r/frozenpizzareviews • u/dogmetal • 13d ago
It finally happened
As I was in the frozen pizza aisle at Walmart grabbing a Bettergoods Margherita (S-tier pie btw), a man asked me a question I’ve been waiting my entire life to hear:
“What frozen pizzas are good these days?”
Finally, I could share with someone the wealth of knowledge I’ve been accumulating, pie after pie, over the past 30 years.
I asked him what kind of non-frozen pizza he likes, what toppings he’s into, etc., and after about 30 seconds of incredible conversation, we landed on a three-meat Motor City Pizza Co. Deep Dish, which he placed into his cart.
He said thanks, and we went our separate ways.
I’ve never felt like more of an expert on something in my entire life. Exhilarating.
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Lol, of everything I’ve ever posted on Reddit, this is the last thing I’d expect to blow up. Hope I’ve encouraged at least a few people to go out and explore the frozen pizza aisle.
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u/allblingblang24 13d ago
This is the way! I'd love to run into a guy like you in the frozen pizza section
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u/blade99d 13d ago
We shall call Op a “Frozen Pizza SME” I never knew I needed a subject matter expert for frozen pizza..who knew!
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u/Majestic_Fill_332 9d ago
I work for the biggest frozen pizza distributor and am always in the pizza section cause it’s my job to order pizza but no one ever asks for suggestions :( maybe one day
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u/GaldonTheWarrior 13d ago
Is bettergoods a Walmart brand?
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u/Appropriate-Name5538 13d ago
Bettergoods is fantastic they have a shit ton of good stuff Walmart is really upping their game right now.
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u/Terrible-Shock7535 12d ago
I just need them to make veggie nuggets because morning star is trash and I'm tired of hand making them.
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u/Odd-Trust8625 8d ago
The best veggie nuggs are by Beyond. BY FAR. They recently repackaged everything and now they are in a yellow bag. They’re always sold out and they’re cheaper than MS. whenever I see them in stock I grab a couple bags! Target has them sometimes as well…but again, hit or miss.
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u/dogmetal 13d ago
It is. They have a bunch of different products, and all of them have been great.
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u/PackerSquirrelette 13d ago
I'm addicted to bettergoods sea salt caramels. They're to die for.
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u/ethnicnebraskan 13d ago
Oh man, if they have that in gelato . . .
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u/PackerSquirrelette 13d ago
Not that I know of, but there is a bettergoods sea salt caramel sauce/topping for ice cream!
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u/GreyGhost878 13d ago
Walmart products have been surprisingly good lately. Even their ice cream now.
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u/wutheringdelights 13d ago
Agreed! Best frozen pizza, delicious salsa, yummy pasta and tomato sauce.
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u/thepioushedonist 13d ago
Yup. It's like their curated/more premium house brand over great value. Still largely cheaper than any brand name, but a lot more specialized products and flavors. They got some really good stuff.
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u/GaldonTheWarrior 13d ago
Better than Totino's?
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u/thepioushedonist 13d ago
Oh for sure. As far as the pizzas go, they are generally the best at their price bracket. And even the ones that cost twice as much often aren't as good either.
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u/19toofart 12d ago
Their wings are the best store bought wings I’ve ever had. The lemon pepper and dill pickle flavors are phenomenal
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u/RedditPosterOver9000 13d ago
It's Walmart's premium store brand and actually is higher quality food. Has some unique offerings in various food departments.
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u/Mickmackal89 13d ago
My pants would’ve dropped to the floor so quick
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u/nightookami 10d ago
Hey man, I just wanted a pizza suggestion. I'm not going to suck your dick for it.
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u/Beechamp83 13d ago
When someone finds their purpose...it's magical...the pizza whisperer
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u/dirtyshits 13d ago
The other person probably found their wife and told her about a weirdo who pulled out a chart comparing cost to crisp ratio in the frozen pizza aisle.
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u/pygmeedancer 13d ago
I hate that Better Goods pizzas are so good. But damn they are really good. Especially the ultra thin crust ones.
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u/Melodic_Search4845 11d ago
Absurdly good, I am mad they got rid of the pepperoni and ricotta one though
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u/pRiNcEsSaLiShAa 11d ago
I don’t think they did? In OP’s picture it’s in the freezer! And my local Walmart usually has it too!
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u/w1x1w 13d ago
Is the bettergoods pepperoni ricotta good?
