Aldo's Pizza is Clearwater's hand-tossed New York-style pizzeria, backed by a loyal 4.4-star local following4.4 out of 5 from . Those reviews aren't about a logo. They're about a small crew of people who show up on Gulf To Bay Blvd every morning, mix dough, and spend the day feeding Clearwater and Safety Harbor.
Mohamed Farhat, and why he still works the line
Mohamed Farhat owns Aldo's, and he is not an owner who sits in an office. He's the one checking that the cheese is right, that the oven is holding its heat, and that the pie going into the box looks like something he'd want delivered to his own house. When a regular calls in a large Alfredo Pizza, there's a good chance Mohamed is the voice on the other end.
His standard is simple and it hasn't moved: every single pizza starts with our freshly prepared dough, topped with premium cheeses and our rich, flavorful secret sauce, baked to crispy perfection. That's the recipe the whole team is trained around, and it's the one thing nobody here is allowed to rush.
Hand-tossed — the dough was mixed this morning
The dough crew starts before the doors open. Nothing arrives frozen in a sleeve and gets thawed out — the dough is prepared fresh, rested, and then hand-tossed to order. It's the slowest part of the day and the part the team is proudest of, because a New York slice lives or dies on the crust. Handcrafted pizzas, Italian favorites and fresh salads are made daily with carefully selected premium ingredients, and the salad station gets the same morning routine: chopped fresh, not the day before.
Customers notice. One of them put it better than we could:
Best NY pizza outside of NY!
Wings, subs, baked ziti and cannoli — who makes what
Aldo's is not a one-item kitchen, so the team splits up. The oven handles New York-style, Sicilian, veggie and white pies plus the gourmet board. The pasta side runs the Baked Ziti at $16.99 and the Baked Cheese Ravioli at $14.99. Someone is almost always folding Calzones, which run $12.99 to $16.99. The fryer station is on Buffalo Wings, from $7.99. And dessert is a short, serious list: Cannoli at $4.99 and a 12″ Cinnamon Pecan Pie at $12.99.
- Pizza oven — New York-style, Sicilian, veggie, white pies and gourmet like Alfredo and BBQ Chicken
- Pasta and baked dishes — Baked Ziti, Baked Cheese Ravioli, calzones
- Cold station — Antipasto, Caesar and California salads, subs and wraps
- Fryer — Buffalo Wings and garlic knots
- Front counter and phones — pickup orders, online orders and delivery dispatch
The drivers are part of the kitchen too, not an afterthought. They're told to leave fast and leave hot, because the food is judged at the customer's front door, not at ours. One first-time delivery customer wrote:
First time ordering. We did delivery. Amazing pizza. The dough is excellent, perfectly baked. The antipasta was great. The garlic knots were still warm when delivered.
Where to find us
We're at 2862 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33759serving Clearwater and Safety Harbor with delivery and pickup. If you'd rather not wait on hold at dinner rush, build your order online and the kitchen picks it up straight from the screen — exclusive offers show up there too.
Questions, catering-size orders, or something you want made a particular way? Reach the team at (727) 210-3343 or email mrmoe7380@gmail.com. Hours: Mon–Thu 11 AM–10 PM, Fri–Sat 11 AM–11 PM, Sun 11 AM–10 PM.