Why do folks eat chain pizza?

[TOXIC]

Back in my single, bar running, drinking all my take home pay days, frozen pizzas were a staple.  If I remember correctly they were like a buck and a quarter apiece and you could get about 20 of them in a regular freezer. I also remember the nickname we had for Domino’s before they stepped up their game.  We called them “Domino’s Death Discs”. ?

[Fishingmickey]

On 6/17/2023 at 1:18 PM, TOXIC said:

Funny, I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and I remember when Godfathers pizza was started by a local guy before he turned it into a national franchise. There is a local pizza shop in a stand alone building on the corner of a shopping center called La Casa that uses strong Romano cheese and I laugh every time I think of it because my mother would have a fit when I walked in with it.  I’m 65 and that shop is still there.  I also miss being able to go get a Runza when I want. 

I make it to Omaha very rarely any more. Westside high grad,  But I used to love me some Runza hut runza's and the greasiest cheese burger from Broncos on 72nd and Pacific.  Chain Pizza- Pizza hut - Thin crust Italian sausage and mushroom is my order.

Fishingmickey

[TOXIC]

4 minutes ago, Fishingmickey said:

I make it to Omaha very rarely any more. Westside high grad,  But I used to love me some Runza hut runza's and the greasiest cheese burger from Broncos on 72nd and Pacific.  Chain Pizza- Pizza hut - Thin crust Italian sausage and mushroom is my order.

Fishingmickey

Made me smile.  I’m also a Westside High grad, class of 75.  Don’t forget OJ’s, Big Fred’s, Joe Tess’, Little Kings, Kings restaurant next to Hinky Dinky on 84th & Center, Stella’s in Bellevue, Roses Lodge (probably closed years ago), Johnnys, Mr C’s, Anthony’s, Ross’, Gorat’s, Farmer Browns in Waterloo, many of these are now closed but we never had a shortage of fantastic restaurants. 

[Fishingmickey]

3 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

Made me smile.  I’m also a Westside High grad, class of 75.  Don’t forget OJ’s, Big Fred’s, Joe Tess’, Little Kings, Kings restaurant next to Hinky Dinky on 84th & Center, Stella’s in Bellevue, Roses Lodge (probably closed years ago), Johnnys, Mr C’s, Anthony’s, Ross’, Gorat’s, Farmer Browns in Waterloo, many of these are now closed but we never had a shortage of fantastic restaurants. 

We had the same stomping grounds, Class of 77 here. The Awful tunnel, and those fried grilled cheese sammy's from Little King's.

FM

[TOXIC]

7 minutes ago, Fishingmickey said:

We had the same stomping grounds, Class of 77 here. The Awful tunnel, and those fried grilled cheese sammy's from Little King's.

FM

Cheese Frenchies.  Lol.  I also went to Arbor Heights Jr High.  Haha.  I had a lot of friends in Class of 76 so we probably know some of the same people.  

[the reel ess]

1 hour ago, galyonj said:

 

I know exactly what you're talking about. My little brother and I were latchkey kids growing up, so we were basically feral animals that lived on those little pizzas. I still love them.

My sister and I were latchkey kids as well.

 

18 hours ago, scaleface said:

I love it. 

The best deal in all of fishing. I keep a spool in my bag and it has saved my trip before after a terrible birdnest.

[DaubsNU1]

Roommate and I used to order a medium Domino's pizza back in 1987...delivered to our door it was $9.57. Loved it!

 

Think about that price back then....adjusted for inflation that's $25+(!)

 

Wife went gluten free a few years back for health reasons. There are some options out there for her...but our #1 go to is a cauliflower crust pizza from Aldi's...we jazz it up with Italian sausage, artichoke hearts, peppers, feta cheese, olives, and more cheese. 

 

Pizza itself is ~$7 each. 

 

Pretty darn good!!

[Eric 26]

I’m somewhat with @slonezp as I live in the suburbs of Chicago. As far as deep dish I love me some Giordano’s but my family’s go to is a franchise called Pizza Mia which just so happens to be 2 minutes from my house so my wife and I have been supporting the owner ever since we moved in going on 17 years. Every once in awhile though we get Dominoes or The Hut. I’m also in the cold pizza for breakfast club.

[Jigfishn10]

I make pizza...the dough, the sauce and even mozzarella cheese sometimes, so it's hard for me to eat pizza out. When I do pick-up on the rare occasion, we'll get from a New England chain, Papa Gino's ever since I was a kid. Not sure what it is, it  just has that je ne sais quoi quality about it.

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, Jigfishn10 said:

I make pizza...the dough, the sauce and even mozzarella cheese sometimes, so it's hard for me to eat pizza out. When I do pick-up on the rare occasion, we'll get from a New England chain, Papa Gino's ever since I was a kid. Not sure what it is, it  just has that je ne sais quoi quality about it.

 

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When Michael Valerio’s family emigrated from Italy to Boston, they brought along authentic Italian family recipes handed down through generations. These were the recipes Michael and his wife, Helen, used when they opened their first pizzeria, Piece O’ Pizza, in East Boston in 1961

 

Memories ~ Used to be one in Everett Square when I was in High School.

Scarfed down my fair share of that grub.

A-Jay

[cheezyridr]

there used to be a mom and pop place on almost every corner, back in the day. i didn't know how good i had it. now they're almost all gone, and i really missed them.  i only eat chain pizza when i'm too tired to cook, or go out to pick up.  that's rare. 

 

the place i miss most, was called gerrardo's.  they had the very best pizza in the entire world, no one comes close. ask anyone in northern delaware who was the best pizza, and if they don't say gerrardo's they're lying to you