Ordered a few pizzas for a business lunch. The local company chose the spot because they like it…read more We got a deep dish supreme, a regular crust supreme and a regular crust meat lovers. Service was to go and pizza was ready at the specified time. While picking up, I noticed they had an all you can eat buffet so the place was busy. Not too loud though. The pizza was meh. The crust looked and tasted like pre-made frozen. Of the 3, the meat pie was the best. Would never go here of my own choosing. Sorry.

I want to love this place.... After all, my first order was for their Chicago-style deep dish…read morepizza.... Even if I had to bake it another 8 mins when I got home, I was loving how it almost took me back to my hometown pizza in Chicago, almost.... But last night's order totally screwed the pooch! I should have known from the moment I called in to order that I was going to be sorely disappointed! Let me interject that even tho their website has a pop up for ordering pickup or delivery, they DO NOT deliver. Your order goes through DoorDash which does not allow you to customise much. Delivery was quick, and the communication post order was great but that s for DoorDash. Back to Village.... I always try to give the benefit of the doubt to everyone if possible. The girl who took my order may have been busy, or having a bad hair day, or maybe just stepping away from her TikTok world domination tour to fill in for the regular order taker, but she got it ALL wrong! My pizza was not Chicago style deep dish (upcharge of $3), my toppings were all distributed wrong on a paper thin crust, with very little sauce. The one thing she got right was to ease up on the cheese overload that would come with Chicago style, because we got very little. Needless to say, I have two words to describe last night's dinner.... EPIC FAILURE!!! I cannot comment on the ambiance since I wasn't the one who went in to pay and pick up. But it was busy as expected on a Friday night. So they must be doing something right.... I will have to really be hankerin' for a home slice to try Village Inn again. To be fair, I am sharing the photo of my first pizza, Chicago style deep dish that I sent to my kids to prove I might finally have found pizza worth eating. I did not take a photo of the failure, it was too depressing!

Another all-u-can-eat joint that I visited during my latest trip to NC…read more When eating at this buffet, the quality might not (likely not) be the quality you'd expect from a Pizza Hut, Dominos or Papa John's. So set your expectations VERY low and your disappointment will be minimal. I did notice that the service and cleanliness were a bit sketchy, but the food was decent. In fact, the better pizzas were quickly ravaged upon delivery to the buffet table and were generally were pretty good. If you like cheap food and don't mind poor service, this place is a decent option. Personally, I would much prefer to order pizza and eat at home.

Very bad experience stuff all over floor dishes dirty employees, very rude and gossip very loud in…read morekitchen made my experience very unpleasant. Food taste like it's been out for a hour very stale and food wasn't fresh.spaghetti's sauce smells like vomit and looks like it's been sitting out for a while.

Salad bar was good but the pizza on the pizza bar was warm at best. The only time it wasn't was if…read moreit just came out of the oven. The pizza wasn't bad when it was hot. The restaurant was run down but it was clean.

For a chain pizza restaurant this rates right at the top. I drive by Dominos and Pizza Hut to order…read morefrom Marcos

Staff was very nice and pizzas came out fast and frequently. pizza was a 8/10, spaghetti tasted…read morelike water with a side of tomato.

Came for Sunday lunch buffet- just a party of two. We fully understood the doors not opening until…read more11:30 but by the time the FIRST PIZZA on the buffet was put out there were 15-20 people waiting to eat. One cheese pizza. The next three pizzas were weird meat and veggie combinations- not even a basic pepperoni. By 12:45 there had been ONE pepperoni, two cheese and one dessert pizza put out. In terms of the taste- it wasn't the greatest. All of the crusts were all but burnt and super-super crunchy. I'm not a professional but you don't start making pizzas to cook for a buffet AFTER the doors open...

We normally get our pizza to go but because it's Valentine's Day, we went for our date night. Our…read morefavorite is the Village Inn Special. Checking in and ordering was easy and quick. The salad bar is always being replenished and always full with loads of toppings. Pizza was hot with a thin crust just as we like it. The restaurant is mainly self serve, not wait staff. You got your own drink, salad, flatware and pickup the pizza when your number is called. The only reason we didn't give a 5 star, which is no fault of the restaurant, was the unruly children. Tablets or phones playing so loud it drowns out any chance of having a normal conversation. And the parents just sitting there, stuffing themselves, obviously to others around them. Grateful that doesn't occur often.

