Naked Pizza

The pizza is good and marketed as healthy, but every time I’ve had it it’s been on the dry and bland side.

Two stars is lower than I would like to rate this place, but three would be too high in my opinion. The service here is pretty good. When I came to pick up my pizza, the staff mistakenly leave gave me the wrong pizza. I stupidly forgot to check if my pizza was correct and (stupidly) threw my receipt away. When i returned the pizza, they gave me the correct pizza as well as the correct change I should’ve received. So that was nice. The pizza however isn’t good, and it starts with their crust. Their crust it gritty and grainy. They boast their ingredients on the wall which should’ve alerted me; quinoa is never something i’d want in my pizza. The rest of the pizza may have been fine but I couldn’t get past their crust.

It all depends on expectations! I didn’t expect naked pizza to be good, but it turned out to be better than what I expected. it’s actually pretty good!
I listened to Unilocalers’ advice and we ordered thin crust which was a great advice.
They had a good offer for a large pizza with 4 toppings for $ 9.99 so we used it. I liked that they have pretty distinctive toppings to choose from like black beans, cilantro and sun-​dried tomatoes. They also have hamburger as a meat topping.
we also ordered a calzone stuffed with extra cheese and jalapeños. Be warned that they have one of the most hot jalapeños out there! my husband and I are used to spiciness up to ⁷⁄₁₀ but this one came very hot that we had to take the jalapeño pieces out of the calzone!!!
All in all it was a good experience and I’ll definitely go back there for more.

Pretty good pizza! I went ahead and tried a pizza with daiya (dairy-​free cheese. don’t ask me what it’s actually made of!) and some veggies on top. It had a lot of flavor and was satisfying, but it by no means satisfies a greasy/​heavenly/​so-​bad-​its-​good pizza craving.
Also, the thinner crust means the pizza loses heat quickly, so be sure to eat it right away! My first piece was definitely a lot tastier than the last.
I’d recommend this place if you’re looking for a lighter dinner and want to eat a healthier version of pizza. I’d happily oblige if my friends suggest to eat at Naked Pizza, but I won’t necessarily be seeking it out for a solo meal.

I like building my pizza from the dough all the way to the toppings but the pizza itself wasn’t all its hyped up to be. Everyone said get thin crust so we did but it seemed under cooked and really flimsy. I would like more quantity of the toppings we selected as we had about 15 pepperoni slices and minimal peppers and onions on the whole pizza. Pizzas are decently priced.

I should have read through all the other reviews to learn that this isn’t dine in. There is a bar with stools, which is great if you’re alone. There are two sidewalk tables with two chairs each and doesn’t enjoy a view of the parking lot counting the number of people who walk into Penn Station?!
That said, once the staff delivered our order to the outdoor table, an offer of plates or napkins would have been nice since they weren’t readily available inside.
The pizza and prices are fine, nothing that makes me want to rave about it.

Except maybe when eating pizza in NYC, I generally have eater’s remorse after chomping down some pizza from most other chains. The bloated greasy feeling just makes me seriously question my consumption choices and I tend to have a few «never again» type of thoughts.
Not so with Naked Pizza.
I ordered a pie the first time because it’s very close to my house. I was pleasantly surprised to read all about their ingredients and their commitment to getting as close to «healthy» as you can with a product generally next to glazed donuts and a double-​cheeseburger on the unhealthiness scale. I figured I’d be biting into some serious cardboard.
Again, not so. I actually REALLY like the taste of the pizza. And the toppings are really solid as well. And as a bonus there’s always a coupon in any of the multitude of coupon mailers that Mr. Postman regularly drops in my mailbox.
Splendid. I think I might order a pie right now actually.

Pizza is delicious… well, most of it is anyway! Naked pizza? delicious! Don’t get me wrong though, this isn’t your typical grease-​ball joint, made of actual ingredients, not your processed gross anti-​biotic fed meat (of course I’m taking their word for that, I really have no way of testing this fact, and truly anyone could tell me it was organic healthy chicken I’m eating!). That said, it’s not as greasy as most pizza, and it’s true that after eating it I don’t feel *as* lethargic afterwards… heck, sometimes I have some actual energy from it!
I’ve never used the delivery, but while waiting for my pizza to sizzle under the oven I’ve seen the delivery drivers running out the door with pizzas, so I imagine the service is good! The ambience isn’t much, they focus mainly on carry-​out orders, which is perfectly fine with me!

