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1749 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43212, United States, Columbus
No-frills branch of a family-owned chain offering pizza, subs & pasta to carry out.
I love Rotolos! In addition to their great pizza, they have the family-feel that reminds of how hometown pizzerias used to be, growing up. I appreciate that you can call, speak to a human being and place your order. The owner is really kind too. I suggest it for a great pie and great service.
Great Pizza, service and people. I have been going there since 1980. It has not changed and love them.
Pizza Friday night (9/30very under cooked.
Great pizza, but anymore they cant get it done in a timely fashion. This time I placed the only order for pick-up at a specified time (1+ hr from order placementand when I arrived at the appointed pick-up time I was told 20 MORE minutes. Just unacceptable. And they dont even have delivery or sit-down - just carry-out. Hate to say goodbye, but this is just a completely unacceptable customer experience. If you have all day and dont mind waiting A LOT, then go for it. But if your time has any value, look elsewhere.Update: Operator eventually offered to refund money, which is of course a nice gesture, but I havent seen the money yet and it doesnt really compensate for time lost and frustration.
I really wanted to give this place a 5 because the pizza was fantastic but I ordered a custom pizza on the website with pepperoni on the whole thing with additional toppings on half but they forgot the pepperoni entirely so my girlfriend was stuck with plain cheese pizza. They were also out of the shandy I had ordered for her. Great pizza, disappointed with the attention to detail though.
Best pizza ever! Been going there since 1982!!!
Awesome people and some of the best Italian food in Grandview, pizza is on point every time.
Best pizza in Columbus! Can’t believe I waited so long to try them. Perfect crust texture and plenty of toppings. 10/10
Best Italian subs I have ever had! Gotta try it!
Love the pizza. Grew up in Grandview and always ate there growing up! Still the best.
Amazing pizza and the baked rigatoni with meatball is delicious!
This is without doubt the best pizza Parlor in Columbus ohio !
Very good Italian pizza. Recommend it.
Rotolos in Grandview was among our first Columbus-style pizzas when we moved to Central Ohio.My wife and used to pick up a pie a few times a month and eat it off the dash of her Honda Civic at a nearby park. Pretty sure there was still the distinct aroma of pepperoni, sausage, and fresh garlic in it when we sold that car.Still a family favorite more than 20 years later.
Simply the best in Columbus. Quality ingredients and killer family recipes. 10/10
This is by far the best pizza in the city. Highly recommend. A great small family business, a true gem in Grandview. Dom is a great guy and knows how to take care of his customers and does a lot of good for the community. This is a weekly spot for us
A solid pizza! Crust has a great pull not over done nor to crispy. Sauce is top notch and cheese is steller! Great Columbus style pizza!
Always love getting pizza from here. Everything Ive gotten from here has always been amazing
Meatball sub, large pizza and wine was excellent, only complaint is the lack of special / deals but with the quality of the items I understand.
We eat here all the time quick great pizza reasonable price I love the subs mmm mm mmm
Getting carryout from rotolos every Saturday night was a real treat for me and my family when I was a kid. After moving out of Grandview back in the early 80s we stopped going. Last weekend My brother mentioned we had not had their spaghetti in 40 yrs, so we went and got carry out and it was so wonderful. Its great to know that one of your favorite old spots can still keep that same great taste. Rotolos is definitely an oldie but a goodie!
Just discovered this place after living in Grandview for a year. Need to market better and get the word out, but the food is amazing. Would 10/10 recommend
Stopped in Friday, February 25 for 2 large pizzas...Im sorry to be at a loss for words but in my 58 plus years of living in Central Ohio this was absolutely the best pizza to ever cross my taste buds! UN FRICKEN BELIEVABLE....Im sure with the quality of service and food you folks will be in business a long time
100% like I remember from 10 years ago.Best pizza in Columbus!
My favorite pizza place since I was a little kid growing up just down the street from here. Fantastic family and good food.
