Godfather’s Loses Politico Pizza Taste Test
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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This is not a surprise:
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Oddly enough, this is more substantive than most of the “real” stories on Politico.
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I don’t watch videos- what pizza won the taste test?
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The winner was Ledo’s Pizza which, as far as I know, is a D.C. area chain that hasn’t expanded to other parts of the country
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So the nearest Godfather’s pizza to the Politico HQ is where? And Ledo’s is a local chain … the fix was in people!
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Lorenzo’s on south street in philly. heaven on earth.
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@OBinMB:
The nearest Godfather’s to D.C. is at least 3 hours away. Nonetheless, this review is consistent with what I’ve heard about the current quality of their product
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@CB:
John’s Pizzerra. West 44th Street, NYC
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Yep… not a surprise that Politico would run such a test… and not a surprise that you would post on it.
…and yes, not a surprise that Godfather’s Pizza fared poorly. all franchised pizza joints have lousy products. Across the state of Colorado, there are only three places I recommend others go for pizza (there are others I’m sure), all are locally owned. But verses the $25 pizza – really good – I get here in NWColo, I can make my own at a quarter the cost.
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Let it be known that Ron Beasely and myself beat Politico to this in comments we made a few days ago. How many more stories must they steal from the OTB community?
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I’m partial to Track Town down by the University of Oregon, in Eugene, OR. Sports decor I can leave but the pizza is quite tasty for a restaurant that caters to the college crowd.
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But considering that Cain hasn’t been a part of Godfather’s Pizza in nearly 15 years, I don’t really see how this has any bearing on his fitness as a candidate for POTUS. Criticizing his economic and foreign policies stances are fine, but to judge him by a pizza company he no long works for is just juvenile and partisan hackery.
To Tlaloc, I’ll agree with you on Track Town being pretty good. I’ve eaten there a few times and the pizza is good for a campus pizza joint.
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@bains:
Maybe not. Anybody ever hear of Papa Murphy’s? They make the pizza for you, but you take it home and bake it yourself. Stuff’s pretty damn good and not expensive at all.
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Marco’s is the best national chain, at least of the ones I’ve tried. But my pizza place of choice is a little hole-in-the-wall near my home. It’s a small Italian family place, delicious and authentic.
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Just to let y’all know, Ledo’s Pizza is the bomb! The thin crust pepperoni is my favorite, gooey and greasy. It’s the one I would’ve chosen.
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@Doug Mataconis:
whoa, sounds great. definitely going on my list, although i immediately distrust any ‘pizzeria’ with that kind of grand staircase!
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