Why SBARRO is Failing! FLOPPY and GREASY Pizza at Declining Chain

[@uaeats]

What other declining chains should I review?

[@alyonapetrova694]

Hardees

[@PSS521]

Hooters

[@zachdoughty1562]

I live in such a small town there isn't much............

[@fumeokid]

@@uaeats Long John Silvers .. .if you can find one! I went to one in Long Island.. wow.. it was not how I remembered! :)

[@andrewchiu6226]

Are there still Sizzlers on the East Coast? Red Lobster, Subway, etc.

[@Sotol811]

$30 for that? NO. NEVER.

[@Digger-Nick]

It's normal everywhere

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@Digger-Nickfor two pizza pies? Yes

[@Jucelegario]

latam guy here, Sbarro cant die fast enough, oily af.

[@jahjoeka]

​@Digger-Nick im in new york. $3 for normal slice, $5 if you're fancy and $1 if you're smart.

[@imnotarob0t1984]

I think they rang it up individually rather than the combos. but yea still expensive

[@SeaToSkyImages]

$30 for two slices of dollar pizza and a small portion of pasta is legitimately insane. I'm not shocked they're going under.

[@rogerrosen2323]

we had one in the city and rooseevelt field mall along time ago popeyes has many complaints online i got a sanwich w a coupon at nitr the dont care and gave meold cutlet i chopped and eated w a egg mixed in i shd compain

[@ODSTGodzilla]

@@rogerrosen2323 learn how to spell

[@RememberReaz]

@@rogerrosen2323 u okay bro

[@jzizzles7799]

$30? No wonder malls are dying. That should be $15 max

[@Karmaisabliss215]

Only a fool would pay 30 bucks for that garbage. That pizza has been bad even since the late 90s

[@portalplayer]

also a little thing called Covid happened.. it killed a lot of foot traffic and hurt all the physical retailers.

[@moisesmontecillo7570]

Naaaah that should be $10

[@97nelsn]

Jersey Gardens uses HMS Host as their food vendor, they’re also used at Newark Airport and the NJ Turnpike and their prices are higher than most places.

[@annettespradlin4945]

I used to work for them at the San Diego Airport. They suck and they are cheap.

[@Oobaglunk]

I’m gonna get me a New York Slice. - Michael Scott

[@uaeats]

In NYC's best kept-secret, Times Square!

[@AlexandraHorcher]

I literally came here looking for this comment

[@Onetwothreepeanuts]

😂

[@r4v4g3r]

@@uaeats 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrRice67]

I was looking for this comment haha

[@TM-xt8ms]

if you want to serve shit food thats fine but almost 8 bucks a slice is insanity

[@slintisbased]

Shitty fast food has a place in society as long as it’s priced as such

[@KingStr0ng]

​@@slintisbasedThat ship has sailed. If is now the price of fine dining basically.

[@Digger-Nick]

Buddy it's 2024, wake up

[@KingStr0ng]

@@Digger-Nick $8 is still too much for a slice even in this inflation. Where I'm from slices of pizza costs $4. Sbarro is on that 2030 pricing. 💀

[@Goji505]

​@@Digger-NickBro I can still get a whole pie from Little Caesars for just over $6

[@K3mbusm]

80's & 90's Sbarro hit differently

[@jenniferregan4428]

So did Pizza Hut restaurants!

[@K3mbusm]

@@jenniferregan4428 Absolutely! Nothing beat dining in at Pizza Hut!

[@peyotegardens]

Sbarro was never really good. But it was fun to eat pizza there a long time ago. Pizza Hut was actually a ton better a long time ago. The ingredients at both have declined an incredible amount

[@dprob1985]

​@K3mbusm the Bigfoot was 🔥!! And couldn't beat hitting that buffet! Miss those days. Ya it's been since the early 2000s since we've had that vibe. Seems like the last 4 yrs we have went into a an dark simulation of America.

[@DabsDad]

the buffet days

[@johnrubino7604]

Sbarro filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy 2 times in the last 3 years. They are Paying more for accountants and attorneys than superior pizza ingredients. Hence the high prices.

