Romano Flying Pizza
(713) 526-1182
1528 W Gray St
Houston,
TX
77019
29.7533
-95.3992
Neighborhoods: Central, Neartown/ Montrose
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Very close to New York.
by lynch34
October 05, 2007
After reading the editorial reviews on this and one other city guide about how expat NYers like me would love this place, I finally got a chance to visit this past weekend. You can tell from looking at the display exactly what it's going to taste like.
It's not quite as good as a good NYC pizza; the sauce needs a little boost, maybe oregano, and the cheese or sauce is missing a little tang, or at least is only inconsistently achieving it. But the parts are all right there: the crust is excellent, perfectly thin and with the right snap; the sauce and cheese are the correct amount, and in proportion; and the taste and texture are accurately delicate. The sauce just needs a little boost.
But I'm nitpicking. It's easily one of the five best pizzas (#3 or #4) I've had since leaving New York for college, and I'd recommend it to anyone. If you're used to eating pizza from the giant chains or, in Houston, from a Star-type pizzeria, you might be turned off from the thinness or potential paucity of ingredients (I only had basic cheese), and that would be wrongheaded, because this is what pizza is supposed to taste like. Toppings and extra cheese are used to hide taste.
I've been back for slices twice since that first time last week.
- Pros: Pizza (Haven't had any of their other dishes)
Time for change
by nupers
July 05, 2009
The pizza sauces need to be updated for sure, they taste like they came out of the can to the pizza, they need more flavor, garlic, oregano etc
- Pros: good location
- Cons: pizza sauces
Great Food
by Alivallo
May 11, 2009
Lunch menu is cheap. the pizza is great. service is usually very quick. I eat there all the time. In comparison to other Italian restaurants the food is on the top of my list.
- Pros: Reall good pizza and Lunch menu
- Cons: sometimes people can be rude
Good Food, Rude People
by williamdavidk
September 22, 2008
Have always enjoyed the food here until the other night when we were refused service. The hours on the door read that the restaurant is open until 10:00 pm. We walked in the door at 9:30 and were told we could only order to go. There were quite a few tables with people still eating and they refused to let us sit to enjoy our meal. Needless to say we did not order. We were very disappointed with the way we were treated and are finding very hard to return.
Best. Cheese. Pizza. Anywhere. Period.
by FoodieChick444
July 24, 2008
The title says it all. I've never even tried any of their other pizza because I'm so addicted to the New York style cheese pizza. Everytime we go, we each order a house salad and a piece of thin-crust cheese pizza. (Hot enough that you have to bite into it c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y; plenty of yummy cheese and not too much sauce; tasty crust that isn't overly crispy!) Then we split a piece of Romano's amazing cheesecake.
As far as I'm concerned, that's a meal made in heaven!
- Pros: Best thin crust cheese pizza I've ever had.
- Cons: The pieces are huge; I can only eat one slice! :-(
You must be kidding...
by mtrcyclemark
June 23, 2008
$24.26 for a medium (14") thin crust vegetable pizza. That?s like 5oz of bread & a few vegetables. There was practically no sauce or cheese. It was it was a terrible pizza, worst I've ever had. Twenty-five bucks?? Comon, it cost less than a dollar or two to make that pizza, the box was probably more expensive than the pizza. I'm not making any money off this business, why should I arbitrarily kick in on the rent?? I will never, ever, EVER, go back to that place.
- Pros: I don't ever have to go back there.
- Cons: Price is audacious, pizza is terrible, skimped on ingredients.
My first choice for pizza in a city where you can get it everywhere
by jandjamie
June 18, 2008
Easily the best New York style pizza in the Houston, and I try it at different restaurants every chance I get. They also have some great seafood pastas which my girlfriend adores. I recommend their chicken francese. Although the layout of the restaurant is a little weird, their food more than makes up for it. Go there and I guarantee you will return.
- Pros: The food
- Cons: If only they had a bar, I would probably spend more time there
the owners,
by bushthemoron
May 09, 2008
do they write their own reviews? just curious, seems like they do. makes it hard to understand which is a credible review and/or opinion, and which is not.
Love This Place! Great Pizza and People
by Sassy10
April 23, 2008
My fiance use to live down in mid-town when we were dating. I lived in the woodlands so we'd occasionally grab a pizza at Romanos. This place is family owned and the people are very nice. I got to the point where if I was in town I'd stop by Romanos on my way home just so I could get a pizza to-go. The owners started to recognize me since I went there so much. Now, we live in Cinco Ranch in Katy but still attend church in the midtown area. We sometimes will decide not to eat pizza on a Friday or Saturday just so we can have Ramonos on Sunday.
- Pros: Awesome Pizza
Alright Pizza with BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE
by lisainbaytown
March 07, 2008
Ya know, when I first moved to the Houston area, I heard people raving about this place. So I went to try is out. I am not a complex girl, so ofcource, I ordered a basic pepporoni pizza. Well, the pizza came and it was just "ok". NOTHING TO GO CRAZY OVER. So when I got home, I called the place to just give my input, I asked to speak with the manager, and some waiter with an ego trip was qustioning as to why I needed to speak with the manager. As if a manager of a pizza shop was the president. Finally, this guy was just so rude, I hung up. Well, this just really made me more disappointed, so the next day I was at work with this on my mind, so I called back, this time asking for the owner. Well I guess this place is so "high end" the owner does not feel it is important for him to come to the phone to hear feedback from his customers. So, all in all, over price average pizza with a bad attitude.
- Pros: NONE
- Cons: EVERYTHING
