Sergeant Pepperoni’s Pizzeria

Knoxville, United States

4.3

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 865-247-0380
Website:
www.sergeantpepperonis.com
Address:
4618 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37919
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Dessert
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Knoxville) 17:27 Thursday, 12 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We make homemade pizza dough fresh every day. All of our breads for sandwiches are also made in house daily. We also offer crisp salads and hearty calzones. For dessert, try our delicious cinnamon rolls or eat them while waiting for your pizza. Other desserts include Bread Pudding with rum sauce, Apple or Cherry crisp, or a refreshing Root-​beer or Coke Float! Our current beers on tap are Bud Light, Yuengling, Sweetwater IPA, Angry Orchard Hard Cider, New Belgium Accumulation White IPA and Blackstone Nut Brown. Also, 16 oz. PBR cans always just $ 1.50, and $ 2 for 16 oz. Bud, Miller High Life & Miller Light cans!

History

Established in 2011.

Three friends from Northern Michigan set out with a goal, to bring Knoxville a pizza that the public could be proud of. Sergeant Pepperonis was established in September of 2011 with the help of a fourth generation pizza recipe. Originating in Leland, a quaint town in Northern Michigan, you can taste the history.

We are a cozy restaurant that prides itself on hard work, dedication, and attention to detail.

The Sergeant Pepperonis family would love to provide a friendly, inviting atmosphere with great food that everyone will enjoy. Our great serving staff is more than enough to make sure you return, but just wait till you try the food. You’ll be back in no time!

With salads, sandwiches, desserts, and of course amazing pizza, we provide a little something for every hungry mouth. Our food is prepared daily, with the freshest ingredients, so we can serve you the best meal possible. As a new restaurant we thrive on the continuous improvement of our service and product, always ensuring they

Meet the Business Owner

Derek T.

Business Owner

Raised in Leland, Michigan, and spending most of his youth in the kitchen at his family restaurant of 80 years, Derek has restaurants running in his blood. The family restaurant in fact is where the recipe for Sergeant Pepperonis pizza took shape. He attended the University of Tennessee and was the original mastermind to bringing Pepperonis to Knoxville. He has always been an avid follower of baseball, football, basketball, and especially the Detroit Pistons, Lions, and Tigers. It’s probably safe to say, if its a professional team from Detroit, Derek will be rooting them on.

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20 reviews of Sergeant Pepperoni’s Pizzeria

