The Facts:
Pizza: Ferrando’s Pizzeria
Business Category: Locally-owned
Location: 3555 Richland Ave.
in Aiken , SC
Date of Review Visit: December 12, 2012
What I Ordered: Small (10’’) hand-tossed pizza with sausage
and pepperoni; Dr. Pepper to drink
Price: $9.31 (includes drink and tax but not tip)
The Micro:
Crust: The crust is New York
style: crispy and significant without being bulky. Thus, this is a good crust. The only downside was that the crust was very
hard to cut with my knife. Score: 9/10.
Sauce: The sauce has a nice, fresh taste to it. The amazing thing to me is how well the sauce
fits in with the rest of the pizza.
Often I hardly realized the sauce was there, and that is not because the
pizza is undersauced; very good. Score:
10/10.
Cheese: Ferrando’s uses premium cheese, and I could taste
the difference. Sprinkle on some
parmesan cheese for even more flavor.
Score: 10/10.
Toppings: The classic sausage and pepperoni combination
works its magic again. Both high-quality
meats have enough spicing to give them zest but not enough to be
overpowering. Score: 10/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The pizza’s appearance is
perfecto. The atmosphere is similar to a
fine bar and grill complete with televisions and pictures on the walls. The service was a little slow on my visit
even though there were only two occupied tables in the restaurant: I had to
refill my own Dr. Pepper because the waiter never returned to do it. Score: 8/10.
Value: It is hard to find pizza this good for less than $10,
but that is exactly what you get here.
If this were a 12” pizza the value would be excellent; as is it is very
good. Score: 9/10
Taste: Ferrando’s claims to make pizza via an old family
recipe from Italy ,
and the overall taste bears record of that.
Have I eaten better tasting pizza?
Probably. Have I eaten it
recently? No. Score: 19/20
The Final Judgment:
Ferrando’s offers excellent pizza at a very good price, and
it is the first pizza to earn a 70+ score from me. I wish I lived closer to Aiken so that I
could come here more often. Score: 75/80
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