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Categories: Pizza, Gluten-Free
Neighborhood: GreenwoodMon-Thu. 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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After not being able to get a table at a different pizza place in the neighborhood for a friend's birthday, we headed to Romio's. We were seated immediately, had great service, awesome pizza, and they even let us bring in our own birthday cake to cut! Still a fan, and glad there's a dependable place nearby for celebrations. Thanks Romio's!
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I love Romio's Pizza. The Gorgonzola Gourmet Pizza is wonderful - Gorg and walnuts. All of the pizza's are great- cheesy and lots of fresh toppings. The salads are great too. Spinach salad is my favorite. Greek salad is really yummy too. We mostly get to go or call and they deliver pretty fast too if you are in the area.
This Romio's is owned by a really friendly guy, I think he's Greek so there is that influence.
I am one of those girls who gets SO excited about food, so you can imagine my dismay when I was told gluten is causing some serious health problems for me. Over the last 4 years I have only known of one to two gluten-free places in Seattle, but things are a changing.
Greenwood seems to be the new mecca of gluten-free since Davinci's Bakery made it's home up the street. Now Park Pub and Romio's Pizza offer a substantial gluten-free menu chalk full of pizza, burgers (Park Pub), pasta, paninis, subs, and more! Davinci's sells wholesale crusts, buns, and breads to all these joints (hint hint to other restaurants) so they can offer normal American cuisine to allergy ridden people like moi.
Romio's GF menu is HUGE. I was in amazement. While it's reminiscent of my 11 year old pizza parties back in the 80s, it's solid good pizza. So what else matters?
I've had Romio's from a couple of their area restaurants, but the Greenwood restaurant is the first one in which I've actually dined in probably five or six years. The Greenwood Romio's is nice in a high school date kind of way, with a kind of kitschy Italian cafe decor and flatscreen TVs showing the Discovery Channel.
They carry your typical neighborhood menu of pizza and pasta, and a just-okay beer and wine selection. We tried a half and half potato/prosciutto and gorgonzola/spinach, with mixed results (no pun intended). In their effort to craft a gourmet pizza, they wound up with semi-interesting combinations that didn't really impress, but didn't necessarily disappoint.
Truth be told, the only reason we wound up at Romio's in the first place was my wife wanted to experiment with a gluten-free pizza dough at home but we were missing a few ingredients. Rather than run to the store and start from scratch when we were already hungry, she searched for GF pizza in the area, and lo and behold, Romio's was right there.
It doesn't appear that the other Romio's have the GF options on their menu, but the Greenwood location offers pizza dough, breadsticks, pasta, and even beer to satiate the gluten averse. They even have some vegan options on the menu and low-carb versions of many of their dishes. Even though I felt the pizza was just average, the breadsticks and pizza dough (both GF versions) were really not too bad. One might even go so far as to say they were tasty, and the leftovers reheated in the oven the next day were just as good, if not better than freshly baked.
I'd say they're probably a 2.5 star restaurant based on the core pizza and pasta, but the variety of healthy and GF options has to elevate them to a reasonable three stars.
The GASP pizza is pretty good- although not as garlicky as I would have liked. Their version of hawaiian was great though and I added jalapenos, which made it even better. Overall, the pizza is tasty, but nothing out of the ordinary to write home about.
Their chicken wings are disgusting. They are slimy and pretty much all just chicken skin- no meat. And the buffalo hot sauce? What hot sauce? Mine were pretty much plain and we ended up throwing away the 12 piece order. What a shame.
Came with my boyfriend on a cloudy afternoon, we began our search for lunch craving indian curry or maybe some thai, so we headed down the street looking around for spots on greenwood. We parked the car and started walking, hoping we'd run into something we liked and we saw Romio's Pizza and Pasta..
