Vero Pizza Napoletana

Ceased salad is a must have. Very light but tastes great and pizza selection is great. Pizza isn't too cheesy or doughy and overall experience was great. Good service and lighting inside is great. Lots of seating and they take walk ins but definitely get reservation for holidays or weekends!

The food was all very tasty and made to order on the pizzas. The gelato was as expected, very delicious and sweet. The service was fast and friendly from the host to the server. The ambience in the restaurant was very nice. Had a modern feel and a lot of neutral tones and some cool art on the walls if I remember correctly. My only critiques would have been that it was a few dollars to expensive, and the bathrooms did not offer a changing table for a toddler nor a coat hook. So when needing to change a diaper, I had to lay my toddler on the floor, and when I used the bathroom myself, I had to toss my coat on the counter.

We had eaten at Vero Pizza last year and remembered that the pizza was good if a bit expensive. Now I think I must had a glass of wine too many and our dinner last was the opposite of our first experience. We were seated immediately and our salad arrived fairly quickly: it was Caesar with decent flavor but the advertised croutons looked like they were the crumbs left in a bag of croutons. I asked if they had anchovies and would like some on the salad (you know Caesar salad with anchovies sorry if I'm a purist) which I did get but found out when I got the check that I had been charged for an "Anchovy Appetizer" $8 which consisted of 4 tiny anchovy fillets on a saucer, without garnish of any kind (retail value $1-2).AND THE PIZZA!!!!! We have been to Naples, Italy (I doubt the owner of this restaurant has been) and I have an Ooni pizza oven so I know how long it takes to make a pizza and what they should taste like. Naples style pizza cooks in 2-3 minutes; it is a softer dough but more rigid than uncooked dough (Vero's is the under cooked floppy type). We waited almost 45 minutes during which time we saw no other pizzas appear (they only sell pizza). $26 such a deal.I gave them one star because that's the lowest I can. $66 to be aggravated.

We were able to call ahead and ask for a table for 2 on a Saturday evening. We ordered an arugula salad that was big enough to feed us both as an app, but could also be large enough for one person too! We ended up getting the milk and honey pizza which is a garlic white based pizza and it was so good! A great balance between sweet and savory given the hot honey what was on it. We added chili oil and chili flakes to give it a kick too. Inside was a little loud, but we were still able to hear each other ok. The pizza took a little longer to come out but once it did we finished every bite of it!

This place is so so cute! It's so much more modern and bigger than I expected as well. We walked in and were immediately greeted and seated. We came here with a group of 4! My partner and I ordered the caesar salad and the salumi pizza. Both were so so good! The pizza had a nice kick from the hot honey, and the Caesar salad had the perfect amount of dressing and so much cheese! The service was very quick and friendly, and overall a great place to grab a delicious pizza with some friends! Can't wait to try the margherita and milk + honey pizzas next!

I love this style of pizza. The restaurant gives your scissors so you can cut the floppy delicious crust. There is so much fresh tomato flavor in the sauce and all of the pizzas I've had taste incredible. I've had cheese, sausage and broccoli, salumi, and milk and honey. I enjoy every time I come here because of the food, great cocktails, and warm ambiance. The servers are always friendly and help guide you if needed. They now take reservations!

