PizzaForno Review - Buckhead - Atlanta - The Infatuation
"We’ve managed to put a man on the moon, but it’s taken more than 50 years to get something from a vending machine other than a stale bag of chips (priorities, geesh). But this 24/7 Buckhead vending machine sits in the parking lot of a gas station and spits out entire pizzas with the touch of a button. Stick to the classics like the four cheese or pepperoni (unless you opt for the take and bake) because the other toppings underwhelm or come out a little cold. These pies will give you school cafeteria flashbacks and the crust can be a little doughy at the center, but there’s tons of cheese and the vending machine schtick is kinda fun and worth a try at least once." - Juli Horsford
This review is for the vending machine, not the restaurant. The crust could be cooked a bit more. Pizza tasted good though. I might give it another go when they're more busy. I think the crust will be more done then.
Update: it's terrible and I'm not coming back here ever again. I think pizza pizza is better and tbh until last week I thought it was at the bottom of the pile but then I went to a Little Caesar's. This vending machine pizza is better than than but the fact that there's no cutlery provided and they don't slice the pizza for you makes it really hard to eat there. You have 2 choices; carry the pizza home (which for me is a 20 minute walk and the pizza will be refrigerated by then) or eat it there, ripping it apart with your hands like a savage. I went with the latter. I got the 4 cheese pizza this time. Crust was undercooked and had too much cornmeal and a weird gummy texture and the top was charred. Only reason this is a 2 star is because I've had worse and this will do if you have literally no other places to go to.
Journie
Google
Definitely a different experience and I mean that in the best way! The price was very reasonable and the selection of pizzas was great. the pizza was cooked well ( a little undercooked) but i liked it.
Nihir Morzaria
Google
The pizza is awful. It promises artisan pizza and that it's "great not good"... But it's not even good.
The vegetarian pizza includes toppings thrown on randomly and they use canned mushrooms. It's worse than frozen pizza by a long shot.
Cool concept, love that it's 24/7, but they are basically just warming up a premade pizza that isn't worth it.
And they are charging like $13 for a small pizza.
Seriously, go hungry or try somewhere else.
Aayush Sahai
Google
Pizza was uncut which is not ideal for if you’re having it there. It also felt very undercooked. Overall, even though the price is great, it doesn’t feel worth it and you could get a better meal elsewhere for the same price
Jovanka Jazic
Google
Honestly, in a pinch.. pretty good!
Kind of expensive ($14) for a single person pizza. Surely something more around the area can be more affordable for lunch- however this was pretty cool. I can’t deny it.
Had the BBQ chicken! Was kind of dry, but what else can I expect from a literal pizza vending machine? Next time I’ll go for the goat cheese.
If you make a TikTok with the machine, they’ll send you a promo code for a free pizza! Check ‘em out!
Kristy
Google
Basically frozen pizza heated up by the machine. +1 star for being 24/7 and fast. Had a late night munch after a bike ride and it was a perfect grab to go food being so convenient. However, flavor wise, it is what you expect. Dry frozen meat, average sauce, average cheese. Ordered 3 pizzas and the doughs were not consistent.
Max Zharkov
Google
Pizza itself is ok, gladly recently pizza-o-mat was tuned a bit and cooks well.
It’s quick and not expensive. Great customer service.
Bhargav Bhatt
Google
If you're really hungry it's good pizza to get in 3 mins otherwise still they need some more changes to put. I guess they'll do it.
Cons:
1) Less options
2)they don't cut pizza instead they give you plastic to cut.
3) it's medium pizza.
Pro:
Not that bad taste if you're hungry.
Cool and hot both in 3 mins.
Craig L.
Yelp
I stopped by their DT location mid-afternoon earlier in June after food shopping as I'd found out about a promo code entitling the user to a $5 discount on one of their pizzas. I stepped up to their vending machine and chose their BBQ Chicken pizza. Ordering seemed pretty easy as the machine was quite 'user-friendly'. Although I wasn't going to eat my pizza immediately/at the location (they have some outdoor tables and chairs for that purpose), I chose a heated pizza to take home. I found my choice very flavourful/delicious and - obviously, considering the discount - a great value. I would recommend giving the venue a try for a unique experience and what I consider pretty good quality pizza.
Justin P.
Yelp
PERMANENTLY CLOSED
The pizza was among the worst pizza I have had (refer to previous review). Surprised it remained open as long as it did.
George W.
Yelp
Can't believe a vending machine made a pizza that tasted that good. Will be coming back!