Great pizza, too expensive!!
I'll keep it short and sweet...I've never had anything but a good pizza from here (ok, maybe one time it was a little overdone and dry), but the more I think about it, they are just too expensive. Â Last night I ordered a small pepperoni pizza...nothing special and enough for 2 adults that are kind of hungry.....it was just over $15! Â No delivery charges or anything....we picked it up. Â It just seems like it should have been around $10 for a pizza that size and that simple.
I decided to try their pizza (despite the bad reviews) because I was starving, craving pizza, and this was the only pizzeria in close walking distance to where I was. I wish I didn't make that mistake. I have had a lot of pizza in my life, and this is hands down one of the worst experiences I have had.
I am always hesitant to give 'one star' because I do not want to ruin anyone's business, but this place is deserving of it, with no doubt.
I ordered a pepperoni slice and it was NAAASTYYY. The crust was super thick, burnt, and rock-hard. Even the cheese and pepperoni were gross. I really don't understand how anyone can give this place anything higher than one star.
Please...do yourself a favor and stay away from this business; poor quality restaurants don't do the public any good.
I ordered their new Panino sandwich to try it out. Â They are listed online for $7, but when I picked it up, they charged $8. Â We specifically asked for cheese, which comes on it if you order 3 toppings instead of 4 (which we did). Â Got home and there was no cheese. Â Just some toppings thrown on a nearly burned french roll. Â Dry. Â Fail.
Review Source:Never again. Â This place is near by so my wife and I will order every once and a while. Â But not again. Â Convenience is not going to give them my money anymore. Â I will spend the extra money and get pizza at Pantaleone's Pizza, off of Holly. Â I told the guy my pizza was overcooked and he said, 'only the top'. Â he wouldn't give me a new pizza.
Basil Doc's is over priced, and ALWAYS over/under cooked. Â
If you want GREAT pizza, go to Pantaleone's. Â They do charge more, but I will never make the mistake of going to Basil Doc's again
I can't believe I payed for this pizza
Okay... okay... it was pretty good. They have really fresh toppings, and interesting specialty pizzas. However, the dough was a bit thick for my taste (which I think makes the world of difference in a good pizza). What I usually look for in a pizza is a dough soft enough that feels like collapsing in bed after a hard day of work, yet has a good crunchy bite to it.
The prices tend to be a little more expensive that other pizza parlors, but I think the sizes totally justify. A large at Basil Doc's is an XL anywhere else. Yet, that is not good enough for me to up the rating to 4 full stars.
Overall, not a bad experience... Will try it again in the future over Domino's/Pizza Hut.
I went in with pretty low expectations, so it wasn't hard for Basil Doc's to succeed, but they did so splendidly.
First the ladyfriend and I had a gluten free number, as we're getting ready to go gluten free (because we're crazy) and they advertise having gluten free pies. Â You know, it wasn't bad. It's different -- but Basil Docs found a way to make it tasty. I think it was the quality (and abundant) toppings. Some meat, some cheese, some veggies -- sounds like my perfect woman! Â Wait, no...it doesn't.
Anyway, I went back again a week or so later. As we all know the requisite payment to friends for helping you move is pizza and beer. The pizza portion of the payment was purchase at and provided from Basil Docs. Just a large roni. I didn't think it'd be anything spectacular. Boy was I wrong. The pepperoni was the thick, almost chunky kind -- the way roni SHOULD BE. The crust said it was thin crust, but as any person who knows what pizza should be, thin crust is just a waste of dough, but this was a thin crust that had some meat to it, so that was appreciated. The seasoning in the sauce was just fantastic, and it all amounted to one of the best pizzas I've had in a while. Definitely creeping up high on the list for best quick pie in Denver.
The large pizza was huge, with 12-16 very large slices. It'll cost you a little bit, that large 1 topping was $20, but that's what you pay for quality. Â
I live just down the street from here, so I can't wait to go back! Â Mmm...pizza....
I don't know the exact date, but whenever it was, the instant when I first walked into Basil Doc's was, for me, a great moment in pizza history.
When it comes to my favorite restaurants, I like to remember, and perhaps Yelp about, how I discovered it, and what prompted my first visit. I suppose we all get nostalgic for our first time.
The story of my Basil Doc's discovery isn't that exciting. It looked like a hole-in-the-wall pizza joint, and that is where, in my opinion, the best pizza is generally found. It wasn't a Pizza Hut, a Domino's, or anything else corporate. A friend of a friend used to literally cry if, when going out for a meal, we chose any sort of mom and pop, non-corporate restaurant. Tears would form if we mentioned Sunrise Sunset instead of La Peep, Racine's in lieu of Applebee's, or Angelo's rather than The Olive Garden. Tears! I've known a few other defiantly mediocre people whose heads darn near explode if anyone in their midst disses Wal-Mart, McDonald's and Disney. When I try any mom and pop establishment for the first time, I dedicate the experience to them. You can almost hear them choking as I do.
Well, this hole-in-the-wall proved to be pizza paradise. Basil Doc's is known for unusual ingredients, but don't go too long without trying their pepperoni. My standard order, pepperoni, sausage, mushroom is simply one of the best pizza's I've ever tasted. Basil Doc's pies are difficult to describe, but the flavor of the ingredients is so bold, it's like "extreme pizza."
I suspect that at least half the pizza joints in the country claim their product is New York style. This phrase has come to mean absolutely nothing. Let's face it, Billy the Kid was born in New York City and Cole Porter was born in Indiana. Which one symbolizes New York? You're New York if you're New York, you're not if you're not. There's a nearby pizzeria that has New York in its name, but the pies are about as Manhattan as Sarah Palin. Basil Doc's is New York, but with its own characteristics. It's unique New York.
This is my favorite Basil Doc's location, though I had a wonderful experience with the one at 3rd and Holly. Basil Doc's list of locations is a bit bizarre. They have four Denver shops, two of which are on Holly Street. What's on Holly? They also have a location in Dillon, and one in Amarillo, Texas. Of course. Anyway, I called in an order, thinking I was talking to my usual Holly and Florida location. I had actually called the 3rd and Holly Basil Doc's. I showed up at Holly/Florida and there was no pizza waiting for me. They phoned over to the 3rd and Holly shop, which agreed to stay open, despite it being closing time, until I could get to North Holly to pick up my pizza.
I'm craving it as I write this. Time to go and get one.
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