

decent cheesesteak for the area. sauce is a little sweet and the dill pickles on top was a unique touch.

Been here many times… great pizza… that’s all I have to say! I actually went IN the restaurant with about 10 other people, and, although we probably were a bit roudy, everyone was really nice and polite, and service is pretty fast! GREAT PIZZA HERE!