What is your pizza chain of choice?
Pizza Hut - Probably my favorite in terms of franchises since I like their salad bar and where I live I’d say their prices are more reasonable
Domino’s - ehh I’ve only had them twice in my entire life and I think the price is a bit much for what you get, there are some cracking deals though that top Pizza Hut
Papa John’s - So I hear from lads and ladies that this one more “cheaper” than the first two but I really can’t say as we don’t have any Papa John’s in our city except for 1 small one along a small street.
Local Takeaway - Probably a 2nd close favourite since the takeaway I use always deliver fresh pizzas with a decent amount of toppings, not every takeaway shop who do pizzas are gonna be the same A+ quality though…
So my fellow pizza enjoyers, what’s YOUR choice or listing?
A Papa Johns just opened up across the street from me. I’ve never personally been to one. Are they any good?
It was started by someone who used to work for Dominos and is very similar.
Their pizza is far better than Dominos but more expensive. I like their cheesy bread the most out of everything.
Seems okay then. I’m just glad to have a pizza joint so close to me. No more having to pay and await a delivery driver. I can just cross the street.
Local takeaway. And I’m picky about which ones. More expensive but enjoyable.
I don’t bother paying the cheap chain stores, but if it’s free (ie. at an event or gathering) I’ll eat it. Still not my first choice though
Where I live all these chain shops are more expensive than the local pizza joint.
Getting pizza from a chain seems to me to be the complete antithesis to what pizza is supposed to be. Unfortunately in Germany it has been my experience that you can either have a good pizza restaurant or a pizza restaurant that delivers. When I asked my favourite place why they don’t offer delivery he answered that he doesn’t have the necessary space and staff to support that. They would get overwhelmed with orders.
Luckily even bad pizza is kinda good.
I was horrified when in Germany and the pizza delivery person came into the house and cut it with a pizza cutter in the open box on the table
WTF
it was utterly macabre
Support your local economy and buy local takeaway. When you spend money at a local shop, that money stays local instead of being sent off to some other region where an executive or investor lives. This keeps your local economy healthy by recirculating money within your area. It might cost a bit more, but if it helps your neighbor pay their mortgage or car payment or school tuition, it’s worth it.
Also, talk to your local business owners. They’re your neighbors, and having them is better than a faceless corporation.
It’ll be sent to the owner’s home country instead.
I’d honestly rather my money go indirectly to a family in another country than a corporate executive billionaire. I’m a pretty firm humanist.
Dw they also want to be executive billionaires and see nothing wrong with this.
Over time I found local delivery restaurants. I rarely ever order food from any of the common franchises around here. The local stores are just so much better!
Dominos > Papa Johns > Pizza Hut.
Local takeaway is very hit and miss, it’s always some ghost kitchens pizza chicken and kebab sweatshop with rats running around. That’s London baby.
There is no good local takeaway in my current area. I briefly lived in an area that had a decent place (not even great, just a notch above the chains) and it ruined crappy pizzas for me enough to take up pizza making. I mean don’t get me wrong I’ll still do little Caesars from time to time if I need cheap calories, but if I want real pizza I’ll make it myself.
SALAD BAR?!
Last time I got Papa Johns, a literal child delivered my order alone while her DoorDashing mom watched from her car. I didn’t order through DoorDash. I left feedback informing them that I would not be buying pizza from somewhere that makes me question whether I’m contributing to breaking child labor laws.
I would order local takeout if it were cheaper and wasn’t consistently soggy.
Domino’s is the most consistently “worth the money” pizza near me, with Little Caesars coming in a distant second.
Local always
Hot take: home made cast iron pan pizza. It’s the easiest type of pizza to make from scratch.
Here are some common pizza issues that are easy to troubleshoot:
If you are bad at making the dough right the pan supports it.
Bad at cooking it? The pan helps to cook it evenly.
Want my flavor? You can add seasonings to the pan before putting in dough.
Want to mix it up? Chicago style.
Local neighbors smell the pizza and break into your house? Cast iron pan to the noodle.
Too much dough? Two pizzas.
Not enough dough for two pizzas? Deep dish.
Need the dough to rise? Oil the pan preheat the oven for 2 minutes so it’s watm. Turn it off, sit the whole thing in there.
Vampires? Add more garlic.
Not the right sauce? Loose works fine since you can make a bowl out of the dough in a cast iron.
I hope this helps! Saves on a lot of dishes since you only need the pan and maybe a mixing bowl.
Instructions unclear, wanted to serve a pizza for my vampire friends and now they’re dead.
We have only a couple choices we’re we live. We have nothing local. We order Dominos because they have a coupon that can feed the family for like 20 bucks. Plus get 10 points every time I order and after 60 I get a free pizza. So every now and then I cash them in and get myself a free pizza which funny enough also gives points
you forgot little caesars, which is the only corporate place in town that makes their own dough in-store.
You’re right I did, I completely forgot about them and it’s down to the fact that I’ve not seen a single LC in my city, I should mention the city isn’t like London or Manchester in terms of size.
Local is always best but they’re not open at 3am. So Domino’s
Local place is the best here. I’m not sure why a chain would try in NJ with our amazing totally better than NYC pizza.
Sometimes I get coupons for domino’s so I’ll get them, but honestly the local place is the best. The very best local place closed during covid, so the other local place is one now (there are three other local places for pizza, but they pretty blah). I miss your, pizza place that was probably a front, you had the best Greek pizza ever.
