What's the word on pizza joints in the states? I switched to Dominos from Pizza Hut out of necessity since the later didn't support the place I moved to and was surprised at all the badmouthing Dominos gets since I've never had a bad slice from them. Maybe it's just better in the UK.
No offense, but it's probably because you're in the UK and you're starved for choice.
I mentioned this earlier, but where I live there are a lot of small chains and mom & pop joints. Whatever town you go to, there are always several pizza places catering to all sorts of tastes and budget ranges, from cheap-ass stoner pizza to artisan date night pizza that costs more than sushi. There are large immigrant communities from Italy, Greece, and Turkey, each of which offer their own distinct styles of pizza, as well as internal migrants who specialize in different US regional varities (e.g. Chicago style, which is uncommon but definitely findable). Big chains - Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Lil Caeser's, etc. - don't do well here, and only operate in marginal market niches, like third-shift (1 AM) pizza delivery and movie cinemas.
Mind you, that's not true everywhere in the United States. I've spent time in the Ozarks, for example (smack dab in the middle of the country) and they had fuckall for pizza joints; usually just the major chains. However, if you live in a more "cosmopolitan" state, or a place with Italians, you're basically gauranteed to have better pizza options than Dominos, hence why Americans badmouth it.
In other pizza news, I had some Thanksgiving pizza last night. Mashed potato pizza with turkey, gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. I was a little hesitant at first, since I wasn't sure gravy and cranberry would work on pizza, but this place does the best mashed potato pie in the area, so I gave it a shot.
Holy fuck it's good.
I can't imagine this'll be easy to find for people, but if you see a place that does mashed potato and cranberry gravy pizza (or are fat enough to cook it yourself), give it a shot!