JOHNNY'S PIZZA

He says:
I noted in a previous review that Atlanta has notoriously poor pizza, and our recent experience at Johnny’s Pizza did little to change my mind. It’s too bad, because downtown Decatur would be the perfect place to have a small, neighborhood pizzeria serving New York style slices.

In terms of décor, Johnny’s gets everything right. From the dingy lighting to the red Formica booths and retro shoot ’em up arcade games (1943!), everything about Johnny’s channels the old-school pizzerias I frequented when I was growing up in Brooklyn. Those places had balding Italian men with tomato sauce and grease smeared across their white shirts, and the slices they served were thin, crisp, and piping hot. Johnny’s has a very similar vibe to those pizza parlors of yesteryear, but that’s where any similarity ends.

The plain pizza we ordered at Johnny’s came out smothered with goopy cheese, throwing off the balance required of a good slice. The crust was thin, but incredibly doughy and soft, making it nearly impossible to lift without the slice drooping all over itself. The sauce was run-of-the-mill, and too much dripped down onto the plate.

She says:
My impression… floppy, greasy, and far too cheesy. It’s not a surprise either, given that Johnny’s Pizza is a chain with 41 locations in Atlanta alone.

We say:
You call this New York pizza? Fugghedaboutit!



Johnny's Pizzeria
340 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030
http://www.johnnyspizza.com/main.asp