Late night Chinese..

[nathanm]

microwaves

Whazzat? Is that some kind of new fangled invention?

[heironymouspasparagus]

I kind of thought so.  Didn't want to take a chance.  There are sometimes some really bizarre things advanced in serious fashion.  (Like anything by Pat Robertson, Richard Roberts, etc)

[TheTed]

It's 9:40 pm on a Friday night. I just barely got my pizza order in time. Papa John's stops taking delivery orders at 9:40pm on Friday night.

That's right, the Papa Johns next to the University of Tulsa stops taking delivery orders at 9:40 pm. On a Friday night.

(before anyone dings me on ordering shitty pizza, it's all shitty in this town. At least if I'm getting shitty pizza, it might as well be cheap and shitty. Beats pizza that's twice as expensive and mediocre, like hideaway)

[buckeye]

Au contraire...

Joe Mama's downtown is very good.

As is La Roma at 61st and Sheridan.

Umberto's at 21st and Harvard is fairly authentic NYC style.

Also, Mario's Pizzeria at 51st and Harvard is also NYC style.

Papa John's is crappy pizza and not even worth what relatively little it costs.  Branch out, man, you're killing yourself.  Still, ridiculous that they shut down delivery at 9:40 on Fridays!  At least one pizza place near my school stayed open until 2:00 on the weekends, delivery included.

[TheTed]

Au contraire...

Joe Mama's downtown is very good.

As is La Roma at 61st and Sheridan.

Umberto's at 21st and Harvard is fairly authentic NYC style.

Also, Mario's Pizzeria at 51st and Harvard is also NYC style.

Papa John's is crappy pizza and not even worth what relatively little it costs.  Branch out, man, you're killing yourself.  Still, ridiculous that they shut down delivery at 9:40 on Fridays!  At least one pizza place near my school stayed open until 2:00 on the weekends, delivery included.

I've had joe momma's multiple times. It's not good at all. mediocre crust. last time we were inspecting the pizza closely to see if there was any sauce on it. If you looked really, really close, you could spot a little bit of sauce here and there, so little that you couldn't even taste it. Some of their gimmick pizzas are OK, but they fail at the basics. Plus $10 for crappy pizza beats $20 for crappy pizza.

I love Joe Momma's for many reasons, but I've learned to avoid their pizza.

I absolutely despise NYC pizza. Pizza should have good, thick crust and it should not be soaked with grease.

The only pizza places I've found to be average or better in this town are d'oro at 31st and Sheridan (ridiculously cheap). Savastano's is also decent, but 121st and Memorial from downtown feels only slightly closer than driving to Chicago for pizza.

[Red Arrow]

Savastano's is also decent, but 121st and Memorial from downtown feels only slightly closer than driving to Chicago for pizza.

I believe they've moved to the Plaza at 106th & Memorial (by the Spirit Center)

[oktommy]

Of all the average chain pizza places in this town Papa John's is far from cheap.  While the taste is ok i'm just pointing out that it's not cheap in comparison.

I agree about Joe Momma's being overrated.  We went to the new location to try out the new "gourmet" pizza oven pizza.  We paid nearly 17 bucks for a medium pizza that looked like a small to me, as it only had 6 small slices.  It tasted ok, but to me was hardly worth the hoopla i'd been hearing.  I'll take a good Pepperoni pizza over a few specialty toppings any day.

As for Mario's I refuse to give them my money.  When we had the ice storm a few years back they were one of the few places open in the area when it was in the small shopping center at 51st and harvard that has since been torn down.  I tried calling for two hours before hand to order but it was busy the whole time.  I drove over there and arrived 30 mins before closing.  I was told it was too late to order new pizza and all they had was 3 slices left and the guy looked at me and said "you want them or not?" I said not and walked out.  I'll take an average pizza for an average price over a supposedly good pizza, if i have to deal with some jerk with a chip on his shoulder.  And for the record the busy signal was coming from the phone dangling off its hook.  Guess answering the phone AND making pizza was just too much for them to handle.