The best pizza in Columbus. Period. From the crust, to the sauce, to the way the cheese is melted. To the pepperoni. Perfection. When you think pizza, you think of a Rotolo’s pie
Our Dayton will not let us in the door without showing the pizza box! Not sure if thats good or bad for my family. Anyway pizza is delicious!
Pizza crust was dough. Very little cook to it. Sauce was bland and the clumps of cheese would slide off each piece as they were pulled apart. Will not be ordering again. I feel sorry for those saying its the best pizza they ever had.
Columbus Ohio staple. One of the best pizzas in Ohio, Period. Mafalda gave me free candies as a child in the 90s and her son Dominic has always been there to keep it original. Delicious. The ingredients are top quality. And old ovens full of flavor.
How have I never eaten here before! Been around Grandview for years and blew it by never taking the chance! The Italian sub is the best Ive had at any pizza shop!
Fantastic pizza that they will customize any way you like. Great family owned business. Whenever Im back in Columbus, its on my list of required places to eat.
The food was great, the customer service was amazing... I screwed up my online order and they waited after their closing for me to arrive and my pizza to cook once they fixed my error. This place is legendary for a reason. By the way, the pizza was amazing and the people with me finally got to experience what I was raving about.
The pizza I ordered resembled a baked ziti. I hate to be that guy but it was a disgusting amount of cheese. Sauce was bland. Did not feel great after eating.
Great crust, a nice thick layer of cheese, and generous toppings. I couldnt believe the heft of a large pizza!Also, be sure to listen to the over-the-top jingle on their webpage!
THIS WAS THE BEST PIZZA OF MY LIFE!!!! I literally drive 3+hours to come eat here because this is hands down the best pizza around. The staff is so kind and welcoming you feel like you are eating in their family kitchen. 1000/10 will go again. We LOVE sis!!!
Dominic, Rotolos is still awesome since I first had it at a powerlifing meet at Columbus State in 1989.
I was in tonight to grab a pie and the demand for one was visually unimaginable. Every customer was respectful of one another, kept their social distance, had on a mask. The staff were visibly busting @** to serve the demand and not a one of them complained, very respectful as a matter of fact. What I will also say is that I would wait hours to have a slice of this pie! It is always consistent, toppings always plentiful and always served piping hot regardless of the wait. The young ones at the register and running pies out to cars were awesome. For those waiting inside, the gentleman slicing the pies was very vocal from his station sending good wishes and fostering an excellent customer experience despite any wait! Thank you, Rotolo family & staff!! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
The pizza is good. It is thicker crust than most Columbus thin crusts. The sauce is sweet with a bit more basil or oregano than a lot of other sauces. The lasagna is so-so.
These pizzas need some help. Kind staff but unfortunately was disappointed with our recent orders for a party. Cheese tasted cheap. Sloppy made. No seasoning or spices, way too bland for my taste. Was so hungry and let down. More than likely wont be ordering again. Hopefully something changes because that was not good.
