Sorry, I'll put this in the right spot..... didn't mean to tag onto the end
of the other thread.

R



Hello gorgeous people,

Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.

If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would you
choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?

eg, I go with Pizza Hut. I like their thin/crispy bases.


You might go Dominoes or some other.

Raelene
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>If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would you
>choose?

##############
I would go to my refridgerator and pull out a Digorno (sp) 1/2 the price and
just as good. Of course I fix it up a little by adding some more cheese etc.
BG

Pizza Hut and Pizza Inn chains are too greasy for my tastes.

Dominoes does a good job and used to be my favorite but, since I moved to
Arizona I have been happiest with Papa John's and their great crusts and
tasty tomato sauce.

If I'm drinking beer and watching a sporting event, I usually get extra
cheese on whatever style I get to make a little more hearty and substantial.
But, for a "tea" I'm think a more sedate ladies type gathering and would go
with something a little lighter.

As a totally off the wall thought, have you considered getting some of the
better frozen pizzas? DiGierno (sp?) and Freschetta make a really good warm
it up at home pizza and are very easy to make. The all veggie styles don't
really work too well but, the Supreme's and Pepperoni's are really good.

Sid

"Raelene" > wrote in message
u...
> Sorry, I'll put this in the right spot..... didn't mean to tag onto the
end
> of the other thread.
>
> R
>
>
>
> Hello gorgeous people,
>
> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.
>
> If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would
you
> choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?
>
> eg, I go with Pizza Hut. I like their thin/crispy bases.
>
>
> You might go Dominoes or some other.
>
> Raelene
> xxx
>
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On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, Raelene wrote:

> If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would
> you choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?

I would strongly suggest looking into a local pizza shop or a small
regional chain. The national brands are safe choices, but they have lost
much of their spirit. If you are in a large metropolitan area, seek out
those shops that would deliver to you.

Failing that, I think the only national chain I've liked in the past ten
years was Pizza Hut. I just don't think of it as pizza, really. Their
crust is.. un-earthly.

> Raelene


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"Brian Macke" > wrote in
news
> On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, Raelene wrote:
>
>> If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would
>> you choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?
>
> I would strongly suggest looking into a local pizza shop or a small
> regional chain. The national brands are safe choices, but they have lost
> much of their spirit. If you are in a large metropolitan area, seek out
> those shops that would deliver to you.
>
> Failing that, I think the only national chain I've liked in the past ten
> years was Pizza Hut. I just don't think of it as pizza, really. Their
> crust is.. un-earthly.
>
>> Raelene
>
>

Because I prefer thin crust, Gondola Pizza is my choice. Though I'm not
sure if they are in the US. I've eaten their Pizza in Canada and Mexico
though.

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if you have a donatos in your area - get the thin..you will NEVER order a
pizza hut thin after that..

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"Raelene" > wrote in message
u...
> Sorry, I'll put this in the right spot..... didn't mean to tag onto the
end
> of the other thread.
>
> R
>
>
>
> Hello gorgeous people,
>
> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.
>
> If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would
you
> choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?
>
> eg, I go with Pizza Hut. I like their thin/crispy bases.
>
>
> You might go Dominoes or some other.
>
> Raelene
> xxx
>
>
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Brian Macke wrote:
> Raelene wrote:
>
> > If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would
> > you choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?
>
> I would strongly suggest looking into a local pizza shop or a small
> regional chain. The national brands are safe choices, but they have lost
> much of their spirit.

Right. Also national chains get that way by undercutting the competition's
price. Since the quality of the pizza is all about the quality of the
ingredients, any chain that attempts to cut costs will generally make worse
pizza. That's a strong pressure to make so-so product.

So start by looking at the local places. If your area is famous for good
pizza, go with one founded by a local (this avoids the religious debate
over NYC vs Boston vs Hartford vs Chicago etc because I'm from Buffalo and
Niagra Falls so clearly the pizza from Buffalo/Niagra Falls wins the
religious war. For me). If your area is NOT famous for good pizza, look
for a place founded by someone who moved from a place famous for pizza.
Most of the east coast counts as famous for pizza ;^)

Example. For years I lived in Pasadena, Los Angeles area. My two favorite
places for most of those years were founded by families that moved there
from Buffalo and Pittsburg. Then one day I had pizza at a random
"Mom and Pop shop" place. I converted immediately. These folks got the
best ingredients, paid close attention to the details of every pie, got it
right essentially every time, and decorated their place not at all.

