Basic Information:
Pizza: Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta
Number of Locations: 23 across 7 states, mostly in the northeast; based in Boston, MA
Location Reviewed: 280 School Street in Mansfield, MA (near I-495 exit 12)
Website: https://www.bertuccis.com/
Date of Review Visit: July 2019
What I Ordered: small (10”) pizza with sausage and
pepperoni; Coke to drink
Price: $18.48 (includes tax and drink but not tip)
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Summary Review: 4 stars (out of 5)
Detailed Review:
Crust: The crust at Bertucci’s is crispy but not as thin as you would expect for a brick oven pizza. The crust has a nice texture with some cornmeal baked into the crust. My pizza was baked the perfect amount. What’s not to like? Score: 10/10.
Sauce: This pizza features a Pizzeria Uno-style sauce with juicy chunks of tomatoes. The sauce appears in high quantity, and it has a fantastic tomatoey taste. Score: 10/10.
Cheese: This pizza is slightly undercheesed, and what cheese does exist is a rather bland mozzarella. On the bright side, it does not produce much grease. Score: 7/10.
Toppings: Bertucci’s calls their chunky sausage a sweet Italian sausage, and their characterization is accurate even though it has only a slight sweet taste. The pepperoni is slightly spicy, but the spiciness builds on your taste palette as you eat more of the pizza. Both toppings appear in adequate but only adequate quantity. Score: 8/10.
Overall Taste: The spiciness of the pepperoni clashes a little with the sweetness of the sausage. The sauce really saves the day. Score: 8/10.
Pizza Appearance: The pizza is asymmetrical in shape, and the large chunks of sausage dominate the appearance.
Dining Atmosphere: Bertucci’s has a nice casual dining area with comfortable seats.
Customer Service: The service was prompt and friendly.
Monetary Value: Even for a 10” brick oven pizza in New England, this
pizza is very overpriced relative to what you put in your mouth.
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