Basic Information:
Pizza: Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta
Number of Locations: 1
Location Reviewed: 142 McNeely Rd. in Powdersville, SC (across the
street from Aldi and WalMart)
Website: https://antoniospowdersville.com/
Date of Review Visit: October 2019
What I Ordered: large (18”) pizza with sausage, pepperoni,
and ham; coke to drink
Price: $25.92 (includes tax and drink but not tip)
Photo:
Summary Review: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
Detailed Review:
Crust: Antonio’s offers two crusts: Sicilian and traditional. I tried to order the Sicilian crust, but I was told they were “out of” 16” Sicilian crusts. Thus, their crusts may not be freshly made. The traditional crust I did manage to order is thick and crispy with a very hard texture; it was tough to cut with a knife or bite with my teeth. The crust has a fresh bready taste, but it is very bulky and hard to eat. Score: 3/10.
Sauce: This pizza is undersauced, but what sauce does exist has a nice tomatoey taste. Score: 5/10.
Cheese: This pizza is also slightly undercheesed, and the cheese does not have a lot of flavor. Fortunately, it also does not produce a lot of grease. Score: 4/10.
Toppings: The sausage is a chunky sliced Italian sausage with only a little bit of spiciness. Likewise the pepperoni has only a little spiciness. The ham has almost a honey glazed taste, and I really like it. All toppings appear in about average quantity. Score: 9/10.
Overall Taste: The hard crust and lack of sauce really hurt here, which is too bad because the toppings left an interesting sweet and spicy combination on my tongue. Score: 7/10.
Pizza Appearance: The thick and wide crust dominates the appearance.
Dining Atmosphere: Antonio’s dining area offers a nice dining atmosphere with faux wood tables.
Customer Service: The service was slow, and the waitress didn’t
tell me they were out of Sicilian crusts until several minutes after I ordered.
Monetary Value: The price is quite high, even for an 18” pizza with
three toppings. Therefore, the value is not great.
The Final Judgment:
Large groups seem to really like Antonio’s, probably for
their large pizzas, but for a single guy like me it’s only OK. Score: 65/100.
