Worst "Corporate" pizza.

[maveric]

Poll question: Worst "Corporate" pizza.

Most of them suck but Little Ceasers is the worst IMO.

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. Dominoes

If not for their crappy pizza, then it's their crappy political agenda

[Nevernose]

2. Domino's founder is major contributor to Operation Life

Boycott's been in place for years. Besides, their pizza sucks.

[Cobalt Violet]

4. Yes.

At least 15 yrs.

[Ann Arbor Dem]

32. The stories I could tell you about that evil man.....

The current CEO is no better.

:nuke:

[Cobalt Violet]

3. Dominos - the anti-abortion pizza.

Buy one and fund a right-wing wacko group.

[solinvictus]

5. Pizza the Hut

Geez, they suck, a sauce made of nothing more than tomato paste, greasy crusts, and gray meat toppings of an unknown origin.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

27. Pizza the Hut is not nice to my gut.

n/t

[chiburb]

57. And who puts cheddar cheese on pizza? yech....n/t

[slutticus]

6. You forgot Mr. Gattis

That's my vote

[VelmaD]

11. Have I mentioned...

that I LOVE the atheist logo you added to your sig line? I do. Have you officially joined?

Oh, and Patrick is cute too. :)

[slutticus]

12. I Joined a long time ago

:)

And yes...patrick is cute. His blissful ignorance is inspiring.

[VelmaD]

14. Kewl

I did not know you were a card-carrying atheist. Boyo, you'll be the first one in line when they herd us into the camps. :) I'll have to check out the site and see if you can join if you're just a-religious and don't believe in god but do believe in the universe and just don't think you can put a name or face to the numinous. :)

Personally, I prefer Sandy. Texas girl and all. :) "You messed with the bull...no you're gonna get the horns."

[Maddy McCall]

21. Me, too...

Native Texan here who loves Sandy, too. :-)

[southpaw]

64. I like you, slutticus...

You are one of the few with a sig almost as busy as my own! ;)
I also love Patrick... do you know he is voiced by Bill Fagerbakke?

[petronius]

18. I think Mr. Gattis makes up for it...

...with those cinnamon roll thingies, of which I have eaten entire pans. And the all-you-can-eat $5 lunch buffet.

[minkyboodle]

38. holy shit

Mr Gatti's..... I hadn't thought of that place in years.... I have a dark confession to make here, me and the rest of my studio used to go to that damn buffet once a week and just pig out.... Its wrong I know but they did have a BBQ chicken pizza that I could tolerate for 4.75..... ughhh the shame is washing over me as I type. :)

[sleepyhead]

7. Dominoes, definitely.

Crappy politics. I have gone hungry at a meeting at work rather than eaten one bite of their pizza.

[GOPFighter]

8. -blush- I confess, I used to love Shakey's pizza

There used to be one in Bethesda, but I think it's gone.

[Wapsie B]

10. Yeah me too.

The first chain pizza I had was at Shakey's in Cedar Falls. They used to have a banjo player with a sing-a-long every night. A few years later they did mostly smorgasboards.

[htuttle]

I once ate almost 5 pounds of Mojo pototoes at their Bunch o'Lunch

I passed out and woke up in the parking lot.

:shrug:

[chiburb]

60. Me too.

Their whole buffet was great in a bad sort of way...

[OnionPatch]

9. I figured I better not answer this one since

I'm sitting here eating a piece of Stater Brother's brand frozen pizza.
:shrug:

[qb]

13. Shakeys has an awesome buffet in Rochester, MN!

Regarding Dominoes, I have fond memories of a Lollapalooza concert in St. Paul several years ago that had Dominoes stands: The giant electronic sign over the stage had the message: "If you're pro-choice, why the fuck are you eating Dominoes?"

Ministry was awesome at that concert.

[LTR]

23. I WAS AT THAT SHOW!!!

The one on Harriet Island in St. Paul! Great show!

I nursed bruises for almost a week from being caught briefly in the mosh pit during Ministry's set. Everything was pretty mellow before they came on, then it turned into Fight Club in the round. Good thing I was absolutely trashed.

