Domino's Pizza. Is their pizza any good?
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years and years ago I tried delivering for Domino's as a late night side gig to make sure I had some decent money for gifts for kids on year when things were pretty tight. I've seen things man.. Ended my career when the pipsqueek in charge of the place wanted me to lift fify pound bags or something three days after an emergency appendectomy. I offered to punch him in the nose instead. He declined. And that was that. I really would have punched him in the nose if he'd agreed. I probably should have, anyway, staples in my gut and all.
This has no bearing on the quality of the pizza. It's not great pizza. It's better than it used to be, but the bar is not set high. I had to travel for work this week in Fuhkwhereami, Alabama and it was a choice of this or watching people quietly decay at the local Cracker Barrel. So I ordered enough for two nights.
They try to please everyone while also being easy to make (that delivery person who isn't even making minimum wage is still required to make pizzas, clean the shop and assemble boxes while waiting on orders to deliver. If you think your pizza was made with love, no: it's made with indifference at best or outright loathing at worst). What they create is a bland edible round thing that won't kill you or fight back when you eat it.
The best mass produced pizza I ever had was McDonald's when they were briefly testing it in the early 90's. They went all in, but couldn't get over the acceptance barrier.
This has no bearing on the quality of the pizza. It's not great pizza. It's better than it used to be, but the bar is not set high. I had to travel for work this week in Fuhkwhereami, Alabama and it was a choice of this or watching people quietly decay at the local Cracker Barrel. So I ordered enough for two nights.
They try to please everyone while also being easy to make (that delivery person who isn't even making minimum wage is still required to make pizzas, clean the shop and assemble boxes while waiting on orders to deliver. If you think your pizza was made with love, no: it's made with indifference at best or outright loathing at worst). What they create is a bland edible round thing that won't kill you or fight back when you eat it.
The best mass produced pizza I ever had was McDonald's when they were briefly testing it in the early 90's. They went all in, but couldn't get over the acceptance barrier.
Nope our last order from them was terrible. Some of the meat was a bit dry and it didn't look at all like something you would want to eat.
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Bought a frozen pizza tonight partially because of this thread.
Little Caesars isn't exactly my go-to place either, but when compared to the likes of Dominos, Pizza Hut and Papa Johns the difference in quality isn't really that significant, and it is hard to beat LC's price and convenience. I actually do quite like their crazy bread, though.
Of the big chains, it's not the worst. It's edible pizza, whose cheese is not made of polymer like Pizza Hut. But you could do better at most local pizza places.
I worked for several months in 1980 for a Pizza Hut franchise in So. Cal. The owner was trying something different from his other stores and made it a little more upscale and included a full bar.
The cheese was sliced and had, IMHO, a better, more even coverage. We didn't offer green olives, but I would raid a few from behind the bar for my personal pizza. We also had a pasta dish, cavatini that I would increase the cheese from a third of an ounce to three ounces.
The cheese was sliced and had, IMHO, a better, more even coverage. We didn't offer green olives, but I would raid a few from behind the bar for my personal pizza. We also had a pasta dish, cavatini that I would increase the cheese from a third of an ounce to three ounces.
I made up a Digiorno's pan style with a lot of extras today.
Little Caesars, Domino's and Papa John's are all exclusively carry-out AFAIK (and some do delivery). I've never seen a single one of them with seating. There is a Little Caesars with a drive-thru nearby tho. That's pretty rare.
Little Caesars, Domino's and Papa John's are all exclusively carry-out AFAIK (and some do delivery). I've never seen a single one of them with seating. There is a Little Caesars with a drive-thru nearby tho. That's pretty rare.
I've made soups from scratch, but never a pizza. Can I buy a decent pre-made dough for the crust, or should I go all in and make that part myself?
Basically what I do with a Digiorno's or Bellatoria frozen pizza. Add extra pepperoni, a jar of mushrooms, oregano & garlic powder, butter the crust (a few times) and extra cheese.
as odd as it is to say, i haven't found a premade mix better than the 50 cent one from walmart. Just add water, proof, knead, add olive oil to suit.
I remember that back in the early 90s, there were Little Caesars locations inside K-Mart stores, and they did have seating. And then it seemed that there were no Little Caesars anywhere for about fifteen years, and then they suddenly started popping up everywhere. But I've never encountered a Little Caesars in their current incarnation that has any on-site seating. They are all carry-out.
Also, the crazy bread tasted better when I was a kid.
Kor
Also, the crazy bread tasted better when I was a kid.
Kor
We had Little Caesars dining locations inside at least one local Kmart until the latter finally closed a few years ago. I got some pretty decent large slices of pepperoni for just a dollar or 99 cents a pop.
I remember that back in the early 90s, there were Little Caesars locations inside K-Mart stores, and they did have seating. And then it seemed that there were no Little Caesars anywhere for about fifteen years, and then they suddenly started popping up everywhere. But I've never encountered a Little Caesars in their current incarnation that has any on-site seating. They are all carry-out.
Also, the crazy bread tasted better when I was a kid.
Kor
I always got the "cardiac arrest" order of their crazy bread. I asked for them to be dripping and squishy with butter and coated with parm cheese/whatever else was in the topping.