[@ErrorMoose]

Honestly it’s impressive they’re still around at this point I’m convinced they’re a front for something lol

[@matthewcastronova7908]

The prices are the biggest reason why I don’t go to Sbarro anymore. $30 for that is outrageous

[@avgjoeavglife]

It's like burning money.

[@rogerrosen2323]

the brick oven is like that forpie ua viwed it in jersy

[@sipofcola69]

4$ for a soda? holy what a scam

[@123cbman]

An it was a fountain soda not can. Some vendors at the Feast of San Gennerro 2024 charging canned soda for $4. Slices at $6.

[@garyny4073]

​@@123cbmanmemeber the lemonade stand there was 5.00 in a plastic cup that was between what years ago would be a medium . 😅😊

[@rogerrosen2323]

well its more at a sports venue like 7

[@andyh4464]

That price is OUTRAGEOUS. I'm actually in awe

[@StevenBeardsley-db8nd]

The worst restaurant in history. go to Nathan's. You will get your money worth 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@michelep9477]

8 dollars for a single slice is criminal

[@gaybear5328]

Costco Pizza is like $1.99 Dominos is $6.99 for a whole 2 topping

[@Ziegfried82]

Domino's pizza is better than Costco though. But yeah the price is a lot better at Costco lol.

[@The_Lucent_Archangel]

@@Ziegfried82 Domino's is back to being pretty mediocre these days. They never should have ditched the Artisan Pizzas.

[@cyoohoos]

$7.29 for 1 slice of pepperoni pizza? Their rent must be astronomical

[@michaeltaylor4421]

You can get a full pizza at little Caesars for like 20cent more

[@Goji505]

​@@michaeltaylor4421Real

[@reap_25]

Its $15 for one Stromboli here where I live. I told them hell no.

[@TheRealtalk617]

Wow almost 14 dollars for 2 slices of disgusting looking pizza.

[@acharis-Annie]

Thanks for taking another hit for your viewers, UA. Have never been a fan of Sbarro myself. Have a great rest of your evening. Wishing you and Tina a great week.

[@uaeats]

Thank you! Have a great evening!

[@slowdotmotion]

I found your channel a few days ago, and I love how down to earth and absolutely chill you are.

[@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462]

$30 for that crap? I would demand a refund!

[@normandea]

I can't stand Sbarro. Expensive and poorly made. Not worth the price. How about an Outback Steakhouse review?

[@jessossenkopp]

The idea that Sbarro’s exists in the North East (where we arguably have the best pizza) is just crazy to me.

[@xc7525]

But pre 2010 it hit so dang hard during a mall excursion. With sbarro it’s all about context.

[@damitzdesign]

No, you guys don’t.... Don’t fool yourself 😂

[@jessossenkopp]

@@damitzdesign I said “arguably”- as is, it’s in the conversation. If your honest stance is that the North East doesn’t have pizza that’s in the conversation, then please know you are in the vast minority. Most people acknowledge that the North East has pizza that’s puts them in the “best pizza” conversation.

[@The_Lucent_Archangel]

In the conversation, sure. Back home round about Chicago we have deep dish (actual stuffed style, not the super thick bready crust like in Detroit) and crispy tavern-style instead of being confined to mostly just the big floppy slices like NY and NE in general. They all have merits, but Chicago has more variety and a wider spectrum to suit differing tastes. You don't always want the exact same thing even out of a pizza.

[@bradleyheck7204]

@@The_Lucent_Archangel Tavern Style is the bomb!

[@justinthomasbecker]

You are the best UA but yikes that was rough lol. Thank you for taking one for the team! 👍

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

They have high hopes thinking they need 2 registers in a mall food court.

[@andrew1435]

6.59 for a plain slice of pizza?! What a complete scam. I'm honestly shocked that anyone would ever buy anything from there. Jersey has so many great pizza places. When you think about places like Domino's, the reason they can survive in Jersey despite being much lower quality is because they're cheap. $20ish average for a large plain pie from a regular Jersey place vs $7.99 for a large at Domino's. This though, you're giving more money for lower quality pizza.

