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periphescent t1_j6xfc38 wrote

Doughbar was overpriced, medicore pizza.

I feel like there's two markets for pizza: 1) old fashioned, reliable, tasty and cheap 2) gourmet, high quality, expensive. Doughbar didn't do either, and with the amount of options for pizza in PGH? There was no demand.

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OllieFromCairo t1_j6y1w8x wrote

In college, I called this the "$10 pizza theory." (Adjust as necessary for inflation.)

You should never pay $10 for a pizza. If you're buying pizza, you either want cheap, greasy crap, or you want something really good. $10 never buys you a pie that's good enough to justify buying something that costs more than a Little Caesar's Hot-N-Ready.

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NotBlaine t1_j6yeain wrote

I'll cosign that as long as the theory makes allowances for other sub $10 pizzas? I'd personally take a well-done Antoon's over Little Ceasars. Last time I checked they were roughly the same price (like $7ish).

But yeah, totally agree.

And as you get older it becomes a little less about the money and more about the calories. Like if I'm getting pizza and putting 1,500 calories in my body in a sitting... It's gonna be worth it.

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peon2 t1_j6ygopa wrote

I’ll fuck with a large 3 topping $8 pizza from dominos

Thin crust, bbq sauce, chicken, bacon, onion

Or thin crust, garlic parm sauce, chicken, mushroom, spinach

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UselessLezbian t1_j6z1uwq wrote

Yoo, domino's pan pizza is where it's at. Slight up charge, but so worth it. Bacon pineapple pan pizza is my go to.

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itsSUPREMEXIV t1_j6zyevl wrote

My man, this is what I get everytime. Me and my roommates get Dominos and I get crucified for my order every time.

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turp101 t1_j7272hc wrote

>domino's pan pizza

Usually (as in the 5 times a year I get it) I would get their thin crust but tried this last year and I was seriously surprised at the quality for it being Domino's

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jkguitar1 t1_j6z05s9 wrote

Honestly the most disappointing thing of my time as a Pitt student is that Antoons is now $11 for a large and yet pre-pandemic walking home from a party at 1am I could get a large from them for $6

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HarAR11 t1_j6zcs26 wrote

In 2002-ish, they were $4.06. Pre pandemic them only being $6, a $2 price raise over 18ish years isn’t bad at all. But $10+ is ridiculous.

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HarAR11 t1_j6zck50 wrote

I was just in Oakland a few weeks ago for an appointment at Presby. I drove past antoons and was floored…$10+ for that large pizza. When I was going to Pitt (2000-2003) an antoons pie was $4.06, including tax. An antoons pie is nowhere close to being worth $10+, unless they drastically change the quality of it.

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Yelloeisok t1_j71ubqj wrote

I know i am going to get downvoted, but a lot of stuff has gone way up in price in the last 20 years.

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blueboot09 t1_j72t2u0 wrote

When cigarettes went up to 57¢ a pack, people said if they ever get to $1 a pack I'm quitting. Thinking they'd never go up to a buck, obviously.

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Muff_Doctor t1_j6zku85 wrote

I was getting $5 pizzas from Antoon’s and Sorentos in college.

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Pale-Buyer-9887 t1_j701bh6 wrote

2012, we were getting three 1 topping pizzas from Sorentos for like 17 bucks. Shit was pretty good too!

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mexicocitibluez t1_j721ly4 wrote

man, that antoons $5 pizza was really something back in the day.

> In college, I called this the "$10 pizza theory." (Adjust as necessary for inflation.)

I disagree. My dad owned a pizza shop and sold 20" pies for 9.99 and they were awesome.

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ClammyHandedFreak t1_j6zw8gr wrote

I mean nowadays, yeah. Back in college less than 6 years ago $9.99 got you a College Special at the best pizza joints in Pittsburgh. Nowadays if someone is making a Pizza for $9.99 you should question everything you're doing.

