Bob’s Pizza

I wish that Unilocal had a two-​tiered system for rating — one for food and one for service. If so, I would give a 5 for the food and a 1 for customer service…
This review is specific to Bob’s «Wapaho» sub. They are delicious, and we enjoy them at various times throughout the year when we visit family in the area — or when they bring a big order when they travel to our neck of the woods.
Last month I phoned in an order of 10 for a friend who, knowing that I would be going to Indiana, had asked me to bring home some Wapahoes. Like other times that I have phoned ahead, the person who took my order had no problem comprehending that «please do not bake them» implied NO HEAT. Not this time, however…
Last evening the subs were not ready to go when we arrived, and while I was waiting I noticed the girl taking a sub out of the microwave. I asked if it was part of the order for 8 and she said that it was. I replied that I had asked that they not be baked, and she copped an attitude and informed me that «The oven is over there and the microwave is here. This isn’t baking them. You have to ask for them to be COLD.» Fortunately, she had only nuked 4 of them… When the order was finished, she slammed the bags down on the counter in front of me without a word.
I called Bob’s this morning and asked to speak with the owner. The fellow who answered asked about the nature of the call and I told him that it was regarding the service I received the prior evening. He said that he was the manager and that he could help me. Right…
I said that I wanted to be fair and give them an opportunity to respond before expressing an opinion on Unilocal.He couldn’t believe that I would address poor customer service on Unilocal…
I suggested that he advise the employees to ask make sure that they’re on the same page with the customer — who may not know that, at Bob’s Pizza, some of the employees do not interpret «not baked» as being unheated. How unreasonable would it be to ask his employees to confirm that the customer wants the subs to be «cold», since (unlike most sub shops) they automatically heat them in a microwave…
Although he said he would speak with her, he stood behind the rude girl’s reasoning that «not baked» does not mean not heated… SO PEOPLE BEWARE — YOU MUST SAY THAT YOU WANT THEM COLD OR THEY WILL NUKE THEM, causing the lettuce to wilt and the bun to get rubbery.

its usually a roll of dice as to whether this sucks or not. a lot of time its burned

Best pizza I’ve ever eaten for under a dollar a slice. The cheese sauce and pepperoni are really good! But they put them on a piece of cardboard that they call crust. If the crust is the most important part of the pizza for you, don’t come to bobs

Yum yum yum! Sometimes I get cravings for Bobs. The crust is not too thin yet it has a nice crisp. You can’t beat the the price for the outstanding flavor.

We were visiting my hubby’s hometown when he brought me here. His fave childhood pizza place. The pizza was ok, but I’m use to having more topping options. Cheese and pepperoni just doesn’t cut it for me. Plus, the pizza was greasy and VERY hot. The staff wasn’t very friendly but the hubs said that’s the way they’ve always been (not sure that’s a good thing). The one plus thing I can say is that the bathroom was clean.

Meh. They do ONE thing. And you love it or hate it. But they are very clear about it. If you like doughy crust and greasy pizza, in slabs, for cheap, this is your place. Not terrible, but very much not great.

My favorite pizza don’t listen to what nobody says I’ve been coming here for a long time… and still when I visit from CALIFORNIA I still make sure I stop by its legit… I like that the inside is outdated… who cares its not a dine in spot its a carry out and if you care that much about stupid Pepperoni’s then go home and put your pizza under the broiler for a couple minutes and get over it

Indiana staple.
Bob’s hasn’t changed a bit from when I graduated from high school ten years ago, and I bet people who are way older than me can say the same thing.
+1 — I love that you order pizza by the slice.
–1 — I don’t love so much that they put the pepperoni on the pizza after you order it.
+1 — I love the hairstyle of Flippy.
–1 — I don’t understand how the pizza get so greasy when they cook it without the pepperoni.
Not my favorite pizza place in Indiana, but I can see where its appeal lies. I wished the crust was a bit thicker and there was more of it. I’d be all for corner pieces for everyone. A slice of middle pizza is a bit too cheesy, doughy and floppy for my taste.

25 to 30 years ago this was the place to eat pizza after a football game at the high school but fast forward to today and the building is still lost in the 80s and the pizza has gone way way down hill its kinda sad it was a teen hang out for me

The pizza was decent for the price. But it was quite greasy. You can order pepperoni or plain cheese. It comes out of the oven pretty fast.
The décor was okay. They definitely don’t invest in the looks.
The staff was friendly. And it seemed decently clean.

Bob’s looks a little out dated, as they don’t have any fancy signs or lights, but who cares when your just there for something to eat?
Pizza is sold by the square slice, either with (pepperoni) or with-​out. They are very busy at lunch and supper time, so plan on waiting a short time if you go during those times.
They also have great subs!

