You can’t have too many pizza shops. Bella Mia Pizzeria, which opened the third week of September, offers pizza and more, including oven-baked pastas, hot sub sandwiches and these pizza fries ($5.95). And like all good pizza shops, this one delivers within a five-mile radius.
Credit the great advertising: the only reason we pulled into the lot on Beretania Street — a couple of blocks from Champion Malasadas, where I had been earlier getting my malassada fix — was because there were flags on the sidewalk that read, “Pizza.”
Of course I’m going to stop!
I’m not much of a food snob when it comes to pizza. I pretty much like anything set in front of me that’s oozing with cheese and tomato sauce. I mean, every pizza in Mari Taketa’s gallery of the Best Pizzas in Town looked good to me! (Don’t get me started on Totino’s Pizza Rolls!)
While this place didn’t blow me away — the pizza could have been better — I did love the open-air ambiance, the friendly staff and the oven-baked pasta. It was enough to convince me that I need to go back.
Here’s what we ate:
Goodbye, Lumeria
Bella Mia Pizzeria, 2222 S. Beretania St. (808) 941-4400.
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13 Comments
Hi Cat,
I drove by there earlier this week but didn’t stop in to check it out. It’s hard to miss the flags and the red awning. So they’re related to Bella Mia in Kaimuki.
That Supreme Pizza does look appetizing. The table next to you had the Hawaiian… Pineapple and Ham? Yuck!
Nice pics. Thanks for the write up.
Cat, you are the best. Thank you for feeding us yet once again with your delightful pics. Maybe some Friday a virtual FUUD fight?
Cat, you never cease to amaze us with your wonderful Fuud Pix Fridays….looks real good!
Hello Cat!
Fuud pixs Friday!
It looks guud enough for me to check it out!
CAT,
Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! Passed by there quickly one day, noticed the banner flags but did not get what it was. Did not want to slow down and cause and accident. That part of Beretania is starting to get a lot of fuud places. I’m with you, guud pizza is guud cold as well!!
Pizza fries? I love fries and I love pizza, but not convinced I’ll love them together. Guess I’ll have to try though.
@DianeSeo Gotta try it. I mean, it took me a few fries to get used to it. But the next day, it was a winnah!
@Cat okay, but don’t they get a little soggy?
Luv those pics. Guud enuff 2 eat. Pizza fries? She go 🙂 jus like chili cheese fries
@Ynaku PIZZA FRIES!
I pass this place every day on my way to work. I tell @Wongie808 about it every time we pass. haha She emind memakes sure to r about that.
Must try for lunch some day. Soon as I saw the pizza fries the other day in the gotta try gallery, I was interested!
Thanks for the fuud picks Cat. I also love a good crust on my pizza so I will order with great care when I go. Perhaps @johngarcia can pick me up and we can have lunch there.
Always like your food pics. Thanks Cat.