Which is the best pizza, Domino's or Pizza Hut?

Peter Wade

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Which is the best pizza, Domino's or Pizza Hut?

My goodness, Mr. Bolla Pradhyumna from Hyderabad, India! This ridiculous question is as ludicrous as asking “what’s the best food in the world, a piece of paper covered in melted cheese, or flowers covered in melted cheese?”. While both are edible, and one is likely better than the other, both would taste awful and are far from the best dishes you can find.

I think you meant to ask the question “Which franchise serves the better tasting pizza, Domino’s or Pizza Hut?”. Because one thing is certain. Neither one of those abominations in the world of pizza baking is manufacturing the best pizza.

The answer to that new and improved question is a matter of debate and subject to opinion. I’d personally say that Pizza Hut is gets a 3 on a 10-point scale (if I’m bringing very generous) while Domino’s is likely a 2. Meanwhile, the very rare 1-out-of-10 would be reserved for a place like the super cheap chains like Cicis or Sir Pizza that border on inedible. So to answer your original question, I suppose Pizza Hut has the slightly better tasting pizza.

Now, if you ever visit the United States and you’re looking for good pizza, please DO NOT go to any of our top ten most extensive national pizza chains. Those would be (including number of locations)

• Domino’s (20,591)
• Pizza Hut (19,866)
• Hunt Brothers (8,000)
• Little Caesars (5,463)
• Papa John’s (5,400)
• Papa Murphy’s (1,500+)
• Marco’s (1,052)
• Sbarro (700+)
• Chuck E. Cheese (621)
• Hungry Howie’s (530)

These are the ten biggest pizza chains in the United States, some of which are among the largest fast-food franchises in the world. And these horrific versions of real pizza are a blemish on our sensational American cuisine.

(Another low-quality, scary-looking pizza at Domino’s)

If you really want the best pizza, visit a place like Frank Pepe’s in New Haven, Connecticut, ranked on many lists (and mine) as the greatest pizza in the states.

Or try Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix …

… or Nuovo York in the East Village (of New York City) …

… or Letizia’s in Norwalk (Connecticut).

Just please don’t order Domino’s or Pizza Hut in the U.S. and call it American pizza. It’s quite simply mass-manufactured convenience food, amateur pizza for the masses when they don’t feel like cooking dinner. It is not American pizza.