Violent and scary, but one hell of a show. Was pretty exhausted by the time Red Hot Chili Peppers came on.

[Dukkha]

15. Actually Tom Monaghan no longer owns Domino's

He sold Domino's to Bain Capital Inc. for about $1 billion in 1998.
Apparently, he still owns 7% of the company though.

Monaghan has since formed a right-wing version of the ACLU known as the Thomas More Center for Law and Justice. They are designed to carry out Roman Catholic orthodoxy through impact litigation (test cases). Monaghan also formed the Ave Maria School of Law to train future fundamentalists to be armed with law degrees. To complete his troika, he has also formed the Ann Arbor PAC which funnels a great deal of his political contributions to fight the gay community and reproductive freedom.

[Ann Arbor Dem]

33. Did you know that Robert Bork was one of the first professors...

...at Monaghan's "law school?" I don't know if he is still there, though.

[FDRrocks]

16. On Taste: Dominoes, In general: Pizza Hut

Dominoes tastes worst than any freezer pizza I've ever mad.... but Pizza Hut takes the cake. Everytime I eat thier pizza I feel like a ate a giant solidified ball of grease that I can feel residing in my stomache for several hours afterwards.

[Radical Activist]

17. Has anyone had a pizza hut pizza without burnt pepperoni?

I mean seriously, every time I've had a pizza there they burn the pepperoni. What's the problem there?

But Domino's is the worst. Didn't the owner run for Senate in Georgia? Besides being a nutjob, the pizza sucks ass.

[lpbk2713]

19. Chuck E Cheese

They actually feed that stuff to kids. After one pizza, the kids' veins age 20 years.

[LTR]

25. Chuck E. Cheese is awful!

Hell, when I was younger, the only thing they really had going for them was their arcade.

Now all the kids have PlayStation. Chuck E. Cheese is a faded concept with rotten food.

[Maddy McCall]

20. Papa Johns...

I can't eat it. The sauce is just too sweet for my taste. Yuck.

[LTR]

22. Round Table kicks all your asses!!!

Excellent pizza, and I'm pissed that there is none anywhere close to me. I used to love the stuff.

Dominos tastes like ass.

[onebigbadwulf]

24. Pizza Hut is BY FAR the worst

its like eating a sponge with fake processed cheese ontop.

[htuttle]

55. I used to work there. I was the 'Doughmaster'

I made all the crusts every morning. I can verify that I did indeed put sponges in the crust.

YUCK!

All of their pizzas are actually fried in oil. I'd put 1/2 inch of oil in the bottom of the pan, and drop the glob of crust/sponge mixture into it. It would polymerize in the oven and come out somewhat crispy.

[St. Jarvitude]

26. Pizza Hut varies from franchise to franchise

Sometimes, even from shift to shift. For example, the Pizza Hut across from my high school serves absolute crap during the lunch shift - it's soggy, over-sauced, undercooked drivel.

The night shift, though, is exquisite. Perfectly cooked and the exact blend of crust, sauce, and cheese to make a superb pizza. That Pizza Hut ranks with my two favorite pizza places: Giordano's, a Chicago-area chain, and Gulo's Pizza Paddle, strictly a one-restaurant joint.

As you can tell, I'm a regular pizza connoisseur, being a teenager and all.

[JM]

40. Pizza Hut is to Giordano's is like

Trabant is to Rolls-Royce

How can you even compare??? Unless Giordano's sank to depths unknown by man, I find this unreal...

Where in Chicago are you?

JM

[St. Jarvitude]

47. Mostly Pizza Hut is crap, yes.

One shift at this one joint though... it's just so good. It's not the slimy, greasy toxic waste that comes out of every other Pizza Hut. It's a phenomenon :shrug:

Okay, I guess the comparison to Giordano's was exaggeration. But just the fact that I even thought to make that shows you how good it is at that point.

I'm not exactly in Chicago, I actually live in Arlington Heights near Buffalo Grove.

