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Rating Distribution

Papa Johns Pizza has a 1.8 star rating from 579 customer reviews; consumers are mostly dissatisfied and only 8% would likely recommend.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Read Papa Johns Pizza reviews before ordering; recurring themes include poor customer service and refund problems.
  • Expect high price levels and possible order or delivery issues.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent customer complaints about rude staff and unprofessional behavior.
  • Many reports of missing refunds and cancelled or wrong orders.
  • Food quality, hygiene concerns, late delivery, and overcharging are common.

Positive Feedback

Some customers note convenience and location proximity as a benefit.

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Marsha W Sfz

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| map-marker Little Rock, Arkansas

Terrible pizza

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This pizza was ordered for a resident of an assisted living facility. He stated is was the worst pizza he has ever had. No flavor and very few toppings.

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Anonymous
map-marker Denver, Colorado

Bad pizza

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Papa Johns Pizza - Bad pizza

What happened to *** !!! ???

The pizza used to be good. Very very disappointed.. dry dry no flavor hardly any sauce...

never again... used to be so good

User's recommendation: Don't do it

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Anonymous
map-marker Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Reduction in size

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I ordered a medium pizza from papa Johns as I have many times before. I got the pizza home and it looked like a small pizza cut into 8 pieces.

I thought someone gave me the wrong pizza. A month later I ordered the same pizza. Same results.

They reduced the size and not the price. I will never go to papa Johns again.

User's recommendation: If you want your moneys worth, don’t go to papa John’s.

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Chris S Xwm

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| map-marker Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

I ordered online and started getting tons of spam calls from scammers to my phone,.

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AI Highlights
  • - After giving the company my number, I started receiving 20 robo calls daily.
  • - Seeking an explanation; I may pursue legal action or authorities.

I ordered online and started getting 20 calls a day from robo call spam callers.,

It did not happene until I gave your company my phone number,

I want an explanation, or do I have to get a lawyer, I am getting spammed with calls, and it started when I gave your company my number, this is a preliminary step before I contact state authorities.

Pros:
  • Sell your info
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Tomekia G

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AI Highlights
  • - No email or callback about treatment.
  • - About $40 on meats pizza and wings; staff were rude and hung up.
  • - Pizza had little meat and wings were hard.
Original review updated Jan 08, 2026

Hi have complained about my order and I have not received any email or calls about how I was treated and how gross my food was I ordered from union store in ***, Co I spent like 40 bucks this was like the day before New years in the evening time I order a pizza a meats pizza and some barbecue wings the guy who was not English he had an accent he was mean I couldn't understand him completely he didn't want to use my coupon and he didn't take my order and he hung up on so I made a complaint called back they said my order was not taken so he had me on the phone forever acting like he was taking my order and he didn't and when I received my food my pizza was not that good no meat barely my wings was hard as rocks so I would like something done about this situation can I get an email helping my situation thank you it's the *** on union in *** Co

Loss:
$34
Pros:
  • Always on time
Cons:
  • Hard for hep

Preferred solution: Free order

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Guest

You needed to return the food for a refund.

Howard B Hwm

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Not a good pizza anymore

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AI Highlights
  • - Pizza is thin and toppings cost more.
  • - They replaced drivers and use DoorDash.
  • - Delivery fees push up the bill.
  • - Crust looks burnt cardboard.

Thin as can be you have to pay extra to put on more stuff otherwise it's junk. They got rid of there drivers and now use doordash.

On top of the big bill you have to pay for delivery now a total ripoff. Turn your pizza over and look at the crust it looks like burnt cardboard.

Just yuck. They would have to pay me to eat there again.

Loss:
$33
Pros:
  • No pros
Cons:
  • This as a sheet of metal

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Ric S Zwt

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| map-marker Collierville, Tennessee

Very dissatisfied with the advertising

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AI Highlights
  • - Ordered two pizzas via Uber Eats, paid about $50, but only received one.
  • - Manager refused remedy for order 3E014 and said to call the store next time.
Papa Johns Pizza - Very dissatisfied with the advertising
Updated by user Jul 15, 2025

Don’t expect a manager to do anything about your problem expect to be double charged for one pizza when you order a two for one

Updated by user Jul 15, 2025

Don’t expect a manager to do anything about your problem expect to be double charged for one pizza when you order a two for one

Original review Jun 29, 2025
I ordered about one get one free pizza and received one pizza that cost me $47.94. My order number was 3E014 316 inch original, and there's a phone number on it as well.