I ordered a pizza with the garlic-​infused white sauce, basil, spinach, feta, and sun-​dried tomatoes. It was the freshest tasting pizza I have ever had in a restaurant. The garlic-​infused oil and crust was light and delicious and the toppings were obviously of quality. It is easy to get used to mediocre ingredients when that seems to be what most places use (or worse). My wife and daughter ate the Omnivore pizza and enjoyed it.
The guy who made the pizzas came out and talked to us about how the food is made and seemed genuinely interested in our feedback. While the dining area may only hold around 7 – 8 people, I suspect that most of their business is carry-​out or delivery.
I would highly recommend Naked Pizza to people who prefer something better than the typical pizza experience. Prices were okay and the food was prepared quickly.
The only complaint I would have (albeit a very small one) is that they didn’t have just a regular cup of water (bottled Smart water is available though), other than that, it was a very positive experience!

When I first heard of Naked Pizza I thought finally someone has taken two of my favorite things (strip clubs and pizzas) and put them together. Imagine my disappointment when I drove to Hyde Park armed with a stack of duckets only to find out that Naked Pizza is simply a healthy pizza parlor.
I must say that I do like the idea behind Naked Pizza — a pizza that’s not just low in calories but also has organic ingredients with no added sugars, oils, or preservatives. Unfortunately for me, it just doesn’t work. It’s pizza; it’s supposed to be greasy and fatty and scrumptious. Its like when I’m in the mood for a half pound bacon cheeseburger, a gardenburger with vegan cheese is just not going to cut it. The same thing goes for pizza. The prebiotic seedy grainy crust tastes like a stale cracker and the skim milk mozzarella cheese is what cheese must taste like in Hell. The fresh clean-​tasting vegetables were the only saving grace of the pizza.
I’d recommend Naked Pizza to people who choose kale over kit kats, melons over mcnuggets, and health over happiness (keep in mind that happiness to me is amazingly delicious grub going down the chute). Otherwise, I’d say hit up LaRosa’s and bask in the greatness that is excellent pizza.

Naked Pizza is right next to my favorite Asian restaurant, and I avoided going for awhile because they insulted my beloved Yat Ka Mein once when we went in, trying to convince to eat pizza instead of «crappy Chinese food». That pretty much made me hate them for a long while.
That being said, I liked the website and it sounded pretty good. So my husband and I put in an online order of breadstixx (cheesy pizza crust, whatever they call it, it’s called like 3 different things across their website — bad, bad, bad usability!) and BBQ chicken pizza.
The order was ready early (we came like 5 – 10 minutes early and it was ready… kind of annoying for a timed order imo, but still hot, so I guess not a complaint) and took it home.
The breadstixx were okay — the cheese was decent, but the bread itself was rather dry and hard to eat — it HAD to be eaten with sauce, and the sauce was kind of watery. Definitely wouldn’t get those again.
The pizza was good though — I liked the thin, crispy crust, and the chicken on top was excellent! My only complaint was the onions — they were quickly cooked so they were burned but not really cooked.
Overall, I would go back again. It’s a pretty good price, and pretty decent pizza!

While living in Denver we had Sexy Pizza. And now in Cincinnati we have Naked Pizza. Naked Pizza is a newer chain with the first store opening in April 2006 in a New Orleans building that was formerly flooded by Hurricane Katrina with six feet of water. They currently operate twenty locations across the US and Dubai with many more scheduled to open soon. In fact one will be opening on Colfax Avenue in Denver.
The idea behind Naked Pizza is a healthier pizza, a more natural one. They use meat and cheese raised without hormones or antibiotics. The crust is made «from an Ancestral Blend of 10 grains plus prebiotic agave fiber and probiotics (healthful bacteria like the ones found in yogurt for balance and digestive health) bound by water and made by hand.» It all sounds like a great idea, but is the pizza any good?
My wife and I asked ourselves that same questions and decided to place a delivery order through their online ordering system. We were told it would be thirty minutes, but it was actually much quicker than that. So the new shop was already doing things right in my eyes. We ordered the superbiotic pizza with artichoke, spinach, bell pepper, mushroom, garlic, red onion, and cilantro. And we also ordered a custom BBQ chicken pizza, after realizing it was cheaper to make it ourselves than to buy the smokehouse combination.
The verdict? The pizza is actually pretty good. I wouldn’t say that it is outstanding, but I did thoroughly enjoy it. It is hard to find a pizza with as many vegetables on it as the superbiotic, which we really liked. The BBQ chicken pizza was pretty good, but could have used possibly another ingredient. We added pineapple to the hickory-​smoked BBQ sauce, onion, and chicken. Next time I would consider adding some jalapeño to spice it up even more.

