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Domino's is offering 99 $25 coupons to those who can prove they'll turn 9 or 99 on Sept. 9.
All you have to do to claim your gift card is e-mail your name, proof of birth date (copy of driver's license or birth certificate), home address and phone number to pr@dominos.com. The contest runs through Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m. or until all the prizes are gone.
"We won't see this date for another hundred years,"
Grade: B
Remember when pizzerias did those awful sugary dessert pizzas? Well, Domino's has wised up and decided to forgo such nonsense for its new lava crunch cake. Our order arrived warm with its advertised "flowing chocolate fudge" looking a bit like glossy plastic. But it did well in the taste department, with our eaters likening it to brownie batter or warm frosting. The cake itself tasted like a crunchy chocolate cookie.
Fast Food Reviews
Domino's Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes
Grade: B
Remember when pizzerias did those awful sugary dessert pizzas? Well, Domino's has wised up and decided to forgo such nonsense for its new lava crunch cake. Our order arrived warm with its advertised "flowing chocolate fudge" looking a bit like glossy plastic. But it did well in the taste department, with our eaters likening it to brownie batter or warm frosting. The cake itself tasted like a crunchy chocolate cookie.
Keith Morrison
KFC Grilled Chicken
Grade: B
Pardon us, but where did these chicken snobs come from all of a sudden? Folks all over the country were a-cluck over Oprah's free grilled chicken coupon giveaway, wondering how dare she throw her considerable influence behind something so declasse and unhealthy. Were they planning on going home and slow-poaching some tilapia with a pilaf of quinoa and an acai infusion? Because really, this stuff (the portion on the left) is pretty tasty. It's smartly seasoned, nicely juicy, properly cooked and yes, while it might be a wee bit greasy, a paper towel quickly blots off the excess. We're crying fowl on the naysayers.
Rachel Been
Taco Bell Volcano Burrito
Grade: D
This burrito is all bark and no bite. Either the chef grabbed the mild sauce by mistake or the 'volcano' they're getting their sauce from is dormant. The whole thing is so tightly packed with beef, there isn't much room for anything else, save for random strips of red tortilla shell sprinkled throughout. We're assuming they're supposed to add crunch, but they ended up just being soggy from proximity to the greasy beef filling. Sour cream, supposedly included as a cooling agent really just adds a layer of calories, but if you're just in it for the beef, go ahead -- have a cow.
Rachel Been
McDonald's Snack Mac Wrap
Grade: C+
Meet the Snack Mac Wrap, the Big Mac incarnation of the fast-food wraps that are increasingly popular with folks who like thinking they are eating healthily. So what do you get? The signature Big Mac sauce with two squished down meatball patties, a sprinkling of iceberg lettuce strips and two dill pickle rounds. Yes, it is a little less carb and calorie laden but since when is a tortilla a satisfying substitute for the three buns a regular Big Mac packs? In the end, go big or go home. If you really want a Big Mac, eat one. Your taste buds won't be fooled by this wrap unless you're only in it for the sauce.
Rachel Been
Taco Bell Chicken Soft Taco
Grade: B
Lettuce, cheese and chicken in a folded tortilla -- Taco Bell is keeping it simple with this one. And at 89 cents, the only way to describe it is 'pretty good' for a fast-food taco. One qualm -- the filling barely filled the shockingly normal-sized tortilla. With the addition of one of Taco Bell's mild, medium or hot sauces, it might have been able to achieve a B+. Don't let the price fool you though; you need to eat more than one of these to actually be full.
Taco Bell Chicken Burrito
Grade: C-
Two words: overly salted. Rice, chicken and avocado ranch sauce were billed to appear, but we wouldn't know that had we not looked it up, as it just tasted like salty rice. Not even that much salty rice, though, as the giant tortilla seriously dwarfed all the fillings. Well, except for the salt.
Rachel Been
Dunkin' Donuts Wake Up Wrap
Grade: B
Quesadilla, meet your breakfast competition. This 5-inch tortilla filled with American cheese and your standard fast-food circle of scrambled egg solid is a decent on-the-go snack, and you can't beat the price: 99 cents. The wrap shown at left includes cherrywood-smoked bacon (30 cents extra). The Wake Up Wraps are available through mid-July 2009.