Love love the VI ROYAL PIZZA!!! It's my new favorite and I have been over there every other day for…read morea VI Royal since the first one. Yummy!!!

All I can say, is nostalgia can only get me so far, I visited a couple weeks back, and while the…read moresalad bar still stands as one of the best, the pizza has takin a turn for the worst, a soggy, floppy, lifeless crust, my large Canadian bacon pizza had between 1-2 pieces of 1/4 of a Canadian bacon piece on each slice, it was sad to look at, and made me sad to eat, I'm not sure what happened to this once stellar pizza that had that signature crispy cracker crust, but it's gone, and so are my trips to the buffet, I can only hope the pizza gods smile down upon VIP soon.

I just love good old Village Inn. What's not to like? It's a good affordable lunch/dinner that…read morecomes with pizza/salad/drink/soup and possibly wings if you come on Wednesday night. Look, it's no fancy high class establishment. But it's very good pizza, and they will even make you a special request pizza, just ask! The service is good. People are friendly.

I love VIP pizza! I order takeout from this location often and I never have to wait for my food, my…read moreorder is always correct and on time. Staff are usually at the counter or get to the counter quickly for service, which I truly appreciate! Although I do not dine-in, the buffet usually looks stocked and they also offer to make pizzas upon request.

Service was horrible, nothing on the pizza bar and had to make request over and over again. Staff…read morestayed on their phones, no gloves appeared to be used in the process. Tea ran empty and had to wait also ask twice for it.

Precious visits have been mediocre at best but yesterday at lunch hit a new low…read more Walked in a little after noon. Paid for the buffet got my plate and when I went to the hot table, there were only four trays there. One was the ubiquitous chocolate pizza which and another was a combination of two types of pizza they had combined. None were fresh but I did manage to put together a small plate hoping that by the time I had finished, a fresh one would come out. This mirrors my prior experiences. I am a longtime patron of the Village Inn chain and have regular eaten at both Statesville locations and when they were open, locations in Mooresville and Cornelius. Even the smaller location on the Westside of Statesville will normally have at least 7 trays of pizza. I addition I ordered an unsweetened Iced Tea which is self-serve, but the canister of Unsweetened Iced Tea had so much Sugar in it, if I had tried to stick a spoon in it, it would have remained erect with any assistance. Granted that I have mobility issues and have to walk with a cane, when I tried to put my plate down so that I could get the tea, the went plop onto the floor. At this time, I chose to walk out the door even though I had already paid for my lunch. I will continue to patronize Village Inn but not this location.

So stopped to have dinner after a long day of driving. We figured we could get a quick but good…read moremeal with a pizza buffet. Apparently we were wrong. The "buffet" was 3 different pizzas that were cold or maybe luke warm. When I mentioned that to a worker all I got was a shoulder shrug. Needless to say we will not be back to this restaurant. Good luck to anyone who wants to brave this establishment. You also might want to use the bathroom before you get there as the facilities were in need of a lot of attention. Signed Disappointed.

In the area for business and thought I would try out a local pizza place, I prefer to eat local as…read moremuch as possible instead of chains. Pizza is not good at all. Gas station pizza is probably better. The sauce in the spaghetti tastes like straight ketchup with chunks of tomato in it. The dinning room table spacing is really bad with people sitting at the tables there is like no walking room to get to the buffet. Everything is self service which is good but the staff did seam friendly. This is more of a bring your kids to a pizza joint and make them happy place then come for good pizza. If you're looking for good pizza look elsewhere but if you have a big family this might be your place to get the kids pizza.

I just love this place! The price is right, the pizza, salad and on Wednesday the wings are great,…read moreand it includes a drink. All for about$12! Self service, easy seat yourself and not a fancy place! Fun for the whole family.

Two of us ate for $30.50 buffet, had salad bar pizza by the slice, soup and spaghetti with meat…read moresauce and bread. Fountain drinks. Very nice employees, clean establishment and bathroom was clean. Very pretty stain glass windows booth and table seating. Lots of choice at salad bar. The pizza was great it's got a thinner crust and more crispy but not too thin just right. Several pizzas to choose from. I enjoyed lunch there it was nice.

So clean, love that. The employees were kind, and all keeping busy keeping the place looking good…read more The food was impeccable. Amazing salad bar and the pizza is the best ever.