Domino's

Okay, for those of you that have been seeing all the Domino's commercials touting their new, improved pizza and have been wondering if it's really worth all the hype, you no longer have to wonder. I have taken it upon myself to test it for you.

They were having a 2 medium, 2-topping pizzas for 5.99 each, which is the only reason I thought I'd give them another shot. I chose laziness over cheapness, and decided to have it delivered--even though I live a grand total of 3 blocks away. I pre-ordered it to be delivered at 4:00 this afternoon.

For a lark, I checked their online pizza tracker right after ordering (at about noon). I noticed a problem quite quickly. Down in the "Your Order Details" box, the second pizza had the wrong toppings listed: Pepperoni, Green Chili Peppers, and Ham instead of Big Pepperoni (exactly what it sounds like) and Ham. The conformation email they sent me was right, so I ignored the problem, and hoped that their website was just wrong--which wouldn't be surprising, given my recent experiences with websites.

4:00 came.....and went. At 4:15, I started thinking that if they really didn't want my money, that was okay with me, I'd just order from somewhere else tomorrow and wishing I had written down the phone number so I could call and inquire about the status of my foodstuffs. At 4:30, a knock comes on the door. Bang! Bang!

I got up and paid for (and received) my food--which was correct to what I ordered, the website was wrong. I sat down and took the first bite and my first thought was......Meh.

The pizza was very forgettable--average at best. The only two memorable things were the sauce and the crust. The sauce seemed to be an afterthought, or maybe I just thought that way because there didn't seem to be any--there was a bit of a peppery aftertaste, so there might have actually been some on there (or maybe they had really given me some free chili peppers on my pizza). The crust was good--they got one thing right, at least. The rest of the pizza wasn't very noticeable.

So you may be asking, what about all the commercials? They make it sound like it's a lot better. Well, it IS a lot better than it was, and that's the sad thing.