Anthony's Pizza of Deland Florida

Anthonys Pizza has two locations on the same road in the same town, but this one, the newer one, is said to be better. Cleaner. Like most small Florida chains, Anthony's gives us the taste of New York, or something like it. Their pizza has a ratio of 1cr/1ce/1ch*. That's right. It's that paper thin, easy to eat stuff we all love.

Their crust gets a 4 out of 5. The charred bottom took away most of its sweetness, but that's to be expected. It was crispy, but still foldable. Their sauce gets a 3 out of 5, from what I could tell. There wasn't much of it, and the waitress wouldn't give us a side of pizza sauce, only their chunkier marinara, which was fine. It didn't taste like spaghettii sauce. From what I could tell from what was on the pizza itself, the sauce was too runny. But otherwise there wasn't anything disagreeable about it.

For style, I'll give Anthony's a 3 out of 5. There was nothing special or unique about the pizza itself. In the future, I'd love to try one of their strombolis. The interior was pretty clean, with no frills or gimmicks. Their large pizza wasn't much of a deal, considering how easy it would be to consume the whole thing.

Anthony's gets a 4 out of 5 for overall quality. I had no complains, but I also wasn't overly impressed. With a final score of 70%, I don't see myself coming back here much except to try their stromboli.

* There is a scale for thickness of crust. 1 is paper thin, usually new york style. 5 is a sicilian or thickly crusted deep dish. Papa John's would get a 3. Pizza Hut pan pizza would get a 4.

There is a scale for the volume of sauce. 1 is a very thin spread. Not enough to make a 1 crust become soggy. 1 sauce with any other type of crust will make the pizza seem like cheesy bread. A 5 for sauce would be a lake between a curved bowl of crust and cheese. Papa John's would get a 3. Pizza Hut would typically get a 2.

There is a scale for the volume of cheese. 1 is a dusting of a finely shredded cheese. The sauce will be visible and there may be holes in the coverage. 5 is a piling that spills across your pan (or box) when a slice is pulled away. Papa John's would get a 3. Pizza Hut would get a 4.

To make it simple, I write these ratios for mass and volume in code. CR means crust. CE means sauce. CH means cheese. And the final reading will look like 2cr/2ce/2ch. Got it?