Sweet Basil Neapolitan Style Pizzeria

I have definitely been to a lot of local pizza places in strip mall like areas wherever I get to travel. The Sweet Basil Neapolitan Style Pizzeria definitely stands out to occupy a special place in my mind.
More than the pizzas or food itself, you cannot miss their gigantic wooden chair near the entrance. I thought it to be a pretty cool and attractive stuff. I of course, did manage to sit on it and have a couple of snaps taken by my friends. Should be a fun thing to do for the kids — other than the eating itself.
The inner layout of the store was pretty neat. One side tucked away with the kitchen and counter area and a sprawling dining space for the rest. A good chunk of the seating was for a minimum of 4 people and the fact that the seating area was large — with tall seats also being available clearly indicated they are as much a dine-​in family place as they are a take out.
The noise level of the place was slightly less than the average. Do not be surprised at songs that are a 10 year old being played out for you to recall.
Alright, moving onto the real main item — the pizza. This is the first place where the thin crust was not so thin that it felt as if you were just eating cheese and toppings. We had a thin crust margarita pizza. The tomatoes were evidently freshly cut ones and placed POST the baking of the cheese with basil and other herbs, leaving it with a unique taste of the raw and cooked at the same time. Every slice was truly an out of the world taste, when downed with the ample oregano, grated cheese and chilli flakes at the table.
While waiting on your pizzas, if you will, you can go a little backdoor and there is a whole play area out there. There were some pretty older DOS based games if you will, on the play terminals setup there. Standard stuff. But definitely looked pretty overused and requiring some make over as well.

Most overrated, overpriced pizza place in town & I love NY style pizza. Go to Capri pizza instead

I really don’t understand why a pizzeria decided to put macaroni and cheese on the menu. But damn is it good. Last time I went there my Neapolitan pizza was cooked perfectly, and actually not burnt for once. Seriously, great macaroni and cheese.

OMGoodness! Yummy! I love thin pizza that’s not too crispy or burnt. I love the menu and pizza. Family friendly, video games and alcohol. Our family is tired of chain-​pizza places. The servers are quick and friendly. The kids love to watch the cooks toss and spend n the dough.

This thin crust pizza is like eating a slice in NY. This is the best pizza place around Ohio, hands down.

Delicious pizza, salads and friendly service with a smile are all reasons we keep going back. We really haven’t had a pizza here that we didn’t like! It’s a thinner crust, so keep that in mind. Two thumbs up!

SOO yummy! This pizza crust is definitely worth the trip. Add the some simple basil or cheese and you gots yourself a great dinner. I tried a cheese and a basil pizza, both thin crust. Both excellent.

Amazing thin pizza, everything tasted so fresh, I will absolutely be back! The waitress was super friendly and the place looks very clean inside. This is a must.

Got duped into coming here again.
Once again horrible service. Wife waited for 5 min before being greeted. Or another way of putting it she was ignored for 5 min. Servers are quite good at the drop and run leaving you no time to ask a question or ask for the missing silverware or refill. Then they disappear for 10 min.
Our pizza, on the stand next to the table, was bumped into 4 times. Their us just no room in the place. Perhaps instead of putting a bar that no one uses you could spread the tables out a little.
The place is dirty. Bathrooms are unkept and the giant bag of rock salt on the bench is a nice touch. It adds to the scummy feel along with missing photos on the wall and exposed wiring.
And don’t get me started with the open front door. I know it is a warm winter but is not 70 degrees out. CLOSE THE DOOR. Were you born in a barn?
I wish a good pizza place would open in Westlake.

Defininately better than your average pizza chain. Good tasty crackery thin crust. Good beer selection although i did not see any IPAs on the list not that i would order an IPA anyway they are typically stale. I did appreciate the Goose Island selections. I will probably return but will create my own pizza combination next time. We had the barbecue chicken pizza and the gyro pizza. The barbecue chicken was average, not very memorable and the gyro pizza had too much tzatziki sauce. Service was quick, polite and clean.

The pizza is really different and quite good. Thin crust and the ingredients are really high quality and mostly all fresh too. The service is great.
Now for the bad. The pizza ovens are poorly ventilated though so the restaurant it rather smokey. It’s often so bad that it makes us think twice about eating here. It can be bad enough to irritate the eyes and breathing if you have asthma. It must be a health hazard for the employees to be exposed to all the smoke every day. They also have Fox News on their TV every time we’ve been in the place. It’s rather annoying.
Get take out.

Love it, great pizza, great staff! Thank you mike for letting us call our order ahead to feed the kids, everything was perfect!