That says 833-275-****. This was ordered through Uber Eats, and the girl driving the car gave me one pizza. I called the manager for the popular store in Memphis and talked to him personally, and he said there was nothing that he could do about it and that the next time I wanted a pizza, I should call them and not Uber. That was the solution I got.

I ordered two pizzas.

I paid almost $50 for them, and I got one pizza. My cell number is 615-642-****.
Pros:
  • Delicious pizza
Cons:
  • Absolutely deceptive advertising

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Do not buy one and get one free and use Uber. Also do not buy one and get one free unless you called the store first because they will double charge you and you’ll get one pizza.

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Guest

Uber Eats is responsible for issuing refunds due to both delivery and quality issues. You needed to call them for a refund or a second trip for the missing pizza.

Also, your attached picture is meaningless. It just shows a total and not a detailed order.

Anonymous
map-marker Plano, Texas

Unacceptable Behavior

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AI Highlights
  • - Attendant on a video call laughed and did not acknowledge me.
  • - He claimed to be busy, told me to get out, and used rude language toward me.

2300 McDermott Rd. Ste.

100 Plano, TX.

75025

Attendant on the phone in a video call laughing and having a great time while I am waiting for my order. He never acknowledged I am there and I call his attention, and he says "I know you are here I am busy, and I don't give a *** if you are here or not" I said, at least acknowledge I am here by saying I will be right with you, but instead he told me "Get the *** out of here -- I don't *** care" then he told the person he was on the phone with "This *** guy is here to p/u and order, and he don't see I am *** busy, what the *** Then I asked to respect me, and he said "shut the *** up, I don't give a damn, Go ***

User's recommendation: NEVER GO TO 2300 McDermott Rd. Ste 100 Plano, TX. 75025

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Jake L Jsk

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| map-marker Indianapolis, Indiana

Ripped off

Updated by user Dec 01, 2025

Watch out for new heaven Indian papa John's they are young and 911 happy to have ppl arrested and the Maplecrest location by state Street in fort Wayne Indiana lies and didn't replace my pizza never got my pizza and they said come get it there and went there and they closed 45 minutes early after lying to me so I was charged and never got my pizza for my kids and was my only money

Original review Nov 16, 2025

Wouldn't refund my money, closed early, called the cops on me, and there was no food, so I'm out 19 dollars.

Loss:
$20
Pros:
  • Zero negative
Cons:
  • Zero negative

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Go some place else they rip ppl off no food no refund

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eunhee c Wjl

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Subject: Complaint Regarding Scheduled Order Automatically Converted to Immediate Delivery

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AI Highlights
  • - May 15: scheduled delivery became immediate after Back.
  • - It arrived earlier than planned, causing inconvenience.
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To whom it may concern,

I am writing to formally raise a complaint regarding an issue I experienced with a scheduled delivery order through the Papa John's mobile application.

On May 15, I placed a scheduled delivery for [insert order name or details] and completed the payment. However, when I tried to add an additional item by tapping the Back button, the system unexpectedly canceled the scheduled setting and converted it into an immediate delivery without any warning or confirmation.

As a result, the food arrived significantly earlier than intended, disrupting our meal schedule and causing considerable inconvenience. This situation was neither expected nor caused by user error. I strongly believe it is a flaw in the app's design or functionality.

I contacted your customer support team, but unfortunately received only a generic response without any resolution or offer of compensation.

I kindly request the following:

1. A clear explanation and acknowledgment of this system error

2. A formal apology for the inconvenience caused

3. Appropriate compensation (such as a refund or coupon)

4. Improvement of your ordering system to prevent similar incidents, including clear user alerts when modifying scheduled orders

I have attached a screenshot of the order confirmation and delivery time as supporting documentation. I look forward to your prompt and professional response.

Thank you for your attention.

