What do you pay for a Pizza?

[KUJustin]

So, I'm at home and my mom is ordering a pizza. She talks about getting some weird pizza with the justification that "it's on special." I look up at the computer screen and it's a $13 large pizza from Papa John's. I was like "On special??"

I spend <$5 on a large pizza, but I get 1-topping and am not too picky.

(edit: don't count tip)

[Apathy]

pizza for 5 bucks wtf?!?

a large pizza from any mainstream place is like 15 bucks here after delivery and taxes at least

[soko]

I pay 5 dollars for a sandwitch, I don't see how 15 bucks for a large pizza is really that bad of a deal. I'd still prefer to cook it myself for half that price.

[Leaky Eye]

20-30 dollars

[El Diablo]

K,

These are the places I order from and the pizzas I usually get:

http://www.northbeachpizza.com/nbp1_menu.htm
(North Beach Special or Verdi Special or Pepperoni/Onion/Extra Cheese)

http://st05.startlogic.com/~amicisco/menu_sf.htm
(Trentino or Pepperoni and Caramelized Onions or Pancetta and Caramelized Onions)

http://www.goathillpizza.com/menu.html
(Special Combination or Pepperoni/Onion/Extra Cheese)

$20-$25 plus tip for a large pizza.

[Leaky Eye]

I get pizzas from the exact same places as El D. Only I choose better toppings.

[tuq]

Justin,

Please explain how you are getting pizza for less than five dollars. Also, please start a separate thread so we can discuss how much you should tip on a $4 pizza, because 20% is only 80 cents and somehow that doesn't feel right.

This afternoon I ordered a two topping 18" pizza from Rosati's, with delivery charge it came out to a little over $23. I am not a coupon guy but I had one for a free 12" cheese w/purchase of 18" so I used that. I gave the guy $30 as it's the holidays and I was getting a second pizza for free.

[El Diablo]

LE,

Let's hear it, bitch.

[ilya]

I didn't realize you have to tip those Peapod guys.

[El Diablo]

ilya,

I dunno about $5, but I know Domino's is super cheap and runs tons of deals.

[flatline]

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Please explain how you are getting pizza for less than five dollars.

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Five dollars?! Try one dollar:


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[guids]

never order 1 pizza, at most places 1 pizza is like 13 to 15 bucks, but you can get 2 for about the same price.

[tuq]

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Please explain how you are getting pizza for less than five dollars.

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Five dollars?! Try one dollar:


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Haha true, but OP was clearly referring to a pizza joint, not the frozen aisle. Plus with Totino's you get what you pay for.

That said, I enjoy the CPK pizzas out of the freezer. Safeway runs specials on them for $5 regularly, and I think their regular retail price is $6. Actually, none of the more expensive ones - Tombstone, Freschetta, others - are bad, but Totino's is awful.

[KUJustin]

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Justin,

Please explain how you are getting pizza for less than five dollars.

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I meant =$5 not <$5, oops.

Anyway, Little Caesar's here has $5 "Hot-n-Ready" pizzas. They're take-out only ready to go. Pizza is a lot better than I remember it being as a kid.

I know CiCi's has a bad rep in a lot of places, but ours here is clean/well-run and I like it. I believe it's $4-5 to-go.

Pizza Hut and Papa John's have specials for large 1-topping for $6-$7 pretty regularly.

Domino's has specials all the time and you can usually find a large for $5.

There's a local place called pizza shuttle that has a 10" pizza and a drink for $4.25. Pretty good deal. Being in a college town there are plenty of other local places with deals at least as good as those above.

[LionelHutz00]

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Pizza is a lot better than I remember it being as a kid.


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You didn't like pizza when you were a kid? You have no soul, obv.

[KUJustin]

Haha, their pizza is a lot better than I remember.

Maybe I need to start a thread called "eating for cheap ppl" except that cheap ppl already know how to do it.

[neuroman]

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saved my life more than once when I was drunk and hungry.

[ThaSaltCracka]

If you are paying less than $10 for a pizza that you aren't cooking yourself, then you are eating really [censored] pizza.

[punkass]

$12 for a large pizza sounds about right. If I have 2 or more friends with me, we always do the $15 for 3 mediums.

At a local pizza place, always use a coupon. You can always get something more for about the same price, be it some soda or wings or another pizza.

[FlyWf]

This is a terrible poll. You can't get a speciality/supreme type large pizza for under $12 on sale around here($15+ regularly), so the real question you are asking is "How many toppings do you like on pizza?".