What’s not to like about fresh ingredients, homemade dough, and the warmth of a pizza oven permeating through the dining room? This place is a little slice of heaven for westsiders. I dined here with my parents over the weekend, and we ordered a large pizza to share. My family expressed doubt as to whether or not a large would feed us all, but we even had leftovers. This pizza is delicious; the crust has a nice crunch with still being doughy and the toppings are plentiful. We ordered a pizza with meatball, onion, pepper, and mushroom. The meatballs are sliced thin and make an awesome pizza addition. The sauce was a nice balance of tangy/​sweet, and the freshness of the tomatoes really came through. For dessert, they offer cupcakes from a local bakery, and they are to die for! My mother and I split one, and it was almost too large to finish. The service was fine and prompt, but the plates came out a bit dirty. It was nothing that wasn’t easily fixed. If you are looking for a new way to enjoy pizza, look no further.

big pizza. lol.
really big pizza. very thin crust.
lots of different choices. i tried the gyro and thought it was super good.
i think this restaurant is inside an old dairy mart building or something. so the inside is not really that nice. i think they could have done better with the decorations. i felt almost like a cafeteria setting, if that makes sense.
i would probably recommend carry out vs. dining in. (which i have done numerous times)
not my favorite pizza place, but definitely not the worse that i have had either.

This pizza was great and the service was fantastic. We ordered an 18″ half and half pizza. One half was «The Special» and the other half was «Mr Jay.» Neither one lacked toppings. This pizza was loaded and therefore I felt like it was well worth the money. I loved «The Special!» The «Mr Jay» was good as well but I was hoping for more of a kick from the Siracha Ranch Drizzle. Both pizzas were really good and I would order it again. My only complaint is that near the end of the crust you can taste the char from the stone oven a little bit. I wouldn’t let that keep you from going though. It really wasn’t a huge deal since it was only near the ends of the outer crust and only in spots, not the entire crust. If it wasn’t for that this place would easily earn my 5 star pizza king stamp. I should note that I haven’t had many pizzas cooked in a stone oven so this could very well be normal and if it is I apologize.
Special shout out to our server. I think her name was Kelsey. She had her hands full and appeared to be the only server there. She was zipping to all the tables and even delivering pizzas to the bar next door but she never missed a beat! Our glasses never ran empty and we had everything we needed. She was very knowledgeable of the menu and made great recommendations. I wish every server was that good.
In conclusion this is a great place with great food and in our case, outstanding service. I highly recommend it! The pizzas are HUGE! Get over there and test your appetite!

My general perception of thin crust pizza: A cracker that barely supports it’s scant toppings. I want some deep dish dough loaded with ALL the toppings! But my friend enjoys the thin crust lifestyle and recommended we stop into Sweet Basil.
For a Wednesday evening, the place had a good size crowd and the waitress gave us a warm welcome when we walked in and instructed us to sit wherever we’d like. Soooo I found myself facing a large picture of two babies in the booth we chose… I get that it’s a family place, but maybe save the oversized family pictures for an office area, or at home?
Anyways, when I got over the freaky-​huge kid pictures, we ordered a large pizza for two people, and split it half pesto artichoke, and half a custom made pepperoni, basil, and garlic. My hungry tummy was very happy when the huge pizza was brought out to our table. Each slice was about a foot in length! The pie was decorated with a decent portion of toppings too! It smelled delicious and tasted equally delicious. I really enjoyed the pesto and artichoke. The artichokes were baked to have a crisp exterior, but tender inside. Thumbs up Sweet Basil. Thank you for not making thin crust pizza a cracker!

First time ordering take out. Went in to place the order, girls behind the counter were super friendly.
Pricing was typical of pizza places in the area. Slices of pizza, HUGE! Several options to choose from.
Ordered a large (for two people), overload. But so worth it.
Two things that I would change or want done differently, one is the pizza be a little crispier on the bottom. And the balsamic dressing was super tart. But that was my decision. Otherwise we will be back for sure.
The girls behind the counter spoke very highly of the owner so that tells me a lot about how they are treated and respected as employees.

Great pizza — fresh salads — good service
Very pleasant find — thank u Unilocal — we will be back next visit

Loved stopping in here yesterday for a late lunch.
The website made me want to have a slice of pizza!
Plenty of parking outside and they have a cool logo gigantic beach chair in front.
Indoor is bright and comforting… tables and a sports bar corner with tv.
You get greeted the minute you walk in by friendly people. Our slices of pizza were hand crafted and freshly made in minutes for us.
You can customize your own.
We planned to take ours to go so they put in boxes but I had to start eating my slice on the spot. Huge slice.. thin crust and flat neopolitan yummy style.
Lots of garlic and full of flavor.
The owner is super nice and attentive with a go go go mentality. Seems like all the locals like him and his food.
They actually do catering for lunches Which is great.
Great casual dining restaurant for lunch or dinner. Bring the family! I will be back

DECIDEDLY AVERAGE
Our family group of 9 came in for dinner based in part on the high Unilocal reviews. The pizzas were poor to average. The salads were sub-​par and the service was lousy. Why all the good reviews? Is the competition really that bad by comparison?
And Faux News was on the TV. I’m sorry, but that’s one demerit!