Review: Little Caesars - Hot-N-Ready Pepperoni Pizza

It's hard to believe but in the early '90s, Little Caesars was the #2 pizza chain in the nation. I ate it quite a bit of their pizzas growing up since you could always count on getting two pizzas for the price of one. Nowadays, they're a distant fourth in the pizza race and have a new gimmick that seems to work well for them: the Hot-N-Ready Pizza for $5.

The Hot-N-Ready Pizza is basically pizza that sits in a warmer oven after it's baked so it's always ready when you order. It's only available in plain cheese, pepperoni, and in some regions maybe a specialty pizza (only pepperoni and cheese where I live though). If you go around lunch or dinner when they're fairly busy, the pizza is pretty fresh, if you go during a slow period your mileage will definitely vary.

So how is it? I would say it's very basic. Pizza dough, cheese, pepperoni, tomato sauce? Check. It's plain and it's cheap (though Domino's does have a $5.99 carry-out large but you have to order and wait). Little Caesars has made pizza more of an impulse buy since you don't have to worry about ordering ahead or waiting. It's main selling point is value.

That being said it's a decent pizza and I sometimes randomly get one now and again on a whim. Again, it is plain, but you can always liven it up with red pepper flakes or Parmesan cheese.

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Nutritional Info - Little Caesars Hot N Ready Pepperoni Pizza - per slice (120g)
Calories - 280 (from Fat - 100)
Fat - 11g (Saturated Fat - 5g)
Sodium - 520mg
Carbs - 30g (Sugar - 3g)
Protein - 14g