Papa Johns vs Dominos vs Little Caesars vs Pizza Hut

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BurnItDwn

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I don't usually eat from those chains as I have like 5 or 6 good pizza places within 15 minute drive of my house.

But, of the options:
Little Caesars > Papa Johns > Dominos

I haven't had pizza hut in like 15 years or so. They used to be a halfway decent sit down type place. I haven't eaten their pizza since they went fast food.
 

JEDIYoda

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Jul 13, 2005
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I haven't had pizza hut in like 15 years or so. They used to be a halfway decent sit down type place. I haven't eaten their pizza since they went fast food.

Last place I got drunk was eating a large pepperoni pizza and a few pitchers of beer and a Pizza Hut in irving , Texas!!
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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I don't usually eat from those chains as I have like 5 or 6 good pizza places within 15 minute drive of my house.

But, of the options:
Little Caesars > Papa Johns > Dominos

I haven't had pizza hut in like 15 years or so. They used to be a halfway decent sit down type place. I haven't eaten their pizza since they went fast food.

Umm, 15 years ago they were delivering. 20 years ago they were delivering.
 

zerocool84

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Nov 11, 2004
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People don't realize that most mom and pop pizza/ burger joints or restaurants of any kind aren't automatically better. There's infinitely more crappy ones then there are good ones. It takes lots of trial and error to find good ones. I've lived where I'm at for 3 years and earlier this year finally found a good pizza joint in the next city over.
 

Jadow

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Favorite pizza chain?

ROCKY ROCOCO!

puts all the others to shame, their sausage is just amazing.

 
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TheNinja

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Taste wise?? Little Ceasar's is the worst. Well it depends I guess. Little Ceasar's actually has no taste. So it won't offend anyone, but it won't taste good either.

The worst for me is Pizza Hut b/c it is so damn greasy. It makes me sick and a gut ache every time I have it. I won't eat it.

Domino's is the best cheap pizza around. It actually doesn't taste too bad now that they've redone the sauce and the crust.

John's > Domino >>>>>> Ceasar > Hut (b/c it makes me sick)

If I got by taste

John's > Domino > Hut >>>>>> Ceasar
 

Avalon

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1) Papa Johns - Doesn't taste like shit.
2) Dominoes - Tastes slightly worse than PJ's, but is cheaper.
3) Little Caesers - You know it's going to be cheap and horrid, no surprises.
4) Pizza Hut - That's not even freaking pizza. That's sauce mixed with grease and dough. Fucking disgusting, and expensive.
 

dingster1

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Here's my wish combo:

Papa Johns Sausage+Pepperoni with Vocelli's Regular Meditarranean Salad with Domino's Buffalo Chicken Kickers

and a 2 litre Pepsi
 

BurnItDwn

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Umm, 15 years ago they were delivering. 20 years ago they were delivering.

Yes, they were delivering, but, they weren't sharing sites with taco bell only selling little 6 inch or whatever pizzas. A family could go to pizza hut for a night out and get 2 pizzas and everybody could eat.

I'm just saying I haven't had their pizza in a long time, and things have changed, so I do not know if their pizza now is comparable to their pizza then. It was never particularly great, it just used to not be particularly bad.
 

slayernine

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OK so what is your fav pizza chain store?

And how do you rank them in order?




Papa Johns vs Dominos vs Little Caesars vs Pizza Hut..................????

You should repost this thread with a poll. You don't expect me to read every post to see which is the best, do you?
 

shortylickens

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1) Papa Johns - Doesn't taste like shit.
2) Dominoes - Tastes slightly worse than PJ's, but is cheaper.
3) Little Caesers - You know it's going to be cheap and horrid, no surprises.
4) Pizza Hut - That's not even freaking pizza. That's sauce mixed with grease and dough. Fucking disgusting, and expensive.

Expensive?
They've dropped their prices a lot over the years to be competitive. You can get a medium for 10 bucks, a large for 12. Thats damn cheap for all the food and all the work put into it.
 

