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Once you take into account mandatory gratuity and the (inaccurately calculated) tax that gets tacked on, these pizzas basically cost more than $50 apiece. That is more expensive than even the highest-end pizzerias anywhere else in the US (the world?) including those that use similar (and maybe even better) quality ingredients. That said, this is probably the best pizza available in a several hundred mile radius. The crust is definitely unique - tastes like natural ferment that gives a New Haven-style chewiness but with even more rise. Pies are cooked to be very crisp (zero tip sag), which means some parts can get little burned. Clearly a lot of passion and skill is at work here, even down to how long the pies are rested before serving. Dude should probably wear a beard net though. Is the pizza worth the cost? For the average person, probably not. Personally, I'd definitely come back here.

10/10 I agonized for months over getting this pizza bc of the price. Finally I realized I’ve spent more on far less! it was way better than anticipated I can’t describe how delighted I was after taking the first bite! Actually the best thing I’ve eaten. If you can’t afford it there are other options in the area but if you can I suggest you give them a try! And honestly for the price the square pizza is actually a lot of food

Best pizza in the country hands down. Right here in Vermont. Dough, ingredients, execution, and technique are all world class. Food made with love and talent and everything is done to the highest level. Service is excellent and the shop is beautiful with great music playing. Kitchen is open so you can see everything. Owner was welcoming and kind and all three employees engaged with us and checked on us. The pizza is well worth every penny and I will happily pay more. Steak and meatball sub also amazing. Dessert program is very very strong as well. We traveled 1500 miles for this pizza and it exceeded our expectations. Thank you Dan, Erica, and Rory.

Hands down BEST pizza in Vermont and best pizza I’ve ever had. The crust seriously has flavor, crunch, and is chewy! You won’t leave your crust on the plate! Dan runs his place the way he likes and you order off the menu, no substitutions, a few add ons, and you won’t be disappointed. All the haters out there just wanna hate cause his pizza is the best. Menu changes frequently and produce is fresh and local!

We have been here several times over the last two years, frequently recommending it to friends as the best pizza in Vermont. We have loved the food. Top notch ingredients. It's well known that the owner likes to pick fights with customers over reviews. We never thought that we would be one of them. We ignored the red flags, and kept coming back. Classic toxic relationship. But no more. Our friends were right, we deserve better. So do you. The new "balanced meal" dine-in policy requires patrons to order an appetizer in addition to their pizza. Great; their affagado is lovely. But they did not have desserts. Okay, we'll settle for a salad, but can we get dressing on the side? No substitutions. So then we're told that we have to take a sad square pizza to go. No remorse, no looking back at the good old days. They've moved onto wealthier patrons with larger appetites. We are very sad to end this relationship over a salad. It's the little things that break your heart. This is gonna hurt for a minute but we will move on. Save yourself the heartache. There are many other great pizza places in town that are far more emotionally stable. No they do not fly their ingredients in from Italy, but they will not make you cry.

The food was excellent. We had a chicken cutlet, a square pie , a ricotta cheesecake and espresso. Very nice meal. We sat at the bar it was comfortable and we could see the whole operation it was so clean and organized. We weren't drinking but a nice wine selection was available. The service was very personable, with the right amount of attentiveness. Would absolutely eat here again

Great evening with my mom, and the expectations didn't disappoint. Pizzeria salad was a delight - huge heap of crisp romaine with the best hazelnuts ever. Pie was ample and had all the flavors you needed, without excess. Loved the atmosphere - music was jammy and perfect for the wait for dinner. Thanks guys!

Roughly once a month, sometimes more in summer, less in winter, we drive 100 miles to Pizzeria Ida. It is our favorite restaurant. The food is delicious, the ingredients are hand selected from local and Italy, the chefs and server are at the top of their game and the experience is amazing. The rotating menu is relatively small and each time we go we discover something new that we wouldn’t have chosen as a first choice, but it turns out to be delicious. Our go-to’s are the Brooklyn traditional (when eating in), the plain square (with garlic or nduja when available) (for take-out or eating-in). They are simply amazing pizza—flavorful with the most amazing crunchy, chewy, soft-in-the-middle crust. The pies are huge and we always have leftovers. The crunch in the crust the next day after being reheated is better than most pizzas from other places fresh out of the oven. Try any chicken cutlet variety when available—the flavor and texture are spectacular. The Italian, which is not my usual go-to hoagie, at Ida it is unbelievable. Baked desserts are always delicious. Haters will hate and find things to complain about but if you want to have an amazing culinary experience, go here. If the prices are not affordable, go less often. But if you go, you will be delighted by the explosion of flavors and textures. And the next day, you will start planning, or saving up, so you can go again.

