Papa John's Pizza

Great Food, Great Success

Today, there are approximately 3,000 Papa John's restaurants operating in 49 states and 29 international markets. More importantly, Papa John's remains committed to its heritage of making a superior-quality, traditional pizza.

Pizza Story

At Papa John's we have a simple formula for success: Focus on one thing and try to do it better than anyone else. By keeping the Papa John's menu simple, we are able to focus on the quality of our product by using only superior-quality ingredients. Our commitment to quality can be seen in all of our ingredients, from our fresh (never frozen) water-purified traditional dough, to our vine-ripened fresh-packed tomato sauce (which goes from the vine to the can in an average of six hours), to our cheese made with 100% mozzarella and many other premium ingredients. Click on the links at the top of the page to find out more about our Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.

Dough

To make a superior-quality, traditional Papa John's pizza, you have to start with a superior-quality foundation. Our great-tasting, traditional pizza is made from superior-quality dough produced at our regional quality control centers. Dough Facts:

• We use a proprietary flour to make Papa John's traditional dough. This high-protein flour gives our crust a consistently hearty flavor and texture in each bite.
• Each of our regional quality control centers is equipped with special water filtration and ozonation systems. These systems allow us to make our traditional dough with consistently high-quality clear-filtered water.
• Our original crust dough is shipped fresh (never frozen) to our restaurants, allowing it to proof slowly and naturally. We believe that a full-flavored crust comes from dough which has been given the proper time to work its natural magic.

Our Trophy Room

Papa John's brings outstanding credentials to Pizza on the Upper East Side:

• For eight consecutive years (1999 - 2007), Papa John's has been rated number one in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released by the National Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan Business School.
• Top rated national pizza delivery and take-out chain in Restaurants & Institutions' Consumers Choice in Chains Survey seven out of the last nine years (1998 - 2000, 2002 and 2004 - 2006).
• Pizzamarketplace.com 2006 Pizza Chain of the Year
Voted 'Best Pizza' in more than 50 U.S. markets over the last several years, including in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Indianapolis, Orlando, Knoxville and Phoenix.
• Highest rated national pizza delivery and take-out chain in RealPeopleRatings.com, an online quarterly rating site.
• Tied for first as the highest rated national pizza chain in the 2007 Zagat/Today Show Fast Food Survey.
• Silver winner of the 2006 Brandweek Customer Loyalty Award in the pizza category.
• Named Delivery Operator of the Year among pizza chains in the United Kingdom by the Pizza and Pasta Association (2005 - 2006).