Friday, October 7, 2011

And the Best Pizza in Town goes to.....

As college students, male and female, we all love pizza. It is a staple of our regular diet. But did you know that Rexburg has eight different venues that sells pizza? With all of these different options how are you to know the right one? Which one has the best crust, sauce and cheese? What about service and price? Well don't worry, me and 7 of my friends decided to tackle each of these places in one night, trying each one and then voting on the best. Here is our story.

The Goal:
Find the Best Pizza in Rexburg.

The Stores:
Dominoes, Pizza Hut, The Craze, Pizza Pie Cafe, Papa Murphy's, Fat Cats, 5 Buck Pizza and Little Caesar's


The Execution:
To eliminate variables we all got together to decide on what type of pizza we would get (pepperoni) and what size (medium).

There were four couples so each got two pizza's and then we brought them back to our central location for us to enjoy and vote on. Our Categories were: Best Overall, Best Sauce, Best Crust, Worst, Best Price, Best Service and Best Value.

The Results:
Based on majority decision:

Best Overall- Dominoes $6.89
Best Crust- Dominoes
Best Sauce- Pizza Pie Cafe (we had wing sauce instead of marinara)
Best Price- The Craze ($4)
Best Service-Dominoes
Best Value- Pizza Pie Cafe $5 (for a pizza bigger than Little Caesar's)
Least Favorite: The Craze

I wasn't prepared for these results, in fact my favorite pizza was actually Pizza Hut; the crust was soft, the cheese was thick and the sauce was minimal.
However Dominoes took me by surprise. I knew they were working on a new recipe but they swept the competition. When we went in to get the pizza they didn't have a pepperoni made so they offered us a more expensive pizza for the same price just to help us get out the door faster.

Now all the other pizza places are good for different reasons but if you just can't decide, you can always err on the side of caution and go with Dominoes.

Return Value: You might have to find you're favorite spot and tell me.

$$: Ranged from $4 (Craze) to ~$9 (Papa Murphy's and Fat Cats)

Date Ideas: You tell me you're favorite pizza place.

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