Posted on 05/20/2022 3:37:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Is Domino’s pizza? If you furrow your brow in confusion at this inquiry, tilting your head and replying with some variation on “of course it is,” I have news for you.
To clarify, I’m not a New Yorker, Chicagoan, or Detroiter required to uphold the strict pizza laws of my home city. I grew up in northern New Jersey, where the prevalence of Italian families and our proximity to the Big Apple meant you could find a slice any given moment at any of the two dozen joints in a 10-mile radius.
So, if I’m no purist, why am I questioning Domino’s like this? What I want to clarify is that while Domino’s is always technically pizza, it is not always functionally pizza. In case your furrowed brow has deepened and your head has tilted another 10 degrees, let me explain.
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I don’t know about other States but the Domino’s in Utah are the absolute worst. Even Pizza Hut is better. Little Caesars is as bad as Domino’s but at least its cheaper.
I kind of like Domino’s Italian sandwich though. It’s not great but also not bad.
Can’t remember how many times I got stuck in even light snow with that V-8 up front and rear wheel drive.
Make your own.on flourtortillas. Surprise!
Alright. So before my get healthy phase I used to loves Jets pizza. Pan style with extra pepperoni. Now if only they had the Cajun crust like Hungry Howies pizza did I’d have been in heaven.
When I lived in Michigan 2 places were must go to’s for za. Shields and Buddies pizza. Whenever I get back there I’ll ditch the healthy food and go for a good pizza from either of those places.
I like Sam’s pizza. You just have to soak up all the grease with a napkin before you eat it. Never had to do that anywhere else. It fills the hole.
CLAM PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love a good Sicilian or grandma style pizza. Of course, also I enjoy a Neopolitan or NY style as well. Hell, I like them all. I’ve been making my own lately and learning a lot here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pizzaaddict
I haven’t had a Domino’s pizza in 35-40 years. I probably should try one just to see how it compares with my memory of it.
I deliver for Domino’s back in the ‘80s and their piece of sucked. But then I moved to a small town where was the only decent option available about 10 years ago and I ordered one one day and I was shocked at how delicious it was turns out they completely changed their menu.
Ah, but that is New York pizza. Seriously, that is 99% of the pizza you find around NYC.
“Not for a while.”
Bull. It’s in the final yeast product, and you need a patriot’s guile to find it.
:)
Hungry Howie’s is the best chain pizza nowadays, although always best to make your own. Substitute light beer for water for a flavorful crust, and unadulterated canned Cento crushed tomato makes a fantastic sauce.
I make the best pizza, if you were to ask me. However, when I drive up to Destin, Florida, I like to stop in Grimaldi’s and get a Margherita pizza. It’s not the best pizza I’ve ever had, but they like to think they represent New York with all their NYC flair and NYC music.
I’ve made them before, both flour & corn. Even done it on a large flat rock flagstone over a campfire But I’m too lazy, when they are both (relatively) cheap, and don’t spoil for a LOOONGG time.
McDonald’s used to be about real estate. These days, lots of fast food joints - including Chipotle and McD, sold the land and lease it back. You can earn 4-10% cash-on-cash for 1-35 years. And some increase the lease payments on a schedule.
Papa John and Dominos both forced their founders out for not being woke. I do my part with ‘Go woke, go broke’. Any company worried about ESG score loses my business - exceptions being a few products that have no reasonable substitute. But there’s always another pizza joint. I like Chicago style, but that’s hard to find, as quality ingredients are hard to source in quantity. I went back to the piiza joint rated #1 in Chicago in 1980. It barely beat Little Caesar’s (which I’m convinced uses Velveeta).
LOL!!! Yeah, we do that.
its all in the crust and sauce.
Yes, they changed a lot. So much so that my last two stores were so busy we couldn’t keep up.
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