Gatto's Pizza

UPDATE: Boy things have really improved, our orders are always perfect, the pizza is fantastic, really nice sauce and a good cook on the pie, they've definitely addressed the communication aspect that used to give us trouble. Previous Review: My wife and I want to support a local place like this so badly, and the pie is delicious, but they simply can't get the order right. Three times we've attempted delivery, a simple half-pep/half-cheese, every time it's all pepperoni, so the vegetarian is left waiting for them to fix it. Today I figured it'd be safer to pick it up, was very clear over the phone, went in, all-pep once again. Told me it'd be 20 minutes to make the correct one, hard pass. It's not a complicated order but they just can't manage to get it right and at this point we've had to give up on them entirely.

Decided to try Gatto’s. There were a few patrons there when we arrived. We sat at the counter, but there were plenty of tables. The one thing you will notice from pics—they have no beer glasses! So my husband drank from a plastic tumbler. But I had wine, and they had wine glasses. The girl at the counter was the server and the cashier, and she was too young to serve alcohol, so she had to call one of the cooks from the back to get us drinks. After sitting there for a while, we couldn’t help but notice the amount of carry out and delivery orders they do—there was always someone in line waiting for an order. I ordered a veggie sub and my husband ordered a pepperoni pizza—pepperoni under the cheese. It was a traditional Columbus-style pizza, and he liked it a lot! My sun was loaded with veg and was served on a sub roll from Audino’s Italian Bakery—very good. It was a light bread with a crunchy crust—nice accompaniment to my veggies. Would have loved to order a salad, but they only came in pint and quart deli containers—meant for to go orders. I could had spilled it onto a paper plate, but didn’t want that. I would like to go back to try wings, spaghetti, lasagna. But will probably get it to go, because I’d prefer not to eat on paper plates.

Gatto's has been serving the Clintonville neighborhood for years and I am not surprised. Ordering online for a pickup order is a convenient and easy process. Ordered a well done pie w/classic pepperoni and black olives. Was able to get it fresh out of the oven, hurry home, and eat it while the cheese was still melty and the crust perfectly crisp. The new location is quaint (old Wildflower Cafe) and eating there is definitely an option. Thanks for a good meal.