Best regards,

Order #14187****

Eunhee Choi

silveree2003@***.com

User's recommendation: Not recommend

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Foziya S Kfm
map-marker Chicago, Illinois

Customer service be very bad

AI Highlights
  • - A worker wearing a uniform with no name tag mistreated me.
  • - We waited about 30 minutes.
  • - He argued with me and overcharged.

I was mistreated by a worker with no name tag and the uniform. He kept making us wait, standing there for 30 minutes.

Then he started arguing with me instead of taking my order. He kept responding to me rudely and made me overpay.

Loss:
$10

Preferred solution: I need for someone to call me to ask me what’s going on.

User's recommendation: 0/10 wouldn’t recommend the coworker but Papa John’s is good.

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Bhargav Poo

It takes two to argue. Just saying.

Alexandra S Gja

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Verified Reviewer
| map-marker Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

One too many horrible experiences

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AI Highlights
  • - Hopeful about Papa John's, but the pizza disappoints again.
  • - They plan to speak up and seek a fix.
Papa Johns Pizza - One too many horrible experiences
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Every. Single.

Time. It always starts with, 'You know, pizza sounds good. But I'm exhausted from working all day and sitting in traffic for so long, so getting into a car doesn't sound too thrilling. Nothing delivers here except Papa John's.

Wait a second...we could get that!' A little spark of hope starts to build in the box you've locked away in your brain carrying all the disappointed memories you've ever had of Papa John's. 'Hm, maybe, just maybe, Papa John's will get it right this time! It could happen!' From this point on, I shall be referred to as Positive Polly because there's no way someone can ruin something so simple for the 115th time! You wait, excitedly imagining 5-star chefs masterfully tossing the pizza dough.

Evenly spreading the tomato sauce, because, hey, maybe this round of employees actually care! Sprinkling the cheese (not too much, but not too little!). Layering the pepperoni slices so perfectly it could be framed and hung in the museum of art! You giggle a little to yourself because, well, dreams right?

You see they are out to deliver. Glance out of the window every 5 minutes, but don't stare! You're not a weirdo! You're just hungry, relax!

They park, walk up to the front door, ring the doorbell. You greet them with such enthusiasm you surprise yourself. 'Who's that?! Is that me?!

Is that… MY voice?!' You giggle again and the delivery person just gives you a blank stare. You take the pizza box, making sure to not move too fast, keeping it exceptionally balanced and say goodbye. Put the box on the counter ever so slowly as not to disturb its contents. You open the box.

And step into the first stage of the emotional pizza roller coaster: denial/shock. 'No. No! No no no no no.

There's no way! It's not true! This… this is supposed to be MY pizza! A masterpiece hung in a museum!' Then the anger sets in.

'I hate Papa John's!! They're always terrible!! I just want to scream! Put the glass down, the glass didn't do this, the glass does not need to be smashed!' But then the worst stage hits.

Repentance. 'Why do I do this to myself! To think it would be different this time. To think they've actually changed!

I'm such a silly person!' Then, as you wipe your empty tears away, you finally realize you've hit the last stage, empowerment (with a tiny speckle of revenge lingering in the background). 'Someone has to hear.

The word has been out, but we can't just give up! We must take a stand and they must make this right!

Cons:
  • List is too long

Preferred solution: For the love of all things lovable! Just actually DO something to make this place and ALL locations better!!!

User's recommendation: Just don’t. Even when you think you want it, you really, deep down, don’t.

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2 comments
Guest

What’s wrong with it? It actually looks really good.

Guest

You should have used the time and energy it took you to write this and picked the pizza up. That way you could have checked it yourself.

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Nicole P Vnu

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Bad order

AI Highlights
  • - Ordered The Works pizza with extra cheese.
  • - The pizza was wet and soggy.
  • - Reached out but received no response.
  • - Spent $30; it was a waste of money.
Updated by user Sep 27, 2025

Haven't heard anything from them

Original review Sep 27, 2025

I had ordered a pizza on September 14. It was a small 'the works' with extra cheese.

The pizza was horrible; it was wet and soggy.

I had reached out but never got a response. I spent 30 dollars, and it was a waste of my money.