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Place rating: 5
Memphis, TN
One of my favorites for good beer and pizza. Great specials through the week. Excellent beer prices for the weekend!
Place rating: 5
Nashville, TN
Love their pizza and daily specials. Some of the best pizza in and around Knoxville. Great place to come in and have good pizza, very inviting and they have a couple of craft beers on tap. You won’t find that at very many pizza places.
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
I found this place during a break time and wanted a casual atmosphere with some simple, good food, what luck that I found it. I’ve tried two sandwiches here and they were both too much for me to finish. These guys are cool and casual and they make their sandwiches the same way. Big bread, plenty of meat and cheese and whatever veggies you want, just relax, they’ll take care of you. You want extra cheese on your pizza? You’ll actually get extra cheese on your pizza! Enjoy your big sandwich with some tasty barbecue chips (the kind with ridges) and a bigger than your face fountain drink (the unsweet tea was strong the way I like it). They have a tv at the bar and they’ll actually change it to a movie if you want instead of just whatever sports game is on. These guys know how to live.
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
We have ordered pizza from all over town. We have had a terrible experience with the other pizza places. Pizzas from the other places have even made us sick. Sergeant Pepperoni’s Pizza is great. We have ordered twice, had it delivered twice and we have had no issues. The pizza has even come quickly on the weekends. The people there are very polite. The orders are correct and they are GOOD. They are the best in town by far. It hits the spot every time. I will only order from them. Don’t waste your money, time and patience on other places.
Place rating: 2
West Roxbury, MA
Really nice owner, friendly employees, and very clean and very mediocre pizza that was similar to supermarket frozen pizza… too bad!
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
Best pizza in the city, and their beer pitches are super affordable. I suggest the Popeye pizza. Excellent spread of toppings, delicious sauce, each bite is satisfying.
The staff is always friendly!
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
This is my favorite pizza joint in Knoxville.
Really good and very consistent.
The Popeye is one of the best pizzas I have ever had.
I have not noticed a difference in the food between the two locations, both are good.
Place rating: 4
Knoxville, TN
I absolutely love Sergeant Pepperoni’s Pizzeria. I have ordered delivery to the Bearden Beer Market and not only are they quick with delivery, but the food is amazing!
Place rating: 5
Tempe, AZ
Really great pizza!
Got the Ally pizza and it was super delicious.
Really liked how the toppings were cooked and charred to perfection. Tasty sauce and good cheese.
Decent beer selection.
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
I am a finicky pizza lover. When my wife is working (she works a night shift) I enjoy going here, bringing a book (yes I am a nerd) and I order the 8 or 10 in pizza. I am a carnivore so I order the meaty pizza. The service is great, the atmosphere is comfortable and family like. My pizza arrives at my table and the crust is nice and crunchy even though I have tons of toppings.
Place rating: 4
Madison, WI
I’ve passed this place for a while and had heard decent things from friends.
I was in the mood for a calzone so we checked this place out.
Ordered parmesan garlic sticks as a starter. By far the best part of the meal. They were soft, warm, and decently flavorful. The only complaint would be that they were pretty small.
We also got two calzones, the Ally Pie and the Pop-​Eye.
The Pop-​Eye was busting with flavor and had a great combination of toppings.
The Ally Pie seemed overwhelmingly peppery, probably due to the great number of pepperoncinis. It wasn’t bad, but the only thing I tasted was bland veggies.
As for the crust, it was great. The calzones weren’t artificially fluffy and had a great crispiness to the outside and soft on the inside. Really well done.
They have a limited beer selection, but low prices and good service. I saw one waiter working the whole room, but there wasn’t a lot to do.
The only real complaint was how long it took for my food to come out. I get that pizza takes a while to cook, but from the time the appetizer came out to the time the calzones came out was a good while.
I’m curious what their pizza tastes like, but if it’s anything like the calzones, I’m going to be a huge fan.
Place rating: 4
Knoxville, TN
We always order the Salty Supreme, and it leaves absolutely nothing to be desired! The hot artichoke dip and cheese crostini is another great order staple.
We always order carryout or delivery, and I have never had a problem with order accuracy here. This is a HUGE plus in my book.
Place rating: 3
Knoxville, TN
The food was tasty but I caught some serious food poisoning after eating their Med. Sammy and a rootbeer float. Maybe some new sanitation measures could be implemented…
Place rating: 5
Etowah, TN
Best pizza in K-​town! The crust is incredible.
The wings are also fantastic! Haven’t been able to get past these two items to try the rest of the menu. It’s that good!
Place rating: 1
Knoxville, TN
This was a total disappointment. The moment I opened the box and saw the pizza I knew it wasn’t going to be good. Looks aren’t deceiving after all. I was starving and still didn’t find it good.
Vegetable pizza — you would assume the cheese is the most expensive part of a pie and I still think it is. So if I’m paying the same price but without cheese, you would assume they wouldn’t be so cheap on the toppings right? Well think again because they are. (Look at picture uploaded) if they want permanent customers and more, they should reconsider their approach to cheese-​less pies. Maybe I’m the only vegan around here? Who eats bread with tomato sauce and vegetables they say. Well, I speak for the lactose intolerant people too. It’s not just the «annoying» vegan heads with their restrictions! As you can tell, the pizza was terrible. There wasn’t much toppings and the crust sucked. I ended up baking it with truffle oil and minced garlic.
Garlic sticks without Parmesan served with marinara sauce — these tiny branches that barely had a garlic taste was they worst part about this meal. If the pie is bad, it’s usually saved by the garlic bread but not in this case. I enjoyed the marinara sauce that accompanied this order and it sort of saved it. The sticks tasted freshly made but it was lacking in flavor.
Overall, this was not the bang for my buck.
Place rating: 5
Cookeville, TN
The side salad filled a whole dinner plate-​large portion! The ranch dressing homemade & yummy. Oh and the pizza is a winner-​very good & reasonable!
Place rating: 4
Lenoir City, TN
Tried Sergeant’s over the weekend and it was excellent! Pizza sauce is awesome and they are heavy handed on the pizza toppings which is great. Substituted one topping for another and no additional cost. Spinach salad was not impressive but most people are likely not going for salad. Will definitely go back and service was great too.
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
This restaurant doesn’t look like much at first glance — just a small strip mall spot painted in red and green, but once you taste the food, it will become your favorite spot in town.
The pizza is delicious, the perfectly cooked crust topped with fresh ingredients. I highly recommend the artichoke dip appetizer — the dip is yummy and the cheese toast points are divine.
The real standout is the sandwiches. They bake their own bread and make wonderful sandwiches that are a real steal at their $ 6 price point.
Place rating: 4
Knoxville, TN
This pizza was quite good. Imagine a Pizza Hut pan pizza with half the thickness, and somewhat thin but not necessarily crispy in the middle. That’s the crust.
Now imagine fresh toppings and sauce that doesn’t overpower those toppings or the crust. That’s a Sergeant Pepperoni’s pizza! I had a personal pizza (8″) with pepperoni and sausage. The pepperoni was about what you expect from pepperoni — not spicy, just meaty. The sausage was spiced enough to be flavorful, but not to the point of adding any heat.
Bottom line… I’m a pizza lover who has other great options that are more convenient to where I live, but I’ll be back!
Place rating: 5
Knoxville, TN
In my top 3 favorite pizza places in town. If you want great pizza but are ballin’ on a budget, get the 8″ cheese pizza for $ 4.50 and thank me later.