Quaint, eclectic Italian-foods market with a modest takeout menu including pizza & sandwiches. Based on 289 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Takeout
Address:
401 Strawberry St, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 358-8505
Website: http://eightandahalfrva.com/
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Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
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We decided to call for a late evening pizza. We’ve been looking forward to trying 8 1/2 because the pizza looks amazing. Finally made an effort and set aside some time to try the pizza.
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Howard Smith
Service is good and the food is definitely unique. The meat lasagna had to be the best and most unique tasting lasagna I ever had. Glad I ordered that. Pizza was unique too but not the best pizza we ever had. We did not like the salad at all, it came with some type of balsamic house dressing, ranch was not available. We attempted to order roasted chicken but they were out. We ordered by phone and they told us that it would take 30 to 40 minutes, and they told us that they don’t have a parking lot, just need to find a place to park in the side of the street, not in the middle of the street because the street is narrow and this seems to be college town VCU Virginia Commonwealth University. When we arrived, we found a parking spot on the side of the street, called and they brought our food out immediately, no wait time. Curbside pickup, thank you!
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K Leif
Tasty thin pizza! We bought the pepperoni and a calzone. Our pizza was QUITE greasy, it was dripping. After dabbing it off the pizza was very good! Our calzone was cooked to perfection and came with a generous portion of homemade (?) dipping sauce, we had plenty left over to dip our pizza crust. The calzone ends that didn’t have filling were yummy all by itself. Personal preference is there was way to much ricotta in the calzone. A little pricy, but a great picnic splurge. (there is a nice little park across the street that you can sit at to enjoy your pizza on a nice day) Customer service could use a little uplifting. We were able to find parking on a side street, since they have no parking lot or anywhere to wait for your food. It was a nice day so we took a walk during the 30 minute wait.
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Alexandra Pereira
The staff was friendly and helpful, but I was not a fan of the food. The pizza was expensive for the amount you are getting. It is a personal pizza but you are paying about $20 for it, depending on the toppings you choose. It took about 45 minutes to get a pizza and a meatball sub. The meatball sub was okay, again small and a bit pricey for what you are getting. I felt like the meatballs were ok but lacked flavor, and the marinara on both the pizza and the meatball sub had very little flavor and just tasted like smashed up tomatoes
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Matt B
Authentic Italian-style food right in The Fan. You’ll smell the fresh herbs and spices as soon as you walk in. And the food does not disappoint. The tomato bisque was exactly how the style should be — hearty, flavorful and thick. Not watery like you get elsewhere. Cooked in front of me in a saucepan, made to order. Underrated spot I’d highly recommend.
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Helen Humphreys
Important to know that you can only pick up food here. There’s not much, if any, seating. Doesn’t matter – the food is consistently. Garlicky and delicious! Run, don’t walk, to 8 1/2.
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Courtney Botbyl
Excellent all around. Shared the calzone, and spicy Italian sausage, polenta, and beans with my husband— it was phenomenal. We ate in the park across the street.
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Zachary Ackerman
While I can see someone saying that an avg price of $16 for a personal pizza seems high, the quality of the bake and the actual size of the pizza feels well worth it here. You won’t walk away hungry from one of these. Got the breakfast and pepperoni – both excellent, and really enjoyed the large cuts of pepperoni.
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Jessica Weindl
The pasta with Eggplant sauce is simply amazing, you get a lot of pasta with one order. The sauce is authentic with excellent flavor and the pasta is perfectly cooked. I ordered it to go and while there was a long wait because it was a Saturday night, the wait was worth it.
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Logan Rowe
This place has great pizza. Simple menu, but they really deliver on quality. I usually stick to the classic pepperoni, but spiced it up this time with some sausage.
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