It was right across the street from thai and from indian cuisine, but we decided to give it a try and man, i don't regret that decision.
we walked in and the server greeted and sat us
we ordered the cheese bread, the baked alfredo and the chicken panini (i forget the original names). the alfredo came w/ your choice of soup or salad (we got salad w/ vinaigrette)
the salad, and bread sticks came out first and seriously that couldve been a meal to itself!
the alfredo was sooo delicious, almost a sin to eat the entire thing, it was so creamy and cheesy i dont kno what i would've done w/o the garlic bread it came with...
the panini was just as big, on organic foccacia bread
all in all, the food was great, service was quick and server was polite
we took home a box because we couldn't finish the entire thing! and it was a full meal for a friend back home..
the bill came out to be around 30, tipped her 6 dollars and we headed across the street to the organic gelato place... mmmm, review on that one next!
give romio's a try, great for family dinners and portion sizes are big. It can be a bit pricey (36 for two ppl isn't bad i think) but the food is yummy so try it!
ima go back for the pizza one of these days (:
Let's make things clear before we start. If you had asked me to rate this place a couple of months ago, I would have topped out at 2 stars. That was before my sister came into town for a visit.
About two years ago she developed celiac, which boils down to the fact that she can't have any wheat. Imagine growing up in Chicago (pizza heaven) eating pizza and drinking beer for 25 years, and then not being able to have any of that ever again. Granted I don't hesitate to tell her how good the pizza I'm eating is, but still I feel her pain.
So being the great brother I am, I tracked down the gluten free places around town. We ordered pizza, bread sticks and beer. All of which we ordered gluten free. Now if you've never had gluten free pizza, I'll fill you in. Take a piece of cardboard, mix in some sand, remove all moisture, and add sauce and toppings.
Now, while I wouldn't order this if I was by myself, it was the best gluten-free pizza, breadsticks and beer either of us had ever tried before. And believe me, we've been looking pretty hard. This is the best gluten-free pizza we've had in either Chicago or Seattle.
In case you're wondering, the beer was Red Bridge and I know that Big Star over on Northgate carries this as well as a few other gluten-free beers. Red Bridge was the best of the ones we've tried, though.
We've been receiving Romio's menu in the mail for awhile. I was impressed with the vegan selection (vegan soy cheese!), and also the gluten-free selection (clearly marked), just because I like when restaurants consider people with varying diets, not that I specifically need anything gluten free.
I had a veggie and soy cheese pizza, and it was pretty good. The soy cheese was fairly innocuous...which is fine by me. I don't think soy cheese is ever going to have the flavor and texture of real cheese; I just want it to be non-offsensive and blend in with the pizza. And it did that just fine. No bad texture, and no bad taste.
I got the wheat berry crust, but didn't notice any good whole wheat flavor...next time I will just get the regular crust and avoid paying extra.
I love that this place has kalamata olives as a topping option, not just the canned black olives.
My only complaint about the pizza was that it was a little bland...it may be that the soy cheese isn't as salty as the regular, but I had to actually put salt on my pizza...weird.
Note that the rest of the menu has lots of great options...they have whole wheat and gluten free pasta, lots of salads and appetizers, etc.
I will definitely order from Romio's again, although not frequently...both because the prices are a little high, and because soy cheese is very much a "once in a while" food for me.
I've never eaten at Romio's or ordered their pizza but I have ordered a variety of their pastas for delivery more than a handful of times.
My boyfriend and I used to get suckered into the idea of having pasta delivered to us and we were always left disappointed.
The pasta was typically mushy, greasy and overpriced. I've honestly had better side salads at McDonald's and their italian wedding soup could have come from a any random grocery store can.
Even though the quality was consistently poor, some nights the convenience of delivery made it worth ordering. That was the case until the last time I placed an order and it didn't arrive. When I called after 45 minutes to check on it, I was told that they forgot about my order and it was now past delivery hours so I was basically S.O.L.
Maybe the dinning room food quality is better or the pizza is amazing but I don't care, their poor service has irreparably soured me against Romio's forever.
this is purely a gluten free delivery review. i have never eaten inside nor eaten their regular pizza.
granted, being able to order online is great. but the pizza, 7 out of ten times, takes an hour to get to you. if you know anything about gluten free pizza dough, then you know that hot is essential or it turns into a slab of concrete. so you get your cold gluten free treat priced for $25! yes the equivalent of a medium pepperoni pizza sans gluten for $25!
the pasta dishes are great and come with great sides but who cares after an hour!!!
i know you have a captive audience. we wish we could eat gluten but we can't! price accordingly! garlic jim's in ravenna does a large gluten free pizza for 14 bucks! so play fair!
