Dominos is better than independently owned pizza shops.

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I think dominos makes a perfect pizza and I say this as someone from the northeast. Their pizza isn’t dripping with grease, the toppings don’t fall off when you’re trying to eat it, and the garlic crust is amazing. It may be “fake” pizza but it’s my go to.

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  2. GerFubDhuw Avatar

    Yeah sure if you like damp floppy disappointment, sugary sauce, and bland cheese.

  3. vbsteez Avatar

    hahahaha I think you nailed the purpose of this sub

  4. Mysterious_Cow9362 Avatar

    Def an unpopular opinion. I’d say it’s king of the big 3, Pizza Hut and Papa John’s being the other two. But I’ll take an ethnically ambiguous guy with greasy hair and a chain who calls you boss and looks like he makes women uncomfortable over Dominos any day of the week.

  5. livahebalil Avatar

    Dominos is Dominos, it is its own thing. There are good local places and mostly terrible ones. The good ones are phenomenal and have no comparison in a chain place. But take the upvote.

  6. starroverride Avatar

    My local places are starting to charge $40 for a large pizza.  Sorry but for that money I’m gonna get something with nutrients.

  7. Reasonable-Ratio-947 Avatar

    Depends on the pizza place tbh. I’ve had good domino’s and bad domino’s. Good independent and bad independent.

  8. Stanhalen69420 Avatar

    You must not be from the north east US…

  9. potassium-mango Avatar

    Brother, seek help.

  10. ShiraPiano Avatar

    Saying that as someone from the Northeast is absolutely criminal.

  11. AlCapone111 Avatar

    Dominos is definitely my favorite of the big chain brands. Mellow Mushroom being second, because of price. But I have come across hole in the wall places that just hit differently.

  12. xPaperwork Avatar

    Maybe…. But I always feel disappointed every time I have Domino’s. But the local pizza place, I feel satisfied. So, 🤷

  13. ctfks Avatar

    Dominos is just a homemade digiorno.

  14. Noodlefanboi Avatar

    They make affordable and adequate pizza. I’ve never regretted eating it, but I’d choose a local shop if money wasn’t an issue. 

  15. swashbucklers_badonk Avatar

    That really depends on your local pizza places, I think. I’ve certainly been places were local spots were trash, and there, yeah, dominos would be better.

  16. goPACK17 Avatar

    Domino’s is just awful tbh. Pan pie is way too bready, thin crust is still floppy with no crisp. It’s just not good.

  17. simplestary Avatar

    Must live someplace shitty as f.

  18. Intelligent_Pop1173 Avatar

    Upvote from a New Yorker. Enjoy your cardboard dry ass “pizza!” They are cheap. That’s why you like them. Just say that.

  19. AsleepTemperature320 Avatar

    Depends on the area you live in

  20. OhNoMyLands Avatar

    I always wonder when I read stuff like this if you just have no taste or if the food in your city is actually so dogshit it might be true.

  21. OddPerspective9833 Avatar

    Insane take. Upvoted

  22. wet_nib811 Avatar

    Every time I eat Dominos, I get heartburn, gas, and the runs.

    Have an upvote

  23. spirallingoutofamok Avatar

    There is a very big difference between these two pizza places, both in quality of ingredients and in overall taste

  24. Perfect-Ad-268 Avatar

    The New Yorker in me absolutely screaming……..

  25. AltruisticAide9776 Avatar

    Take my upvote for truly unpopular opinion

  26. LuinAelin Avatar

    I guess it depends what’s local to you doesn’t it.

  27. slothPreacher Avatar

    I am Disgusted. Great Unpopular Opinion.

  28. ottoandinga88 Avatar

    Wouldn’t feed that shit to livestock 

  29. Thick-Platypus-4253 Avatar

    Upvoter for sure. I would have to not eat all day before I’d eat Dominos pizza, and even then it would only be one piece and only because someone else brought it… I absolutely love their sandwiches, Parmesan bread bites, and their bone in wings have no business being as good as they are.

  30. eL_MoJo Avatar

    Northeast Italy?

  31. FlameStaag Avatar

    Better? Ehhh.

    More consistent? Absolutely. They have some great pepperoni too. 

    That’s generally why fast food is popular. You know generally what you’re getting (mediocre staffing aside). Local places can be entirely hit or miss. 

    I’ve had some dogshit pizzas from “beloved” local businesses. But I’ve also had much better than fast food pizzas as well. 

    Fast food is a middle ground where they have decent prices, decent options, and decent consistency.

    This isn’t really unpopular. Maybe on reddit. Reddit is extremely contrarian and anti-establishment. Fast food places like Dominoes are everywhere BECAUSE they’re popular. 

  32. whosthere1989 Avatar

    There’s NO WAY you’ve had real New York pizza from a genuinely good place in Brooklyn or on Long Island or Manhattan and feel this way. When you say Northeast, do you mean CT or something? 😂😂😂

  33. MetalTrek1 Avatar

    If you lived in NJ this would definitely be both wrong and unpopular. Have an upvote! 🙂🤘

  34. CoysNizl3 Avatar

    This feels like autism to me

  35. BokChoyFantasy Avatar

    I think it’s pretty hard to ruin pizza. You’d have to be balls-out cooking criminal bad.

