So every now and then, my mom's department at work likes to order lunch for the team. Because she's in healthcare, it's more a token of appreciation for the amount of hard work. But it can also be birthdays, baby showers, etc etc. The Panera & Chipotle catering options were there. But in recent months, we'd get a nice and pleasant surprise at home with a few slices of pizza from Krispy, the new go-to for her department.
The most important caveat to this review is that I didn't pay a dime for the pizza and I enjoyed the pizza nearly 7 hours after the fact (or as a leftover on a subsequent day). I've been lucky enough to try a few different slices over time, so I'll evaluate each slice based on initial taste and subsequent reheat value. Note that I believe all the pies are XL in size.
1) Plain Cheese: As expected, the plain cheese pie remains undefeated when delivered piping hot. I didn't enjoy that luxury, but a nice couple minutes of reheating in the convection oven did the trick. These are big enough to definitely enjoy 2 for lunch, though even 1 can fill up many people if you have a salad or something else on the side. At $16, this is definitely the most economical of pies. As for next day or future day reheating, this slice is solid, even if the crusts do become quite crispy - a general limitation of ordering pies like these compared to the bigbox chain pizzas that are thicker, but much inferior in quality. This is a 5/5 star for me.
2) White Pizza: Unlike the plain pie, their white pizza is a bit thicker. This helps with the future reheat value. The white pizza is a solid alternative, even if it definitely feels a bit heavier due to the ricotta. Even 1 slice of this is more than plenty for me - despite being a pizza aficionado. Unlike the cheese slice, this one does require some extra time to reheat in the oven, but that's no major issue. At $20, this is generally a hard sell for an average family, unless you consider the likelihood that you will have some leftovers. This is like a 4.5 to 5 starts for me.
3) White pizza with broccoli: So one of my no-nos with pizzas is adding a lot of vegetables to pizzas. I love my vegetables separately, but on pizza is where I have an issue, for reasons I'll explain later. Onions, green peppers, jalapenos, olives are fine. They blend in well with the pizza. Other veggies are best left eaten separately in other dishes or steamed/grilled/however else you like it. White pizza with broccoli is basically similar to the white pizza, but of course with broccoli. At $22 a pie, that's really becoming unreachable even with consideration of leftovers. I just find the broccoli florets to be an unnecessary addition to the white pizza. Makes it extra heavy and they don't always reheat well. But others do like it. Thus, this is a 4/5 for me.
4) Primavera Pizza: Sorry, but this was the worst of them all. I just found that the vegetables made the pizza soggy. It's a heavy slice due to the veggies, but the eggplant, squash, and zucchini just make the pie overloaded with veggies. At $26, this is definitely a no for me. But because I'm nice, this was like a 3/5 for me.
So overall a 4/5. I get why my mom's coworkers enjoy the pizza though. I probably would too if I were in their shoes. read more