Oh, Romio's! Romio's! Wherefore art thou not particularly good?
Once upon another life ago, I lived just up the road a piece from the Greenwood Romio's and their delivery people were frequent visitors to my humble abode. Occasionally, I'd order an actual pizza, but most often I'd order up their Chicken Parmesan. Very yummy and very decadent. And a huge portion that would last me at least two meals.
So, last night, back in the old 'hood for the Second Friday Art Walk, we decided to stop in at Romio's for some yum Italian food. Boy, was this the happening hot spot at 6:00 PM on a Friday night! Half the restaurant was blocked off for a private gathering, and folks were filling every available inch and crevice of the other half. Still, we were seated pretty quickly and even managed to snag a booth that set us apart a bit from the maddening crowd.
Ok, Romio's has happy hour from 2-5! What kind of happy hour worth its happy ENDS at 5:00 PM? Not really why I am writing, but just an observation...
So, I ordered my unhappy wine. I ordered by beloved Chicken Parmesan. I ordered soup instead of salad. I am not a fan of pizza parlor house salads that almost always are 75% mozzarella cheese and those icky little rubbery olives out of a can. I prefer veggies in my garden salad, thank you very much.
My soup, minestrone, was bland. Really. The stock had absolutely no taste and the veggies and pasta shells were overcooked and soggy. My Chicken Parmesan, I'm sad to say, was just not what I remembered. Definitely smaller pieces of chicken. Thinner pasta. (I'm just not a fan of thin spaghetti; I like something I can sink my teeth into.) And the whole lot - chicken, pasta, sauce - was just dull and flavorless.
On the better front, the staff were all very friendly and efficient. Mr H appreciated that they offered several "low carb" options (which were basically pasta dishes without the pasta).
Still, even with our handy-dandy Entertainment coupon, our bill was $30 before tip, and, frankly, just not worth it. Sadly, I don't see myself running back to Romio's any time soon.
My boyfriend and I went to Romio's, and boy was I impressed! I've lived in the area almost my whole life, and now I wish I had known about Romio's sooner!
The service was quick and friendly, and the food was beyond delish.
I got a fettucini alfredo dish, which is what I usually order if it's on the menu, and it was one of the best I've had.
My boyfriend got something different than what he had ordered, but they caught it before they even set it down.
They gave him the option of keeping the dish or waiting 6 minutes to get the one he had ordered, and he opted to wait.
Six minutes isn't a very long time, and we were having a blast just chatting. If you're at a sit down dinner you shouldn't be in a rush!
When the bill came, they were kind enough to give a generous discount because of the mix up!
Great service, great food.
Romio's tonight?
This is the number one place close to home that my roommates and I can all eat at. One of the roomies has severe food allergies and her basic need is gluten free foods! That said, Romios has an extensive menu with tons of choices for all of us to choose from, be it gluten free or not. Not to mention, they are delicious choices!
From personal experience, I can recommend the small Romio's original pizza, beef cannelloni, the four cheese gluten free spaghetti and any of the cal-zones. Each entree comes with a salad or soup and garlic bread sticks so unless you eat A LOT normally, I'd pass on getting an appetizer.
One set back I find to take the appeal away from dining in is the set up for the bar. The setting is nice and ambiance is slightly encouraging (think candles, low lit with fake vines of grapes traced through trellises) but then again, you're facing the kitchen with all the sweaty cooks hustling to and fro to get orders done and pizzas out the door for delivery. Sort of takes away from the rest of the scene if you ask me.
The quality of the food is good and though it may not be authentic, you'll enjoy the food. I say
Uninspiring, overpriced pizza.
The 12 inch costs $18, which is about as much as I charge for my 12 inch.
*Crickets*
The pizza was only ok. Wasn't that wild about the crust which tasted pre-made, the sauce was alright but they needed to add more, and the cheese didn't have the stringy goodness like some of the other pizzas I have had.