[JM]

58. Lol...

Arlington Heights/BG. It has been a while since I have been out that way. I was just back in the North Shore in April, but we spent most of it on I94 in and out of the city.

When I flew in for surgery at Northwestern Memorial downtown, I bribed a nurse to run down the street and pick me up a small from Gino's East. To hell with the nurse (although she was awfully cute), damned if I wasn't going to be that close to fine pizza and not get a slice. Life has it's priorities, right?

JM

[Fusions_Minion]

28. Pizza slut

That crust.... :puke::puke::puke:

[ForrestGump]

29. Domino's is so bad that I generally don't eat it even when it's free

Yuck. Yuck.

I just ate a DeGiorno's frozen pizza -- spinach, mushroom, and garlic -- that was yummy. My favorite frozen pizza would probably be a toss-up among Trader Joe's (of course), the Canadian President's Choice 'fully loaded' pizza, and Amy's (especially the pesto pizza...love that crust), though Wolfgang Puck's and California Pizza Kitchen can also be excellent, if typically overpriced.

Most of the my unfrozen favorites are from small outlets. Used to love CiCi's when I lived within their territory -- $2.99 for all I can eat, including their insanely good spinach and vegetable pizzas. Used to enjoy Pizza Hut, too, though it tends to be exceptionally fatty (chicken one's good) and, unless you get a coupon, too expensive for what it is.

[Mobius]

30. the Hut

by a mile

[AwakeAtLast]

31. Don't like Donatos very much

But I'm not sure how widespread they are.

[ALago1]

34. Is Little Caesar's still around?

They've completely vanished in my neck of the woods (NJ) but they were quite prevalent 10 years ago.

And yes they did suck - but I think Dominoes takes the prize.

I actually like Pizza Hut sometimes...

[Tweed]

56. Caesar's clings onto existence by surviving in the Midwest, mainly

the Chicago suburbs.

[Shakespeare]

69. Nah, we've got 'em in California, too.

Northern and Southern.

[Torgo Johnson]

35. Marco's

I think they are only in the Midwest, but I think their pizzas always tasted stale with not enough cheese.

[Swamp Rat]

36. All of the above

I feel a bit queasy after reading those names... they are ALL disgusting!

Anybody could make a better pizza at home. Make your own dough. Make your own sauces and toppings. It's not that hard. I like to put shrimp or crawfish in a white, creamy sauce, onions, mushrooms, cayenne pepper, etc. Ever make a Brie cheese pizza?

Corporate food = a slow death

[vajraroshana]

37. Pizza Hut is awful bad

Most delivery has become that way also.

In our household, we've been getting our pizza fix by using some Indian flatbreads called Roghani Nan (the brand is Kontos). We use our own pizza sauce and much better quality toppings than the chains. They make small (about 7") individual pizzas that are awesome. Be sure to drizzle some good olive oil on while pre-baking the bread. mmmm....

[Kire]

39. I was going to say Sbarro's

they always make it too hot, plus they're bloody corporate

[Lil Jon]

41. Pizza Hut.

Yeeahhh!

[SarahB]

42. Dominoes and Pizza Hut are both pretty bad.

When I lived in the midwest, I actually loved Godfathers, but there wasn't much in the way of local places. In CT, there's more locally owned pizza places and one can avoid all that corporate junk.

[mrboba1]

43. Godfathers was always good

around here - then they closed down.

Dominos is the worst - you get what you pay for.
(and I didn't even know about their politics)

on edit: What about Cici's Pizza? It's like 2.99 or something for the buffet - and again, you get what you pay for...

[SarahB]

49. I've never had CiCi's.

I used to live in Omaha, NE as a kid, but have lived in CT since the late 80's and neither region had it. :shrug:

[Scottie72]

44. What about Hungry Howies?

I could never stand there Pizza.... :puke:

[LuCifer]

45. SBARROS!!! I should have voted other, DOH!

But I voted for Dominoes, knee-jerk reaction! I ate at Sbarros, at least 3 different locations (Boynton Mall, Pompano Turnpike Plaza and Palm Beach Gardens Mall for sure) and after each time I did, I barfed my brains out! How on EARTH can Sbarros have locations in NEW YORK CIT?!?!?! Y'all need to run them out of town!

