Reviews for Inizio Pizza Napoletana in Charlotte, NC
Charlotte pizza strikes again! Long day traveling, needed to pick something up on the way home and were assured by friends that... Inizio has great pizza, so we decided to give them a try as it was close and on the way home. Unpacked the car, got everybodysituated and opened up our $70 worth of pizza, much to our disappointment. The pies weren't cut, the pizza is mostly crust, andthere was some weird side of sauce, I guess for dipping. (See pics) Cheese/sauce to crust ratio is bonkers! You're getting a$20+ pizza that is mostly edge crust, which is thin, but not crispy enough to be held and some smattering of sauce andcheese. The side of sauce (I dipped the plentiful dry crust into it to help choke it down) is bland and reminds me of watereddown canned pasta sauce. Suffice to say, we are no longer on speaking terms with the friends that recommended this for pizza, asthey don't know what they're talking about. Keep searching, I guess. Read more
We are typically drawn to New York style pizza but after seeing some reviews and being in the area we decided to give this a... try. We dined in and loved the atmosphere. The pizza came quickly! Our order was 1 large Rafaele to share between two adults andexceeded our expectations for Neapolitan-style pizza. Wood fired pizza has a completely different taste and this one was onpoint, especially when tasting the fresh ingredients. Anyone complaining about prices and this and that about this place shouldjust keep ordering your pizza from Papa John?s. Read more
The good: Lovely people all of the way around. Delicious and beautiful product as long as you like the charred taste. I do, my... girl...not so much. The bad: "millennial loving" hard surfaces everywhere. We were the only people in the place and couldn'thave a conversation at the same table. The table layout and the delivery trays flat out don't work. They're just in the way.These trays are a solution without a problem. The menu, while "interesting" specifically states that changes aren't allowed. Iprefer customer focused sellers. While it was delicious, we won't be back due to the above items. If you are one of thosepeople who like to yell at each other while eating (my family certainly was growing up!), and enjoy extremely limited menus witha mix your seller designed...instead of you, you'll surely love the food (and the people!). Read more
This place was pretty good. Lots of people in reviews are saying it?s overpriced, I think it?s pretty on par for what you are... getting. It?s a good Neapolitan pizza slightly Americanized and I?m not sure everyone grabbing a pie realizes thedifference. It?s super tight where you order and a little chaotic if there?s a line. Pizzas came out within 10 minutes or less(to be expected cooking at 900 degrees!). The crust was great, a perfect leopard, soft and good flavor. The dough was notstretched well for either pizza we got. Both the small and large pizza had a disproportionately stretched pie. Way to thin inthe middle. Great flavor and pretty good service though. An easier sell for 5 stars if the consistency of the stretch was even50% better and I likely won?t be back due to it. We got two cannolis to go. Pretty standard, a good size $5-6 each. Read more
The pizza was better than expected, just wish there was a bit more sauce ON the pizza and not just handed to us in a cup on the... side (it did come in handy for dipping the crust though). The cannolis were delicious, aside from the lemon cannoli being servedwith lemon seeds and not really tasting lemon-y (could use more flavor). The chocolate chip and sea salt caramel gelato was fullof flavor, but the sea salt caramel had too much elasticity. Overall good experience and would eat here again! Read more
I just came here for a quick bite to eat. Their customer service Qasim very friendly and explained the menu very well. Their... pizza is scrumptious, I got the 16 inch Bianca, finished the whole pie. I was recommended to go to this place from a customerwhere I work and was impressed! I will.certainly be back and intrigued for more! Read more
Really enjoyed the pizza, it was really good. There was barely any waiting, the pizzas came out quick and just perfect. The... place was has a nice simple industrial decor, with seating inside and outside. They also serve beer! But gotta say the best partof lunch was the ice cream! All flavors we tried were pure fruits! Excellent flavors. Read more
The food here is incredible. I always recommend this place to friends visiting town and they never come away disappointed. When... I came here once, they slightly over baked my pizza. A team member came out and told us that they weren?t satisfied with thequality so they were going to going to make us a new pizza free of charge and we would be able to take both pizzas home with us.I was so impressed by their quality control. Inizio?s is the best! Read more