Bellisario's Restaurant

Hello, Our son had surgery at Passavant and we’ve had some long days. We’re from Latrobe and have been staying at a hotel close by the hospital. We predominately seek out local independent restaurants because we ourselves own our own restaurant. The other night we ordered a pizza and it was fantastic! Tonight we decided to have a nice sit down meal and we went back. I can’t begin to tell you how delicious everything was. Like OLD SCHOOL Italian cooking, wonderful service and we splurged and grabbed desert and it did not disappoint! Thanks you all for a wonderful evening. Hope to see you soon! Rob and Allison Rockwell Latrobe Pa.

- Rob Rockwell -

I really love the prices here. It's genuinely so cheap and filling, while being the same quality as some of the more expensive pizza and Italian restaurants in the area. Today, I tried their cheese calzone (large 18 inch) and a cannoli. The calzone was only $12 for one of (if not the) biggest calzone in Pittsburgh. It's absolutely huge and about the same price as a small calzone in other places! It's served with a large container of sauce on the side. It's a decent quality sauce, not chunky but still good. Somewhat sweet too. The calzone is huge, but the down side to that is that it's easy for it to be too bread-y. And this calzone definitely has loads of bread/crust around it, which I'm not a huge fan of. There is no sauce inside, which is a plus for me. Lots of cheese as well, both ricotta and mozzarella. Interestingly, this calzone has almost a buttery flavor to it, very good again! Some of the edges are a bit burnt or crispy, but it's not a big deal. The cannoli was also surprisingly delicious. This might be the best cannoli I've had in the area, or even Pittsburgh as a whole. The filling is just so good. There's chocolate chips and smooth, sweet ricotta cheese. Then, the shell is crunchy and has chocolate ends. It's topped with more sweet ricotta filling on the side, some chocolate sauce, and a cherry. Only thing I didn't like about the dessert is the chocolate sauce, which tasted like Hershey's. Pretty good price for it, but not as cheap as other menu items. Note: their tiramisu is not made in house (I asked over the phone). They get packed quickly and you may need to wait for a while. When I arrived, there were very few parking spots open (6:30 on Friday night, and they are open late). Long line waiting to be seated, too. But, once I found the pickup area, everything went smoothly and efficiently. I thought the workers were great. All in all, Bellisario's is a new top calzone spot for me. These prices are just mind blowingly fantastic. Everything is darn cheap! And, this calzone and cannoli was delicious. Recommend both of them. Just know you will probably have to wait to be seated (a while) and the parking lot will probably be jammed.

- Ulyana K -

Food was really good the service was terrible we where rushed the hole time and anytime we asked for something it was an inconvenience at one point the server even said you have to be fing kidding.

- C A -

This place is the real deal. No BS - just old-school, Italian pizza. Ordered a buffalo chicken pizza for pickup. Added fries, green peppers, and extra chicken. It was a very good pie; tasted exactly correct and better than expected. I only had a brief interaction with the staff, but I felt like I could have hung out with them all night. Good people!

- James Watt -

Loved, loved, loved Bellisario's Restaurant . Our waitress was friendly, attentive and anticipated anything that we might need. She offered a bread basket while we waited for our order ....WOW! DOES BELLISARIO'S BAKE THEIR OWN BREAD!!!??!! SO SOFT AND FRESH!!. My friend really enjoyed the baked ziti. The Fettuccini Carbarna that I ordered was creamy and delicious . We took dessert home and they didn't disappoint either. They were very generous with the strawberries on the cheesecake and the homemade pumpkin roll melted in my mouth. The only problem with the desserts are that they were gone too soon.. Btw, our house salads were anything but wilty, they were tasty and just enough to start with while we waited for our entrees. WELL DONE BELLISARIO'S.

- K George -