Eddie’s Calzones

I am very impressed with my experience here. If you’re a college student you should eat here at least one time. It’s delicious food, a lot of it and it’s reasonably priced. It’s location is great or of you can’t make it downtown you can get it delivered until 4 am.

(We rarely take the time to write reviews, but had to this time!)
GREAT new addition to Athens’ food scene for those of us on a budget who want to try something new… the selections are so unique and offer a huuuuge range and variety. We always have trouble getting delivery on the westside for some reason, but not with these guys… Larry, our new favorite store manager, was extremely friendly and provided great feedback on their selection. When I called to see if there was a chance they’d deliver to our address, much less at 10 on a Sunday night, he said, «just call back and ask for Larry and I’ll make sure we get you taken care of»…Eddie’s Calzones and Larry definitely followed through :)
–Mallory and Quinn

I’ll give them credit for variety, but you can have 40 calzones on the menu and if none of them are worth getting again, why bother?
We came in on a weekday night during winter break with a big group of 9 people. It looked like there was only one guy working, he took all our orders and we sat down to wait for our food.
I ordered a basket of fries and one of tots so we’d have something to snack on while waiting for our orders.
Everyone got their calzones one by one, he gave mine to one of my friends by mistake (luckily he noticed because his was supposed to be BBQ and I got Chicken Cordon Bleu). Eventually we all had our orders and were eating and no fries or tots. Everyone finished or decided to stop and take the rest home, so I was just about to get up and ask about canceling the fries and tots since we were ready to leave, when he brought them out. I’m going to go out on a limb here and figure Athens just doesn’t get the concept of appetizers because that happened to me at Fuzzy’s tacos as well.
As for the taste of the food, no one was raving about their calzone, myself included. It was well cooked and generously stuffed with cheese, but the quality of the ingredients was lacking. The chicken in mine was pre-​cooked and sliced (like the stuff you get in grocery stores in the lunchmeat section), the ham was chunks of boiled processed ham, the cheese was nothing special. The marinara for dipping was SUPER sweet, which yes some people like that but not me.
Also odd was that they only had bottled or canned beverages, no fountain, and no ice. So cups of water were extremely awkward to request and obviously no refills.
Finally, I have to mention their staffing issue. After we ordered, another guy came in to work and from what I could overhear, they got into a fight about the first guy (we’ll call him supervisor) asking him to do something. Employee 2 was half-​yelling at Supervisor for telling him how to do something, saying he’ll get around to it and do it his way. Eventually, Employee 2 walked out. A customer who seemed to be a regular or a friend of Supervisor came in a bit later and Supervisor started ranting to him about Employee 2, even getting his cell phone to show the friend what Employee 2 apparently texted him.
This exchange doesn’t give me high hopes for this place, and I definitely wouldn’t come back if I’m in the area again. But I guess it’s a good spot for late night in a college town… although $ 9 for what you get isn’t exactly cheap.

I am Eddicted (Sorry I couldn’t help myself) to Eddie’s Calzones. Every Tuesday my co-​workers and I order from Eddie’s and take full advantage of their 2 for $ 10 special. It is a steal of a deal and SOO much food! This shop is no Branded Butcher by any means, but it does offer quick, cheap eats (that are quite obviously not frozen garbage or already cooked then thrown back into the oven to be warmed back up) and for that we are more than pleased.

I’ve had 3 different calzones from eddies over the past few weeks. None of them were all that impressive, but I still came back for more. The appeal of eddies isn’t culinary masterpieces, it’s quick delivery with unbeatable late night hours and «ok» food. Don’t order a calzone for delivery on a game day– It will take an eternity and you won’t be refunded or offered any coupons or discounts for a calzone delivered 3 and a half hours after it was ordered. One last note– eddies should definitely lower their prices. $ 5 calzones every day would bring them a heck of a lot more business as opposed to the current $ 8.50. If papa johns and Pizza Hut can make a large pizza for 7.99 then you should be able to make a calzone for less.

A college town staple, Eddie’s resonates with everyone who enjoys a late night snack. With countless menu options and their slow-​cooker oven, these calzones are nothing short of masterpieces.

I ate one of their free calzones. I’m glad it was free.
Someone else said a glorified hot pocket. That’s a good description. There was little in the way of chicken or bacon in the calzone, mostly just rather bland cheese. And dough. So much dough. They really should bake their calzones longer, because they are doughy and it’s not all that appealing.
Outside of the free event they cost $ 8.25 per calzone. That’s probably about twice as expensive as they should be given the quality of the calzone. Quite honestly, why would anyone come here when they could go to Mellow Mushroom or Transmet and have a better meal?
Unless it’s free, that is.

