Let's settle this once and for all. What is the best pizza chain?

[coachTanthony]

Let me know which one you like best and put in the comments your favorite pizza place on the planet. Mine would have to be Bleeker street Pizza in NYC.

Dominos

Papa Johns

Pizza Hut

Little Caesars

California Pizza Kitchen

Marcos Pizza

Papa Murphy's Pizza

[WhiteSteve]

Pizza snob here🙋‍♂️ I haven’t had much chain pizza in recent years. I did have to get Domino’s in a pinch when I had Covid and had to quarantine. It was…. adequate. I’ll say that it was greatly improved from the last time I ate it, back in my 20s when it was the last place open after the bars got out and you had made your way home. You’d be too faded to care, lmao, it was just something to soak up the booze before you passed out. They definitely have attempted an upgrade in quality. It’s not great, but it’s not gross either.

I haven’t had it in decades, but back in the day, there wasn’t much better than sitting down for table service at a Pizza Hut and getting a personal pan pizza. There were two locations I’d go to on dates with my girlfriend the last couple years of high school, depending on where we were trying to go afterwards. Oh, man…. if I could take a time machine to 1996 and get a pepperoni pan pizza, and put the red pepper flakes on there….😙🤌 Sorry…getting lost in a teenage pizza nostalgia moment, lmao. I bet it sucks now in comparison to the past just like most things that still exist today that were around 25+ years ago, but I prefer to just remember it as it was🥲❤️🍕

[WhiteSteve]

Oh, dang, I missed the part where we say our REAL favorite place, lmao. Bleecker Street is different than John’s of Bleecker Street, right? Still have yet to try either, I’ll have to prioritize them on my next trip. In NYC, my favorite is DiFara’s over in Brooklyn, and this low-key little place called Prince Street Pizza, shhhhhhh, huge secret, don’t tell anyone😂 I’m a sucker for a good square, gives me those old Pizza Hut pan pizza vibes with the thickness, haha. Then up 95 a couple hours I’m quite fond of Frank Pepe’s in New Haven. Sally’s Apizza was also very good, but they didn’t open til 5 PM so I only got them once, I would just go to New Haven for a few hours for work.

[PizzaDaddyo]

Bro you said it! I don’t know if it’s something in the water they’re using but back in the day Pizza Hut was actually good like when you could walk in there and sit down. It was legit now I feel like I’m eating cardboard with all the pizza chains.. any pizza you gotta have fresh in my opinion I eat lots of pizza. I make pizza slightly not as good as the pizzeria next to my house. I’m from Philadelphia and there’s lots of different types of pizza around in my area. New York style pizza is a classic and should be not too thin but pretty thin crispy not too fluffy and mad real cheesy and mad saucy. I think it’s safe to say most pizzerias go for the ny style look but knowing people that make pizza, I think they go for a knock off style that looks like NY Zza but it’s too doughy and annoying to chew. my best buddy makes classic Italian style pizza but it’s so similar to New York in ways that they make it and it’s great! Not my absolute favorite in town but what my friend makes is pretty awesome and you can tell that base on the dough alone that they care about pizza. I live in the Philadelphia area and a Philly thing that I kind of like but not as much as the New York style is our classic “Philly tomato pie.” It’s a thicker closer to Detroit style pizza most of the time it’s square and it just has a great amount of tomato sauce and a light dusting of Parmesan cheese on top. Believe it or not it’s actually popular to be eaten room temp. Not a go to of mine but I like this option from time to time I’ll even crave it but it’s actually pizza compared to deep dish Chicago. Man I really hate that deep dish is not pizza never take me to Uno.

[WhiteSteve]

@PizzaDaddyo Strong username to post content ratio, haha, a true connoisseur.

Yeah, man, NYC pizza definitely the gold standard. I do really like the char you get from New Haven style “apizza” too, although it’s probably less cheesy. Still have yet to try Detroit pizza. The crust sounds interesting on those, I hear it’s kind of similar to focaccia bread. I think I had Uno’s once when I was younger. I remember it being ok but not what I was expecting. If I try deep dish again, I’d want to try from the most legit place in the Chicago area, so I’ll wait til I travel. And if I’m in Chicago, I’ll be way more focused on chasing down the best Italian Beef sandwich they can offer, haha.

[coachTanthony]

The old man at Difaras past away I think. Never got a chance to check it out but yeah Johns of bleeker is dine in only and bleeker street pizza is slices.

[WhiteSteve]

Yeah, old Dom died, I was bummed to hear it. A pizza legend if there ever was one. First time I had it at the Midwood location, he was back there putting pies together, so I like to think I had some of his pizza, haha. Heard they also got shut down a couple years ago over some tax evasion issue, lmao, I wonder what made the IRS suspicious about a cash-only popular pizza joint?😂

I think John’s was the place I almost went to, I was kind of near Washington Square and was thinking about it, but I think I would’ve had to get a whole pie so I opted for Prince Street instead. Definitely will give Bleecker Street a go next time I’m in the city though👍

[coachTanthony]

what a life. Making the best slice in town for over 50 some years. He must of seen it all.

