Pizza

[LouisEly]

Out in the middle of nowhere between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh is a farm that started taking their dairy and beef products and making frozen pizzas, and they are fantastic.

 

https://www.pocopizza.com/

 

Some of them have some crazy ingredient combinations; I'm eagerly looking forward to having one of their horseradish beef pizzas. Right now they are showing a summer sausage and cheese curd pizza, a brat and curd pizza, cherry pulled pork, bacon mac and cheese, dutch apple pie, breakfast pizza... they have different varieties each week.

 

Available for "barnyard pickup" - you order on-line by 6pm Thursday evening and then pickup at the big shed out back on Saturday between 11am - 4pm. Comes complete with barnyard smell while waiting in line. They have lots of other stuff - ice cream, veggies, baked goods, beef sticks.

 

If you are anywhere near that area, or will be driving through mid-day on a Saturday, I highly recommend placing an order.

[MrTPlush]

I love supporting local farmers and businesses in general...but $9.50 for a 12 inch frozen pizza...? 9/10 I tell my wife to get some sense when she wants the $6ish Portesi. Of course I have bought a $5 half gallon of milk once to support a local farmer so I am sure I will pay $10 for a frozen pizza too.

 

On another note, the reason I dug this thread up, I’m not a huge fan of Lottza Mottza. Stupid amount of cheese for the amount of crust. HOWEVER, there is a new artisan crust that is a thicker crust and WOW. So much better! I believe it is the same price as the normal crust, but not sure as I bought it when there was a $4.50 sale. Highly recommend trying.

[CheezWizHed]

Stupid amount of cheese for the amount of crust.

 

That is the point!

 

The new crust sounds interesting though. I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

[TURBO]

Yeah, it's even in the name "Lottza" Mottza... lol

[stoutdude04]

I love supporting local farmers and businesses in general...but $9.50 for a 12 inch frozen pizza...? 9/10 I tell my wife to get some sense when she wants the $6ish Portesi. Of course I have bought a $5 half gallon of milk once to support a local farmer so I am sure I will pay $10 for a frozen pizza too.

 

On another note, the reason I dug this thread up, I’m not a huge fan of Lottza Mottza. Stupid amount of cheese for the amount of crust. HOWEVER, there is a new artisan crust that is a thicker crust and WOW. So much better! I believe it is the same price as the normal crust, but not sure as I bought it when there was a $4.50 sale. Highly recommend trying.

 

Thanks for the heads up. The wife likes them as well bit prefers a thicker crust, so she might be willing to give it a try.

[TURBO]

I had regular old Pizza Hut thin crust pepperoni last night. Loved it!

 

It's probably my favorite pizza, when it's good, it's good!

 

It's tough to beat their thin crust when it's done just perfectly.

 

I know the pizza purists will disagree with me, but I like their pizza.

[patrickgpe]

its the best "fast food" pizza by far

[TURBO]

its the best "fast food" pizza by far

 

I also really like Little Ceasers... Can't beat the price, and it's still pretty good heated up as leftovers.

[patrickgpe]

you can't beat the price and I think Little Caesars is hit or miss for me. I used to like Papa John's but it has gone way down hill. The issue is that there are so many local pizza joints that make excellent pizza for not much more, there is no reason to not patronize them. I live less than 2 miles from balistreri's in Wauwatosa so thats my goto.

[wallus]

I enjoyed Pizza Hut as a kid. I honestly think they changed the recipe or quality of ingredients years ago as it just isn't great anymore. My girlfriend agrees with me on that.

[stoutdude04]

I enjoyed Pizza Hut as a kid. I honestly think they changed the recipe or quality of ingredients years ago as it just isn't great anymore. My girlfriend agrees with me on that.

 

If they still did the buffet I think I would get it more often. I'm a sucker for a salad opener.

 

I tried the Domino's cheeseburger pizza...and it did taste like a cheeseburger. Though, I did put my own pickles on it. I really don't like any of the chain pizza places, but the cheeseburger one was pretty good.

[TURBO]

I don't think I'd be interested in a pizza that tastes like a cheeseburger. If I want a cheeseburger, I'll get a cheeseburger...lol

 

If I get pizza, I want it to taste like a pizza.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

its the best "fast food" pizza by far

 

The thin crust is quite good for what it is. The pan pizza is prepped by putting about an inch of oil in a pan and baking it. It is literally a donut with sauce and cheese on top.

[CheezWizHed]

its the best "fast food" pizza by far

 

The thin crust is quite good for what it is. The pan pizza is prepped by putting about an inch of oil in a pan and baking it. It is literally a donut with sauce and cheese on top.

 

Mmmmm... donut pizza...

 

 

We tend to like Jack's Rising crust for cheap freezer pizza (it reheats well too). Kwik Trip and Papa Murphys is probably our second for take-n-bake.

 

I used to do Pizza Hut buffet years ago and it was good - if they kept enough pizza out. Pizza Ranch is our normal now - and my wife's favorite.

 

If I'm going high end, I tend to go for deep dish. Eduardo's in Milwaukee was our college celebration spot. Either deep dish spinach or SMOG was my all time favorite.

 

Overall, I'm not too picky - top it with everything and a ton of cheese - the crust is just the edible fork to get it to my mouth!