This place is everything you look for. The pizza is special. No flop on the round pie. Like, absolutely no flop. Square pies are awesome too and whole other thing. Fluffy and crunchy at the same time. Chicken parm for the table? Yup. I dig all the Dead stuff and the while vibe. No beer. A little pricey but you get what you pay for and worth it every penny. Do it.

Meh... I had the classic round pizza. It was decent, not legit Italian, and grossly overpriced People on here rant and rave that the pizza has no "flop," which I don't fully understand. The pizza has no flop because the crust was almost a half inch thick and absolutely burned to a crisp. Half inch sheets of plywood have no flop, but it doesn't mean I want to eat them. The sauce was good but it certainly didn't taste like the San Marzanos I remember eating in Italy. I snuck out back to have a smoke while waiting forever for my pizza and noticed some of the San Marzano cans in the trash. They were not DOP-certified San Marzano tomatoes, so while decent tomatoes they are not legit. Aside from the crust and fake tomatoes, Pizza was overall decent. Unique for Burlington, sure. Would I invite people up and take them here, never.

Horrid service. The owner is a jerk and puts a bad name on Vermont. Trust me, the service outweighs the food.

The pizza is very good, don't get me wrong. The dough is very good (one of the better crusts I've had in a while). But I cannot justify spending a day's worth of pay for a pizza pie and a glass of wine. On top of that, the owner is laughably rude to his guests. I'll spend a little more than I'm comfortable with if the environment and ambiance is great but this place just ain't it. The staff will make you feel like shit if you aren't exactly the type of clientele they want in their restaurant. Nah man. I'm over it.

Best pizza in town. Hoagies and cutlets off the hook. Haven't had anything I didn't like

These reviewers giving 1 star need to stop being such pearl clutching babies. The pizza is amazing and worth every penny. If you don't want to spend $70 on a bottle of wine, then just don't order wine. I wish they served beer, but they don't, so what. If you love pizza, this place is not to be missed.

Food: 5/10. The calzone was moist and chewy and the square pie was burnt all the way down underneath. Acidic tomatoes did not save the day. Service: 4/10. Waiting time was average to below average, not amicable or even smiling and we were rushed out of the table as soon as we had finished our meal, and when I politely said that we would appreciate to be handled more gently I was brusquely told off. Ambiance: 4/10. Noisy, constant clanking noises and you can hear everyone's conversation. An unpleasant smell as well like the floor had been scrubbed with ammonia.

You can say whatever you'd like about the owner. You can say the music is too loud or you don't like the prices or your delicate sensibilities were impacted because you weren't appropriately coddled when you landed. But there are also facts you'll need to acknowledge here. The pizza is so much better than anyplace in Vermont it's not really appropriate to even contrast it. It's like comparing a chicken to a hammer. The flavors are all there, the dough is good beyond description (like the band populating the speakers), the chicken cutlets were just fucking sublime (and the pesto that bedded the plate was fantastic), and the service, honestly, was great. Maybe it was because I knew what to expect or that I appreciated honest ingredients or that I've been to 200+ dead shows but I was blissed out the whole night and was the last to leave the place. Run don't walk. Or don't, no one cares. Best in class. Hard stop.

Pizza was really good, but the owner is a gaping asshole and treats customers like trash. I ignored other people's comments about this from yelp, google, and personal accounts because I was told the pizza is damn good and there is a lack of good pizza in the area. $35 pizza ain't worth the bull shit attitude this guy puts out to the community.

I regret to say that my experience at this establishment was highly disappointing. Not only were the prices for the pizza exorbitant, but the overall ambiance emitted a negative energy that detracted from the dining experience. The combination of overpriced food and unwelcoming atmosphere left me with a sense of regret for choosing to dine there. I would not recommend this place to anyone seeking a pleasant culinary outing.

Baller shit. Best crust ever made. Cutty plate off the hook. Prosciuttello & Coppa on top. Filleti is the best pie I ever had. Tomato & Plain pies with no flop. Vino da Tavola so on point. Need to give the grandma squares a real try next time and a bit more attention to the Italian Hoagie because we were distracted by the bread and crust over everything else. Guy has a chip on his shoulder. I can live with that. So do I. If food can be art; it's here. It feels like a bakery mixed with an art studio mixed with a country kitchen.

Just terrible. Dude is an asshole. Way too expensive. Can't believe how much I was talked down to.

