Rocco’s Pizza Joint

The lasagna is very good here. The sauce and cheese combination is perfect and a pretty large portion to share which I never do since it is so delicious. My other recommendations are the grandma slice and the chicken breast with salad.

If you like to eat pizza sauce that is filled with sugar, this is your spot. I’m not even sure if it’s possible to make a worse slice of pizza. I was only able to stomach the mushroom topping and my friend who ate the pizza with me was able to eat a few slices, but only because her tastebuds were numbed by alcohol. We both agreed that Rocco’s gave the beloved pizza pie a VERY bad name. Beware!!! This place blows. NO STARS!

I like this place. Their grandma slice and cheese calzone are absolutely delightful. They also serve a very fresh slice of pizza. Great texture, fresh mozzarella cheese, with every bite you can taste the freshness of all the ingredients. Its just a bit overpriced, but they do serve really good Italian food. A slice and Snapple is good enough for me. They have tasty garlic knots too.

3.5 stars.
Aside from the abundance of 2 Bros in the area, places you can walk in and grab a good slice aren’t overly common. Rocco’s definitely hits the nail on the head there though, and when I stumbled in (this is a theme in my reviews), I was pretty satisfied with what I got. The grandma slice was definitely above average, while the cheese slice was not, but no complaints. The prices are pretty Chelsea.

I’m not too familiar with pizza joints around this area but I came here with a friend who is a regular customer and works in the area. Nice little spot and people kept coming in and out but it wasn’t too crowded given the time of day.
They have a great lunch special of 2 slices and a drink for about $ 5.50 or $ 5.75, a good deal if you’re on a budget. My friend took this deal but I decided on a regular slice and a white slice. Once I placed my order is when I realized they had delicious grandma slices… next time for sure.
Ok, now, for the pizza. Huge slices! Normally I am a two slice kind of girl but after I was done with the first slice I felt like I was going to take a nap right there on the table. Don’t worry, I finished my second slice and it was really good. I just felt super sleepy right after. So, my tip to you would be order 1 slice first and see if you can handle it. These are pretty big and tasty slices.

guess you have to check what you get before you leave the store; ordered a chicken parm over the phone and got home to find out I had two probably left over small chicken calzones with two small cups of sauce to wash them down with, the ends of which were so tough they were not capable of being choked down, sauce or no sauce. Guess it’s right up there when they try and get you to go for some slices that have been around for a while. Or maybe a true chicken parm is just too much bother in the summer?

Fast and cheap, regular slices are $ 2.75, they have a $ 10 minimum on credit cards, there’s about 7 tables in the place, no power outlets if you need to charge your phone (I did so I checked). I had the Grandma Slice as all the other reviews here mentioned, and it was a pretty tasty slice of pizza. They have a decent selection of bottled juices and sodas (Boylan’s and Snapple and San Pellegrino and others) as well as fountain drinks. Good place for a snack.

I never had a slice or pasta that I didn’t LOVE here at Rocco’s. I dream about this place a night when I get pizza cravings! Sauce to cheese ratio is perfection and their crust is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, like a NY slice is SUPPOSED to be! Thumbs up and love this little gem in Chelsea :)

This place is an absolute hidden gem.
The traditional slices are above average — thin, crispy crusts, they snap when they fold, good amount of grease — it has all of the quality of what a good ol’ new york city triangle shaped slice should have.
The grandma slices are phenomenal. I can’t think of a better square slice in Manhattan. There’s also four types of square slices — besides traditional, there’s whole wheat, mixed vegetables, and a sausage + broccoli rabe slice that is fantastic.
The chicken parm sandwich was solid but could have been better — there were some tough pieces of chicken, but it was still enjoyable. I still give it 5 stars based just on the pizza.
This place should get more attention. In a different location with some marketing, this would be a buzzed about pizza place.

I ordered some gluten free pizza from Rocco’s pizza joint along with my buddy and my girlfriend (whom both ate regular pizza, because they are not celiac like me). Upon delivery, I smelled something great and was excited as to what my mouth was going to be treated with. We dive into the food and the shimmering, hot and delicious smelling non-​gluten free pizza cast a colossal shadow on my melancholy farce of a pizza. In case you can’t see the timestamp on this review, I’ll remind you that I am writing from the year 2014 where tasty gluten free pizza has existed. no, has flourished for years now. This pizza reminded me of the cobble stone steps I walked upon en route to reaching my hotel lobby, inside of which, my mouth would later be ruthlessly abused by this abomination. If you could picture old brown rice mixed with slabs of wet cardboard, that is the creation that would have taken a piss on my pizza to make it taste so ferociously vile. What is crazy about this whole situation, though, is that prior to writing this review, I came across multiple others that said the staff couldn’t give less of a f*ck that their customers are even remotely happy with their experience, which begs the question of why this heinous shit stained excuse of a restaurant pathetically operated by miserable, bootlicking parasites is still in business, and hasn’t been shut down for being literally hitler. I hope that anyone with celiac disease such as myself gets to my review before they, too, are accosted by the furthest thing from pizza in the entire universe.

