Renzo

"Renzo is hands down my favorite restaurant in Charleston. It’s first and foremost delicious, but also loud (in the best way) and cozy. In a city that often times takes its food too seriously, Renzo is irreverent and fun. Do yourself a favor and order the Korean fried chicken and a Caesar. It’s the best salad in town and those two items alone make a great meal. But don’t stop there. The pastas sell out fast because they’re good - make earlier reservations and guarantee yourself a selection of menu items. The wood fired pizzas are the perfect mix of crusty edges and soft centers. You get char and chew all on one plate. Finally, never miss a “specials” event, loved red sauce week so much the first night we came back for a second. Feast of the Seven Fishes is better than my husband’s Italian grandmother (but I didn’t tell her that)."

"I never write restaurant reviews but tonight I felt compelled to share my experience at Renzo’s. We ordered Caesar salad and a pizza. The Caesar salad was incredibly salty. It was a shame because the lettuce was very high quality and the sesame and sunflower seeds were a unique addition. Unfortunately, the excessively salty dressing ruined the overall taste and had us drinking copious amounts of water. When we mentioned this to the waiter, he offered a curt “I’m sorry.” and promptly left. The pizza was both burnt and soggy. A tough combination to achieve! It’s hard to believe that a restaurant whose menu is dominated by pizza offerings can get it so wrong but Renzo, unfortunately, did. I do not recommend this establishment."

"Terrible experience. There are several previous poor reviews that talk about the unfriendly and rude waitstaff, and I echo that. Service was awful. But more at issue was that after we were seated we were informed that they had run out of dough. No pizza, empinadas or other foods that required dough. It was 9pm (we had confirmed reservations at 9, not just a walk up party) so there was no time to go anywhere else. We had the pasta dish, which was OK. I guess I do not understand how a pizza place runs out of dough. Either they don't make their own and do not know how to order properly, or if they make their own dough they are just plain lazy. If they actually have dough when you go your experience may be much different, but I would not expect friendly, attentive service in any case. ."

"So delicious! This is not your usual pizza joint, they make the most unusual combinations of flavors that no one else dares to do and you will be happy you tried it. If you really want, you can "make your own" but trust them, at least once. Their Korean fried chicken will make you forget it's an Italian restaurant and the Caesar even has nuts and sunflower seeds to make it special. They also have one of, if not the best and most creative bartenders in all of Charleston, try one of his specialty cocktails, but he'll also be more than happy to fix you your favorite classic as well. The menu is ever changing, so it's always a new experience!"

"Rustic Italian style pizza. It wasn’t bad, but I was a little disappointed. The crust was a little more charred than I like, and was kind of tough and chewy. Overall the pizza was just kind of mediocre, but not awful by any means. The pepperoni and onion on Margherita combo didn’t really work, but that was on me for ordering it. I saw other pictures of pepperoni and cheese pies that looked better than the one I got, so I’m not sure what I needed to order to get those."