Original Pizza House in Sacramento, CA

Basic Information:

Pizza: Original Pizza House

Number of Locations: 2, both near Sacramento, CA

Location Reviewed: 661 San Juan Road (Update: this location is now closed.  2 others remain open.)

Website: https://originalpizzahouse.com/

Date of Review Visit: June 2016

What I Ordered: medium (12”) pizza with pepperoni

Price: $6.50 (on special; includes tax)

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Summary Review: 4 stars (out of 5)

Detailed Review:

Crust: The crust made by the Original Pizza House has a nice texture: it is brown and crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside. The crust has a fresh bready taste, as it should.  My pizza was baked exactly the right amount.  This is a solid crust, though nothing makes it stand out from its peers.  Score: 9/10.

Sauce: The sauce appears in good quantity and has a fresh tomatoey taste, which is not surprising given that California is the top tomato producing state.  Overall, this sauce is near-perfect.  Score: 10/10.

Cheese: The pizza is slightly undercheesed, but only slightly.  The cheese does not have a lot of flavor, but it produces quite a bit of grease, hence the mediocre score on this criterion.  Score: 5/10.

Toppings: The thin slices of pepperoni appear in good quantity.  The meat features just barely enough spices to let you know you are eating pepperoni as opposed to mystery meat.  I only ordered 1 topping for the reason given under the “value” criterion below.  Score: 8/10.

Overall Taste: Everything comes together pretty well.  The only real downside is the large amount of grease produced by the cheese.  Only ordering one topping might have hurt this score a little as well.  Score: 7.5/10.

Pizza Appearance: The pizza has a balanced clean-cut appearance.

Dining Atmosphere: Original Pizza House has a small functional dining area with a single TV for your dining entertainment.

Customer Service:  The service was quick and attentive.

Monetary Value: On my visit, they were running a special for $5 off a 1 topping medium pizza.  This deal made the value extraordinarily good, and it is the reason I ordered only 1 topping.  At full price, the value is still decent.  They offer a large number of pizza sizes to help with the value as well.

The Final Judgment:

The Original Pizza House offers a slightly boring pizza but does so with good quality and value.  If I lived in Sacramento, I would come here often.  Score: 84/100.