The Violet Stone Pizzeria

Prefacing this with review by saying it’s a pepperoni pie and not cheese, so that’s on me. But I wanted to like this more than I did! The crust and cheese were absolutely delicious, but there was no where near enough sauce for me. I could barely taste it over the grease of the pepperoni and cheese. Needed a bit more tang to really elevate it. I’ll need to try again with just a cheese pizza next time.

Really great pizza and there cheesesteak is awesome

Awesome pizza that had an amazing flavor. I highly recommend going here if you are in Sarasota/Tampa Bay area.

Nice sauce that’s tangy and refreshing without being gimmicky. The right amount of cheese— no pool of grease. Great crust. Some slices are just a smidge too done at parts, but you live with it for the overall integrity of the pie. We went three times in one week. Tried several other places in the area, and this was our favorite.

Not sure how Dave comes up with his score but it’s definitely not what I agree with. Went to NJ last week and ate at a place he gave a 9.4 too. That pizza wasn’t even near this pizza to me. This might be the best I’ve had in Florida way better than NJ and I’ve had a lot.

Being from the Philly suburbs, I’ve heard a lot of this place being an Angelos equivalent here in St. Pete’s. While it’s not exactly Angelos (one of the best pizzas I’ve had in my pizza journey) this comes pretty dang close! Fresh dough made to a thin crispy pie with high quality cheese and a mild but tasty sauce, I think pie even slightly exceeded my expectations. Def the best pizza you can get in this area!

Very tasty pie, can imagine for Florida this is as good as it gets.

Great crust and sauce. Loved it!

8.4 from pops 8.1 from me

Incredible slice. Undercarriage is crispy, I love the sauce and cheese as well. Cheesesteak is a 9.5. Best I’ve maybe ever had. Better than anything I’ve had in Philly.

The sauce is great, very authentic New York. The crust was crisp, limited flop but slightly over chard. ‘Char’ is a strong flavor note so if that’s something you prefer you’ll love this. Toward the crust it can be over powering. The slice improves as it cools. Let it sit for 15 mins before eating to allow the cheese flavor to bloom. It’s drown out by the sauce when it’s fresh out the oven. Not overly heavy, very snackable. Overall best Pizza I’ve tried in Tampa. Dial the char down 20% would be ideal

Too much char. Really nothing special.

Best pizza in Tampa Bay Area by a country mile

I love well-done pizzas that are coal fire, but this one was black all the way through on the crust couldn’t eat it, but it looked like a great quality pizza. I’ll have to give it a try again.. the Philadelphia Cheese steak eggrolls were awesome

This is some really great pizza. Nice char, nice bubbles in the crust, a good amount of chew to it and the toppings are packed with flavor. One of the best in the Tampa Bay Area.

A Great pizza for Florida, in the Tampa Bay Region; especially with that humidity. This is a 16-inch sausage & pepperoni classic style it wasn't on the menu $27. They also have a great cheesesteak $17. I ended up getting both. The only thing I didn't like was the cheap ass metal screen that the pizza was served on. Why ? Because they put the pizza with the screen on an elevated stand, and when you eat too much pizza on one side, the tray has no supporting weight behind it and the whole thing will fall & slide off the elevated stand. To which I lost a slice because it slid off the stand and fell onto the floor.

Pizza was very good, no flop once cooled.

Didn’t take a picture when it was fresh cause I was too busy eating it. Delicious, true NY style. Very solid

Best pizza in St Pete!! Hands down