[Jamie05rhs]

Domino's crust sucks ass. Nastiest crust ever.

[WhiteSteve]

@Jamie05rhs yet it’s still markedly better than like 15 years ago. Can’t believe I ever ate it, lmao. Last time I ordered they had all these different styles of crust, and I’m just thinking “maybe get ONE right first”

[Jamie05rhs]

@WhiteSteve No it's not. Lol. The only good crust that Domino's has is the garlic parmesan kind. (And they've had that since like 2008.)

[WhiteSteve]

@Jamie05rhs I don’t know, I remember it being horrendous back in the day, and now I’d upgrade the rating to “terrible.” Maybe it’s just a different brand of horrendous to you, though, haha

[Jamie05rhs]

Haha. Maybe.

[AdithyaR]

So my view might be different since I'm in India.
So it's a tie between Pizza Hut and Dominos.
Dominos is definitely more economical here since you can get pizzas costing the equivalent of less than a dollar and they're very generous with toppings.
However Pizza Hut while a little bit more pricey has much better quality of bread and sauce.

Overall I'd still go for dominoa since i can get 6inch pizzas for like 4 dollars and it does taste good too.

[DizzyDesii]

The chains stopped being good after childhood or teen years. Im def into local pizza places now

[coachTanthony]

What's your favorite local pizza place? I have my own depending on where I am in the US.

[DizzyDesii]

I rather not say because its only in my city. But chainwise, pizza hut used to hve the best pizza. Dominos had the best bread bowl/pasta. Papa Johns had the best cheesesticks. Little Caesars has the best deep dish

[coachTanthony]

Gotcha ok cool.

[PizzaDaddyo]

I’m taking this girl out. 🥹 gotta love a lady who knows her pizza

[DizzyDesii]

@PizzaDaddyo hahaha

[Jamie05rhs]

@DizzyDesii I totally agree regarding Papa John's cheese sticks. They're fantastic!

[PizzaDaddyo]

All chains suck! Don’t buy it!!! Support your local small businesses and just buy their pizza instead lol your helping the community a bit by doing so. I don’t want my money going to Papa John fuck that guy.
Papa John, your ranked number zero!
Pizza Hut was amazing back in the day now it’s ass.
Dominoes is probably the better one out of them, but I’m not even gonna choose any of them.
Oh, I forgot little Caesars is negative one… I trust their pizza box more than their pizza.


Do yourself a favor and go to your local pizzeria. You will get mad respect if you pull up to a party and you got Tony’s pizza compared to if you brought Papa John’s Pizza everybody will hate you think about it…


I just remembered my screen name for this is the pizzadaddyo lmfao. I literally make pizzas for fun end. After watching a few YouTube videos it’s pretty easy it just takes some time maybe try making your own pizza and then you’ll have your own opinion on what pizza should be.

[zeitgeist057]

Honestly I'm not too impressed with the options. Round Table is the best chain I've ever been to, by a long shot.

I voted Papa Murphy's, because I love a take-n-bake value. But CPK would have been the other good one on the list. I don't really know Papa John's, but isn't it basically Papa Murphy's clone? The rest, little Cesar, domino's, Pizza Hut, they are all crap just cheap and easy (insert your mom joke here). I eat Dominos like 2-3 times a year, but literally only because they sell a pizza that feeds three people for $7.

Marcos I haven't heard of.

Where I am, there are two good "build your own" places: Pieology and Blaze. They are both great if you know what you want (I do) and have good ingredient options. They will also put as much as you want on of any and every topping, which is also great. I could understand if someone wasn't a chef or culinarily inclined they might not like that option because sometimes I have to ask literally 5+ times for "more blue cheese" or "more garlic" because they don't put enough the first 5 times, and someone who has no idea how to cook wouldn't know any better and might not ask for more toppings even if they needed it. (Or they might be too shy/embarrassed to ask for what they want as well)

[abc3643]

I am a New Yorker so pretty much all of them listed are shit.

Another chain: in my opinion's which is ubiquitous in the Saint Louis Missouri area. It makes "Saint Louis-style pizza" which is hardly pizza.

You also forgot Pizzeria Uno which, IIRC, makes Chicago deep dish pizza. Again, not pizza; just a round lasagna.

For me, it's Racanelli's New York Style Pizzeria but it's a tiny chain of 3 locations in the Saint Louis area. It _IS_ real New York Style pizza so, for me, it's a lifeline from the vast wasteland of pizza that is America outside of New York.

