The Facts:
Pizza: La PizzeriaBusiness Category: Single Store
Website: https://www.facebook.com/lapizzeria3630/
Location: 3630 Hwy. 81 North in Anderson, SC (same building as Subway at SR 81 and Concord Rd.)
Date of Review Visit: August 6, 2020
What I Ordered: large (14”) pizza with sausage; 2 fountain drinks
Price: $18.26 (includes drink and tax but not tip)
The Micro:
Crust: The crust at La Pizzeria has a nice crispy texture; it
is not too bulky. Our pizza was baked
just the right amount. Score: 10/10.
Sauce: This pizza is somewhat undersauced, and the sauce seemed a little overspiced to me. I could not taste any tomatoes. This is not my favorite sauce. Score: 4/10.
Cheese: The cheese seems to be 100% mozzarella, and it appears in a nice thick layer. The cheese does not produce much grease. What more could you want? Score: 10/10.
Toppings: The sausage comes in tiny cut chunks that do not have a lot of taste or spiciness. It appears in only decent quantity. Score: 5/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The pizza looks underbaked, but it is not: the whiteness is due to the thick layer of cheese. La Pizzeria shares a dining area with Subway (the big national sandwich chain), so the dining room is purely functional. The service was excellent on my visit. Score: 8/10.
Value: Considering this was dinner for 2 (not 1 like my usual pizza endeavors), the price is actually fairly low. Thus, pretty good quality makes for good value. Score: 8/10.
Taste: The cheese and crust are the tastiest things on this pizza, which means the overall taste is fairly bland. While not offensive, this pizza’s taste does not stand out. Score: 14/20.
The Final Judgment:
Considering it shares store space with Subway, La Pizzeria
is a surprisingly solid pizza option.
Among the pizzas near the intersection of SR 81 and Concord Road, it
beats Tony’s,
but I like Dolce Vita and Guys 81 a little more.
Score: 59/80.