There’s just something so universal about majorfast-food pizza chainslike Pizza Hut, Domino’s, and Papa Johns.
So which of these rival chains offers the absolute bestfast-food pies?
I recently set out to answer that question by trying and comparing the pepperoni pizzas from all three.
Zoe Strozewski / Eat This, Not That!
I judged each pizza by the taste, texture, and quantity of its key elements.
I wanted the crust to be the perfect combination of soft and crunchy.
I wanted a thick layer of well-seasoned, flavorful sauce.
Zoe Strozewski / Eat This, Not That!
I wanted the pepperoni to be plentiful, salty, and a little crispy around the edges.
I wanted the cheese to be not too thick and not too thin.
Here’s what I thought about each option, ranked from my least favorite to my favorite!
Zoe Strozewski / Eat This, Not That!
A large pie cost me $17.99.
The look:Domino’s pepperoni pizza looked sort of messy, but overall pretty standard.
Whoever cut the pizza did it pretty unevenly, so some slices were massive and others were miniscule.
Zoe Strozewski / Eat This, Not That!
While the crust wasn’t necessarily bad, it was a little too soft and bready for my tastes.
The actual sauce also tasted…off.
The crust was deeply browned, while the pepperoni was very plentiful and crispy around the edges.
The sauce was a little sweet and well-seasoned, making it a vast improvement over Domino’s sauce.
Pizza Hut
I ordered Pizza Hut’s Original Pan Pizza with pepperoni.
The pan crust is fluffier and slightly thicker than Pizza Hut’s hand-tossed crust.
A large pie cost me $19.89.
My one complaint was that I would have liked more pepperoni.
Pizza Hut put on the fewest slices of all three chains.
I counted only 35.
Domino’s gave me 40.
Papa John’s piled on 60!
The pizza sauce was sweet and flavorful.
