I always have the pizza test when I try a new place. 1. Is it better than little Cesar's hot and ready and 2. Can I just order a better/cheaper pizza at papa murphy's and cook it in my own oven?
I had ordered a half Hawaiian, half pepperoni, looking at it the pepperonis are smaller than your average size which is kind of a nice change of pace. Good amount of toppings.
We just had one issue, the pizza was very greasy. I ended up using a napkin dabbing away at the layer of grease across the top.
In the end I would rather just eat a little cesar's hot in ready for 5 dollars or get a take-n-bake from papa murphy's sadly, I would not plan on coming back.
Nothing great or horrible about this place. Try it if you would like but don't expect anything spectacular.
decent pizza-y pizza. good toppings, cheesy. Am surprised that all the supposed pizza experts yelping this place didn't mention that they use frozen sheet dough. and the sauce is possibly ketchup. good thing they only put a smear on....
it's still pretty tasty and it satisfies that good ol bastardized American pizza craving.
I love pizza as much as the next gal, but let's face it, pizza can be mundane. Â Not at Joey's!!! Â I have been going there for many years. Â I don't go for the decor or the ambiance, but for the amazing pizza that when you bite into it- you are pulling ooey-gooey cheese for miles! Â The sauce to crust to topping ratio is SUPERB!!! Â Plus- the prices are unbelievable!! Â It is well worth the drive. Â I dream about this pizza.
Review Source:Went to Joey's for the first time last night and the pizza is fantastic. The ambiance is pure "dank". But who cares about the ambiance when other pizza joints of this caliber are quite dank as well. The pepperoni pizza was the best I had in years. They place the pepperoni on top of the cheese without covering it with more cheese which allows the pepperoni on top to become crisp. The vegetarian pizza was delicious and had thick slices of tomato added on top when the pizza came out. I would recommend Joey's to anyone wanting great tasting pizza. I will say that the interior is a little skeezy with buckets catching rain water and if this bothers you just order it to go.
Review Source:Yep, this pizza is great! Â Forget the ambiance because you are not paying for it here. Â This place has remained largely unchanged since I started going here as a kid in the mid sixties. Â I find the staff to be nice and have a "git r' done" attitude with little talk, just business. Â The beer driver special is GREAT but probably not the best for you!
Review Source:OK, I'm not disputing some of the comments previously made. I agree. The place is old, dark and hasn't changed in more than thirty years.
The employees surely don't love their jobs and it shows. They are just doing their time and don't appear to give a damn.
So many reasons to complain BUT the pizza is delicious. Â I like alphabet night (tonight is MY night) and I try to take advantage of it when I can. Â Yes, only the pepperoni and canadian bacon/pineapple are included in the special.
The pepperoni is great but if you want the best, try the Beer Drivers Special. It is truly an artery clogger but has been a fave for years.
For those of us who had to grow up in Springfield and have since moved to the other side of the tracks (thank you, God!) Joeys still calls us back. Â Even at a class reunion we had a Joeys run. Â
Close your eyes, dismiss the poor staffing and enjoy the pizza!
Why do I always have to be the sole defender of all things scummy?
Joey's offers the following:
1. "Ambiance"
This restaurant features worn-out booths, "classic" picnic table pizzeria seating, plenty of paper napkins, some tired houseplants, creepy dolls encased in glass for sale that someone's wife thought would be a good supplement to the business model, tons (literally) of Springtuckians, a big-screen teevee that doesn't work, Pac Man and (in wet weather) plastic buckets on the floor to catch the drips.
2. Pizza
This is the best American-style pizza around here, seriously. As a handwritten sign (apparently penned by a fifth grader) notes above the ordering station, they make it with thin crusts, light sauce and tons of cheese and other toppings. They're not kidding - it's freaking delicious.
The big draw for locals is Letter Night. If your surname begins with a letter that corresponds to the day of the month based on the calendar in that Da Vinci Code sort of way, you can get a large pepperoni or Hawaiian pizza for half the list price plus a dollar. This deal packs them in.
But who gives a shit? This pizza is delicious at any price. If you don't mind a little (okay, a lotta) local color, go and eat. Thank me later.
Joey's Pizza is one of the worst pizza places around. Â Their cardboard, flavorless pizza is light on the toppings and their indifferent staff provides some of the worst service you can find anywhere in the area.
Now, you might be asking, if it's so bad, why'd I go there enough times to form an opinion? Â Here's the thing. Â Pizza is like sex: Â When it's good, it's great...and when it's bad, it's still pretty good. Â Joey's shitty pizza might give you a gut ache, but it's still pizza. Â I've been there a few times with friends, in a weak moment.
The "initial day" thing is the kind of ripoff you normally experience only from a government agency. Â The initial applies only to your last name...it's only good on certain pizzas...until 9:00...and they put your order last, after everyone who pays full price. Â At least, that's what my friends tell me. Â I wouldn't choose Joey's Pizza if it were free, as it's worth paying for better pie.
Even when you pay full price, they treat you like shit. Â One night a friend and I dropped in a little before 10:25 to get a pizza, and they told us, we're closed - no apology, just we're closed. Â When I told them the sign on the door said 11:00, the guy shrugged and said, hey, I said we're closed, get the fuck out. Â I called the next day to complain and the manager said hey, sorry about that, but sometimes we close early when it's slow. Â Nice customer service, huh?
Atmosphere? Â Dream on. Â This place is on South A in Springfield, halfway between the area where the hookers and drug dealers hang out and the area where the porn shop and strip joints are. Â It's a dive. Â Don't leave anything you value in the car while you eat here; some tweeker will bust into your car to steal anything that can help him score his next $20 bag.
There are a dozen places in Eugene that have better pizza and even a few in Springfield, but if you are a real cheapskate, you might like Joey's Pizza. Â On the other hand, if you're a real cheapskate, someplace like Pizza Pipeline, Domino's, Papa John's, or Pizza Hut has a better deal on any given night, and Joey's "quality" is in the same class as all these places.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
This place is not fancy - However,the prices are good at the 'Initial Day' deal is great! The general prices were low-average for pizza parlours that aren't cheap deliveries.
I've only been once - The pizza we ordered was half pepperoni and half canadian bacon. The crust was done the way I like it - crispy and not too thin or thick. There was light sauce, TONS of cheese and toppings... I never see pizza like this anymore - like I'd ordered 2x toppings.
I'd go back - I liked it better than Papa's pepperoni pizza. Its kind of out of the way and the place needs a face lift, but the service was good and friendly.
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