[madbad2000]

I enjoyed Pizza Hut as a kid. I honestly think they changed the recipe or quality of ingredients years ago as it just isn't great anymore. My girlfriend agrees with me on that.

 

I fully agree that they changed something and it doesn't taste the same. Pizza Hut was my favorite growing up and I have had it probably 4 or 5 times in the past decade. Dominos seems to be better than I remember as kid, but not enough to become a staple in my family rotation. I'll also say that I think Little Caesars changed for the better. They make a much more respectable pie and haven't increased prices much. Even my picky, German wife likes them, probably more for the crazy bread. At the end of the day, if I'm getting pizza its usually something local or Costco if doing a larger gathering. Hard to beat the value and quality of a Costco pizza

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I enjoyed Pizza Hut as a kid. I honestly think they changed the recipe or quality of ingredients years ago as it just isn't great anymore. My girlfriend agrees with me on that.

 

I fully agree that they changed something and it doesn't taste the same. Pizza Hut was my favorite growing up and I have had it probably 4 or 5 times in the past decade. Dominos seems to be better than I remember as kid, but not enough to become a staple in my family rotation. I'll also say that I think Little Caesars changed for the better. They make a much more respectable pie and haven't increased prices much. Even my picky, German wife likes them, probably more for the crazy bread. At the end of the day, if I'm getting pizza its usually something local or Costco if doing a larger gathering. Hard to beat the value and quality of a Costco pizza

 

I worked at Pizza Hut in high school. A couple of years ago though, they changed the sauce, cheese and the pan in which the "pan pizza" is made.

 

It was ok in high school, I avoid it now. If I have to do a chain, I go to Domino's, but I find that if I have that a couple weeks in a row I get sick of the taste as well. They are far and away the closest (among chains) to an authentic Neapolitan but still pretty far.

 

I recently bought an Ooni Fyra, so I'm pretty much strictly homemade from here on out unless traveling.

[TURBO]

Not a fan of Dominos, and I can't tell you why exactly. Every time we get it, it's just meh to me.

 

Papa Johns, same.

 

I like a Papa Murphy's about once a year... More than that, it's also just meh.

 

When we go with chain pizza, it's Pizza Hut 75% of the time, Little Ceasers probably 20%, the rest fill the missing 5%.

 

We have a place about a mile from where I live in Appleton called Luigis that is awesome! Pricey, but really good crusts and sauce flavor. Also owned by an authentic Italian family.

[Zad Fnark]

Glass Nickel is probably the only "chain" I go to.

[LouisEly]

Rocky Rococco's.

 

Deep dish, thick crust, cheesy, saucy, sloppy, best sausage I've ever had on a pizza.

 

I'm going to get fat moving back to Madison.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

If you like Rocky's, you'll probably love Motor City Pizza Co frozen pizza. I've seen it at Walmart and Costco. It's the same style of pizza and probably about as greasy.

[adambr2]

Pizza Hut to me is just terrible now. I agree with the others who thought it was great in the 90s and now it's just not the same. The breadsticks are still really good, but that's it.

 

Dominos I think is pretty underrated. My kids prefer their pepperoni pizza above all others. I have also had their cheeseburger pizza, and it's good, but it's one of those pizzas you just want for 1 or 2 slices.

 

My teenage son works at Rockys, so it's a little surprising we don't get it more. Their pizza is quite good, but not one you want to have leftover. Little Ceasars is also something you want to consume immediately and not eat leftover. Their deep dish is good.

 

Papa John's is fine. Toppers is fine. Marcos is fine. I can eat all of these but none really stands out to me as better than others. We have a Politos in town and if we're getting pizza it's likely from here, getting one of their specialties and some garlic knots.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The pizza did change as I noted, but honestly, usually it's you that changes more than the food. I use strong words with food sometimes but really, I've had maybe 1 or 2 pizzas ever that were so bad I wouldn't want to eat them.

 

There are all kinds of things I used to enjoy, like Egg McMcMuffins and Dunkin, that I find almost totally devoid of any flavor if I eat them now. Pizza Hut, Papa's, whatever, most of it is "fine" to me, it's just that once you move around and have authentic pies you start to realize your opinions on pizza from high school weren't especially well formed.

[madbad2000]

 

I recently bought an Ooni Fyra, so I'm pretty much strictly homemade from here on out unless traveling.

 

 

I splurged on a RocBoxx a few years ago and we eat far more homemade pizza. It's pretty awesome to have a "portable" device that can crank it up to 900 degrees for that authentic pizza experience. It also works great for entertaining since everyone can make their own and it only takes a minute to cook each one once at temperature. I also do steaks in there on high heat and those are always amazing too.

[homer]

Anybody ever tried Jet's pizza? It's Detroit style. I've never pulled the trigger because we have a lot of independent options but I'm curious how it is.

[TURBO]

Anybody ever tried Jet's pizza? It's Detroit style. I've never pulled the trigger because we have a lot of independent options but I'm curious how it is.

 

Yup, when my daughter was still living at home, that was her favorite, so we had it fairly regularly. I liked it a lot too, as did the rest of the family.

 

We used to get groupons and with the groupon, the price was really nice too! lol