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Mona Lisa Pizzeria in the News: Press Coverage and TikTok Videos
October 22, 2026 · Mona Lisa Pizzeria & Ristorante · 839 Annadale Road, Staten Island, NY 10312
Over the years our Annadale Road restaurant has shown up in Staten Island Advance features, national food coverage and a lot of phone videos filmed at the counter. Every link below goes to the original publisher — we did not write these, we just collected them in one place so you can read them.
Articles and reviews
These are the pieces we can verify, newest first. The Staten Island Advance coverage runs the longest, from a 2016 "Best Pizza" story through a 2025 hunt for hidden borough pizza gems.
- Hidden Staten Island pizza gems: These restaurants prove the borough has the best slices
Staten Island Advance · silive.com · September 2025
- Is New York's $1 slice officially dead?
Time Out New York · November 2021
- Mona Lisa Pizzeria — restaurant review
The Infatuation · May 2021
- Mona Lisa Pizzeria offers pickup, delivery during the pandemic
Staten Island Advance · silive.com · February 2021
- This Staten Island pizza chef gets creative with peppers and stracciatella cheese
Viewing NYC · Staten Eats · March 2018
- Mona Lisa gets funky with pizza, mixes up menu for spring
Staten Island Advance · silive.com · March 2018
- Is Staten Island's legendary pizza on the bubble?
Staten Island Advance · silive.com · February 2017
- What makes Staten Island's 'Best Pizza of 2016' better than the classics?
Staten Island Advance · silive.com · January 2017
TikTok videos filmed at the restaurant
These were posted by customers and food creators, not by us. The captions are theirs, quoted as published. If you film a visit, tag us — we add new videos to this list and to the TikTok section on our homepage.
- @firstresponderpizzarev
"Mona Lisa Pizzeria, Annadale, Staten Island NYC. 7.8 and 7.3 — this might be the best spot in Annadale?"
- @thetwovitos
"Mona Lisa Pizzeria stops on the Staten Island pizza tour — one slice review."
- @ademonte13
"Mona Lisa Pizzeria — barbecue chicken slice review, Staten Island NY."
- @statenislandchef_
"Fresh pizza from Mona Lisa Pizzeria, enjoyed at the newly renovated Annadale Green. If you know, you know."
- @statenislandchef_
"Mona Lisa is one of the most underrated Sicilians in NYC."
What people say on Google
The five-star reviews we show on the homepage are pulled from our Google Business Profile, and every card links back to the listing so you can read them there. If you have eaten with us, we would genuinely like to hear it — reviews are how most of our new neighbors find the restaurant.
Come see what the coverage is about
The kitchen is at 839 Annadale Road in Annadale, Staten Island, and we deliver to the 10309 through 10312 ZIP codes. Start with the regular menu — Sicilian and specialty pies, pasta, heroes and Italian dinners — or the catering menu if you are feeding a crowd. Gluten-free eaters have their own page: gluten-free pizza.
Order online or call 718-967-1000.
Hungry now?
Order online for delivery or pickup, or call the restaurant.
More from the blog
- Sicilian Pizza on Staten Island: How a Thick Square Pie Is MadeWhat separates a real Sicilian or square pizza from a regular slice, which pies we make, and how to get the corners right.
- Gluten-Free Pizza on Staten Island: What We Serve and How to Order ItOur gluten-free cheese, fresh mozzarella and Sicilian style pizzas, the sizes, and what to ask before you order for an allergy.
- Italian Food Near Me: Heroes, Pasta and Dinners in AnnadaleWhen you search for Italian food near me on the South Shore, here is what a real Staten Island Italian dinner looks like.
- Pizza in Annadale, Huguenot and Eltingville: Where Locals OrderThe South Shore neighborhoods we deliver to, how long it takes from our Annadale Road kitchen, and what to order for a crowd.