Uncle Rico’s Pizza Fort Myers

WOW! This place is delicious! The best garlic knots I’ve ever had! The pizza is delicious. The service is incredible. We drove from Cape Coral and we will continue to drive from Cape Coral. Can’t wait until you open up in the cape. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

fantastic pizza and garlic knots. knots are light and tasty. no heavy brick like most places. pizza had a great crust, cheese and sauce. no sweet, tomato paste style sauce. for my taste, I added a miniscule sprinkle of salt. it amped up the flavor a bit. can't wait for them to work out the dough recipe for grandma pie. a step above DHOP. friendly and welcoming staff

This is a great pizza spot. In my top 3 for Fort Myers. Love the NY influence in the pizza and Cuban influence in the beef patty. The garlic knots are unbelievable! Super fresh. Perfectly balanced ingredients, baked to perfection, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
Oh, and you’ll want to throw some Mike’s Hot Honey on a slice and experience a brand new take on pizza.

I am always looking for good pizza--and being from New Jersey, I'm extra interested in really good New York Style pizza, so since this place opened a few weeks ago down the street from my house, I've been wanting to try it. The universally-positive reviews only whetted my appetite.

So today, I ordered delivery and (temporarily) satisfied my craving. It took less than 25 minutes after ordering for my pepperoni, mushrooms, and fresh garlic pizza to arrive. The smell was delicious, and the pie looked pretty good, too! (See photos.)

The pizza was everything a New York Style pizza should be: cheese dripping off the slice, a nice tomatoey sauce, very flavorful Pepperoni, and an especially yummy crust that begged to be eaten even when the cheese and sauce were already nibbled off it.

I quickly gobbled four slices, and would have eaten more if I wasn't completely stuffed. I added a little parmesan, but it certainly wasn't necessary for a satisfying experience.

I have two very mild complaints that prevented this from being a perfect experience. There was an initial hint of a metallic taste that could have been from the fresh garlic (which was however nicely chucked and quite piquant). This metallic taste disappeared after a second or two. Also, I would have liked more mushrooms to better complement the slightly spicy pepperoni. But these are certainly not enough to reduce my review from 5 stars, and they won't be enough to keep me away.

Stopped by Uncle Rico's for lunch on a recommendation and was not disappointed. The Lasagna lunch special sounded great, but I wanted to get a baseline on the pizza. Slices were generous and fresh out of the oven. $6 for 2 slices and a can soda is a great deal. Uncle Rico was friendly and personable himself. I'll be back for sure!