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Columbus Pizza Reviews

A ranked guide to Columbus pizza entries in The Slice Index.

10 entries · 9 open · 1 closed/archive · Open Columbus map

Columbus has a real local pizza identity, even if the market is not as deep as Chicago or Cincinnati. And it has its own style. Columbus-style tavern pizza is thin, square-cut, provolone-heavy, and topped to the edge. Massey’s is a good example of the style working: crisp, lively, and distinct. Donatos shows the risk, with so much low-quality pepperoni and cheese that the crust can disappear underneath it. The city’s best pizza tends to come from craft-focused shops. Paulie Gee’s Columbus outpost makes a strong, foldable Neapolitan pie. GoreMade can produce an excellent wood-fired crust. Wizard of Za gives Columbus a credible square-pizza option. Columbus may not have the depth of Chicago or Cincinnati, but it has a stronger local identity than many much larger pizza cities.

leopard-spotted charred crust topped with cup-and-char pepperoni, Paulie Gee’sPaulie Gee’s9.2Leopard-spotted charred crust on a pepperoni Neapolitan pie, GoreMade PizzaGoreMade Pizza8.0boxed pizza with edge-to-edge pepperoni cups on a car hood, Massey’s PizzaMassey’s Pizza7.7
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Harvest Pizzeria7.6square-cut pepperoni pie with irregular pale topping chunks, RubinosRubinos7.5
Score keyTop Tier · 9.0+Great · 8.0–8.9Worth the Calories · 6.5–7.9All Pizza’s Good, Right? · Below 6.5
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leopard-spotted charred crust topped with cup-and-char pepperoni, Paulie Gee’s

Paulie Gee’s

Columbus · Neapolitan Style · Apr 2024

9.2Top Tier

I have long been a fan of Paul Giannone (“Paulie Gee”), who in 2010 gave up his office job to pursue his dream of opening a top tier pizzeria. In this he was quite successful & the original Paulie Gee’s in Gree…

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Leopard-spotted charred crust on a pepperoni Neapolitan pie, GoreMade Pizza

GoreMade Pizza

Columbus · Neapolitan Style · Jun 2022

8.0Great

A gorgeous ‘gourmet’ Neapolitan pizzeria in Columbus’s Italian Village neighborhood, that happens to be run by a fellow named Gore. GoreMade/Gourmet prominently features a custom built wood-fired oven, imported…

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boxed pizza with edge-to-edge pepperoni cups on a car hood, Massey’s Pizza

Massey’s Pizza

Columbus · Tavern Style · Mar 2024

7.7Worth the Calories

Founded in 1949, @masseyspizza is the inventor of “Columbus Style Pizza”. That style (later spread more widely by by @Donatos) bears more than a little resemblance to Chicago-thin crust (see @vito_and_nicks) &…

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anchovy and onion topped white pie on a peel, Wizard of Za

Wizard of Za

Columbus · Sicilian / Square · Jun 2022

7.4Worth the Calories

“It’s not down on any map; true places never are” - Herman Melville, Moby Dick. Deep in the bowels of a Columbus Fusian Sushi, you can find this pop-up pizzeria behind a door marked only with a wizard’s hat. @w…

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edge-to-edge pepperoni square-cut pizza, Donatos

Donatos

Columbus · Tavern Style · Sep 2022

5.3All Pizza’s Good, Right?

Columbus-style pizza: rolled-thin crust, edge-to-edge toppings, party cut, and an immodest helping of pepperoni.

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