Loss:
$30
Cons:
  • I would like a free pizza or full refund

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Coley Ono

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My order

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AI Highlights
  • - A $55 order was confirmed quickly with a 23-minute delivery.
  • - It hadn't arrived for nearly an hour and showed as canceled with no notification.

I ordered $55 worth of items. One minute after ordering I received confirmation of the order.

Two mins after I ordered I received confirmation that door dash would be delivering my order in 23 minutes. Almost an hour later my order still has not arrived. I go online to track it and it says it has been cancelled. With no heads up, no phone call, no text, no email that my order has been cancelled.

I work for Live Nation and order from papa Johns very frequently, I get it as hospitality for bands that play in the venues.

I will not spend one more time on this unprofessional company, never again. This is awful service and you dont deserve my money or any other patrons for that matter.

User's recommendation: Do not order from here

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Zeniya Rml

So you are going to let one bad experience out of many stop you from ever returning. Doubt they will miss you. If you have this attitude, soon you will have no place to shop or eat out as you will eventually get a bad experience.

Latika Hcr

Hello email me let me help

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Guest

Both confirmations were auto-generated signifying a computer on the receiving end (Papa Johns then Doordash) put your order in their queue to prepare and await a driver to accept your order. It sounds like your order wasn’t profitable to any driver either due to driving distance or lack of a decent tip. Regardless, Doordash handles your money and should have contacted you.

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I tipped 20% on top of the delivery fee. Your company is complete garbage and word of mouth plus negative reviews has already slowed business I’m sure.

I don’t see your company being around much longer or in the very least profitable at all so I’m not really worried about it. Just wanted to inform others that if they order even if they get a confirmation, 2 confirmations that they still may not receive their order.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2716316

I’m not with PJ. This is a third party complaint forum.

Not PJ support.

Again, Doordash canceled your order. You need to contact them for a refund.

Zeniya Rml
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2716316

Little kid. You do realize that people who comment here do not work at the company right?

Do your parents know that you are here posting lies about people? Also,STOP LYING. You do NOT work for Life Nation since there are laws against child labor.

IF you are an adult GROW UP. Just because a person says something you do not like does not mean that they work for the company you are complaining about.

Esra Ayr
reply icon Replying to comment of Zeniya Rml

They don't.

Esra Ayr
reply icon Replying to comment of Zeniya Rml

Yeah

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Monte W Lbo

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Never got my refund.

AI Highlights
  • - Dasher didn't follow instructions; delivered to the wrong person, with a promise of remake and refund.
  • - Remake arrived cold; no refund issued.

I have placed an order and it had got passed down to DoorDash. And the Dasher didnt follow the instructions and gave it to someone else in the apartment building.

And I was told that I would get the order remade and a full refund since I had already been waiting a hr and a half.

Received the remake. That was completely cold and no refund

Loss:
$27
Pros:
  • Good service
Cons:
  • Just this one thing

Preferred solution: I want my refund, but as a gift card or something. I love papa John’s and want to just get my order and be satisfied…

User's recommendation: Depends on how my issue is handled.

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Anonymous
map-marker Maywood, California

Fake Pizza Dough RUBBERY!

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Your Pizza dough for making bread sticks too is

NOT CHEWABLE DOUGH!

ITs FAKE DOUGH!

Im going to research your DOUGH!

User's recommendation: Not saying anything to others, only letter business know their pizza dough is FAKE! Not CHEWABLE.

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Summary

Papa John’s Pizza is a large pizza delivery restaurant chain. The company was founded by John Schnatter in October, 1984. Its headquarters is based in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, United States. Papa John’s Pizza offers a wide selection of pizzas. Available solutions include the following: Fresh Dough, Pizza Sauce, Thin Crust Option, Fresh Pan Dough, Pan Sauce, and more. The company primarily takes carryout and delivery orders. Some restaurants have dining tables. There are more than 4000 Papa John’s Pizza locations worldwide including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Portugal, Philippines, and Russia. The slogan of the company is as follows: "Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Papa John’s".

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Papa Johns Pizza is ranked 99 out of 702 in Fast Food category

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