Cucinella's Pizzeria & Italian Ice

Every time I come I try something new and am always impressed! Grinders, pizza, Stromboli, all of it is amazing!!

Found this place on Google looking for Gluten-free options. The traditional pizzas looked good jut there were some unique choices that I couldn't resist. I ordered the Pig and Fig (pictured) and was not disappointed. The flavors all worked well together and the figs also added an additional textural element that I enjoyed. My Gluten-free child had the Buffalo Chicken Pizza which they added a ranch (blue cheese was also an option) drizzle as a finishing touch. Plenty of seats but no table service. The pizzas are a bit pricey but the portion size is good. My small could have easily fed two people.

Dietary restrictions: Cauliflower Gluten-free crust is an option for almost all of the pizzas to be Gluten-free.

Kid-friendliness: There is an arcade machine and a claw machine for kids to play.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

FINALLY! A pizza place that hit every spot in my satisfied book in the Columbia/Lexington/irmo area! Since moving here from WA state, we hadn't found a pizza place that amazed us, but we did with Cucinellas...

We stopped in after a day at the zoo with our kids. The ladies that took our order and the young gentleman who served our family our pizza was super kind and attentive. The pizza though, wow. Usually toppings on a pizza are bland, but even our basic pepperoni and pineapple pizza had Devine flavor. The crust had a perfect texture, perfect thick yet thin bite and the prices were not bad for great pizza.

I loved it so much, I woke up craving more and ordered lunch just now! We will definitely be coming back and make this our new pizza spot for pizza cravings.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Found this place via Google looking for places with gluten-free options. Upon entering the staff was friendly and knowledgeable from there it went down hill. My wife got a gluten-free pizza and I ordered the 12" steak & cheese or cheesecake.
First her pizza came out and was delivered to our table without my meal. It was 5 minutes later when mine showed up. There was only one other couple in the restaurant.
The pizza was extra greasy and my wife had to use 5 napkins to mop it up.
My 12" 15 dollar sandwich came in a bag, and then wrapped in 6" sections in paper and foil. Strange way to serve a sandwich for an eat in diner. My sandwich was lean on meat to the point where one of my 6" sections had 2" with no meat, just bread and the other had 1+ " the same way. Bottom line... for a 15 dollar sandwich (it comes with nothing else) it's was lacking in all categories, Subway could have done better.
Being tourists just trying to get a hot meal and get going we didn't ask for replacements. We just won't go there again.
I'm sure they do a good pizza, we may have just got a greasy one (it was the special they suggested). Overall I would guess this place is best for pizza take out. I hope they get these small things corrected because it looked like a good place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Ordered delivery. The flamethrower was properly spicy and all the toppings and sauce were excellent. The pizza crust was well seasoned but it was a little tough and chewy as it got cold. Not sure if they overcooked it or the dough is just low hydration. I also would have liked it if they brushed/sprayed the crust with water or oil before cooking because the leftover flour they used for dusting/shaping didn't eat well.

We did not care for the buffalo chicken sandwich. Too much mayo/spread and not enough buffalo flavor. Chicken was tender and juicy, veggies were fresh, bread was good, but it just didn't come together. Just would have liked a little more salt, acid, and heat.

Baked ziti w/ meatballs was decent. Great sauce. The pasta was a little overcooked and the sliced meatballs were more bouncy and sausage-y than I was expecting but they had good flavor. The sauce really did a lot of the heavy lifting here.

Greek salad was excellent. It came with lots of olives, perhaps too many.

The order also came with a small piece of garlic bread that was covered end to end with minced garlic. Not really my thing but I respect the choice.

Overall, I would order from here again but perhaps only stick to the red sauce stuff for now.

Food: 4

Just moved to the area from Central New York. Been looking for a pizza joint that’s close to NY style, this place is it! Will be getting my pies here from now on. Looking forward to trying other menu items including the gelato and cannolis.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza

Great little place serving up a great pizza.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza

Pizza is Top

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza

Grinders are tasty but wet.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Absolutely delicious food, service was nice, there was no judgement or attitude despite us coming in before close. Overall, would 100% come back again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ice, Flamethrower

Stopped in today for a large order (10 xtra large pepperoni pies, meatball grinder and italian grinder) placed the preorder the afternoon before with a request to have it ready at 1130am. Walked in at 1130 and everything is boxed and ready. Price was reasonable with a bit of a discount for such a large order so that was nice too. Best part was the pizza itself however. This is a nice NY style thin crust. Which means a nice outer crust, thin and foldable. Plenty of pepperoni and cheesed just right. One of the best true NY styles I've found here. As for the grinders, they couldn't be beat either. The wife loved her Italian and meatball was just right! Just wish they weren't over an hour away or they would be my go to pizza joint.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Italian Grinder, Meatball, Pepperoni Pizza

The garlic knots with the meat lovers is a hit im tellin and i tired the canelo how it’s spelled anyway the traditional good but they chocolate hit still my top pizza place and I found out they open Monday and that’s love and the close at 8 I can dig it keep doing ya thing it’s definitely worth every penny

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food and nice atmosphere! My server Caroline was sweet and very attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was AMAZING! My server Caroline was so kind and made me feel extremely comfortable. Will go again soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hands down best pizza in the Columbia area