Dicastro's Brick Oven

DiCastro's Brick Oven is a restaurant in Rome, NY, located at 615 Erie Boulevard West. The restaurant is known for serving the area's only wood fired brick oven pizza, and it builds its menu around house made pastas and sauces. A separate gluten free menu offers appetizers, house made pasta, entrees and desserts. The kitchen works from traditional sauces and draws on seasonal, locally inspired plates that change over time.

Beyond the dining room, DiCastro's Brick Oven also houses the Black Dog Saloon, a bar where guests can stop in for a drink while waiting for a table or meeting friends. The appetizer menu reflects the same scratch approach as the rest of the kitchen, with dishes such as DiCastro's Greens tossed with escarole, fresh garlic, Parmesan-Reggiano, capicola and seasoned bread crumbs; rice balls made with arborio rice, fresh mozzarella and Parmesan; hand stuffed mushrooms filled with sausage, greens and Parmesan; garlic knots; fried calamari; Swistak's Farm hot cherry peppers stuffed with pork, beef, mozzarella and fresh herbs; battered and fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with ricotta; a house hot dipping oil with freshly baked artisanal baguette; spinach artichoke dip; and beer battered cheese curds sourced from Collins Farm. Hours run across Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the restaurant closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Reservations can be made by calling 315-336-0671, and the team can also be reached at 315-33PIZZA or by email at [email protected].

The restaurant sits on Erie Boulevard West in the heart of Rome, just off Wood Creek and about a third of a mile from the historic Arsenal House. Gansevoort Elementary School and Steven's Field are each roughly four tenths of a mile away.

DiCastro's Brick Oven has built its reputation around its wood fired brick oven and its house made Italian menu, giving Rome one of the more distinctive dining options in the area.