Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom

We love Smokin’ Oak! It’s our date spot and the only place I’ll go for pizza. I enjoy the customization options, and the crust is usually perfect. Also, the staff is always so friendly and attentive and there’s just an overall great vibe in there. It feels clean and welcoming. Finally, the app is pretty easy to use and I’m glad we can earn rewards points towards more pizza!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food. Always fresh. Nice staff and the beer and wine wall is fantastic. I love the rum punch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

***Highest Recommendation*** 9.5/10 I ordered the Build Your Own option with Signature Crust and Crushed Tomato sauce, and added Mozzarella, Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, Applewood Bacon, Chorizo, Basil and Meatballs. All pizzas are one size, 10". Crust: Neopolitan with 2+ day fermentation, cooked in a high end Earthstone 160-pa wood fired oven at 900°. It was cooked perfectly for a Neopolitan. Artisanal quality with a slight crisp and airy texture. Great gluten development. Very flavorful crust. Traditional thin Neopolitan texture. Good char. This is traditionally intended to be eaten with a knife and fork and will inherently have some flop like most Neopolitan. 9.5/10. Sauce: Crushed tomato sauce, which tasted like authentic San Marzano tomato sauce. It was very fresh and vibrant, flavorful and minimalistic. Perfect balance with natural sweetness. Contributes to overall flavor. Tasty. 9.5/10. Cheese & Toppings: Loaded. Good mozzarella. Mild Italian sausage and smaller pieces but enjoyable. Very good pepperoni. Canadian Bacon was good. Applewood Bacon were smaller pieces and good but craved more. Chorizo was fantastic and the star of the toppings. Very very good fresh basil. Meatball is a secret off-menu ingredient and was also very enjoyable. 9/10. Size/Value: The base build your own pizza with sauce and mozzarella starts at $11.95 and includes up to 4 toppings. Each additional topping is only $1. As I added 7 toppings, this adds $3 to the base, for a total of $14.95. This was a very good value for an authentic Neopolitan with high quality ingredients. Neopolitan pizzas typically aren't overly loaded and I thought this had a great balance and in no way was sparse. There are several creative signature pizza options for $11.95, as well as a barbones cheese for $9.95 or $10.95 for 1 topping. The concept is authentic Neopolitan pizza with a high end authentic wood fired oven, along with some non-traditional topping offerings. I personally love Neopolitan pizza as that's been my specialty for years. Located in Mariner Square. The restaurant offers 10% Military & First Responders discount, and has some military decor and awards from local owner Rod Scott, who owns the business with his wife Cat. Rod is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel of 32 years and served as a linguist and a counter-intelligence special agent. Rod and Cat appear to be very involved in the local community across Hernando County and have an emphasis for supporting veterans. (Bonus +.1) They also offer a self-serve taproom with a variety of local craft beers from the Tampa Bay Area. They have a food truck that serves the surrounding area. They offer a variety of hosted events such as Karaoke and Sip & Paint. They also have lunch specials as well as kids (10 and under) currently eat free all summer long during dine-in, per each adult pizza purchase. They also offer gluten free crust and vegan cheese options (Bonus +.1)

Pizza an cheese garlic bread were both good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pizza is so delicious. Absolutely love this place. All the desserts are super good too!! I did the build your own and I put Canadian bacon, regular bacon, jalapeños, and red onions with an Alfredo sauce and then got some blue cheese on the side.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

lots of interesting pizzas and they came out quickly. No complaints

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was there yesterday for the first time . I was surprised how nice they were . Very friendly and informative staff . The food itself . Crispy pizza with fresh ingredients just delicious from the first to the last bite . We can only recommend this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went here to support a fundraiser for Hernando Beach Diving With Heroes. The pizzas were incredibly good! They are personal pizzas, and the perfect size. I got a pepperoni pizza as well as their S'mores Dip and I was comfortably full afterwards. The sauce was a little sweet to me but it was surprisingly good (I don't usually like sweeter sauce but it was wonderful). They do offer vegan pizza and cheeseless pizza (good for lactose intolerant people). My boyfriend got a cheeseless pizza with sausage and he said he really enjoyed it. He ordered their breadsticks as well and he basically inhaled them due to how good they were. I paired my food with bottle of ginger ale and he had select beers with his.

The prices were very fair for the quality of the food. There's plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Overall I think it had a rustic feel which was great. It was clean and comfortable during our visit. I wish I took more pictures to share- I'll get more next time I go 😁

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was very pleased with the pizza here. Great service and atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great pizza and the staff are super friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Didn't think I was going to like this place, but the pizza was great, will be back again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fabulous made from scratch pies. Chill location

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pizza is absolutely great. The issue I have is the size. I couldn’t find a size and when I had it delivered…it was not that big. Thankfully it was enough…but would love to see a size on menu both website and door dash.

Food: 5

Service: 5

My wife and I love the pizza, and the smokn oak salad,,, delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Was very crowded, but the food is delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5