# Favorite Brand of Frozen Pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883 "2013-04-16T22:21:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/1 "2013-04-16T22:21:48Z")
I’m talking about grocery store, freezer section pizza. What’s your favorite? I don’t know if I’ve ever had a "great"frozen pizza, but there are so many brands available I’m curious to see if there’s any consensus. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/2 "2013-04-16T22:34:40Z")
If price is no object, I’m not sure, since there are a lot of contenders. But taking price into consideration, I’ll take a Tony’s Chipotle\* pizza, usually dressed up with any extra cheese or toppings I have on hand in the fridge. I used to be more a Totino’s man for cheap frozen pizzas that can be used to dress up with on-hand ingredients, but when Tony’s hit that $2 price point, it became well worth that extra ~75 cents over the Totinos. - If anybody used to love the flavor of what their school cafeteria called “tostadas” or “Mexican Pizza” they should check out that Tony’s Chipotle flavor for a flashback to the days when schools served mostly junk food. nom-nom-nom ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/3 "2013-04-16T22:36:58Z")
Our local grocery puts out a pretty good pizza, for store bought like that. It’s go some generic name, but for the price it’s pretty good. It’s what I buy when I go for the frozen stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/4 "2013-04-16T22:38:03Z")
Reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/5 "2013-04-16T22:38:45Z")
Trader Joe’s pizzas have never disappointed. Also good are Freschetta and Target’s Archer farms pizzas. I even like Lean Cuisine’s spinach and mushroom pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/6 "2013-04-16T22:40:03Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Reported for forum change. What forum? ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/7 "2013-04-16T22:41:15Z")
Personally I like Digornos (sp?). ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/8 "2013-04-16T22:42:30Z")
> [@Meatros](#): > > Personally I like Digornos (sp?). Excellent name/post combo! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/9 "2013-04-16T22:43:00Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > What forum? Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/10 "2013-04-16T22:50:57Z")
It depends what I’m in the mood for. For a nice chewy crust, any of the rising crust pizzas will do - Aldi’s Mama Cozzi is good, Digiorno or Freschetta. I’m rather unimpressed with my grocery stores’ pizza; their pizzas \*look \*like rising crusts, but are just bleh for flavor, and meh for texture. If I want thin and gourmet and to spend far more than a frozen pizza is worth, California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken, please. If I just want cheap and “get in mah belly!” pizza, I really can’t beat Totino’s. It’s total crap pizza. But sometimes I \*want \*total crap pizza. Haven’t tried Trader Joe’s. I’ll have to put it on my list. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/11 "2013-04-16T22:59:29Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Our local grocery puts out a pretty good pizza, for store bought like that. It’s go some generic name, but for the price it’s pretty good. It’s what I buy when I go for the frozen stuff. So… if someone _else_ wanted to try it… ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/12 "2013-04-16T23:13:25Z")
I just discovered the in-house frozen pizzas at Fresh & Easy. Lots of cheses and toppings for a thin crust pizza and they always seem to be on sale for $4.99. Every now and then I have a craving for a cheap Totinos pizza, but that probably has more to do with nostalgia for my college days than actual quality. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/13 "2013-04-16T23:22:29Z")
Seconding F&E and Archer Farms. Both are good for what they are. But what we usually get are Stouffer’s French Bread pizzas. Just the thing for a light meal with a salad. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/14 "2013-04-16T23:24:33Z")
For real pizza: Fresh2Go. Can’t get it here though. ☹ I alos like Pillsbury Pizza Pops, pepperoni, and Heinz Bagel Bites (like mini-pizzas on bagels.) ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/15 "2013-04-17T00:08:19Z")
My first favorite is Digornio Rising Crust. The kids only like pepperoni, but I’ve liked all of them so far. I love the one Trader Joe’s I tried–can’t remember what kind it was, but it was definitely a grown up type the kids didn’t like. Which is kind of nice, from time to time! And because we also love crap pizza occasionally–Jack’s. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/16 "2013-04-17T00:10:29Z")
I like Digiorno and Freschetta; I have one of the former (pepperoni rising crust) in my freezer at the moment. > [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > I don’t know if I’ve ever had a "great"frozen pizza,\* \\* I can recall the frozen pizza of the old days, which _literally_ tasted like cardboard. I know it did, because I actually ate some cardboard with mine as a kid without noticing any difference until I looked at the underside of the “pizza” and saw the cardboard stuck to the bottom. Frozen food technology has come a long way. ---
**Author:** ![Samantha\_Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Samantha\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Leigh)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/17 "2013-04-17T00:16:39Z")
I love Totino’s! I am not a fan of thick crust pizza if they have been frozen. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/18 "2013-04-17T00:16:58Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > If I want thin and gourmet and to spend far more than a frozen pizza is worth, California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken, please. They’re on sale just often enough that I get to eat them without feeling guilty at the cost. I really like the “Palermo” brand ones I’ve been getting from Costco (I haven’t seen them elsewhere), because they’re thin crust and crunchy and have tons of tomatoes on them. Delish. ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/19 "2013-04-17T00:32:20Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > It depends what I’m in the mood for. For a nice chewy crust, any of the rising crust pizzas will do - Aldi’s Mama Cozzi is good. They sell a spinach, tomato, and goat cheese pizza that is seriously amazing. Turns out perfectly every time - nothing’s soggy or bland, just great simple favors. Probably the best wy to spend four bucks at Aldi’s, period. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883/20 "2013-04-17T01:02:15Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > …If I want thin and gourmet and to spend far more than a frozen pizza is worth, California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken, please… This is my absolute favorite. And now, I’m hungry… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-frozen-pizza/655883.md?page=2)