what the hell is local pizza?

[Nohbody]

places where you'd swear the chef is named Barth Bagge,

I miss "You Can't Do That on Television"...

And when Nickelodeon didn't suck, at that.

(Shit, I didn't know he died a few months ago. )

[Calvin St.Hobbes]

They...got money back?!!?...$200?!!?
The very idea of that gives me a Excedrine headache...

[Calvin St.Hobbes]

I was supposed to be a tad to old to watch that show in the 80's (jr high/high school thru 85) but i snuck peeks when nobody was looking...I thought the diner stuff was funny. Sorry to see the gentleman has passed. I had no idea he was 84 though...way older than I thought.

[Ree]

The very idea of that gives me a Excedrine headache...

Yeah...it sure made me go

I know what they mean by "local" pizza, though.
You suggested chain restaurants, where all the pizzas are prepared according to a formula. In other words, it all tastes the same no matter which one you go to.

Local pizza is made by independent restaurants so the taste is much more unique, containing more "local" flavour.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Local pizza is made by independent restaurants so the taste is much more unique, containing more "local" flavour.

There's a couple of those still left down in the Southport/Oak Island area . . . last time I was down there a lot of businesses were gone and empty buildings remained. Most of the restaurants in Southport (on the mainland across the bridge from Oak Island) are chains. There's even a Domino's on the island - right next door to Oak Island Video.

But you can still find a few here and there that are local. You just have to search them out. Easiest way would be a copy of the local phone book.

[South Texan]

if I wanted to order from Pizza Hut, I would have stayed in Pensylvania.

I fully understand her thinking. I happen to love going to local places at the beach towns and islands down here. I always avoid chains on vacation. What really is the point of eating somewhere that serves exactly what you can get at home?
Throwing a fit like that, however, is just childish.

the bitch asked for money back and the damn manager gave her $200

And is there anyone on this board who didn't see that one coming from a mile away? Actually, now I see why the woman threw her tantrum. Look at that nice reward.

[ditchdj]

Here's a novel idea honey.....

Go back to Pennsylvania and stick your head inside the Liberty Bell while someone rings it about 40 times.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Go back to Pennsylvania and stick your head inside the Liberty Bell while someone rings it about 40 times.

Ideally inside the crack.

[protege]

Go back to Pennsylvania and stick your head inside the Liberty Bell while someone rings it about 40 times.

Actually...those of us who live in Pennsylvania...don't want her back!

But yes, some local food joints are nasty. For example, there's one in Cape May, NJ...who serves liquid pizza Trust me, but it's pretty disgusting

[ditchdj]

who serves liquid pizza

uhhhhhhh..........NO!

[BookstoreEscapee]

But yes, some local food joints are nasty. For example, there's one in Cape May, NJ...who serves liquid pizza Trust me, but it's pretty disgusting

Ew. Glad I never came across that one.

One of the best meals of my childhood was in Cape May. I was 11, and my brother and our friends were going to play Photon (like Laser Tag) at Wildwood. I didn't really want to go (and my brother later confirmed that I would not have had much fun lugging all the equipment around; I was still on the small side for my age then), so I went to dinner with the adults while they played. While we waited for a table my dad gave me the cherries from his drink at the bar, and then I had my very first filet mignon.

[mariamousie1]

She had to wait for 20 minutes, and then she's given a suggestion for Pizza Hut? Hands down, this wins the award for the worst vacation ever. Oops, typo. I meant vacationER.

[BookstoreEscapee]

She had to wait for 20 minutes, and then she's given a suggestion for Pizza Hut? Hands down, this wins the award for the worst vacation ever. Oops, typo. I meant vacationER.

Seriously, what was I complaining about that year we had to go home (2 hour drive) for the night because of a little hurricane? Evacuate the island, psshh. And we still had the rest of the week, so it wasn't that big of a deal. But then, we knew where to go to eat in town

[Automan Empire]

Too bad you couldn't send them to "my" local not-a-chain pizza joint. They seemed to have a very large staff of 16 year olds, who apparently knew or cared little about making a good pizza or behaving in even a semi-professional manner. Their pizza sucked!

Really kick-ass local pizza joints tend to thrive best in a high-density urban market. Think New York or Chicago pizza. A suburban area is harder to keep a pizza joint going especially when chains move into the neighborhood.

A high-end resort area? Dude, you're lucky to have a pizza hut even!

[Jester]

The reason hotel folks recommend chain places so often?

1. Tourists ASK for chain places so often.

2. Hotel folks may actually enjoy some of the chain places. (I know, for example, that the Key West Outback freakin' rocks.)

That being said, if the hotel person you are talking to can't answer your question because they are new to town, doesn't eat out much, prefers the chains, whatever, you are making an ass of yourself by going all Denis Leary on them.