Why didn’t I check Unilocal before ordering? I was very disappointed. When I discovered there was an alternative to the typical late-​night pizza fare I jumped on it but kind of wish I’d just gone with Pizza Hut instead. My order was missing at least one of the ingredients (eggplant) that I paid extra for, and the bottom was so oily/​soggy that it collapsed when I picked it up. They didn’t include the blue cheese I paid extra for, and for $ 9 I was expecting more than a jazzed up Hot Pocket… the experience was just sub-​par all around. I’d also avoid their online order-​placing system, their site is buggy and double charged me but they corrected the issue — just call if you’re still considering this place, it’s much more reliable and efficient.

After giving this place 3 chances since it opened, I’m giving up. For a restaurant that specializes in calzones, I’m just not impressed. The calzones are not great but not terrible either. I’d rather get one from Mellow which says a lot because I try hard not to frequent chain restaurants. Also, no fountain drink machine? Just lol.
What puts me off the most is the service. Eddie’s has easily the worst service of any restaurant I’ve frequented in this town. The employees I’ve dealt with have been short and rude over the phone and equally as bad in person. No one has been the least bit pleasant any of the times I’ve been here.
Eddie’s has potential but for now I’m only awarding two stars. TL;DR: ok food, service leaves much to be desired.

There isn’t an option for a minus star. Tonght after a very long day at work we decided to give Eddies a try. We opted for delivery the ordering process went well until time for the address. after mutiple time telling and spelling my address I forgot to tell him the apartment number .gave him my credit card number with no problem. .but he wrote the phone number wrong. At an hour we called to check… After 30 more minutes again with the third call we were told they would remake our order and add a two liter.10 mins later our order arrived. not enough time to have remade it. This all started at 8:20 pm when the order arrived 10:20 pm. I was too tired to even eat. and no two liter. Go elsewhere. Granted I did forget to give apartment number but after multiple calls giving the number and checking on order was not pleased.

Calzones are subpar for Athens-​quality food, but I suppose that might be expected for a late-​night quick service establishment. I have dined in once and ordered delivery 3 times. Delivery is pretty quick (owing to the lack of business). BUT if you ever order something after the calzone is made (ie a different sauce or a garnish) it will not be delivered. I ordered a different sauce 2 times and BOTH times the calzone was delivered with the «normal» sauce. I wish I could like this place, being a college student and someone who enjoys late-​night delivery, but unfortunately at this time I can say there are far better establishments to order from who deliver the requested order for a similar price and a better quality.
If Eddie is really trying to establish himself in Athens he needs a lot of work. I know it worked in Columbia (USC), but here it’s a different style.
Not to mention, when I called in and spoke to the manager that my calzone (that I picked up… on a Wednesday) was with a different sauce than I requested, the manager told me to «come in tomorrow and I’ll hook it up,» very unprofessional. Especially for the reason that I did not «come in tomorrow» (who eats fast food/​late night delivery night-​after-​night??) the employees had no recollection nor a note in the system that I had a incorrect order or anything of the sort and refused to give me a different sauce without charge.
All-​in-​all, I am disappointed in eddies. I was expecting quality ingredients and an acceptable calzone in a college town (not a lot to ask). I was greeted with disjointed managers and sub-​par quality calzones that did not even manage to provide the proper sauce NOR CUSTOMER SERVICE that I hoped a downtown Athens location might provide. But I guess you can’t expect much from a place that hires anyone fired/​quit from another late-​night food establishment in downtown Athens.
Edit: plus the fact that they only have (highly up-​charged) bottles of coke/​sprite/​anything is also a major deterrent. If you are hoping to go here to dine-​in you will be sadly mistaken when the only beverages they offer are bottles. I mean if you want water, you have to pay for a bottle of Dasani. If you want coke, you pay for a bottle of coke. There is no ice and no refills. For me, that’s is a MAJOR takeaway from the store. There are not even cups with ice that they provide. It is all bottles.
Come on, Eddie. You need to reevaluate what you’re trying to do here if you want to be successful. And I know that this concept can be a runaway concept here, however the management/​way you’re going about it only will lead to displeasure and failure in your current business model.

Super oily, but maybe that’s just the way of the calzone? Impressive selection, they are very creative with the variety of different calzones. Kind of weird they have out everything in to go boxes. But in the end half of my group couldn’t finish their calzones, so it made sense for them. Went for the Buffalo burger with blue cheese. Was pretty tasty, just felt like I needed a shower after.

I was very disappointed. The calzones are not very good; they seem undercooked and made from cheap ingredients. The wings are rubbery, fast-​food quality. And the whole place seems a little dirty. Most of the staff both times I went had long hair but no one was wearing hats or hairnets, even around the food. I’ve tried the place twice and I won’t be going back. Take my word for it, there are better options all over downtown Athens.