Wedgy's Pizza in Greenville, SC

Basic Information:

Pizza: Wedgy’s Pizza

Number of Locations: 1

Location: 2708 E. North Avenue in Anderson, SC (Update: this location is now closed.  Wedgy's only remaining location is at 552 Old Howell Road on the east side of Greenville.)

Website: https://www.wedgysonline.com/

Date of Review Visit: January 2015

What I Ordered: Large (14”) Pepperoni Madness (double pepperoni) pizza

Price: $13.99 (pizza only; with a coupon; the regular price is $16.19)

Photos:

Summary Review: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

Detailed Review:

Crust: Wedgy’s Pizza offers two crust options: hand-tossed and thin.  Being the thick crust fan that I am, I chose hand-tossed.  The crust tastes just like a Papa John’s crust: fresh and bready but maybe a little too bulky.  My pizza was baked to perfection, another plus.  Score: 8/10.

Sauce: Unfortunately, the crust is the strength of this pizza.  The sauce comes mostly as a thin smeared-on layer, so the pizza is substantially undersauced.  When you get an actual bite of sauce, it tastes like condensed tomato soup with almost no spices or seasoning.  I’ve had worse sauce, but this sauce is far from the best.  Score: 5/10.

Cheese: Wedgy’s advertises their cheese as 100% mozzarella, which is not the tastiest of pizza cheeses.  Accordingly, the cheese has a very bland taste that does not horribly offend but does not really impress either.  I give average marks here.  Score: 5/10.

Toppings: The pepperoni has some zip without being overspiced, but it comes in thin slices.  The pepperoni also leaves a lot of grease, which speaks to the low quality of Wedgy’s toppings.  The topping quantity is only average considering that this is a double pepperoni pizza.  Much improvement is needed on this criterion.  Score: 4/10.

Overall Taste: The pizza’s overall taste is not bad, but it is pretty nondescript.  High grease and bland cheese are the biggest turn-offs.  Score: 7/10.

Pizza Appearance: The pizza has a clean-cut appearance with every slice of pepperoni in its appropriate place.  The box has an attractive picture that perhaps not coincidentally is identical to the box you get from nearby DaVinci’s.

Dining Atmosphere: (not applicable due to no dining room)

Customer Service: The service is purely functional, much like Papa John’s.

Monetary Value: The price is not too high for a double pepperoni pizza, but it is also not overly cheap, even at the discounted price I got.  You can get similar quality for cheaper at the national chains.

The Final Judgment:

A Papa John’s want-to-be, the name Wedgy’s sounds like this pizza place was founded by some college fraternity boys, and the pizza kind of tastes that way too.  I could see coming here occasionally, but there is far better value and quality to be had elsewhere.  Score: 67/100.