This past week many people have been buzzing about Chuck E. Cheese and their shady pizza. Some say the pizzas are actually recycled slices from multiple tables that end up creating another whole pizza. Shane Dawson started the controversy (as always) by creating a video about it. He ended up ordering a pizza and, to his horror, it didn’t match up in the slices. That rodent Chuck has been cheating us out of fresh, arguably mediocre pizza.
Karou86 on reddit writes, “All the slices are from the same pizza, it’s just when the pizza comes out of the oven, they place it on a cutting board in order to slice it. The slice is very large and kind of heavy, so some [people] have a lot of difficulty trying to cut the pizza perfectly. Thats why some slices are different sizes then others. After the pizza is done being cut, the cook slides it onto a tray to carry out to the guests. It’s when the pizza is being slid off of the cutting board and onto the tray where it gets kind of wonky looking, because some slices are still staying together, while others are sliding all over the place. Usually, we’ll try to fix it so it’s all together and looking decent, but on the weekends when it’s packed and the kitchen is super backed up, we’re just trying to run the food as quickly as possible, resulting in pizzas that don’t look as good.” As an employee at Chuck E. Cheese, you’d think this story would have some credibility, but later in the thread, the same user admitted that this was only the protocol at their Chuck E. Cheese location and that they didn’t know if other franchises had the same standards.
So who’s correct? Is Shane Dawson onto something when he says that Chuck E. Cheese is doing EVERYTHING in their power to cut costs? Or are the employees telling the truth? The only people who would know are employees, but they stick to their story when prompted. Is it just Chuck controlling the story, or is his pizza really fresh each time it’s served to the screaming children who attend his venues? Tweet us at @TheMCCourier1 and tell us what you think.
Carrie King
Contributing Writer