I took my family here for a dinner. We ordered two of their specialty pizzas and two salad bars. They have a really nice salad bar with options. It is also clean and fresh. One thing that could be improved is for the plates for the salad bar, to be larger. The plates, for the salad bar are only about 4 inches in diameter and it's really not a very good value for that amount of food. I'm not going subtract any stars for that, though. This is because the salad is very good. The pizza, itself, was fantastic! We had a deep dish and it would put you to mind of the old-school Pizza Hut deep dish pizza. It was buttery a little bit crispy, but soft and chewy on the inside. The toppings were very plentiful as was the sauce and the cheese. We met the owner and he was very friendly and kind. The inside of the building is very nice. They have an arcade room and a party room. The rest of the dining area is very clean and comfortable. It was well worth a 30 minute drive to visit this location and we will be back ! read more

The quality of food is consistent. Still tastes the same as when I was a kid. They have the best salad bar with the "good ranch"! I hear it is for sale. I hope someone buys it and doesn't change a thing! read more

We only come into town every few years, but we make a stop, or two every time. The atmosphere is welcoming & very capable of seating large groups. The staff is very polite & the pizza is delicious!! We ordered the Perfect 10 & it was wonderful. I've never eaten from the salad bar, but visually it appears fresh & well stocked. Definitely recommend stopping at Big Cheese on your trip to Independence. You won't be disappointed!!! read more

Big Cheese Pizza - Perfect 10 - Pizza Near Me - Independence, Kansas

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Pizza was terrible, salad bar had brown lettuce and not edible. The sandwich I ordered had barely any meat or fillings inside and when I asked if it was right the guy there said yes and there was nothing he would do. read more

Big Cheese Pizza - The Italian sandwich - Pizza Near Me - Independence, Kansas

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This place brought back childhood memories when I had a big cheese pizza in my home town. The flavor was still the same after 25 years, the gem of Independence KS, great service crew were so nice, good selection on their salad bar also, i definitely recommend the ham and cheese sandwich with the special sauce read more

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Big Cheese has been here as long as I can remember. Their food is always delicious! They are friendly & the service is fast... it's comfortable & clean & spacious:) read more

YUM! This pizza has been the best and most consistent in town. Based on the other reviews, you would not like this pizza if you're use to Walmart brand frozen pizza. This place is cheaper than Pizza Hut, has more variety and has great specials. It's local with great pizza and THE BEST cheesy bread! Sauce may seem light because it is a super cheesy pizza, just ask for more sauce if you like it that way. read more

The pizzas I've had here were pretty good. The good pizzas raised this review from being only one star. So what was wrong???? This is a pizza place. The NAME of the place is Big Cheese. So why do they only put imitation cheese on the salad bar? A place named Big Cheese has no reason to even have fake cheese in the building except for the few vegans who might stop in. And it's not just fake cheese, but it's bad fake cheese. read more

So I am a frequent flyer with this restaurant and overall I'd say the food is excellent with a couple exceptions. I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone could serve salads with quartered tomato slices and cucumber slices that are 1/4" thick????!!!!! And who mixes cottage cheese into the salad??? Then they didn't include a knife to cut the tomatoes or cucumbers! Overall for the quality of the food I find the price quite high. The delivery service here is free, quick and good!! At the end of the day I fully expect to at least eat what I buy!!! This restaurant is a good place to eat but bring your credit card! read more

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We ordered a sandwiches and they came hot sandwiches not cold sandwiches and they were greasy with no meat on them no nothing the manager gave us our money back after he was rude to us I will never step foot in that place again. read more

The food is good, salad bar not bad. Owner is less than pleasant and hours are strange so it's hard to go eat there.

Grew up with this place. The pizza is good. The manager customer service is not so good. We ordered a pizza and was given the wrong one. (Or was made wrong)The response from the manager was. "We are too busy. Don't eat it and we might make you another one and will call you back when we aren't busy". Wow! I called back. Told them to keep their pizza and I will not be back again. Also acted like we were not telling the truth. Manager said she made it herself and knows for sure it was right. As I am typing this I am in disbelief that any manager would act like that. read more

Try their Deluxe Submarine sandwich. It's simply the best!!

Staff is always friendly although upper management does not seem to have very much respect for employees have never had a problem with the food however I did order a sweet tea and it was spoiled read more

Pasta might has well been butter noodles. Salad never looks fresh and the staff there are extremely unfriendly.

