Pizza
 

Who makes the best pizza? I like papa johns the best. It just edged out pizza hut.

I'm not sure if it's a national chain or not

but Bearno's is phenominal, and I don't really like pizza very much

I like Dominoes the best. My least favroite is papa johns :eek:

independent pizza places tend to be the best IMHO, but of the chains I love Pizza Hut's pepperoni lover's pan pizza!

I heard a tip though, pizza hut pre greases their pans. That is just great what we need, and already greasy pizza that is has more grease.

I agree with amy, independents are the best over all.

I would probably have to go with Papa Johns or Pizza Hut. I love Pizza Hut's breadsticks! They're awesome! but Papa John's pizza seems alot less greasy!


Nichole

Fave Pizza
 

In Lubbock it's got to be One Guy From Italy. Other than that, I like Papa John's I guess. I used to love Little Caesars, but we don't have it anymore in Dallas.:( Now I am not really a big pizza person. Too greasy.

-Ryan

Hell, almost any kind of carry out pizza is good, especially if you hungy! Thin and crispy for me with ALL of the Crap on it including the funny and stinky lil fishes! Oh and lots of stinky cheese, Parma something! Cant spell it and not going to the frige to scheck spelling!!!!!:D

sbarro's is great. They used to have one at the mall here, but they closed without a word!! bah.

There's a pizza place in my hometown called The Italian Pie that has the BEST pizza.

But, if I had to choose a large pizza chain, I guess Papa Johns.

I'm not a big pizza person either. It just makes me feel soooo bad after eating it :(

nothing beats Chicago style pizza from Gino's East or Giordono's in Chicago.. unforunately in Iowa we don't really have that many choices, so I stick to Papa Johns

Any St. Louis folk here?
 

Everyone pretty much knows what Chicago-style pizza is, but have you ever had St. Louis-style?

IMO'S!!!!!!

Wafer-thin crust with the usual sauce, but provel cheese instead of mozzerella, and some spice concotion sprinkled on top. Oh how heavenly! I lived in The Lou for the first half of my life and couldn't stand the stuff while I was there. When we moved to IL, I instantly fell in love with it because I was so homesick, and the franchise near my house (if you consider 45 minutes near, and yes I did go that far for pizza!) had St. Louis-themed decor (like all of them in STL do as well...), even though it was the farthest removed chain location. That store has since closed (not enough SoIllinoisians appreciated it, I guess!), but there is one across the road from the Southeast campus. MMMMMMMM I love it! Their salads are to die for as well.

Wow, I can reply to both halves of this . . .

Also a big fan of Uno's/Due's downtown - not like the TGIFriday's crappy chain Unos' you see all over, good stuff.


In iowa city - Pizza pit dude, seriously. Where else can you get 4 pizzas for like 18 bucks, and the guy will even insult you when he delivers it . . . FOR FREE! For real though, I've got some great memories of rolling out of jake's at close and grabbing vendor pizza off the ped mall - that's where the real pizza is at u of i. No lie.

The best pizzas in the world are, unfortunately, not available to you who don't live in Pittsburgh. They are Amato's and Mineo's(Amato's is when you're in the mood for light-as-a-feather crust and Mineo's is when you're in the mood for a greasefest)

For the rest of the world, I love Pizza Hut Pan Pizza with mushrooms and sausage. Preferably cold and left over the next morning, actually.

My fav is from this small Italian restaurant back in South Florida. It's called Thick n' Thin. The pizza is so greasy and cheesy which makes it even better!!!!

We have this pizza place by my house called Pizza Man and they are pretty good! I used to love Little Caesars but they closed, the only one open is the one in K-Mart and they dont deliver! :( We mainly get Pizza Hut, however i think its really greasy too. They do have some really good breadsticks though! :)

Chuck E. Cheese has awesome pizza too, IMO :cool:

I so agree about Uno and Due downtown -- that is the best pizza ever -- the crust is insane. And yes, the chain Pizzeria Uno's are terrible.

But LMAO -- Pizza Pit!! That is TOO funny. I was just in Iowa City (homecoming -- first time I've been there in ages) and we, hrm, had a bit to drink at Vito's. Starving for pizza at 2:30 am, and after waiting at that ped mall vendor thing for like half an hour, we ordered Pizza Pit. Being used to how much everything costs in Chicago, I was sure I was hearing wrong when the guy said that it would be like $4.00 for our pizza. Where can you get a whole pizza for $4.00??? That is just crazy. And it was the most delicious pizza we ever had, too. What a walk down memory lane that was!

