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63. We finally got a Papa John's in my town. Not impressed and i don't like Domino's
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:26 PM
Nov 2012

either. We have the king of mom and pop pizza places here. At least this side of Chicago. They have a pizza that has a sweet hot mustard sauce, german sausage, sour kraut and onions. It's wildly popular. Never any specials or coupons and that place is slammed all the time.

That place is called Fazzari's. If I want pizza, it's theirs or Papa Murphy's.

THE WORST PIZZA EVER! lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #1
THE WORST PIZZA EVER! Flashmann Nov 2012 #2
Only tried it once susanr516 Nov 2012 #47
I certify that. dchill Nov 2012 #98
hahahah cardboard and ketchup! Tutonic Nov 2012 #67
Tell the Papa how you really feel! LeighAnn Nov 2012 #71
Sugary sauce. Blech. Probably HFCS. nt Ilsa Nov 2012 #79
Disagree. Godfathers has that honor chknltl Nov 2012 #88
I vote Dominos for worst. gollygee Nov 2012 #96
We finally got a Papa John's in my town. Not impressed and i don't like Domino's brewens Nov 2012 #63
Yeah, this is what I was gonna say too - yuk pizza! jhrobbins Nov 2012 #82
The sad thing is... jeff47 Nov 2012 #89
It sucks bad UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #128
He's bucking for a chik-fil-a day, but nobody likes his crap jberryhill Nov 2012 #3
Papa John's is dead to me. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #4
You won't miss much Hav Nov 2012 #5
Papa John's--the new Chik-Fil-A. nt valerief Nov 2012 #6
I just sent them an email saying they lost my business (they did - they are next door to my kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #7
He's Seen The Last Of My Business. Paladin Nov 2012 #8
I only had it once Stagecoach Nov 2012 #9
I'm from the Northeast, we never buy chain pizza Marrah_G Nov 2012 #10
The best femrap Nov 2012 #61
Not sure Aldi still owns TJ's Atman Nov 2012 #107
I know they are a super big femrap Nov 2012 #127
I also shop at Aldi's, but know that they are NON-UNION. I stayed away for decades. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #110
They have femrap Nov 2012 #124
Almost every town has good little pizzerias Bluzmann57 Nov 2012 #83
I've heard of it but have never been to Chicago Marrah_G Nov 2012 #86
Chicago does have good pizza. CabCurious Nov 2012 #111
You certainly are. Out here in the west pizza costs $25 and up for barely adequate if you're Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #100
Whoa...25 dollars?? Marrah_G Nov 2012 #113
And up. There are people here that think Pizza Hut is good. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #115
ROFL! Marrah_G Nov 2012 #122
LOL, true lalalu Nov 2012 #126
Take a look at his 40,000 sq foot castle mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #11
Worth $7.6 Million two years ago Roland99 Nov 2012 #65
Disgusting. smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #106
My initial reaction to these palatial estates is... laughter. reformist2 Nov 2012 #129
Add "Applebee's" to the list... Moostache Nov 2012 #12
QB Peyton Manning just bought a few Papa Johns pizza franchises in the Denver area. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #13
Luckily in the Denver area, we have Blackjack's. ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #29
If I lived in Denver, I would order some too! nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #41
So he can afford to give away free pizzas, but he can't afford to pay his workers. tarheelsunc Nov 2012 #46
Yup. Apparently he and Manning just "can't afford" another 14 cents per Pizza. nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #48
You misunderstand advertising and business. TANSTAAFL Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #52
But of course! FieryLocks Nov 2012 #68
My husband makes better pizza and there are 3 other LibGranny Nov 2012 #14
I like their pizza, but haven't ordered since he came out with that crap. MNBrewer Nov 2012 #15
Citizen Kane is fitting. This guy obsessed over a car he sold to start his business: Norrin Radd Nov 2012 #16
find a good local pizzaria and tell them why you are eating at their restaurant.... trailmonkee Nov 2012 #17
What a joke NICO9000 Nov 2012 #18
I haven't eaten there in 10 years LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #19
Pizza Hut isn't perfect Aerows Nov 2012 #20
yeah, that is pretty nasty InsultComicDog Nov 2012 #26
Pizza Hut was the chain that pushed Rush Limbaugh on millions of Americans Bjorn Against Nov 2012 #27
Pizza Hut and Papa John's are pretty much the same to me. AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #39
I'm proud to say I've never had their pizza once in my life boxman Nov 2012 #21
That was a VERY VERY stupid thing for them to do...not good business sense at al uponit7771 Nov 2012 #22
I used to be a loyal papa johns customer TheDonkey Nov 2012 #23
I no longer eat pizza InsultComicDog Nov 2012 #24
Fortel's, Little Caesar's, Imo's, Whole Foods Eastside frozen... gulliver Nov 2012 #25
Papa Jerkoff Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #28
I support the local pizza businesses. Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #30
But do they use free-range or factory-farmed vegetarians to squeeze into sauce? Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #37
