The Facts:
Pizza: Bellacino’s Pizza and Grinders
Business Category: Regional Chain (71 locations in 12
states; based in Michigan )
Website: http://bellacinosgrinders.com/
Location: 29101 Northwestern
Highway in Southfield ,
MI 12
Mile Road and SR 10)
Date of Review Visit: August
1, 2017
What I Ordered: small (8”) pizza with pepperoni and sausage,
fountain drink, and a white chocolate chunk cookie
Price: $9.47
The Micro:
Crust: The crust at Bellacino’s comes in medium thickness
with just enough body to make it a northern-style crust. The crust has a nice crispy texture, but it is
hard to cut with the dull case knife they provide you. Score: 9/10.
Sauce: The sauce has a strong sweet taste that some may say is
too sweet. The sauce appears in high
quantity. I like sweet-tasting sauce, so
this sauce ranks high in my book. Score:
9/10.
Cheese: The cheese appears in excellent quantity and has
some flavor, but it produces quite a bit of grease. Therefore, there is the usual mandatory
deduction. Score: 8/10.
Toppings: Like the sauce, the sausage has a very sweet
taste. I could hardly taste the
pepperoni. Both toppings appear in good
quantity. Score: 7/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The cut on my pizza was slightly
asymmetrical, which affects the pizza’s appearance. Bellacino’s has a nice casual dining atmosphere
with 2 TV’s for your viewing pleasure. My
pizza took longer to cook than I would have thought. Score: 7/10.
Value: The pizza is small, but the quality is good. Also, you get a pizza, drink, and dessert for
less than $10. Only pizza buffets offer
more eats for your money than this, and their pizza quality is not as
good. Score: 10/10.
Taste: The sweetness of the sausage and sauce really
overpowers everything else. Score: 16/20.
The Final Judgment:
Just shy of the best pizza around, Bellacino’s is a very
good budget-minded pizza option. If I
lived near one of their locations, I would come here regularly. Score: 66/80.
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