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I dont mind any of the above chains if I am in a pinch or they have a good special, pizza hut being the best tasting out of the choices but I will never order there again due to their overwhelming inadiquite common sense and cutomer service. I have not been around the entire country but I have eaten a ton of pie from a ton of places and you are all missing what I think is the best Donatos. I have not seen them outside of Ohio although there may be some but it is by far the best pizza I have eaten and they dont cry like the babies at pizza hut if you ask them to switch the tomato sauce with bbq. A bit expensive but WELL worth it.

j_diddy at 4:29PM on 02/03/08

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laemtandrew: You're joking right? "MVP" and "Second String" are not pizzerias. They're the descriptions of ... oh, never mind. AGH.

Adam Kuban at 10:34PM on 03/02/08

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Ok, where is MVP pizza and Second String??? I've tried to google these pizza joints. If there is going to be throwdown and recommend these places, put the @#$!&*$@@@!!# address and location so people can order one, DUH!

laemtandrew at 7:38PM on 03/02/08

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I spent 20 years plus running around the country in the military. I've had pizza around the country. NYC, Chicago, Old Forge style, every chain there is, and my personal favorite, Erie pizza.

There's a lot to be said for pizza you grow up with. I'm from Erie, PA and our pizza, especially the crust, is quite unique. They usually use par-baked shells that are somewhere between thin and thick crust. I know it sounds sacreligious, but I've never had better. The ovens are seasoned from high use and they add a nice char taste to the bottom. The sauce is spicy and plentiful, and they have an enticing aroma that hits you as soon as you walk in the door.

I live in California for now (0 good pizzas in this state), but I was just home a couple of weeks ago, and I can't get over how much I love Erie pizza. Erie's such a small town that I don't expect our food to reach much of an audience, but if you ever travel through, try Patti's, Skipperino's, Valerio's, Serafini's, Presque Isle, or one of the other mom and pop places.

We had a Domino's in the heart of downtown Erie, but it went out of business. For a town of around 100K there are more mom and pop pizza joints than any other food, Erie's a great wing town too. Like NYC, Erieite's take their pizza seriously. Before you laugh, think about it, not one Domino's. I don't have anything against Domino's other than the fact that I dislike their food.

Yes, we're more famous for Brian Wells, the "Pizza Bomber", but Mama Mia's where he worked is a great shop as well.

Donato's is the biggest chain in Cincinnati. The quality of their toppings is very good, but sorry, that "cracker" crust is a big turn off to me. NY style fresh dough is great, but that's not what Donato's is. Tasty pizza due primarily to the quality toppings, but lousy crust in my opinion. They cut their round pies in to whacky squares too. I don't care for that either.


The comments about St Louis and about people that moved to NY are probably accurate. If you grew up with a certain style like I did, you tend to remember it fondly. As far as I'm concerned, all of the chains are abhorrent, and just support your local establishments.

tjmile1 at 1:38AM on 02/20/08

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On the west coast is a bake-at-home chain called Papa Murphy's. For our household it was the only tolerable cheapy crap pizza, made more tolerable by being able to pick up the unbaked pizzas and then refrigerate them until we were drunk enough to bake them.

Anyway, Murphy's had what they called "garlic sauce," a cream sauce not unlike alfredo. A friend tipped us off one day to order "pink sauce," or have them mix the garlic and traditional tomato together and I have to say it was rather brilliant, particularly when ordering a pie with a lot of vegetables on it. Makes me wonder if Papa John's will do the same thing.

Oh, and I live in Donato's country right now and I vote no. No Donato's.

Subspace at 12:58AM on 02/15/08

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The only good chain pizza I have ever had is Donatos. Everything else on the menu is terrible: sandwiches, salads, wings, ciabattas, thick crust pizza. But the thin crust pizza more than makes up for it. Pizza as good as a lot of places in Brooklyn and NJ.

Unfortunately, Donatos is only available in Ohio, Alabama, Northern Kentucky, Indianapolis, and Orlando. But if you ever want to experience the best pizza in fly over country, this is it.

RobynHarris at 6:07PM on 02/11/08

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@chasgoose: You may have convinced me. Though it will be many weeks before I order a Papa John's, Pizza Hut, or Domino's again. ;)

Adam Kuban at 11:09AM on 02/06/08

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Actually the "Alfredo" pizzas from Papa John's are kind of good. You get around the overly sweet sauce problem that plagues most chain pizzas by replacing the sauce with something resembling a more creamy and garlicky butter. I think there is one with Chicken and Bacon and that is delicious (mostly because Bacon + Butter + Garlic= always delicious).

chasgoose at 10:18AM on 02/06/08

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None of them deliver in my area. The only place that does is Italian and their food is inedible. :(

PerkyMac at 3:37PM on 02/05/08

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@Prairie: Thanks. I think we did have a PJ's thin-crust, and of all PF's crusts, I like it the most, but we had a Hawaiian pizza on the thin crust, and it was not good, so it did not get a mention here.

@ShayAlyce: Frozen pizza probably is better. And, yes, chix tastes better on CPK pies.

@j_diddy: I'll have to check to see where Donato's has locations. I know the name but have never had a Donato's pie.

@Dutchy: Yes. Pizza is subjective, but it's fun to talk about, no?

Adam Kuban at 10:49AM on 02/04/08

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We lived in St. Louis for a few years, and did not like the pizzas there. They use a type of cheese called "provel," which isn't the same as provilone (it's like white American). Those who were born and raised there seem to think it's the greatest; we thought it made the pizzas taste cheap. My favorite pizzas come from a place called "Noble Romans;" we used to buy them when we lived in Indiana. I think it would be impossible to truly rate pizzas, though, because everyone has their own idea of what makes a great pizza.

Dutchy at 4:51PM on 02/03/08