Pizza query
January 26, 2008 7:07 PM Subscribe
Does Dominoes 555 deal pizza taste good ?
This post was deleted for the following reason: as written this is a pretty unanswerable question -- jessamyn
Well, it tastes like Dominoes pizza. I like it pretty well; others don't. Hard to say without actually getting a slice for yourself.
posted by Tomorrowful at 7:11 PM on January 26, 2008
posted by Tomorrowful at 7:11 PM on January 26, 2008
I think it's just... normal... Domino's pizza?
I happen to think Domino's pizza is pretty crappy, but I'm not sure if that's what you're asking?
posted by fogster at 7:12 PM on January 26, 2008
I happen to think Domino's pizza is pretty crappy, but I'm not sure if that's what you're asking?
posted by fogster at 7:12 PM on January 26, 2008
Domino's pizza is alright except for that corn meal powder crud they put on the bottom of their crust. Blech.
When I say its alright, I mean, if your office orders some and its either eat free pizza or work, eat the pizza. But don't order it at home.
Why not buy some flour and yeast and make some pizza dough. Soooo easy and it will be awesome.
posted by ian1977 at 7:15 PM on January 26, 2008
When I say its alright, I mean, if your office orders some and its either eat free pizza or work, eat the pizza. But don't order it at home.
Why not buy some flour and yeast and make some pizza dough. Soooo easy and it will be awesome.
posted by ian1977 at 7:15 PM on January 26, 2008
No. But it's not perceptibly worse than their regular pizzas. It's equally horrible.
posted by evariste at 7:25 PM on January 26, 2008
posted by evariste at 7:25 PM on January 26, 2008
I find the pepperoni passable, good even.
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 7:52 PM on January 26, 2008
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 7:52 PM on January 26, 2008
I've tried their general pizzas. I'd say they're like what you can get from a school cafeteria. Drop in at your local sodexo serviced university to see what I mean. Puffy crust, bland flavor. If you live in the rural south or midwest (This isn't an elitist dig, this is just my experience with those areas), this might be the only type of pizza you've had. If you live in the northeast or an urban area, you can find a real pizzeria cooked in a brick oven or brick oven-style device that cooks the dish at 800F for a crisp, thin crust with just a little chew. That's something I've found no national chain can reproduce, probably because hand-stretching and mass-produced, processed dough can't quite copy that. Plus, fresh toppings and homemade sauce just make it better. Usually, these places have decent prices, often competitive with the national chains.
But if you have no mom n' pop place nearby, and you're craving pizza, go ahead and order from the chain. It might not taste as good, but bad pizza's cheap and it usually tastes good enough to eat if you're hungry and don't care if what you're eating is healthy. Granted, I'm a college student so I've got a strange mutant mindset when it comes to food at this culinarily limited campus. At home, I'm a foodie if my rant above didn't offer any hints.
posted by mccarty.tim at 7:58 PM on January 26, 2008
But if you have no mom n' pop place nearby, and you're craving pizza, go ahead and order from the chain. It might not taste as good, but bad pizza's cheap and it usually tastes good enough to eat if you're hungry and don't care if what you're eating is healthy. Granted, I'm a college student so I've got a strange mutant mindset when it comes to food at this culinarily limited campus. At home, I'm a foodie if my rant above didn't offer any hints.
posted by mccarty.tim at 7:58 PM on January 26, 2008
They're horrible. And why support a religious crypto-fascist who's one of the world's biggest funders of anti-choice lobbying?
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 8:05 PM on January 26, 2008
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 8:05 PM on January 26, 2008
Thin crust is edible.
posted by kingjoeshmoe at 8:12 PM on January 26, 2008
posted by kingjoeshmoe at 8:12 PM on January 26, 2008
Put your thinking cap on. How can they offer the prices that they do? The cheapest materials coupled with a plan to utilize the cheapest possible labor. There is no "pizza making" happening. There is just someone putting materials together.
You get what you pay for.
posted by zerobyproxy at 8:21 PM on January 26, 2008
You get what you pay for.
posted by zerobyproxy at 8:21 PM on January 26, 2008
Domino's is pizza out of a can...it has been bland and cheap tasting at every location I've tried it. Unfortunately a lot of these pizza franchises are getting this way (ceasars, papa johns, etc). Pizza Hut still has some redeeming qualities depending on where you go..unfortunately it's not always great and really depends on which one you go to.
But for Domino's, oh how my childhood pizza experiences have been summed up with their crap. And I always wondered how they stayed in business after the Noid and Bad Andy commercials...but people still buy it, and I don't understand why. I guess I could be wrong...even the Simpsons sold out and did commercials for them.
But they also did this:
Chief Wiggum and Lou are hiding in their squad car off-road waiting for people that are speeding.
[they hear the faux motorcycle sound]
Lou: Sounds like a motorcycle gang might be heading our way.
