Mamma Santa's

I looked through all the Italian restaurant reviews on google maps to find a place that had stellar reviews for their pizza and stumbled upon this restaurant. I’m not local and great pizza in my area is hard to come by, so I’m always on the hunt for some amazing pizza. I ordered a large pepperoni pizza by phone and had about a 30 minute wait, which was fine as we were in transit ordering food to try at another restaurant. The parking at this location was pretty limited and the street parking was filled as well as their back parking lot (it only had about 4-5 parking spaces). Our pizza was ready around the time they said it would be so we were able to get in and out quickly. The pizza was hot and met my expectations for freshness. The sauce was flavorful with seasoning and tasted homemade. The ratio of toppings to dough was good, but extra cheese on the pizza would have been more my style. The crust was thin and had a nice crunch to it, but not an over cooked crunch. I can’t really expl

My family got salad and two pizzas. The pizza was mediocre. Both had a hard crust and slightly burnt cheese. The salad we got had tons of cheese but a very small amount of the “Italian meats.” The oil in the dressing tasted of conola, or some type of neutral oil. I couldn’t finish the portion of salad. Unfortunately, this will not be worthy of another try.

First off, this is only my third review ever posted. I don't like to complain (my other reviews for other businesses were 5-star), but my hope is that the owners will make the necessary changes to serve excellent food again according to the reviews from years ago. Growing up in an Italian community and family myself, I was excited to visit Little Italy and dive in to some great pizza and pasta. Well, that didn't happen. We ordered a pizza along with a fettuccine dish and it was the worst I had ever tried (and I'll eat anything). I couldn't finish what little servings I took, even after having to fast for a medical procedure. Gross, bordering inedible unless you want to choke it down. I was embarrassed for them. Needless to say, I was still hungry when I left. The cheapest frozen pizza at your local grocery store is amazing compared to what they served, so save your money. The only positive comment I can make about the business- our waitress was great.