We were able to order half one thing, and half another. On my half, I asked for pepperoni and olives, but realized I only got olives well into my second slice. On a positive note, they give a ton of freaking olives...well, I guess that is only positive if you like olives.
I also ordered a minestrone soup which at the time I thought was great because I had a bit of a sore throat. Any other time, I am sure it would have been just a mediocre minestrone. Not bad, but it did not give me inspiration to write a beautiful poem about the wonders of soup.
Overall, just ok. Wouldn't say no to coming here again, but the food is too overpriced and mediocre for me to suggest it.
Zipzap Zubidy Bop!
It's seems a bit on the pricey side for a pizza place, but I love that I can sit down like a normal human being and order my (vegan cheese, gluten-free crust) pizza and not be looked at like a leper. (Plus I can usually make a pasta dish or sandwich last 2 meals.) This place gets it - when I ordered my pasta with soy cheese, they also made sure to replace the feta in my salad with soy. And my friends can come along and get "regular" food and everyone is happy!
We particularly like the happy hour here. Good cheap food (I just suffer through the wheat for this time of day), good beer prices, but it tragically ends at 5 so get there early!
They're super kid-friendly (they'll even fetch thrown sippy cups off the floor with a smile), but the kids aren't terribly overwhelming if you're there without (which I generally am, unless we have friends with kids along!).
Having only had a few Wheat Thins and some fruit snacks in a 36 hour period, I was feeling a wee bit hungry. As I was clad in sweatpants, sans makeup and otherwise looking like I was having a rough day, I decided I should order delivery instead of going out in public.
-One star for the Romio's delivery driver not batting an eye when he saw my disheveled appearance.
-One star for the delivery time being about 15 minutes when I was quoted 45 on the phone.
-One star for a pretty A-OK calzone that was big enough for another meal. A meal that's not snack crackers or gushers.
I'm sure I'll hit up Romio's delivery again. The one time I've gone in to pick up a take out order, guaranteed that I won't dine in, since the restaurant was crowded, dark, and the staff seemed overwhelmed.
"Please be good, please be good, please be goooooooood!"
Yeah, I've been sick since last Wednesday, NOT FUN, and my digestive tract in particular has been through a double dare obstacle course, that tarp blue human sized ringer of doom included.
ALL I WANTED WAS MANICOTTI. See,get this sick and you suddenly start craving all the things that made you feel up when you were down in your college years, that fixed that huge starvation tapeworm feeling you had from working out way too long on too few calories... Well, I looked... looked... oh yeah, I wanted delivery, too, because the rain has been torrential and my joints have been feeling like little acupuncture experiments for A Clockwork far darker than Orange. Seriously psychotic weather.
Unsure how ANYthing would be here w/mixed reviews, well, I got dolmades (a weakness of mine, though I always expect, after a life of "perfect" ones, to be let down), baba ghanouj from Karam's (some local somebody that a new girl in town isn't gonna know), a recommended-by-a-yelper (Essential Bakery) chocolate ganache dessert, and a compromise, spinach canneloni that isn't "quite" my manicotti,but they, cause feta cheese is NOT what I want with ricotta for my comfort food, well, had no real purist options for me. Still, I ordered, a bit resigned after fearing another night on the ice cream diet.
I was, by the way, disappointed in what they call "vegetarian lasagna." Let me explain before you get your hopes up.
*I* am used to veggie lasagna having squash, zucchini, mushrooms, and sometimes caramelized onions with the cheese and tomato sauce. Theirs? Nope... It's chopped CARROTS and pre-frozen? spinach with marinara and cheese and nothing else. CARROTS, blech, NOT a veggie meant to be between layers of pasta, no way! Blend it INTO marinara, ok, but No, don't put stalky carrots instead of mushrooms and zucchini (a major disappointment since they have zucchini as a pizza option!!! You listening, Romio's? Shape up or stop shipping out that stuff out! We want big slices of comfort in our lasagna, not... shredded carrot mehness in our noodlage).
