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?
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.
All the big corporate pizza places have barely passable pizza. I get that they are cheap and everywhere, but why masturbate if your local joint fucks and fucks back?
Local joint(one location) 98% of the time. I have seriously considered working nights there until I can steal their recipe and can make their pizza at home once I move too far away to order there.
If I get the rare craving for ultra-thin crispy crust, Rosati’s or Beggar’s. There is another local(one location) place that does a double dough 18" by the slice for $5 that I grab if I am in that area and want all the carbs.
Round Table if I am near one and want to freebase some nostalgia. Giordano’s or maybe Lou Malnati’s if I want deep dish.
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.
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.
Local is always best but they’re not open at 3am. So Domino’s
I bounce back and forth between 2 local places. With a simple food like pizza, the little differences in the ingredients and how they’re prepared come through moreso than in a complicated dish.
The one place has a chewier crust, the other has a breadier crust. One has a sweeter sauce. The place I originally went to when I came here made a more well done crust that I didn’t like, but it’s one of the more popular places in town, so some people definitely prefer it. With local places you’re not stuck with a single flavor or style and you can get what you’re in the mood for that day.
With that said, sometimes Domino’s or Pizza Hut takes me back to childhood memories, which helps out the flavor there. I never had Pappa John’s as a kid, so I didn’t like it much as an adult, but the other 2 remind me of being a kid. They’re probably not arbitrarily better than Pappa John’s, but they get the nostalgia bonus.
I used to actually love Domino’s but then the pizza got a little worse, then a little smaller, then smaller again, then more expensive, then quite a lot more expensive, then the voucher system that was keeping prices under control was trashed and then the pizzas got way smaller again.
This was a blessing in disguise though really. I tended not to explore the local options before this because they were only occasionally good in one’s area if you were lucky and always much pricier. Since Domino’s pricing stopped being cheap it made it worth searching for cheesier pastures and there’s a local joint near me that does NY style and it’s really good. That was really just luck though, honestly there’s a lot of really crappy neighbourhood pizza joints that people assume will be better because they’re not a chain when they’re really no better I’m glad I seemed to have landed next to the cream of the crop.
Firm supporter of local stores and businesses. It also does help that I have a few good places in walking distance and a healthy city centre. So if I want and weather permitting I can sit on their patio and wave to acquaintances.
Little caesers
If you’re gonna get take out pizza, why pay more than Little Seizures prices, since the quality is the same?
Sam’s club. It’s the same quality as the rest of the corpos but it’s the only one that’s affordable.
I live in the chicago area so local all the way. I usually have a pizza in the freezer if I want something chain quality.
This. You can get chain pizza here, but why. I can throw a rock and hit better pizza than PapaJiminosHut. Hell, there’s local frozen pizza vendors here better than any of em (Doreen’s!)
Local whenever possible. I’d rather heat up a frozen pizza than order from a chain.
Local every time, chains are shit and expensive, and you get more choice of shop here in the UK anyway
Local takeaway 100% of the time. You don’t get chain pizza, your employer does it for you.
Taste wise I’ll pick a local place 100% of the time but when I’m lazy or had a few drinks, I’ll order Dominos since they’re dirt cheap with their constant specials and coupons and they bring it to me.
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.