The good: Great, friendly service. I ordered online and it was delivered in 20 minutes by a friendly driver.
The bad: The pizza just doesn’t taste very good. The sauce, crust, and toppings are passable but the cheese they use is offensive.
The ugly: No cold leftovers for tomorrow. This is a pizza that must be eaten in one sitting. The cheese… oh the horror…

After having the chance to sample a few different «naked» pizzas i can safely say that Im a fan. I was a little aprehensive at first. Most places that spend as much time on logos and cute names for their food or putting iPads in their waiting area, are probably not worth eating at. I would expect them to have lost focus on the food, to instead focus on their image. I have been proven wrong.
Their menu is simple and to the point. Pick your crust, your meat, and your veggies. they also have some pretty decent specially pizzas to choose from. My favorite is veggie pizza or, as they call it, the «green house». The veggies are fresh and crispy and the crust is crunchy. Their sauce is not the best I’ve had, but its also not bad. their ingredients are all natural, their website even breaks down what is in the crust. This whole «all natural» thing leaves some people wanting, only because the flavor is so different than other pizza chains that slap on the fat. Don’t get me wrong, I love a nice deep dish, meat lovers, 1000 calorie-​per-​slice pizza. Naked pizza is a completely different beast from the other places. Its a different product all together, and I think they have accomplished what they set out to do, which is make a good «heathy» pizza.
Pricing is standard to suprisingly cheap. 7 bucks gets you a 12inch cheese. Their service has never let me down and, the one time I had it delivered, they where very quick.

I could have this pizza for breakfast and not even worry about it! I live within walking distance from Naked Pizza, and walk there I do, as much as I can. Their crust is whole wheat. Their ingredients are healthy, and the pizza still has all the flavor of a greasy and fatty pie. I’m super delighted this location opened up in the hyde park/​Oakley area. It is refreshing to eat a pizza guilt free so close to home! The other good aspects of Naked is that their ingredients are different then your normal pepporoni and cheese. The cilantro pizza keeps my taste buds intrigued and satisfied.
I wish the location had seating and was a bit larger. It is take out or delivery only. If you are picking up, the store is supplies with 2 iPads and a flat screen to entertain you as you wait. The good news is the wait I never long!

Healthy pizza, whaaat?!? It’s true, unbelievably so. I will admit that I was skeptical but was pleasantly surprised.
I first attempted to order online but it was not working so I had to call, which was okay. I usually don’t like ordering food via phone as it can be complicated and awkward, although I’m not sure why. However, this time it was pleasant and the man who took my order was extremely friendly. We chose to pick it up because I live close by, so I have not yet experienced their delivery. I do wish that they had a dine-​in option as I’m sure we would be frequent patrons.
Now onto the food. Delicious! We ordered the thin crust pizza, white sauce, with feta cheese. I was worried that it may be bland, but it was full of flavor. We also had the cheesy bread and added basil to it, as suggested by the man who took my order. He was right, it gave it an extra kick that was much appreciated. I had quite a bit of food leftover and it reheated well the next day. Naked Pizza is also reasonably priced, making it a tempting option.
If you are looking for some guilty pleasure food but want to feel slightly less guilty, Naked Pizza is for you!