I would have to say Papa John's since I usually only get pizza from the chains. I know I'm probably missing out on great pizza elsewhere.

valkyrie!!! you were in Iowa City and didn't tell me?!?!? :eek:
just kidding! at least you were able to see us beat Penn state!
The bars were packed this weekend - but the best thing to get is from the vendors outside the Union/Brothers/Vitos - its the Gyros guy or the Grilled Cheese guy.. oh gosh, thats good food :-)
Ever have Home Team pizza here in IC? yeah, an ext large pizza is $5. Some actual decent pizza here is Pagliais and I love Airliner pizza here :D

Methinks the taste of the food at the Airliner is definitely enhanced by a few well-timed Harvey Wallbangers . . . I went there during the day once, a long time ago, and it basically sucked ass . . . not like i remembered anyway

My stomach does not like Papa John's at all...

I'm partial to Pizza Hut. We have one on campus and it has never failed me.

We have a few local places that I like...Big Gino's...cheap pizza, unique taste. I don't know what they put in there, but it tastes like it has a bit of brown sugar. And then there's the Big Kahuna--their pizzas include food that's unique to Hawaii...kalua pig and pineapple. Their garlic cheese balls are also awesome.

And then there's the cheap cheap stuff. Magoo's. Definitely the college hangout on University Ave. Cheap pizza...$0.75 beers, who could ask for anything more? Pizza's not that great, but the cheap beer makes it better.

ahhhh....pineapple and ham pizza from Papa johns.....enough said..


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pineapple and ham pizza? What are you thinking? It has to be pepperoni, sausage, and green peppers;)

Giordano's, yes yes yes!!!! :D :D :D

I spent 12 loooonnng weeks in Chicago while on a US Govt training course. I swear it would've been quicker if I had just stuck Giordano's pizza directly to my thighs!!! :rolleyes:

IowaHawkeye, I did live for awhile in Iowa, in Storm Lake....and there was a really great local pizza place there....but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the place....

YUM YUM YUM!!!

oh no no no sir..LOL...it has to definately be the pineapple and ham...anything else would be uncivilized...
well I suppose you could substitute the ham for canadian bacon (which I'm still trying to figure out why the call it that).

d

gosh! can't you people eat normal pizza like jalapeno, tomatoe, black olive and mushroom :D

ACK! That's normal? Gebus..and I thought I was going off the wall w/ the pinapple and ham :(

d

Wow you like that combination too? I thoughty I was the only one ;)

I totally should have told you!! It was all very disorganized. I bought the tickets and then completely forgot about it until the last minute. We ended up staying in the Amana Colonies (!!) because that was the closest place I could find a room.

It was great to see the Hawks win -- last year I saw them get slaughtered by Illinois. :(

I did like Pagliais, too. But what's up with Iowa City? It seems like every pizza place downtown is gone and has been turned into a bar. It's so different now!!

By the way, IMHO, the best toppings on pizza are onions, garlic, artichoke hearts, ricotta cheese and extra sauce. Yum.

Ok, who in Chicago has had pizza from Pompeii - either the one on the westside or northside - it is by far the best - i need to go home and go there :D

Decades ago when we lived in Houston, our Sat. night tradition was to order a Z's pizza (they only delivered) and watch the British comedies (Dr. Who, Good Neighbors, etc.) Boy, I miss that.

My fax pizza place(s) here south of Atlanta is called Milano's. I used to love Johnny's Pizza but I think they changed the rcecipe.

I've only been to Pizza Hut about 3 times in 6 years. Domino's is a desp. call, but they are only a couple of miles. With all the good reviews here, maybe I should call Papa John's.

I am a strict pepperoni and mushroom pizza with a Coke girl; hubby sometimes gets totally separate (read: yucky) toppings on his side.

:rolleyes:

I love Dominos Pizza and locally I love Pie R Squared, The Flying Wedge and Johnny's (the one on Granville Street across from the temple)

Anyone ever try Donatos pizza? A new one just got built here but haven't tried it yet.

Cold Pizza and warm Bud...Breakfast of Champions.

(Well, at least thirty years ago...)

If anyone is in Austin-go to Mangia-this is the best pizza in Austin, UMMMMMMMMM

Donato's
 

They've opened up one in the next town. I've only gone once.

You order at your table by picking up the phone and "calling in".
I got the basic pepperoni pizza...very thin crust. It was better than I expected ((I am very picky..)), but not great/memorable.
The menu was kinda limited.

I would consider it a lunch-time pizza place rather than a night-time place when I want a more substantial pizza.


The one here had a separate party room or so it seemed.

Guess I'd give it a 6..5:)

DeltaAlum. my hubby always prefers left-over cold pizza, double yuck!

I would have to add Sbarro pizza is really good too.

Chain wise---- PaPa Johns, with sausage, pepperoni, light sauce

Local---Italian gator, down by swamp--Pepperoni--NY Style

Chains: Sbarros, Papa John, Papa Romanos
Local: Buscemi's, Shields

I totally agree, and refuse to eat it, even if I am "starving"!

New York style pizza is the best! There are 3 places in my hometown that are run by the same family, and they are straight up from NYC, so theirs is the very best in FL. Of course the best place to get any pizza is in NYC.

For chains, I guess Pizza Hut is OK, but I probably just go there for their great salads.