Basilico’s Original Hand-Tossed Pizza

Basilico’s Original Hand-Tossed Pizza sits at the western edge of Wellington’s Forest Hill Boulevard, near the line where the village blends into unincorporated Palm Beach County toward Royal Palm Beach. The restaurant markets itself as a Wellington favorite for more than twenty years, and that kind of tenure is rare for an independent pizzeria in a corridor where shopping plazas turn over tenants regularly. The menu sticks to the fundamentals of an Italian American pizzeria: hand tossed pies made from scratch, pasta, salads, subs, and Philly cheesesteaks, all built around what the restaurant describes as authentic family recipes.

What keeps a place like Basilico’s relevant after two decades is the from scratch approach, which is a selling point the restaurant repeats on its own materials. Dough made to order and sauces built in house are the kind of details that separate a neighborhood pizzeria from a delivery chain, and it is part of why Basilico’s has held onto a loyal following through years of new competition opening along the same stretch of road. The restaurant also offers outdoor dining, which suits Florida’s mild months and gives families a casual option that does not require a full sit down reservation.

Catering rounds out the business, a common secondary revenue stream for a family pizzeria that has built a name in a community over a long stretch of time. Little league teams, school events, and backyard parties in Wellington’s many residential neighborhoods are the kind of orders that keep a catering program busy, and a restaurant with two decades of local recognition tends to be the default choice for that kind of order over a newer or less familiar option.

Because Basilico’s sits closer to the Royal Palm Beach border than the Wellington Green Mall cluster, it serves a slightly different crowd than the restaurants concentrated further east on Forest Hill Boulevard, drawing from the neighborhoods and schools nearer the 33411 zip code. It remains an independently run pizzeria rather than part of a regional pizza chain, and the hand tossed, made to order approach is central to how the business describes itself. For anyone in western Wellington looking for a classic slice or a full pie without driving toward the mall corridor, Basilico’s has been the neighborhood option for a long time.

The dining room and covered outdoor seating give families a low-key place to eat without needing a reservation, and the counter service format for takeout orders keeps things moving during busy dinner hours. Online reviews consistently mention the crust and the portion sizes on the sub sandwiches, both signs of a kitchen that has kept its recipes steady rather than cutting corners as it has grown its reputation. Parking is available directly in front of the plaza, making it an easy stop on the way home from work or school pickup for the surrounding neighborhoods. Between the pizza, the pasta, and the sub menu, Basilico’s covers most of what a family needs for a casual dinner without having to choose between two different restaurants for two different cravings.