Russo's NY Italian Kitchen and Pizzeria - SPI

It's so refreshing to find a restaurant with professional caring servers. Robert was a breath of fresh air. The food was superb. We enjoyed a slice of NY pizza and the best thing was the truffle mushroom campanelle. I loved the atmosphere. You could taste the love in the food here.

We never thought we would end up at a Pizza place while we were in SPI. Of course we were mainly looking for seafood. BUT I feel we were lead here after long waits everywhere else and this place DID NOT disappoint! The food was amazing and our waitress Ayla was super sweet as well. She had lots of knowledge about the menu and was very helpful. The food was amazing and seasoned perfectly! We also noticed they sell HUGE pizzas too which I thought was really cool! They also had a great view of the sunset as well!

Came down from Boston and tried 3 local places in a row, it was tough comparing it to one of the other stops BUT after a fair review , apples to apples this spot won fair and square. 3 of us reviewed the pizza and this location scored a 7.2 out of 10. We are VERY tough on scoring pizzas but this is the best on the island after a fair and detailed evaluation. Sauce was great, dough/crust is not bad, cheese was good. It’s a brick overnight pie and staff was great. So overall they won as our final choice for best in South Padre

The ambiance, the decor is top notch. The food is phenomenal, especially if you are looking for New York style pizza. They use fresh ingredients. Our server Nadia was phenomenal, professional and courteous. Even manager came over to check on us. They care for their customers. Definitely recommend everyone if you are in town.