I DO NOT understand why this place gets good reviews. It perplexes me because their pizza is terrible. I don’t know if it should be called pizza. Its a slab of tasteless square dough with a bland red sauce (if you want to call it that) and cheese. Oh wait you can get pepperoni thrown on top. It kind of reminds me of the frozen square pizzas you find at the grocery store. I just don’t understand the rave reviews. Not knocking the place because it’s always full but I think that is because its SO CHEAP, you can probably feed a family of 7 on $ 5.OO.

This place looks like it’s straight out of the 80’s. Their dining room has not been updated in awhile.
The pizza are these square things. They bake them on what looks like a larger and deeper cookie sheet. The pizza gets about a 3 star rating because it’s not bad but it’s definitely not the best I’ve had.
The prices for pizza here is why I returned for a few more times. This is the cheapest pizza I have ever bought. You could seriously feed a family of four for about 7 bucks (and they would be full!).
The Pizza is meh… but the price is why I’m giving this place 4 stars.

I suspected this place would make me sick, since this is quite possibly the most greasy pizza I’ve ever had. To my pleasant surprise, after eating five pieces of this amazingly delicious and greasy pizza, I encountered no digestive problems. This place has some sort of magical grease, which is somehow freakishly tasty and digestible.

First, two things. My husband is an Indiana native and a relative of Bob’s owner. We may be biased, but this has failed (sadly) to ever get him free pizza.
This is an icon of the Indiana community, a cinderblock and plywood shack on the edge of town. Its location has saved it from the predations of the local college community, but they are seriously missing out. The lucky few IUP students who befriend locals quickly realize the joys of this unique establishment.
Bob’s doesn’t serve pizza. It serves Bob’s Pizza. A thick slab of dough covered in a bit of red stuff, a stratum of cheese, and pepperoni (if you want). Your options are with pepperoni or without, and here or to go. That’s it. Bob’s serves other food, apparently, but in 28 years of patronage neither of us has ever eaten any of it. What’s the point, when the pizza is so excellent? You don’t order a pizza here, you order by the slice. Each slice is less than a dollar, and four slices will kill almost any appetite.
Other places would lose a star for the lack of options, the spartan atmosphere, and the outside bathroom straight out of a horror movie. But it’s Bob’s. Taking away any of those things would be like taking away the lady behind the counter with the awesome curled bangs she’s been rocking since 1982. It would be a tragedy and a loss of identity for both Bob’s and Indiana.
Just remember, the corner pieces are the best and worth fighting for. Give it time to cool from nuclear to just mouth-​skin-​removingly hot. And get there before the lunch rush, or you’ll be stuck behind half of Indiana. But don’t be too sad if you have to wait. The line moves fast, in a way Henry Ford would be proud of, and the people watching is epic.
EDITED TO ADD: Unilocal just asked me about attire, and I snorted milk out my nose. Casual. Very casual. I want to click ‘not sure’ just cause some of the people wear things that I’m not sure are clothes.

Now that I’m residing on the other side of the state, I’m becoming particularly nostalgic for Indiana classics. Bob’s pizza being one of them.
Bob’s is so ingrained in my childhood that I can’t really tell you if their pizza tastes good. It’s Bob’s. It tastes like Bob’s, which means it tastes like happy.
The blinking lights of the two arcade games… beckoning me. The soda machine where I excitedly purchased a Mountain Dew. Sipping it with a straw while my mom waited for our order.
Feeling the third degree burns from the square pieces of heaven resting on my thighs on the ride home.
If you don’t like Bob’s then you don’t get it and you make me sad.

I really don’t understand why everyone likes this place so much. The pizza is bland and the crust tastes like cardboard. Maybe it’s the novelty of them not using boxes. It’s not worth the hassle of their parking lot.

Bob’s ‘Atsa My Pizza’ Pizza is the place everyone remembers from childhood. You can tell how old someone is by the price of a slice from when they were a kid :) It’s still going strong and just as good. This is decidedly NOT NY thin crust pizza. At Bob’s you order it by the slice. Only two options. With (pepperoni) or without. Slices are square. Get an end piece, or even better a corner.
They do package it in cardboard sleeves wrapped in paper bags, so it is hard to stack. The décor is the same particle board walls with sports paraphernalia. An Indiana institution.

Pizza is sold by the slice with the standard pepperoni and cheese toppings. You can eat it there, but most people get it to go. They’ll stuff the slices into a box or two and then instead of putting a lid on the box, they stick it in a paper bag. It saves on waste but makes stacking the pizza boxes tricky if you don’t want your cheese stuck to the top of the bag.
The pizza is tastes good, well worth the price. They never skimp on toppings and the thick, square cuts of pizza are a good size. Two or three should obliterate your appetite. Definitely not for the thin crust lover cause these slices are thick and chewy.
As an added bonus, they’ve some old school video games to play while you wait.