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jwormyk t1_j6yi2xz wrote

Totally this. However, things are getting weird with Pizza prices out there. Mineos is now close to thirty $30 for a large one topping pizza. Although excellent in my opinion (not inviting a debate on this) its hardly gourmet.... On the other hand, Driftwood is now about $35 dollars for a pizza and I guess it would be considered gourmet (I'm not a huge fan). Point is, Pizza prices are out of hand and we need a pizza politician to save us.... To bad Herman Caine died. RIP.

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bangarangrufiOO t1_j6yjaas wrote

Mineos is worth 30 bucks for a large pepperoni. Cannot say the same about Driftwood. Pizza Lupo on the other hand…

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Discoamazing t1_j7034i2 wrote

New to town and visited the Mineo's in Squirrel Hill. Got a pizza that basically tasted and looked like a Red Baron frozen pizza. Was pretty surprised after hearing all the praise for it online.

Did I go on a bad day, or is there another location that's better? Or is there pizza just not for me?

Curious to get a locals opinion on this.

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bangarangrufiOO t1_j715g5t wrote

Red Baron frozen pizza, that has like a dusting of cheese and is a nanometer thick? Mineo’s pizza comes with like 17 pounds of cheese on top and is one of the heftiest slices I’ve seen on Earth that isn’t deep dish. Not many pizzas are so thick that pizza shops routinely hand out metal forks and knives to eat it in shop.

Was it the extreme thickness of the cheese you disliked? Still…that shouldn’t remind you of a Red Baron, if that’s the issue. Trying to think what could have possibly made that connection…

Mineo’s doesn’t have bad days. They don’t miss. It might just be not for you, unfortunately. Give Fiori’s a try and compare the 2.

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Discoamazing t1_j7386tg wrote

Thick cheese is great, it was really the crust that gave it a frozen pizza/school cafeteria vibe. That and the pepperoni wasnt melted into it at all, just sort of resting on top. I will try Fiori's and report back.

So far the best pizza I've had in town was from Aiello's.

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karmicreditplan t1_j75m980 wrote

The pepperoni floating on top is for real in Squirrel Hill.

We live around the corner.

Don’t get slices. Order a whole pizza and they’ll put it on from the beginning. If you get a slice or few just get it as. But also don’t do that. It will have been sitting a lot longer.

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bangarangrufiOO t1_j73buz2 wrote

I thought Mineo’s put their pepperoni underneath the cheese? Or is that just the Lebo location? Anyone else can chime in…

Maybe you legit did run into a brand new guy on the job. I have been eating Mineo’s for 20 years (albeit almost exclusively from the Lebo location) and I’ve never had one bad bite.

Also, in case you aren’t aware, Aiello’s stole their original recipe from Mineo’s (which makes your opinion on both somewhat humorous, but not atypical!)

Source: http://www.offthebluff.com/a-tale-of-two-pizza-shops-aiellos-and-mineos/

I HIGHLY recommend Fiori’s. Not everybody who visits me from out of town loves Mineo’s like some of us yinzers do…but Fiori’s usually is a can’t miss, even from ahhta tahners.

Lastly, I’d go to Mineo’s in Lebo and give it a 2nd shot. You can get it by the slice, just in case.

Cheers and good luck!

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jwormyk t1_j72j69s wrote

I actually kind of like red baron frozen pizza, but Mineos shouldn't taste like that. The sauce is a tad spicy and the obnoxious amount of cheese is actually good quality cheese.

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jwormyk t1_j6yp4n9 wrote

Never had Lupo... Are you saying its not worth it?

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bangarangrufiOO t1_j6yppxl wrote

No, it is VERY worth it. Expensive, but worth it. The Lupo Luco and the Arthur Spooner are two of the best pizzas I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve had pizza in Italy, NYC, Chicago, etc. Those two are top tier.

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jwormyk t1_j72iy0q wrote

Awesome. Looking forward to trying it.

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RIPDickcream t1_j6zzuzp wrote

No Pittsburgh pizza is worth $30. And we have some great pizza. Mineos is probably 10th on my list.

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gestapolita t1_j79yu68 wrote

Mineo’s doesn’t even make my list, it’s trash. Agree that no pizza anywhere is worth $30 & I love pizza.

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