Chain Reaction: Papa Gino's

Papa Gino's is a regional New England chain that is about 175 stores strong. They managed to transition from an independent pizzeria to one of the largest pizza chains in the country. And in the world of pizza chains, they definitely make one of the best pies in the chain industry. So what's the secret of their success?

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32 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, November 17, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Tagged: chain pizza, Chain Reaction, Papa Gino's

Domino's New Artisan Pizza: Better Crust, Toppings Still Need Work

A couple months back, Domino's announced its new line of "Artisan" pizzas. So what's different about these new pies?

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10 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, October 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Tagged: chain pizza, Chain Reaction, delivery pizza, Domino's

New Artisan Pizzas from Domino's?

We received a few emails this morning from our buddy Ryan over at GrubGrade. Apparently, Domino's has a new pie in the works, which they're calling "artisan" style. What's it mean?

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17 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, August 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Domino's

Chain Reaction: California Pizza Kitchen

CPK's newest pie is the Habanero Carnitas pizza. It features "slow-roasted pulled pork, red onions, cilantro pesto, mozzarella and Queso Quesadilla cheese with spicy habanero salsa." I love pork, so I'll admit I was slightly excited at the prospect of my own 13-inch pork covered pizza.

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12 Comments | Posted by John M. Edwards, August 17, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: California Pizza Kitchen, chain pizza, Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction: Pizza Hut's New Ultimate Cheese Lover's Pizza

Maybe Pizza Hut had a cheese lover's pie before, but they're calling this tomato-less pie Ultimate Cheese Lover's. Is it the Ultimate? Or is it just too much cheese? We dove in to find out.

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26 Comments | Posted by Maggie Hoffman, May 5, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Pizza Hut, Ultimate Cheese Lover's

Chain Reaction: We Order a Domino's 10-Topping Pizza

On Wednesday we saw the Domino's 4/20 Groupon deal that offered a 10-topping pizza for just $8. Great way to celebrate the day, right? Unfortunately the Groupon was only redeemable after the stoner holiday. OK. Whatever that gave us time to poll our Facebook Likees as to what we should top with. And ... and ... Y'all are just cruel. This is what you stuck us with?!?

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38 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 25, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Chain Reaction, Domino's, toppings

Pizza Hut Stuffs Money into Stuffed-Crust Pizza

I think I'd be a little grossed out at first after biting into the crust and finding a wad of soggy cash in it, but I guess these were mint* Benjamins, and a thousand bucks could buy a lot of ingredients for DIY pizza.

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 7, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Pizza Hut, videos

Chain Reaction: Ultimate-Stuffed Crust from Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut introduced their new Ultimate Stuffed Crust pizza on Sunday. For $12.99 you get a 14'' pie with pepperoni, sausage, bacon and cheese inside the crust. We gave it a try so you don't have to.

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36 Comments | Posted by Chris Crowley, March 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: chain pizza, Pizza Hut, stuffed crust, Ultimate Stuffed Crust

Watch the UCB Domino's Pizza Commercial Parody

The Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe posted this parody Domino's commercial earlier this week. It sends up both the way Domino's changed its pizza in late 2009 and the fact that you can now get the chain's pizza as carryout for $5.99 — a move that seems to chase Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready deal. Anyway. Watch! Funny. Unicorn!

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 12, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: chain pizza, comedy, Domino's, funny, Upright Citizens Brigade, videos

Chain Reaction: Papa John's New Italian Meats and Spinach Alfredo Pizzas

Papa John's has a couple limited-time pizzas on its menu these days, the Spinach Alfredo and the Italian Meats Pizza. Both are $11 right now. We got our greasy mitts on them (both ordered on thin-crust foundations*) in the name of research.

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18 Comments | Posted by The Slice Team, February 16, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Chain Reaction, Papa John's, reviews, Slice reviews, specialty pizzas