Strongs Brick Oven Pizzeria; Reading

We've been here a couple of times and absolutely loved the experience each time. The food is consistently amazing! Their pizzas are generously loaded with toppings and cheese, with a perfectly balanced crispy-yet-soft crust. The sauce is incredibly flavorful and really ties everything together. The spinach artichoke dip is a must-try. It is rich, creamy. The Caesar salad is super refreshing, and the dressing is one of the best I’ve ever had , creamy, tangy, and full of flavor. The sangrias are great too — light, fruity, and refreshing. Service has been consistently good, attentive without being overbearing. Overall, this place is a gem. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!

Their meatball appetizer is a 10/10 in flavor! It is a must!!!! Their pizza "The Meat" is also super delicious. We also tried their vodka pizza which was good but not our type and more plain. Overall it was excellent.

Strong 's brick oven is located in Reading right on Reading road, just a little bit south of Evendale. It's very easy to access from 75 North. I have driven by it a million times and never really noticed it. It doesn't look like much from the outside. But inside, it is a fabulous authentic Italian restaurant. It is a surprisingly large Italian restaurant with lots of booths and tables and a wood burning brick oven in the middle of the place. The pizza chefs are working in the middle of the restaurant and putting pizzas in the oven. There's also a very large, nicely stocked bar with local beer on tap from Esoteric and Rhinegeist. The whole restaurant is very clean, warm, and cozy, with authentic Italian decor. Lots of tables and booths with red leather bench seating, chairs, and stained glass overhead lights. The food was delicious. The pizzas were straight out of the oven with thick, warm crusts and lots of toppings. The antipasto salad was very good with fresh lettuce and thinly sliced deli meats and nice crusty Italian bread. The meatball appetizer was more than enough for a entree - with three large delicious meatballs and sweet tomato sauce. The waitresses were very attentive, capable, and friendly. The only disconcerting thing was that the waitresses brought the fresh food straight out from under the archway marked "restrooms." But it turns out they were coming from the main kitchen which is down that same hallway, opposite the actual restrooms. Aside from that little misunderstanding, this was a great casual Italian dining experience. So if you're looking for a larosa's alternative, with a very similar but more authentic Italian vibe, and one with a brick oven pizza in the middle of the room and a very nicely appointed bar that you can sit at, check out this place in Reading.

Stumbled upon this eatery by chance, so I decided to take a chance and a great chance it was. The location was easy to find, the service was great. I was greeted upon entering the establishment and my order was taken right away. My visit was my first visit but it will not be my last visit. My pie was fresh and made to order, which was a 10"half & half speciality pizza. The next time I visit Cincinnati, this place will definitely be on the list of stops.

Went to this place on a whim and am thankful I did. The outside doesn't look like much, but when you walk inside, it's pretty nice. Our waitress was pleasant and attentive. Food cannot quickly. I had a pepperoni and sausage 10" and the sausage is not the ground up sausage...and it's delicious. Overall, probably a little pricier than it needs to be, but it's pretty worth it. We are not local to the area.

Saw an ad for Gold Star Chili Pizza. Have it a try and it was GREAT! Added some wings, garlic Parmesan and had an outstanding Friday dinner/night movie night. The atmosphere was laid back in the restaurant and everyone was having a good time. The look from the outside was not congruent with the taven/pizzeria vibe on the inside. I got carry out but we WILL be going back to sit down. The owner answered my emails with questions about the chili pizza as well. I'm hoping for the veggie option next time. Thumbs High! 👍🏾

My wife and I staying in town to fly out in the morning. And tried this pizza for dinner. If you want top quality pizza this is the place. We had the meatball appetizer, 6 wings in buffalo sauce with blue cheese, a large half and half margarita and sausage and red pepper. It was phenomenal 👏. Lydia was our waitress she was very friendly and attentive. Highly recommend 10/10. Will be back. Thank you for the great food!

New to the area. Did some light research and thought this place looked promising and it was right down the street. Pizza was not good- super burnt on bottom yet also chewy and floppy. Cheese was ok, sauce was kinda gross. I’m not saying this is due to the pizza but I did wake up sick the next morning and had to call off work and it was the last thing I ate before going to bed. Idk man I feel bad bc the workers were perfectly nice and I don’t wanna get anyone in trouble. Maybe I just got a bad one but I’m probably gonna be searching for other pizza options.