I had an awful time at...are you ready? Godfathers Pizza..

[Stuart G]

Last September I was traveling out west with my friend and we stopped for pizza..Godfathers Pizza..
ever heard of it.

First it was one of the worst pizzas ever..

and they had on Fox News..
...and I had to ask them to turn it..fortunately they did...
...I will never forget it..

[muntrv]

1. Fortunately, we don't have those here in SE Michigan. I thought they went out of business.

[Lucinda]

2. I've always head it was good pizza....we usually make our own.

I've never tried Godfather's.

[Kennah]

3. I think I've been to Godfathers a handful of times. The food sucks.

[bainz]

4. Why would you decide to stop at a chain while road tripping?

The last thing I would do while traveling is stop at a cookie cutter restaurant (especially pizza). I am sure there were plenty of mom 'n pop shops you could have tried.

[FSogol]

6. Agreed. Check out Roadfood.com next time, you won't be disappointed. n/t

[bainz]

10. Interesting.

Not too proud to admit that I have not heard of that site. I usually only day trip, so I rely on word of mouth, but that site looks like a great resource.

Thanks.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. There are some fast food/chain restaurants that are localized

For example, there aren't any Sonics in New England where I live, so I stopped at one in Binghamton, NY last spring. I also ate at a Red Robin in Syracuse, because we didn't have any around here. But I see both advertise on national TV, so I was interested.

If ever went to LA, my first stop would be In N Out Burger.....we don't have them in the East.

We also don't have Godfather's here, but I've never heard of them until Cain came along and doubt I'd ever be interested in eating there anyhow especially since that asshole owns it.

I agree though that I don't understand why someone would eat at McDonalds or Subway if they had other choices when those are everywhere around the country.

[Arctic Dave]

5. Didn't know they were still in business.

They closed there doors up here in the early nineties.

[FSogol]

7. Same here. n/t

[bainz]

11. Yeah, same here.

I forgot about that chain until the current election hype.

Did a location search on the website and it looks like most of the locations are at truck stops (at least in my region).

I do recall going there when I was a kid (long, long time ago). They had open pies and played movies on projection tv's.

Or was that Mr. Gatti's. Now, I can't remember.

Of course, it doesn't matter, because all I can afford is Totino's Party Pizzas these days either way.

[xmas74]

17. We had one

that closed up in the early nineties. It was actually decent, compared to the other chains at the time.

I've heard that's all changed.

[Ikonoklast]

18. They sell that swill at gas stations now.

You're better off eating the box it comes in.

[Angry Dragon]

8. I had it one time and

IT WAS THE WORST PIZZA I HAVE EVER EATEN

[joeglow3]

12. I wish I lived near you.

I think it is one of the better around here, compared to other chains.

[Pacifist Patriot]

9. Never heard of it until I looked up why a guy with no political experience was running for president

[Liberal In Texas]

13. Oddly enough, when founder William (Willy) Theisen started his first

pizza joint, it was actually pretty good. The first place was also a popular place for young Omaha singles back in the day (early 1970s).

I haven't had a Godfather's in several decades, but I imagine after Theisen sold it to Pillsbury and Cain took over the quality went straight to hell. Theisen must have made a lot of money selling out, I remember a story about him chartering a Concorde SST for a party that went to Europe and back.

[Shagbark Hickory]

15. Could it be because they store their blue cheese dressing at 52 degrees?

https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=4252232&licid=3925667

Or perhaps the ice had a sort of moldy taste to it? :shrug:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

16. Was it really that awful?

Awful to me would be if the food made you sick, or the staff told you to go f*** off when you complained, ignored you or overcharged you and then refused to fix it. Yours sounds like just a fairly mediocre experience.

[Synicus Maximus]

19. I miss your point. Cain resigned as CEO of Godfathers in 1996.