Chain Reaction: Papa John's vs. Domino's, Battle Thin Crust

We wanted to do a comprehensive taste test with all four major delivery pizza competitors but hit a few snags along the way. So instead, we're doing a head to head, Domino's vs. Papa John's Thin Crust Tasteoff.

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44 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, August 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Tagged: Chain Reaction, delivery, Domino's, Papa John's, taste test, thin crust pizza

Video: The Last Pizza Commercial

Funny or Die posted this pizza commercial parody this week. After watching this, if you're feeling all warmed up for more pizza commercial parody, just click here.

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1 Comment | Posted by Meredith Smith, July 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Domino's, funny, Papa John's, pizza commercial, videos

Chain Reaction: Papa John's Sausage Sensation

Papa John's has a way of being convenient and consistent but nothing remarkable. And so it didn't come as a surprise that their newest specialty pizza, the Sausage Sensation, wasn't anything remarkable, either. It's a regular pizza with three kinds of sausage (spicy Italian, sweet, and smoked sausage), red and green peppers, onions and Italian herb seasoning. And when they say herb seasoning, they mean garlic.

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21 Comments | Posted by John M. Edwards, June 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Chain Reaction, Papa John's

Video: The William & Kate Pizza

'Even their faces are made out of chicken'

I'm sure you caught this pizza when we posted a still shot of it a couple weeks ago, but now, on the heels of the actual wedding, here's video. The Duke of Cambridge's hair is made of sausage, sliced sausage. Cheers, mates!

On a more serious note, I caught some of the wedding yesterday morning on TV (Girl Slice is a huge fan of the royals), and I have to say I was not unmoved by the whole affair. Best wishes to the newlyweds!

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Kate Middleton, Papa John's, Prince William, The Royal Wedding, videos

Papa John's Is Much More Awesome in the UK

Speaking of Papa John's UK, check out what I saw on the chain's Britain-based homepage! Ventricina salami? From the Emilia Romagna region of Italy?

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 14, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Papa John's, Papa John's UK

Royal Wedding Pizza Portrait

I didn't think anything about The Royal Wedding would ever find its way onto Slice, but then comes this.

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: Kate Middleton, Papa John's, Prince William, The Royal Wedding

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

Chain Reaction: Papa John's Apple Pie Pizza

After you eat pizza, do you eat dessert pizza? I've been seeing quite a few Nutella-and-pear pizza concoctions around town, and I have to say, I'm always tempted. Pizza dough is a pretty good base for a dessert—when it's done well.

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20 Comments | Posted by Maggie Hoffman, November 4, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, Chain Reaction, dessert pizza, Papa John's

Papa John's New Zesty Jalapeño and Meats Pizza

Papa John's recently introduced a new specialty pizza, the Zesty Jalapeno and Meats Pizza (pepperoni, spicy Italian sausage, jalapeño peppers, and a blend of three cheeses—Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Romano). It caught our attention because it looked oddly familiar (but more on that—and some possible intrigue—after the jump).

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14 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 2, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Tagged: chain pizza, jalapeños, Papa John's, Papa John's Specialty Pizza Contest, spicy pizza, Zesty Jalapeño and Meats Pizza

Papa John's Founder Finally Orders Pizza Online

Pizza chain Papa John's has offered online ordering since 2001. But Restaurantnews.com reports that John Schnatter, the founder of the company, had never tried it for himself. Until now, that is. He survived to tell the tale: When I started Papa John's 26 years ago, I never dreamed customers would one day be ordering pizza by computer...I decided that it was time to try it for myself, but I made sure I had an Internet expert on-hand: my [12-year-old] son Beau. It was easy." Welcome to the future, PJ! But I'm guessing there's an easier way for the founder of...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Maggie Hoffman, October 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Tagged: chain pizza, Papa John's