NiceCold

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finally i just tried round table pizza! was gonna make a thread about it but dont want to cause a rukus since i remember this pizza thread i just talk about it here.

so yeah just tried round table pizza for the first ever! was gonna try it for the past decades but never did now finally tried it! carry out. went inside and mann the atmosphere feels like chucky cheese! with lots of youngers range from 10 to 14 to 17 walking around. kids musta love this pizza place which mean round table is real good! since kids are like the pro when it comes to pizza tasting!

so yeah tried the italian garlic PAN.

crust bread:
taste fine. less oily, where Pizza Hut is very oily but the oily that makes it taste so0o0 go0o0od! but Round Table is very less oily while tasting OK! its perfect for people on diet that dont want oily food but want to eat pizza.

cheese:
very good! top notch! real cheese! like the cheese is very sticky and thick! like real cheese! like the ones in Da Boyz pizza... real cheese! while Pizza Hut is not even sticky when you pull it out. Pizza Hut seems like fake cheese yet overall pizza taste good!

ingredient:
the sausage is big piece which is good unlike Pizza Hut. the pepperoni is not over cook like Pizza Hut which is also good. over cook pepperoni not good.

sauce and overall taste:
i got the Italian Garlic so the taste is pretty much garlic sauce. it doesnt taste Sour like the 1999 Dominos (have not tried dominos for decades) and it does not taste Sweet like PaPa Johns. but Garlic taste is so heavy that you got bore of the taste so quickly! the garlic taste is just too heavy! if i order again i wont be getting the italian garlic! regardless the garlic..... so far i like Round Table Pizza! the color and everything are so beautiful to look at! very vibrant! like high class, high quality! top notch cheese! perfect non-oily pan crust for people on diet! but i admit Pizza Hut pan pizza taste better due to the oil but still much props for Round Table Pizza!

yup.... Round Table Pizza is my second or first place for pizza. Pizza Hut has been my first but now Round Table... maybe they tie. but man round table pizza cost so much! i can get two pizza for the price of 1 pizza of Round Table Pizza.
 
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We only have three of the four mentioned (India). Compared to Pizza Hut/Domino's, Papa John's taste is phenomenal - a world apart really.

So it's Papa John's >>> Pizza Hut > Domino's

I frequent Domino's a lot more though because they have great deals, and they keep mailing me a lot of coupons. It also helps that there's one barely a mile from my house and it's just great bang for your buck. Their regular prices are on par with Pizza hut - but with the copious amount of 'Buy 1 Medium/Large, get 1 Medium/Large Free' coupons that I receive, it's hard to turn down. Their Thin Crust pizza is definitely a lot better than their Deep Dish/Classic Hand Tossed offerings.

Pizza Hut never comes up with great offers. Papa John's is great but also typically 40-50% more expensive than Pizza Hut/Domino's for a comparable pie (toppings and size).
 

NiceCold

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oh yeah forgot i went to try cicis pizza buffet for just 4 dollar something! tempting! so went and try. and mannnnn i wouldnt even eat there even if its 2.99! its like it taste like plastic! or no taste at all! and very small! small pieces and thin. like ohhh mannnn what the hoooza! you put the small pieces in the small plate.. you go sit and eat.... 1min all gone.... go get agian.... 1 min all gone. small pieces and small plate. what a joke! and dont taste good! 4 dollar something is still too much for the quality of the pizza.
 

Engineer

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Expensive?
They've dropped their prices a lot over the years to be competitive. You can get a medium for 10 bucks, a large for 12. Thats damn cheap for all the food and all the work put into it.

You can get larges for $6 to $8 (or less) if you visit the coupon threads of places like SlickDeals, etc.
 

Arkaign

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All of those big chains suck, more so now than ever before thanks to them constantly cutting costs and food quality to maintain high profits.

Anyone who doesn't hunt down a local joint or small local chain with great pizza is doing themselves a disservice. If you don't have a good/great local pizza shop, that's a shame.

Around here we have a few Palio's, and they're not much more pricey than the usual big chain crap, but the quality is monumentally better. Plus, it's BYOB if you eat there, fun to take a case of beer and watch a game.

I'm sure most of you know a local joint like that, why would anyone willingly eat the garbage from Dominos, P-Hut, Caesar's, etc? I'd honestly rather have McD's than that crap.
 

OCNewbie

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For me, it would be: Papa Johns -> Pizza Hut = Dominos (usually) -------> Little Seizures.
 

Sho'Nuff

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None of the above. For me, Papa Ginos has the best "chain" pizza. The local shops in my town are much better, though.
 

IronWing

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Pizza Hut sit down (passable pizza) > Papa Johns (way too salty) > Dominos (skimpy) > Little Caesars (nasty) > Pizza Hut lunch buffet (just don't do it)
 
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