Review: Anthony V's

Anthony V’s in Tradition Square (Port St. Lucie, FL) cooks their pizzas in a wood-fired oven. That was what caught my eye when we decided to give their pizza a try. I hadn’t read any reviews or talked to anyone who had eaten there. It was kind of a pizza review version of a blind date.

First impressions were very good. Tradition Square is a very nice shopping plaza and Anthony V’s is a great looking pizzeria. When we got there, there were only a couple of tables available. Ultimately, we decided to eat outside. It was a beautiful night and eating outside was a good choice.

We struggled with what to order, but we were intrigued by the Buffalo chicken pizza. Our favorite pizza at Great River Roadhouse (our hometown pizzeria) is a Buffalo Pie and it is great. Our server warned us that they were really busy and it would be 30-45 minutes before our pie was ready. We ordered some garlic knots to fill the time. They were only average, but we still had high hopes for the pizza.

It took more than an hour to get our pie and I’m sad to report, it really wasn’t worth the wait. The chicken was cut into chunks, breaded, and cooked in buffalo sauce. It didn’t taste bad, but I expected the entire pie to be covered in buffalo sauce, not just the chicken. Kim said the chicken tasted like it had been purchased frozen and just heated for our pizza.

Instead of having buffalo sauce, the pizza had regular pizza sauce. It didn’t taste bad, but it didn’t belong on a Buffalo chicken pizza.

The crust is a little hard to describe. It was slightly overcooked, making it a little dry, yet it was soggy. Neither thing was good.

On a scale of 1-10, I’d give Anthony V’s pizza a 5.5. However, I also have a bit of a disclaimer. We didn’t know anything about Anthony V’s before showing up on their doorstep. My gut told me to order a more “common” pie (i.e., sausage, pepperoni, etc) in order to get a true read on their pizza. In the end, we ordered a specialty pizza and we were disappointed. I wouldn’t mind giving Anthony V’s another try. I’d like to have a good experience. I wanted to like the pizza at Anthony V’s. Maybe we’ll try again.