Pizza is pretty much my downfall. It’s my go-​to when I’m too lazy to cook, and I like to try new places whenever they pop up.
I have to say, I was impressed with the speedy delivery, even though my lazy butt only lives around the corner from the strip mall where Naked Pizza is located.
A few weeks ago, I got a jalapeño and mushroom pizza from somewhere else because I didn’t want to be the weirdo ordering a jalapeño pizza. This time, I had no qualms about being that weirdo because each additional topping is $ 1.69 (when you order the 12″). And honestly, jalapenos are exactly what it took to kick some flavor into this pizza. I enjoyed it a lot, but only because the jalapenos gave it some sass. I would probably order it again, the next time I convince myself that there truly is such a thing as «healthy pizza.»
One small gripe: their menu said they had Jones soda, but it was some other brand when the delivery guy got here. Not really complaining on that aspect, because it was still crème ale and still good, just not what the menu said it was. False advertising is for jerks! But since it was swapped out with a comparable product, that’s cool, but next time, I’ll opt to drink something else, since $ 1.99 is a bit steep for a small pop bottle, no matter how fancy it might claim to be.
Edited to describe the leftover pizza status: kind of scary, actually. Have had better leftover «cardboard pizza» as my dad has always called the store-​bought stuff. Might have been better cold rather than heated up.

Sometime in 2006, not long after we returned to our home in the dysfunctional cesspool that was New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we started receiving cheapo-​looking flyers for some weird new neighborhood business that called itself «World’s Healthiest Pizza.»
Just about any new commerce at that time was an encouraging development in that ruined city, but we never tried the place, not only because we already had a couple of decent regular pizza places that had reopened, but mainly because World’s Healthiest Pizza sounded about as appealing as the World’s Healthiest Donut. Or the World’s Healthiest Philly Cheesesteak. Or the World’s Healthiest Roast Beef Po-​Boy. (Take your pick.) Plus, I seem to recall that the flyers contained a bunch of dubious-​sounding, vaguely hippie-​ish nutritional claims.
Fast forward five years. Incredibly, «World’s Healthiest Pizza» is now a fast-​growing pizza chain called Naked Pizza, invading the Midwest. Naked Pizza has a slick concept, slick name, slick graphics and adverstising, a slick website that you can order from, and a slick take-​out location near Hyde Park, not all that far from where we now live.
Too bad. It is almost a cruel joke that, out of all the delicious (and mostly un-​nutritious) food that could be exported out of New Orleans, we get some health-​conscious pizza that has no culinary connection with its city of origin.
Healthy or not, this pizza is pretty weak. The crust, made with «pre-​biotic» multi-​grain dough, tastes like and has the texture of whole-​wheat pita or sandwich bread. (Think of the bland, doughy wheat bread at Subway, with more density.) The mozzarrella is made from skim milk, and tastes like it. Sauce is pretty bland.
I try to eat nutritiously, within reason, and I am a believer in the «everything in moderation» cliché. But when I want pizza, I want it to taste good. And when I want healthy, I’ll look for something to eat other than Naked Pizza.
P. S. I always try to give credit where credit is due: Naked Pizza is cheap (under $ 11 for a 14-​inch pie with two toppings), and, based on one experience, the service at this Hyde Park location is fast, smooth, and friendly.

Not only is the food awesome, but when I asked them to arrange the toppings on the pizza to look like a cat, that went over pretty well. :-) Tasted good, too.

When I first heard about Naked Pizza, I thought it was too good to be true. I thought it was rather impossible to build a healthy pizza without it tasting like cardboard. Imagine my surprise after I had my first slice of the 10″ thin crust sausage. IT WAS DELICIOUS!
Count me as a fan.
— The other ingredients on the menu look interesting, so there are plenty of options.
— The sausage actually tastes like sausage. I know this sounds like ridiculous, but I’m from Chicago, so I’m used to *good* sausage. Many other places use something that resembles sausage in appearance, but not taste. Naked has got the sausage down right.
— The delivery was prompt and right on time, even on a Saturday night. The guy who delivered was polite, courteous, and very pleasant.
The only reason that this isn’t a five-​star review is because there was no seating at the Naked Pizza location in Hyde Park. My wife and I tried to go there for lunch on a Saturday while running errands, and were disappointed that there was no seating.
Apart from that (admittedly minor) quibble, our Naked Pizza experience was first-​rate. We’ll definitely order again.