OK, so the end result?
Service? Mixed. Phone lady? Unknowledgable on ingredients, clearly hadn't eaten the foods much, TERRIBLE English skills for speaking AND listening (I'd really prefer an Italian serving me Italian food and this little Asian woman serving me Asian food, you know, stick to what you know--it works, and it's not racist, she just didn't know anything about cheese, even how to pronounce romano... "RoMEHno?" No.)... difficult to work with... The delivery? Fast, but with the food undercooked, not desired. Also didn't come to the right door (my front one) and I had to go into an area of my new home that was cold and full of boxes and muddy floors :( I EVEN SAID go to the front door. I still tipped him, but I wouldn't again, not considering THEY GAVE NOTHING TO EAT IT WITH. I was stuck (again) washing my (one) fork and spoon (that I got from the shed behind here and sorta fear eating with somewhat)... I don't have my detergents yet... I really needed utensils!
CANNELLONI: 2/5. A bit burnt, half of it hard and dry (that's 1 of 2 long pieces of it), plus for the spinach noodle, huge minus on the DRY DRY filling and, worse, the UNMELTED GLOBULES OF CHEESE IN MY SAUCE. It was NOT cooked through and clearly had been sitting around waiting for a reheat. Sauce was neutral, like canned tomatoes half blended half kept chunky, not much to talk about, no spices.
SOUP: 4/5 for the little split pea soup with my meal. kinda weird to have blended soup with 2 WHOLE swimming baby carrots in it, but they were cooked through and not gross. Flavor satisfied well enough--a bit like baby food and I think they blend cooked potatoes into it based on taste/texture, but it IS split pea soup. Baby food taste WILL be there.
DOLMADES: solid 3/5 hot, 4/5 cold. First bite was bitter, so much that I almost didn't eat another, but by bite 3, they were quite good--they just did not go well after a sweet marinara. The tzaziki sauce was weird--warm and oily--but the flavor was fine and cold it was good. Just odd as delivered.
BABA GHANOUJ... why was it so COLD when delivered? Dolmades are fine cold but came hot. Baba is awful cold but came cold. 1/5 on that, hot or cold, and the pita was terrible in my opinion. Total waste of $$ and a tiny portion FOR the money--same as a teeny side soup "notion" bowl. Pitiful.
CHOCOLATE GANACHE: 3/5. Light texture, fluffy, frosting was a bit Duncan Heinz for me, as was the cake, but still, it tasted good though NOT worth the price.
SALAD w/feta/a slice of cucumber/a pepperoncini... meh, it was there and free. 3/5 because it made my burps a bit cleaner. Then again, the cuke probably helped make me burp :)
Bread: 1/5--rubbery, hard to bite, and boring, though it smelled good.
OVERALL? 3/5 b/c they deliver free w/$10 orders.
I must say that I absolutely love Romio's. We have ordered several different kinds of pizzas there throughout the last year but my favorite is the Acropolis without anchovies. (note: We ordered it with anchovies one time thinking we were being adventurous...BIG MISTAKE even picking them off did not help. But I do not blame Romio's for this, it was my own fault).
Each time we go, the pizza crust is always cooked perfectly. And they pile on the toppings. I also love the cheese bread. The new vegan pizzas are also great for one of my friends who can't eat any dairy.
We'll be back.
Did you know they have gluten-free crusts?
I just found out and had one delivered to my door. Yes, the price is steep for what you get. There's pizza, and then there's pizza. And this was just pizza.
But when you put a gluten-free pizza in front of me, I am a happy guy, willing to part with my money for ability to eat a pizza that won't hurt my belly.
Since the price is steep, I'll probably order from Romio's sparingly, but at least I can sleep easier, knowing there's a pizza place that will deliver me a GF pizza right to my door.
UPDATE: Went back to visit the restaurant in person. They have a menu that specifies all gluten-free items, including BBQ wings! Awesome. The service was good; our first plate of wings were cold, and they were promptly sent back and a correctly cooked plate was given to us, with a discount. Again, the pizza delivered a good experience.
Also... they have gluten-free beer (Redbridge).
