DiCarlo's Pizza - Knoxville

Pizza is delicious!! I was born and raised on this kind of pizza, but no longer live anywhere near one.
So excited there is a DiCarlos next to my daughters campus at UT Knox.
We fill up every time we are there.
It's not for everyone, because they put the cheese and toppings on cold, but I think it's the best kind of pizza!! The place is super cute, the staff is always kind and friendly.
The only down side is it's a bit pricey compared to an Ohio valley store, but with the price of running a business in Knoxville and franchising from the DiCarlos family, it's understandable.

Seems like the only reason this has poor ratings is because people don’t pay attention to the menu.
The cheese is put on cold after the pizza is cooked (hence Ohio valley style).
The people who work here are so helpful and friendly! I’ve eaten here a couple times now and have really enjoyed the pizza.
I particularly like the sauce and the crispy cracker crust! I would definitely recommend giving it a try!

Different and delicious. I've long been aware of this restaurant's other locations well north of Knoxville and their unusual coal-miner style tray pizza, but have never been in the area of eastern Ohio/WV panhandle to try it. It might be one of the last remaining pizza styles I haven't tried, it's certainly one of the least common. I recommend setting your expectations aside and just enjoying this pizza for what it is: different but delicious. I tried a couple slices the first time, and had to go back the next day to get six more. Best eaten right when they give it to you, to best enjoy the contrast between the hot crispy crust with delicious sauce and the cool shredded smoked provolone and pepperoni. The one area of improvement needed is beverage selection.
What they have now is very limited and odd choices.
I would have loved to have had a coke zero to go with my meal. (please note: the hours in my photo are not the hours they are currently open as the business gets staffed up.
I recommend calling first to check current hours of operations.)