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Some things go together naturally and pizza and NFL play-off football are two naturals. Over the course of my life no pizza was more guaranteed to disappoint than Domino’s. It was as fake as Ben Nelson’s hair. If you saw the box at a pizza party, you went for any other football party food, even the stale chips in a plastic bowl. The crust was the box. The sauce was canned. The cheese was not.
Eating Domino’s pizza was akin to watching the Detroit Lions. Sometimes you just had to do it, but other than the mockery there was nothing good about it.
Recently, in the most effective series of ads since Chuck Norris teamed with Mick Huckabee, Domino’s promised to redo their pizza. My family and I gave them a chance and they deserved it.
We ate many sauce and crust combos, but focused on the bargain basement single topping pizza that Domino’s promotes.
The basic crust is garlic-y and tasty. It was very popular in my house, though one of my children did not like the dusting on the bottom. The rest of the house felt it added a nice texture. Right to the edge of the crust, it was tasty.
The sauces we tried were all good, the basic sauce now tastes like it contains real tomatoes and herbs. The barbecue sauce was particularly good with chicken.
The toppings were generous and good.
The price, especially with coupons, was excellent. You can feed a big group for a few dollars a person.
In short, Domino’s went from “never order” to our current default pizza for the playoffs.
This post may have nothing to do with the gospel, but it has everything to do with the well examined life.
January 17th, 2010 | 4:28 pm | #1
Now this is precisely the kind of post we need more of around here! Upon this recommendation, I’ll give Dominos another shot.
January 17th, 2010 | 4:35 pm | #2
JMR,
I have to know: who’s your team? Who are you rooting for in the playoffs (YOU KIDDIN’ ME? PLAYOFFS?!)? Who are you picking for the big game?
January 17th, 2010 | 4:47 pm | #3
I love the Packers.
Really.
Now that they are gone, I am rooting for Favre. With a wounded heart . . . just finished a really excellent book When Pride Still Mattered on Lombardi.
January 17th, 2010 | 5:19 pm | #4
Back in the day and place (Michigan in the late 70s) Domino’s was the pizza of choice. Better taste quality and price than its competitors, although Little Caesar’s would do in a pinch. But after being overseas for a few years and returning to the States in the early 90s we could tell something had gone wrong and eventually our family switched over to Papa John’s. I am willing to give Domino’s another chance, for old times’ sake if nothing else.
Oh, and to be a Lions fan is sort of like being a Red Sox fan before 2004–or a Cubs fan ever.
January 17th, 2010 | 5:27 pm | #5
Except the Sox would come close only to fail . . . there have been Lion playoff teams in my lifetime, but none you could really see winning it all without massive luck.
January 17th, 2010 | 5:31 pm | #6
Well, people wonder how I can call myself a Christian since I’m a Raiders fan.
Best pizza ever: Asaggio’s in Seaport Village in San Diego. I live four hours north of there, so when I’m in SD I have to eat there.
January 17th, 2010 | 5:45 pm | #7
Yes, of course local pizza is usually best, but I was reviewing Dominos as a sound delivery nationwide choice!
January 17th, 2010 | 7:02 pm | #8
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January 19th, 2010 | 10:50 am | #9
Agree 100%–the new Domino’s is an excellent product.
I hadn’t ordered it in at least 20 years, but am now willing to drive 10 miles to pick up an order.
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