I thought Godfather’s Pizza went out of business 20+ years ago. Once there were several of them, then they disappeared. It’s been so long since I’d eaten in one, I had completely forgotten what it was like.
Now I find they’ve re-colonized the east valley and today I got the opportunity to try them. Even having just eaten one, I cannot remember if it bore any similarity to their pizzas of yesteryear.
There’s no point in beating around the bush on this one, I didn’t enjoy this experience.
Godfather’s has three kinds of crust: original, golden and thin. I chose original. Mistake.
While I don’t like to use one pizza to describe another, in this case, the pizza I had was virtually indistinguishable from the ubiquitous Pizza Hut pan pizza, only not quite as well cooked. Pizza Hut sometimes manages to take their pan crust and produce a crunchy outer shell, which helps a bit.
Godfather’s was cooked, but soft and bread-like throughout.
I just can’t recommend this pizza, and there are 100s of pizza places I still have to try before I’d go back and see if their golden or thin crusts are any better.
One thing might get me back, they do have a pizza buffet every day, “all day” and, if I’m passing someday, I might stop in and try some samples of the other crusts, just to see if it’s worth going back for a proper review.
Cost: Sizes weren’t listed, but the pizza I had was a “small” for $8. Using a napkin ruler, it measured out to 11″ in diameter.
Price per square inch: $0.08 (0.084)
Not recommended, but it seems a good place to take a hungry soccer team because of the liberal buffet hours.
Godfather’s Pizza is a chain, but in this case I ate at this location:
Godfather’s Pizza
4929 W Chandler Blvd
Chandler, AZ
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