Delivery: Yes Take-out: Yes Bike Parking: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Caters: Yes
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$ Price range Under $10
3 reviews
Hazel Murph
I've been waiting for this place to open for several weeks now, and I found out last week that they had had a soft opening. I finally made my way over there to grab some sandwiches for my husband and myself before game 7 of the NY Rangers against the Capitols.
I ordered the Crustini Panini with fresh mozzarella, smoked ham, roasted turkey, and roasted red peppers. All of the paninis are made with their homemade foccacia bread with Bocelli's chips and their roasted garlic balsamic dressing. I didn't make it home fast enough to avoid soggy edges to my sandwich which was caused by the steam from the heat of the sandwich. However, this panini was seriously good, especially when dipped in the balsamic dressing. Wow, that dressing is AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS! I ate the first half of my sandwich without it, which was still great but the dressing is just ridiculous. The chips aren't potato chips like I had suspected. Instead, they're little crunchy, garlicky crostini breads. If you like croutons, you'll really love their "chips," especially in that dressing. Getting a theme here?
My husband ordered #12, the italian chicken cutlet topped with smoked mozzarella and broccoli rabe. We love smoked mozzarella! It's so subtle but it's an excellent technique to elevate and boost that mozzarella flavor. My husband's sandwich was really good, again, I dipped my bite into the dressing. Yumm!
We didn't eat in the restaurant but while I waited for our order (about 5-10 minutes), I walked around and took a look. They have a few small tables and some stools by the front window.They also have a bathroom, which is nice because a lot of small places don't have one around here. They also have several shelves and displays with dried pasta, jars of sauce, cookies, chocolates, olives, olive oil, and other Italian-made goodies! Prices seem really reasonable, especially compared to places like Eataly in the city. They also sell fresh pasta sauce, as well as fresh ravioli in a variety of flavors like broccoli with sausage, cheese, eggplant and wild truffle. At the counter, they have fresh mozzarella, bocaccini, pasta salad, olives, roasted peppers, etc.
I also spotted some desserts but didn't try any of them, but they looked pretty good. However, I noticed that the cannolis were pre-filled, which I'm not really a fan of. I prefer when they fill the cannolis to order. It leaves the shells nice and crunchy and the filling cool and fresh.
The decor is really nice and so different than anything else in the Heights. They've done an excellent job making this place feel so home-y with the wooden shelving and faux wooden crossbeams. The vibrant yellow paint and the exposed brick details really add to it's overall warmth and charm.
One important thing to take not of is that at the moment, they are not accepting credit or debit. They are cash only! This may change in time though. Also, if you have any food allergies, please let them know before ordering. It's advised on their menu so I'm guessing that they are allergy-friendly!
Bocelli's, we're so glad you're in the neighborhood!
Meh. Nice sandwiches but you pay a lot more than you get. The owners of Pizza Masters own it but the quality isn't up to par. There are two other Italian delis nearby that are better
I read a review that said the Pizza Masters owners also own Bocellis and my mind was blown. Pizza Masters is easily my favorite pizza place in all of JC (so dang good), but I can't say I feel the same about Bocellis. I feel really bad leaving this review and wish I could give it at least half a star more, but blame Yelp for that.
I'll start off with the positive. Despite getting our delivery order wrong, the staff had no issue replacing the incorrect items and coming back. They were super nice and accommodating from the very beginning.
Moving along. We ordered two sandwiches and one personal pizza. The bread on everything was great–fresh and crispy. The fresh mozzarella on my mortadella sandwich was also delicious, which made me wonder why the cheese on my pizza wasn't. We got a supreme and were pretty unimpressed with the too sweet sauce and the generic-tasting cheese. I ALWAYS look forward to leftovers, but I'm sorry to say that half of my pie went completely untouched. My sandwich had pesto on it, but the pesto tasted store-bought, not what I expected from an Italian restaurant. It gave the sub a strange after-taste. I'm not sure what sandwich my fiancé ordered, but he was unhappy with the lack of meat and the taste of their "special sauce".
Again, I'm really sad to leave this review because the staff was VERY nice. I'm hoping this was just a fluke since everyone else seems to love it. I know they're new, so maybe we'll try again in a month or two.
