Mineo's Pizza House

1/3/25Ate List:Slice of Pepperoni - Score 5.8Slice of Cheese - Score 5.7Aware this is a "Pittsburgh institution" when it comes to pizza. I will respect that and the opinion of those that feel that way. But it's not "worth any hype" for me.The "institution" itself I love - cash only, can order by the Slice, nice old-school ambiance.The pizza itself though is pretty middle of the road. Very crispy on the crust, good cheese, oil accumulating circle pepperoni, and a specific red sauce that felt below average.I respect the place. But if we were to say Pittsburgh has amazing pizza, this should not be mentioned.

It's a well known Pittsburgh pizza classic. Maybe the most well known place in Pittsburgh by some estimates. It's natural I had to give it a try at some point. I decided to order a regular cheese calzone (small size) and a chocolate dipped cannoli.To be honest, I was pretty underwhelmed. There really wasn't anything all that special about this place. The calzone size was decent, but sauce didn't have a ton of flavor. Cheese was also pretty standard but they included a fair amount of it (mozzarella or provolone and ricotta, both good).But, as you can see in the photo, the outside was dusted in a ton of flour. It didn't seem fully cooked. It felt like a calzone with some sort of weird topping. Not the best.The cannoli was pretty good. It was a good size, although price wasn't very cheap, it wasn't expensive either. The inside of the cannoli was great. I'm pretty sure they make these in house, which is nice for sure.All in all, just a standard pizza shop. Not the best calzone experience. Way too much flour dusting. Cannoli was solid.

Crust all homemade and good. A little crunchy . Cheese is amazing. We ordered the John's special and two half baked pepperoni to go back to Cincinnati Great bar and service but we didn't drink alcohol

I think getting a whole pie is the move here. We grabbed a few slices and they were quite bad -- the crust tasted old or like it was lacking a standard ingredient -- not at all enjoyable.We also got a few half-baked pies to go and those cooked up great. If we come back we will get a whole pie vs. slices.

I feel a bit guilty not liking this place more. A friend who grew up here said it was a must visit for pizza. I sat at the bar and cool motif with the founder in a picture in front of the ovens. Dang I wish I liked the pizza more. I did a cut of Sicilian with roni and a small sausage and mushroom. The small had a pool of liquid in the middle of the pie that took away from the yummy crust. Not sure my choice of shrooms and 7 pounds of cheese helped. If I cut out the middle, it was solid. Good service and friendly folks.

Johnny's special and a regular tradition pizza. Crust was crisp. Sauce was good and the cheese was really good. Solid is pizza I will be back.

We finally decided to try this pizza joint that everyone & their sister has been recommending since we announced we were moving here 2 years ago. It wasn't the best pizza we've had here (this would be more a 3 1/2 star review, if possible!), but it was pretty good. WAY too much cheese on the white pizza, but it was flavorful. We added roasted peppers & tomatoes (really odd - we couldn't find the actual charge for these add-ons on the menu). We stopped in - on the bar side (there appears to be 3 separate areas in which to dine - one resembles seats at a McDonalds, another is more general dining room, & then there's the busier bar area) - and decided the lack of ambiance & any of our preferred beer choices meant we'd get our pizza to go. The 1st bartender to come over acted like we had 3 heads when we asked for a beer list. She pointed to a chalk board w/ the draft list & then said, "Just tell me a name (of a beer), & I'll tell u if we have it in bottle." ‍ Not playing that game - & deciding this wasn't the place to get a glass of wine (no names on a short "wine types" list), we opted for a summer spritzer special drink. The elderflower & citrus mix was quite refreshing. The 2nd server/bartender to take our order was quite pleasant - thank goodness. All in all, it was a decent experience. Not sure we'd go back, though.

Stop 16 of pizza passport and first time here. A lot of hype prior but can't say anything wowed me. Standard counter service. The crust was decent but a little soggy when lifted. Cheese and sauce fine but thin layer of it. There's lots of standout pizzas around that I was exposed to make it a priority to come back

Decent pizza, but I dined in and after 45 mins to an hour I went up and asked what was going on. They knew they were caught so they finally admitted that they gave away my pizza 15 mins ago to someone else. Mistakes happy but it's supper cruddy that they tried to hide it and didn't immediately walk up and say sorry, and also adjust my expectations. It will be a hard sell to eat here again because of staff attitude. Just admit your mistake before it becomes a big deal.

It has been so long since I've been to or eaten Mineo's. We went on a Saturday night around 7 and to my surprise it was fairly empty. Also to my surprise, street parking was easy as we got a spot right out front. We ordered the plain pizza and pepperoni. Everything came out pretty quickly. The pizza is SO good! The cheese is just absolutely amazing tasting. I only gave 4 stars instead of 5 for the cleanliness but its really exactly what you expect a pizza shop to look like. My daughter and her friends had a great time hanging out. Its a good spot for kids. I would love to not make it another 10 years until I stop back in!