I bought my first this afternoon. For those who don’t have one around, it’s a pizza franchise that makes fresh pizzas to be taken home and baked.
I got a large with everything for 11 bucks and I’d say it was pretty good. Miles ahead of grocery store frozen pizzas. The crust has that hint of yeast that makes it taste more like a pizza oughtta taste. A large is 2 meals for me.
Not the BEST pizza I ever had ( Cuban @Pies And Pints, Fayetteville, WV) but not bad at all.
The grocery store I shop at used to have fresh made take and bakes that were almost as good but switched to frozen monstrosities that are actually worse than most (Red Baron, Frachettas, Tombstone, etc.) frozen pizzas.
Mmmm…Chicken, bacon, artichoke. It comes in the thin rust, and I can’t bring myself to pay $2 extra for the regular crust. A large feeds me for four meals. I cut it in half and put it in my toaster oven. I eat half the half each meal.
It’s not bad for u-bake I guess. We’ve had it many times at Chez Squeegee, but I can’t say I’d ever crave it. But it’s not like you can get decent pizza in abundance in my region (SF Bay Area), so the competition isn’t stiff. But it’s damn near dirt cheap, so it’s got that.
I’m a big fan of Papa Murphy’s. They are far better than any supermarket frozen pizza, although the price is about twice.
But not long ago they discontinued the deep-dish choices. The rectangular Sicilian was my favorite. I heard a rumor that some customers weren’t cooking them long enough and the company was worried about liability. Seems like an extreme attitude – you can undercook anything if you try hard enough. Why not just put the proper cooking time on the instruction sheet?
Had Papa Murphy’s once…it was pretty good, but the only franchise near us is a 20-minute drive away, and there are just so many good pizza places in our area, that it would have had to have been extraordinarily good for me to have become a regular customer.
? Their pizzas are way cheaper than any delivery chain and taste far better too. I used to get the Chicago stuffed and nurse it for 3 days worth of meals for like $15.
Big fan and sad we don’t have them in my current town.
Since I’m spoiled with surrounding italian pizza joints the only one I get from Papa Murphys is their deLite Mediterranean. Thin crust olive oil, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, and feta cheese. Very unique and very, very good.
I’ve never had it (Canada here), but my ex was originally from Minnesota, and used to RAVE about how good it was all the time. Next time I visit the Midwest, and, you know, have access to an oven, I shall have to try it out!
I thought this before I ever tried it. But they’re extremely generous with their toppings, it’s well worth it. You just have to not look at them as a standard pizza chain. They aren’t an “I’m hungry and lazy so I’ll order a pizza” place. They’re a “we’re all gonna hang out tonight so I should grab some food for later” place.
If you live somewhere with good pizza they might not have much to offer, but where I am, with Papa Johns, Dominos, and Pizza Hut being the best of your options, Papa Murphy’s blows them away.
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