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| - Upon first coming to Phoenix Arizona in 1987, one of the first places I became familiar with was Peter Piper Pizza (the 35th Ave/Bell location which sadly no longer exists). They really had something for everyone - games for the kids, jukebox (though I don't know of any current location that has one unfortunately - much missed feature!) But most notably very affordable reasonably priced pizza.
Now mind you, back at that time one of the most common comments I heard was "Cheapest pizza you can get - but it tastes like cardboard". In the years since though, Peter Piper has added a variety of different crust style options. And like most businesses, the price has gone up over the years but when it comes to pizza, they have perhaps the best possible value.
The buffet they offer during lunch hours during the week is a particular favorite and something that offers a strong reason to visit. Great variety of pizzas to sample plus salads, breadsticks, and dessert pies. Location is clean, service is generally helpful and pleasant. On my most recent visit, the only real (minor) problem I ran into is that they didn't have forks anywhere except for one of the condiment stations near the back.
I strongly encourage people to support local businesses (yes, PPP is a chain with locations in a few other states but their headquarters is here in Phoenix and is primarily an AZ company) - especially given how the three major pizza chains in the area all are horrible and treat customers terribly (I don't know if this is a problem nationwide or some bizarre Phoenix thing) but all three have lost me as a customer. Papa John's is the worst offender since their Phoenix Director of Operations Christina Carter feels a need to personally email gay customers telling them to take their business elsewhere.
PPP is a refreshing change to the corrupt Big Three (Papa Johns, Domino's, Pizza Hut) and I've never had any kind of problem or been treated poorly by them. Because it's a great place for hanging out with friends, I actually have many fond memories connected with them. Highly recommended.
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