I've driven past Vero probably 20+ times, but never set foot inside the establishment due to the intimidating lines I would always see forming outside. It's been on my try list for the longest time since it's the favorite restaurant of some of my friend in Cleveland. In my last trip to the city, I finally decided to brave the line to try to get a seat. We were quoted a 40 minute wait time a bit before 6, but we were in luck as a table cleared up within 5 minutes.Margherita ($24) - The crust (or rather the cornicione) is seriously amazing. It has a bit of a char, is bubbly with a very nice rise, superb bouncy chew, and yet also a tenderness that collapses when you take a bite. There are blackened spots on the cornicione, but there is no bitterness. It's sprinkled with sea salt, giving an extra salty bite in some areas - be a bit careful, some of the salt is in larger crystals and if bitten the wrong way, they can hurt your teeth. The inner crust area soaks up the tomato sauce and becomes floppy, but is delicious. The tomato sauce is very fresh, acidic, and sweet. There's fresh basil to give an herbal note and the mozzarella adds a great dairy milkiness. The toppings are perfectly proportioned and each ingredient is fresh and high quality, allowing the pure flavors really shine and stand out. If you don't like eating crust, you should probably avoid eating at Vero - it will save you both time and money. I only mention this because we saw another party throwing out the cornicione. (5/5)Sausage and Rapini ($26) - Again, a fantastic crust. The sausage is a bit spicy but adds much needed meaty flavors. The rapini adds some bitterness and sweetness and is cooked perfectly. There's a good amount of cheese as well. Since there isn't really any sauce here, we drizzled some olive oil on top to add moisture. (5/5)The pizzas are not cut for you, instead they provide a pair of pizza shears so you can cut the pizza to your liking.You can get pepper flakes, oil, or hot honey brought over to add to the pizza. We went with the oil. The olive oil is quite fresh and has a bit of a peppery kick as well as vegetal notes. They also serve a spicier olive oil that tastes kind of like hot buffalo sauce. One thing that could be improved is the oil dispenser bottle. The design they have allows a lot of drippage along the outer sides, which makes pools of olive oil on the table. Also it seems that the waiters will sometimes forget to offer condiments - the patrons at the table next to us asked if they could borrow our bottles as they were not given the option. We went to Citizen Pie the next day to do a comparison. Vero has by far the best cornicione and the toppings and construction are better. The taste of the Vero pizza is fresh and pure, while the taste of Citizen Pie is much more muddled in comparison. That's not to say that Citizen Pie is bad. In fact, it's pretty good. Vero is just better in most aspects.The pizzas at Vero are absolutely delicious, but it's not all roses here. According to reviews the restaurant was renovated and expanded over the last couple of months. I was researching menus and comparisons between Vero and other Neapolitan pizza shops around Cleveland and it seems like the prices at Vero immediately before the renovation were already on the higher end ($20 for margherita vs $13-$18 at other places). They rose 20% immediately after the renovation ($24), making them cost way more than the competition.The pizzas take forever to come out. I feel like Vero expanded the dining room but didn't increase throughput. There are two people in the back prepping the pizzas while only one person (I assume the owner) operates the oven. Our pizza took over 45 minutes to arrive and this wasn't a fluke; The patrons at the table beside ours complained loudly as they had finished their appetizers and wine and were still without pizza almost half an hour afterwards.The restaurant also has some odd music choices. They play really loud, booming music - I found it hard to hear anything over the deafening bass. It doesn't really fit with the interior or the food. Finally, the pizzaiola gives off some seriously pretentious "I'm god's gift to mankind" vibes (seriously, read his bio on the Vero website). I hesitate to recommend going to a restaurant owned by a chef with this type of personality, but it's undeniable that the food he makes is excellent. He has the credentials and quality to back up his talk. Note: I did not personally talk to him, this is purely based on my impressions from his website.Bathrooms - Two individual gender neutral rooms near the kitchen.All in all, it took us slightly under 2 hours between setting foot in the restaurant and leaving. This is not a place where you can just go in, get a quick bite, and leave. You have to be patient and expect everything to take a long time. With that being said, and with those caveats, Vero has some of the highest quality and best tasting pizza you can eat.

Vero may be one of the best pizza places in Cleveland and the crust for sure is the best. The crust is like no other crust around town. It's so flaky and soft you almost mistake it for a country biscuit. Our server was great and took great care of us. We got there at 5:30 on Friday night. By 6pm there was a line out the door waiting for a table. Be sure to get there early if you want a seat without waiting. The salumi pizza and the milk & honey pizza were absolutely fabulous and we will be back here again to try others.

Absolutely the best, authentic Neapolitan pizza I've ever seen!!Get there early- we got to the restaurant 15 minutes before open and 2 parties were ahead of us.

Wonderful pizza. But about 109 years ago the owner and founder was beyond rude to my wife -- he was abusive. We haven't been back since.