[abc3643]

FUCKING AUTO-INCORRECT!

"Another chain: _____in my opinion's____"

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[abc3643]

https://racanellis.com/

https://www.unos.com/

https://www.imospizza.com/

About in my opinion's
WHAT IS ST. LOUIS STYLE PIZZA?
www.imospizza.com/what-is-st-louis-style-pizza/

This is the important part... the Frankencheese known as Provel.

Provel® Facts!
Invented in St. Louis, Missouri in 1947
More than 2 million pounds are consumed each year
Comprised of a blended trio of Cheddar + Swiss + Provolone
A low melting point allows it to melt without being stringy

[coachTanthony]

I used to do business in St. Louis and stayed at the Hilton at the Ball Park downtown and they had an imos attached to it... first thing I got when I arrived a bourbon and diet and an Imos pizza so good. Provel is delicious.

[molonski2]

Everything has to be settled " once and for all " ..

The answer is - NONE.

If you are going to have a Pizza , cook a proper one yourself , these chains are mass produced , processed , frozen rubbish , its not something you should be putting into your body , the bases are horrendous , carb laden crp. You can actually make a Pizza reasonably healthy , with great fresh ingredients , a low carb base , and importantly enough on top ! Don't give these chains the pleasure of slowly killing you , be determined , its not that hard , I'm no master Chef.

[Nirghata_Vrishaghata]

Pizza chains? These days I'd rather fast than stuff that crap down.

Stopped eating these mass produced pizzas ever since graduating college.

Used to be every Tuesday was Dominos day for the simple reason you could get it for $5, cheap and good plus leaves extra for beer money.

Pizza Hut? That has to be the worst of the crap.

I guess if I had to pick one then it would be Papa John's.

[Luopio27]

I boycot pizza hut for being served by a dam pretty white blomd bitch who smiled with joy to my aunt but served me with a body language that screamed my blackness ain't shit.


I mean curtosy was so low on me and high on my white aunt. She barely looked me in the eyes, answered my food questions with one word while her queations with joyful and passionate recomendations.


Good customer service has nothing to do with sexual favors of any kind. That bitch acted as if she was forced married to me. All I wanted was to order my food, have my meal served and eat it with my aunt. I didn't check her out, flirt or degrade her in anyway.

[najekim]

Of the list, I choice Dominos.

I used to work at Pizza Hut in the 70's but the sauce was changed to a sweeter type that I don't really care for. Same goes for Papa Johns. Little Caesars was good but when they went away from two pizzas for the price of one, I stop getting them. California Pizza Kitchen I really wouldn't called actual pizza since they put so many non-pizza ingredients on them. Marcos Pizza I haven't had the opportunity to try since they are not in my part of the country.

As far a regional pizza chain, I'd have to say Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana is the best and has been voted the best in many national polls.

Best pizza overall is the one I grew up with that has only one store in the entire world and uses the same, time tested, family recipe ingredients from the 1950's and also uses slices of cheese instead of shredded.

[Daniela1982]

Give it a rest! This question has been asked 100 times. So much for "once and for all".

[coachTanthony]

I will ask again in 3 months

[Daniela1982]

You are a nerd too.

[DryGermanGuy]

Pizza the Hutt!!! :-P

These other chains don't exist in Central Europe, as far as I know...

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I like Pizza Hut for personal reasons, I was having lunch there when I met my ex fiancé who saw me from outside and decided he must have approached me.

I often go there. But pizza is meh.

[SaoirseS]

I like Pizza Hut thin & crispy pizzas probably best of all the chains listed (and a few that aren't). But the BEST pizza is served on occasion at Saoirse's Sorry Gulch Saloon and Sarsaparilla Stop.

[CheeseMonster]

Unfortunately my taste buds recently changed and I now only like some chain pizzas. So although previously I would have said dominoes, easy, now I'd have to say little Ceasars. Which I never thought was bad but... you know. I wish I still liked dominoes. They have that 5 cheese pizza. 🍕🧀

[electromagnetic]

Little Caesars definitely when I was in highschool.
I go to a family owned place now since it’s closer to home and I like their options more than big chain companies

[LovingJo]

Don't know half of these, so out of the ones I know, it'd be dominoes!

[coachTanthony]

Oh yeah you live over there ha

[LovingJo]

Lol 😂

[worldscolide]

If i had to pick my favorite pizza place, its not on this list. We have a place where im from called Ken's Pizza. Best pizza i have ever had. But on that list my vote was for Dominoes.

[AnusNdaPainus]

Totinos www.google.com/aclk

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Round Table Pizza

[PBandJ_Nerd]

We usually get pizza hut. But best pizza is pizza from a town or bar.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Talk about an OXYMORON & PIZZA CHAIN is one of them & food especially pizza shouldn’t be made on a conveyor belt.