The Facts:
Pizza: Bertolo’s Pizza
Business Category: Regional Chain (2 locations, both near
Greenville, SC)
Website: http://www.bertolospizza.com/
Location: 3631 Pelham Road in Greenville, SC (in Milestone
Plaza)
Date of Review Visit: January 15, 2018
What I Ordered: medium (14”) pizza with sausage; fountain
drink
Price: $15.12 (includes drink and tax)
The Micro:
Crust: Bertolo’s Pizza features the nice thick crust that I
like. The crust has a fresh bready taste,
and some cheese spilled over onto the crust adds to the flavor. I like this crust. Score: 10/10.
Sauce: The sauce comes in high quantity. The sauce has a nice tomatoey taste and is
not overspiced. I found bits of onions
in my sauce, and I don’t like finding bits of anything in my sauce. Score: 8/10.
Cheese: The cheese comes in decent quantity and does not produce
a lot of grease. The cheese has very
little flavor. It is adequate but not
much more. Score: 6/10.
Toppings: The ground up sausage comes in decent quantity,
but it has no real flavor. This is not
some of the better sausage I have had recently.
Score: 4/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The thick cheese-splattered crust
and dark well-baked color dominate the appearance. The dining atmosphere is purely functional
with some water stains in the ceiling tiles.
The service is counter service, and it was fine on my visit. Score: 7/10.
Value: The price is higher than usual for me, but I was not
alone like usual: I came here with my friend and Pastor Dave Rickerd. Once adjusted, slightly above average quality
plus average price equals slightly above average value. Score: 6/10.
Taste: Thanks to the blandness of the sausage, the overall
taste is fairly underwhelming. The crust
and sauce save a disaster. Score: 14/20.
The Final Judgment:
Bertolo’s is not my favorite pizza in Greenville, but it is
a solid if unremarkable pizza option. It
deserves a spot in your pizza rotation, if maybe not a special one. Score: 55/80.
