Joe's Touch of Italy

So today we were in Belmont, NC and stopped by “Joe’s Touch of Italy.” I’ve seen the FB posts and thought hey let’s go try it. My son Kaleb and I ordered two pies and garlic knots. The pizza was nice and crispy, a semi flop but still nice carriage and some char, not as much as I’d like though. At first glance we thought “hmmm we may be in for a treat here” but not quite. The pizza’s presence was good but the over all taste of this pizza was lacking. Sauce was bland, crust tasted like dough and bland as well. The cheese to sauce ratio was good but it just never burst into anything after every bite! It does beat franchise pizza’s like Dominos, Papa John’s, etc. and I’d say it’s probably a good pizza to watch the game with if you live in the area. I wouldn’t drive out of my way to eat this again though. The garlic knots were nice and soft but lacked flavor as well! Not sure what happened here and maybe it was a bad day for them, because some of the other reviews seem positive. For us on this day, it’s a 6.5. We like supporting small businesses and will try it again on another day. If it’s a better experience next time we will change the score.

Good overall pizza. Needs to be a little crispier. Little to much flop.

Pretty good! Cheese and sauce blend well with good flavor. Crust is a bit bland and it’s a little floppy. Overall really good pizza!

Good crust, good cheese, and decent sauce. Overall good pizza.

Thin, good crisp, well done with some char on the bottom. Sauce has some tang to it, the cheese has character. As a NY Transplant I've struggled to find decent slice in the Belmont area. This is by far the best I've tried.

A lot of flop prefold. Great sauce. Chesse to sauce ratio is excellent. Lack of crisp in the crust is a bit misleading. Overall pretty good slice of pie.

Little flop, little tang, lots of mozzarella! The cheese saves this pizza. One bite everyone knows the rules

Great sauce, very tangy with hints of basil. Excellent cheese to sauce ratio. There is a little flop and the crust could be crispier but overall a very solid football pizza. I wouldn’t drive out of my way for it but would stop by if I was in the neighborhood.