David O.
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I came to Pierri Pizza expecting to have another halfway decent pie that seems ubiquitous in this area in other pizzerias… I was shocked to discover what is undoubtedly the best tasting pizza I’ve had in the fox valley area to date.
Food 5/5: The pizza came out hot enough to have to wait a minute or so to be able to eat, which is perfect, I had seen previous pictures of their Pierri Special which is double sausage and double mushroom and I did not want a mountain of mushroom on my pizza so I ordered mine with double sausage and single mushroom. It came out perfectly portioned with sausage and mushroom in every single bite I had. The mushrooms were cooked down to perfection and had a very good flavor. The sausage is the part that surprised me the most, other places I’ve looked describe it as home made and I have to say it is the best sausage I’ve had on a pizza in a long time. The texture is perfectly uniform and it’s salted just right. The sauce isn’t over powering and compliments the toppings perfectly without being over applied. Crust is thin and can be very browned verging on burnt in some places but the bitterness compliments the pizza when you get to it.
Service 4/5: This pizzeria is set up to cater to what I imagine is a younger crowd with customers ordering at a counter and the only time you interact with any staff after ordering is when they bring the cooked pizza to your table. This is great if you want to avoid a traditional service experience where you feel the need to tip 20% but leaves you deciding what to drink and grabbing something from their VERY limited selection at the counter. For example I had to decide how much Coke I would drink with my pizza and pay for my two cans of it at the counter when paying for my pizza to avoid another transaction. Their drink selection is limited to a small open air cooler sparsely stocked with some cans of pop and bottles of beer or bottled water. A self serve soda fountain would do wonders here both for aesthetic and customer comfort.
Atmosphere 4/5: Don’t get me wrong, the food is what matters most and it was delicious. But you can tell that the glory days of Pierri Pizza were left somewhere in the 90’s/00’s as of 3/2025. That isn’t to say it’s ugly, it’s oddly comforting in a very liminal way, sort of like a sit down Pizza Hut that was never renovated. But seeing the unused salad bar setup in the corner reminds you that it used to be a much more lively place and that gives you a touch of melancholy. The seating is spread out and comfortable and the atmosphere is laid back and I didn’t feel like my toddler was being a bother at any point during the meal which I can’t say at 85% of sit downs in this town.
Overall great spot, going to be coming back often. Glad I gave it a shot. 👍🏽
