Josie’s Pizza

Josie’s Pizza is a west side icon. I’ve never tried the Franklinton location but the Westgate site has been around for decades. Like a lot of pizza shops, restaurants and diners, a lot depends upon what you order (and how). Order a pepperoni pizza and the uninitiated would open the box and think there has been a mistake. Where’s the pepperoni? For some reason I’ve never figured out, both Josie’s and Joseppi’s put it under the cheese. This makes for a sloppy pizza with sauce and rendered orange pepperoni grease in a layer like tomato flavored magma. The result is a pie that never feels quite done enough.
But if you love a great pepperoni pizza Columbus style (yes, C-​bus has its own unique style and is cut in squares just to make people from NY lose their minds), you’re in the right place. You just need some guidance. Skip the regular pepperoni and order the“Old fashioned.” Then tell them you want it baked well done. The old fashioned means the pepperoni are the nickel-​sized discs that are placed in their proper place on top of the cheese, and then baked until the edges cup and darken and the crust underneath crunches when you bite in. Boom! Now you’re eating pizza like they made it here in 1959. It’s best piping hot so either eat it in or be there to meet your pizza the second it is born from the 500 degree oven. What about having it delivered, you say? Those who have pizza delivered are obviously more interested in convenience than pizza quality. To you Philistines I say save your money and order Papa John’s. Enjoy!

Very tasty pizza, out of the way to get for me but so good, especially fresh out of the oven.

Extremely disappointed only half the pizza had cheese and the other half and off on the foil they smooshed on top. The cheeseburger for my nephew which ordered plain came with slimy lettuce, tomato a ton of onion and pickles that felt like plastic. We order from here at least 3 times a week and I’m afraid to say this will be the last time since I have forgiven previous snafus but this was drawing the line for me. How am I supposed to feed a kid when you can’t get a plain cheeseburger right or a plain cheese pizza???

It was just mediocre. I tried them twice and I hate to say it, but that pizza sitting in the rotating warmer at the gas station might be better.

Neighborhood pizza staple has probably seen better days.
I’ve heard the name Josie’s tossed around a bit on the west side, but my only recollection on location was the scary, drug dealer gawking location down in Franklinton. Low and behold, there’s a location a further bit up the road in Westgate, and it’s a bit less… I guess you could call… «Exciting».
I’ve heard nothing but good about Josie’s. Even my In-​laws who lived in the area a long time ago remarked on it.
Unfortunately, pizza chains get passed down, owners die, and others take over and just don’t care.
If there was a similar backstory such as that, then I’d have to agree, something has gone a bit awry with this location.
The pizza I received did not look a thing like the pictures posted here on Unilocal.Cheap-​o pepperoni’s and heart-​burn inducing pizza, which signifies to me that the quality is just not there.
The crust to me was leaps and bounds better than competition, Joseppi’s, but the toppings were no saving grace.
Another thing that lowered the notch was that we ordered an Italian sub, and there was scarce meat/​toppings to be found. You like one piece of Salami? You like a big slice of tomato? That’s honestly all you’ll get, and a whole lotta sub bun. They really missed the mark on this one.
To me, it was downright disappointing. I can tell from previous reviews, and even pictures that this pizza probably used to be fantastic, but within recent months something has shifted for the worse, and it’s a damn shame.
There’s no passion left to this pizza.
I’d take it over Massey’s any day if you’re in the hood, but it’s not the greatest.
Unimpressed & unenthusiastic.
Sorry, Josie’s.

I hate to change my review from last time but my experience yesterday was not too great. The reason why they still get two stars is they were friendly. I give one star because after the Red White and Boom parade, my wife and I left before the fireworks due to rain and stopped by here for a pizza. We ordered a large pepperoni and cheese. We sat and talked and about 12 minutes later the lady said our pizza is done, handed us the pizza box and we grabbed it and left. We got home without checking on it and we had to of got some other persons order. It was double cheese, onion and hamburger. The pizza was very nasty and I was extremely tired to return it. I hope who got my pizza had a better experience than me.

They don’t use gloves as required by the health department, they smoke in the kitchen every chance they get. They also don’t Wash, Rinse, and sanitize the dishes per health department code. There is more leaning than cleaning. This business almost shut down June 2014 due to poor management.

This pizza joint has went down heel IN the last 3 years Pizza is greesy cheap ingredients Speedway pizza taste just as good. It is high A price pizza I used to go every weekend. It used to be a top notch pizza place I do not know if it’s has new owners or what.

Great sauce, perfect crust, and friendly people. Get the Old Fashioned it is the best!

The pizza was okay; cheese didn’t have much flavor and mushrooms were rubbery, but the sauce was pretty good. Italian sub had very sparse toppings and the bottom bun was completely soggy.

Pizza is good… italian sub is zero stars… no meat and the bread was almost soggy

Really good pizza… Fast service too. The crust is cooked just right, and the fresh toppings are plentiful!

Great pizza good prices just don’t get much better then josie’s