So recently they changed the dough, sauce, and cheese they’re using. As an ex-Domino’s Pizza employee (in the 1990s), I’ve always held a special place in my heart for the company. For a long time after working there, though, I couldn’t stand the pizza unless it was literally fresh out of the oven. Breadsticks, though, were always awesome. Loved them.
Well, when the recently introduced the option for the white garlic sauce instead of the pizza sauce, that was great – I LOVE that stuff. It felt like a friend coming back from a city far away… One of my favorite pizzas now is Domino’s regular crust with the garlic white sauce, diced tomatoes, feta, and sliced italian sausage. Good stuff!
So when I heard they were changing the recipes, I was a little excited. Certainly quite interested.
It came out, and I gave it a try – found a good coupon for two mediums with one topping; ordered a half pepperoni, half bacon; and half diced tomato and half sliced italian sausage (I love ordering halves for more variety!). What’s really odd is that I clearly got one pizza using the old dough, and one with the new. The sauce was new, and I’m pretty sure the cheese was. No complaints – it actually gave me at least a halfway old/new comparison.
I like the new crust.
I see a lot of people complaining on the Domino’s Pizza Facebook that the new pizza is horrible – like New Coke. Oy. Frankly, it’s not HUGELY different from the old recipes… I don’t understand the hate. So I posted my experience.
Well, full disclosure: I was offered a free large one-topping code, and I took it. No strings attached, but I will admit that it pushed me to actually write this entry, which I’d thought about doing anyway… So if you want to discount what I’m saying because of that, hey, at least it’s full disclosure, right?
So anyway… We ordered the pizza today. I snuck in a couple of extra toppings – half pepperoni/mushroom, half double-sliced-italian-sausage (yes, I’m addicted to the stuff!) and extra provolone on top of the whole thing. So I got a pizza for the price of delivery, tax, and two toppings. Well, and the tip – always tip your driver well, they remember you and take care of you when they can.
Result? Excellent. Now, since I added the provolone, I can’t speak to the new cheese on this pizza, but I can sure talk about the crust and sauce, both of which are excellent. The sauce has a tiny bit of spice bite to it – it’s very good. The crust has a little bit of garlic butter applied to the rim – which I think will be a little bit of a problem with time going forward, because it’s apparently hard to get it placed right. Or maybe they need practice. Either way, it’s very very tasty, and makes the crust a joy to eat (well, I always liked it anyway, but it’s even tastier now).
The changes Domino’s Pizza has made in the past couple of years have really made a difference. I remember when I worked there, I would sometimes sneak in cheddar cheese from my house because my favorite pizza was to take a little bit of the zesty breadstick/pan sauce instead of the tomato marinara, add beef, bacon, and cheddar cheese. Delicious!
But I can do that one better now: Order a pizza with the white garlic sauce, ditch the standard moz/prov cheese, and get diced tomato, bacon, and extra cheddar. MMmmmMMMM!!!
And I love that I can get feta, spinach, and diced tomato. Delicious!
My problem is now that I want to order at least three pizzas – one for each sauce – and so many delicious combinations that it’s so hard to decide.
So, to sum up: I really like the new Domino’s Pizza. It’s even better than before!





