About Rosedale Brick Oven

For the owner Joe Arato, Rosedale Brick Oven is a physical piece of nostalgia. The restaurant's name references the neighborhood in Queens, NY, where Joe spent a large part of his childhood before moving to Long Island as his family grew. Eating and evaluating Italian food was always a passion of his. Years later in 2011, after relocating his family to Naples, Florida, he opened his own Italian venue, creating a setting with vintage charm. Exposed brick and wood surround the authentic wood-fired brick oven, accented by monitors that silently broadcast black-and-white movie classics. Memorable music ranging from Frank Sinatra to Doo-Wop to the Rolling Stones play softly throughout the dining room. Interesting and conversational black-and-white canvas prints decorate the walls, along with the many food critic reviews and accolades.

Recipes from an Italian family upbringing, as well as many dishes brought from Joe's New York experiences, give customers many delicious options to choose from. As they immerse themselves in the warmth of the rustic interior, diners peruse a menu with something for everyone, and built from the finest imported ingredients. D.O.P. certified San Marzano tomatoes flavor some of their specialty pizzas which are crafted from homemade dough and use flour imported from Napoli, Italy. The Margherita, for example, is described as "impossibly fresh" by Kelly Merritt of the Daily News. The same review also praises the pasta-ordering system, which has patrons choose their favorite sauces and pasta types, a departure from the traditional method of blindfolding them as they pick noodles from a steaming colander. Diners might elect to mix the house-specialty alla vodka sauce with ridged rigatoni, a combination that Merritt deems "chief among the best."