re: Mr. Gatti&#39;s sampler pizza is the best in Baton Rouge...

Posted by baxter12

BATON ROUGE

Member since Nov 2012

397 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:39 am to ksayetiger

Johnny's Sweep the Kitchen is as good as it gets, and yes I do love me some Gatti's

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Posted by I am GLORIOUS

On Tanden's Pond

Member since Oct 2016

3128 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:57 am to baxter12

Johnny's, Gattis, Fleur de lis, Dominos, Whole Foods, Cici's, I'll eat it all. I'll even eat a $5 Little Caesars Hot N Ready from time to time. Only thing I won't eat again is that Pastime garbage. I don't even think they make their crust or sauce - it's some prepackaged Sysco crap. But seriously, if you haven't tried LIT yet, check it out -- place is legit.

Posted by tiger1014

Member since Jan 2011

12511 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:13 am to TigerBait1971

This is how shitty BR is. Their best pizza in town is Mr. fricking Ghattis.

Not surprised

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Posted by I am GLORIOUS

On Tanden's Pond

Member since Oct 2016

3128 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:20 am to tiger1014

There are quite a few places I'd rate ahead of Gattis:

Grimaldis
Lit
Pizza Roma
Diguilios
Gino's
Red Zeppelin
Whole Foods

Just to name a few. I'd even put places like Mellow Mushroom and Johnny's and FDL ahead of Gattis. Gattis is definitely serviceable though.

This post was edited on 12/30/16 at 8:23 am

Posted by Tigeralum2008

Yankees Fan

Member since Apr 2012

17131 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:21 am to tiger1014

Johnny's lunch buffet
Red Zepplin
Lit
Mellow Mushroom
Rotolos

Fleur De Lis is overpriced and small
Gattis is good if you are a College Frick Boy

Posted by LSU_postman

Baton Rouge

Member since Jun 2005

2798 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:28 am to Tigeralum2008

Why is Schlitz and Giggles not getting love in this thread ? I like that pizza andniconiwni likely fricked up the spelling

Posted by tLSU

Member since Oct 2007

8623 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:30 am to TigerBait1971

Hard not to feel pity for BR after opening a dining thread.

Posted by Cannon

Shreveport

Member since May 2015

1614 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:34 am to tLSU

Whatever happened to Deanos? I think that's what it was called. I used to destroy the muffuletta pizza at least 3 times a week after Katrina. Best pizza I've ever had. Love me some Johnny's and Smittys nowadays.

Posted by I am GLORIOUS

On Tanden's Pond

Member since Oct 2016

3128 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:08 am to Cannon

Deanos went out of business several years ago. They still have it in Lafayette, though.

Posted by Teufelhunden

Galvez, LA

Member since Feb 2005

5580 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:14 am to TigerBait1971

quote:
Mr. Gatti's sampler pizza is the best in Baton Rouge

While I did eat there in college, this can't be true. But if it is, it's a sad testimonial to the BR food scene.

Posted by bigberg2000

houston, from chalmette

Member since Sep 2005

70035 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:17 am to rantfan

Yeah I would eat Gattis as a student, but I must say as far as buffet pizza I preferred cicis.

Posted by BraveTiger225

Atlanta, GA

Member since May 2008

17662 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:22 am to bigberg2000

I still crave Fleur de Lis veggie pizza with shrimp years after leaving BR. Otherwise Mellow was just fine for me. BR pizza isn't exactly worth writing home about.

Posted by kingbob

Sorrento, LA

Member since Nov 2010

67075 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:22 am to Taffeta

See, I like Fleur de lis because it's a thin, soft, nearly non-existant crust. However, the greasyness always messes with my stomach, so THE wife and I typically go with Rotolo's instead. She's a big fan of their BBQ Chicken Pizza, the Joe Horn.

Johnny's is just ok.

Pasttime is the worst, but their Calzones are awesome.

I think my favorite place in BR is probably Mellow.

This post was edited on 12/30/16 at 9:23 am

Posted by Winston Cup

Dallas Cowboys Fan

Member since May 2016

65496 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:25 am to TigerBait1971

Hungry Howies any topping pizza

Chicken, pepp, sausage, bacon, canadian bacon, jalepenos

Gattis is disguisting. But i will eat the hell out of the buffet.

Posted by X123F45

Member since Apr 2015

27379 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:28 am to TigerBait1971

Uncle Johnnys in plaquemine.

Shrimp cocktail pizza.

Posted by Jimbeaux

Member since Sep 2003

20114 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:34 am to I am GLORIOUS

quote:
I am GLORIOUS

I like your style (and your avatar, my goodness!).

I think that variability in pizza styles is a good thing, and why it's impossible to truly compare. It's like comparing sandwiches and demanding that others agree with you that a ham and cheese is a better sandwich than a BLT. Both are potentially good or bad, and furthermore, tastes vary.

I like Fleur de Lis because they are different. It's not my favorite, if I had to pick a favorite, but I can and do enjoy eating their pizza pie.

Same with Mr. Gatti's.

Among the other superchains, it makes a BIG difference if the dough for your crust has gotten old or is relatively fresh before they cook it, and just generally, these pizzas are economy pizzas. The ingredients just are too mass produced to really compete with better boutique pizza restaurants.

I do like the brick oven pizzas, but I'm sort of tired of that charry taste on the crust when it burns a bit. I've been getting that flavor to much lately.

I am kinda longing for a deep dish pan pizza with extra buttery crust and mile high toppings. Any suggestions for a good pie of that type in BR or NO?

Posted by tiger1969

Denham Springs

Member since May 2008

1112 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:51 am to LSUJML

Green olives are the best ! Try a Hawaiian with the green olives, it's the perfect blend of sweet and salty !

Posted by Modern

Fiddy Men

Member since May 2011

16877 posts

Posted on 12/30/16 at 10:07 am to TigerBait1971

Gattis buffalo chicken pizza is BOSS