The Facts:
Pizza: Mama Rosa's Pizza
Business Category: Single Store
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mama-Rosas-Pizza/117550134937695
Location: 3074 Ross Clark Circle in Dothan, AL (beside Office Depot, near US 84 on the west side of town)
Date of Review Visit: December 9, 2020
What I Ordered: Medium (12") pizza with pepperoni and sausage, Dr. Pepper to drink
Price: $17.32 (includes drink and tax but not tip)
The Micro:
Crust: The crust at Mama Rosa's Pizza is on the thinner side of medium thickness, as you would expect for a southern pizza. The crust has a nice crispy texture. I would prefer a true thin crust, but this crust is not bad for what it is. Score: 8/10.
Sauce: This pizza has a nice thick sauce with a strong tomato taste. The sauce appears in moderate to high quantity. Score: 10/10.
Cheese: The cheese is fantastic: it appears in high quantity and produces little grease. The cheese blend seems to be 100% mozzarella. Some cheese even spilled over onto the crust. This is the best cheese I have had in awhile. Score: 10/10.
Toppings: The toppings are horrible. The sausage comes in tasteless pellets, and the pepperoni is equally tasteless. Both toppings do appear in high quantity, which might be a good thing. Score: 3/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The pizza looks like the thin crust pizza with plenty of toppings that it is. Mama Rosa's has a good-sized dining room that featured lots of Christmas decorations on my visit. The service was friendly and attentive. Score: 10/10.
Value: The price is not particularly cheap, and the pizza is not the best quality. Therefore, this pizza does not provide the best value. Score: 3/10.
Taste: Thanks to the terrible toppings, the overall taste is rather bland. The crust, sauce, and cheese work pretty well together. Score: 14/20.
The Final Judgment:
Mama Rosa's is OK but not spectacular. I could see it as part of my regular pizza rotation if I lived in Dothan. Score: 58/80.
