The Facts:
Pizza: Mama Minto’s Pizzeria
Business Category: Locally-owned
Location: 109 E. Broad St. in Iva, SC
Date of Review Visit: February 9, 2019
What I Ordered: Personal pizza (10”) with pepperoni and
sausage; Dr. Pepper to drink
Price: $9.81 (includes drink and tax but not tip)
The Micro:
Crust: The crust at Mama Minto’s has a fresh bready taste,
and my pizza was baked to golden brown perfection. This crust might be too bulky for this style
of pizza, but that’s my personal preference.
Score: 8/10.
Sauce: This pizza has almost no sauce, which is typical for
a New York style pizza. What little
sauce it does have is not overspiced, and it has a nice smooth texture. This sauce isn’t bad, but the pizza needs
more of it. Score: 5/10.
Cheese: The cheese appears in very high quantity, but the
cheese and/or the pepperoni produce a decent amount of grease. A thick layer of parmesan cheese covers the
top of the pizza, and the parmesan’s taste overpowers the rest of the cheese
(and most of the rest of the pizza). That’s
too bad because the rest of the cheese is pretty good. Score: 9/10.
Toppings: The sausage is rather uninspiring: it carries a
slight sweet flavor but nothing else.
The pepperoni comes in thin slices and has just the right amount of
spiciness. Both toppings appear in high
quantity. Score: 8/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The parmesan cheese gives the
pizza a very white appearance. The
dining room is cozy and functional, which is typical for a small-town pizzeria. The service was friendly and excellent. Score: 9/10.
Value: This pizza is good quality, and the price is down
right inexpensive for pizza this good.
Score: 10/10.
Taste: The cheese and pepperoni ensure that the overall
taste is quite robust. This score is
held back only by the overpowering parmesan cheese. Score: 17/20.
The Final Judgment:
Small town pizzerias can be hit and miss, but this one is
more hit than miss. If you find yourself
passing through Iva, SC, Mama Minto’s is worth a stop. Score: 66/80.