  36. kilertree Avatar

    I am sorry that the pizza place is in your neighborhoods are so far from good. Domino’s is from Michigan it is still one of the worst Michigan pizza places. Buddy’s is the the best out of metro Detroit. 

  37. myownfan19 Avatar

    When I was a kid Dominos was trash. I am no longer a kid. Dominos is still trash.

  38. Xokanuleaf Avatar

    Upvote for having an actual unpopular opinion.

  39. MikeNKait Avatar

    its not a matter of opinion, thats just objectively false

  40. Present-Loss-7499 Avatar

    My word. This is impressive. This should pinned and be mandatory reading for how to properly use this sub.

    May God have mercy on your soul, because you deserve none from us.

  41. DPWwhatDAdogDoin Avatar

    I’ve never understood how anyone can even like dominos. Frozen pizza is better than that crap. Hell microwave personal pizzas are better than it even.

  42. Walktrotcantergallop Avatar

    You win, sir. You win.

  43. magapower Avatar

    there are a lot of independent pizza places that are trash…. but Domino’s, I would say is the best budget chain pizza.

    but to put it as high on a pedestal as you’re saying it is makes me suspect you work for Domino’s.

  44. idio242 Avatar

    You recovered your sense of taste after getting Covid, yeah?

  45. boston_homo Avatar

    Unfortunately OP you’ve never had pizza.

  46. Intravertical Avatar

    This guy owns Domino’s Pizza.

  47. nickcald Avatar

    Dominos isn’t pizza, it’s Dominos

  48. JCarr110 Avatar

    Jesus christ have some self respect

  49. Exact-Truck-5248 Avatar

    Hard disagree. The best pizza cooks quickly in super hot oven. That’s why pizzas made at home are never as good as a pizzaria’s Domino’s ovens are not hot enough to make a good pie.

  50. IIlIlIIlIllI Avatar

    You must love the Big Bang theory and think the avengers movies were the height of cinema

  51. Francl27 Avatar

    Holy shit angry upvote from NJ.

  52. chillhopmusic13 Avatar

    A truly unpopular opinion have my up vote

  53. SC_Gonzo Avatar

    Upvoted for truly unpopular opinion, but I don’t think I’d eat Domino’s if I was in prison.

  54. dgood527 Avatar

    This can’t be real. You did the unpopular thing right, but dear God that’s a bad take.

  55. Solid-Hedgehog9623 Avatar

    Jesus Christ, that’s a take. Here’s an upvote. You know, not all north east pizza is created equal.

  56. wyldaloofrebel Avatar

    You’re wrong, but that’s okay. Have my upvote.

  57. FamousMortimer23 Avatar

    I would sooner eat Red Baron out of a dumpster than Domino’s fresh out of the oven. Your opinion is garbage like their pizza. 

  58. Scuba9Steve Avatar

    Yeah ill have to give you an upvote. One of the worst opinions ive heard here lol.

  59. ImpressiveShift3785 Avatar

    The pizza shops near you must be trash for you to hold this opinion.

  60. Quake_Guy Avatar

    I understand they now use sauce concentrate and mix it with water, often tap water which explains why some people can be a fan of domino’s in one place vs not so much in another place.

    I’ve had Domino’s and after a few slices throw the rest in the trash. A good $5 frozen pizza is better.

  61. xJageracog Avatar

    You have been going to the wrong pizza places then.

    I haven’t been to many pizza restaurants, but the few more expensive places I have been to had inferior cheese and sauce compared to dominoes, pizza hut etc, although they often have much better toppings.

    Some restaurants are simply inferior to dominoes but others just have different strengths. I recomend you a) keep looking for a good pizza place or b) get new tastebuds, you still have a warranty right?

  62. TheMuff1nMon Avatar

    That’s fine but your taste in pizza is ass

  63. ElectionAnnual Avatar

    I stg I’m so sick of the love for dominos. Their pizza is so bad. Idk how people like it. And I’m totally fine with the other major chains. I would rather eat Little Caesars every day for a week than eat dominos once. Almost every independent shop in the country is better than dominos. Although the other things on their menu are pretty good lol.

  64. railin23 Avatar

    I know exactly what I will get from Dominos quality wise.

  65. lietajucaPonorka Avatar

    Ate their chicken strips/nuggets couple weeks back. Were cheap, thought why not. Made me shit liquid. Remembered why not.

  66. OtherwiseHappy0 Avatar

    Well boss, that’s why they exist in the North East. I have a favorite Sicilian style place and a favorite “regular place” with awesome custom pizza. Either way Dominos is about 5-6 on my list.

  67. marklikeadawg Avatar

    Nah. Domino’s sauce is nasty but thanks for playing, OP.

  68. Former_Specific_7161 Avatar

    Well, this easily takes the prize for the dumbest opinion I’ve seen on here to date, lol.

  69. Oh_My_Monster Avatar

    Domino’s is perfect pizza for people who hate themselves.

