Papa John’s Introduces A Cheesesteak Pizza For Some Reason

IMG_0007If you were looking forward to trying the Fritos Pie Pizza at Papa John’s, and we’re not sure why you would have, bad news: the specialty pizza theoretically ended its promotional period yesterday. However, there’s a replacement exotic pizza on the menu: a Philly Cheesesteak pizza.

How do you turn that into a pizza? The recipe starts with a creamy garlic sauce, and of course there is shredded steak. The cheese on top is provolone, and then it features onions and green peppers as well.

They’re calling this product “new,” but it appears to be pretty much the same cheesesteak pizza that Papa John’s has taken on and off the menu for years now. Papa John’s contacted us to let us know that we are incorrect: this pizza is an entirely new specialty pie. We were thinking of the Steak and Cheese pizza, a 2013 specialty item topped with just regular steak as opposed to cheesesteak meat, peppers, and onions. That was a pizza with steak on it: this is a pizza with a cheesesteak theme.

The other item in the press photo above is a holiday-season Red Kettle Cookie, which has red candies in it and serves as a fundraiser for the Salvation Army.

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