Geraci’s Restaurant

This is my favorite pizza place around Cleveland. They always seem to be busy but still manage to provide good service. Make sure to bring cash because they don’t accept any charge cards.

I came to this restaurant for the first time on my birthday. The seating is very tight with duct tape on some of the seats. The pizza we had was HORRIBLE. The sauce was sour and tart. Would have did much better eating a frozen pizza than this. I could not find the cheese very skimpy. The soda tasted like syrup and water with no carbonation. Not worth the money at all. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else.

Good pizza, but a little on the pricey side. The seating is very tight (you’re basically sitting with at your neighbors table) and this is one of the few cash only restaurants left in the world.

They have the BEST GLUTEN FREE pizza crust, it tastes very similar to «normal”-flour dough and has the same texture which I really like. I have eaten here for years and enjoyed the food. Now that I am eating gluten free, I have a place to still cure that pizza craving. YUM.

Meatballs… Yum! Chicken Parmesan… yum! It’s all yum… the pizza is outstanding. Try it and you will love it. Don’t forget the cannoli’s, oh my! We drive an hour to dine
Rhonda Albaugh

Our most favorite pizza in the world!!! We’ve been going to Geraci’s since I was a kid. We live out of state now and every time we come back to Cleveland we ALWAYS go to Geraci’s for my Geraci’s fix!

I’ve been dying to try this place on the recommendation of friends who are regulars. I finally got the chance with my Mom and it lived up to every expectation. We split the Caesar salad, eggplant parm «appetizer», and a pizza. There were leftovers. the caesar salad was fresh and cheesy. I wouldn’t have minded some anchovies being involved, but it was good regardless. The eggplant parmagiana appetizer is basically the dish without the pasta. Amazing, fresh, tomato sauce with nice cuts of eggplant and gooey baked cheese on top. Then of course the pizza was excellent. A great meal that my mom and I agreed, even my picky dad would like this place. We’ll bring him along next time.

Decent pizza. But 90 mins (when they say 60) is insane. Especially with zero offer for compensation.

Another Diners Drive-​Ins & Dives place checked off the list!
Be warned, they only take cash!
That being said, my boyfriend and I stopped in on a weekday in the middle of the afternoon and quite literally had the place to ourselves. We started with the fried zucchini and the toasted ravioli appetizers. We almost regretted ordering entrees because the appetizers were so good and so large.
He ordered the baked lasagna, I ordered the eggplant parm. Now, if you’ve read any reviews I’ve posted of Italian places, you know I’m pretty critical of my eggplant parm. This was good. Not great, but good. It had excellent flavor, however, it was a little overcooked and lacked texture. I still enjoyed every bite because it tasted very good in spite of the texture issue.
Brad’s lasagna, on the other hand, was FLAWLESS. Instead of beef, they used Italian sausage, which just took the flavor profile to a new level of delicious. Lots of ooey gooey cheese, flavorful sauce, and a nice little crust on the top from the oven-​baking, there was absolutely no criticism I could make of the lasagna. I never order lasagna at restaurants because my grandmother’s recipe is my favorite and there is no need to eat inferior lasagnas out somewhere. I would order this lasagna in a heartbeat.
I understand that there are a lot of negative reviews about Geraci’s, and a lot of the criticism is directed at the cash-​only thing and the lady who runs the front counter (if it makes them feel any better, the rest of the staff doesn’t seem to care for her much either and seemed relieved when she finished her shift and left while we were still eating). I would encourage you to try this place, and if the negative pizza reviews scare you, do yourself a favor and order the lasagna!

Take-​out for pizza. Was told by curt woman on phone that it would be an hour. I said fine understanding it was Saturday dinner rush. When I arrived I was informed by same rude woman that they «prefer» cash or personal check. Couldn’t tell me this on the phone? This was my second try with Geraci’s. I’ve heard others say good things about their pizza. Last time the pizza was soggy and the sauce was very sour. This time the pizza was over-​cooked (after an hour wait?) and again sour sauce. Girlfriend said it was the worst pizza she’s ever had. I’ve eaten pizza from NY to LA: this was worse than store-​bought frozen. Threw this one in the garbage and chalked it up as an 18-​dollar lesson. Had the woman on the phone/​at register not been so rude, it may have not been so terrible an experience. Someone should train people working a register to say «thank you» when completing a sale. She snidely remarked, «have a good night» as I was walking out the door. She should remember that she’s there only because customers are there.
I hope this is a warning to anyone considering this terrible pizza.

