Costco pizza. Combo? What Combo?

So, my wife and I recently became members of Americas most exclusive club Costco! I will be reviewing the pizza served in my local Costco, which is in Bountiful Utah. Just in case you don’t have the energy to read through this whole post. Basically I will say that Costco pizza serves its purpose as a quick and relatively cheap lunch after lugging around your bulk toilet paper and such. It helps that it isn’t difficult to swallow.

Service 7/15

At this particular location, it took the two people who were at the counter a few minutes to draw straws and decide which unlucky soul had to serve me. They weren’t to excited about being there. Nor were they terribly helpful in explaining the menu and my options. But we will get into that in the menu category. I gave them such a high ranking in the service category because the employee who did finally help me was friendly and nice once she took my order. Just not helpful or enthusiastic.

Location and identity 13/15

I don’t feel like I need to explain this to much more. I mean come on folks its Costco. The only way they would get a 15 as a pizza joint would be if the restaurant portion was open to the public. Yet, I honestly understand why it isn’t. Its obviously meant to be a perk for the Club member.

Menu 5/15

So here is the shake down. They basically serve carnival food at Costco. So the menu consists of chilidogs, cheeseburgers, corn dogs, and the like. If you have never eaten at Costco, like I hadn’t before this review, then when you look at the pizza section of the rather large menu. It says “combo, cheese or pepperoni.”

This is not the menu at my Costco, but it is a good representation.

Now, I work at Chick-fil-A, and when I say combo I mean a side item and a drink, not a supreme pizza. What I was seeing was, I could get a single slice of either cheese or pepperoni. Or I could get a whole pizza. or I could get a single slice, some side item and  a soda. So you can see why I was confused when, after I asked for a pepperoni combo I received two slices of pizza. Then when I asked after a drink my attendant simply said. You didn’t pay for a drink. So I said. “Can I,” and she shrugged as if to say, I don’t know, can you? At the end of the day I got the pizza and the soda. So there, just be aware that they don’t have combo meals like traditional fast-food restaurants do.

Price 12/15

Price was great! I really don’t have anything to say about the price. The slices were big and very affordable. The picture above is something I found on the web because I forgot to take a picture but after buying two slices and a drink, I still spent less than I would have spent at Wendy’s on lunch.

Taste 7/15

The taste was ok. The best way to describe it is that Little Caesers and Costco pizza can compete together. These pizzas are a grade above Little Caesers, but not by much. The old mantra applies. You get what you pay for.

Overall, according to my rating system, they get a 59% or two and a half stars they are good but not great. You should know that the pizza is not a good enough reason to join Costco. There are plenty of good reasons. Getting lunch at the end of your shopping trip is just a perk.