That is the question. We ranked 4 of the chain delivery pizzas to see which would be the best to order. In this we included: Domino's, Little Caesars, Papa John's and Pizza Hut. The catch though was everyone was blindfolded while they tasted their pizza. A big thank you to Neil, Brendan, and Tom for joining us on this adventure!
Food
In order to keep a control with this taste test, we ordered cheese pizzas from all locations. We also included a pallet cleanser - lemon sorbet - to take this experience just one step further.
Taste Test
On the score sheet, we asked everyone to rank the pizzas in the order of their initial preference if they were to order from one of the 4 places (1st is their preferred):
Brendan - Domino's, Papa John's, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars
Tom - Domino's, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, Papa John's
Neil - Little Caesars, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's
Chris - Papa John's, Little Caesars, Domino's, Pizza Hut
The score sheet asked everyone to rank each slice based on cheese, sauce, crust, and overall flavor on a scale of 1 (not tasty) - 4 (tasty). The highest score that could be given was 16 points.
The score sheet asked everyone to rank each slice based on cheese, sauce, crust, and overall flavor on a scale of 1 (not tasty) - 4 (tasty). The highest score that could be given was 16 points.
Round 1 (Little Caesars)
Brendan's score - 3
Tom's score - 7
Neil's score - 5
Chris's score - 8
Brendan's score - 3
Tom's score - 7
Neil's score - 5
Chris's score - 8
Round 2 (Domino's)
Brendan's score - 10
Tom's score - 11
Neil's score - 12
Chris's score - 10
Round 3 (Pizza Hut)
Brendan's score - 8
Tom's score - 7
Neil's score - 9
Chris's score - 5
Round 4 (Papa John's)
Brendan's score - 5
Tom's score - 4
Neil's score - 6
Chris's score - 4
Recommendation
If you're going to order delivery pizza from one of these chains, the consensus was to order from Domino's. Everyone ended up ranking this one first overall out of all 4 rounds. Some of the comments were "Not bad overall", "Could eat multiple pieces", "Was cheesy", and "Crust was pretty good."
*Note - all pizzas were kept warm in the oven, in their boxes, at the same temperature throughout the whole taste testing.
*Note - all pizzas were kept warm in the oven, in their boxes, at the same temperature throughout the whole taste testing.