Basic Information:
Pizza: DePalma’s Italian Cafe
Number of Locations: 3, all near Athens ,
GA
Location Reviewed: 1965 Barnett Shoals Road in Athens , GA
Date of Review Visit: January 2013
What I Ordered: Large (18”) pizza with sausage
Price: $15.52 (includes tax but not drink)
Photos:
Summary Review: 4 stars (out of 5)
Detailed Review:
Crust: The crust on this pizza is large and chewy. It does not have much taste, but some corn meal baked into the bottom adds a little flavor. This crust is not a disaster, but I have certainly eaten better.
Sauce: This pizza is well-sauced in terms of quantity. You can see and taste the Italian herbs and spices in the sauce, but they do not overpower the taste buds. Overall, this is a good sauce.
Cheese: The pizza is slightly undercheesed, as evidenced by the bare spots of sauce in a few areas. However, in other areas the cheese actually gets baked into the outer crust, so undercheesing is not a serious problem here. Even better, the cheese has low grease and good taste even before sprinkling any parmesan cheese on the top.
Toppings: The toppings are sufficient in quantity. The sausage in particular comes in large hand-cut slices. The sausage is a little spicy, but that is expected for good Italian sausage.
Overall Taste: This is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Everything blends together very well; no part really stands out. Given some of the not-so-great parts as detailed above, the overall taste produced by this pizza is quite a surprising accomplishment.
Pizza Appearance: The large bland outer crust and bare spots of sauce look unappetizing even though they are not.
Dining Atmosphere: DePalma's has a nice dining atmosphere that has a touch of class.
Customer Service: The service at DePalma’s is quick and attentive.
Monetary Value: The price looks expensive, but this is a good quality
18” pizza, not the 16” or 14” that is normally called a “large” pizza. Thus, this pizza does not score as poorly here
as you might expect.
The Final Judgment:
This is my favorite pizza restaurant in Athens . The fact that a score in the low 80’s can
claim that title speaks somewhat of the poor state of pizza in the Classic
City . Be that as it may, this pizza is the best
around, and for that it deserves credit.
Score: 83/100
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