DO NOT GO HERE! The owner yelled at my boyfriend and father for eating their $40 pizza (20% gratuity automatically added) outside on the bench of the restaurant. The owner GOT IN MY BOYFRIEND's FATHERS FACE and yelled at him to leave or he'd call the cops. He also THREW MY BOYFRIENDS KEYS from the table to the ground. TERRIBLE PERSON. I wish I could leave a 0 star review for this place. Again, DO NOT GO HERE

I used to think Pizzeria Ida had great pizza and lousy service. I was wrong, both the pizza and service are lousy. Also, a hefty $25 gratuity fee was added to our order despite the fact we were NOT dining in. Our overall bill was over $ 125 for two pizzas and a sandwich. When questioned about the gratuity fee, the staff grew cranky and refused to answer any questions. Naturally, no receipt was provided when picking up the pizza. Sadly, or perhaps not so sadly for Pizzaria Ida, we'll avoid ordering from there again. Cheerio.

The food is decent when done properly, but it's sloppy 65% of the time. Everything else about this place is absolutely ATROCIOUS. Miserable people, miserable experience, miserable atmosphere, will not be back

Food was excellent!! Owner was very nice and not as mean as he is portrayed on yelp. If your in the area it's a must try.

#F I R E We were late to the party, as always, and they only had round pies !!!!! Oh what a BUMMER !!! SIKE !!! The round pie was literally perfection. Sauce: 10/10 sweet and amazing basil: 10/10 so fresh tasted like i literally picked it off a plant in the middle of Capri Cheese: 8/10 vibes... but i wosh it was whole mozz instead of shredded!!!!! Bread: 11111/10: so. Frraking. Goooooooodddd Olive oil; 10/10: gas I CANNOT wait to come back!!!! EpicClassico Round Pie

The pizza is 5 stars. It really is that good. I've had a lot of the top rated spots in the US (new haven etc...) it's right up there with them. The owner needs to show some fucking respect to his customers. The guy is an egotistical maniac and only cares about himself. I have never met a business owner as rude as this one. I know that you read the reviews retard, so once you realize that everyone hates you maybe you can grow up and start acting like an adult. Turn down the music by the way I can barely hear myself speak when I go there.

The food was delicious, the preparation allowed the top quality ingredients to be fully present. 3 stars due to the owner' attitude- which comes across as if he doing the North End of Burlington a favor by opening his restaurant. Vermont is filled with well prepared and high quality food offerings. No need to deal with an attitude.

Just moved here from NJ a year ago Ida pizza is the best quality in VT the owner his wife and the guy that takes your order all work so hard the pizza, sandwiches, salads and everything are so delicious the ice cream was the best ice cream I've ever eaten! Ida pizza is a must try I highly recommend it!

I wanted to like this place, I really did. I've been a few times and found the pizza to be good and interesting. However, last night I was dining in with my girlfriend and had an odd interaction with a man I presume to be the owner. Then, this morning, found a long hair embedded in my pizza crust so decided to check out the reviews here. I was disappointed to find that my experience is not an outlier. Normally I wouldn't be compelled to write a review about one poor conversation or one hair in my food but I feel that a restaurant has no business charging $35 for a pizza if its customer service and sanitation are sub-par. I'd love to see Ida succeed in the competitive restaurant landscape of Burlington but don't think it's going to happen unless they do 2 of 3 things; loose the attitude, lower their prices, or clean up their act in the kitchen.

In the hospitality business, it's not just about just the food. More on that later. While the food here is well prepared with top quality ingredients and quite good, it was not, as I was hoping, stellar. We thought the big, round plain pie was under seasoned and the Italian sub was good but a bit skimpy - needing a bit more meat and cheese for that wow flavor factor. The owner's social media feed hypes the food quality, and the prices are also very high - so, tbh I was expecting closer to perfection on the flavor front. The pace was also off for dine in service - with loooong waits between the 3 main dish items that we ordered. Not fun. It's BYOB - so bring a lot and prepare to wait. The other issue is the vibe. The room is pleasant but the music - while good - was ridiculously loud. The owner has also cultivated a hard to describe (caustic stoner?) attitude on social media. Added up, it feels like it's him 1st - not the customer - which doesn't make me want to return.

Blah blah blah artisanal pizza dough. Once you cover it with sauce and cheese, whatever. The pizzas are huge. They are kind of pricey. The part that's covered with cheese and sauce is pretty good. But the very dry crust that's left over is very dry crust and a little burntish. Okay. So i asked for some sauce to dip it into. No dice - "it's very expensive sauce and we need to save it." WHAT??!! I looked around. Plates were filled with uneaten crust. I even spoke with one of the owners who said this: "I'm sorry you feel that way." Needless to say- whatever. Won't be back.