One cool new thing I've discovered. While talking to Kaili from Da Vinci bakery down the block from Romios she let me know that the upcharge Romios charges is exactly what she charges them for the crust. They aren't making a profit off of us GF eaters (except in that more of us will go there and order pizza).
I was sitting in my office today lamenting that several of the local pizza places that allegedly… Read more »
Romio's Pizza in Greenwood has gluten free pizza and the staff are aware of the needs of those needing to eat gluten-free. The gluten free choices are highlighted in blue on the menu and this Romio's location also offers gluten-free cheese bread and pastas.
The only downside to our Romio's visit is lack of decent parking and the place seems kind of cramped. Not cozy-cramped, just cramped. But the knowledgeable and friendly waitstaff make up for that, as does the gluten-free offerings. Check out the menu:
http://www.romiospizza...
This was my first time ordering from Romio's. I usually use Pagliacci's or Soprano's.
I ordered a pizza for lunch on a weekday at 1:30 PM and it wasn't delivered until 3:00 PM. I live 15 blocks away. Are they not checking their online orders often enough?
Pizza was delivered hot but quality was ho-hum. Not terrible, but did not inspire me to reorder especially considering the service.
My son and I were in town this week, and we found Romio's on-line under gluten free. What a good thing that was!! My son said that the pizza got 20 out of 20 (he liked it more than 1-5 :-))! We also thought that the cheese bread, the vegan split pea soup, and the chicken artichoke soup rocked. The staff were very friendly and definitely gracious. We recommend Romio's highly, and can hardly wait to go again. We've done gluten free in several states, and haven't had such good quality.
I am going to miss Romio's being right down the street from us. Our favorite and one of the best servers ever DON will be missed so much. We enjoyed Romio's mostly because of him. The pizza is good and prices are fair, however we were not a fan of the owners. If and when we come back it will defiantly be when Don is working. We love you Don!
It's no secret - we have a pretty low bar when it comes to pizza expectations in the Northwest. Romio's Pizza meets that low bar and then slightly exceeds expectations with a deliciously crispy cheesy top. The secret is that since they hide the toppings under the cheese they are then able to broil the cheese until it's nice and crispy.
Any pizza place that takes full advantage of the Maillard Reaction is a step above most of the Seattle area pizza joints. Plus, who doesn't like finding hidden pepperoni?
Ahh, Romio's. You used to be the place I'd call when I was home, cravin' the delicious pizza goodness. And don't get me wrong, I will call you again, once I'm up for another round of pizza roulette. Your pies are fairly tasty, your cheese yummy, and your delivery time brief.
However, I don't understand why the last three times I've ordered from you, I've gotten the wrong pizza. Phone and internet orders have both produced pies with unwanted toppings. I like mushrooms as much as the next person, but when I asked for sundried tomatoes and received mushrooms... Well, you can see how those things don't substitute well for each other, right?
And, as was mentioned by someone else, why do you have a gal answering the phone who clearly views callers as The Enemy, or at the very least, The Most Dreadfully Inconvenient People Evaaaah, who are clearly standing between her and more important duties. (I was reassured, actually, to find out that other people experienced this same problem. I was beginning to think that I had perhaps wronged this woman somehow.)
The delivery guys, however, have always been nice.
Too expensive for subpar pizza. Hey, Stacias ain't great, but at least it's priced appropriately...C'mon, $18 for a medium two topping pie? That's not even that great? That has these weird bumps on the crust that somehow remind me of bubble wrap? You can do better for delivery or make your own pie:
3 cups of flour
2 TBLS Olive Oil
1 1/2 Cups warm water
And a pinch of salt
Mix together and knead- you need to Knead- love the knead
let rest for an hour - or just go for it
If you want a yeast rise- add a packet of quick-rise east- let dough sit for an hour... take dough and divide in half. Then let rest under a damp towel for 40 minutes.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F, add desired toppings and bang- in 10-12 minutes you've got a great pie- and you didn' t have to pay close to 20 bucks for a crappy pie from Romio's.
