caserta's pizzeria

caserta's. if you want a delicious pizza caserta's the place to go.it has a relaxed setting to chill out with friends and there pizza is out of this world even there calzones!! bon appetite!!

not worth the hype!. this was my favorite for decades - until i discoverd... pizza! aside from the lore of things that used to happen in / near the restaurant (if i told you, ...) nothing interesting here... definitely a skipit

cheap?. caserta's really is not "cheap eats". $14.00 for pizza that is mediocre at best. rhode island can't seem to get pizza right, even in the italian section. plus people who work there are rude. with the money you'd spend at caserta why not use it for gas in your vehicle and drive yourself to new haven, ct and get some real pizza.

boldly proclaiming “if you’re not eating caserta’s you’re not eating pizza” across federal hill, caserta pizzeria opened its doors in 1953, nearly seventy years in the business generating a loyal fanbase that continues to sustain take-out and delivery-only options amidst a global pandemic.

the “originator of the wimpy skippy,” currently open from 9:30am until seven or eight o’clock tuesday through sunday, it is behind a plexiglas partition that guests currently receive items from caserta’s iconic dining room, owner john campagnone jr. promising uncompromised quality and safety while prices remain a relative bargain.

offering “new york-style” and “sicilian” pizzas, though best one can tell this is a matter of small rounds versus large squares, it was beneath pepperoni that average cheese and aromatic sauce mingled atop medium-thick crust, a lack of leavening plainly evident with good crunch but a bit too much chew.

no doubt a concise menu, two salads and what can best be described as a pair of calzones joining the pizza, $5.25 yields caserta’s signature filled with spinach, mozzarella, black olives and pepperoni, though personally the “pepper pig” with local italian sausage, sauce and peppers was both more complex and delicious.

local place, not fancy but reasonably clean and polite service. similar place in my hometown so i get the “i grew up on it” ratings. it’s good not amazing or 4.5 but it’s worth a visit. enjoy.

grade school lunchroom pizza. terrible, like a little kids pizza. leave the pizza making to northern italians not this bad sicilian kids pizza.


-----31 jul, 2014-----

bad pizza, dirty place. this is like a little kid's pizza, and the place is gross.

so i get it is a ri tradition and it is something you should do once; but only once.

long time customer. igrew up on caserta pizza i'm 55 yrs old and had moved away for some years and couldn't wait to have some when i returned. what a disappointment, they no longer have the spice, they toned it down, probably for the yups, please , that was a mistake. it had a flavor of it's own and now it's different. i'm told because of new ownership, i don't know but its not as good, oh well another bites the dust!

first time on the hill. we went to federal hill for the first time and decided to go for pizza. we chose caserta's pizzeria which ended up being a great choice. the wimpy skippy was a delicious mound of spinach, cheese, and pepperoni in a perfectly cooked crust. it definitely lived up to its fame. the pepperoni pizza was also yummy with a not too thin crust, lots of cheese, and a sauce that tasted freshly homemade. the servers were nice and even gave us an extra cheese pizza since we waited so long for our order. little things like that and the fact that the food was great will make this restaurant one that we recommend and return to!

delicious pizza. floridian, former rhode islander. when we come to ri we always head for "the hill". to enjoy caserta's pizza and pick up some wimpy skimpies. federal hill still has wonderful restaurants and great live bands on some evenings. we have had pizza all over the country but still think caserta is #1. as for those who report negative findings - every cook has a bad day. we personally have never been dissapointed at caserta

scary encounter with the owner. my family and i had a very frightening experience at caserta pizza tonight.. when my wife and i were attending uri, friday nights were date nights and date nights often meant pizza at the caserta pizza on campus. feeling a bit nostalgic, i suggested to my wife that the we all go to caserta pizza in providence. we drove 40 minutes north from south county. i was genuinely excited to be going back to caserta pizza. we pulled into the parking lot and went to end of the row. there was no way to pull forward and so i turned around to see if it was safe to back out. there was a white lexus right on my bumper. i put my car in reverse, keeping the brakes on, to signal my intention. the drive, a young lady, honked her horn at me and didn't move. i started to move slowly backward. she started back then stopped and honked her horn again. the older gentleman in the passenger's seat got out of the car and walked over to mine. i rolled my window down and he started lecturing me on parking lot etiquette. really? i told him that i was backing out and suggested that he get back in his vehicle. he just stood there. i had my wife and my ten year old daughter in my car. this was a very uncomfortable situation. thankfully, the young girl had backed her car out all of the way so that we could safely egress. after a couple of minutes discussion, we decided to find a parking space along the street and go to the restaurant. we made our way back to restaurant – btw, this was at about 530pm on a friday night and so we didn't feel unsafe per se – watching out for the tough guy. he was no where in sight. we walked into the restaurant and guess who's behind the counter? the same guy who we met in the parking lot. he saw us come in and sneered. i said to my wife, “the tough guy works here.” and we turned around and walked out.

the good news is that we walked down the road to bob and timmy's. i had heard they made a good pie and so we went there and, once i cooled down, had an enjoyable evening with a delicious pizza and very pleasant service.

post script....so i go online to find out who owns caserta. i wanted to tell them about our unfortunate experience. found a picture and video of the current owner of caserta pizza. turns out that he's my friend from the parking lot. long story short...it was his parking lot and his restaurant; so it's certainly within his right to do as he pleases there .... including harassing a customer. well done!

providence pizza. as a lifelong resident of central/northern nj and a frequenter of many brooklyn and manhattan pizzerias, i definitely have some strong opinions on pizza. that said, i think cacerta's is the best pizza in providence, but it is not nyc style pizza. they serve what i'd call "sicilian" or deep-dish pizzas, rather than the standard nyc thin crust. and even though there are some nyc style pizzerias in providence (like antonios and nice slice), they just aren't up to snuff. for example, nice slice serves pizza that looks like nyc pizza, but it has cheddar cheese on it and the sauce is just bland. cacerta's sauce has that nice authentic marinara taste, and it's made with 100% mozzarella. they don't have that many toppings, but the ones they do have all really fresh and good (including nice fresh mushrooms). so even though i usually prefer thin crust, i go with cacerta's deep dish over any other providence pizza.

mid week disappointment. in this economy we dont get to go out to eat as often as we would like so when we do we hope for the best ....we went on a tuesday evening wasnt to busy ...pizza seems as though the dough was old and stale it almost made it difficult to eat.
im almost tempted to go back on a friday or saturday and see if theres a more fresh pizza served during peak production the sace and cheese was good though

taste. years ago, best pizza in the state. & most affordable. now still worth the expensive price but the gravy has changed. tomato's definitely different. wimpy's are to die for. just wish they too were the same size as before. high price for less product. but i love those wimpy's. thinking about them makes my mouth water. i'm going to get a wimpy.

pizza wana bees. caserta's is a gem. great crust,toppings and sauce.
i note a lot of other pizza makers have put negative remarks on this review list so that they will get extra business. it will not work. caserta's at its worst is better than any of the others around town. the service is very good,everything is fresh and hot. it is the place you want to go if you want real federal hill pizza. do not miss this. i am putting it in the do not like section so you can read this.bn


-----02 jan, 2012-----

do not go there??? ******. ***just kidding. i say that so you will not take the seat i wanted. this is by far the best pizza in r.i. if not in new england. have been going there for forty years and still no one can beat the quality of their pizza and other items.
they have it down pat. caserta's is the place all other pizza places would like to be. customers go back time and again for the outstanding pizza they make.