Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza

We had a great date night dinner here on a Friday . I would recommend you call in to make a reservation ahead of time since it gets packed. For us it was a 25 min wait time. We were seated close to the bar and the ambiance was amazing. Our server was so thoughtful and kept an eye on our table occasionally stopping by to see if everything was alright.

We started off with the mozzarella sticks and the free bread rolls. We got the medium pizza and do half and half bbq chicken and cheese. The food came out hot and crunchy. The sauce in the pizza was so flavorful with garlic and basil. You really pay for quality and we go when we crave pizza . Definitely a Gainesville must.

I decided to stop by as I was craving soup pizza. Upon arriving I was happy to see it was handicap accessible which I knew because this area is.

Once inside the smell of food cooking was divine. We were greeted by a friendly hostess and seated immediately. The young lady was efficient and friendly.

Once seated, the waitress took our drink order and gave us the specials. I was craving pizza but after hearing the soup of the day I went with soup and salad a wonderful choice on a cool day.

Our drinks and a plate of their house rolls arrived quickly. The food followed quickly. Everything was fresh tasting and was delicious. The waitress was very good and kept our table clean of dirty dishes and our drink cups full.

It was a wonderful meal. I forget sometimes that this gem is here. I need to come by more often. I highly recommend it.

Piesanos is generally busy... but this has nothing to do with the food or service; both of which is simply not good. Piesanos has the benefit of being one of the few restaurants in the area; especially one that can sit a party of more than 4 and get an alcoholic drink.

And for those reasons, Piesanos remains open for way too long. The former Millhopper Cafe (think El Toro) was revamped nicely and the pizza oven is beautiful to say the least.

Service is at best "meh." Sometimes you get a good server, but they won't last long. They'll quickly move on to a better establishment deserving of good service as Piesanos doesn't need good service to stay busy-- location, location, location.

Pizza is the only thing here (almost) deserving of your money. The subs, pastas, and entrees are nothing more than what you would find at a hospital cafe. Salads are only edible with enough dressing to cover the discoloration of greens.

You'll do best with a pizza or calzone. Although, for a much better meal and better food, you can try Pomodoro's. If you really need to eat in the area, then you're kind of stuck.

Definitely not worth the price. If someone else is paying, maybe?

Loved our meal, fantastic pizza and garlic bread sticks. The dipping sauce was absolutely amazing. The broccoli could have used some garlic/oil/butter... it was just dry and bland. We were sat right away, went early though, by the time we left it was a packed house. Friendly service! Nice decor!

Well it had been a while since we ate here, and it was still as awesome as the first time, they are known for their pizzas, but we opted for a nice dinner style meal. They are also popular for their dinner rolls. The server Samantha was awesome we didn't have ask for refills at all. The food came out hot ,fresh, and tasted amazing!! One of my top 5 for good Italian food here in Gainesville. They have several locations in town but this was one of the original spots, now they are also in several other cities in North Central Florida.

In have visited this location 1000s of times. Got drunk and had a great time (*wink*). Hung out with the staff of Publix (next door) at 3am and roomed with the cooks.

The 90s were fun.

It was a place called "The Millhopper Cafe".









2023:

Plenty of parking!

Normal fare for Piesano chain.

Bad cushions in booth.

We were traveling so weren't sure of a good spot for dinner. The three of us wanted 3 different things, and the menu for this place had that variety we needed, so we decided to try it out. It's a small, hole in the wall type place but when we walked in it smelled so good we weren't worried... food was great, service (Brant) was excellent and we would come back here again.

The house rolls with dressing were delicious. Sorry for the nearly empty plate; they were gone quickly!

LOVE Piesanos. Great food, great service, reasonable price. They are very accommodating.

43rd St location is where we go, every meal is superb!
Service is always great & accommodating and thankfully
even when the place is busy you can still hear the person
Across the table from you

(I know there's a few locations around Gville. Tried the Mill hoper location. )
I ordered a to go pick up order. It was ready earlier then when they said, which is good.
They offer gluten free options, that's a Plus!
And the taste was awesome!
Good service and positive attitude from the staff.
Will definitely come again and try some new things. I heard the lunch specials are awesome!!!
I know it's a little pricey but the taste is worth the cost.
Will try again!