Pierri Pizza — Restaurant in Appleton

I came to Pierri Pizza expecting to have another halfway decent pie that seems ubiquitous in this area in other pizzerias… I was shocked to discover what is undoubtedly the best tasting pizza I’ve had in the fox valley area to date.

Food 5/5: The pizza came out hot enough to have to wait a minute or so to be able to eat, which is perfect, I had seen previous pictures of their Pierri Special which is double sausage and double mushroom and I did not want a mountain of mushroom on my pizza so I ordered mine with double sausage and single mushroom. It came out perfectly portioned with sausage and mushroom in every single bite I had. The mushrooms were cooked down to perfection and had a very good flavor. The sausage is the part that surprised me the most, other places I’ve looked describe it as home made and I have to say it is the best sausage I’ve had on a pizza in a long time. The texture is perfectly uniform and it’s salted just right. The sauce isn’t over powering and compliments the toppings perfectly without being over applied. Crust is thin and can be very browned verging on burnt in some places but the bitterness compliments the pizza when you get to it.

Service 4/5: This pizzeria is set up to cater to what I imagine is a younger crowd with customers ordering at a counter and the only time you interact with any staff after ordering is when they bring the cooked pizza to your table. This is great if you want to avoid a traditional service experience where you feel the need to tip 20% but leaves you deciding what to drink and grabbing something from their VERY limited selection at the counter. For example I had to decide how much Coke I would drink with my pizza and pay for my two cans of it at the counter when paying for my pizza to avoid another transaction. Their drink selection is limited to a small open air cooler sparsely stocked with some cans of pop and bottles of beer or bottled water. A self serve soda fountain would do wonders here both for aesthetic and customer comfort.

Atmosphere 4/5: Don’t get me wrong, the food is what matters most and it was delicious. But you can tell that the glory days of Pierri Pizza were left somewhere in the 90’s/00’s as of 3/2025. That isn’t to say it’s ugly, it’s oddly comforting in a very liminal way, sort of like a sit down Pizza Hut that was never renovated. But seeing the unused salad bar setup in the corner reminds you that it used to be a much more lively place and that gives you a touch of melancholy. The seating is spread out and comfortable and the atmosphere is laid back and I didn’t feel like my toddler was being a bother at any point during the meal which I can’t say at 85% of sit downs in this town.

Overall great spot, going to be coming back often. Glad I gave it...

I had high hopes for this place having grown up in pizza parlors owned by my family in NY and California. This was definitely a one and done for me and my family. First off, I’ve never been in a pizza parlor that had cans of soda! At $2 each it can get expensive with a family. The water is already poured in glasses in a cooler that you have to get yourself, that anyone can put their hand into. No thanks! Are you staff so busy they can’t bring water to a table? All the staff are very young and clearly have no rapport with their customers. I watched the “cooks” pick up things that fell in the floor, wipe their hands on their jeans and go back to touching food. I saw no gloves on any of the staff handling food. We ordered garlic bread with cheese. Being Wisconsin, I was ready for gooey cheesy tasty garlic bread. It was not. The cheese didn’t even cover all the pieces. The bottom was burned. The pizza? Again, edges burned, not nearly enough cheese, it was missing on quite a few of the outer pieces. The pizza was brought to our table with no spatula. And the pieces! Good lord, they were all different sizes! My grandson could have cut it more evenly! The pizza was average but nothing I would consider authentic wood fire pizza. If this were a start-up I don’t think it would last more than a year. But because it’s been a staple for so many years, people will come for...

We always enjoy our Pierri Pizza! APPLETONS MUST STOP!! We love Pierri Pizza. It’s an amazing thin crust and plenty of fresh toppings. Last night we split Hawaiian one half and sausage & mushroom the other half. My youngest daughter begged for her own large pepperoni with extra cheese- she needs leftovers. It’s what she asks for the day after for breakfast. My own personal image -is my 10 year old grinning ear to ear with her own large pizza directly in front of her. And she’s not sharing with us either! Ha! The owner is really sociable and came over and personally brought boxes for our much coveted leftovers. Overall, you can invite your closest friends and impress them with the fresh authentic flavors & reasonably priced and open atmosphere with music at Pierri’s. You’ll be happy with an extra take home pizza too from. the frozen section. We can’t express enough how great this experience is- we go as often as possible....