Little Caesars Pizza

I’ve seen the «pizza pizza» commercials like everyone else and I NEVER bite. I mean, I was certain that I couldn’t have a good dining experience with a $ 5 pizza, but the perfect storm of budget and constraints and deepening hunger pangs will change one’s mind.
I found this strip mall corner joint with a door, 5 chairs, and a counter and figured no surprises so far, right? How else do you profit on a $ 5 pizza? The staff was helpful and friendly – even happy– as they waited on a Lot of customers. The high volume traffic gave me hope me that I was not about to be too disappointed. The number of people in and out and in and out had to count return customers. The place was well-​scrubbed and clean, and small enough not to hide any secrets (or bad behaviors) as they cooked the food.
The menu was a pleasant surprise. There was quite a bit to choose from – a variety of pizzas ready-​to-​go as well as made to order, a variety of wings and sauces, a variety of breadsticks, etc. I know this is fairly common fare for a pizza joint, but I truly didn’t expect so much from the commercial.
Here’s the rub: my $ 5 pepperoni pizza plan became a custom-​made $ 8 deep dish pepperoni with crispy edged, yummy (was that butter?) crust and melty, moist hot cheese. I paid $ 1.50 extra per topping to add extra pepperoni (not stingy and with the good stuff kind), sausage (lick-​your-​lips-​fingers-​etc. savory), and bacon (good bacon in large crumbles). I added a large cup of really tasty marinara for just $ 0.69.
$Total$ =the low end of $ 14.00.
Cheap and good! Good! Like, I have orders from home to «make-​this-​the-​goto-​pizza-​order-​from-​now-​on» –GOOD!
I will return.
p. s. There’s a 5^th star missing up above mostly because I’m a snob — but also because the large cup of tasteless yellow goo should not be called cheese dip. Having said that, who cares? That pizza was GOOD.
I will return.

Lots of dough, a little tomato sauce and VERY LITTLE CHEESE! This could really be a very good pizza if they would not be so cheap with the cheese and sauce.

First off, the HOT N READY was not ready, let alone. Pretzel Crust was great though. Is there supposed to be any sauce? Mine was salty crust (yum), pepperoni and cheeses… but no sauce.
A customer returned with a «mistake» and the clerk at the cash register was less than polite to him. She even argued with the customer. Eventually, the manager came out and told the customer he would personally make it right. Kudos to him.
Aliceson at the register was blunt, never smiled, did not say thank you nor you are welcome where it should have been designated. Hopefully, the management will make note of her rude behaviors and correct her if she is to stay out front. Otherwise, put her on the line so she will not deal with the customers.
This location was backed up, there was NO HOT N READY anything except bread sticks.