For the most part, anyone who has eaten there once Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #31
no more for me either demmis19566ie Nov 2012 #32
Welcome to DU, demmis19566ie! ThatsMyBarack Nov 2012 #121
Thanks to Stephen Colbert, Papa John's will forever be known as a "hot turd pie". Initech Nov 2012 #33
Which leave you to wonder..... whistler162 Nov 2012 #55
This was totally expected. We should have a Canadian-style system and skip all this mess. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #34
This situation reminds me of that stupid show Bosses noamnety Nov 2012 #35
Must be something with the Naples, Fl., blazing sun which HockeyMom Nov 2012 #36
letter sent, onethatcares Nov 2012 #38
This is nothing new. Papa John's has always restricted employee hours. mn9driver Nov 2012 #40
Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and others) is planning on cutting hours too TexasBushwhacker Nov 2012 #99
So when do these guys turn on their insurance friends AnnaLee Nov 2012 #42
R#2 & K for, I never have, also politically, but because of a local issue UTUSN Nov 2012 #43
agreed samsingh Nov 2012 #44
little casesars is a good one pasto76 Nov 2012 #45
I ate Papa John's ONCE--and will never again touch it meow2u3 Nov 2012 #49
Better than boycott: make sure his employees are fully aware of what he is doing. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #50
I have never had a pizza from that scum's restaurant and now never will. marezdotes Nov 2012 #51
"I will NEVER eat Papa John's again" Your body thanks you. retread Nov 2012 #53
It Is Good To Know guappo1 Nov 2012 #54
Wait a second here... Isn't he just telling the truth? FreeBC Nov 2012 #56
You'd better quit making sense before you get banned. nt Flatulo Nov 2012 #87
Oh, how clever. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #112
yep, it's just yet another argument towards universal single payer eShirl Nov 2012 #101
I'm sorry for the people who work for him but I don't know anyone who eats that fake pizza. Walk away Nov 2012 #57
Overpriced sucky pizza, not worth buying in the first place. Now Never Again we can do it Nov 2012 #58
I'm sure this ahole likes to talk about the free market SirRevolutionary Nov 2012 #59
I read somewhere before the Presidential campaign got really going that Papa John's owner Grammy23 Nov 2012 #60
What a load of crap... FieryLocks Nov 2012 #62
It appears KatyMan Nov 2012 #70
I've heard that throughout his chain, employees routinely put nose boogers on all the pizzas aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #64
I haven't had Papa John's for about 15 years daveMN Nov 2012 #66
... FieryLocks Nov 2012 #69
peachpit24 peachpit24 Nov 2012 #72
One more reason to move to Chicago! Join us here! mucifer Nov 2012 #73
I bought one of his pizzas several years back, it was horrible. The shop was apparently a poorly bluestate10 Nov 2012 #74
Ate It Once ... Too Much Sugar otohara Nov 2012 #75
I once had food poisoning after eating papa johns darkangel218 Nov 2012 #76
I don't like Obama because he ruins the economy athenasatanjesus Nov 2012 #77
There are no good chain pizza restaurants OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #78
K&R ffr Nov 2012 #80
Is or does Anyone have a ban p johns pizza going? Thekaspervote Nov 2012 #81
Dominos has more flavor than Papa Johns argiel1234 Nov 2012 #84
Kick ass & R defacto7 Nov 2012 #85
100% solar powered Brooklyn Pizza texshelters Nov 2012 #90
That chain has not come to my country RFKHumphreyObama Nov 2012 #91
I've never eaten one. I've never looked at one of their signs. In fact, I've never even cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #92
I'll do you one better - I actually moved out of a town that a Papa Johns located in. nt Flatulo Nov 2012 #93
I hang my head in shame, and pale in your shadow. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #94
We stopped eating his pizza when I discoverd he was a wing nut. City Lights Nov 2012 #95
ef you Papa John oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #97
I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry. But I can't -truthfully- say I'll never eat Papa John's again. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #102
I am from NYC...therefore I would never eat a chain pizza and frozen bagels unless traveling graham4anything Nov 2012 #103
There are Mom and Pop Pizza places even in Naples, Florida HockeyMom Nov 2012 #108
That is in my area. I don't eat pizza often and definitely won't get one from them. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #104
I never ate it in the first place. Justpat Nov 2012 #105
Papa John and Chic Fil A off my list TVet Nov 2012 #109
What happens to the workers ChazII Nov 2012 #114
What about the workers? ChazII Nov 2012 #116
Older, white male Republicans! This is your chance to support your cause. gulliver Nov 2012 #117
I ordered one of their pizzas once. RomneyLies Nov 2012 #118
THEN LET'S SUPPORT GOOD FOOD BUSINESSES! OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #119
I hate their ads! ThatsMyBarack Nov 2012 #120
I NEVER ate it to begin with! mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #123
Don't we have to give up Olive Garden and Red Lobster, too? libdem4life Nov 2012 #125
I actually like papa johns jollyreaper2112 Nov 2012 #130
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