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Pizza Hut Turns 50
Well, I've had good pizza. I'm lucky enough to live in the Phoenix metro area and we have several Grimaldi's for my coal-fired oven fix & Pizzeria Bianco for when I simply have to have a supremely divine wood-fired pie and damn the two hour wait. There are also two local chains I love - Nello's with their amazing and hard to classify thick crusted circles of wonderment and Barro's for when I want a classic mom-and-pop pie. However, if I just want a pizza and I want it to be good and not a bready, crusty nightmare like PJs or Domino's, a Thin and Crispy Pork Topping & Mushroom pizza from good old Pizza Hut hits the spot every time.
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I'm in New Mexico and the closest Mom-n-Pop pizza I can find comes fresh from my own oven! (after much trial and error)
YUM
Pizza Hut Turns 50
@ worldcupfever: Have you ever been to Wyoming? North Dakota? Nebraska? Idaho? New Mexico? Yeah, I just think it's a little presumptive to assume that everywhere is within driving distance of a good mom & pop pizza shop. Here in Wyoming, there's a couple of "cities" - 50,000 people; about 10 or so "small towns" - between 10,000 and 40,000 people, and lots of tiny towns. "A town or two over" could mean 150 miles. So no, there isn't always easy access. I live in the largest city in WY - Casper, and only in the past year or so have 3 or 4 "independent" pizza shops opened. They are good, but they aren't cheap.
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Good lord. The debate of Pizza Hut vs. Papa John's just makes me cry. I don't think there's a point on the continental US map that's not within driving distance of a good mom & pop pizza shop. The reason Papa John gives you garlic butter & pepperoncini is to cover up for their terrible pizza, and Pizza Hut is no better. What it comes down to is what Adam wrote in the open: the biggest deal isn't that chain pizza generally sucks, it's the utter bastardization of one of the most wonderful culinary treats known to man.
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Pizza Hut is not what it used to be. Growing up, it was my 2nd favorite, only following a local pizzaria. Was fortunate to be able to make my own pizzas at the Hut when I worked there in the early eighties. Then something happened. The quality I was used to evaporated when they did away with the manual ovens and started using those chain driven automatic ones. Sure, sometimes a pizza would get a little extra crispy the old way, but it still tasted great! Not any more.
I will occasionally get a pizza from them, but it is becoming more and more seldom as I search for another excellent thin and crispy pizza provider. I'm to the point where I prefer DiGiorno's to Pizza Hut. :-(
Pizza Hut Turns 50
Hi, This is my first post on here and I love this site. I think that Pizza Hut sucks. I have had it in NY, CT, FL, Budapest and Costa Rica - which was by far the WORST! Now, I have not come here to complain yet to share with you all my thoughts...Pizza Hut survives in areas like CT/NY where there is great pizza b/c it's family friendly, they have 'deals'/coupons, etc. There's this little pizza chain though down south called CiCi's - perhaps you've heard of it??? It's a pizza buffet - all you can eat and made to order. Now, I will never eat at a Pizza Hut again but you can be sure that as a NY native I will go to my local pizzerias and if I'm ever down south again I will frequent a CiCi's....which should hopefully, one day replace Pizza Hut. Wanna check it out: www.cicispizza.com - they've started with commercials in NY but no actual restaurants...one day!
Thanks.
Pizza Hut Turns 50
I've had Pizza Hut pizzas all over the world, and it tastes exactly the same as the U.S. Maybe it tends to taste better than crappy local food stands and therefore people assume its better overseas. Who knows ?
I think that even though Pizza Hut doesn't serve an authentic pie, it had revolutionized the way America and the rest of the world perceives pizza. People don't care about authenticity, they care about triggering those childhood brain synapses that gives them that elevated levels of joy. I personally hate Pizza Hut and all the other major chains. I've had far worse so called "authentic neapolitan" pies in Italy. Finding good pies is not an easy thing travelling across the globe. Pizza Hut redefined & hijacked pizza and succeeded. If it hasn't, there would have not been organizations such as VPN.
Pizza Hut Turns 50
I liked Pizza Hut when I was growing up. Tried it again a few months ago, and not as good as I remembered. Ah well, if the only option was pizza from a chain, I'd still choose Pizza Hut.
Pizza Hut Turns 50
Yeah. I've heard the Pizza Huts overseas are super nice.
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Been to a Pizza Hut outside of the US? That's how they stay in business. Every trip I've made to Morocco or Indonesia I try to find a way to eat at Pizza Hut, they're just so good overseas...
Pizza Hut Turns 50
@corey: ASCII thumbs up! And apologies! Sappy pizza love fest, w00t!
Pizza Hut Turns 50
What is this sappy pizza love fest? Pizza Hut Sucks. The best chain pizza is Papa John's hands down. Pepperoncini, garlic butter sauce? There's no competition. Forget about the Pizza Mia. One speciality pie isn't enough to make Pizza Hut the best. Papa John's has the basics down and that's a lot more important.
If you want to see some more delicious NYC pizza, click here.
Pizza Hut Turns 50
Haha, I didn't mean to insult anyone! I love pizza and I like this site, and I wish there was a section that covered our pizzas here in LA. I don't think this is a snobby site, but I do hate New York and the people who live there and how they're all high-and-mighty about their pizza (among other things), and I really don't understand why they badmouth Pizza Hut. It's not bad at all. Sorry to raise a ruckus. It must've been the "priss" part. I thought it was nicer than using a profanity. Keep up the great work!
Pizza Hut Turns 50
Just with any other chains, some of them are better than others. Generally I shy away from chain pizza. I prefer to patronize those mom & pop places. But some of those are even worse. BTW has anyone ever had PH's new pasta???
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Hey Adam!
"thread killer"... hahaha... my new name!
I love this place. :)
And I want to emphasize that point to others out there like me who might be reading this... if things seem a bit overwhelming at first, DO NOT leave. Stick around, it's ok to be a lurker without posting. Heck, I did it for months before finally getting enough courage to post.
There are a few barkers here, but nobody bites!
(unless you ASK them too nicely)
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Well, I've had good pizza. I'm lucky enough to live in the Phoenix metro area and we have several Grimaldi's for my coal-fired oven fix & Pizzeria Bianco for when I simply have to have a supremely divine wood-fired pie and damn the two hour wait. There are also two local chains I love - Nello's with their amazing and hard to classify thick crusted circles of wonderment and Barro's for when I want a classic mom-and-pop pie. However, if I just want a pizza and I want it to be good and not a bready, crusty nightmare like PJs or Domino's, a Thin and Crispy Pork Topping & Mushroom pizza from good old Pizza Hut hits the spot every time.