This place once had the best NY style pizza in the area, maybe even in Florida? but since who I assume was the father/owner? Stopped working there years ago, and left the business to who I assume is family? It has consistently gone down the hill more and more with each year that passes... With each staff change, it seems to get worse every time we try and go back... We go to fortunato's in the mall now or to Rizotto's in Seminole. Even sometimes go all the way to Disston Plaza in Pinellas park rather than keep getting disappointed at Mario's.

Best pizza in town. We fly to St Pete- go to Marios 3-4 times a year. Always go to Marios when in town. I live in Jeffersonville, IN. Best pizza I've ever eaten. People are always friendly. Joey

John of Palm Harbor... Now Oldsmar Male, 41 (Jan 2008) Originally from Northern NJ near NYC I am a cyclist that found the TYRONE Mario's by chance while riding the Pinellas Trail I spotted the huge letters "P-I-Z-Z-A". I tried it and I liked it enough that my family and I would commute from Palm Harbor, by car, to Mario's for dinner (18 miles according to my GPS). When they opened the pizzeria on Gulf To Bay (Route 60) at the Clearwater Mall, I was thrilled. True it is not along my cycling route, but they are close enough now to drive to during a spur of the moment craving for quality pizza. I have read "BEST OF THE BAY" in what was once called "The Weekly Planet" (great name), now called "Creative Loafing" (stupid name). It is a weekly newspaper that is the greater Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater's answer to New York's "Village Voice". Each year they have a "BEST OF THE BAY" issue... I read the best pizza choices a couple years ago and I disagreed (HEY! I am allowed! LOL!). Last year, while home from deployment I managed to pick up a copy that featured a top 64 pizzerias issue. It was done up like a "March Madness" college basketball playoff bracket. I tried several of the pizzarias mentioned, some were close, but none matched the "PIZZA" of Mario's. Not the canoli's or the linguine... Just what it asked for... the PIZZA. Not deep dish or crispy... no toppings.... Just Pizza... Walk in and ask for a slice in 100 NYC pizza joints and I bet all will give you a slice of "just pizza"... No toppings, no thick/thin slice questions... just a slice. That is what you rate when you compare pizza places. If you compare a thick crust here and a thin crust there it is like comparing apples and .... umm... well not oranges, no sir... like apples and nuclear war. Keep it simple stupid. Pizza is an art form at Mario's. Trust me on that one. MARIO's: Clean. Polite & prompt service. Quality food and drink. At first they are better than expected, then you realize that it is because they set the standard everyone else strives to live up to. BRAVO!

Holy Canoli!: I love their canoli's and their philly cheese stake pizza, you have to go!

the best place: this place is the best broklen stile pizza u will ever eat

hi Chuck from Los Angeles...this was a big suprise! This place can compete with the best Pizza in LA and San Francisco!!!!! There also friendly and the place is very clean. I'd give in 9.8 smiles on a scale of ten smiles

Love the pizza. Nice New York style. For some reason, it's good if you eat in,take out ruins it.

BEST PIZZA!: If your from up north then you'll agree this is the BEST pizza in Florida! Friendly people, EXCELLENT service!!

Not New York, but as close as you can get in Fl. Blows all other places in Pinellas away!

Good but a little pricey: $3.50 a slice for anything but plain cheese but I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years and it's the best I've found down here, so far.

THE BEST THIS SIDE OF TOWN MARIOS AND LITTLE ITALY SIMPLY THE BEST PIZZA AROUND. THAT IDIOT FLACON OR WHAT EVER MUST BE A MAD EX. EMP. MY GUESS. - KILLTHEFLAVORFALCON - Jul-04-2008