Welcome to 440 Eats — Issue #2.
This is 440 Eats: every pizza shop that matters in Lake and Geauga counties, ranked by Google ratings and local chatter. No pay-to-play. Ever.
Correction — October 22, 2026: our September numbers came from a bulk data pull we never checked against the live listings, and five of the ten were wrong. The big one: we had Noce Gourmet Pizza at 4.6 stars across 1,200 reviews; the live Google listing says 4.4 stars and 254 reviews. An owner flagged it (thank you, Kay Jack Pizza), so we re-verified every shop on Google Maps — twice — and rebuilt the board. Biagio's is the real #1, and it isn't close. New rule, permanent: every number gets verified against the live listing before any ranking publishes.
The Pizza Top 10
- 1
Biagio's Donut Shop & Pizzeria
A donut shop at #1 — and it isn't close. Nearly double the score of the #2 shop. - 2
The Wild Goose
Google files it as a bar. The pizza numbers say otherwise. - 3
Bada Bing Pizza
A 4.7 with real volume behind it. - 4
Longo's Pizza
Ranked on its Mentor Ave listing — Longo's has two Google listings; we count the stronger one. - 5
Angelo's Pizzeria & Ice Cream
Filed under ‘ice cream shop’ — the keyword sweep caught it.
- 6
Best Pizza & Sandwiches
Up from #9 on the corrected numbers. - 7
Master Pizza
Painesville's steady hand. - 8
Noce Gourmet Pizza
The correction: our September pull had Noce at 4.6 stars and 1,200 reviews. The live listing says 4.4 and 254 — that's #8, not #1. - 9
Kay Jack Pizza
The highest rating on the board, tied with J's. Kay Jack's owner flagged our Noce error — credit where it's due. - 10
J's Pizza Market
Highest rating, smallest volume in the ten.
Honorable mentions
D'Amico's
No verifiable Google rating — but the loyalists wouldn't let it off the board.Zappitelli's
One judgment call away from #10.G-Licious Pizza
Family-run Mentor up-and-comer.Maxim's Pizza
Mentor underdog at 4.7.Congin's
Lost the #10 slot on data — 4.3 can't hold this field.
How we rank
Score = Google star rating × number of Google reviews, with every rating and count read from the live Google Maps listing. 40-review minimum to qualify. Chains excluded.
What's the best pizza in Lake County?
Biagio's Donut Shop & Pizzeria in Eastlake — 4.7 stars across 2,319 Google reviews, ranked #1 by 440 Eats (verified October 2026).
How does 440 Eats rank restaurants?
Score = Google star rating × number of Google reviews, with every rating and count read from the live Google Maps listing. 40-review minimum to qualify. Chains excluded.
When was this ranking last updated?
Published September 23, 2026; corrected October 22, 2026 after every number was re-verified against the live Google listings.
Why isn't D'Amico's in the top 10?
D'Amico's has serious loyalists, but no verifiable Google rating — under our process, a shop needs a rating to rank. It stays an honorable mention.
Missed it?
The Wings Top 10 is live too — The Wild Goose (Willoughby) took #1. See the wings ranking →
And the Ice Cream Top 10 started it all — CP's Cooler (Willowick) at #1. See the ice cream ranking →
What's next
A new ranking every week, plus openings, closings, and the weekend roundup. Got a snub we missed? Drop it in the 440 Eats Facebook group.
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