Personally I love Salvastano's, but the downside is the price.  $40 for two pizzas and some breadsticks is just a bit high for my tastes.

I hear a lot of people complain about pizza hut, mazzio's etc... but its just pizza.  If I wanted 4 stars I'd go eat at a restaurant that is capable of serving 4 star food.  Pizza is pizza and while some is definitely better than others its still just pizza.

[buckeye]

Quite a spectrum of tastes.  Personally, I can't stand NY-style pizza, but the places I mentioned were praised by aficionados of the grease.

D'Oro pizza?  Some of the worst I've ever had. 

[TheTed]

Of all the average chain pizza places in this town Papa John's is far from cheap.  While the taste is ok i'm just pointing out that it's not cheap in comparison.

Normally I'd agree with you, but they've had that special, large pizzas for $10, as many toppings as you want. That's the main reason I chose Papa John's.

None of it's that good in this town, so I might as well go for half price. Which is the same reason I'll eat D'oro every now and then, three mediums for $15.

[TheTed]

Quite a spectrum of tastes.  Personally, I can't stand NY-style pizza, but the places I mentioned were praised by aficionados of the grease.

D'Oro pizza?  Some of the worst I've ever had. 

I agree that it's not that good. But the choices here seem to be expensive pizza that's not very good and cheap pizza that's not very good. So I go for cheap pizza and eat it much less often than I used to living in various places with good pizza.

[custosnox]

I said to heck with it a few weeks ago and actually decided to try the new Dominoes pizza and was mildly surprised.  For $5 a pop, they weren't bad.  Now if I have the money for better I would pass it over, but if your wanting to do something cheap and have it edible, you should try them.  They have improved a lot.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Does Oktommy think that an ice storm is just business as usual and everyone should cater to his personal "needs".  Now there is some entitlement feeling!

And since nobody else was open at the time, my bet is they were probably insanely overloaded and overworked.  And yet we get sniveling about "my needs"...

When a better complaint about Mazzio's is that it is only fair pizza.

Whew!

[SXSW]

In The Raw in Norman stays open until at least midnight on weekends and as a 'late night' sushi and drink menu.  Not sure why the ones in Tulsa do not stay open later than 11, especially the one on Brookside.

[godboko71]

In The Raw in Norman stays open until at least midnight on weekends and as a 'late night' sushi and drink menu.  Not sure why the ones in Tulsa do not stay open later than 11, especially the one on Brookside.

I think they may be afraid to take the risk in the Tulsa Market. That said once the economy evens out a bit, if a place or two in each "district" stayed open late and made it known they where open late it might be a good gamble to take.

[oktommy]

I said to heck with it a few weeks ago and actually decided to try the new Dominoes pizza and was mildly surprised.  For $5 a pop, they weren't bad.  Now if I have the money for better I would pass it over, but if your wanting to do something cheap and have it edible, you should try them.  They have improved a lot.

I agree with you, it's really not that bad.  They actually carry a white garlic sauce as an option now and sliced smoked sausage as a topping.  I'd probably rate them currently the best of the average.

Does Oktommy think that an ice storm is just business as usual and everyone should cater to his personal "needs".  Now there is some entitlement feeling!

And since nobody else was open at the time, my bet is they were probably insanely overloaded and overworked.  And yet we get sniveling about "my needs"...

Not quite sure where that attitude came from.  For the record they were the only pizza place open that day... in that area, there were other places open.  When I walked in just over 30 minutes before they closed there were 3 people sitting there eating and the guy looking bored behind the counter.  Personally if he was busy all day he should have been damn happy for the business.  And regardless of how busy they were or were not that is no excuse to be rude to a customer.  Maybe you don't expect good service when you go spend your money somewhere but I sure as hell do and if I don't get it I'm still as pleasant as I can be, I just don't return.  If a business of any kind doesn't want my money it's no skin off my nose. My guess is more likely your rude to whatever type of customers you serve, so you don't flinch when you receive the same treatment.