Romio's has the best calzones you can imagine. They offer free delivery, and the prices are reasonable, although a tad more than I usually like spending for pizza and related items. What you get for your money, though, is a huge whopper of a calzone. I get the House calzone for $9.50 which has pepperoni, Canadian bacon, onions, and mushrooms, smothered in melted mozzarella. Sometimes I get anchovies added on top.
Yesterday, I ordered the House calzone and then topped it all with a fried egg, fried imitation crab meat, and a slice of melted jack cheese! Yeah, that's we do this in da 206. Romio's has online ordering but it's kinda a pain in the ass. Be sure to check the website, though, because they always have coupons there for a variety of items. It goes without saying that they also have great pizza and cheese sticks.
Whenever forced to order in at work, we usually choose Romio's because they deliver and offer a variety of options. If you're in the mood for a salad, they've got a few. I tried the Greek salad once; haven't ordered it since because the feta cheese was gooey. Of course, they make pizza, which in my opinion is too greasy and has a flavorless chewy crust. I've tried the veggie and eggplant sandwiches and wasn't impressed with either. Today I had a calzone and the only reason I finished it was because I was bloody starving. To make matters worse, it cost me $9.50. And they delivered our food with no utensils and no marinara sauce for dipping.
Next time I find myself at work without lunch on a day that's gray, cold and wet, I'll head on over to the 7-11 across the street for peanuts and a V-8. Anything is better than the crap they pass for food at Romio's.
If you need to find a cop quickly, this Romio's location is where you'll find a bunch of them. I swear, every time we go in there's at least three or four of them eating lunch or dinner.
However, Romio's is an AWESOME place to have a big party. We had about 25 people their for a rehearsal dinner and reserved their group room. We ordered of their party menu and it ended up being a totally great deal!
Their pizza is consistently good. Plenty of parking. Good beer selection.
ew. gross. no.
If a medium sized pizza is priced at ~$18 i expect certain things from the restaurant. I expect it to be a warm, inviting, memorable experience. I expect the service to be prompt. Most of all, i expect the food to be good. Yes, $18 isn't a lot of money, but there has to be some degree of mediocrity that is met, but Romio's fails to even do that.
the moment you step in through the door, you are greeted by a curved partition that looks like it belongs in a thailand brothel. Being hungry, i ordered some cheese bread, which was gluten free, to see what all the buzz was about. tried it and it was... decent for the first bite, then distateful for the second. The cheese was hardened and the bread tasted like it was made from dough that stayed out too long.
i would have given this place more stars if the pizza was decent, but it was not. the balance of the tastes were off and the crust was hard and thick. Maybe if i had jaws of a caveman or pornstar i would have liked it more, but i dont.
the vegetables tasted like it was old and the pizza sauce tasted like it was from a can of hunt's spaghetti sauce.
even if the pizza was 5 dollars for the whole thing, i wouldn't have even paid that. save your money and spend on a place that actually makes good pizza.
This Romio's is definitely way better than the Lake City one [although, now it wins by default because the LC one is gone, then it moved, and was torched. Very sad.] I've never gotten delivery from the Greenwood one, but I remember the LC one had worse pizza when delivered compared to when you ate there, and it was expensive! However, Greenwood has really good crust and has an extensive menu of options for low carb dieters [although I'm not sure why they'd come here in the first place]. When dining in, the pizza was consistent.
Last time I went there, I had dirty silverware! It was absolutely disgusting, there was like hardened cheese hanging off the fork. So because I'm awful, I changed silverware with the table next to me.. and behold the silverware was also dirty! I grabbed some other utensils that "seemed" clean and pretended that it didn't happen so I could eat.
I don't know if I can eat there again without bringing my own fork, though the waiter was nice and ran after my family when my sister left her phone in the booth.
Worst fettucini alfredo ever, I could probably come up with a tastier sauce.
The rest of the order was ok and for that they get 2 instead of 1 star.
Didnt follow the delivery instructions.
20 minutes later than requested delivery time.
We had a coupon for this place and I was pleasantly surprised. I expected a sort of family style comfort food Italian american place, and that is what we got . . . right on down to the cheesy decor complete with ivy all over the place.
