Pizza King

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CLOSED NOW - Opens at 11:00am

Small Pepperoni and Mushroom Pizza, Coke : $12.24-



What a mistake!

I have driven past this place 500 times, I wish I had made it 501.

I grew up near this area and have never tried Pizza King before.



I hoped this might be a retro-charming mom and pop pizza joint.

It's not.

The "decor" is "vintage dive" with an oil and water mix of flea market quality Notre Dame & NASCAR "memorabilia".

The most pathetic symbolism is the "Pizza King" logo that I'm sure was hoped to grace a national chain of these restaurants.



I ordered about 6 PM - Ten minutes later I heard the "cook" ask a clarifying question about my order. This place is small and I was only about 15 feet from the open kitchen area.

I started seeing other customers pizzas coming out of the kitchen and got a sinking feeling in my gut.

They looked like those hideously cheap "Totino's Party PIzzas" you get at the store for $1.00 a piece on sale.



Their menu specifies that "Pizza King" serves only thin crust pizza.

I am QUITE sure this is not because of fidelity to an old family recipe or a matter of taste- but because the crust is cheap, cheap, cheap! These 3 words tell you everything about their "pizza" (I put in quotes because this BARELY qualifies as pizza!).

35 minutes after I ordered, this is what was served to me.

It's supposed to be pepperoni and mushrooms- the so called "pepperoni" is actually "pepperoni crumbles", like "Bacon Bits".

The problem is this pizza cost $10.50 , and the awful "Totino's Party PIzzas" are only $1.00.



This mess was just about terrible- the sauce was sickly sweet, the "pepperoni crumbles" were just as awful as they look- and incredibly greazey. I asked the "cook" about their crust. She told me the crust comes pre-made and portioned out and they roll it out and make the pizzas.

This is the WORST tasting "pizza" I can remember having.

This is nothing more than rank profiteering by using the absolute cheapest, most low-grade ingredients that can still pass as "suitable for human consumption".

The pizza at my high school was quite a bit BETTER than this!



The only reason I can guess for their continued operation is they sell beer and alcohol.

I really can't imagine ANYBODY eating here twice!

I love the place. Use to go every Saturday. First in granger then Sb. Because JULIE WORKED THERE. But John passed away February 27, 2009. Haven't been there since. Ed went with madison. She loved Julie.

I am Italian and I grew up eating my Grandmother's homemade pizza from her Pizza store. She made her own dough, sauce, ground and seasoned her own sausage and everything was made to perfection. Pizza is a personal liking. Everyone has different tastes. I like a pizza with a crisp crust, a few airy bubbles in the crust are just great. The cheese has to be good and the sauce for me should have a slight sweetness instead of bland or bitter. Who would have thought that a place called Pizza King would meet those requirements. I read the reviews of a lot of the places in South Bend area that said they were the best pizzas but for me, they were not. I live in Valparaiso but travel one hour to South Bend once a week. I look forward to ordering one of these delicious pizzas. Their sausage has a good flavor and I like the texture. My son and husband also enjoy this pizza. So far, this is the best I have tried in a long time. If it was up to me, I would probably make the sauce just a tiny bit sweeter. That is just my personal taste though. I give this pizza five stars.