La Focaccia

Excellent pie, friendly service! I ordered the grandma’s, buffalo chicken and garlic knots.

Ok. so to start the food is amazing. Everything is fresh and a fantastic assortment of unique pizza/​pastas. I’ve tried everything in the area and this place is hands down the best. But its not the food that makes this place amazing. In fact even if the food wasn’t as good, I’d still be inclined to give it 5 stars due to the service. The owner is one of the most welcoming and sincerely genuine guys. He understands how to treat a customer. No matter how crazy the place is, he is extremely happy, and polite to each and every customer. It’s very refreshing to see an owner who understands just how important customer service is. Without customers there is no business after all. Too bad other establishments don’t see it that way. And whats even better is that the owners positive attitude can clearly be seen trickling down to all of the other employees as well as they all treat everyone the same way. Great food. Better service

*****update*****
Food: I still love the pizza here. Deep dish and grandma slices are delicious. Everything else looks amazing as well. They don’t stray far from the basics but they still do it very well. Prices are higher than an average pizzeria though.
Service: Usually very good, efficient service. The guys working behind the counter are friendly and quick for the most part. Also, I dropped my work ID in here once. They were very nice and kept it for me until I was able to pick it up the next day.
Parking situation: Now this part of the review is unfair because I’m sure they have little control over the lot and the outside area in general. A star wasn’t taken away just for this but it’s still worth noting because the parking lot actually deters myself and others I know from stopping in for lunch. The lot is extremely small and people leave their cars all over the place like its a free for all. Street parking is not easy to find either. Sometimes I’m lucky and will get a spot on Route 110 but no one wants to park on a road with cars zooming by at 50 – 60 mph. It’s not very convenient so I don’t really go during lunch often — will only stop in on occasion after work.

Nothing like ordering a chicken parm hero and getting to work and finding there is no cheese on it smh. Have ordered before and had no issue but still. Was pretty disappointed

Excellently pizza place right in Melville. The only thing is I would give it 5 stars but their delivery times are very long. Other than that, the pizza is absolutely delicious, the garlic knots are superb, and the Caesar salad is exquisite. This is my favorite pizza place in the region and I definitely will be ordering again and again. I suppose next time I will be going in for pickup.

After working in the area for sometime I’ve been meaning to try here for lunch. They have great deals for lunch: salads, half salad & half soup, personal pizza, pasta and chicken dishes. Check online for the lunch menu options. Pretty sure they are all under $ 10.
Walked in and was greeted right away, placed my order to dine in for lunch. Ordered half Caesar salad with grilled chicken added and lentil soup. While my food was being prepared I took a look around at their display cases to see what pizza they had, rolls, sandwiches etc.
Pizza that they had today: spinach & artichoke, white, grandma, Sicilian, buffalo chicken, baked ziti, potato skin, cream cheese bacon jalapeño (have to try this!), regular slice and much more.
They also had sandwiches with fresh mozzarella and rolls like chicken Parm and buffalo chicken (they looked great)
Salad and bread was brought out first, great fresh Caesar salad with dressing on the side (Noice) and large shavings of parmigiana. Chicken was hot off the grill and placed on top. Fresh baked garlic bread sticks were great as well. Lentil Soup came out soon after piping hot in a large bowl, perfectly seasoned and lentils were cooked correctly too. My lunch (without a drink) came to just under $ 12, the food was great and the portions were big I couldn’t finish it. It’s extra $$ for grilled chicken on the salad. I think dining in you get more than take out. The guys working the counter are great and super nice.
I’ll be back for some pizza and pasta next!

Wonderful place with amazing pizza certainly make a delicious pepperoni pizza that went great with their penne ala vodka. They also make some mean garlic knots absolutely loved them. Service was great fast and employees was friendly and hard working.

I thought it was a bit overpriced. The rolls are excellent. Chicken and sausage rolls were both really good. Got the pepperoni and cheese pie. I thought the sauce was a bit salty… but then I am salt sensitive. For two rolls and two pizzas, it cost me $ 50. I was a little surprised… especially since we aren’t in the city.

Had 2 slices of Grandma Pizza which was the best I have ever had.
The service was great, Fast and friendly.
The pizza had an amazing taste too it.
I will definitely be back for more.
Only negative is the parking which is terrible, But it is definitely worth waiting for a parking spot to get a few slices of heaven.

