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re: Mr. Gatti’s Pizza returns to Baton Rouge

Posted on 6/8/22 at 1:07 pm to
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
138304 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 1:07 pm to
quote:

Why would any decent student body substitute a 1970’s projector


When I was in school, it seemed like 1/2 of campus was there M-F to watch Days of Our Lives.
Posted by Camp Randall
The Shadow of the Valley of Death
Member since Nov 2005
16456 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 1:24 pm to
Ditto. I had to give Jerry a fist bump when I went on opening night. It was my Covid go to.
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
18690 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 1:36 pm to
The game room looks huge.
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
5647 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 1:37 pm to
i worked at one of the BR ones for a semester or two. working a cheap all you can eat pizza buffet teaches you how disgusting people really are....customers and providers.
Posted by Sanitarium
Red Stick, La
Member since May 2022
288 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 2:10 pm to
There's always a killjoy lurking around
Posted by Tigre85
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2019
2040 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 2:16 pm to
Used to love the shakey's in Monroe and the godfathers when we moved to Alexandria .
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
164563 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 2:20 pm to
The gattis in my hometown had an enormous game room. Used to go after Friday night basketball games
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
32153 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 2:39 pm to
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I get it. My post was more of a dig for a friend with whom I have a long standing debate about how good Gatti's actually was. The cheap part for a student is understandable, but I just don't think it's good pizza compared to Mellow Mushroom, for example, or many other fanchises.


All right. I was willing to concede you the argument regarding the quality (or lack thereof) of Gatti's pizza...until you used Mellow Mushroom as a comp of "good" pizza. That totally destroys your credibility and I can no longer take you pizza opinions seriously.
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37119 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 2:58 pm to
It was great.
Same guilty pleasure pizza and a new wide open dining room. All new and clean. Also a pretty big arcade in the back.
Posted by putt23
Pingree Grove, IL
Member since Oct 2010
5083 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 7:25 pm to
Friggin loved Gatti's growing up. It was right next to Cinema 4 in Crowley. Go to movie, walk to Gatti's, order garlic sticks or cheese sticks, and play Street Fighter till 11 PM. Loved it.

Always had somebody trying to pick up the bowling game to catch the ball in the groove to get tickets.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
48659 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

It was great.
Same guilty pleasure pizza and a new wide open dining room. All new and clean. Also a pretty big arcade in the back.



Good to hear. I worked there from 1994-1996 delivering pizzas and did a short stint as shift manager(money sucked compared to delivery and went right back).
The owner back then was a piece of racist shite. But we had some really amazing long time employees there who made it a great place to work.

CSB That Exxon across the street use to be of them smaller Exxon stations with a service garage for inspections and tires. Well They used all that the extra grass(all road now) on that corner to set up and sell Christmas Trees.
Christmas time 1995, We traded them a few large pizzas for a Tree to put up in the corner of the main dining room. Good memories there.

This post was edited on 6/8/22 at 7:35 pm
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39851 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

Used to love the shakey's in Monroe and the godfathers when we moved to Alexandria .



Shakey's pizza on McNeese in LC was the goat as a kid.
Posted by JudgeRoyBean
West of the Pecos
Member since Jun 2018
537 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 7:57 pm to
Gattis' on Florida at Cora.
Mid to late 70's.

This place, along with the McD's on Florida and Sharp, was the place to be for Broadmoor High. Perhaps Belaire and Tara too, but they were outsiders.

Gatti's on Florida had the better pizza, but Shakey's on Airline tried to compete. It was a fair competition, but Gatti's won every time...
Posted by Tounces
The Place
Member since Jul 2010
2197 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 8:06 pm to
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It never left, bitch - true ghattis know this Been picking up at the drive way this whole time.


Picking up or paying twice as much for delivery via DoorDash. Gatti’s is GOAT
Posted by winston1970
Huntsville
Member since Sep 2020
1071 posts
Posted on 6/8/22 at 8:37 pm to
Loved the buffet at Mr. Fatties in the late 80's to early 90's

Anyone else order the Domino's Sunday double pizza deal - I think it was 2 small or medium pizzas and 2 cokes for $8.99 or $9.99 delivered - really sad to have dig up change or whatever just for that 1 meal on a Sunday. Of course the delivery guy never got a tip - this was Power Hall in'89
Posted by Stevo
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
12089 posts
Posted on 6/9/22 at 4:32 pm to
quote:

All right. I was willing to concede you the argument regarding the quality (or lack thereof) of Gatti's pizza...until you used Mellow Mushroom as a comp of "good" pizza. That totally destroys your credibility and I can no longer take you pizza opinions seriously.


Well, Mellow Mushroom is way better than Gatti's and not too bad for franchise pizza. I assumed we weren't including hole in the wall pizza joints in NYC.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
117954 posts
Posted on 6/9/22 at 4:48 pm to
While its not often I still go to Gatti's every once in awhile. I actually rather it over the Dominos, Little Caesars and Papa Johns.
Posted by The Hurricane
Gulf of Mexico
Member since Aug 2011
8939 posts
Posted on 6/9/22 at 4:53 pm to
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we had to try the "awesome" pizza that is Johnnys

Friends from Monroe thought it was God’s pizza.
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