"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
om...
> Brian Macke wrote:

> So start by looking at the local places. If your area is famous for good
> pizza, go with one founded by a local (this avoids the religious debate
> over NYC vs Boston vs Hartford vs Chicago etc because I'm from Buffalo and
> Niagra Falls so clearly the pizza from Buffalo/Niagra Falls wins the
> religious war. For me). If your area is NOT famous for good pizza, look
> for a place founded by someone who moved from a place famous for pizza.
> Most of the east coast counts as famous for pizza ;^)

>
> Example. For years I lived in Pasadena, Los Angeles area. My two favorite
> places for most of those years were founded by families that moved there
> from Buffalo and Pittsburg. Then one day I had pizza at a random
> "Mom and Pop shop" place. I converted immediately. These folks got the
> best ingredients, paid close attention to the details of every pie, got it
> right essentially every time, and decorated their place not at all.

Good strategy to drive past the chains. The best pizza in my area by far is
a mom & pop joint. There are hand lettered signs on the wall, a prep area
and ovens. Hardly anyone orders a deviation from the basic pie because it is
so good it doesn't need a pile of stuff on it.

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, "Raelene"
> wrote:

> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.
>
Pizza and tea just boggles my mind! Beer, maybe - even
wine.... but tea?

> If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered............ who would you
> choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?
>
> eg, I go with Pizza Hut. I like their thin/crispy bases.
>
I haven't had a Pizza Hut pizza in years, but I used to like
them - of course, we're talking vegetarian pizza. I'm not a
vegetarian, but that's the way I like my pizza.
>
> You might go Dominoes or some other.
>
Never had Dominoes before last month. It wasn't bad.

Why are you asking about chain pizzas? Don't you have a
decent mom & pop pizza that delivers?


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

No, to both.

Raelene
xxx

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, "Raelene"
> > wrote:

Blahh blahhhh

> Why are you asking about chain pizzas? Don't you have a decent mom & pop
pizza that delivers?

Nope, don't have gondola Pizza in Western Australia either.

Raelene
xxx



"hahabogus" > wrote in message
...
> "Brian Macke" > wrote in
> news >
> > On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, Raelene wrote:
> >
> >> If you *had* to order a Pizza & have it delivered..... who would you
choose? ie, which companies do the best pizzas?
> >
> Because I prefer thin crust, Gondola Pizza is my choice. Though I'm not
sure if they are in the US. I've eaten their Pizza in Canada and Mexico
though.

sf wrote:
> "Raelene" wrote:
>
>> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.
>>
> Pizza and tea just boggles my mind! Beer, maybe - even
> wine.... but tea?

lol
think tea=dinner

in article , Doug Freyburger
at wrote on 1/2/04 5:08 PM:

> So start by looking at the local places. If your area is famous for good
> pizza, go with one founded by a local (this avoids the religious debate
> over NYC vs Boston vs Hartford vs Chicago etc because I'm from Buffalo and
> Niagra Falls so clearly the pizza from Buffalo/Niagra Falls wins the
> religious war. For me). If your area is NOT famous for good pizza, look
> for a place founded by someone who moved from a place famous for pizza.
> Most of the east coast counts as famous for pizza ;^)

Umm....Hartford is famous for insurance.
NEW HAVEN is famous for pizza!!!!

It's akin to NYC pizza, major difference being the sauce/cheese balance
favors sauce vs. NYC favoring cheese. Both are thin crusted large diameter
pies. The best of both are baked in coal or wood-fired brick ovens.

Frankly, there are really only a handful of basic varieties of pizza.
They are all variations on the thickness of the crust and the balance of
sauce to cheese.

There is the paper thin crust typical of NYC style pizza, the slightly
thicker, but same type of crust, which is typical of most places,.... Then
you get into the crusts with more oil in the dough, making a fluffier
crust--Those that are about a quarter inch thick, we call that Greek-Style
here in CT...and then you get into "Sicilian", which is bready, and there
are degrees in between. The Chicago crust is like the NY style Sicilian
crust.

