The Facts:
Pizza: Dino's Pizza and Restaurant
Business Category: single store
Website: https://www.dinospizzaholyoke.com/
Location: 615 Homestead Ave.
Date of Review Visit: September 2023
What I Ordered: large (18") pizza with pepperoni and sausage; Coke to drink
Price: $26.56 (includes drink and tax but not tip)
The Micro:
Crust: The crust at Dino's Pizza and Restaurant has a nice crispy texture, but it is not super thin. This crust has a nice bready taste, and while I wish it were thicker, this crust has plenty going for it. Score: 9/10.
Sauce: The sauce appears in sufficient quantity and has a fresh tomatoey taste. What more could you want? Score: 10/10.
Cheese: The cheese does not have a lot of flavor, even when you sprinkle on some parmesan. It does produce quite a bit of grease, which leads to a mandatory deduction. The quantity is sufficient but only sufficient. Score: 5/10.
Toppings: The sausage is excellent: it comes in nice large chunks with a fresh pork taste and just a little spiciness. The pepperoni is more average. The toppings appear in slightly below average quantity. Score: 8/10.
The Macro:
Appearance/Atmosphere/Service: The pizza looks a little bland due to the sparseness of the toppings. Dino's has a casual dining atmosphere with a bar and plenty of TVs to watch. The menu is outdated: increased prices are not reflected in the menu prices. The service was quick and attentive. Score: 6/10.
Value: The price is high, but this is a high quality 18" pizza in Massachusetts. That considered, the value is not as bad as you might expect. Score: 7/10.
Taste: The sausage really stands out and turns a rather ordinary tasting pizza into one worthy of a pizza eater's palette. This pizza would taste better if I had ordered double sausage rather than sausage and pepperoni. Score: 17/20.
The Final Judgment:
Dino's is not the cheapest pizza around, but it offers quality pizza at a reasonable price. If I lived near Holyoke, I would be a regular customer here. Score: 62/80.
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