Emilio’s Italian Pizzeria & Ristorante

Visited Orlando and was in the mood for some N.Y. style pizza. I don’t like to give poor reviews but this place is also working under the Viva LA pizza name, and possibly other names, is a definitely Must Not. They maybe marketing themselves at hotels under several names to drum up biz. I would have given them a 1star but they were nice enough to deliver a second pizza. It still was not to my expectations. Card board pizza at its best, and still had no mushrooms on it, or I could not find. Crust was like a rock probably from sitting in a card. It took them close to 1and half hour for delivery on the first pizza and a hour on the second pizza, in which they left not on the front counter of the hotel I stayed in but at a table that a stranger was sitting at which looked like a living room table. How nice. Lucky they did not eat it. I will say the wings I had were pretty good so that is also why I upped them to a 2rating. Buyer be aware. Any franchisees pizza would overate them any day.

Excellent NY Italian food. Just like when I was a boy. I’m just outside the delivery area, but I don’t mind carry out. Stark, diner atmosphere reminds me of Jersey. Family run, your waitress might be 14 yo, but she knows her stuff! Crispy crust, tasty sauce, fresh toppings. Quick turnaround on orders and accurate predictions from the kitchen on wait time. WAY better than franchise. In fact, as good as any Jersey shore pizzeria I’ve been to.

Ordered 3 vege Gyros. They had 1 tsps lettuce and 3 pcs of tomatoes it was horrible After calling the manager he said thats what we give is two pcs of tomatoes in each pita. Thats was the worst vege gyro. He did not offer any compensation nor add any other services. Do not recommend it.

Recently moved to the area and have ordered delivery twice in a week. Happy to have a good Italian place that delivers. I’ve tried the Romano crusted chicken, eggplant parm and steak and cheese sub. All satisfactory. For appetizers I’ve tried the fried shrimp and garlic zeppoli. I was very impressed with how crunchy the shrimp was considering it was delivery and sometimes those items get soggy, but not these suckers. The garlic zeppoli is crazy good to.

Great food! Great service! My favorite is the calzone. Nice atmosphere. If your looking for a new place to eat then try this place, I think you will enjoy it!

Excellent flat bread pizza, philly cheese steaks and wings. You’ll have to go thru dining area and step up to the counter for pickups. Don’t judge by its modest looks…

We just had a large cheese pizza to go and it was excellent. It was cooked exactly the way we requested it. The inside dining room looked clean. Staff was friendly. We will be back!

The second star is because I was so hungry that I would eat anything. I would pass on this place. Pizza is not appetizing at all and the salads are a joke.

I have ordered pizza before from Amelio’s pizzeria and it’s been great but today I ordered Stromboli lunch and to my dislike it was full of just cheese everything else was at minimal I mean very little peppers, pepperoni n sausage. They need to put in more of all the ingredients. Hope this doesn’t happen again

Emilios is a great local pizzeria near the Lake Nona/​St. Cloud area. They have a wonderful wait staff and good food. We have eaten in on multiple occasions, gotten delivery once, and gotten take out a few times.
Pizza– Emilio’s good pizza. A good crusty crust, good sizes, and it’s delicious. This isn’t Papa John’s or Pizza Hut. It’s a good local pizza.
Stromboli– we have had the Stromboli twice. It’s a wonderful twist. It’s like a rolled up pizza with the extras stuffed instead of as toppings. We had never had a Stromboli before and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Penne all a vodka– typically this is a meatless dish, but the staff was kind enough to add diced chicken to my order. It’s definitely something I’ll order again and again.
Zepolle’s– I enjoyed these fried garlicky pieces of dough. Absolutely amazing! And we tried the dessert version with chocolate and powdered sugar. YUM! These are a big reason we come back. So good.
Overall a great restaurant for the area. We enjoy the food and the small restaurant feel. It’s definitely cozy, but decorated nicely. Sometimes it’s too busy for them to only have one server, but I enjoy supporting small businesses when they have great food. Emilio’s definitely fits the bill!

What a disappointment. Dining is supposed to be a pleasant experience, whether you dine in or choose delivery. I can tell you that this place is not about customer service or giving their patrons a nice experience. We had a large pizza and pasta dinner with chicken delivered to our home recently. Have you ever re-​heated chicken? You know that distinct taste and texture it gets? Well that’s exactly what the pasta dinner with chicken tasted like. So, I decide to give them a call and politely let them know that I was really disappointed in the meal. I expected them to offer a refund or a credit that can be used at a future date. I was offered neither. They simply advised me that I could order the same meal next time I call them. So I asked (since I typically order only pizza from them) if I could have a credit towards a pizza. Without thought the manager on duty said «she can have a $ 5 credit towards pizza». Wow! I just paid you $ 15 for a dish that you used repurposed chicken for. It wasn’t even fresh chicken! I’m disgusted and will never order from this place again. Ever. They’ve lost me as a customer for good.

I’m a huge fan of their pizza. It’s definitely some of the best pizza I’ve had in the Central Florida area. I tried a salad one time because I’m on a diet for my wedding and it was pretty gross. The chicken tasted like it was cooked while it was still frozen. I called Emilios and Earnie gave me a credit for a future purchase. I won’t hold it against them. They’re a pizza spot not a salad spot. Will always order pizza here!

This is the best pizza in the area. They deliver to my house in Kissimmee, but I would drive to pick it up if I had to because it is worth it.

I ordered cheese pizza and chicken wings special for take out. I liked the quality and taste of both better than Papa Johns. Next time I will try a different pizza. I enjoyed and would go back to buy it

Ordered take out. Pizza and wings, food is excellent, however they need to work on there customer service. Acknowledging a customer with a simple «hello we will be right with you «goes a long way.

Ordered a pizza and a large Caesar Salad. Got as styrofoam box with a few pieces of lettuce — no cheese, nothing. Was about 9.00. Total rip off. Pizza was so so.

Yuck.
Horrid wings. Bland pizza. Blah salad.
Oh, and 70 minutes to deliver the cold food three miles down the street on a Wednesday evening.

I have yet to have a bad meal here. The service is great and the food is phenomenal. A must have is the homemade garlic bread. They bake the bread in-​house. The garlic sauce they pour over it is so yummy. You really can’t go wrong here.

Overall disappointment. Place is very small and waitress was unfriendly and looked questionable. She was bothered by having to wait on us, I think she was an owner. She was bitching out loud and we could hear her during our dinner. She looked like she came right off OBT. Their prices were so high for such a hole in the wall. All their chicken dishes were over $ 16 each. I asked if that was family style dining and she said no it’s all authentic food but was only was piece of chicken. My fried ravioli appetizer came out and still had freezer burn, lol. What a joke. For this price I could have had fine dining somewhere.

Overall the experience was adequate. The end result (the pizza) is actually not too bad. The not so great, or possibly even horrible part, was ordering for delivery. It took about 10 minutes and the person on the other end was rude and, may I say it, stupid. They had trouble spelling «nona»… I had to give them my number not once, not twice, but 7 times. Each time he was able to get 1 more number (and I said it slowly). Delivery time was about right, although I don’t need a call saying that you are on time…
I think that if there was another pizza place in the area that delivered I would most likely go with them. It is just sad to see that I am out of work, could take an order in 2 minutes, and actually leave the customer happy. Instead this is what they get… Oh well.