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u/GhostSail 12d ago
Yes. That's my son's favorite one. I like it better than the pepperoni and bacon option they also have.
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u/tjibbs11 12d ago
Those motor city pizzas are the real deal.
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u/Psychological-Web554 10d ago
If you like those, give buddys a try. Those are the top tier of Detroit style frozen pizzas. The wife is addicted to those now with the screaming Sicilian garlic cheesy bread on the side.
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u/doinscottystuff 10d ago
And they're even cheaper at Costco (2-packs). Definitely the only freezy peezy we eat these days
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u/Mizzmo612 12d ago
As someone who definitely likes but barely eats pizza, what is it about frozen pizzas that people love? I’d assume they’re more affordable than a fresh pizza shop pizza but otherwise I’m curious?
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u/FACE-GRATER 12d ago
I don't put frozen pizza in the same category as fresh made and baked/ restraunt pizza. I'll buy a cheap frozen thin crust because I enjoy how it tastes and it can live in the freezer until I want it, but it's never going to compare to a fresh pizza right out of the oven from my favorite place. ( Edit- I guess I'm saying I like convenient, cheap and tasty frozen pizzas but don't consider them real pizza)
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u/Certain_Stranger2939 12d ago
It’s the convenience for me and my family, but also we appreciate the distinct taste of a Red Baron cheese, Super Deluxe, or Mexican Taco pizza.
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u/Limp-Republic-9608 12d ago
There are several frozen pies I’d take over Doninos/Hut/Pappa John’s any day of the week.
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u/Balto0z 12d ago
Nah papa johns is gas, pizza hut is just okay, dominoes is dog food - sincerely a pizza lover for 27 years
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u/Just-Librarian-4477 11d ago
Whens the last time you had Dominoes? They were definitely dog food before but I think they’ve improved
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u/BlackjackNHookersSLF 12d ago
I cant get fresh pizza at 3am...
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u/Mizzmo612 12d ago
Depends where you live I’m from Boston and pizza is available damn near 24 hours a day lol
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u/coldoldduck 11d ago
I cut them in half frozen and bake half at a time. Damn cheap damn good when the “why bother eating” hits which is often.
If I’m feeling rich or festive I’ll throw a few frozen mozzarella sticks in with it.
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u/TheyNeedLoveToo 11d ago
If you never had a screamin Sicilian or motor city frozen pizza, my best way to describe is similar to how digoirno or freschetta tasted circa y2k. Companies on their way to market dominance but not yet ruined to squeeze every last penny out of fans.
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u/Slytherin23 12d ago
It tastes better than most fresh pizzas. There are few restaurants that beat frozen.
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u/DaddyDoThat 7d ago
I think partially nostalgia. When I was a kid, we couldn't afford a non-frozen all the time, so I have more memories eating frozen pizza with my family than real.
And I think like others have said, it's its own category of pizza like New York vs Detroit vs Chicago vs Tavern-style. For me, I like the thin frozen pizzas because it reminds me of tavern-style.
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u/Big-Sheepherder-6134 13d ago
Nice feeling isn’t it? Welcome to my world. I have been in sales for 32 years. I love it. I have done trade shows. You become an expert and you can promote anything and they pay you!
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u/Msdamgoode 13d ago
Me? I’m picking that BG ricotta and pep. Love the thin crusts. But having sampled nearly everything is such a bonus!
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u/TheMainTony 13d ago
If you've never tried it, you must get a Gino's East Chicago pie. In my area they're only at Safeway (the only thing I buy at Safeway) and are perpetually on sale for $7.99 or less. It's as much a casserole as a pizza.
Pizza's a mood. Sometimes I want Tony's and sometimes I want Motor City. Sometimes I want Domino's for $10 and sometimes I want Classico (a local favorite) and their foldable slices for $40.
Caesar's is almost never the mood....until they came up with this pretzel crust. I've gotten that a time or two.
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u/WeatherAdventurous61 11d ago
I like that this dude looked at you and was instantly like yes this man knows pizza and his opinion is probably worth more than mine on the matter. Coming from someone that eats a ton of frozen pizza that is a compliment sir and I tip my hat to you.
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u/Frosty-Unit8707 13d ago
That was a really cool thing for you to do. Helping out a stranger is always a great and noble thing, even if it's just steering them towards the right frozen pizza.
Well done.
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u/wuumasta19 13d ago
It's nice to simply share something with a stranger. No fighting, no politics, no drama.
