Papa John’s Pizza

Love (loved?) this place for being approximately 20 ft from our apartment.
Looks like it might be closed though. they haven’t been open in about two weeks. Can’t tell if they’re done, or if they’re just renovating or something.

Papa Johns — it evokes memories of college, to be sure. But something I recently tried? The thin crust pizza. Not too shabby at all. Especially when you win the Superbowl coin toss and ‘Papa’ John gives out a free pie!
When I stopped by to pick up the pie, the manager handed me the pie with a smile and said congrats. A free pie — decent quality. What more can you ask for?

I came here to pick up a pie for Kate finishing her teaching portfolio, and if you like Papa John’s place, this is a place to get it. The actual restaurant itself isn’t much to talk about, just a couple of tables and a service counter. The staff seems to be friendly and the pizza is pretty good, so it works in a pinch.

Surrounded by unassembled pieces of IKEA furniture, we knew it was going to be a pizza delivery type of night. Having not been wowed by most of the smaller non-​gourmet pizza shops, we went with good old Papa John’s.
Online ordering was user-​friendly and quick with the option to order ½ toppings on a specific side of the pizza. When out Sausage/​Green Pepper/​Tomato/​Half-​Onions pizza arrived, we were very excited about the toppings. We felt that the thin crust was a little too hard and dry — next time we’ll either go with regular crust or ask if we can get «less cooked» crust (which could be a risky request).

TODAY I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY THE PAPA JOHNS CAR right in front of Paps John’s at 21^st and Market Streets. Guess where he was driving? — THE SIDEWALK! He was speeding so fast, backing down into a group of people who had just crossed Market Street and were rightfully walking on the sidewalk. We all jumped out of the way in time and most people just walked away ticked off but me another guy yelled at the stupid moron driving. YOU CANNOT DRIVE ON THE SIDEWALK, unless you are a cop or emergency vehicle or have some kind of permit for doing construction, etc. Last I checked, pizza delivery doesn’t count! –and even so, those people don’t try to drive through people walking. He had the nerve to yell back at us and called us about every name in the book-​what a mouth this guy had on him!!! Infuriated, both of us went in to complain to the manager who did not care one bit and acted like ‘well, you didn’t get hit by the car so why are you complaining?’ Finally, another general manager came forward to hear what we had to say and told us that he would take care of the problem. This is not the first time I have seen this idiot DRIVING on the sidewalk. When I exited, the construction crew of about 30 guys across the street on their lunch break applauded me for standing up for us/​myself. I’ll tell ya, I may be small but I don’t take any sh** from anybody ;)
Oh, and while I am leaving a review I would like to say that I have had pizza here twice before — both times the pizza was bad/​mediocre but the deciding factor for me was the service. I cannot express to you how vile, lazy, and plain dumb the individuals who work here are. The second time I got pizza here, they were all eating pizza in front of me, talking, yelling, and laughing — WHILE making my pizza without gloves on. Gross. This isn’t your kitchen at home. One of them was talking on his cell phone then texting while TOUCHING my pizza. I cannot even imagine the amount of bacteria that was on his hands/​phone. People put their phones on any flat surface, it has to be disgusting. EW! I ended up walking out without the pizza in disgust. But honestly, the service sucks and the people are stupid. It’s like they decided to hire the most un-​intelligent people on the planet and see what happens. Idocracy abounds.

I had a coupon for a free large pizza and 2 liter and since I’m a tad bit broke this weekend, I figured I’d have some mediocre pizza.
Truly, PJ’s is mediocre. It’s not their fault, they are simply trying to please the lowest common denominator and since they are making bank and I’m not, who am I to argue with their method. The pizza arrived barely lukewarm, with uncooked dough, and the butter garlic sauce was congealed and tasted like straight up butter.
They get three stars because it only took them 20 – 25 minutes to deliver my pizza and the delivery guy was friendly enough. Oh, and it was free. If I had to pay for more than the delivery charge and tip, they would have gotten two stars at most.

