FOOD In search of: the absolute BEST frozen pizza - the trials begin

[raven]

Yep- I usually make my own because I am not about to pay $20+ for pizza delivery for a medium pizza with all the toppings I like. I do like the idea of using the cast iron for deep dish. I'll have to try that!

bake it first then add the toppings and finish it - otherwise it gets soggy

 

[Walkin' Away]

Giordanos is also one of the best deep dish Chicago style pizzas. Expensive, but so very worth it.

I have actually been to one of their places in Chicago and it is outstanding.

They also have a website where you can order your pizzas and have them shipped. Sorry that all my suggestions are high-end. I am not able to eat many things found in the standard frozen pizzas. So, when I find one that I like and don't have any reactions to it, I have one as a special treat.

Yeah, Don't hate me because I'm a Pizza Snob Although, when in an emergency, I have found the
pizzas (take & bake) in the Walmart deli, to be quite good and can be "souped" up with you own toppings.

Good Luck on Your Quest, Dennis

Walkin' Away

 

[ChicagoMan74]

Dennis,
My favorite frozen pizza is Gino's East ( Sausage & Pepperoni) Gino's is a great place in Chicago.

I find the deep dish Chicago style pizza to be hearty and can get 2 meals out of one 9 inch pizza. They have a nice amount of meat and a rich sauce and good ratio of cheese, meat, and sauce. It is not too spicy and one can always add more toppings if desired.

I looked on Gino's website for a store locator in Texas...but no dice. You can order them and have them shipped (expensive) go take a look around the site, they have all kinds of interesting things.
I hope you find what you're looking for. You have made me hungry for pizza now!

With Kind Regards,
Walkin' Away

Wow yeah...looks like you can only get Gino East deep dish in stores in the Midwest. And you're right...one deep dish pie is usually quite enough for the Mrs. and I for a dinner meal. I think in stores they are usually around $9-$11.

 

[DennisD]

Jim Lahey's No Knead Pizza Dough Recipe

Just mix flour, salt, and yeast, add water, stir it all together, then let it sit in a covered bowl for eight or nine hours. That's the trick to Jim Lahey's no-knead pizza dough.

www.seriouseats.com

Jim Lahey's No-Knead Pizza Dough. Simple. Delicious. I make a half-recipe = 1 large pizza crust.

 

[Dennis Olson]

You see an obscure restaurant in a strip center with a full parking lot at 7;00PM on a Tuesday?

Make a mental note and put it on the list to be checked out.

I don’t “cruise around.” Not in Austin (shudder.) And certainly not in the “outer reaches” of the state. My travel time is limited because of dogs, as you know.

Around here, what everybody calls "great Eyetalian" is horrid to me. Gob-o-pasta with some barely seasoned tomato sauce.

My step-dad’s name was Fazio. I know good Italian. There ain’t any around here.

My favorite frozen pizza is Gino's East ( Sausage & Pepperoni) Gino's is a great place in Chicago.

Sorry that all my suggestions are high-end.

Yeah, Don't hate me because I'm a Pizza Snob

When I was a teen, I was a pizza maker at one of the preeminent pizza restaurants in Portland. I don’t mind high-end, but it has to be WORTH IT.

 

[Walkin' Away]

Dennis,
It will be worth it...but you won't know until you try. Good Success in your quest.
W. A.

 

[von Koehler]

Dennis,
It will be worth it...but you won't know until you try. Good Success in your quest.
W. A.

Penzeys "frozen pizza" herb mixture helps spice up a pizza. Just sprinkle some on top before heating.

 

[Dennis Olson]

I usually add oregano, fennel, rosemary and basil. And garlic of course. Then more mozzarella, some Parmesan, and Asiago. As I said, I was once a pizza maker. I got skilz…

 

[Redcat]

6 miles is obviously too far.

Gosh I am 7 miles from nearly everything, that's a normal drive to the store.