[lastchance]

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This is a terrible poll. You can't get a speciality/supreme type large pizza for under $12 on sale around here($15+ regularly), so the real question you are asking is "How many toppings do you like on pizza?".

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And the correct answer is almost assuredly: A lot.

[Hornacek]

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saved my life more than once when I was drunk and hungry.

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was a serial killer going to kill you unless you ate one of these and sobered up?

[inside??]

You get what you pay for.

Anyway, Little Caesar's here has $5 "Hot-n-Ready" pizzas. They're take-out only ready to go. Pizza is a lot better than I remember it being as a kid.

That's a pretty good pizza too. A definitely value.

My favorite though is the Papa John's online special($10.99 for a large 3 topping pizza). I always get spicy Italian sausage, pineapple & onions.

[BradleyT]

I usually get a papa murphy family size cowboy or milwaukees favorite for $10.99 w/coupon.

I liked Little Cesaers as a kid (20-25 years ago) but now think it's the worst pizza available.

[slimbob]

I pay always less than 6$ for a very good pizza but I stay in Thailand...

My favorite pizza is 4.5$.

slimbob

[Senor Choppy]

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Anyway, Little Caesar's here has $5 "Hot-n-Ready" pizzas. They're take-out only ready to go. Pizza is a lot better than I remember it being as a kid.

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QFT

Definitely not the best, but $2.50 a person for pizza when you're poor is pretty sick. They're also great when you just want one pizza, as most frachise places hose you when you only order one.

[tdp]

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ilya,

I dunno about $5, but I know Domino's is super nasty and runs right through you .

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Oh god,I swore I'd never do a FYP.What have you guys done to me?

[buglemouth]

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saved my life more than once when I was drunk and hungry.

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I cant remember how many of these i burnt up when drunk (passing out drunk) and hungry.

[tshort]

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Justin,

Please explain how you are getting pizza for less than five dollars.

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I meant =$5 not <$5, oops.

Anyway, Little Caesar's here has $5 "Hot-n-Ready" pizzas. They're take-out only ready to go. Pizza is a lot better than I remember it being as a kid.

I know CiCi's has a bad rep in a lot of places, but ours here is clean/well-run and I like it. I believe it's $4-5 to-go.

Pizza Hut and Papa John's have specials for large 1-topping for $6-$7 pretty regularly.

Domino's has specials all the time and you can usually find a large for $5.

There's a local place called pizza shuttle that has a 10" pizza and a drink for $4.25. Pretty good deal. Being in a college town there are plenty of other local places with deals at least as good as those above.

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Justin,

Rudy's Pizzeria >>>>>>>>> Pizza Shuttle >= Rest of Crap >>> Cici's

[PokerFink]

Papa Johns, 1-topping large, $7.99. 24/7 PSU student special.

[felson]

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http://st05.startlogic.com/~amicisco/menu_sf.htm
(Trentino or Pepperoni and Caramelized Onions or Pancetta and Caramelized Onions)

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D,

Nice use of order-of-operations.

[ClassicBob]

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There's a local place called pizza shuttle that has a 10" pizza and a drink for $4.25. Pretty good deal. Being in a college town there are plenty of other local places with deals at least as good as those above.

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There were a few Pizza Shuttles in my college town. I have since left that town. I wish I had Pizza Shuttle here.

Cheezy bread ftw.

[Misfire]

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pizza for 5 bucks wtf?!?

a large pizza from any mainstream place is like 15 bucks here after delivery and taxes at least

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Monday Madness at Domino's is $4.99 for large 1 topping.
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[rageotones]

you should not count pick-up only in the price comparison. i'm lazy as hell, and it doesn't matter what it costs if i have to go get it. therefore, OP about little caesar's is null and void. those pizzas suck anyway; i'd rather have 5 totinos

[IlliniLou]

$17- a large sausage and green pepper chicago style pizza from either of the 2 places on campus that sell chicago style

[Ali shmali]

Pizza hut, dominoes, little ceasars all have 5 dollar pizzas that are pretty good. I know some good local places in arkansas where I usually pay 20 bucks for a medium or 25 for a large. but those pizzas kick ass.

[RivaLiva]

Going to college with a town that has a lot of Pizza places provides a lot of really cheap pizza.

[Mythra]

I always spend few extra bucks for a quality pizza. Usually $20ish for a large 3 topping pizza.

[orange]

eh, $9.08 for a large papa johns pizza. but I'm a student, so theres a student special.

[Wondercall]

Hungry Howies, anywhere from $7-10 depending on the day. I have stopped ordering pizza from any other place.