Owner is extremely rude, unhygienic, and arrogant. The pizza is okay, but he's so out of touch with reality that I could never give any more than 1 star. His pizza is usually burnt, the sandwiches are so so, and he should wear a hair net.

If you are looking for a grab a slice pizza joint don't go here. This is a traditional tastes like Italy pizzeria where the pizzaiolo crafts food with superb ingredients and intention. Slow down and savor each bite, you won't regret it.

Rude workers. Overpriced. Can get similar or make your own for half the price Not worth it

I would rather eat hot garbage. This place is the worst. I got a pube in my pizza. That's right, a pubic hair, in my pizza. Would rather eat out of the trash can

Hands down the best pizza I've had. Period. You pay the price for pure ingredients made by individuals that love their product. Where a lot of people get hung up is the service and ambiance. If you don't like loud music, you aren't gonna like it. If you do something the staff doesn't like - they'll let you know. That turns some people off. You get what you give and if you give respect, you receive it.

Food is good if you like soft pizza in the middle. Shitty attitudes from staff. A pizza can run you $30 minimum and if you like toppings, can be up to $60 for ONE soggy pizza.

I travel all over New England consistently. I have amazing pizza almost everywhere I go. To say that you brought great Italian food to Vermont is just completely wrong. The owner is rude and brash. Sadly, his staff thinks that his cockiness and assertiveness makes for a great boss, but it truly does not. Don't get me wrong. The pizza is not bad but definitely not worth the price or the attitude that you get. Don't get me wrong. It's good pizza but it's really not worth the price.

Where to start. The food is beyond good if you eat it in person. But it's prohibitively expensive. And the environment to eat in absolutely sucks. They blast music so loud your ears will ring for days. The owner is about as unprofessional as possible. He screams and just randomly starts recording on his phone and ranting. He has a thousand rules.. it's byob but you can't bring in sodas or juice for a kid, if it's pickup you can stand here but not here. He's the soup Nazi without the charm. You need to eat dinner at 5 or 6 pm or they will just close. The food is very good, artistry level, but the experience is awful. So then you decide to get pickup? Well the food doesn't travel well. They tell you an order will be ready at 5:45 but it's actually not ready until 6:30 and it's because they say that dine in is their priority. Now the owner is on insta complaining about people not tipping on pickup orders? You make me wait for 45 minutes yelling about where I can or can't stand and wait and now I'm supposed to tip you? Because you are too cheap to pay your staff? Sorry, I'll go to pizzeria veritas. It's not as good, not even close, but the experience is better.

Very good classic Pizza. This chef takes the time to do it right. Best ingredients, very good process. The pie selection is limited to the curated group of round traditional and square deep dish. I would have liked the option of a pepperoni topping but being that the menu changes daily I guess he uses the ingredients available at the time. Overall a fine NY, Philly style pie maybe the best in Burlington, pricey but worth it for a special treat.

been wanting to check out ida for a while and boy what a treat. this place uses top notch ingredients and it shows. right up there with some of the best bread i have ever had. the meatball grinder was phenomnal. The meatballs were flavorful and cooked to perfection. Pizza was amazing as well!

$50 for burnt pizzas that are pretty small. Pair the exorbitant prices with the owners "look at me im a hard-guy" social media posts, and forget about it. Guy calls customers derogatory names online- check their instagram account @idapizzapies. Totally unprofessional. In desperate need of an ego check. With a number of other top quality restaurants serving pizza in Burlington, don't waste your time.

Is it expensive? Yes. Is it delicious? Yes When you use top notch ingredients you can charge top dollar for them. I loved the White Fig Traditional Pie. The ricotta is light and fluffy with a very fresh taste, the zanzabar peppercorns have a really nice spicy bite that is not overpowering and is balanced well by the sweetness of the saba drizzle. In short, their pizza is fucking great.

Ive wanted to get here for a while, and finally today it happened. pizzeria Ida has an awesome open concept where you can see the food being prepared. The care that goes into each pie is clear. I got the classico round pie. This thing was HUGE and The flavor was great, not overly cheesy or saucy, but what really stood out was the crust- crunchy on the outside- fluffy on the inside. The vibe inside is also super cool, with tables for larger parties or stools along the bar. The only downside is the price (35$ for a pizza) but even so i look forward to going back.

The food is good but it's over rated and expensive for what it is. Service is horrible and the owner is rude to customers.

