Bad Pizza

[HPriller]

$20 hah!  Most... correction ALL of the pizza places at the local commercial strip 3 blocks from my house charge in excess of $30 for large six topping (supreme, or whatever).  If I want pizza on the cheap I prefer pizza hut but they don't even deliver to where I live and they don't honor any of their nationally advertised coupons or email prices that they spam me with, it's still gonna cost me $15 before taxes (yes plural, not just sales tax, but also fast food tax, healthcare tax and whatever other nonsense they tack onto it these days) for a stuffed crust supreme from pizza hut.

Actually, come to think of it, the last time I ordered delivery pizza I had to cough up a General Grant to the delivery guy for just 1 large pizza and a fried zucchini appetizer.  That was ~2 years ago now.

[guncrasher]

I can get pizza from any of the franchises delivered to my house with no trouble.  little ceasar's is just 1 block from my house too.

but when I want real pizza I go to petrillo's in san gabriel.  it's like 35 bucks for a large pizza made with real cheese and lots of good stuff.  takes me 45 minutes to get there one way.  well worth the money.


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[guncrasher]

and oh yeah there's a pizza place just around the corner called bud's pizza.  went the other day for lunch.  spent 13 bucks on hot wings and a large beer.  he gave me 1/2 a pitcher of beer, worst fricking beer ever.  it was warm and the hot wings were overcooked to the point of almost being like chicken jerky.  needless to say I tipped the guy as I am pretty sure he did his best.  but sure as hell not going back there.

If I dont like the food, I never go back.  but I dont like to argue with them as there is no point.  the guy is probably struggling already and he knows it.  no point in adding to his misery.


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[bustr]

None of you makes your own or bothers to improve the offerings from like COSTCO or Safeway's competition to COSTCO's brand pizza? Or even the many brands of pizza from the frozen isles at your grocery?

In many cases the reason they come out of your oven crisped at the edge and wet in the center is you need to cook them at 385 and not 400 per the instructions on the carton. By cooking lower and slower the water that results from the thawing of the red sauce and toppings evaporates rather than sits in the center. You also get an even rising and baking of the crust. The crust will brown just fine because you are cooking above 325 along with your sausage slices getting some sizzle.

They come out crappy because the higher heat at 400+ cooks the pizza dough too fast not allowing the toppings to catch up due to thawing and water evaporation. Or you can allow the pizza to come to room temp before placing it in a 400+ oven. In either case you can add on more toppings to enhance the results.

The cooking time is still shorter than waiting 30min.

[Meatwad]

Im cheap, either $5 little Caesar pepperoni or whatever the store has on sale. ive always cooked on a pizza pan at 400 directly from the freezer, no preheating. They have always come out yummy

[MiloMorai]

Little Lebanese place just down the road makes good pizza. A 16" 3 item with a large soda > $20 Don't skimp on the cheese and items either.

[Widewing]

When it comes to pizza, the crust is everything.... We have three of the best Italian/Pizza restaurants in the northeast (according to their ratings), within 20 minutes from where I live. I also enjoy a good Chicago style deep dish pie as well.

If you don't mind frozen pizza, try Red Barron deep dish pizzas. Much better than the typical crap from the national chains.

[potsNpans]

If your nose can't tell the flavor of a pizza parlor or you don't see the fat mustached Italiano, you might be disappointed. My Grand ma used to say ' you no putza you no taste a'. Never been angry for trying some new restaurant, only disappointed in my high expectations. Try it again after fasting for 48 hours, it'll be the best dam pizza you ate in a long time. Some one probably told them there was a lot of 'dough' to be made in pizza.

[caldera]

Been making my own pizza from scratch for a while now.  Dough takes 5 minutes to make and is ready in two hours.  Preheat the pizza stone for 1/2 hour at 500 degrees.  I can't quite make them round but whatever.

Fresh dough + dear old Mom's homemade sauce + fresh mozzarella + pepperoni + onions = awesomeness. 
Wash down with quality suds and sleep it off.  Wake up.  Repeat.   

[100Coogn]

Little Lebanese place just down the road makes good pizza. A 16" 3 item with a large soda > $20 Don't skimp on the cheese and items either.

Ahh lesbian pizza.   

Coogan

[matt72078]

Whenever I'm in the south I get hungry howie's.  That's good drunk food.

[Volron]

Somebody ordered me a sausage pizza once...



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...once!

 




I haven't had to pay for a pizza in a few years now.  Fresh hot pizza, my way for free.    Course, helps when your brother is an assistant manager of a Pizza Hut too.

[DREDIOCK]

Nope - some small mom'n'pop place

What state?

[DREDIOCK]

I can get pizza from any of the franchises delivered to my house with no trouble.  little ceasar's is just 1 block from my house too.

but when I want real pizza I go to petrillo's in san gabriel.  it's like 35 bucks for a large pizza made with real cheese and lots of good stuff.  takes me 45 minutes to get there one way.  well worth the money.


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Little ceasars pizza is NOT real pizza. Same thing with Pizza hut.

My experience is the farther away you get from  Little Italy NY or NJ the harder it is to find a decent pan pie.
I understand the same holds true with Chicago pies

Pizza from Little Italy is the best. Seaside in NJ is next best (HUGE pies too) outside if that in NY NJ area they average from pretty decent to pretty good.
No matter if you are in Little Italy, NY or NJ the best way to find a good pie is to look for the least fancy place. The more fancy the pizza joint looks the less likely you are going to get a really good pie.

Same thing holds true with food from Diners. The more like a dump the place looks. The more likely it is you are going to find great food. As well known as NJ is for having Diners. There are very few true Diners anymore. Most these days are restaurants that call themselves Diners. And they dont even know how to properly make decent home fries anymore.

True Diners hire cooks. Not chefs. And the cook usually goes by some rough sounding name like "Chuck" who is usually either ex military or an ex con..sometimes both. And if you dont like the food or want it a certain special way the cook is just as likely to tell you to pzz off or say "This aint burger king. You get it my way or not at all" (I actually saw that on a sign in a place once.. GREAT food though

And thats typically the story. They dont cook anything fancy or do special orders. But they dont need to because its just that good

[JimmyC]

make your own..
cheap easy and fun





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