Napoli Pizzeria

I ordered a plain pizza and the garlic chicken parmesan. The pizza was fine — the closest thing to NY pizza you’ll get in Ithaca. But why was a 12″ pizza over $ 12? This is the usual price I’ve seen for a regular 16″ pizza. We’re not in NYC — oddly overpriced for the location.
As for the chicken, it had a lot of potential. The flavors were robust but way too salty. Additionally, the chicken was very dry, and the breading came off very easily. If I wasn’t hungry or had something else to eat, I probably would not have finished the chicken once I tried it. Cook the chicken in such a way that it does not feel like sand in my mouth, maybe reduce some of that salt, and I may try it again. This dish was also weirdly overpriced. An entrée that is normally around $ 13 was $ 17 at Napoli.
Overall, food was OK — not totally inedible, but definitely not worth the price nor the drive down to pick it up.

Where to begin? The very question I proposed after we got home and opened our cheese with feta, shrooms, and spinach from Napoli Pizzeria!
I placed my order by phone, and my pie was waiting for me 20 — 25 minutes after my call. When we entered the establishment, the female who was standing by the closed entrance moved closer to one of their counters to greet us with a smile on her face and to ask if we were going to dine-​in or place an order to go (which I now know to just come in and do next time since they’re clearly faster than the time they estimate for pick-ups…at least on slower days).
Before diving into our 16″, I was almost amazed by how our order looked compared to the pics here. I’ve had pizza with too much feta. And even though I don’t complain, I get that little voice going, «this is too salty.» Not with Napoli’s. There’s just enough to complement the mozzarella underneath so they can mix the right way in your mouth with the green-​flecked tomato sauce. And because of the veggies we chose, I HAVE to mention the look of our pizza’s surface; it wasn’t soggy-​looking from the water that is often released when cooking with fresh spinach or mushrooms. But they weren’t overcooked either; the greens were dark but bright (like when you steam them for 10 or 12 minutes), and the mushrooms were still plump to the bite.
I definitely need to start toggling between these guys and Pizza Aroma. I was a little bummed that Aroma wasn’t opened today, but after my first taste of Napoli’s, I felt kinda lame for waiting so long to give ‘em a try.

After waiting an hour and a half for a slice of pizza and 10 wings. The pizza was cold and like cardboard. Wings room temperature. I paid for extra blue cheese and did not get any. The said they could not refund the money. And said they would deliver it. It has been another hour nothing. They used to have the best wings in Ithaca.

I grew up in Ithaca and would always stop by here with my dad for pizza. Just stopped by recently after visiting Ithaca college, and it brought back great memories. The price was decent, food was delicious, but most importantly the staff was so incredibly nice. We were waited on like a restaurant and our drinks were even refilled for us. Highly recommend this place

I grew up on Napoli’s; I have loved this pizza forever, it is the standard on which I judge other pizzas. I was very concerned back in the day (way back) when the Leo sold the place to another individual, I thought the quality would decline and so forth, but it didn’t, it was still the same delicious-​ness that it always was… however…
I believe there are new owners, the pizza is still okay, but I would bet all the money I had that they changed the sauce — and that’s what I have loved the most — so I will move on to another and my lifetime love affair with Napoli’s ends with this visit. Still good, just not what I grew up on… oh well…

Delivery order — wings, white garlic pizza with meatballs and onions. Fast delivery. I asked for plates, flatware, and napkins — they provided plenty. The wings were amazing! Plenty of Blue Cheese dressing was provided as well. The pizza is brooklyn level. Thank you!

Really bad delivery service, bad pizza, average wings.
I live within a mile of this place and it took nearly an hour and a half to deliver a small cheese pizza and wings. They charged extra for blue cheese, and forgot to include it! And they didn’t answer their phones when I tried to report this to them.
Their food isn’t very good anyway. Don’t bother with this place.

In the never-​ending quest for good pizza in Ithaca, we stopped at Napoli for pizza and wings. The location was hidden in the basement of an apartment/​office building, with very limited parking. It felt more «Carry out» than «eat in».
We took advantage of the large pizza and 10 wings special, and ordered two sodas as well. The wings arrived first and were breaded and not particularly great, and to top it off, bleu cheese was $ 1+ extra, and they didn’t have celery.
Yes, the pizza did have a thin crust, and was edible, better than several places in town. Other than that, it was unremarkable.
For the price ($ 30 plus tip), I’d go elsewhere.