Of course, variations on the sauce make a huge difference too, and that
varies by restaurant and location. In Providence, they call apizza "Tomato
pie". And that's what it is. Crust and sauce, with cheese being a
condiment. In NY, it's all about the cheese.

For me, it's about crispy crust, good sauce and less cheese. I like NY
pizza, but I really prefer New Haven style. And I'm lucky, I don't have to
schlep the 20 miles to New Haven to get it, as I have several pizza places
within blocks of my apartment that make excellent pizza.

in article , Raelene at
EMOVE wrote on 1/3/04 2:43 AM:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, "Raelene"
>> > wrote:
>
> Blahh blahhhh
>
>> Why are you asking about chain pizzas? Don't you have a decent mom & pop
> pizza that delivers?
>

> No, to both.
>
> Raelene
> xxx

(reply snipped and moved to where it belongs, at the bottom)
There now isn't that easier to read and follow?

You really need to move, then. You haven't eaten pizza if all you've ever
eaten is chain pizza.

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 20:46:48 +1100, "lea b"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > "Raelene" wrote:
> >
> >> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.
> >>
> > Pizza and tea just boggles my mind! Beer, maybe - even
> > wine.... but tea?
>
> lol
> think tea=dinner
>

Wheew, thanks!


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

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jim

Sheryl Rosen wrote:
> in article , Raelene at
> EMOVE wrote on 1/3/04 2:43 AM:
>
>
>>"sf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>>On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, "Raelene"
> wrote:
>>
>>Blahh blahhhh
>>
>>
>>>Why are you asking about chain pizzas? Don't you have a decent mom & pop
>>
>>pizza that delivers?
>>
>
>
>>No, to both.
>>
>>Raelene
>>xxx
>
>
> (reply snipped and moved to where it belongs, at the bottom)
> There now isn't that easier to read and follow?
>
> You really need to move, then. You haven't eaten pizza if all you've ever
> eaten is chain pizza.
>

>I would strongly suggest looking into a local pizza shop or a small
>regional chain. The national brands are safe choices, but they have lost
>much of their spirit. If you are in a large metropolitan area, seek out
>those shops that would deliver to you.

I agree completely. The local chains are always better than the national ones.
Here in Cincinnati we have a local pizza/italian chain called LaRosa's that
has one number that you call, from anywhere in town, to take your order. From
your address, the LaRosa's operators send the order to the store that is
closest to your house, and they have a couple dozen of them all around town.
It is a much better quality pizza than anything I can get from one of the major
chains. They make very good meatballs also, which they sell in supermarkets
here in Cincinnati.

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proportion to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
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"Mpoconnor7" > wrote in message
...
> >I would strongly suggest looking into a local pizza shop or a small
> >regional chain. The national brands are safe choices, but they have lost
> >much of their spirit. If you are in a large metropolitan area, seek out
> >those shops that would deliver to you.
>
> I agree completely. The local chains are always better than the national
ones.
> Here in Cincinnati we have a local pizza/italian chain called LaRosa's
that
> has one number that you call, from anywhere in town, to take your order.
From
> your address, the LaRosa's operators send the order to the store that is
> closest to your house, and they have a couple dozen of them all around
town.
> It is a much better quality pizza than anything I can get from one of the
major
> chains. They make very good meatballs also, which they sell in
supermarkets
> here in Cincinnati.
>

I think La Rosa's makes very good pizza. Although they deliver, I can place
the order and the pizza is ready by the time I get to the neighborhood store
to pick it up. I'm sort of neutral on the meatballs. They need more
seasoning in my opinion, although they aren't bad.

"Sheryl Rosen" > wrote in message
...
> in article , Raelene at
> EMOVE wrote on 1/3/04 2:43 AM:
>
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, "Raelene"
> >> > wrote:
> >
> > Blahh blahhhh
> >
> >> Why are you asking about chain pizzas? Don't you have a decent mom &
pop
> > pizza that delivers?
> >
>
> > No, to both.
> >
> > Raelene
> > xxx
>
> (reply snipped and moved to where it belongs, at the bottom)
> There now isn't that easier to read and follow?
>
> You really need to move, then. You haven't eaten pizza if all you've ever
> eaten is chain pizza.


No, it's not particularly easier to read.