[canis582]

How much does a north beach large compare to a Dominos large in terms of weight?

['Chair]

$20ish

[Hey_Porter]

To reiterate, the Domino's in Portland (at least the three I have been to) all have $4.95 carry out specials, one large with one topping, 24/7. And yes, Dominos is not the best pizza, but I like it, and for $5, it's worth it.

[samjjones]

I haven't had Domino's or Pizza Hut in about 15 years. Do they still suck? Is Papa John's any better?

[samjjones]

Slightly off topic, but what is the best mass-marketed frozen pizza? I've had DiGiorno's, and it was okay.

['Chair]

i'm fond of the french bread ones...when going w/ frozen of course.

edit: stoufers (sp?)

[LuckOfTheDraw]

Invest like 30-40 bucks in a decent quality stone and make your own pizzas like me. /images/graemlins/smile.gif


They end up costing around 6-8 bucks for a fully loaded medium sized pizza of deliciousness. The price fluctuates with the efficiency of the use of leftover ingredients.

[siccjay]

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Totino's is awful.

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Tostinos are [censored] delicious.

[TheMetetron]

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If you are paying less than $10 for a pizza that you aren't cooking yourself, then you are eating really [censored] pizza.

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No. I regularly got $6-8 pizza in Sweden that was incredibly good. Middle Eastern pizza joints make some awesome stuff for really cheap compared to everything else there. Even with a crapload of toppings it was still only $8.

[m_the0ry]

There's a place near my university that sells large 1 topping pizzas from 5:00 to 8:00 under a "time-call special" every single day where you pay the same amount as the clock reads, i.e. if you call at 5:25 you pay $5.25.

Needless to say, it's pretty sweet.

[ed8383]

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pizza for 5 bucks wtf?!?

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little ceasars in california has pizzas for 5 bucks. Just pepperoni of course.

[duvvard]

I'd rather have any frozen pizza that is decent than little ceasars or dominos 1 topping that I have to go pick up.

[MacGuyV]

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There's a place near my university that sells large 1 topping pizzas from 5:00 to 8:00 under a "time-call special" every single day where you pay the same amount as the clock reads, i.e. if you call at 5:25 you pay $5.25.


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That might be the coolest thing I've ever heard.

[RUFFNECK]

I typically spend anywhere from $20-30 on a pie, these aren't chain joints, but mom and pop shops.

When I was in undergrad I can remeber getting a Gumby's pizza for $4-5 bucks cheese only during the special ordering time like someone mentioned earlier. I think late night it was still only $8 bucks.

I always wanted to get one of those stones to try my own at home, do those things actually work well?

[guids]

the best part is, even if these places charge 5$ a pizza, they are still making 3.50 off of it, a pizza costs around 1 to 1.50$ to make for most of the large places.

[ed8383]

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the best part is, even if these places charge 5$ a pizza, they are still making 3.50 off of it, a pizza costs around 1 to 1.50$ to make for most of the large places.

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bingo! so really all you people dissin $5 pizza need to realize that you are getting pizza at a reasonable prize. Nobody should pay $10 for a pizza when we all know it costs a small fraction of that prize to make, but we all fall for it.

[edfurlong]

I'll pay $20 or more for a pizza because I like delicious pizza.

[evank15]

2 medium pepperonis from Panago for $18. Comes with two dips, which are really tasty. It's by far the best chain pizza in the city/province/country(?)

I gave the delivery girl $21 tonight instead of my normal $20 cause it's Christmas Eve. I'm such a nice guy.

[Oranzith]

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K,

These are the places I order from and the pizzas I usually get:

http://www.northbeachpizza.com/nbp1_menu.htm
(North Beach Special or Verdi Special or Pepperoni/Onion/Extra Cheese)

http://st05.startlogic.com/~amicisco/menu_sf.htm
(Trentino or Pepperoni and Caramelized Onions or Pancetta and Caramelized Onions)

http://www.goathillpizza.com/menu.html
(Special Combination or Pepperoni/Onion/Extra Cheese)

$20-$25 plus tip for a large pizza.

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seriously, Amici's? I know you have a solid rep around here with food ED, but Amici's is chain-italian pizza.

[El Diablo]

O,

It's pretty great for delivery pizza.

[PITTM]

trader joes pizza margherita ftw!

also, for a delivery pizza its 15+ everytime. only retards order dominos or pizza hut.

rj

[pon]

like $25-30. $50 if a need deliviry /images/graemlins/frown.gif