I got 2 Dominoes horror stories. Both of these are from South Florida, so, if you are down here, GO WITH PAPA JOHNS OR PIZZA HUT!

1) One time my parents ordered Dominoes, it came and hour and a half late...hardly warm. Needless to say that was the LAST time we ordered their crap!

2) Family friend ordered Dumpinoes and there was a dead frog on her pizza. No, I'm not making this up and don't ask me how in the hell a dead frog got on her pizza! PASS ME THAT 17", I'M HUNGRY NOW!!!

Lu Cifer, reminding you that Sean Hannity huffs his own farts

[Cuban_Liberal]

46. Definitely that tasteless, cardboard crap from Little Ceasers!

:puke:

[Bertha Venation]

48. We have a cat named Domino. He won't even eat their pizza.

:bounce:

[TrustingDog]

50. Pizza Slut... ugh.

altho, must say I do not order from the big chains too often so can't really give a good comparison to Dominoes, etc.

It's been years since I ordered a Pizza Slut... got one of those four square personal pan things a couple weeks ago (weak moment). omg, if people think this is food... :puke:

the ground beef pebble nuggets were all snouts and entrails tasting, what I define as cheese couldn't be found but there was some orange crap mixed in. and sauceless too - like eating a dry shingle with fake flavouring.

my favourite pizzas are home made. slap some salsa or pizza sauce on a pita or flatbread, use real bona fide cheese and whatever else handy.... mmmmmm mmmm good.

[bearfan454]

51. Cici's sucks

Their cardboard crusts suck the worst.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

52. Little Caesar's has the very worst crust - probably recycled cardboard

mushed up with some rancid grease. It's the only pizza that has made me ill from eating it.

[Tweed]

53. Shakey's has a buffet in Springfield, IL

[Richardo]

54. Sentimental vote for Shakey's

I worked at a Shakeys in high school.

...and it was horrible pizza. I don't think they exist any more. ;-)

[Merrick]

59. Little Caesar's tastes the worst, but Round Table gives me the shits

I think Little Caesar's used to be somewhat better about 10 or so years ago. Probably not a coincidence that that was about the time their prices started to come down (maybe they began chinsing on ingredient quality to pursue the cheapskate market?)
Round Table tastes decent, but its pretty greasy and always sends me lurching cross-legged to the toilet about half an hour after I eat it. And I'm not the only one - I've gotten corroboration from others whenever I broach the "Round Table gives me the shits" topic.

[Nevernose]

62. I like their chicken pizza

I've never scientifically tested whether or not it's given me the runs before, though. Look like I have a science project for the weekend...

[Merrick]

63. better play it safe...

and wear a lab coat and goggles and eat it on the toilet. And for God sakes, make sure all your bunsen burners are turned off.

[SmileyBoy]

61. Domino's tastes like the box it came in.

:puke:

[Nikia]

65. Pizza Hut gives me digestive problems

My mother was in a Pizza Hut phase (eating there a couple times per week) long enough for me to know that it wasn't just a coincidence.

[name not needed]

66. Me too

Same thing with McDonald's hamburgers.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

67. I avoid corporate pizza with much gusto

I gleefuly order from local, non-chain pizza houses, which are WAYYYYYYY better. Assembly line production has a bad influence in taste.

[lpbk2713]

68. True story about Pizza Hut personal pan pizza.

I was eating lunch at a Pizza Hut one time and was lifting up a piece to take a bite out of it. Something didn't feel right to my fingertips so I looked at the bottom of the crust. A roach was baked into the crust of the personal pan pizza. As soon as I gained my composure I called the server over to my booth. Her attitude was something like "well, what do you want me to do about it?". As though it was an everyday occurrence. Needless to say I haven't eaten at a Pizza Hut since.