MOD Pizza

Basic Information:

Pizza: MOD Pizza

Number of Locations: hundreds across 28 states

Location Reviewed: 2135 Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston, SC (I-26 exit 209)

Website: https://modpizza.com/

Date of Review Visit: February 2017

What I Ordered: MOD pizza (11”) with mild sausage, Canadian bacon, and pepperoni; Coke to drink

Price: $10.78 (includes drink and tax)

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Summary Review: 4 stars (out of 5)

Detailed Review:

Crust: MOD Pizza uses the build-your-own pizza model with vats of potential toppings placed before you, hence the name MOD.  MOD Pizza features an ultra thin, somewhat flavorless, crispy crust that would not hold the weight of toppings I tried to make it bear.  My crust was slightly blackened on the bottom, which is expected for a crust this thin.  This crust does the job, but that’s about it.  Score: 7/10.

Sauce: The sauce tastes almost spicy.  The pizza would be undersauced were it not for the thin crust.  Overall, this sauce is not the best, but it is OK for what it is.  Score: 6/10.

Cheese: MOD Pizza offers plenty of cheese options.  I chose mozzarella and parmesan, but I could barely taste the parmesan.  The cheese appears in good quantity, but it also produces quite a bit of grease.  Hence, a small additional deduction is required on this criterion.  Score: 7/10.

Toppings: The pepperoni is excellent: crispy and slightly spicy.  The topping they call “mild sausage” tastes more like sweet Italian sausage than mild American sausage, but that is a subtle difference.  The Canadian bacon is unremarkable.  All toppings appear in good quantity.  MOD does not charge by topping, so you are encouraged to load up in this department.  Score: 9/10.

Overall Taste: Believe it or not, the overall taste is a little underwhelming.  Be sure to choose some tasty toppings because they are the main flavor contributors.  The grease is also a deduction.  Score: 8/10.

Pizza Appearance: The pizza looks like the thin crust pizza loaded with toppings that it is.  

Dining Atmosphere: MOD Pizza has a nice casual dining atmosphere.

Customer Service: Service is counter rather than table, which is effective and saves on the tip.

Monetary Value: The price is not cheap, but you can get as many toppings as you want.  Also, this pizza is pretty good quality, and therefore it is pretty good value.

The Final Judgment:

MOD Pizza ranks near the top of the build-your-own pizza category in my book.  It is similar to Your Pie but slightly better and slightly cheaper.  Score: 84/100.