  70. GiraffeandZebra Avatar

    Perfect post. Domino’s is garbage tier pizza. Even in the range of boring chain restaurant pizzas they are shit.

  71. _jagwaz Avatar

    dominos makes little ceasers look like fine italian cuisine, absolutely horrible opinion!

  72. leave-no-trace-1000 Avatar

    Remember when dominoes was like, “yeah we know our pizza sucks. We’re totally redoing it”? And then they did. And it still sucked, just not as much. Their garlic bread is solid though.

  73. TheW0lvDoctr Avatar

    I…I don’t even know how a person comes to this conclusion

  74. wreckyourpod Avatar

    You are correct. This is an unpopular opinion.

    The company literally rolled out its CEO to apologize because the cheese tasted like plastic, the sauce was like ketchup, and the crust was like cardboard. That’s how Domino’s described its own product. Granted they rolled out new recipes, but I don’t see a difference.

  75. brianlefebvrejr Avatar

    You are correct. The problem is the majority of independents don’t actually have any quality control, standard process or anything.

    Yes there are some great independents but really 80% will be below average to dominoes. They won’t even have a similar base quality

  76. RoideSanglier Avatar

    I enjoy Dominos as well. I admit I disgare that it’s ‘better’ than independently owned pizzerias, but I think it has a place to stand amongst them. It’s cheap, thw food is good, and they never dissopoint. It’s never a bad experience, in fact it is mostly pleasurable.

  77. MrFalseSense Avatar

    Dominos would still be my go to pizza place if it didn’t make my partner sick every time we got it.

  78. DeanoHarry Avatar

    Dominoes slaps!

  79. CopyDan Avatar

    When you say northeast, do you mean Maine?

  80. No-Copy5738 Avatar

    Just say that you like shitty pizza dude

  81. atkinsonda1 Avatar

    No, I’m so so sorry for the crazy pizza dessert/ your tast that you have to suffer with. Upvote for being just so just unbelievable wrong.

  82. sofakingclassic Avatar

    If u dont live in NY/CT/NJ you’re most likely right

  83. pluck-the-bunny Avatar

    Unpopular AND wrong (as much as a subjective opinion can be wrong)

  84. IReallyLikeAvocadoes Avatar

    Finally an unpopular opinion

  85. sh0ck_and_aw3 Avatar

    Absolutely wild take. Dominos doesn’t even use real sauce. Even the worst local place will use some generic sauce in a can

  86. akiroraiden Avatar

    this post is so american… pizza dripping with grease? the fuck is that? – a concerned european

  87. Infamous-Yellow-8357 Avatar

    Yup. Truly an unpopular opinion. Their cardboard crust and cheap ingredients don’t do it for me.

  88. p-graphic79 Avatar

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    Good toppings that dont fly off when you trying to eat it.

  89. babybird87 Avatar

    It has a processed chemical taste.. not terrible but not my first choice

  90. Rookraider1 Avatar

    Dominos is straight ass. I will upvote this post.

  91. stanolshefski Avatar

    This is just sad.

  92. expungant Avatar

    Hard to believe this isn’t bait

  93. HuTaosTwinTails Avatar

    Out of all the pizza chains, dominoes is disgusting.

  94. SippinOnHatorade Avatar

    Trash opinion, dominos sucks, but congrats for a good post

  95. Mountain_Cry1605 Avatar

    A truly unpopular opinion. Well done.

    Also you are categorically wrong.

  96. StupidIdiot1954 Avatar

    As a someone from NY, take my upvote and go fuck yourself.

  97. RoundNo6457 Avatar

    I mean I’ve had some bad local pizza but dominos is a consistent mid, at best.

  98. Eveningstar224 Avatar

    U must live in like a small rural town or something lol rather go to local spots than franchise in LA

  99. DeadMoney313 Avatar

    Take my upvote, Dominos is awful and Id rather have a frozen pizza

  100. 1Rab Avatar

    Chain Pizza is over priced slop.

    Take my upvote.

  101. Pulmonary007 Avatar

    Yeah absolutely not.

  102. gahidus Avatar

    Food fucking Lord. Domino’s might have the worst pizza even of major chains. Their pizza is so absolute Garbage that this is truly an opinion fit for this sub.

  103. MammothSurround Avatar

    This is certainly an unpopular opinion.

  104. NMS-KTG Avatar

    As someone from Jersey, fuck you

    Upvoted

  105. Listening_Heads Avatar

    Here’s my honest ranking:

    Old kinda run down family owned shops

    Hipster Craft beer Pizza shops

    Most of the chains

    Frozen

    Papa Johns

  106. MrTPityYouFools Avatar

    Feel bad for whatever shit town you live in

  107. Rajshaun1 Avatar

    You spent all day thinking about something to post on this sub and this is perfect good job!

  108. Samule310 Avatar

    This is a jailable opinion.

  109. Iamjimmym Avatar

    Ewwww dominos is nasty. Gives me the shits every time. They baste the crust in “garlic” “butter” and call it gourmet. It’s shitty lipstick on a terrible disease ridden pig.