 

[Dennis Olson]

My Wally’s is 1.5 miles away. I’ve never seen them. I’ll ask when next I shop there. As for sauce, Classico spicy tomato and basil is fantastic.

 

[Raggedyman]

I usually add oregano, fennel, rosemary and basil. And garlic of course. Then more mozzarella, some Parmesan, and Asiago. As I said, I was once a pizza maker. I got skilz…

now alla ya gotta do is find sum S P A C E to roll out yer tings bossman

 

[TheDoberman]

The king of frozen pizza...Homerun Inn.

They sell it at HEB and Randalls in Austin. Amazon Fresh has it as well.

Frozen Pizza Near Me | Home Run Inn Pizza

This is the best frozen pizza. Hands down.

 

[Millwright]

Gosh I am 7 miles from nearly everything, that's a normal drive to the store.

7 miles won't get me to a store...barely to blacktop.

35 miles to a wallyworld.

Coupla hours to a Krogers, or equivalent.


I'm OK with that.

 

[Lei]

Boboli sold on Amazon but not cheap.

 

[raven]

I usually add oregano, fennel, rosemary and basil. And garlic of course. Then more mozzarella, some Parmesan, and Asiago. As I said, I was once a pizza maker. I got skilz…

and you are asking about frozen pizza?

 

[BadMedicine]

Whatever you choose,dress up a little bit. I like to put extratomatos & cilantro afterwards.

 

[Khabul]

Shakespeare's Pizza - Mail-Order Pizza Three Pizza Pizza Package

*** We ship on Mondays so please place your order by 5pm on Sunday. Three Twelve-Inch Shakespeare’s Pizza Pies: either Pepperoni, Double Cheese, Italian Style Pork, Pandas Pepper, Hawaiian, Four Cheese, Spinach Artichoke, Pizza Lovers’ Passion, or Vegetarian. We ship them in an insulated box...

shakespeares.com

Out of Columbia MO Shakespeares pizza. I have dined inside and taken pickup. Never tried the frozen pizza but thought i would post anyway.

 

[Just Plain Mom]

Remember the Boboli crusts? Those were great. Haven’t seen them in years.

HEB carries them. At least, mine does. You go to the one on Williams? I know they're there, too. They're near the pasta and sauce section in our local store.

 

[Sozo]

By far, the best frozen pizza I've ever had.
Available at:

Walmart, Kroger, H-E-B, Costco, Wegman's, Meijer, Family Fare, VG's, and D&W

 

[Dennis Olson]

I tried Motor City. It was in my first round. I was less than impressed (though that might be because I added extra sauce and it came out too “moist.”

Sigh

 

[winodog]

My neighbor , a very picky eater is always talking up walmart brand frozen. Been meaning to try it. I think he likes thin crust supreme and I see a few others here agree.
Thats where I would head for if I wanted a tasty frozen pizza

 

[winodog]

I checked the froze pizzas at safeway today. They had a high dollar non run of the mill one on sale. Picked it up to try it and it weighed and felt like a single frozen pretzel so I am back to Jacques Pepin Pizza which is hard to beat in the pizza at home market

 

[Grounded Idealist]

People west of the Mississippi don't know what a good pizza taste like .

Many people west of the Mississippi are from east if the Mississippi and really miss what good pizza tastes like

 

[Redcat]

7 miles won't get me to a store...barely to blacktop.

35 miles to a wallyworld.

Coupla hours to a Krogers, or equivalent.


I'm OK with that.

Lucky !

 

[rafter]

It isn't frozen but in the deli dept of Walmart their ultimate meat pizza is pretty darn good.

 

[energy_wave]

Shop Bellatoria's Pizza

Shop Bellatoria's Pizza

www.shopbernatellospizza.com

 

[energy_wave]

17 Frozen Pizzas That Taste Better Than Delivery, Ranked

These Are The Best Frozen Pizzas For When You Can't Wait For Delivery

Frozen pizza shouldn't make you frown.

www.delish.com

 

[bbbuddy]

Digiorno's Deep Dish Supreme is at the top of my list.

