La Rocca's Pizza & Pasta

3rd time here. It just keeps getting better. My friend had eggplant parm. She received 3 slices of eggplant -cut lengthwise, not circles, side pasta & salad. It was a meal for 2. I got the pasta fagioli & a tomato salad. The pasta fagioli was rustic & flavorful. A thin tomato broth base with cannellini beans & pasta that was seasoned perfectly. I also ordered a braciole to go that came with a side pasta & salad. The braciole was tender and melted in my mouth. I cibi è una fetta d'Italia!

Another delicious meal at La Roccas. Wonderful food and friendly service. It's a great night out every time.

I am ashamed that until last night I supported, and would proudly promote this restaurant. My husband and I frequent this restaurant often and due to a Medical Issue, I always ask for no red sauce on anything I order. Last night I ordered the veal Parm dinner no red sauce and just some butter on my noodles. When I received my meal it was covered in red sauce so I called La Roccas with the intentions to simply ask for a replacement, mistakes happen, it's a busy restaurant no big deal. But I was treated in the most disrespectful way. I was told that I was WRONG, that I ordered a veal parm dinner (which comes with a side of spaghetti, small salad, and roll) with no red sauce and that saying no sauce does not, in fact, make that a veal parm. That what I should have said is that I want a piece of veal with cheese added, a side of spaghetti, small salad, and a roll. A new lady came onto the phone and since there was no introduction I tried to explain my story again. Her response was yeah, ok, what do you want me to do about it? After going back and forth about how I was the one who was wrong and she was, in fact, correct. I felt at best I had been belittled and embarrassed since I could hear employees in the background laughing at me and making fun of me. I asked if there was a manager or supervisor around and to my surprise, she responds with that's me, I'm the owner, now do you want a credit for your next meal or what? I said I do not want a credit as we will never eat there again, but at this point in our conversation I would like a refund (I was going to say in exchange for her food back) but she rudely interrupted me and said well, that's not going to happen. No, you're not getting a refund. What else do you want? I guess I had no choice but to ask as instructed a piece of veal with cheese. I was then asked when I would pick it up.... Clearly, I want this delivered since I got it delivered, to begin with she said fine if he has to make another delivery or has the time he'll get this out to you. The most amazing delivery man ever (thank you to whoever is the delivery man with the beard, you sir are kind) he did deliver in a very timely manner; unfortunately, it was what seemed to be a childish "I win" statement. My replacement meal was just 2 pieces of gray, floppy, Luke warm meat with cheese not even fully melted. My heart breaks that there is a business owner out there that can treat another human being like trash. I was in tears and shaking from embarrassment, Frustration, and pure rage. I'm sure there is a huge fan base since overall the food is good and this could possibly be a very delightful woman but if I did, in fact, speak to the owner and she chose to treat a customer in this fashion then I truly feel sad for someone that bitter. EVERYONE SHOULD SHARE THIS BECAUSE NO ONE DESERVES TO BE TREATED THIS WAY AND PAY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR IT. #noredsauce

Shame on me for not trying this restaurant sooner. We were looking for a new place to have pizza. On our way to Elmton I suggested to my husband that we might like to try LaRocca's instead. We loved their pan pizza. We ordered it with pepperoni, sausage and peppers. The crust has a nice crunch but is not dry, just the right amount of red sauce for us, and the red and green peppers tasted so fresh but they were cooked well. I could see other people ordering other items. The portions looked very generous and the salads looked scrumptious. This restaurant goes to the top of my list for pizza and although they do have a carry out, if you enter the restaurant the atmosphere is warm and quaint.

I reread my La Rocca's review and saw that one of my big complaints was the lack of an online menu. They've since updated their Facebook page to include a menu so I figured I owed them another star. I've eaten here and gotten takeout many times since my original review. I prefer takeout as the portions are a little bigger leaving me with plenty for lunch the next day. My only complaint is their salads are really boring and they recently stopped selling crumbly blue cheese making them even less interesting. The bread remains to die for, especially the rolls!

Best AUTHENTIC Italian food in Youngstown. My family is 100% Italians to the point where I do not eat any pasta outside the family circle. I had been getting suggestions to try it out here but I had been extremely reluctant. I finally did and it is my favorite place ever!!! So amazing everything they serve is delicious, and there is no wedding soup that can possibly compare! Highly recommended it's the best

Stopped on my way home from eastern PA. Ordered a pizza. I want to offer constructive criticism for the benefit of the restaurant owners, but I'm very sorry to report that every other pizza I have ever had was better. My friend and I ate a couple pieces, took the rest home and had to throw it out. The crust was definitely not homemade and that's okay, but this tasted like a bad version of pre-made crusts. Hoping to do better, I ordered the eggplant parm to go which I tried to eat the next day. Tasted like it had been frozen for some time--again, I'm sorry but it was not good. I threw it out. The spaghetti that came with it was okay.

I have always enjoyed the food here and today was no exception. I asked if I could have a white sauce mixin with my red sauce and if I could have Angel Hair instead of regular spachetti. Problem is that she should have told me that there would be an additional fee of about $10 for those substitutions. I was also made aware that there is a 4% service charge when you use your credit/debit card. That is an inconvience that I do not agree with. Even fast food stores except electronic payment. I did not appreciate the extra expenses especially now when everything else is so terribly expensive.

I called yesterday to place a take out order. The young man that answered the phone and promptly told me to hold please. 10 minutes later the call was disconnected. I called back and he answered without speaking and hung up. I repeated this a couple more times with the same results. Finally he answered and said they are closing early tonight and hung up. I drove to the restaurant to find it open with the dining room bustling and the hours posted that they close at 8. It was 7:00pm. I was told by the pizza maker that they have problems with the individual answering the phone but said I got what I deserved hanging up on them. I explained that they hung up on me! Needless to say it doesn't matter how good your food is, if you have horrible customer service it doesn't matter, I won't waste my time frequenting this restaurant ever again

Since moving back from LA I've enjoyed getting good Italian food from this cozy spot. Until today...I placed my usual to go order...only to arrive 15 minutes before the time given to me and here my food was already sitting and getting cold. Then when she was ringing up my bill I peaked in the bag and discovered half of my order was missing....when I mentioned it, I was told "hold a second, I'll grab that". Then looked even further and asked "blatantly" when did chicken franscaise come with mushrooms...and without even looking into my bag/order said "no it's right...that's how it always is". Sadly, I made the choice to "believe" the girl who works there and who should know (or at least check) the menu... Only to finally make it home and yep, it was the wrong order entirely!!!!!! Man that makes me mad.... way to let me down La Rocca's... you should maybe train your staff on the menu....or at least train them how to perhaps entertain the questions of customers to make sure they not only have the right order but also everything that should come with that order!!! You've definitely disappointed a regular...