Sara Bonisteel
Domino's Mac and Cheese Bread Bowl
Grade: C-
This turbo-carbed heart stopper, bubbling over with cheese and penne pasta, was everything we expected it to be. We commenced chowing our way through the center, which was stuffed with a satisfying, if not especially adventurous take on mac 'n cheese and eventually tore apart the puffy crust. No kid in the world could pass this up. Our recommendation -- cut the pie into four pieces and enjoy a small portion. Sure, you could skip the extra starches altogether and order it without the bread bowl, but where's the fun in that?
Rachel Been
Domino's Chicken Alfredo Bowl
Grade: D-
We are grateful in a way that we ordered this bowl, as it led to a period of unexpected introspection. Where in our lives, we asked ourselves, or perhaps in some past life, did we commit offenses against humanity so grave that we were now being made to consume this? We'll give the consistency of the central, gummed-together pasta glob the benefit of the doubt as it may have suffered during transit, but did the journey also cause an entire shaker of garlic powder to upend over the sauce? It sure tasted that way even after the tenth time we brushed our teeth later that afternoon. There's a small mercy found in the outer ring of pleasantly puffy crust, but it just gets more wicked the further in you dare to tread.
Rachel Been
Dominos's American Legends: Philly Cheesesteak
Grade: B
"When Domino's coupled the pride of Philadelphia with one of my favorite late night snacks I was eager to try. Unlike most Philadelphians, I'm not a fan of onions on my steaks, but on the Domino's slice it wasn't that bad. It gave the pizza just a hint of extra flavor that made me want more. Sure it lacked the traditional Cheez Whiz, but other than that it was a pretty solid slice. Kudos, Domino's. I'd definitely sample again." -- Keith M.
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9-01-2009 @3:17PM JustSayin said... What do the rest of us get, $50 coupons? Unless they've improved since the last time I tried, I can't tell the difference between their pizza and the cardboard carton it comes in.
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9-01-2009 @3:21PM john3407 said... Sounds like a desperate stab at copying Papa John's recent giveaway of a free large 1 item pizza to anyone with a camaro. Papa John's did this to celebrate John Schnatter finding and buying his original camaro.
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9-01-2009 @3:33PM Willy said... The worst.
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9-01-2009 @3:51PM KAREN said... DOMINOES SUCKS !!!!--THEIR PIZZA IS LATE, COLD, AND TASTES LIKE CRAP TO BEGIN WITH ....ONCE, I EVEN FOUND A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE PIZZA---I COULDVE SUED THEM--INSTEAD I TOLD THE MGR, AND INSTEAD OF APOLOGIZING,ET, HE TELLS ME OH, SORRY---THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW WITH CRAPPY DOMINOES---I DONT CARE IF THE PIZZA WAS FREE--ID NEVER EAT IT AGAIN!!!!!!!......PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA'S ARE VERY GOOD---ALL FRESH INGREDIENTS--AND PAPA JOHN'S ACTUALLY TASTES LIKE A PIZZA..THEY ALSO DELIVER FAST.......DOMINOES--WELL, LETS PUT IT THIS WAY--I WOULDN'T FEED DOMINOES TO MY DOG .....BUT MAYBE TO MY EX --LOL....DOMINOES SUCKS-----PAPA JOHN'S RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!
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9-01-2009 @4:01PM LARRY said... WHEN YOU SEE THE WORD FREE THERES ALWAYS A CATCH !
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9-01-2009 @4:17PM Holly said... Karen... Your rambling made no sense. You claim, and I will quote this for you.... "AND INSTEAD OF APOLOGIZING,ET, HE TELLS ME OH, SORRY". In the span of less then 10 words, you totally contradicted yourself. Makes absolutely no sense. I thought "OH SORRY" was apologizing. My guess is you probably called up pitching some self-contradicting fit, and pissed off the manager, whom in turn refused a refund to you. Geeeze, what is this world coming to?
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9-01-2009 @4:31PM Mary said... are they f*ing crazy? wanting a copy of license or birth certificate E-MAILED? ok let's make identity theif even easier now!
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9-01-2009 @4:20PM Holly said... And BTW, I do agree Dominos isn't the best pizza and we rarely buy from them. Yes, Papa Johns is better. But the best here where I live is actually a locally owned pizza parlor.
