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Re:The Radical Design of PizzaExpress by dataengineer56 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @07:22AM (#34439553)
Wagamama and Nando's are arguably the only two big casual dining chains that people actually enjoy eating at. All the others are pretty unpopular (and rightly so, the food is often terrible): Pizza Express, Frankie and Benny's, Pizza Hut, Chiquito...

Nando's social media and culture presence is impressive for a restaurant chain of its size.

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Re:The Radical Design of PizzaExpress by andybak on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:13AM (#34439910)
You can't put Pizza Express in the same category as Pizza Hut!?

And as a data-point I enjoy Pizza Express - and I've had "proper" pizza to compare it to.

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Re:The Radical Design of PizzaExpress by Nextgrid on Thursday January 19, 2023 @09:14AM (#34440459)
Pizza Express is a known good. It's not the best, but it's guaranteed to be consistent everywhere. It does the job when you just want a "good enough" pizza with little fuss.

In contrast, searching for the best pizza carries a risk of getting something subpar and much worse than even Pizza Express.

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Re:The Radical Design of PizzaExpress by dataengineer56 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @09:56AM (#34440945)
It's not much different - Pizza Express isn't anywhere near as posh as it thinks it is, and I'd bet the average spend per customer is lower thanks to the constant Tesco Clubcard deals.
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