In a stretch of prices that keep climbing, we still have a meal at Costco that lands right around three dollars: a big slice of cheese pizza and a Diet Coke. We went to the St. George Costco food court to see if that classic combination still delivers the same quiet win it always has.
Costco St George Utah food court: the quick facts
- Location visited: 4700 S Desert Color Pkwy, St. George, UT 84790 (Google listing and directions)
- Cheese pizza slice: $1.99
- Fountain soda: about $0.79
- Total: under $3 before tax
A clean food-court stop in St. George
The warehouse we visited is the new south-side Costco at 4700 S Desert Color Pkwy. The food-court area was sparkling clean. The floors, counters, serving line, drink stations and entire setup looked well kept and intentional. That alone takes a real load off. When you’re grabbing quick food, the last thing you want is to wonder about the condition of the place where it’s being put together. Here, that worry just wasn’t there. Everything felt dialed in and looked after.
What the $3 pizza meal includes
We ordered the cheese slice and a Diet Coke. Public menu pricing puts the slice at $1.99 and the fountain soda around seventy-nine cents, so the pair comes in under three dollars before tax. It’s the kind of total that still feels almost stubborn in the current price climate. You can walk in for groceries or gas, decide you’re hungry, and walk out fed without having to think twice about the cost.
The slice itself was the familiar oversized Costco cut, the one that covers most of a plate and feels like more than a typical “slice.” The undercarriage was firm and held up the way you want it to. No soggy collapse when you pick it up. Sauce and cheese stayed where they belonged. It tasted like the same reliable pizza people have been grabbing for years: straightforward, hot, and satisfying without trying to be anything fancier than it is.
Costco pizza vs. a local St. George slice
If you want a local sit-down slice instead of a warehouse stop, John G’s Pizzeria in Green Valley is the one we keep hearing about. Their slices start around three dollars too, with that same firm, no-flop crust. Costco wins on speed and the fact that you’re already there. John G’s wins if the pizza is the reason you left the house.
Costco cheese pizza nutrition
For anyone who tracks macros, a typical Costco food-court cheese pizza slice runs roughly 710 calories, about 27 grams of fat, 78 grams of carbohydrates, and 41 grams of protein. Sodium sits high, as you’d expect from a big pizza slice. The Diet Coke adds zero calories. It’s not a light meal by any measure, but it is a filling one that still costs what a single specialty coffee runs at a lot of other places around town. That protein number is higher than most people would guess for a food-court pizza, which helps explain why one slice actually feels like a complete stop rather than a snack that leaves you looking for something else twenty minutes later.
Our verdict on the Costco St George Utah food court
We kept thinking about the Dave Portnoy / Barstool pizza-review scale while we ate. The firm bottom, the clean facility, and the fact that it still tastes like real pizza at that price point make us believe he’d land somewhere around a 7 or better. That’s our honest read, not a claimed score from him, just the kind of casual comparison that pops up when a slice does its job without any drama.
St. George now has two Costcos, so the food-court option is more available than it used to be. The new south-side location on Desert Color Parkway is the one we visited and the one whose cleanliness stood out to us. If you’re already in the warehouse for groceries, gas, prescriptions, or anything else on the list, the food court is right there. No special trip required. No complicated plan. You grab the slice, grab the Diet Coke, find a spot to sit for a few minutes, and you’re set.
There’s something steadying about a deal that hasn’t completely disappeared. Most everyday meals have quietly inched upward over the last few years. This one has mostly held the line. For more local value finds as they land, we keep a running list on our St. George deals page. The facility was clean, the slice held together the way it should, and the total stayed low enough that it still feels like a small practical win. Next time you’re already at the south St. George Costco on Desert Color Parkway, it’s an easy yes. The cheese-and-Diet-Coke combination is still doing exactly what it’s always done.
