Salvatore's Tomato Pies - Monona

Amazingly fresh toppings and exploding with flavor pizza. Calamari, garlic bread sticks and salad were top notch. Brandy old fashion and spiked slushies topped off our out door dining experience. Highly recommended for carry out or outdoor dining

My wife and I ordered from Salvatore's on June 30th loved it. The Phoning it in specialty pizza was amazing. One of better pies I had in a long time. Think of Roman Candle self titled Pizza but with better ingredients.

The pizzas were very good. The service was very attentive. The only negative was an inordinately long wait that day. Everything else was great.

It is not exemplary of a restaurant business to not get the food out of the kitchen, which is, after all, the purpose and expectation of any restaurant to get food out of the kitchen and feed the people. However, the difference with this place is that their guests have already PAID for their meals because their whole set up is not very restaurant like and frankly, unwelcoming. I ordered the Fried Calamari as an appetizer and then a tomato pizza pie. I waited, and waited, and waited for the appetizer to arrive. Finally, it did COLD with my pizza pie. And it was half jalapeno peppers which was not indicated on the menu and I would not have ordered it then. Can I tell you how yucky cold calamari is? Bleh. I was afraid to return it to the kitchen for a fresh order, considering how long it took to arrive. Meanwhile, some time passed before my dinner partner 'appetizer arrived mediocre wings with a blue cheese dip that was too watery. His entree never arrived. We had to ask for a refund. How much reasonable time can one put in to wait for their freaking meal to arrive? Some thoughts on their pizza: the crust is crunchy on the outside and soft and doughy on the outside, not what a true pizza crust should be. Despite the name, it is not authentic pizza. The wait staff was friendly and sympathetic to our plight. The kitchen staff could care less and was busy doing something else, not restaurant like. If you go, expect to wait forever for your meal to arrive, treat it like an existential experience, and prepare to go home hungry.

The pizza is delicious! There is an interesting variety of specialty pizzas. I have only ever ordered take out so have not dined in. There are only a few small tables inside. They have a really nice patio open in the warmer months. The service has been friendly.