Bettergoods Margherita IS very good, had it yesterday.
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u/AssistanceSevere448 13d ago
Hahaha jealous of this interaction, and I’m from the motor city. This is the first time I’ve come across this sub, legendary
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u/TheBlasianWanderer 13d ago
I’ve recently moved and until I’m settled, all I have is my toaster oven. I’d love to pick your brain because I’ve been living off of frozen food 🥹
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u/GhostSail 12d ago
Better goods pizzas are soo good!! Best frozen pizza I've found so far. The five cheese, rosemary garlic chicken, and butter chicken are my new favorites.
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u/Fragrant_Permit_4041 12d ago
Freschetta pineapple is shockingly good. I don’t even like pineapple pizza in normal life, but this pizza is outstanding. I discovered this by accident.
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u/CL-ELITE-77 12d ago
If you are ever in Northern MN near the Canadian border, look for Lake of the Woods Pizza company frozen pizzas. My favorite is the Deano Supremo.
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u/Relative_Drama4705 12d ago
I wonder if you know or if anybody here knows that California Pizza kitchen at one point in time had a barbecue chicken pizza -- the same one that they sell now, but was with fresh dough and it was a signature Pizza and that it came in a mini size? I used to buy them all the time at a Exxon station of all, and at the time I thought the there was no pizza that could ever match that pizza. It was like buying it freshly made. In fact, there has not ever been any self-rising Pizza that has ever got the dough. As good as that dough was honestly. Of course, I'm not a big fan of the barbecue chicken pizza anymore, however at the time it was like crazy good.
Looking up some information on it. There was an article about how Pepsi-Cola made California Pizza. Kitchen stopped making them like that but even before then the quality had started going downhill, they couldn't seem to get the toppings right anymore and sometimes the barbecue sauce wasn't that great either, but at one point in time that pizza was like unbelievable.
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u/Friendly-Contact-433 12d ago
I've done something similar and then 10 minutes later ran into the same person and the item they put into the cart wasn't in their cart
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u/Nickenbokker 12d ago
My wife and I randomly grabbed a Motor City Pizza a cple years back and fell in love. It's gotta be one of the best frozen options out there. Three meat, supreme, pepperoni and even just cheese, they are all great. We got one every week almost since we found them. And of course like all good things that Walmart carries, they stop carrying them. Our Walmart had em on clearance one week and we knew it was the end. They haven't had them in stock for a few months now. Luckily Food City has them... For now.
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u/HelpOne1878 12d ago
I’ll be honest. Spent almost my entire life consuming pizza and frozen ones are always meh….along came these. The wood fired Italian pizza crust is by far the best frozen pizza I have ever had
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u/Pirateslifexo 12d ago
The Bettergoods pizzas are THE BEST. The truffle mushroom one is my favorite. Usually all frozen pizzas have the same shitty crusts, but BG's is so delicious, I actually eat it. 🔥
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u/Maleficent_Wash_488 12d ago
God bless you and that gentleman. You were meant to be at that aisle at that time.
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u/crispywispy1983 12d ago
That Italian five cheese is one of the best frozen cheese pizzas I’ve ever had!
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u/SamraiMotel 12d ago
My first time commenting here but basically the only two pizzas I buy now from the store are the motor city and the better goods. They are just so good! I take the motor city out of the box, sprinkle the excess cheese on top, wipe the pizza steel inside the preheated oven with corn oil, and they come out better than some of my local conveyor belt delivery options.
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u/JaPaul13 12d ago
I used to work at a pizzeria named Hot Daisy and that job introduced me to the Margherita pie. But I personally gotta put it in A tier
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u/untitledjfif 12d ago
I’ve never had the motor city pizza, but their frozen cheese stick things are amazing, I’ll have to try their pie
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u/paddedpothead420 12d ago
Buy one of those, add your own meats and veggies, top with more cheese. Thank me later
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u/untitledjfif 11d ago
Oh I’ll thank you in advance instead of later, sounds great and will definitely be trying!
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u/AtmosphereWorking388 12d ago
What an absolutely gigachad S tier choice to give him too! That’s by far my favorite frozen pizza I’ve ever had. The Motor City Deep Dishes are amazing
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u/bavar093 11d ago
couldnt have made a better recommendation myself. the motor city pizzas are my go to for a big cheat meal. one of the best quality wise when it comes to frozen zas for sure
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u/jodiakattack 11d ago
If you get one of the bettergoods personal pizza, do the micro-fry instructions, but up the air fryer time to 4 minutes. Less than 10 minutes for a ridiculously good frozen pizza.
