Rocco's Pizza

Rocco’s has been on my radar in Naperville for quite some time, and I was finally able to snag a slice during the week. I was expecting a super fresh slice since it was lunchtime, but it was very obvious by the taste and the texture that the slice wasn’t the freshest. The slice itself is a double dough pizza, which makes it quite hefty. Unfortunately, the crust held no flavor, and the same can be said about the cheese and sauce. Hard to figure out how a pizza that has a good balance of ingredients (including the dough, cheese, and sauce) can have little to no taste. Simply put, the pizza looked very good and promising, however it just never delivered.

Rocco’s has been on the radar for a while so I snagged it for lunch during the week through the Slice app (highly recommend downloading it). I got the pictured pizza and I got a slice (not pictured). The full pie is a thin. The slice was a double dough. This is a hefty pizza. Lots of cheese and toppings. I’m bringing back the “blue collar pizza” term I first used a couple years ago for Punky’s in Chicago. This pizza will not leave you hungry. It was good. I could see it being a favorite to some. I actually enjoyed the double dough more than the thin, which is unlike me, but the slices are cheap and quick, served early in the day. Sauce was substantial and the sausage chunks are large. Salty and savory flavor and stretchy cheese. Honestly no complaints on this one. Just a good pizza.

It looks pretty good, but it just never delivered. Cheese and crust held no flavor, and the sauce was nonexistent of sweetness. This combination did not make for a pleasurable experience

Nice amount of flop. Little too doughy. Tasty sauce. Great cheese.

One bite.. good football and Friday night pizza, not baaaad. Football pizza Frankie. Fresh cheese, solid crunch, little doughy...