I've been waiting for this place to open for several weeks now, and I found out last week that they had had a soft opening. I finally made my way over there to grab some sandwiches for my husband and myself before game 7 of the NY Rangers against the Capitols.
I ordered the Crustini Panini with fresh mozzarella, smoked ham, roasted turkey, and roasted red peppers. All of the paninis are made with their homemade foccacia bread with Bocelli's chips and their roasted garlic balsamic dressing. I didn't make it home fast enough to avoid soggy edges to my sandwich which was caused by the steam from the heat of the sandwich. However, this panini was seriously good, especially when dipped in the balsamic dressing. Wow, that dressing is AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS! I ate the first half of my sandwich without it, which was still great but the dressing is just ridiculous. The chips aren't potato chips like I had suspected. Instead, they're little crunchy, garlicky crostini breads. If you like croutons, you'll really love their "chips," especially in that dressing. Getting a theme here?
My husband ordered #12, the italian chicken cutlet topped with smoked mozzarella and broccoli rabe. We love smoked mozzarella! It's so subtle but it's an excellent technique to elevate and boost that mozzarella flavor. My husband's sandwich was really good, again, I dipped my bite into the dressing. Yumm!
We didn't eat in the restaurant but while I waited for our order (about 5-10 minutes), I walked around and took a look. They have a few small tables and some stools by the front window.They also have a bathroom, which is nice because a lot of small places don't have one around here. They also have several shelves and displays with dried pasta, jars of sauce, cookies, chocolates, olives, olive oil, and other Italian-made goodies! Prices seem really reasonable, especially compared to places like Eataly in the city. They also sell fresh pasta sauce, as well as fresh ravioli in a variety of flavors like broccoli with sausage, cheese, eggplant and wild truffle. At the counter, they have fresh mozzarella, bocaccini, pasta salad, olives, roasted peppers, etc.
I also spotted some desserts but didn't try any of them, but they looked pretty good. However, I noticed that the cannolis were pre-filled, which I'm not really a fan of. I prefer when they fill the cannolis to order. It leaves the shells nice and crunchy and the filling cool and fresh.
The decor is really nice and so different than anything else in the Heights. They've done an excellent job making this place feel so home-y with the wooden shelving and faux wooden crossbeams. The vibrant yellow paint and the exposed brick details really add to it's overall warmth and charm.
One important thing to take not of is that at the moment, they are not accepting credit or debit. They are cash only! This may change in time though. Also, if you have any food allergies, please let them know before ordering. It's advised on their menu so I'm guessing that they are allergy-friendly!
Bocelli's, we're so glad you're in the neighborhood!
Meh. Nice sandwiches but you pay a lot more than you get. The owners of Pizza Masters own it but the quality isn't up to par. There are two other Italian delis nearby that are better
I read a review that said the Pizza Masters owners also own Bocellis and my mind was blown. Pizza Masters is easily my favorite pizza place in all of JC (so dang good), but I can't say I feel the same about Bocellis. I feel really bad leaving this review and wish I could give it at least half a star more, but blame Yelp for that.
I'll start off with the positive. Despite getting our delivery order wrong, the staff had no issue replacing the incorrect items and coming back. They were super nice and accommodating from the very beginning.
Moving along. We ordered two sandwiches and one personal pizza. The bread on everything was great–fresh and crispy. The fresh mozzarella on my mortadella sandwich was also delicious, which made me wonder why the cheese on my pizza wasn't. We got a supreme and were pretty unimpressed with the too sweet sauce and the generic-tasting cheese. I ALWAYS look forward to leftovers, but I'm sorry to say that half of my pie went completely untouched. My sandwich had pesto on it, but the pesto tasted store-bought, not what I expected from an Italian restaurant. It gave the sub a strange after-taste. I'm not sure what sandwich my fiancé ordered, but he was unhappy with the lack of meat and the taste of their "special sauce".
Again, I'm really sad to leave this review because the staff was VERY nice. I'm hoping this was just a fluke since everyone else seems to love it. I know they're new, so maybe we'll try again in a month or two.