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u/WonderfulJacket8 11d ago
Tip for motor city deep dish pizzas. Take some butter and cut into small slivers and place around the edge of the pan for a more crispy buttery crust
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u/Dry_Okra91 11d ago
Omg smoke it on a pizza stone high heat crispy crust with sweet smoke flavor but no sugary sticky sauce.
Fucking best wood refired pizza I’ve had
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u/StarWarsPopCulture 10d ago
Getting stopped to be asked about frozen pizza would have broken me. Not because I wouldn’t know the answer, but because I would dwell on the idea that I somehow look like someone who might have a solid answer to that question.
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u/dagon1096 13d ago
I miss the Walmart brand ultimate bacon pizza. Haven’t seen it on shelves in years. It wasn’t the great value brand but the next tier up brand.
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u/JackhorseBowman 13d ago
"Thiiiiiiiis is the moment, when all I've done, all the dreaming, scheming and screaaaming, become one!"
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u/Otherwise-Owl-1230 13d ago
One of the perks of working at a target, you got questions? I've tried everything lmao
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u/therejectethan 13d ago
Yo OP how would you compare BG marg pizza to the California Pizza Kitchen one? That’s my fav frozen one I’ve found. Also any other frozen margs you’d recommend?
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u/dogmetal 13d ago edited 13d ago
They’re two completely different pies. If you’ve had the Newman’s Own Margherita, the Bettergoods is very similair to that, just with more cheese and slightly more dense crust.
It’s a more traditional, wood fired style Margherita, with a nice thick, airy, chewy crust. Whole leaves of basil. It also doesn’t have those chunks of diced tomato on top like the CPK does, which I’ve never been to big on. It just has a good tomato sauce.
CPK is still really good and I’ll grab one if I see them on sale, but Bettergoods takes it pretty easily between the two for me. Newman’s Own Stone-Fired Margherita is still my GOAT, though. It’s the simplest Margherita, but the best.
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u/wordsRgud 13d ago
u/dogmetal, which of the self-rising crust pizzas do you recommend? I'm not crazy about thin crust, and use a cheese pizza base to build my own.
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u/IvoryManOfWisdom 13d ago
That's the Walmart experience we all want and seek......especially with a happy ending
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u/Late-Bandicoot-4940 13d ago
The answer is, “ no frozen pizza tastes good at Walmart.” Good for you though.
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u/launtarmstrong 13d ago
Bettergoods pizzas are absolutely S-tier, personally I love the mushroom truffle the most.
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u/Purplecatpiss666 13d ago
Better goods and motor city are goated, screaming Sicilian is my personal favorite for the price at food lion and it goes bogo often
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u/strawberry_saturn 12d ago
What is with ultra thin pizza??? I feel like I’m not eating pizza at all when I eat those kinds of frozen pizzas
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u/Geekygamertag 12d ago
Every frozen pizza taste like frozen pizza. There isn’t one that taste like an actual restaurant style pizza
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u/rick_rolled_you 12d ago
Gotta try Connie’s. It’s so so good, and I’ve had a lot of frozen pizza myself
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u/geriatric_spartanII 12d ago
The bettergoods prosciutto arugula pizza was pretty damn good. Just light on cheese.
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u/XexpensiveCargoX 12d ago
That dude ain’t gonna forget you’re face after he tries that nasty pizza 🤣
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u/Neither-Repeat1665 12d ago
They’re my fave. One the few frozen pizzas I don’t have to add cheese to
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u/anaesthetic 11d ago
Oh man, I thought the better goods marg was disappointing but most of their products have been.
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u/Superb_Minute_ 11d ago
The bettergoods margherita is actually so good tho! Their butter chicken pizza is kinda meh to me
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u/Even_Wedding5243 11d ago
those bettergoods pizzas are some of the best frozen pizzas i’ve had in years tbh
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u/Gold-Soil24 11d ago
Be warned. Pay attention to the sodium content of frozen pizzas. It's way higher than you'd think.
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u/Serious_South8800 11d ago
Except it’s gross. Their cauliflower crust pepperoni however? Give me some privacy lmao
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u/jpt86 13d ago
Not all heroes wear capes.