The Costco Pizza Dilemma

So I went to Costco today simply for the sake of satisfying my hunger (and for some quick window shopping at the electronics side).

I ordered a slice of pepperoni pizza, a polish sausage + drink and sat down.

I began to think about what I hear from everyone. "Costco pizza is so good!"

I hate to break it to most of them but I don't think a Costco pizza is a quality pizza at all.

So this leaves me with the question.

Is Costco pizza good? Or is it just good for the price it is offered?

Now the more obvious answer is, yes a Costco pizza is good but I have had better elsewhere but the price takes the cake, er..slice.

Many may disagree with my analysis but I think the best way to analyze this is to look at the qualities of this pizza.

Cheap - At $1.99 a slice. Compare it to most other pizza places, this is a steal.
Big slices - For what you pay for, the size is double what you get at any other pizza place.
Taste - It's a pizza, it tastes like a pizza. Standard
Quality Compared - Decent dough layer, light spread of sauce, thin layer of cheese, fair amount of topings.

From a quality point of view, yes a Costco pizza is a hastely + cheaply made pizza that satisfies the bare minimum of a pizza craving.

For 4$ at some lesser known pizza parlors that serve oven fresh pizza that is made with more richer toppings, the layers are thicker but you get more taste.

Personally, I think Costco pizza is only good because it is cheap. Anyone with a good taste for pizza knows a Costco pizza is not good at all compared to what other places offer.

But in a time of economic uncertainty (we've all heard this one before), if you just want satisfaction from the bare minimum...Costco pizza is the way to go. (and the fact that I only had 3$ in my wallet today). If not, check out the better alternatives out there.