I have two rules about Geraci’s: Stick to the pizza and only get take out. If you follow the rules, you’ll love this place. The pizza has amazing crust, perfect sauce and the freshest toppings. Although there are some other good items on the menu, it’s hard to get a consensus on any particular dish. Their servers are hard working but there’s only so much they can do when you’re packed into those tables and booths with no room. There are other reasons you don’t want to dine in and you’ll find those out if you don’t follow the rules.

This restaurant EXCEEDED my expectations. The best thin crust pepperoni pizza I’ve ever tasted (and I’m from Chicago) Hand sliced pepperonis that are so crispy and almost burnt! I swear it’s amazing. The garlic bread is also to die for. I haven’t tried any of their Italian pastas dishes yet but they looked incredible to the eye. I will come back often and bring my out of town friends. Also, this restaurant is on Triple D ;)

Geraci’s is a phenomenal family friendly restaurant with fresh, from scratch Italian cooking. The Eggplant Parmigiana was melting in your mouth delicious. The pizza was phenomenal, and my kids and I loved it so much that we ordered a second pie. As out-​of-​towners looking for a food adventure, we are certainly happy that we went to Drive-​ins Diners and Dives hotspot.

This place is the real deal! Authentic old school Italian atmosphere. Godfathers welcome! This is my second time here. Excellent service and some of the best pizza I’ve had.

I’ve been searching the planet for 50 years to find a better pizza, Geraci’s is still the best.

The girlfriend and I ventured here one night in the hopes to find a new quality restaurant near our house. We had read good reviews online and saw that it was a favorite of Guy Fieri. Apparently, Guy Fieri doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I can only base this off of my one visit to Geraci’s, but I found nothing redeemable about the restaurant. The service was slow and the food was bland. I had the veal pram and is was a big let down. The meat just seemed to be low quality and was not tender in any sense of the word. Next time, I’ll make the further drive to Little Italy.

Went for my birthday dinner with my family — lots of shrimp! While I waited I ordered bread for the table (there is a charge). I ordered the shrimp cocktail and the Fruit d’Mar which was so delicious! My mom ordered me a shrimp, mozzarella, and Romano cheese pizza to-​go for my lunch the next day (it doesn’t sound good, but it’s deceivingly delicious!!!) cash only!

This is by far my favorite Italian restaurant. Not only was this on Diners, drive ins, and dives, or whatever it’s called, I have been going here since I was young and make sure that I go here every time I come back to visit. I even have them overnight me pizzas to Phoenix.
The table bread is great. Butter is always soft. House salad is fantastic. Pepperoni pizza is a must and the meat ravioli is my favorite. Make sure you come with cash though. This is a true Italian restaurant. Cash or check only.

Sorry but I was not impressed. Looks like nice neighborhood place with some good character but the food was just so-​so.
I had a small sausage pizza, lacked flavor and reminded me of a pizza served at high school. I also had two meat balls, no flavour, but the sauce was alright.

When I’m traveling I like to hit places that have been on Diner’s, Drive-​Ins and Dives. That’s what brought me to Geraci’s in Cleveland.
This [place has been around for decades and run by the same couple, who are now in the late 80’s/early 90’s. When I watched the episode they focused on the pizza, especially the pepperoni pizza. So that’s what I did.
The crust is excellent, but a little thicker than what I normally like. My wife would have loved it. The pepperoni is thicker than usual and really good. The cheese is excellent. But the thing that makes it so good is the sauce. The sauce is homemade with chunky tomatoes and lots of herbs and spices. It’s so good I could eat it like a bowl of soup. It would be good on anything.
I will be coming back in a couple of months and my wife will be with me. This will be her favorite pizza for sure.

Im going to try to be as diplomatic as possible here. First of all, Ministrone Soup is not made with meat at all. Nor is it made with Campbell’s vegetable beef soup. Second, an Antipasto salad DOES NOT, repeat DOES NOT have tuna fish in it. If you don’t want tuna in yours, order without. There’s a dessert called spingi that is little more than fried balls of dough covered in sugar. The pizza is very, very thin.
Next, every restaurant of this caliber takes plastic except Geraci’s. Next, there is no wifi. I went home and made me a sandwich after coming here.
I don’t think I will be back. Guy Fieri needs to be shot…

My kids big fan for pizza and they had it.
So when I park the car and try to get inside I get shocked at the door when I read a sign «no credit card «cash only and they have a ATM machine at the door !!!
The resturant environment was good and clean we get wahab we order in time fashion the service was excellent and I like the eggplant it was testy the pizza was great but only over price for 8 pieces you pay $ 20 that mean more than $ 2 per pice I think that way over when you compare it to any pizza resturant. Our over all the kids like it and there souce is incredible.