Chief W: Yeah! And we're in no way equipped to handle that. This ought to fool 'em.
[affixes a sandwich board-style sign to their roof lights that obscures them. The sign reads PIZZA]
Lou: But Chief -- what if they like pizza?
Chief W: Way ahead of you, Lou. [attaches a large magnetic sign to his car door that reads DOMINO'S PIZZA]
posted by samsara at 8:42 PM on January 26, 2008
But for Domino's, oh how my childhood pizza experiences have been summed up with their crap. And I always wondered how they stayed in business after the Noid and Bad Andy commercials...but people still buy it, and I don't understand why. I guess I could be wrong...even the Simpsons sold out and did commercials for them.
But they also did this:
Chief Wiggum and Lou are hiding in their squad car off-road waiting for people that are speeding.
[they hear the faux motorcycle sound]
Lou: Sounds like a motorcycle gang might be heading our way.
Chief W: Yeah! And we're in no way equipped to handle that. This ought to fool 'em.
[affixes a sandwich board-style sign to their roof lights that obscures them. The sign reads PIZZA]
Lou: But Chief -- what if they like pizza?
Chief W: Way ahead of you, Lou. [attaches a large magnetic sign to his car door that reads DOMINO'S PIZZA]
posted by samsara at 8:42 PM on January 26, 2008
pizza is one of my favorite summer dishes. i make my own dough and sauce. i grow my own tomatoes, basil and oregano. i top with mushrooms, olives, peppers, crumpled thin slices of parma prosciutto, generous amounts of grated whole-milk mozzarella and chunks of chevre. i don't recognize what you're talking about here as "pizza" in the same sense that what i make is pizza.
maybe this is the year i'll build an outdoor, wood-fired oven for pizza and bread.
posted by bruce at 9:09 PM on January 26, 2008
maybe this is the year i'll build an outdoor, wood-fired oven for pizza and bread.
posted by bruce at 9:09 PM on January 26, 2008
And why support a religious crypto-fascist who's one of the world's biggest funders of anti-choice lobbying?
Off topic, but Tom Monaghan sold Domino's ten years ago. I know those flyers hang on the dorm walls a long time, but seriously. Let go.
Then again, he sold it to Bain Capital. And Mitt Romney was a co-founder of Bain, and Monaghan has endorsed him for President.
But really. Bain holds positions in everything from Toys R Us to Burger King. If you're looking to keep profit out of the hands of everyone six degrees of separation from Monaghan, you'll probably have to stay home.
posted by dhartung at 9:10 PM on January 26, 2008
Off topic, but Tom Monaghan sold Domino's ten years ago. I know those flyers hang on the dorm walls a long time, but seriously. Let go.
Then again, he sold it to Bain Capital. And Mitt Romney was a co-founder of Bain, and Monaghan has endorsed him for President.
But really. Bain holds positions in everything from Toys R Us to Burger King. If you're looking to keep profit out of the hands of everyone six degrees of separation from Monaghan, you'll probably have to stay home.
posted by dhartung at 9:10 PM on January 26, 2008
It's the same as any other pizza. Rule of thumb behind the scenes at Domino's is that nothing goes into the oven until after it's been ordered, so while they do prep a lot of medium pizzas beforehand, they stay on a rack unbaked until you order it.
To make your Domino's Pizza taste better, ask them to put the breadstick shaker stuff on your pizza. Night and day.
posted by DoctorFedora at 9:10 PM on January 26, 2008
To make your Domino's Pizza taste better, ask them to put the breadstick shaker stuff on your pizza. Night and day.
posted by DoctorFedora at 9:10 PM on January 26, 2008
They taste better than I would expect a $5 pizza to taste.
posted by hjo3 at 9:13 PM on January 26, 2008
posted by hjo3 at 9:13 PM on January 26, 2008
And why support a religious crypto-fascist who's one of the world's biggest funders of anti-choice lobbying?
You'd have to mail him a cheque.
Tom Monaghan (who did that funding) left the company (which never has, contrary to Snopes-debunkable rumour) ten years ago.
Over this side of the Atlantic, I'll take their stuff over (eg) Pizza Hut any day. Nobody else -- who delivers -- is palatable, imho. You're in serious danger of getting cheddar round these parts, ferchrissakes.
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posted by genghis at 9:13 PM on January 26, 2008
You'd have to mail him a cheque.
Tom Monaghan (who did that funding) left the company (which never has, contrary to Snopes-debunkable rumour) ten years ago.
Over this side of the Atlantic, I'll take their stuff over (eg) Pizza Hut any day. Nobody else -- who delivers -- is palatable, imho. You're in serious danger of getting cheddar round these parts, ferchrissakes.
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posted by genghis at 9:13 PM on January 26, 2008
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If you haven't had Dominos, my opinion is similar to McDonald's. Their burgers suck as burgers, but good if you imagine them in another category.
posted by null terminated at 7:11 PM on January 26, 2008