Food: Papa John's Pan Pizza

The three big national pizza delivery chains - Pizza Hut, Domino's, and Papa John's - are kinda even in terms of quality. None of them will give you a memorable pizza, but when you need to feed a fickle crowd, an inoffensively bland pizza is better than no food at all. Sometimes, though, the variations they stick on the average pizza (stuffed crust, thin crust, what have you) go horribly wrong.

Case in point - while studying, I ordered a Papa John's "Perfect Pan" pizza. It's supposed to ape either Pizza Hut's pan style or Chicago deep dish, but it doesn't do a very good job in either event. The pizza was too bready and the sauce, billed as zesty and robust, was instantly forgettable. The entire taste of the pizza seemed off. Oh well - I guess a memorable disappointment is better than a forgotten dish - sorta?