Pepperoni Woes

[Kvenya]

I guess I need to get out more. I just know that [I]our[I] Godfather's closed some years ago, and then recently, in the ultimate act of betrayal, they tore down the building that housed the awesomeness...

...sigh...

[Lace Neil Singer]

The pizza place I used to work at had most of the cheese under the toppings with a handful on top to hold it all together.

And yeah, we used to encounter this kind of SC scammer all the time. -.- My boss however never gave out refunds or replacements til the customer brought the pizza back to the shop. One woman for example claimed her pizzas were burned, so I told her to bring them back. She tried to refuse, saying she had the kids, it was late, she didn't have time etc but gave in when I pointed out that my boss wouldn't give a refund or replacement unless we had the old pizzas.

She came in with four pizza boxes and then demanded a refund. I said, "Let me just look at the pizzas" and she tried to stop me, blustering about me calling her a liar and couldn't I just take her word for it? I opened the boxes. There was nothing there cept a sprinkle of cheese and one chewed crust. Luckily, my boss was there to back me up with I told the woman that since the pizzas had been eaten, she couldn't get a replacement or a refund. She started bullshitting, saying that her kids were hungry, but my boss wouldn't budge. The SC eventually stormed out screaming that it wasn't fair and they really were burned.

Note: It's almost impossible to burn pizza in the oven that we used. It was basically a conveyer belt and when the pizzas emerged at the end, they were cooked. Only time that pizza got burned was when amateur makers stuffed too many pizzas in at the beginning, too fast for the slicers to process them, and they all got stuck in the middle. This didn't happen this time, cuz I was the maker and I was an expert by then. xD

[Caractacus_Potts]

Well of course there is no pepperoni on one of the pies. He only order one with pepperoni and order a cheese only.

How do you make 35 cents with two US coins, one of which is not a quarter?

A dime and a quarter. Hey, one of them is not a quarter!

Note: It's almost impossible to burn pizza in the oven that we used. It was basically a conveyer belt and when the pizzas emerged at the end, they were cooked.

There is a place near me that does great brick oven thin crust pizza. When I had a couple of dozen people at my house I order like eight pizzas. Unfortunately I didn't check the bottoms and half of them were burned black. It sucked but the place didn't deliver and I wasn't going on another 40 minute round trip to fix them. I never even called to complain about it although I have made it a point to check before I leave the store every time since and have explained why I am checking to the few employees who asked.

MANAGER: Yeah, we put the pepperoni under the cheese...Yeah I....Yours was the only order in the oven....There are people here who can attest to...I'm not calling you a liar...

My favorite response to someone saying I am accusing them of lying (which I unfortunately only got to use a couple of times) was, "Lying would mean that you are wrong deliberately. All I am saying is that you are wrong, I have no way of knowing if that is deliberate."

[Jester]

"Lying would mean that you are wrong deliberately. All I am saying is that you are wrong, I have no way of knowing if that is deliberate."

That is brilliant! Also very accurate.

[Pagan]

Godfather's is why I put my cheese on top of everything else when I make pizza. Just makes sense to me, holds down everything. And there's nothing better than green chile encased in cheese.

We just had a Godfather's reopen in ABQ after closing 10 years ago. Apparently, it's been packed. I hope they open up one a little closer to me. I don't really feel like driving 30 minutes to a rather unsavory part of town to get one. No matter how good they are.

[Sapphire Silk]

I miss Godfather's. Haven't lived near one since I left Delaware

[Kaibutsu]

I worked at a couple Papa John's and they put the toppings under the cheese as well. That guy was a pure scammer.
Here's how that call should have gone down.
"One of my pizzas didn't have pepperoni on it."
"Right."
*dead space*
"... *mutters* shit..."
*click*

[EricKei]

@Kaibatsu -- I wish I had thought of that back when I worked there.

The main reason we did cheese on top was to keep stuff from burning. We also actively discouraged people from getting onions on top for the simple reason that they shrivel up and burn, and end up looking like hair ...

As for me, I ask for pep on top. Preferably double. I like the taste and texture they take on when the crisp up and curl like that ^_^ Even if they do get a little greasy.

[sms001]

... I ask for pep on top.... I like the taste and texture they take on when the crisp up and curl like that... Even if they do get a little greasy.

Me too. And that's about the only thing "shaker" parm is good for: soaking up all that grease.

[Geek King]

I miss Godfather's. Haven't lived near one since I left Delaware

Keep your eyes open, Godfather's is expanding throughout the country slowly. We had two open sorta near me in the last couple of years.

[Aethian]

Godfathers is doing the right thing and expanding slowly. I think they are nervous with growing too fast.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Godfathers is doing the right thing and expanding slowly. I think they are nervous with growing too fast.

A good idea. 5 Guys did the same thing, and it's worked out pretty well for them.

In other words, looking forward to Godfathers and hoping they'll come to Northern Virginia.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Keep your eyes open, Godfather's is expanding throughout the country slowly. We had two open sorta near me in the last couple of years.

We used to have a Godfather's pizza here in Greensboro back in the 80's but it closed down a number of years back.

It was a good place . . . my stepdad liked it b/c they would put jalopeno peppers and banana peppers on his pizza.

Just hope the reason they shut down didn't involve the fact that they were located across the street from a local funeral home . . .

[Geek King]

We used to have a Godfather's pizza here in Greensboro back in the 80's but it closed down a number of years back.

A lot of them closed awhile back. We had one in Middletown in the Eighties before the whole company overextended and almost went under. New upper management were brought in and got the company turned back around. Now they're expanding again as profits allow.

[laborcat]

Isn't there a Godfather's in Huber Heights? I've never been there, but I'm sure I used to pass one on the way to work. Is it really that good?