[@acro7]

7 bucks for a slice of CHEESE PIZZA? bruh i can buy a whole ass pizza from little caesars for that price

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

Yup, another reason they are dying I can get a 6$ combo meal from there with a drink

[@jeffhatmaker817]

I worked at a buffet as a teenager and took pride in my job. Pasta is very difficult to manage on a buffet. It definitely can not be overcooked to start. And if it stays on the buffet bar too long, it gets soggy which is a no-go. You need sharp employees who care about quality or it won't work.

[@uaeats]

That makes sense and I am sure the buffet patrons appreciated your dedication!

[@jons2048]

Exactly. Even in nicer restaurants, baked pasta dishes liked baked ziti, lasagna, etc can never be made to order -- they're always prepped and reheated. Any pasta sitting in a steam table is going to be totally overcooked; there's no culinary magic to make it good.

[@nychris2258]

Good luck finding sharp employees who care

[@MikeM.1971.GenX.]

30 dollars for 2 slices and gross baked ziti. Wow.😮.

[@garyny4073]

MikeM - the fleecing of America 😮😊

[@kermitthefrog29]

14 for 2 slices dumbo and its thick big slices look at food prices today how much Ingredients cost go to your local pizza restaurant they charge 20-25 dollars for tiny thin pizza

[@MikeM.1971.GenX.]

@kermitthefrog29 perhaps you're the Dumbo for thinking that price is okay for two slices of pizza

[@inezsitu7291]

The problem with Sbarro in the Philippines, besides the price, is that they half cook their pizzas then put them out for customers to buy by the slice. Once the pizza slice is put back into the oven, it becomes overly crisp and tastes reheated.

[@Philippinesbound42]

Lots of crappy pizzas in the Philippines

[@Wow_wow1]

well, their business model is NYC pizzeria style where they have baked pizzas on display and reheat them when ordered.

[@inezsitu7291]

@@Wow_wow1 I was a regular at Sbarro in Detroit (Oakland Mall) back in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Sbarro in the Philippines has a reheated taste.

[@damitzdesign]

I didn’t even know Philippines had Sbarro.... I always thought Shakey’s and Yellow Cab was their version of fast food pizza chains…

[@ianm2170]

Walked right past this place every time I was dragged into a mall, and apparently I was correct.

[@zenaslloyd5074]

You know, when I first saw the pizza and pasta that was being prepared, I was going: that looks great. Idc how floppy I’ll eat it with a fork. But 30$!! My jaw dropped seeing that. You can literally get 2 costco pizzas, a hotdog and a drink, and a chicken bake for that, and still have change. That’s crazy!!!

[@edmoore1661]

I only eat at a Sbarro when I am all bound up and need to purge my colon. Works every time.

[@cherryhazard8002]

I'm originally from Panama (the country), we had some locations from them on the malls and they were kinda popular. Last time I went back home I saw there's only one location open! Mainly targetted to people driving through the area for a quick bite. I have never been there, after seeing this, I don't think it's worth going lol.

[@ptrs559]

At Sam’s, a large slice of pepperoni pizza with a drink is 2.49.

[@williamjackson9788]

Sabarro’s is the type of pizza your kids ask for and when you say “ no” they cry

[@emazonreviews6269]

Hey $30 is pretty cheap for a colon cleanse ! 😂💀

[@kaaronhudson8112]

Taco bell can do the job better and cheaper

[@K.I.N.G234]

😂😂😂

[@bmoak]

Kind of wish you had reviewed the Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips instead. I think you could count all of the existing Arthur Treacher's left on your hands and still have fingers left over. The last one I saw was in Atlantic City and was also sharing space with Nathan's, but that location closed down years ago. I always thought Arthur Treacher's was much better than Long John Sawdust's and was sad to see them vanish

[@jbs256]

Me too. Fond memories from the early 70’s.

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Why don't you just say there's 3 left instead of babbling about counting hands or whatever?

[@Rob901]

Great series of reviews. Funny i was just thinking about Sbarro the other day trying to remember what they sold other than pizza . Been 10 years since i ate there . Keep doing these declining chain reviews . Very enjoyable. I loved Boston Market chicken and enjoyed fuddrucker burgers

[@mackjeez]

I miss the days when I use to go a block from my house and grab a good quality slice for $1.50, you could smell the pizza from a mile away.

