At Home: Calzones

A calzone is an Italian filled oven bread, originating in Naples, and shaped as a folded pizza. It often resembles a half-moon and is made of salted bread dough. A typical calzone is baked in an oven and stuffed with meats, cheeses, and vegetables.  Basically, anything you'd put on top of a pizza, you can put inside a calzone. These were one of my favorite treats as a kid, and still are a favorite today.  We made easy calzones on What Micky Eats...At Home.

Oma's Pizza and Italian Restaurant

Oma's Pizza and Italian Restaurant is a casual eatery with generous portions on Anna Maria Island, Florida. Serving classic Italian dinners, salads, pizza, and heros, Oma's is a local favorite that also offers catering for special events.  All of the pizzas are handmade to order and can be made with a regular hand tossed crust or a one inch thick Sicilian crust.  When craving casual Italian food on the Island, go to Oma's!

Village Pizzeria

Last date I was here: 03/22/2010

Restaurant: Village Pizzeria

Location: Coronado, CA

Total Rating: 3Food: 3, Price: 3, Service: 3, Ambience: 3, Accessibility: 3

Summary: Nestled among the shops and restaurants in the Ferry Landing Marketplace on Coronado Island, CA – the Village Pizzeria is a casual joint with decent pizza, calzones, and beer specials. Offering take out or dine in with a great view of the Bay, the Village Pizzeria is convenient for tourists and locals alike. A second location on Coronado is right on the bustling Orange Ave near the Hotel Del.

March 2009: Had dinner here with some coworkers after a long day, and we were seated quickly under the heating lamps. Although it was already too dark to see the Bay, it was nice to be seated outside. Our server seemed new as she was unsure about our order and asked us a few times to repeat. However, they scored points and a deserved write-up with the size and fresh ingredients of the calzone I had. It was good enough to mention to others the next day - who ended up going there and ordering one for themselves. My friend ordered the spaghetti and meatballs, which was a large portion as well. If I was looking for a casual place to eat, that has a great view of the Bay, I would eat here again.

UPDATE: Went to the second location a year later and had dinner with my friend and her two year old son. Kid friendly and casual, I figured this place would be good for us. Our server was a little busy and so it took a while to get our orders in and then the check afterwards, but all in all this place isn't too bad. There are tv screens so people can watch the sports games and enjoy their pizza. My portion was large enough to fill a large take home box.

What I ate:

Calzone
With mushrooms, zucchini, ricotta and mozzarella cheese
Served with marinara sauce

Caesar Salad

Eggplant Parmesan

served with spaghetti in a marinara sauce and garlic bread

Santini's New York Style Deli

Last date I was here: 01/11/2010

Restaurant: Santini's New York Style Deli (http://www.santinisdeli.com/)

Location: Oakton, VA

Total Rating: 3.5
Food: 4, Price: 3, Service: 3, Ambience: 3, Accessibility: 3

Summary: Santini's is a casual deli that serves quality products that are all top choice and served fresh daily. A total of three locations service the Northern Virginia area. The famous rolls and bread are baked by a local Italian bakery every night and delivered to Santini's early every morning. Santini's pizza features a thin crisp crust, Grande cheese, and specially seasoned Italian pizza sauce baked in a fire brick oven. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and even breakfast are also served.

We stopped by Santini's for a quick bite to eat before watching an event at the Patriot Center nearby. The place is casual, order at the counter, pay and seat yourself. Admire the kitschy NY Yankees, NY Jets, NY Giants decorations as you wait for your food to come out. Seating is plentiful enough and typical for a deli style shop as this was. Our food was decent, and passed the authentic pizza taste by Keith. I enjoyed my large calzone and even though I could not finish it, I still had to try a piece of cake that I had been eyeballing at the counter and ordered a slice to go (of course I had a bite though!).

What I ate:

Calzone de Casa

mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan, ricotta, Italian sausage, Danish ham

served with marinara sauce

Red Velvet Cake

Plus Keith ate:

Pizza

a slice of plain mozzarella and marinara sauce

Steak and Cheese Sandwich

grilled slices of Prime Rib eye, provolone, onions, peppers,

lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise

served on a toasted sub roll with a pickle