Food is incredible, one of the best pizzas I've ever had. Service was fine, no complaints. Ambiance inside was great.

This place is an absolute GEM and a treasure. Yes, it is expensive. But, the quality is unparalleled and the portions are huge. The ingredients are top notch and they produce food that is art. Some of the best food I've had in Vermont. The owners take pride in their work and their passion shows. If you want an absolutely stellar meal, blending the best of local Vermont produce, meat and dairy with real deal Italian ingredients, you can't go wrong here. Its not stuffy and always great music playing. Also, the deserts here rock and are under-rated. Best ice cream i've had.

So what can be confirmed is that all the bad reviews written about this place are 100% accurate and truthful. First off the prices for their ?"non-commodity"? products are abhorrently out of touch with reality. Secondly, they do not know how to cook pizza at all and offer up the charred remains or a soupy mess of mediocre at best ingredients. Thirdly, their pretentious rude and snub attitude doesn't match the landscape of Burlington or Vermont for that matter. Why anyone would become a regular customer here is beyond my level of comprehension. Oh, btw it seems like they write their own reviews for damage control after receiving a painfully truthful review. It's odd that anyone but the deadhead owner would have deep knowledge of "primal dead" and endorse it here. Nice try. Hope everyone sees how petty transparent you really are. It certainly reflects poorly as a "chef" running a wannabe pizza joint. Here's a tip. Lower your attitude along with your prices and learn how to cook pizza for Christ sakes. It's just pizza! Best of luck.

This is the type of honest food chefs flock to experience. Dough is on point every night. Pizza is the best in New England. Staff make the experience even more uplifting if you can just get out of your hang ups and enjoy a meal experience without your inner Karen thinking everything in this world revolves around you. Music is loud and usually live Grateful Dead (primal Dead if you hit it on a really good night). The food is simple and delicious, using the best olive oil and ingredients. If you don't vibe with this place it's your problem, not theirs. I feel like a kid again when I eat here. Keep up the good work of slingin' dank fam! Never change!

Walk in for a pizza order. I was the only customer there. When I went home I found they burned the pizza. The crust was inedible and the pizza cost $60 (that's about $7 a slice of burnt pizza). I am surprised the owner would think this is acceptable to give out. How do you burn a pizza when you have no other customer? They also make it difficult to order by checking their Instagram the day of for the menu. Seems like they are more focused on putting divisive political message up on their wall than customer service. They also don't pick up when you call them and there's no way to order online. Pizza wasn't worth the price.

The cheese slid to one side and the pizza was... wet. the dough was over an inch thick and was doughy and raw... but also somehow burnt at the same time. bland flavor. And wet. for $50 (after tax and tip)

Great pizza and the staff was very nice, which I wasn't expecting from the reviews. I live near many of the best pizza spots in the country and this place is as good as you can get. It's worth the extra money.

Idk man I went there and there was some like social media manager going all James Cameron shooting clips of pizza being cut? Meanwhile, the pizza that we ended up being served was somehow burnt and also had puddle of water in. Idk how that's possible. Like maybe instead of some dude getting content for the gram they should hire someone who can actually make pizza.

I'm disappointed by the posts giving this restaurant such poor reviews. I moved away from Burlington (after 2 years) over the summer and Ida remains one of the best places I've had pizza in my entire life. I'm no Italian but I know my spices and I understand flavors- this place has it. Yes, it's expensive but the entire show is run by 2-3 people. This is Vermont at its finest- small gigs with people who genuinely care about their food and are proud of it. If you expect someone to remove your coat and put you at a candlelit table you've chosen the wrong place. If you'd like an INCREDIBLE square pizza, this is the place to be (I've always preferred Sicilian squares to Napoletanas). So go buy a great (or cheap! Do your thing) bottle of wine, RELAX, and show some patience as you enjoy fantastic pizza at Pizzeria Ida. * pics are of some of the incredible meals I've had

owner and staff are obnoxious, no amount of execution compensate for that. when confronted with their service problems they double down and ask you not to come back. checkout their instagram

Can't support this place anymore due to the attitude of the proprietor. There are many other restaurants that appreciate business.

if you like quality and freshness I highly recommend a square. let it sit or take it home. the circles aka traditional are best ate there. menu switches constantl. the subs are to die for. love dough and bread this is the place.

Worth every penny, wait and mile we drove (from CT). It was truly the best food we have ever had. The white potato square pie was the best bite of food. The quality of the ingredients is unmatched anywhere else. We now plan to include Ida in every single VT trip planned in the future!