[@123cbman]

When I was a kid say 1970 , a local pizzeria pizza 18 inch was $1.50 and was very good .

[@MrCarlorr]

I used to work at Sbarro around 2009 and I remember their Pizza when it was fresh out of the oven it was one of the best. Haven't had it in forever so IDK anymore.

[@bernardb.brownsr5918]

1 sbarroo slice vs entire little caesars pizza

[@johnmcque4813]

They vanished in the Detroit Metro area. The cheese is old cheese, it's allowed to stand under heat lamps, for who knows how long. and dries out the cheese.

[@avgjoeavglife]

Detroit has great pizza, Sbarro is mediocre.

[@alisachamoy225]

There’s still a location at 33rd street near penn station. The pizza slices are $5.99 which is already absurd but $7.29 is absolutely crazy. The food is mediocre but somehow as a kid I liked it more lol. Thanks for another great and unique video.

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

at those prices, any wonder they are failing...

[@derryXDINES]

I think what you said about it not being bad or particularly great is fairly accurate, but their prices have also been crazy for what it is, and I'm actually shocked how much you paid per slice.

[@derryXDINES]

Just got to the ziti. Woof! It looks like it's been on the steam table way too long breaking down the pasta. That's insane.

[@robertfranks665]

I remember growing up in the 80's Sbarro was delicious. There was only one in my city at the mall, but in 80's I remember seeing middle aged and elder Italian guys working there. The last Sbarro I visited was in NYC located in Times Square, but I don't even know if it's still there.

[@JohnDoe-lt3hi]

UA, congrats on 70k subscribers

[@rmarkley79]

It's all about grabbing a slice or whole pie at Costco... I don't think most chains stand a chance against it... just my opinion. Especially for the price as well.

[@bjmarchives]

100%

[@robsteele5602]

$10.00 for a whole large pepperoni pizza at Costco.

[@nateswan9527]

I had a slice of cheese from costco this weekend and it was nasty. Threw it away. Very disappointed after hearing such good things. It must have been an off day as there was only worker doing everything, she was even dragging her feet to show how much she hated working there lol

[@rmarkley79]

@@nateswan9527 oh man, sorry you had an experience like that. You probably nailed it with it being an off day. I've been to several locations, some in different states, and the quality has always been consistent.

[@Ziegfried82]

Costco pizza just not that good IMO. Cheap though.

[@mellowyellow2576]

"Sbarro's those pizza making fuc*s responsible for trying to reboot jay and silent bob strike back." 😂 They got priced out of our mall a few years back them mall rents are pricey. 💜

[@Scuddles]

love your content, very honest

[@The_Lucent_Archangel]

Last time I went to one was in DC. The pricing there didn't shock me, considering what cost of living is like in that area, even like 5 years ago. What cracked me up was they actually got uppity about drink refills after my buddy went up for one a couple times. Apparently they're supposed to charge every time, as if the overpriced food isn't crazy enough.

[@grandmasterchooda9385]

When I was a kid you could get a nice sized child’s bowl of spaghetti with 2 huge meatballs for under 2$ a sabarro. It was a great deal after school it would be mobbed day all the kids. Nostalgia is hitting but the food has gone downhill since

[@Drannos91]

Nice, friendly Person, Amateur Style Food Review and eating stuff from places i dont know about. I will follow you

[@alyonapetrova694]

They NEVER put enough sauce on it!

[@zachdoughty1562]

"almost got that aftertaste out my mouth" 🤣 idk why but that cracked me up! hahaha sorry its going downhill. ive never had it and doubt i will. great review UA!

[@SandmanFightingSys]

I remember Sbarro’s was the pizza place to go to at the mall. They’ve really went down hill in quality.

[@nychris2258]

It was never good. It was just there.

[@gotskillz135]

Sbarro’s back in the 90’s was good, now they remind me of a low budget chucky cheese 😂😂😂

[@michaelgiordano2093]

UA, you're the best... great video as always 😁👍 how about Red Lobster. I heard they closed many restaurants

[@cpritchett2098]

Another entertaining review, quickly becoming a fan! Have you ever reviewed Goodman's Deli in Berkley Heights, NJ? Venerable place in the Elmora section of Elizabeth that moved to the suburbs some ears ago.

[@dennisk207]

sbarro is on the level of totino's party pizza quality-wise. why anyone would voluntarily eat there paying $7 for a slice is beyond me.

[@lethalwolf7455]

In the 80s sbarro was a sit down restaurant in our mall. It was darkly lit, had a few tabletop arcade games and the pizza was pretty much the best food I’ve ever had in my life

[@jamess.9743]

i can’t not think of Michael Scott when thinking of Sbarro

[@earthling1984]

Eating anywhere other than a sit down restaurant now a days is pointless. I've been lucky that I have loved cooking since a child. So I cook on average twice a day, and have for 20+ years. I try to stay away from unhealthy food too. So I basically only eat at sit down restaurants for the entertainment aspect of it, and my wife of course likes to go out to lunch or dinner sometimes. Even still, I could have made that steak, lobster, chicken, salmon, crab, scallops, ribs, pasta, burger, shrimp, whatever better myself.

[@EduardoCorrochio90]

My favorite New York pizza place - Michael Scott

[@uaeats]

"I'ma get me a new york sliiiiiice!" (also in Times Square)

[@InconspicuousOwl]

r/circlejerknyc

[@Zamiroh]

I have fond memories of getting sbarros in time Square. I really liked the one in the basement. However, obviously, it was only okay. I'm sure it's even worse now.

[@nychris2258]

Sbarro has always been bad. Its not like it was once good and now its bad.

[@Ziegfried82]

True. It was better priced way back in the day though. I put it's uh, "quality" slightly above Little Caesars but it costed a bit more...but you could just get one slice.

[@nychris2258]

@@Ziegfried82 It was mall pizza. It was always overpriced mall pizza.

[@garyny4073]

The one intimate square years ago wasn't bad , it was about $ 2.50 a plain slice the last time I got it

[@garyny4073]

Baked ziti looks like what I got in lock up in county J in Missouri. 😅😊

[@Harwinne]

You probably got pizza and pasta that sat at the counter for a very long time (could be food from the day before). The dough being bread like and the cheese looking like it's string cheese are symptoms of that. The cheese is likely fake cheese which is why there is that nasty aftertaste to it.

[@Mrowl111]

The music!!!!!!! Nice job UA

[@peterzimmer9549]

Even if those were Canadian $$$, the price for a small piece of pizza is ridiculous.

[@latexdrc]

Toronto food court pizza hard to find

[@edwardwong654]

I grew up in Manhattan and pizza is my one of my favourites, but I have never eaten at Sbarro's. I have always seen the one across from MSG on 7th Ave but have never eaten there. The pizza looks good. In NYC, I used to love Mariella's on 3rd Ave.

[@Chadmiral]

Sbarro is trash,I've only been there ONCE and hadn't looked back since. Just one sausage slice costed me five dollars,and it was garbage. Sausage has no salty savoryness,barely any sauce,and the cheese tasted like printer paper. The best part was the damn CRUST tbh. The only saving grace was I somehow got a free drink with it.

[@7ia67]

That employee asking if you want more sauce - more sauce and it would have been a soup with that texture 😅

[@jamesquirk8656]

Sbarro has always been a weird animal, especially in Jersey. You really only go there when you've done a few hours in the mall, want pizza but are too tired to go somewhere else. And it's not horrible, just mediocre. Besides being stuck inside malls, they are so laughably expensive that it doesn't make sense to eat there.

[@chefahi1299]

Dude, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…food porn is great, but regardless of prices now, the late eighties “food court at the mall before the movie” memories are pure gold…thanks man 🙏✌️ What’s next, an Orange Julius review? 😊on second thought, no. Don’t do that.

[@jonboll2066]

They were charging insane amounts for a slice of pizza like 25 years ago. Ripoff chain

[@tetrak]

dude it’s hilarious the way you hold your chin. great channel

[@larrytaylor2692]

wow with prices like that they are done. Last time i got it made me never want it again and i was a Sabarro fan till the last one i went to.

