Don Campiti's Pizzeria

Local old school South Hills pizza shop. Was owned by Don Campiti. New owner now but quality stayed consistent. Also, he seems cool and good hardworking dude. Relatively thin crust pie with good flavor. One of the popular for local South Hills residents pizza choices. It may not blow your doors off but is consistently good. I would put it in the top 5 pizza choices in Pittsburgh south. There are some great choices in this area of town so keep that in mind.

An iconic Dormont institution for over 60 years- My Dad grew up eating this unique pizza, I've eaten it my whole life and I got my Northside neighbours hooked on this stuff. You will be sorry if you never try this deliciously differently pizza. The crust is light, thin and crispy- almost a flatbread around the edge- definitely not for those that like a doughy, thick crust. Nothing beats the pepperoni sausage pizza. You'll not find sausage like this on any other pizza. It's not the grey, processed lumps you usually find on pizza. It's a delicious, spicy loose ground italian sausage. Their pepperoni is not the usual, either. Better quality ingredients than anywhere Ive ever been, and their sandwiches don't disappoint, either. This is the best Italian hoagie in the city, hands down. The bread is crusty fresh Mancinis, another Pittsburgh institution, and all the meats and cheese is fresh and high quality. I've never had such quality gabbagoul (spicy capicola ham) on a pizza joint sub. The cheese is abundant, stretchy and chewy. Best thing is they don't soak it with that awful cheap vinegary processed bottled Italian dressing most places use. They use olive oil and italian seasoning. It's positively sublime. The folks that work there are friendly, welcoming bunch. People always steal the toilet paper and that's totally not cool. They've been out of Cherikee Red for over a year. For some reason, Camp's food is best washed down with an ice cold Cherikee Red. Most people take out. Seating is usually ample. They've had the same ugly gondola painting on the wall for at least over 45 years. They always have ESPN on the television. There aren't any plates- you eat off wax paper. It's cool though. I'm glad they spend money on good ingredients and not paper plates or a dishwasher. The way they package takeout pizza is interesting. They put it in a brown paper bag. Don't worry- it works!

The toppings were definitely the strengths for this place. We got 2 pizzas; my girlfriend wanted her pizza "well done" which yielded a result that I didn't particularly like (borderline burnt crust) but my girlfriend loved it. These pizzas taste more or less like really good frozen pizzas (they aren't frozen pizzas), which isn't a bad thing; just has a similar style to me. Had to change my review to 5 stars -- the pizza is super good. I recommend getting lightly baked pizza if you don't want browned crust. Also, not that I hate grease, but this is the least greasy pizza place I've experienced in Pittsburgh. Lastly, the people were super nice!