I've eaten more than chain pizza but the 'other' shops/restaurants don't
deliver.

Raelene
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"lea b" > wrote in message
...
> sf wrote:
> > "Raelene" wrote:
> >
> >> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for tea.
> >>
> > Pizza and tea just boggles my mind! Beer, maybe - even wine.... but
tea?
>
> lol
> think tea=dinner


lol ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. yep, tea=main evening meal.

Raelene
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Raelene wrote:
>
> I've eaten more than chain pizza but the 'other' shops/restaurants
> don't deliver.

you live in a semi-isolated area perchance ?


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then I'll just have to be a horrible warning.

sf > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:41:29 +0800, "Raelene"
> > wrote:
>
>> Just wondering....... seeing I'm considering ordering a Pizza for
>> tea.
>>
> Pizza and tea just boggles my mind! Beer, maybe - even
> wine.... but tea?
>

From terminology in other posts, I'm pretty sure the OP is in Australia. It
is common here to refer to the evening meal as tea.

She's considering ordering a pizza for her evening meal


Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Raelene > wrote:
> Sorry, I'll put this in the right spot..... didn't mean to tag onto the end
> of the other thread.

Go with a local pizzaria. In my neighborhood, I like Pizza Express.
I have no clue about the pizza places in your neighborhood. If you
are going to order from Pizza Hut, you might as well save some money
and serve some frozen pizza.

wrote in message >...
> Go with a local pizzaria. In my neighborhood, I like Pizza Express.
> I have no clue about the pizza places in your neighborhood. If you
> are going to order from Pizza Hut, you might as well save some money
> and serve some frozen pizza.

We go to a local pizza shop called Silvio's. They make an excellent
pizza and excellent subs as well. We don't go to any of the chains
except Uno's. But, I also make pizza, both flat and deep dish.

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 22:34:04 GMT, "George" >
wrote:

>
>"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
. com...
>> Brian Macke wrote:
>
>> So start by looking at the local places. If your area is famous for good
>> pizza, go with one founded by a local (this avoids the religious debate
>> over NYC vs Boston vs Hartford vs Chicago etc because I'm from Buffalo and
>> Niagra Falls so clearly the pizza from Buffalo/Niagra Falls wins the
>> religious war. For me). If your area is NOT famous for good pizza, look
>> for a place founded by someone who moved from a place famous for pizza.
>> Most of the east coast counts as famous for pizza ;^)
>
>>
>> Example. For years I lived in Pasadena, Los Angeles area. My two favorite
>> places for most of those years were founded by families that moved there
>> from Buffalo and Pittsburg. Then one day I had pizza at a random
>> "Mom and Pop shop" place. I converted immediately. These folks got the
>> best ingredients, paid close attention to the details of every pie, got it
>> right essentially every time, and decorated their place not at all.
>
>Good strategy to drive past the chains. The best pizza in my area by far is
>a mom & pop joint. There are hand lettered signs on the wall, a prep area
>and ovens. Hardly anyone orders a deviation from the basic pie because it is
>so good it doesn't need a pile of stuff on it.

Sorry to say I don't think we have much by way of mom and pop pizza
joints in Sacramento. I can think of one in downtown Sac, Sidewalk
Pizza, haven't been there in years because I make my own pie :-) But
in my area of town, there must be 15 crap pizza chain restaurants in
about a 2 square mile area!!

I'll just keep making my own pizza. I'm a lousy bread baker, but I
can get a decent pizza dough in the ABM. I make my own sauce, and
since my favorite pizza is pepperoni, don't need much by way of
toppings other than some nice mozz and parm reg, and the meat.

Lisette (FINALLY home from Portland!)

Peter Lucozade > wrote in
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> On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 12:38:37 -0800, JimLane >
> wrote:
>
>>Only for people with short-term memory problems and who cannot remember
>>what they have previously read. They need to review every word and so
>>you need to bottom-post for them. Even real short posts like this.
>
> You are suggesting, of course, that all posters to a thread post
> within ten minutes of each other, that all news servers propagate
> instantly, and that all readers of a thread do so when all of the
> posts are complete and available.
>

Or complete strangers just wander thru and either validate something or add
a bunch of nonsense. Thats when bottom posting pays off the best.

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