Good and affordable pizza for a quiet Sunday night. Came fast, large portions. I only wish they would send more spices.
Nothing special here

Lots of great pizza places in the area. Ordered through seamless a small cheese pizza and we were pleasantly surprised with the size of pie we got. It was 6 huge slices and came hott. Pizza was a little on the greasy side and nothing to rave about so that’s why it’s 3 stars.
Did it said it satisfy my pizza craving? Hell yea!!!

The staff was friendly and attentive. Helped out where needed but the pizza was ight! Nothing to write home about! I would go back if I was in the area and wanted pizza. MIght need to come back and try a dish or two.

Came here about a month ago after an open bar social media event. Go figure. I’m also behind, I know. BUT Stephy and I were drunk, per usual, and on the hunt for oddly sushi I think at the time in Chelsea. But the place she was thinking of had shuttered. We were having no luck and ran into this. They have an A rating (mega bonus). They even sell pasta. Okay! But between the two of us we split just a regular slice of sausage/​cheese and a cheese calzone. Shockingly actually pretty good. The calzone was really excellent and served with tomato sauce on the side. Both warm and filled to the brim with ricotta and a nice crust that wasn’t too thick and or doughy. Also, pretty cheap. If I were drunk and again in the neighborhood I would definitely remember this spot!

Why are you even reading this review?
Just order a grandma slice and a Philly cheese steak and see for yourself.
It may not be fancy, but it feels like home.

Came here last night on a whim with Ingrid S. after attending the Lollpalooza of career fairs last night. We were on a professional mini-​bender and in desperate need of noms. Cheesy noms.
As per usual, neither of us were craving anything in particular and nothing in the immediate neighborhood was looking particularly appetizing… we finally decided that we wanted cheesy… I was craving pasta… but Italian places in this hood are to be savored for more formal dinner plans — not for mini-​bender munchies time. Pizza. YEAH, PIZZA WORKS AND THEY MIGHT EVEN SELL PASTA! I was sold.
To be honest I would have gotten pasta here had they had something creamy inspired or preferably, freakin’ Alfredo sauce. Between you, me and the billions of people that visit Unilocal on a daily basis — I love Alfredo sauce. I can’t get enough of the stuff. It’s my spirit ani-​sauce. It’s my spirit sauce. But they do have regular tomato sauce pasta, lasagna, some salads, garlic knots and other rando Italian-​inspired options on their menu — all reasonably priced.
Between it looking clean, having a Department of Health «A» grade and smelling yummy inside we were sold on making this our home for the next 35 minutes. We ended up getting a cheestastic cheesy calzone (which came served with a small side and a slice of sweet, Italian sausage pizza. We went halfsies on both things and to be honest, both were actually quite decent. I would totally go back for that cheese calzone, it was cheesegasmic.

I walk past this place all the time and finally came here Saturday afternoon for a hangover slice of pizza. Worked wonders, felt significantly better after, maybe not a direct correlation but hey. They have a few good whole wheat options like grilled vegetable or broccoli rabe sausage pizza. I opted for the former. Delicious but quite greasy. They advertise gluten free options outside but it’s only available if you buy the entire pizza.
Besides pizza they’ve got Salads, garlic bread, lasagna, calzones and some chicken dishes.
Nice quaint place, just wish pizza was less greasy. I’ll probably come back when the craving strikes again.

My neighborhood pizza joint in my work area. If i’m craving a pizza slice for lunch this is the place for me to go. From the exterior its misleading it doesn’t look like a pizza joint but more of a diner 50’s frontage. Walk in and you’ll find your typical pizza oven and counter.
I’m a fan of the Eggplant slice, meaty slices of breaded fried eggplant, and the grandma slice. Crispy on the edges and soft on the center with a great savory pizza sauce.
Go for the garlic knots as well. Crispy, garlicy, and soft breaded knots that go well with their house pizza sauce served on the side.

This review for lunch is long overdue. My food travels take me to Rocco’s as the logo appears very 1950’s Retro, yet the inside is far from being Retro. One sausage Calzone $ 6.50 (includes sales tax) + waiting for fifteen eternal minutes = indigestion for three hours! I waited for a very long time for my order to be heated which the server never called out my order’s name nor alerted me that it is ready for pickup. OKAY, so I stood in front of his face to attain my order! Overall, the sausage Calzone was extremely greasy and dripping with oil. There was so much Ricotta cheese everywhere and only two measly pieces of sausage which was skimmed and dupe for quality.
A takeout menu is available which my copy has immediately been discarded. Why does anyone want greasy food to clog the arteries, increase blood pressure and spike one’s cholesterol level? Minimal seating is available. No facilities are available for customers. No written sales receipt is produced. Staff are impersonal and callous.

Best garlic knots I have ever had in New York City.
Maybe it was a fluke and they were fresh and they accidentally added unicorn tears… or maybe just maybe… Rocco knows what he is doin…