Berardi Brothers Pizzeria

"I'm on the fence with the rating on this one for several reasons. It would have been a 3.5 if that were possible, but I don't feel a flat 3 would be fair. My mother and I considered the plain and pepperoni pizzas we ordered over-cooked by a fair margin, but my wife and son did not think they were *that* overdone and loved them. I agree that the pepperoni was good, and would have been great if burnt less. This burning, though, is common with wood fired and similar styles of pizza, so ok, they get a pass. I guess. The basil, cheese, and sauce were good, but the crust just wasn't something I could possibly consider eating. The chicken "cheesesteak," however, was a full-on miss. It was chunks of chicken, quite pale looking, with cheese on what was a decent roll. It might have been a chicken and cheese sandwich, but it was no cheesesteak. Nobody wanted to finish it (it was shared). Frankly, when my wife called to place our order, she should have been told they don't make chickens cheesesteaks, but did make something similar. If we ever go back here, I'll try asking for the pizzas to be less blackened, and I suspect we'll all be happy with them then. But we're never going to order a sandwich from here... For those of you unfamiliar with the location, it's where the Blue Sage vegetarian restaurant was for many years before the pandemic. Also, note that there is another pizza place maybe 50 to 75 feet away, so don't get confused."

"Tried the pizza for the first time today and it was fantastic! We got the white pizza and it has such a wonderful complex flavor with a light dough. We would definitely get it again. We also tried the cheese steaks. While they did have a very nice flavor, had a good amount of cheese that was distributed nicely throughout, and were filled well, we did think they were a bit on the salty side and the rolls were chewy. They would probably be great with less salt and on a wrap."

"I found this place from Cheesesteaks Uncensored Facebook group, and I'm glad I did. The food is outstanding. I initially came here for the cheesesteak, and it didn't disappoint. It's actual fresh sliced steak, and it's very good. They go heavy on the cheese, and Cooper sharp is an option. I'm not crazy about seeded rolls in general, but the roll is always fresh. It's a heavy steak, very filling. As for the pizza, we started with the square vodka. Excellent pizza. We later got a round buffalo chicken, which was even better. It's a little greasy, but it's damn good. Crispy with a little fluff in the crust, and corn meal on the underside. Sauces and toppings are very high quality, though a little skimpy. This is still really outstanding pizza It's not the type you typically buy for a party. It's too nice for that. In our latest order we got their homemade mozzarella sticks. These things are MASSIVE! They're basically an egg roll size, maybe bigger. Breading is thick and seasoned. Very good mozz sticks. As for critiques: The Cheesesteak - 4 out of 5 times, the cheesteak is soaked. It's to the point of the roll being wrinkled and the paper "fusing" to the roll. Guys, please burn off the extra juices/water before tossing in a roll. It may be fine for dine-in (I've only done takeout), but it's a hot mess after you wrap it. Also, please switch to a different wax paper for wrapping. Whatever you are using starts to deteriorate when wet, turning the unwrapping process into a surgical procedure of removing pieces of wax paper that has fused to the roll. Pizza - could use more sauce/toppings. More options for pies would be great too. General - the menu is very small. I realize this may be on purpose, but you guys are too good to be holding back. At least get some more apps, as you basically only have the mozz sticks at this point. Overall, I love this place and will continue to order from them. I think the cheesesteak issues are very simple to fix, so I really hope the owner reads this post and makes some tweaks. It would really put this place over the top. It's probably the best cheesesteak in the suburbs. I think it edges out Curlys based on meat quality. Note: photo in this review is from my first ever order, which was the only time the roll wasn't wet. Cheesesteak is Cooper sharp with FO. Half-eaten slice is the vodka."

"We’ve ordered from here twice. First time got the vodka sauce Sicilian and we enjoyed it. Girlfriend (who’s not as big of a vodka sauce fan as me) wanted to try it again, just with the red sauce. We can only talk about the Sicilian pie, but the bread and dough is so flavorful. It’s almost like you’re eating focaccia bread. Seriously, like save the crust, Soa some butter on it and good lord, so good. Maybe one day we’ll try the round pie. We also got a vodka chicken cutlet sandwich this time, cheesesteak last time. The chicken cutlet was thin, breaded and good. The cheesesteak was actually really good for this area. The use the seeded rolls, which is key. Only reason they don’t get five stars is that the menu is EXTREMELY limited. No sides, no salads…. Otherwise, it’s pretty solid! Took the pictures at the end…. Because we were hungry, sorry…"

"This was a great experience. The pizza was delicious. The girl at the counter was very pleasant and helpful. Nick, the owner (one of the brothers), came out to check on us to see if we were enjoying our food. He was sincerely interested in making sure his pizzas were up to the standards that he aimed for. Overall, it was a great experience."