AVA Neopolitan Pizzeria

"Not good pizza. Sauce was ok and the dough tasted great, but it was undercooked, sauce was way too heavy and there was too much cheese for a Neapolitan (which is probably why the crust was under done). Price for a personal size was $13. Will not likely ever try again."

"Ordered for delivery through UberEats. Food was delayed when the courier went to pick it up, but since I wasn't there, I can't rate based on that. What I can rate on is the fact that the pizzas were absolutely awful. We threw them away after a couple of bites and ordered from somewhere else because we wanted real pizza. I've heard of getting burnt edges on the pepperoni, but these were blackened over most of their surface area. Only the ones fully covered by cheese were spared. The crust was that "rustic" and inconsistent style that doesn't have any uniformity, leading to burned patches, dry patches, and leaving the entire bottom looking like it was dragged across the coals without any of that usual wood-fired charm. The basil was completely cremated, disintegrating when touched with a bitter and unpleasant flavor. A complete waste of money and a massive disappointment. Will not be ordering from again and I recommend you try somewhere like Brenz, Jaboni's, or Mellow Mushroom if you're wanting some high quality pizza. I didn't bother with pictures because by the time I thought of even bothering to write a review, we had chucked them in the trash. If you don't want to take my word for it, feel free to try for yourself, but don't be shocked when you get your food and say "hey, I think that review was right about this place being bad at pizza"."

"Went in for dinner yesterday at Kern's Food Hall in Knoxville. The staff was friendly and took our order. I got a cheese pizza for the kids. The pizza was blistered and the tops of the blisters were burnt black. It wasn't a lot on top but the underside was burnt as well. It put that burnt flavor in the pizza. My kids wouldn't eat it but I managed to eat some out of the center. I did like the sauce though. Also got a meatball sandwich that was a bit underwhelming. The meatballs had a light color and was possibly ground turkey. Again the sauce was good and the bread was good. Pizza and a meatball sandwich was $28.90 which was a bit steep for what we got. I'm from Chicago and have had excellent wood fired pizza and this wasn't it today. Perhaps a little more training could get them there. I probably wont try again but places can always improve over time."

"The pizza was pretty bad. It was underdone and cold. Taste wise it was ok. The taste did not reflect the price.The person taking our order came across as rude. They asked for our number to alert us that our order was ready but also asked us to check in periodically? We waited and when we came back, out pizzas had been sitting out for a minute it seemed, which is ironic because they were underdone and could have used a few more minutes in the oven. I don't understand the point of having a phone notification system for alerting people when their order is done if your employees are just going to ignore it. Overall, we were not impressed."

"Ava is located in the Kerns Food Hall and they have pizza. Delicious pizza. After watching two other pizza come by with theirs, it was hard to say no. I chose the "Prosciutto" white pizza which comes with ricotta, mozzarella, red onion, arugula and a balsamic glaze. Somewhere under there was some prosciutto but not a big portion. The pizza did not take long at all until I got my text message to pick it up. It looked fabulous and it tasted great."