Current Events > Let's make a pizza chain tier list

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I'll start with the ones I'm familiar with. Feel free to contest them and add any you're familiar with.

S

A

Ledo's (potential S)
Domino's

B

Marco's

C

Cici's
Ynot

D
Pizza Hut
Papa John's
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1. Homemade

2. Everything else

Lou Malnati's is god tier.

Cici's needs to be moved down a tier lol.
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Benito's needs to be added

http://www.benitospizza.com/our-menu/
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I can't take you seriously if you think ANY Pizza chain is ....above a C. All the best pizza comes from local places.

lmfao @ Dominos being an A.
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Caution999 posted...

I can't take you seriously if you think ANY Pizza chain is ....above a C. All the best pizza comes from local places.

lmfao @ Dominos being an A.

Wise words. All of them.
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Garioshi posted...

A

Domino's

D

Papa John's

This garbage doesnt deserve to be this high up.
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Add Savoys to the list as an A

Domino's is a C

Papa Murphy's is an S rank
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I don't know about your Domino's experience, but my local Domino's kicks ass. I respect your opinions, however.
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As far as chains you're likely to have heard of,

Mellow Mushroom > Papa John's > Pizza Hut > Little Caesar's > Dominoes.

We do have some small chains with like three or four locations that are pretty great though.

AlphaCuck posted...

1. Homemade

2. Everything else

Ugh. My mom used to make this terrible terrible terrible terrible pizza.

Like, imagine flatbread (not seared or anything) with sauce from a jar, cheap fake cheese and pepperoni that's still floppy.
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Mellow mushroom has an decent Calzone/Stromboli imo.

Still nothing compared to a great homemade one though.
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My definition of chain is like nationwide.

There are plenty of high quality restaurants across the nation that make pizza with their own sauce and don't follow the typical formula for pizza. These places will likely have the best pizza.

My favorite chain of pizza would likely be California Pizza Kitchen. I'd rate them a B.
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Dominos has good imo cheesy bread especially if you can get them to put jalapeos on the spinach one.
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Domino's plain pizza is meh

I really like some of the specialty ones though
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Caution999 posted...

My definition of chain is like nationwide.

There are plenty of high quality restaurants across the nation that make pizza with their own sauce and don't follow the typical formula for pizza. These places will likely have the best pizza.

My favorite chain of pizza would likely be California Pizza Kitchen. I'd rate them a B.

I have a much more liberal definition of a chain. Generally, if it's got multiple locations, it qualifies.
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Caution999 posted...

My definition of chain is like nationwide.

There are plenty of high quality restaurants across the nation that make pizza with their own sauce and don't follow the typical formula for pizza. These places will likely have the best pizza.

My favorite chain of pizza would likely be California Pizza Kitchen. I'd rate them a B.

CPK is pretty good, the price tag is kinda rough though when you have good local places with giant slices $3 for 2.

Fun fact: all pizza sauce is basically a combination of salt, black pepper, sugar, raw garlic, oregano and then maybe a few other herbs like basil in plain marina/crushed tomato sauce. Sometimes Parmesan cheese added too.

Every restaurant has their own ratios but it's mostly the same. A bit more of this, a bit less of that.

Worked for 2 different pizza places... really ruins shitty pizza when you can taste exactly what's wrong or what's not in it lol. Ignorance is bliss I suppose.
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Little Ceasar's is a C
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S
Black Sheep Pizza

A
Lou Malnatis
Punch Pizza

B
Pizza Luce
Pizza Hut (Target)

C
Little Caesars
Pizza Hut
Papa John's
Papa Murphys

D
Dominos
Pizza Ranch

F
Sbarro

I think that covers pretty much every pizza chain Ive been to. A lot of these are local, too, and the chain part is debatable (theres only three Black Sheep locations IIRC).
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C Rank
John's Incredible Pizza Company
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