Ordered a meal for Thanksgiving, Arrived at 8pmStore was cold. Ovens off. Went home pizza undercooked spaghetti dry. Called said they would give one topping pizza free because of inconvenience. Went to pick it up a week later said we couldn’t have it because we already picked it up.In my opinion these people have no honor. I was a customer for 17 years never again
Rotolos Pizza serves some of the most delicious Italian food in central Ohio.Many years ago, an old friend had told me that Rotolos Pizza serves the best pizza in Columbus. I had never eaten there until yesterday because I do not drive and because I had been told by several people that they do not have a dining room [which I now know is true].Yesterday [10-10-2019], on my way [via COTA, walking, and Uber] to an event on the west side of Columbus, I decided to eat at Rotolos Pizza. My plan had been to order my food and then to walk to a nearby COTA bus shelter and then to sit down at that bus shelter and eat my food. The nearby bus COTA shelter [that is clearly visible on Google Maps "Street View"] had not actually been there but I entered Rotolos Pizza for my first time and ordered my food anyway.I had previously studied the Rotolos Pizza menu on-line and had previously decided to order "The Original Calzone" [Cheese and Pepperoni]. A calzone [according to Wikipedia, is "an Italian oven-baked folded pizza that originated in Naples in the 18th century." It had taken about fifteen minutes for Rotolos Pizza to prepare my calzone but my absolutely delicious food had definitely been worth the wait.I sat on a chair in the ordering area [they have five chairs near the front window], placed my calzone [that had been served to me in a small pizza box] on a neighboring chair, and started to eat. My calzone had been so "filling" that I decided, halfway through eating my calzone, to take the remaining half of my calzone home and eat it there later.I very clearly remember, during my childhood, during the late 1950s and the early 1960s, a former Italian restaurant, Cencis, that had been located at 1773 W. Fifth Ave. [1/2 block to the west of where Rotolos Pizza is now located]. Cencis went out of business during the middle 1960s, Geem Loong Restaurant had been in that space for a while, and then Peking Dynasty Restaurant had been in that space for many years. At the present moment, that building is unoccupied as far as I can tell.The owner of Rotolos Pizza, with whom I had spoken for several minutes during my visit there yesterday, remembers washing dishes in the basement of Cencis, during the 1960s, several years before Rotolos Pizza had opened in 1974.
Rotolos is an old fashioned pizza place off of 5th Ave. in Grandview that also serves up other Italian fare.Stopped in and ordered a large Pepperoni and Onion and an order of Palloncinis, price came out to be $23 which is a good price for the area/taste.Pizza style is Ohio/Midwest (square cut, thinhas a flavorful sauce, ample cheese and crispy toppings. An overall good rendition of Ohio style pizza.Palloncinis are cheesy bread bites, basically like stuffed italian seasoned dinner rolls. I must say theyre probably the best pizza place appetizer Ive had in all the pizza places Ive been to. I know youre thinking its just cheese and bread, but theyre delightful.I rate the pizza a 4.6 and the Palloncinis a 5. Since google doesnt allow decimal reviews and because of how good the price and Palloncinis are I rounded up to a 5.
Very good pizza. It has a very old-school taste to it that is very good. the crust isnt too thick on the pizza and it has a slight crunch to it and the pepperoni curls just enough to make it cute and taste good
Truly delicious pizza! We usually get pep and cheese. My husband wasnt home for dinner, so I got a "all the way-no banana peppers with extra cheese". Oh my gosh, the best all the way pizza Ive ever had, Great flavor, most items cut a similar size. Loved it! I will order it again!
I have enjoyed Rotolos since I came to Columbus in 1981. One of the top 5 independent pizza places in town. Awesome pizza, salad, pasta...everything. The founding fathers wife still works at the 5th Avenue location. Great family, great food.
Fantastic pizza and Italian food. Family run with old family recipes. It’s really hard to not love their pizza. I always get a pepperoni with extra sauce whenever I’m in town! Take out only, but well worth it!
Some of the best pizza in Columbus. My go to place when I lived on West 5th. Now Im 50 miles away, but Ill grab a Rotolos pizza any time I pass through Columbus. The crust is perfect. Get the fresh garlic on your normal toppings! Service is always great too.
Ive been going to Rotolos since I was a kid! Nothing much has changed so I taste the same pizza I did when I was 7 years old! Always friendly service and great for for larger partys! The pizza is fantastic too! Highly recommend trying this Rotolos Pizza!
The pizza was pretty blah. The sauce was not very good and could probably use some more spice to it, maybe some garlic would be good. The cheese was indeed generous but frankly wasnt that good. As you can tell from the pictures this is a fairly messy style pizza, you may need a knife to separate the slices considering how much cheese there is. I had no problems with the service or anything else, but the taste was just not there.
Toppings and sauce were good but the crust was terribly stale. Also had to point out to the cashier that I had given him a twenty and he wouldnt believe me until he saw the $20 in the $10 till spot. Not bad pizza but there is much better in Columbus.
1749 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43212, United States, Columbus
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