# Anyone try Domino's new pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160 "2009-12-22T04:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/1 "2009-12-22T04:08:56Z")
So it’s too late for my regular pizza place to deliver, and I’m starving. I remembered hearing Domino’s scrapped their old pizza, so I thought to give it a chance. I can happily say it doesn’t taste like cardboard anymore, Not the best pizza in my neighborhood, but it passes the edibility test, and isn’t a bad alternative for desperately hungry nights when I don’t want to go out… like tonight. Anyone else try? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/2 "2009-12-22T04:34:06Z")
I haven’t had Domino’s pizza in years, but I might try it again if I hear a lotta rave reviews. What’s the crust like, Italian-bready? (which is good!) Is the sauce sweet? (which is not good). ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/3 "2009-12-22T05:31:53Z")
Well, this is no rave review, but Domino’s has it’s place in my life late nights. I used to get the cracker thin because I hated the crust of the normal bread. The sauce is more flavorful, not sweet, but a maybe a little _sweeter_. I hate sweet sauce too. The upper crust seems to have a touch of garlic, butter and oregano on it. A surprisingly honest reflection of their old pizza, (and unsurprisingly over-enthusiastic take on their new pie), ad: > **[New Domino's Pizza - Oh Yes We Did.](http://pizzaturnaround.com/)** > > Domino's Pizza faced their critics and created a new pizza from the crust up. See why so many people love the new taste of the new Domino's Pizza. It’s not the greatest out there – where I live, or probably where you live. But compared to it’s last pie, it’s better. If \*\*memory serves \*\*me, (it’s been a while) , it’s a \*little \*like Little Caesars, only I would say it’s better. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/4 "2009-12-22T05:41:27Z")
When did this change happen? And does it apply to every restaurant? ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/5 "2009-12-22T05:45:00Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > When did this change happen? And does it apply to every restaurant? It was a few days ago I guess. I’m pretty sure it does apply to every restaurant since it was on the Today Show in a clip below the ad, which was dated the 17th. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/6 "2009-12-22T05:52:21Z")
I didn’t have any problem with the old Domino’s. Unfortunately, no one delivers where I live, and Domino’s is way the hell off my route home from work. Little Ceasar’s is right on the way, and has those large 1-topping for $5 pies always ready to pick up, so that’s mostly what I do for pizza now. Got one today, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/7 "2009-12-22T07:57:01Z")
Hey, I live in the heart of Chicago, and love the local pizza in all its manifestations, and… I kinda like Domino’s, too. It’s not as good as Due’s or Bacino’s, of course, but it has its place. They make a decent product, and you can’t beat it for price, convenience, and speed. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/8 "2009-12-22T14:32:12Z")
Tim, are you speaking about the new pizza, or their old? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/9 "2009-12-22T15:02:02Z")
I liked their old pizza (for what it was - certainly there is better pizza, but not as convenient or inexpensively). Comparing it to Little Ceasar’s is not a compliment; we have a LC nearby and we get it for the kids but I can’t stand it. In order of preference, if I’m getting fast-food pizza, I’ll take Domino’s first, then Papa John’s, then (if I’m starving) Little Ceasar’s. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/10 "2009-12-22T15:07:22Z")
It’s been a while since I had Ceasar’s. You may like their old pizza better, but after trying their new one, I think you would be in the minority. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/11 "2009-12-22T15:55:24Z")
Perhaps, but I’ll keep an open mind and try the new one. Possibly I will like it as well or better. I just didn’t see anything wrong with what they had, I thought it was quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/12 "2009-12-22T16:35:30Z")
Food is food, but Domino’s is just about the worst excuse for pizza I have ever come across, not counting the strange square things we got in high school back in the late 70’s. Don’t know anything about a Domino’s overhaul. The last one I had was a couple months ago. We decided to give it a shot, for a change of pace. It was shriveled, cold and way overpriced. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/13 "2009-12-22T17:21:59Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Tim, are you speaking about the new pizza, or their old? Frankly, I haven’t noticed a change. I’ve had it sporadically for years, the latest one being two nights ago. If it’s changed, it was too subtle a difference for my palate to detect…TRM ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/14 "2009-12-22T17:32:29Z")
I’m going to try it. I’d rather have pizza than anything else - a mediocre pizza beats a peanut butter sandwich, and a less-than-mediocre pizza beats nothing. They seem to have some new exotic kinds, like Pacific veggie and chicken bbq, but I’ve never heard a peep about them. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/15 "2009-12-22T17:39:44Z")
It must have been the very day, or the very next day, it changed when I called. Even if you still thought it was somewhat similar tasting, you’ve had it enough times to realize there had to have been some changes made. Good **Sal** , I want another person to try it, so someone else can try to describe it. I would still rather have the NY style a place down the street serves. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/16 "2009-12-22T18:43:10Z")
I just had some last night, and… well… Blech. The old one may have been bland, but the new one is just nasty. The new crust is oversalted, over-seasoned, over-garlicked, and generally tastes like you took the contents of your pantry, stuck them in a food processor, and then choked down the resultant muck with a gulp of salt water. And I tend to _like_ things on the heavily-seasoned side. I love garlic, can’t usually get enough of it. I can’t imagine what someone who _prefers_ blander food would think of this. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/17 "2009-12-22T18:49:49Z")
So \*\*Tanbarkie \*\*Likes the older Pizza better. (_REALLY_!?) You’re right, It is quite seasoned… (I’m paying for that today)! **Tan** , you would say the change is a \*noticeable \*one right? ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/18 "2009-12-22T19:14:20Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I haven’t had Domino’s pizza in years, but I might try it again if I hear a lotta rave reviews. What’s the crust like, Italian-bready? (which is good!) Is the sauce sweet? (which is not good). Dominos has had an obsequiously sweet sauce for a long time and their stated goal with the new pizza was actually to make a sweeter sauce. According to the press release: [QUOTE=Dominos] Crust: A garlic seasoned crust with parsley baked to a golden brown Sauce: Sweeter, bolder tomato sauce with a medley of herbs and a red pepper kick Cheese: Shredded cheese made with 100% real mozzarella and flavored with just a hint of provolone [/QUOTE] Blech! Although to be fair I haven’t tried it and won’t bother. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/19 "2009-12-22T19:24:26Z")
It’s not super sweet at all, and I don’t think their sauce was sweet to begin with. I thought it to be a bitter paste. I’ve had different grades of sweetness to their pizza, and this is not \*that \*sweet. It’s ‘tangy’. I’m the type of guy who doesn’t like a lot of sauce regardless… Help to see if other’s who’ve tried it think the same. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160/20 "2009-12-22T19:43:14Z")
What strikes me as odd is the video about the new pizza has all of these people talking about how they’ve been doing this for 20 years and so forth, and just NOW they realize “hey, we could be making pizza a lot better!” Like they’re talking about garlic and oregano like they are the first to ever think to use them in a pizza sauce. It’s like a Rock n Roll hall of famer saying “we’re going to shock the world with this thing we call ‘diminished chords’.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-dominos-new-pizza/522160.md?page=2)