Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza - Dickson City.

Anthracite Fired Pizza in NEPA's Coal Region Makes So Much Sense and Tastes So Good!

A beautiful lineup of pizzas from Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza in Dickson City, PA.

Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza is conveniently located in Dickson City next to Target.  The Colorusso's name in Northeast Pennsylvania is synonymous with Old Forge Style pizza and their famous white tomato and garlic pizza.  Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza breaks out of that rectangular mold to craft round pizzas in an anthracite coal fired oven that routinely cooks at temperatures in excess of 900 degrees.  Some of the most famous pizzerias in the world in places like New York, NY and New Haven, CT cook their pies in wood fired ovens, but to my knowledge Colorusso's is the first locally to heat their ovens with coal.

The popular shrimp and hot pepper pizza from Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza in Dickson City.

The restaurant provides a unique urban casual environment that is relaxing enough to walk in with a t-shirt and shorts, but classy enough to feel like you're out on a special date night.  Their menu features moderately priced items comprised of high quality ingredients and portion sizes are generally huge so it represents a solid value for customers.  

The cauliflower crust pizza at Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza is gluten free, but you'd never know it!

I teamed up once again with Pizza Ron from We Talk Shirty and headed to Colorusso's to try not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 5 different pizzas in one sitting!  This shatters the previous NEPA Pizza Review record of 4 reviews in one setting.  Luckily all of the pizzas were light, vibrant, fresh, and easy to eat so five slices didn't weigh us down!  Check out the video and ratings below for all of the details on all five pizzas - spoiler alert - they are all excellent!

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Black and blue pizza,

Cauliflower Crust Pizza.

Heart shaped traditional pie from Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza at Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza.

Black and blue pizza at Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza.

The Ratings

Restaurant: Colarusso's Coal Fired Pizza

Location: Dickson City, PA

Date: February 2020

Eat In/Take Out: Eat In

Pizza Ordered: Traditional Pie (Heart Shaped)

Price: $13.95

Crust: 9.2

Sauce: 9.2

Cheese: 8.5

Overall Taste: 9.1

Crispy/Cooked Properly: 9.2

Overall Value: 8.3

OVERALL RATING: 9.1
Similar to: Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

Pizza Ordered: Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Price: $

Crust: 8.3

Sauce: 9.1

Cheese: 8.5

Overall Taste: 7.9

Crispy/Cooked Properly: 8.7

Overall Value: 7.8

OVERALL RATING: 8.4
Similar to: Sabatini's, Bernie's Pizza

Pizza Ordered: Black and Blue Pizza

Crust: 9.1

Sauce: 9.1

Cheese: 8.4

Overall Taste: 8.7

Crispy/Cooked Properly: 9.1

Overall Value: 8.1

OVERALL RATING: 8.7

Similar to: Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

Pizza Ordered: Shrimp and Hot Pepper Pizza 16"

Price: $17.95

Crust: 9.1

Sauce: 9.2

Cheese: 8.5

Overall Taste: 9.1

Crispy/Cooked Properly: 9.1

Overall Value: 8.1

OVERALL RATING: 9.0
Similar to: Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

Pizza Ordered: Sofia Loren 16"

Price: $13.95

Crust: 9.1

Sauce: 9.2

Cheese: 7.8

Overall Taste: 9.1

Crispy/Cooked Properly: 8.9

Overall Value: 7.6

OVERALL RATING: 8.6
Similar to: Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza