Why Shoppers Avoid This Frozen Pizza From Costco

You might have heard the saying that pizza is good even when it's bad, but sometimes, it's just plain bad. Such is the case with Costco's Kirkland Signature cheese Ppzza, its own store brand, which is a very divisive topic among its customers.

The Kirkland Signature cheese pizza is a plain cheese pizza, as the name suggests, made with mozzarella. Something so simple doesn't seem like it could go so wrong, and yet apparently this one has managed it. According to one Reddit post, "Even by drunken frozen pizza standards, Kirkland brand frozen pizza is absolutely terrible." In the same thread, another user stated, "It's worse than the cafeteria pizza you got in elementary school. Crust is awful and the sauce has no flavor."

The most common complaints surrounding the Kirkland frozen cheese pizza mention its taste and overall quality. Lack of flavor, the crust, and the cheese itself are all covered in various comments. For some customers at least, there doesn't seem to be many redeeming qualities to this pizza.

Opinions on the Kirkland Signature cheese pizza fall across the board. Many customers have nothing but good things to say about it, viewing it as a must-buy for first-time Costco shoppers. In the same Reddit thread comparing it to school cafeteria pizza, one user said, "The Costco cheese frozen pizza is pretty damn good by frozen pizza standards. Me and my wife love it, and it's an unbeatable price." Another post sang its praises by giving it a nine out of ten rating and declaring it "one of my favorite frozen pizzas." A four-pack of these pizzas costs about $13, depending on your area, so it is a fairly good deal, though it's up to you to decide if it's worth the cost.

Apparently, Costco's Kirkland frozen pizza used to taste different, but the recipe changed about three years ago, according to a Reddit thread comparing the old and new versions. From the picture provided in the post, there's a significant change, and just like the pizza overall, reactions were mixed. One user comments, "The 'cheese' on the new one doesn't even look like it is real cheese." Another in a different thread commented "It is better than the old frozen pizza. We actually threw away a box of the old one after eating one pizza. The new cheese pizza is much better." If you do have a four-pack of Kirkland cheese pizza already in your freezer, you might want to check out our list of 15 clever ways to upgrade bland frozen pizza.