Empire Pizza in Jacksonville, NC

Basic Information:

Pizza: Empire Pizza

Number of Locations: 1

Location Reviewed: 521 Yopp Road in Jacksonville, NC (beside Walmart on the west side of town)

Website: https://www.empirepizzanc.com/

Date of Review Visit: March 2020

What I Ordered: 2 slices of pepperoni and sausage pizza; fountain drink

Price: $8.56 (includes drink and tax)

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Summary Review: 3 stars (out of 5)

Detailed Review:

Crust: Empire Pizza offers reheated pizza by the slice as you would normally find at lunch spots in big cities.  The pizza features a New York-style crust, which is flimsy on the bottom and hard and chunky around the outside.  The crust is never the strength of reheated pizza, and it is not the strength of this pizza either.  Score: 5/10.

Sauce: As is typical for New York style pizzas, this pizza has very little sauce.  The sauce that does exist has a pleasant tomatoey taste.  Score: 6/10.

Cheese: This pizza has a thin smear of cheese, and therefore it is somewhat undercheesed.  The cheese has very little flavor.  At least it has very little grease.  Score: 4/10.

Toppings: The sausage comes in nice chunks and offers an interesting mix of sweet and spicy taste.  The pepperoni is uninspiring.  Both toppings appear in high quantity.  Score: 7/10.

Overall Taste: Nothing really inspires the taste palette except the sausage, which saves what could have been a disaster.  Score: 6.5/10.

Pizza Appearance: The pizza’s appearance is typical reheated New York style pizza.

Dining Atmosphere: The dining area offers a nice casual dining atmosphere with some TV’s for entertainment.

Customer Service: The service is counter service, and it was fine on my visit.

Monetary Value: Pizza by the slice typically offers good value, and Empire Pizza is no exception.  For an inexpensive meal, the quality is respectable.

The Final Judgment:

Empire Pizza is good if you want a quick bite, maybe for lunch, but there are better pizzas out there.  Score: 73/100.