Antonio's Pizza and Pasta in Powdersville, SC

Basic Information:

Pizza: Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta

Number of Locations: 1

Location Reviewed: 142 McNeely Rd. in Powdersville, SC (across the street from Aldi and WalMart)

Website: https://antoniospowdersville.com/

Date of Review Visit: October 2019

What I Ordered: large (18”) pizza with sausage, pepperoni, and ham; coke to drink

Price: $25.92 (includes tax and drink but not tip)

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Summary Review: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

Detailed Review:

Crust: Antonio’s offers two crusts: Sicilian and traditional.  I tried to order the Sicilian crust, but I was told they were “out of” 16” Sicilian crusts.  Thus, their crusts may not be freshly made.  The traditional crust I did manage to order is thick and crispy with a very hard texture; it was tough to cut with a knife or bite with my teeth.  The crust has a fresh bready taste, but it is very bulky and hard to eat.  Score: 3/10.

Sauce: This pizza is undersauced, but what sauce does exist has a nice tomatoey taste.  Score: 5/10.

Cheese: This pizza is also slightly undercheesed, and the cheese does not have a lot of flavor.  Fortunately, it also does not produce a lot of grease.  Score: 4/10.

Toppings: The sausage is a chunky sliced Italian sausage with only a little bit of spiciness.  Likewise the pepperoni has only a little spiciness.  The ham has almost a honey glazed taste, and I really like it.  All toppings appear in about average quantity.  Score: 9/10.

Overall Taste: The hard crust and lack of sauce really hurt here, which is too bad because the toppings left an interesting sweet and spicy combination on my tongue.  Score: 7/10.

Pizza Appearance: The thick and wide crust dominates the appearance.

Dining Atmosphere: Antonio’s dining area offers a nice dining atmosphere with faux wood tables.

Customer Service: The service was slow, and the waitress didn’t tell me they were out of Sicilian crusts until several minutes after I ordered.

Monetary Value: The price is quite high, even for an 18” pizza with three toppings.  Therefore, the value is not great.

The Final Judgment:

Large groups seem to really like Antonio’s, probably for their large pizzas, but for a single guy like me it’s only OK.  Score: 65/100.