This place has been here a long time. The reason...the pizza is great! They have an excellent salad bar also. Pizza can be ordered how you want it...you pick: sauce amount of sauce type of crust and cheeses! Check out the game room. read more

Only Rating pizza not staff or environment or anything else on pizza. I was not impressed with pizza. It was our first and last time eating here. $30 for 2 medium pizzas didn't bother us at first. But the mushrooms they used look like mushrooms out the can and the onions toppings are chopped up very small. The taste wasn't very good at all. I would personally prefer to just eat Casey's or Pizza Hut in town. read more

Big Cheese Pizza - Italian Sausage. Mushrooms (looks like out of can) and Onion Chopped really small. - Pizza Near Me - Independence, Kansas

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Cute little pizza place in a cute little downtown area. Wide variety of pizza offerings and decent looking salad bar. Their pizza toppings are fairly typical standard offerings, but they do offer three types of cheese. We ordered a deep dish Big Cheese with onions, pineapple and diced tomatoes. It was quite good. Service was a tad slow paced.. and the prices a bit spendier than expected. But awesome for a locally owned non-chain place! read more

Pictures looked really good so I tired it. Was not impressed at all there was hardly any sauce on the pizza . It has a very bland taste. I would eat Casey over this place any day. read more

Pizza was really good had the big cheese and it was cheesy as advertised. Salad bar was the star of the evening,the only thing wrong we found what's the croutons were extremely salty read more

Big Cheese Pizza - a slice missing - Pizza Near Me - Independence, Kansas

We stopped in for lunch while traveling through. The staff were very friendly and personable. We ordered the deluxe pizza with no mushrooms. The pizza was average. They were proud of being best pizzeria in Kansas in 2010 but those days are long gone. They are superior to Pizza Hut but you can get a much better pie in a lot of places. read more

We come here regularly with our kid after dance class. They have a good selection of toppings (I really like the spicy sauce).

I finally tried this place because Brothers Inn was closed on the day that I was last in town. Not bad at all.

Great local pizza place. Expanding its menu and trying new innovations. The pizza is good with your choice of cheese and sauce. Lots of sandwich choices and a decent salad bar. Even a video game room to amuse the kids. read more

Pizza was okay. Old guy behind counter was rude taking our order. The rest the time we got to hear the employees bitch about their jobs. Lovely time. Maybe they should play music so we dont have to hear all the crap. Not what we expected. read more

The worst service in New Britain they sent Us a small pizza uncut! And dry like a few hours dry On top of this they sent cold fried dough with powder sugar dumped in the middle of it. The food is not even worth going back. read more

We just went for the first time today. The service was good, the salad bar was very good, but the pizza was not good at all. The sauce tasted like it was out of a can and they put so much of it on the regular crust that it made the pizza very soggy. There were other options like spicy sauce, sandwiches and pasta, but unfortunately based on our first experience we will not be back to try them. read more

Ordered the Deluxe Italian sandwich. When it arrived, there were three very thin slices of meat (two ham and one salami). It tasted more like a breadstick than a sandwich. Not impressed at all! read more

For only having a couple pizza places in town I guess you can complain. The pizza toppings went all the way to the edge. Which was nice. And the amount of toppings was rather surprising. But it didn't taste all that great. The topping aren't all that fresh. It was rather pricey as well. read more

The wife loved the pizza. We got the Perfect "10" pizza. The crust was amazingly crispy and it made the pizza taste better then most pizza joints. Overall, a good place to eat. read more

Too expensive ! Having a birthday party at this establishment is a joke. Sad thing is this is the only place to have a bday party in this small town so owners don't care as long as they make a buck. There are always game machines broken. This place has been open for a long time and no update on anything. Game room is just dirty. I will never have my kids bday party here and the rest of my siblings and I all agree to never have a bday party here again. read more

Love the salad bar...pricey.... my family enjoys the game room... b gr8 if they printed coupns occasionally ...

If I want to get a salad, and I mean a good salad with any topping I desire and at a reasonable price, Big Cheese Pizza is the place to go. They have lunch specials that are great. I highly recommend this place. The atmosphere is great, they have a game room for kids, extra dinning area for meetings. Locally owned an operated by some very nice people. Oh yessss, the pizza is great also. They make it the way you want it. Did I mention the sandwiches?? OMG!!! Just go see for yourself, then you will understand what I am talking about. Happy Eating :-) read more

This has always been my favorite Pizza place. From the crust to the sauce (which isn't too sweet like Pizza Hut) to the melty cheeses--this pizza takes the cake for me. It's pricey, but completely delicious! read more

Walked in wasn't brought with a smile. Went to order and was refused dine in cause it was a half hour to close. Was really looking forward to eating here. Sorry but lost a customer. I worked for dominos and if they found out I did that I would have been in trouble. read more

Decided to eat at Big Cheese Pizza in Independence,KS tonight. I'm suprised I'm not writing this from the restroom...Not another diner in the place, yet every table was dirty except for the one that we sat at. I had to ask the girl behind the counter taking our order for my change and the kid cooking the food wasn't wearing gloves. I know for a fact that is a health code violation. Salad bar wasn't stocked but there were at least four employees(kids) walking around hanging out. I have to say that this is my first bad experience at this establishment and I've been many times. However, it was bad enough that I won't be back any time soon, especially when there's no adult supervising these teenagers they have running the place. In a small town like Independence, word gets around. I like this place and would hate to see it go. Hopefully whoever is in charge will see this and take some action... read more