Digiornos thin I mean rising crust supreme!

 

[TidesofTruth]

I live in pizza heaven being near chicago. One of the best pizza places in the area is a local chain called Aurelios. Fantastic pizza for those who like sweet sauce. So I am very fortunate. However the best frozen pizza I have had I believe is HomeRun Inn pizza. The Crust is quite good. And they have a very thin crust pizza also that would be good for low calorie diets.

HEB and Whole Foods

Pizza Near Me

Looking for a Home Run Inn Pizza near you? Find our frozen pizza at your favorite retailer or at one of our Chicagoland locations.

www.homeruninnpizza.com

 

[Ragnarok]

Remember the Boboli crusts? Those were great. Haven’t seen them in years.

Amazon.com : boboli crust

www.amazon.com

 

[dawgofwar10]

Just twist a big doobie, ketchup, American cheese and white bread folded in half after you smoke the doobie, engulf

 

[dioptase]

Folks in cattle country generally weren't all that enthusiastic about salads... lots of muttering at farm meetings about "rabbit food" and "damn, man! I feed this crap to my cows so I can enjoy a good steak!"

Complaints about poor salad offerings brand you as a citiot or foreigner.

Summerthyme

There's no excuse for not putting as much care into your salads and breads, as you do with your meats, especially if you are catering to the public. Imho. (I may live in an urban area, but I don't consider myself an idiot. I grow as much of my salad ingredients as I can, given the situation I have to work with. DH does the meat and some veggies, I do the salads and potatoes, we share the bread duty. No sliced white bread here!)

 

[bbbuddy]

My Wally’s is 1.5 miles away. I’ve never seen them. I’ll ask when next I shop there. As for sauce, Classico spicy tomato and basil is fantastic.

Classic italian sausage with peppers and onion is the only kind of pasta sauce I buy. I have 78 jars in my preps. I add a bit less than a pound of cooked and drained ground beef and a can of 15 oz jar of (satanta) !black olives! cut up - except for the 1/3 of the can that I generally eat while cooking, lol.

Hubby and I get two meals from that over thin spaghetti noodles, with a nice salad on the side, sometimes garlic toast too.

 

[dioptase]

I usually add oregano, fennel, rosemary and basil. And garlic of course. Then more mozzarella, some Parmesan, and Asiago. As I said, I was once a pizza maker. I got skilz…

ROSEMARY on pizza?!! Now that's, um, interesting... Oregano and basil of course, fennel I would expect in the Italian sausage but okay, garlic if you like a lot of it, but rosemary?? Hmm... I have some rosemary in my kitchen garden...

 

[Dennis Olson]

Don’t overdo the rosemary. Easy does it.

 

[thompson]

There's no excuse for not putting as much care into your salads and breads, as you do with your meats, especially if you are catering to the public. Imho. (I may live in an urban area, but I don't consider myself an idiot. I grow as much of my salad ingredients as I can, given the situation I have to work with. DH does the meat and some veggies, I do the salads and potatoes, we share the bread duty. No sliced white bread here!)

The best authentic bbq joints only serve sliced white bread. Salads and sides are limited, and mostly an afterthought. The focus and attention is on the MEAT, as it should be.

 

[dioptase]

There's no accounting for taste, I guess.

 

[auxman]

Frozen? Digiorno's and Tombstone.

 

[Squid]

I only buy Digiorno or store brand equivalents on sale when saving money. My preference is California Pizza Kitchen. Smaller and thin crust but the ingredients seem to have better quality and they cook more even than the thick crusts.

It seems a lot of frozen pizza sauce is mostly oil based not tomato based.

 

[33dInd]

My Wally’s is 1.5 miles away. I’ve never seen them. I’ll ask when next I shop there. As for sauce, Classico spicy tomato and basil is fantastic.

They don’t keep them at frozen foods but up by the deli section
Nothing to loose