I remember when Little Ceasers opened up in my area. It became really trendy really fast and then I tried it out one day.
It was the worst I've ever had. And considering we had Dominos, Pizza Hut, and a few other knockoffs in town - this was saying a lot.
They're still around selling the pizzas. Frankly that's about as much as they are worth - if even that.
Thankfully someone opened an authentic NY Style pizza place in my hometown owned by first generation Italian immigrants. Every time I make the 6 hour drive home, I have to stop there. Not only do they know how to make a pie, they know how to cook some real Italian food.
I just wish they had real NY style pizza where I live now.
You hit the nail on the head: It was good for the price they offered. It was the price of bad pizza because it WAS bad pizza.
The last time I went into a Little Seizures and looked at their menu, it seemed like they thought their product somehow deserved "real pizza" prices. I've not been back since.
The Little Caesar finger puppet was one of my most cherished possessions as a child. I thought it was hilarious how he had a big tuft of chest hair under his toga.