Stopped by this small unassuming pizza spot in Melville. My kids were hungry as was my wife and the pizza was outstanding. First of all, the spinach-​artichoke slice was to die for. It was so good, I ordered an extra one to go. I also tried the ChickenParm slice which was top notch. My kids had dipper dots ice cream as we sat outside. The only negative I would say, is if you are dining here, there is not much seating…

Grabbed a couple of slices for dinner — totally delicious and very reasonably priced!

Been here twice because it’s near my workplace. This place is always so crowded at lunchtime and their tiny parking lot is shared with Starbucks and a take out place so parking sucksssss. I got a BBQ chicken slice and grandma the first time and was pretty excited because of the high ratings. The BBQ chicken slice was actually close to perfect; it was thin, crispy, and everything came together in cohesive fashion. If I only had that slice, i would give this place 5 stars without a doubt. The grandma slice looked amazing, but just wasn’t very flavorful. I had an eggplant rollatini slice on my second go round — it was enjoyable but not amazing. Thus, rating this place is somewhat confusing — I think it’s much more in 4 star territory than 3 so i’ll give other raters the benefit of the doubt.

Went here because the reviews said it was traditional New York style pizza. Not sure if that’s true, but it was really good! The Chili Chicken and Chicken Bacon pizzas were really tasty and the Garlic Knots are great! Staff was friendly and helpful.

Absolutely amazing pizza. the plain cheese slice and Sicilian are probably the highlights but i also enjoyed a really good eggplant rollatini slice. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! I haven’t tried their sandwiches but they are known for a chicken focacia as well. The parking lot can get full at lunch time but there is also street parking on Walt Whitman Rd. Overall this is real NY pizza as good as it gets.

This Pizza is awesome! I feel like good NY pizza is harder and harder to come by. This place still has the goods. Instantly at the top of my list for Long Island pizza. We had a plain slice (litmus test) and a buffalo chicken. Both were 5 out of 5.
Chicken parm hero was solid as well.

My office is across the street. I come here a few times a week for lunch. Not only is the food great but the service is so polite. Everyone that works here refers to customers as «sir» and «ma’am.» It’s really nice to be treated so respectfully in a take-​out pizza place.
Thanks for being great!

Good pizza!!! The grandma pie and the Sicilian pie tasted amazing. They also have unique and different pizza (cream cheese bacon jalapeño and loaded potato pie). They also offer salads and pinwheels. They also offer sandwiches. I was a little disappointed in the workers knowledge of the veggie sandwich. He had to call 3 people over to give a response as to what vegetables were in the sandwich. Also, they had an iced tea I haven’t been able to find. This was an added plus to this place!

A good friend introduced me to this one early last year and I’ve returned repeatedly. I initially went for their whole wheat slice, but I’ve since indulged in their regular and Sicilian slices. They have never let me down. Easily one of the better pizzerias in Melville and consistently great. Not too thick, the cheese and sauce meld into that orange like color I look for. The sauce is tasty and not overbearing.
The counter guys are always cheerful and outgoing. It’s a popular joint and the parking lot is maddening. They share it with Starbucks and it’s always chaotic.
Great pizza, worth the crappy parking experience.

Just disgraceful! These kids need to go back school and Lean the trade in the proper
Manor. I Just moved into the area I walked in at 5pm Saturday. I asked for a salad pie
Or Vegi pie The owner I presumed just by his cocky and lousy attitude along with his lousy wanna be ceaser hair cut asked me with a sarcastic and nasty tone of voice what was I talking about because they didn’t offer anything like that on there menu. After explaining what l wantted I was told to wait a ½ hour while they’ll. attempt to make me a salad pipe
½ hour passed and paying $ 32!!! $ 32
$ 32 American dollars. Mushy old lettuce store bought disgusting dressing
Old produce. All piled high and look liked they threw out and used all the expired produce on my $ 32 pie. Fa schiffo!
Stay from this wanna be pizzeria
Just a disaster of a purchase. i

Had a slice of the chicken brochette which was very good. Thick piece of mozzarella with peppers, chicken, and tomato. Balsamic glaze on the side was surprisingly good.