Peppino's Pizza in Athens, GA

Basic Information:

Pizza: Peppino’s Pizza

Number of Locations: 1

Location Reviewed: 950 Whitehall Road in Athens, GA (corner of Milledge Ave. and Whitehall Rd.)

Website: https://peppinos.wixsite.com/athens

Date of Review Visit: November 2015

What I Ordered: 1 slice of pizza with Italian sausage and pepperoni; Dr. Pepper to drink

Price: $5.50

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Summary Review: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

Detailed Review:

Crust: The crust at Peppino’s Pizza comes in the very thin New York style with only a narrow thick area around the edges.  I couldn’t taste (or hardly even find) the crust under the pizza, but the crust around the edge had a decent well-baked bready taste.  Score: 6/10.

Sauce: This is an odd situation.  The pizza is very undersauced, but what sauce there is has a nice tomatoey taste.  Unfortunately, the sauce is probably the strength of this pizza.  Score: 8/10.

Cheese: The cheese appears in average quantity, but it produces a lot of grease.  Sprinkling on some parmesan slightly improves what is a rather bland taste.  Overall, this cheese is pretty bad.  Score: 3/10.

Toppings: Both toppings appear in good quantity.  The pepperoni slices are very thin; they have a little spice but no real flavor.  The sausage is tastier than the pepperoni, and it appears to be freshly sliced.  Score: 7/10.

Overall Taste: The super thin crust ensures that this pizza has little substance, and the bad cheese really hurts the overall taste.  There are worse-tasting pizzas around, but this one is far from the best.  Score: 6.5/10.

Pizza Appearance: Peppino’s Pizza looks like the cheaply made college town pizza that it is.

Dining Atmosphere: The dining room has a nice casual atmosphere with booths and TV’s.

Customer Service: The restaurant has counter service, and the service worked fine on my visit.

Monetary Value: For only 1 slice of medium-quality pizza, the price is actually fairly high.  Thus, there is no real value to be found here at all.

The Final Judgment:

For a quick single slice snack, Peppino’s Pizza is passable, but there are far better pizza options in Athens.  Score: 66/100.