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9-01-2009 @4:34PM Mariah said... I am a former Domino's customer who switched to papa John's due to poor treatment also. We do not eat meat at our house, nor do we care for any Domino's crust except the thin - we find that the regular and thick are generally mushy and unappetizing. One night we ordered the same veg pizza we had been getting, but what arrived (an hour and a half later) was something with lots of meat on a thick crust. When I called and explained the situation I was told that was what we ordered - untrue I knew as I had placed the order myself. I asked why I would have ordered a pizza that everyone in my house found inedible, but this very rude manager stuck to her absurd defense and refused to send a pizza we could eat. We were out the cost of a large pizza, and they were out a long-time weekly customer. I e-mailed Domino's main offices and related what had happened and recieved coupons but no apology. The good part of all this is that we moved on to Pizza Hut and are enjoyinh MUCH beter pizza now, so it all worked out for our good, but I do believe that Domino's would have better luck if they improved the behavior of their managers - no ridiculous promotion benefitting perhaps .01% of the people in th US replaces honest business dealings.
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9-01-2009 @4:39PM chris said... 9 or 99 having a drivers license?
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9-01-2009 @5:23PM bbqpanties said... This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. But that's okay, Dominoes is awful anyway.
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9-01-2009 @5:26PM jennifer said... screw domino's! btw what 9 year old has a driver's license uh-duh! retards & ther're just copying papa john's :(-
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9-01-2009 @5:35PM Phyllis said... That's right send them an email, or give them all your information so that one of them can use it in the future to get to your credit information. BAD IDEA. Plus, who wants their pizza after the story on TV about what happened there.
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9-01-2009 @5:43PM Lenda said... I agree with all of you saying Dominos Has gone down the drain--They are always late--pizza tastes like box--and they are usually (90%) made WRONG and then I have to call and wait again and it is still wrong so I called and told them to forget it and called Papa Johns!! Now that is a pizza!! Lets put Dominos out of business!!
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9-01-2009 @6:12PM RB said... Most 9 year olds have parents that will take them to Domino's and some 99 year olds still do eat pizza. Domino's new pizzas are really good....do all of you work for Papa John's?
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9-01-2009 @6:21PM calv said... i dont know witch is worse dominos r pizza hut they both have sucked 4 several years they both just need 2 go back to thier orignal taste that was really great tasting when they first started instead of buyin cheaper ingretings plus how many people 9 r 99 have licence and can still eat pizza
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9-01-2009 @6:41PM E said... Mary said...
are they f*ing crazy? wanting a copy of license or birth certificate E-MAILED? ok let's make identity theif even easier now!
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Yeah, that's exactly what I thought. I'll just pay for my pizza, thanks.
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9-01-2009 @6:43PM LEX said... After that disgusting video of those two employees doing gross things to the food I'll never eat there again ------ even if it's free.
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9-01-2009 @6:50PM gigg134 said... I remember a time when Dominos was really good pizza. I loved to get just a plain cheese pizza and it was heavenly - what pizza should taste like. Somewhere along the line they completely forgot what taste is apparently because the last pizza I ordered was totally void of flavor *bleh* And those scary pasta bowls? I was sick for three days after eating part of one of those. It is really depressing how their quality has taken a dump. I'll pay a little more and order a quality pizza from Papa John's tyvm. Dominos couldn't pay me $999,999.99 to eat their pizza.
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9-01-2009 @7:09PM Mary said... It says birth certificate OR drivers license. Obviously the 9 yr olds have a birth certificate. Granted it is a foolish promotion.
And obviously the comments are complainers who probably had one screwed up order. And had a bad day (or life).
These comments are usually from people who use the internet to post negative comments because they need to internet to vent.
I've had pizza delivered from all local companies. And have had only 1 problem. The driver couldn't find the only 2 story building on the street. And it wasn't Dominos. 1 out of many deliveries. Not a bad percentage. And all deliveries are the same. Problems are so infrequent that it happens probably once every 500 or so deliveries.
I would bet that everyone of you complainers probably had ONE bad experience and think the worst of a company. Think twice, order twice and order again if you have a problem. Chances are, you probably won't have another problem with a delivery.
And all pizza tastes almost the same. The same ingredients, the same cooking, the same delivery. It's all a matter of preference.
If you prefer one company, don't bash another, just praise the one you prefer. Mistakes happen, but they don't happen as often as you people state.
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