Chain pizza has its place until California reminds you what a slice can actually do.
This is the state where pizza gets treated like a craft project and a comfort food at the same time, so one great bite can ruin your tolerance for bland, floppy triangles forever.
You get crisp crusts with real chew, sauces that taste like someone cared, and toppings that are not just “more,” but better. Some spots go classic and nail the basics so hard you wonder why anyone complicates it…