eatchicago wrote:Cogito wrote:The last time I went to Gino's East thew sausage was in the form of a flat one-piece disk that covered the entire crust, instead of individual pieces. Awful.
This is also how Lou Malnati's handles it. I consider it to be the opposite of awful.
Cogito wrote:To each his own. I couldn't handle it.
shakes wrote:Moral of the story: Never use the tip in advance feature.
ronnie_suburban wrote:shakes wrote:Moral of the story: Never use the tip in advance feature.
Yep. Words of wisdom. That is one helluva wacky story.
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eatchicago wrote:Cogito wrote:The last time I went to Gino's East thew sausage was in the form of a flat one-piece disk that covered the entire crust, instead of individual pieces. Awful.
This is also how Lou Malnati's handles it. I consider it to be the opposite of awful.
Panther in the Den wrote:Dominos
Little Caesar
Pizza Hut
thetrob wrote:Panther in the Den wrote:Dominos
Little Caesar
Pizza Hut
When you have to feed a bunch of 8 year olds, need to get 8-10 of them, and the local Dominos will sell you pizzas at $5 each, they are more than acceptable.
None of the above are Bad, per se, they are edible. I think we all have had food from a variety of establishments that is not edible, and truly bad, They are just not even close to as good as can be had from the myriad of local places in most neighborhoods.
Speaking of chain pizza, has anyone ever sampled the likes of
Papa Johns
Sarpinos
CiCi's
Jets
Just curious
thetrob wrote:Panther in the Den wrote:Dominos
Little Caesar
Pizza Hut
When you have to feed a bunch of 8 year olds, need to get 8-10 of them, and the local Dominos will sell you pizzas at $5 each, they are more than acceptable.
None of the above are Bad, per se, they are edible. I think we all have had food from a variety of establishments that is not edible, and truly bad, They are just not even close to as good as can be had from the myriad of local places in most neighborhoods.
Speaking of chain pizza, has anyone ever sampled the likes of
Papa Johns
Sarpinos
CiCi's
Jets
Just curious
thetrob wrote:Panther in the Den wrote:Dominos
Little Caesar
Pizza Hut
When you have to feed a bunch of 8 year olds, need to get 8-10 of them, and the local Dominos will sell you pizzas at $5 each, they are more than acceptable.
None of the above are Bad, per se, they are edible. I think we all have had food from a variety of establishments that is not edible, and truly bad, They are just not even close to as good as can be had from the myriad of local places in most neighborhoods.
thetrob wrote:Speaking of chain pizza, has anyone ever sampled the likes of
Papa Johns
Sarpinos
CiCi's
Jets
ronnie_suburban wrote:...
Imo, they're pretty bad. Having to feed a bunch of children is not a meaningful measure of quality. Otherwise, I'd still eat at Old Country Buffet once a week. In any event, starting kids on bad pizza is a gateway mistake that can only lead to bad taste and bad palates down the road.
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thetrob wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:...
Imo, they're pretty bad. Having to feed a bunch of children is not a meaningful measure of quality. Otherwise, I'd still eat at Old Country Buffet once a week. In any event, starting kids on bad pizza is a gateway mistake that can only lead to bad taste and bad palates down the road.
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My kids ate enough Dominos as kids and their palates survived with no problem. They won't touch the stuff now.
I really like Jet's (deep dish only) and have no issues with ordering it when I am near one. To me they are the best of the chain pizzas I've had over the years.ronnie_suburban wrote:thetrob wrote:thetrob wrote:Speaking of chain pizza, has anyone ever sampled the likes of
Papa Johns
Sarpinos
CiCi's
Jets
There's a thread about Jet's here, in which Jet's was described as "great bad pizza," a terrifically accurate description that was coined by a friend of mine.
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Panther in the Den wrote:We might agree that most are edible but we have to draw the line somewhere (actually I can’t believe we are considering eating these pizzas).
What distinguishes bad pizza? Would you go out of your way to eat any of these? Destination dining? I don’t think so.
Hence bad.
Chi style hot dog pizza,with all the fixins...
thetrob wrote:As I write this I find it hard to believe that I am defending Pizza Hut, Dominoes and the likes, but for people I know that travel extensively to small towns and out of the way places, they relish a chain pizza joint nearby to get something they at least know will be edible.
ronnie_suburban wrote:You left out my LOL emoji when you quoted me.
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Imo, they're pretty bad. Having to feed a bunch of children is not a meaningful measure of quality. Otherwise, I'd still eat at Old Country Buffet once a week. In any event, starting kids on bad pizza is a gateway mistake that can only lead to bad taste and bad palates down the road. :lol:
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Yes, understood. You left out my LOL emoji when you quoted me.
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Rene G wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:You left out my LOL emoji when you quoted me.
I think thetrob tried to quote you correctly. Here's the code:
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Imo, they're pretty bad. Having to feed a bunch of children is not a meaningful measure of quality. Otherwise, I'd still eat at Old Country Buffet once a week. In any event, starting kids on bad pizza is a gateway mistake that can only lead to bad taste and bad palates down the road. :lol:
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Yes, understood. You left out my LOL emoji when you quoted me.
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Just yesterday, in another thread, I tried to post a response that included a quote with an essential emoji. Everything appeared properly except the emoji was missing. I tried troubleshooting, but eventually just gave up and didn't post. I didn't want to "misquote" the person.
Panther in the Den wrote:thetrob wrote:As I write this I find it hard to believe that I am defending Pizza Hut, Dominoes and the likes, but for people I know that travel extensively to small towns and out of the way places, they relish a chain pizza joint nearby to get something they at least know will be edible.
I find it hard to believe too and hence my post.
I also not going to buy the small town thing either. I travel a fair amount and will always seek out a local, privately owned place, a diner, anything.
Okay, I fully understand that most of the population is scared of small places and will h ad to a chain, McDonald’s, Taco Bell because they know what to expect and won’t get sick.
But not here on the forum. That is just being lazy and giving up.
Maybe some of us here are afraid of small town diners too?
ronnie_suburban wrote:Just because something is edible, passable, acceptable to kids or best available doesn't mean it isn't also bad. Yes, some relativism is unavoidable but c'mon! We're having this discussion here, not at the mall.
Whatever, chains are chains. Based solely on my personal experience, I can confidently say that there is plenty of independently-operated bad pizza in Chicagoland. And I think it survives because "edible, passable, acceptable to kids or best available" is good enough in some venues.
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