[@ellenbrandman7724]

Can you do Friendly’s or Quizno’s, please?

[@Nik-cg6qr]

Ive only had Sbaro once , 20 years ago and i still remember how bad that one slice of pizza tasted i think you are spot on about why they are decling - bad pizza not convinient and expensive - recipe for disater right there . And like you said the pizza and restaurant business is so much more competitive today , you cant get away with a bad product

[@davequag2795]

I actually dont mind sbarro and im from Chicago and italian. Its not great pizza but its edible. But it should be $5 max for a slice. $8-9 is insane even in todays economy.

[@KFARR]

i think their decline coincides with decline in the shopping mall

[@michaelmaggi7637]

20-25 years ago it was the worst pizza and overpriced to boot. As a native NYer, it's one of the worst.

[@adamdambrov2308]

Many Sbarro slices got me through airport connection/layovers. Good video and one slice is more than enough.

[@alextab25]

I used to love sabarros, but I haven't had it in probably two decades. Also, it mostly failed because of the failing malls not because of the quality. Because the quality is better then most other fast food pizza joints.

[@AvenueD417]

Sbarro was good back in 91, my mom used to buy us food from there when she worked at Bloomingdales at Roosevelt Field mall

[@JerriR-q7m]

My favorites at malls were pretzels, Orange Julius and Joann's nuthouse. They had fresh nuts, chocolates, licorice and other candies. I love Cinnabon, I hope they're still good 🤔

[@longplaylegends]

Honestly, had it again recently in a Florida mall and I thought it was overall pretty good. Overall no worse than the big chains. Maybe even slightly better, since it's twice-cooked which is kind of a great way to get good pizza.

[@PeteC75]

I had a good experience the last time I went to Sbarro about a year ago. The pizza wasn't sitting out too long and the guy did a good job on the reheat. It was solid fast food pizza.

[@jshamby100]

Fridays, Ruby Tuesday, Applebee's all seem to be dying

[@mr.hamachi9918]

Thirty dollars? I could get sushi for that price

[@mikemccomb2704]

Bro got pasta from sbarro rip

[@Indrid__Cold]

I agree. Three dollars a slice is what I have willingly paid for a Sbarro slice 10-15 years ago.

[@rayinprague]

It was taken over by a private equity firm over a decade and a half ago. Smaller portions, worse ingredients and higher prices since then.

[@bbgothviolator8953]

I used to love Sbarro back in the 90s. The one I used to go to had a vertical serving station. You would tell them what you want theyd put the food up for you and youd wait in line with it and theyd ring you up. Me and my friends would wait till there was a big line, order our stuff and then just walk offline with it and sit down and start eating lol. We would always go there for free food and were never caught lol

[@Ziegfried82]

I used to go to Sbarro when I went to the University of Minnesota in the early 2000s. They were never good, but it was fine for a quick slice at a reasonable price. Slightly better than Little Ceasars but it costed more.

[@kssarh]

On roadtrips the Spinach and Cheese strombolli at Sbarro was always a huge guilty pleasure. It's the only thing there I could actually recommend at menu price, except maybe the garlic breadsticks if they were fresh. Everything else, same story, it's so insanely overpriced for the quality even before the pandemic and their bankruptcies.

[@HeavyProfessor]

WTF 7 dollar slice of garbage

[@Cousin_Uli]

In the words of a wise old gnome "Sbarro tomorrow, Quiznos today"

[@Jaxxie1981]

Sbarro was the place in the mall food court you ate at as a teen when you were craving pizza, but your mom didn't send you with enough to buy a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza.

[@TCarlin3]

They closed the Sbarro in Secaucus Junction, where it had like zero competition😂 I got a cheese slice and soda at Turiello's in Nyack for 5 bucks yesterday and I'm confident saying it was likely better that a nearly 7 dollar sbarro slice. I'll give it to ya tho, you are really taking one for team with this nostalgia series...

[@De3533N]

That price! Thats more than in an airport.

[@robertm8380]

Its inflation that slow down people from going to the mall