Cibelli's Pizza in Central Oregon

The Facts:

Pizza: Cibelli's Pizza
Business Category: Regional Chain (6 locations, all in central Oregon)
Website: https://www.cibellis.com/
Location: 820 NW 9th Street in Corvallis, OR (beside Carl Jr.'s)
Date of Review Visit: July 17, 2021
What I Ordered: small (10") meat-lovers pizza (sausage, pepperoni, and bacon)
Price: $12.95 (pizza only, no drink or tip)

The Micro:

Crust: Cibelli's advertises New York style pizza, and this crust is the typical New York style crust.  It is thick on the outside and thin underneath.  This crust has a fresh bready taste; it is a very good crust.  Score: 10/10.

Sauce: This pizza has more sauce than you would expect for a New York style pizza, but it is somewhat overspiced.  Score: 7/10.

Cheese: The cheese does not add a lot of flavor, and it produces quite a bit of grease.  Also, this pizza is slightly undercheesed.  Score: 6/10.

Toppings: As usual for an all-meats pizza, the toppings make or break the pizza.  The sausage comes in nice big chunks with just the right amount of spiciness.  The pepperoni comes in big thin slices without a lot of flavor.  The bacon comes in small crumbles and is only slightly salty.  All toppings appear in high quantity.  Score: 9/10.

 

The Macro:

Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The toppings dominate the appearance, and the big slices of pepperoni catch your eye.  Cibelli's Corvallis location looked like it had a nice dining area even though I ordered take out.  The service was quick and friendly.  Score: 10/10.

Value: This pizza has high quality, but it is fairly expensive, even for a 10" meat-lovers pizza.  Therefore, the value is no better than average.  Score: 5/10.

Taste: The sauce and sausage complement each other well, but the overall taste is somewhat bland even though this is a meat-lovers pizza.  They "only" put 3 meats on their meat-lovers pizza, and some sweet ham would have really added to the flavor.  Score: 16/20.

 

The Final Judgment:

Though not without flaw, Cibelli's makes a nice pizza.  I would come here regularly if I lived in central Oregon.  Score: 63/80.