Diane H.
Yelp
Bagigio's is located on Woodville Highway in South Tallahassee, more popularly known as Woodville. It's an Italian casual restaurant. You'd think the star item is the pizza and to many, you'll be correct. But make no mistake the hidden gem here is the homemade ice cream!
The ice cream is elegantly served on a plate. No cup. No cone. The flavors include key lime, blueberry, apple pie, strawberry, Nutella, expresso and vanilla. We tried the key lime ice cream. It was served as a round 1" to 1 1/2" slice. To our surprise a scoop of vanilla was on top with a generous sprinkling of graham cracker crumbs. There are two options: small for $4 or large for $7. We opted for the small. And it was a good thing because you WANT to save room for dessert after pizza. The portion size is generous and plenty for two people.
Keep dessert in mind when you order the pizza! They have three sizes, a ten inch personal pizza (size of a dinner plate), a medium pizza and a large. We ordered the medium Pizza Bagigio's, their namesake. This pizza was topped with Tomato sauce, Mozzarella cheese, Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Hamburger, Mushrooms, and Red Onions.
The pizza is cooked in a wood-fired one-of-a-kind suspended oven. It's behind the counter so you can see it from nearly every one of the 15 or so tables.
The tables and the counter are also works of art. They're live edge tables made from 200-year-old reclaimed trees pulled straight from the Suwannee River, as their website touts.
The pizza was excellent! Hot, crispy crust and plentiful toppings in every bite. Again, good thing we split the medium because we had room for dessert!
The restaurant was built from the ground up. It's nicely decorated with plants in the windows, brick flooring and leather booths surround the live edge tables.
The service was welcoming, friendly and personable. If you're looking for a nice reasonable drive and want to try something new, this is a great option and we will return.