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| - It's been a while since I've ordered Papa Johns. It used to be my "Go To" pizza place. Then I discovered Barro's Pizza and fell in love. My wife is a teacher and got a Papa Johns promo code for Arizona Teachers for $6.99 1-topping Large pizzas. That's a pretty amazing price, so we had to try it. We got 2 large pizzas - one mushroom and one green pepper. Here's what we discovered (or suspect) about Papa Johns and why we probably won't go back unless we get another awesome promo code.
Before we get started, let's be clear that Papa Johns pizza DOES taste really good. In fact, it's the same great taste that I remember. No complaint with the ingredients - they really are "better". The disappointing part is what has changed with Papa Johns.
First - Is it just me or have the Large pizzas gotten smaller? The Large used to be 14 inches and these Larges measured at 12 inches. I noticed the difference as soon as I picked up the box, they seemed smaller. Now I could be totally wrong because I'm used to Barro's huge pizzas, but it sure felt like it.
Second - I believe Papa Johns puts less toppings on than they used to. We always get a mushroom pizza and I remember at least 5-6 mushrooms on each slice, which for smaller mushrooms, is the minimum you need for each slice. This pizza had 2-3 mushrooms on each slice. The green pepper pizza was the same way - 2-3 little slices of green pepper on each slice. Again, I may be wrong because I'm used to Barro's literally heaping toppings on their pizzas, but I suspect Papa Johns has made a conscious decision to use less toppings.
Third - Where did the awesome garlic sauce little tubs go? That used to be unique to Papa Johns and honestly one of the big reasons we loved the pizza. Papa John's crust has never been spectacular, but when dipped in that garlic sauce, it was a unique pleasure you couldn't get anywhere else.
Now - I assume that these issues are Papa Johns-wide and not specific to this location. And if these truly were company-wide decisions to cut costs, then I can accept that. Companies have to do what they have to do. I'm just not happy about it.
But - the one thing I feared is I was possibly getting a lower-quality pizza specifically because I used a 1/2 off promo code. I know some restaurants do this when customers don't pay full price. And if that's what happened, then that's not cool. But even worse, if they did that to school teachers, then shame on Papa Johns.
Regardless, I feel like I should be giving this more stars, especially because the online ordering was simple, and the service was friendly and fast. I'm rating simply on the pizza. And perhaps that's not fair either, judging it based on Papa Johns of the past. But I honestly would never pay the full price of $15+ for a 1-topping Large (or so they say) pizza from Papa Johns. It was a great value at $6.99 but any more than that, I just can't justify it.
Bottom line is I just can't get over how Papa Johns has changed for the worse.
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