But there was something about this place that really worked for me, just a little bit more than most similar places. Maybe it was just the buzz in the packed dining room, which made it feel like a comfy neighborhood joint -- the kind you want to visit, not the kind you visit because you have been going for years out of habit.
Ok, the food -- we had the Zorba pizza. I agree with the person who said it was weird to just have one piece of meat on each pizza -- sort of. I thought it was weird at first, but the pizza itself without the meat was actually really good, a nice mix of Greek and Italian flavors and not too much going on. I look forward to going back and trying some more stuff from this fairly large menu!
I love their hot sandwiches. Yum.
This review is for pizza delivery only!
My boyfriend and I moved into our new apartment in Greenwood over the weekend and during the middle of the move, our parents ordered pizza from Romio's. The baking and delivery took 45 minutes, which seems pretty respectable for pizza delivery.
The pizza itself I thought was pretty delicious. I've always been a fan of Romio's since I ate at the location over near Brier a few years back. They are super generous with their cheese and toppings and the pizza is always cooked perfectly. This pizza was no different!
However, I will say that to me, one of the biggest disappointments about Romio's is the prices. The pizzas are really expensive in my opinion. We ordered two medium pizzas and a large pizza. We used a 50% off coupon on one of the mediums and the total was still $51 dollars! I understand that delivery charges apply and that we did get two of their specialty pizzas, but $51 dollars for three pizzas (two of which were only mediums!) is way over the top in my opinion. Maybe I'm just a cheapskate, but that pricing turns me off of wanting to go there often.
Overall, the pizza and delivery were great, but the prices are too high. I would recommend Romio's though.
***EDIT 12/3/07***
Visited Romio's over the weekend and dined in for the first time rather than ordering out. The service was atrocious. We ordered two pizzas and a pasta dish. The two pizzas came out first. We wanted to wait so we could all eat together, so we waited for the pasta dish...and WAITED...and WAITED...and WAITED. It was fricking ridiculous. By the time the pasta came, the rest of us had started eating and my brother (who had the pasta) was sitting and watching us. It was awful. We complained several times, but to no avail. We were very displeased.
The pizza was also rather dry (needed FAR more sauce) and rather plain tasting. Overall we were unhappy with this experience and will likely not dine in again...or eat there willingly (if we can avoid it).
My last 6 pies from Romio's have been consistently fantastic. Just discovered they offer wheat thin crust. Good and good for me!
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The food definitely satisfied a calzone craving I've honed by years of eating lunch out in Chicago. Though this place wouldn't stand up to the best calzones and pizza in other parts of the country (why does Seattle have such lame pizza?) it is pretty darn good.
What doesn't shine is the staff. Two waiters, five tables, and all our waitress could do was complain about how busy they were! And then she told a long story to the next door table about how she doesn't tip out the cook so he's pissed at her and won't put an extra topping on for her friend. Like, I don't care. Like, just take my order!
If not for the poor service, this would have been a four star.
Excellent pizza. Horrible service including a waiter with an attitude problem complaining about other customers. Not necessarily overpriced for the quality and menu selection.
My date and I shared a small greek salad and a small pizza with sodas for a little under $30. We highly recommend creating your own pizza with feta, mozzerella, tomatoes, spinach and pine nuts with no sauce. Yum!
Plus points for being open late on Friday nights (11 pm! In Seattle? Amazing!) and free lollipops. Minus points for ranty waiter and being asked to move tables after being seated.
Edited to add: ranty waiter must have just been having a bad night. I've been back a few times and he's always been pleasant and attentive. Yay! :-)
I go here fairly often, although never for the pizza (which isn't awful pizza mind you, just average pizza). Stick with the huuuuge calzones and the sandwiches, which are delish. If dining in, I'll pick up the Zorba, which is basically a gyro in a calzone they give you with a tzide of tzatziki.
This one also covers Fremont in its delivery zone, thus making it pretty much the go-to place for pasta brought to your door. They have online ordering, which is either a big plus or a terrible enabler depending on your point of view.
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