The Facts:
Pizza: Tuscany
Tavern
Business Category: Locally-owned
Website: http://www.tuscanytavernsc.com/
Location: 3257 Carolina Country
Club Road in Roebuck, SC (suburban Spartanburg )
Date of Review Visit: November 12, 2015
What I Ordered: Small (8”) pizza with Italian sausage and
pepperoni; Dr. Pepper to drink
Price: $9.72 (includes drink and tax but not tip)
The Micro:
Crust: Tuscany
Tavern’s hand-tossed crust has a fresh bready taste. The crust also has a stretchy texture, and it
is a little too bulky on the edge but rather thin underneath. I’ve had better crusts, but I’ve also had far
worse. Score: 8/10.
Sauce: The sauce has a fresh, robust tomatoey taste. The sauce appears in good quantity. This pizza may even have too much sauce: I
spilled some on my shirt. The sauce’s taste
really stands out from everything else, and it is the strength of this
pizza. Score: 10/10.
Cheese: Contrary to the sauce, nothing really stands out
about the cheese, so the cheese blend is somewhat bland. The cheese is applied with decent
quantity. Sprinkling on some parmesan
helps the bland taste, but only a little.
Score: 8/10.
Toppings: The pepperoni has just enough zip without being
overspiced, and the same is true for the sausage. The medium-thick slices of each provide
enough substance without being bulky. Overall,
I like these toppings. Score: 10/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The pizza’s appearance is
fine, and the service was prompt and friendly on my visit. The restaurant’s atmosphere is odd. The dining room side has a nice ambiance with
quiet music and low tavern-like lighting.
The bar side, on the other hand, is bright and noisy. A wall separates the two sides. The Baptist in me did not like the bar
atmosphere, but the wall made the situation bearable. Score: 6/10.
Value: The price is low with good quality, but this is only
an 8” pizza. Thus, the value is only a
little better than average. Score: 7/10.
Taste: The fresh sauce really dominates the taste buds. I normally don’t like a lot of sauce on my
pizza, but I savored every taste of sauce on this pizza. Score: 17/20.
The Final Judgment:
Despite the Tavern name, Tuscany Tavern makes a surprisingly
good pizza. If you prefer quiet dining,
I recommend coming here early in the day when the bar side is quieter. Score: 66/80.
