Little Italy Pizza & Pasta in Abilene, TX

The Facts:

Pizza: Little Italy Pizza & Pasta
Business Category: Single store
Website: https://www.littleitalyexpress.com/
Location: 620 Ambler Ave. (corner of US 83 Business and Ambler Ave. on the north side of Abilene)
Date of Review Visit: February 2024
What I Ordered: personal (10") pizza with pepperoni, pork sausage, and Italian sausage
Price: $10.81 (pizza only; includes tax but not drink or tip)

The Micro:

Crust: The crust at Little Italy Pizza & Pasta has medium thickness.  The crust has a crispy texture, but some people would say it is a bit too stiff.  This crust has a nice fresh bready taste that I like quite a lot.  Score: 9/10.

Sauce: This pizza is slightly undersauced, but what sauce does appear has a nice fresh tomatoey flavor.  Score: 8/10.

Cheese: The cheese does not have much flavor, but it appears in sufficient quantity and does not produce much grease.  Thus, this cheese is better than most.  Score: 8/10.

Toppings: The pork sausage is the horrible pellet of grease that disintegrates on contact with your mouth.  The pepperoni is unremarkable.  The Italian sausage is the star of the show: it is a sliced link sausage with some pork flavor but not too much spiciness.  All toppings appear in sufficient quantity.  Score: 8/10.

 

The Macro:

Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: This pizza has a balanced appearance.  I ordered to-go, but the tiny dining area with a few tables and chairs is nothing more than functional.  The service was quick but not helpful when I asked about toppings, which is why I ended up with the pork sausage described above.  Score: 6/10.

Value: The price is for the pizza only, but this pizza is still very inexpensive for a quality pizza.  Score: 10/10.

Taste: The overall taste would have been very bland except for the Italian sausage.  They need some other tasty toppings to go with some of the other good things on this pizza.  Score: 15/20.

 

The Final Judgment:

Little Italy Pizza & Pasta is a solid pizza option that could be elite with some better toppings.  If I lived in Abilene, maybe as a student at nearby Abilene Christian University, I would come here often.  Score: 64/80.