Pizza is a very good thin crust NY Neapolitan style. Italian food is good. Don’t order the fish sandwich. I think they don’t sell enough of them to keep them from getting old in the freezer. I’ve never seen it very busy so it’s quieter and less crowded than most places in ithaca.

I have to say, I was a little thrown off by the fact that this pizzeria is at the bottom floor of some office building. I’ve come to associate a good NY slice with hole-​in-​the-​walls located in dense urban settings, so yes, I was pleasantly surprised that the pizza here was very comparable to what I have come to expect in the City. The crust was thin AND chewy, which is a combination I have a real hard time finding in the pizzeria on the west coast.
To top it off, the service was outstanding. Though orders are taken and paid for at the register, it seems they deliver orders to your table as common practice.

Why all the good reviews about this pizza???
I ordered a 12 inch pizza with extra cheese, pepperoni, and basil. The base of the pizza was hard and difficult to chew. Also, I don’t think they added extra cheese because it could have been a lot cheesier.
I ordered the garlic knots as well. Nothing special about them either. The marinara sauce it came with was greasy and bland.
This place definitely does not carry the best pizza in Ithaca. I won’t be returning.

I worked for this company when I was young when they were at their previous location about 50 yards away. To this day I have not found a better slice of pizza or inhaled a better chicken wing. After being away from Ithaca for about 10 years I went back to find Joan was still working there. She is a trooper. If you are passing through or have ever thought about stopping while driving by, I would highly recommend doing so. I dream of this place every now and then and its the first place I visit when I’m home!

Placed and order and almost two hours later it arrived! This, after calling to check on it. Can’t speak for the quality as it, of course, arrived cold. Too bad.

good pizza, better than the few other places i’ve tried around here. fried cauliflower was tasty too. incredibly fast delivery and friendly driver. only negative I would mention is that for what you get, a plain 12″ is a little pricey.

I agree with one of the previous reviewers. The pizza was thin crust and very solid. One of the better places in Ithaca for sure. However, the wings… not good at all. Pretty simple: pizza good, wings bad.

Solid thin crust pizza (maybe the best in Ithaca). Its better than Sammy’s or Ameritalia, it would be worth a 4^th star if it weren’t for their wings (not so good).

I’m surprised by the low rating for this pizzeria.
I enjoyed my order here so much! Being vegan, I eat pizza with no cheese unless they have vegan cheese and I wanted to try their pizza because someone recommended it to me. So I ordered a slice without cheese and they made a new pie to just cut out a slice for me! Customer service gets even better. They serve it to you at your seat! Give you the napkins, utensils, plates and ask if you want to drink anything. It was a restaurant style pizzeria but you order at the front.
The pizza was amazing. Their sauce had the best mix of spices. I couldn’t figure out the ingredients! I was surprised by their crust too — thin and crunchy. How perfect. I also ordered the garlic knots and it had a light crunch on the outside and soft with a light chew on the inside. Enjoyable. I prefer it to be in the oven a little bit longer but not bad. It came with a good amount of sauce too. Some pizzerias are cheap on the sauce but they weren’t.

Napoli Pizza has the dubious honor of being the ONLY restaurant I’ve ever left wings behind at. Throw in the fact that this was after bar hopping with one of my best friends and you get an idea how shitty the food was. The wings had a wet greasy coating around them and were doused in vinegar flavored hot sauce. My friend did finish his slice of pizza.

There’s nothing like finding a good place to pick up a hot slice and a Coke. I went to Napoli’s after checking out Unilocal and was rewarded with just what I was looking for — two perfectly cheesy slices with a tangy tomato sauce and a nice crisp crust. The lunch special with two slices and a soda is $ 4.50 and hit the spot. I’ll definitely return when I’m back in town.

Even though we stopped a Sammy’s delivery guy who told us Sammy’s was the best pizza in Ithaca (go figure!), we decided to try Napoli based on appearance, and were glad we did.
The atmosphere is like that of an Italian social club, TVs aglow with soccer and/​or basketball and sharing long tables with other diners (in our case). The waitress was friendly and helpful.
This old school pizza was near perfect… great cheese, tasty sauce and a good crust. We’re going back tonight!
NB We didn’t have the wings but a lot of others in the restaurant did. They are SWIMMING in sauce, just so ya know.