⭐️⭐️½ – Great Basil. Mid Chicken. Manage Your Expectations.
📍 Brenz Pizza Co. – 4861 Tuttle Crossing Blvd, Columbus, OH
🗓️ Visit: August 2025
🥡 Ordered:
• Heritage Honey Pizza (me)
• Loaded Pep & Cheese Pizza (dining partner)
• 5-piece Hot Buffalo BBQ Wings (new flavor, not listed on menu)
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🍕 PIZZA
• Crust: Fluffy and doughy — almost too bready. If you like a pillowy crust, you’ll be fine. If you prefer structure or crunch, this might feel underwhelming.
• Sauce: I requested a mix of red sauce and garlic butter base, but neither flavor came through. I only knew it was there because I could see it — not taste it.
• Heritage Honey: Sounded better than it tasted. Ingredients didn’t blend well — basil was the only real standout.
• Hot honey drizzle: Syrupy, overly thick, not as spicy or balanced as expected. That said, they don’t skimp — when I asked for extra, they gave me a full cup.
• Loaded Pep & Cheese: Heavier, saltier, and more flavorful than mine. If you like your pizza loud and cheesy, this might be your go-to.
🔥 Best bite of the night? The basil. No joke.
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🍗 WINGS
• Flavor: We tried the Hot Buffalo BBQ (new flavor). Ordered extra saucy on purpose because online photos made them look dry — and they were right.
• Texture: Cooked evenly like they came out of a commercial convection oven — no crisp, no char.
• Taste: Chicken tasted like plain poultry with sauce sitting on top. No seasoning soaked into the meat. No flavor depth.
• Would I recommend? No. These are fine for catering a work lunch or feeding teens at a school function. But if you’re bringing these home to your people? They’re gonna look at you funny.
📝 Quote the vibe: “The meat and the sauce had a meeting and decided not to collaborate.”
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🧑🏾💼 SERVICE
• Counter staff were friendly, patient, and helpful.
• The only thing more impressive than their pizza box display was how smoothly they handled questions and gave solid suggestions.
• Dining room is clean, minimal, and clearly set up for high-volume takeout.
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📋 OTHER USEFUL INFO
• 💵 Price per person: $15–25
• ⏱️ Wait time: 12–15 minutes
• 🔊 Noise level: Low
• 🪑 Seating: Booths & bar-height tables
• 🧀 Vegetarian options: Yes
• 🌾 Gluten-free crusts: Yes (10”, cauliflower & traditional)
• 🅿️ Parking: Free lot
• 👨👩👧👦 Kid-friendly: Yes
• ♿ Wheelchair accessible: Yes
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🧠 FINAL THOUGHTS
Brenz looks like it’s got everything together — streamlined branding, clean space, helpful staff. But the flavors didn’t match the packaging.
If you’re nearby and hungry, it’ll do. But if you’re expecting pizza that makes you pause or wings that leave a mark? You’ll probably walk away like I did — glad you tried it, but not rushing back.
📌 Save this if you’ve been circling the menu. And if you go? Try it with low expectations, and let me know if I missed something worth returning for.