I worked at Papa John’s in college. I’ve ordered it in 6 states and China.
The pizza took over an hour and had to be reheated. The crust and cheese was uneven, ingredients over the top of the cheese, and the Peperoncini were stale.
This location needs to be shut down, restaffed and tested regularly. There is not an ounce of quality, and it seems like all the employees know it. Our delivery guy handed off the box like a bit of shame had been washed from his hands. When we called to check on it, they actually put us on hold until we hung up.
How come 0 stars is not an option?

This place is disastrous. Multiple things went wrong and I will not be ordering from here again.
#1. We ordered Papa Johns online and the site crashed 4 times, each time upon checkout…
#2. The pizza was delivered 1.5 hours after ordering (when we were told it would take 30 – 40 mins)
#3. Not a single person answered our phone calls at the store. We called about 5 times
#4. The delivery guy wouldn’t come to the door and expected us to meet him at the car…
#5. The food was cold… we had to warm it up in the oven.
WTF. Never again…

What’s the adage about sex and pizza? Even if it’s bad, it’s still pizza? Entirely untrue with Papa Johns. It’s bad, period. The service over the phone is brusque, delivery takes 2 hours, the pizza is lukewarm and congealed when it gets to you and the dough is like silly putty. Gross.
They did, however, give us a refund when my knight in shining armor called to complain. We were, however, watching Taken, so the outrage may have had something to do with that.

It is cold and rainy, so I thought I’d order in. Pizza seemed like a good idea, and I just got a coupon in the mail for Papa John’s. I apparently forgot that the last time I ordered from this place, they delivered my order 2 hours later…
Anyways, I accidentally chose a side of «banana peppers» instead of «pepperocinis», so I tried to change it by calling. Apparently, once you’ve placed an online order, you can’t change anything. How frustrating!
I’m still waiting for my pizza (1 hr, 20 min later and still counting), and I just got a phone call with a lost delivery guy. (Who I think asked if I could meet him outside because he couldn’t find the entrance. Or maybe I just misunderstood what he was asking!)
So this is one location I’d avoid. Especially with so many other options in the area!
***Footnote… I just got my pizza, and the box is wet. The pizza is cold. And the delivery guy tried to get me to sign a receipt that wasn’t even mine.***

Let me start this by saying I do like Papa John’s pizza. It’s a good national brand when I’m feeling lazy and usually what I would order, though this store has made me think otherwise.
Last night I tried to order a pizza, told them my address and they said they do not deliver to my area (chinatown) and to call the S Broad store. I called them and they said the Market St one does and called to talk to them only to find out that the delivery boy «didn’t feel» like driving a mile away for money. I guess the recession hasn’t hit lazy delivery boys and I ended up calling Dominos for my lazy man’s pizza and guess what? they delivered!

This location may be pretty shady with the porn shops, but what else is in the area? Commerce Square, PECO, and the new Murano condominiums. But I’m not here to judge them for their location.
Their pizza is great! I prefer it over Domino’s (by leaps and bounds, Domino’s is terrible) and I like their specialties, specifically The Works. Their chicken strips and buffalo wings (mild and spicy are the choices) are also pretty good.
Nothing special about picking up. They were only a half block away from my apartment at the time. I’ve even been so lazy as to have it delivered. The delivery guy was nice.
The #1 reason I use Papa John’s is not only because I like their food, but because of the ease of ordering online. The wait is usually between 25 – 40 minutes for this location, not bad. The prices are a bit high but I think it is worth it.

it seems that every time I make the mistake and order from Papa Johns, I wake up in the middle of the night in dire need of water. parched and oddly not hung over, I sleep-​sprint to the closest room (the bathroom) and put my head in the sink to guzzle the room temperature tap water.

+2 stars for being so close to porno shops and dirty theatres
— 1 star for being late constantly with pick up and delivery