Mine came from Taste of Chicago. It was shipped on dry ice.

Be careful when removing the pizzas. Some of the dry ice was loose in my cooler and the pizzas were extremely cold.

It came shipped in a cool small styrofoam cooler that I kept and will reuse when Canada's border finally opens and I go up there for shaw's ice cream to bring home.

Styrofoam recycling in SF
 

A little PSA for anyone in SF who is feeling guilty about all the styrofoam packaging... The Recology transfer station in Brisbane (the one just off 101 at 501 Tunnel Ave) sort-of recycles block styrofoam...

They have a compressor that turns it into ingots that then turn into fake lumber for patios/moldings/picture frames. Inefficient but at least it isn't going to the dump. If you drive in with a carload, go on the scale like you have regular garbage to dump but make sure to tell them it is only styrofoam, they won't charge you. You then drive it into the main building, drop it into the styrofoam-only bins, and turn in your ticket at the checkout on the way out.

It's open based on the regular Transfer Station hours, not the hazardous waste hours.

Between the Goldbelly and the packaging from some of the renovations we've been doing around the house I've been able to at least divert two carloads from going straight into the dump and/or ocean.

The Lou Malnati pizzas arrived. Seemed to be cool still, didn’t check the dry ice on the bottom of the styrofoam container.

Each pizza is individually wrapped, and ready to go in the oven after removing the plastic wrap and cardboard top.

Pepperoni weighs 27 ounces, sausage 28 ounces. Bake at 425 for 40-45 minutes if frozen.


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Don't forget the fine print in the directions! You're supposed to take the raw pizza out of the pan, dry off the pan, and then OIL it before baking! Else it'll stick...

(I used butter and it worked out fine and added a little extra flavor)

I've used cooking spray to cut down on calories and it works fine also

No condensation in the pan. The dry ice was totally gone, but the pizzas were still frozen. The tracking was weird, showing ground service, but didn’t move from Chicago on Monday, until it showed up in PHX this morning.

I cooked one sausage pizza. Flavor was ok. I’d say each pizza would feed two hungry adults. If you buy it on sale, it’s not a bad deal.

I’d put the restaurant version at way better. I’d rate this a 6, and the restaurant version normally at 8.5.

Restaurant is a lot better but these are good for frozen pizza and can't make it to Chicago for the real thing..

I am single and get two meals out of one. I'll eat half for dinner and then reheat it in the toaster over at 350 for about 15 minutes and it is turns out pretty good reheated for a second meal

I don't have the room and it would take me a long time to go through them (I am no Mr. CE :p) but great deal on my fav NY bagels----H & H. And free shipping!
https://www.goldbelly.com/handh-bage...x=3&bsft_tv=13

wow this is a great deal. $49 for 24 bagels incl postage. Very very excellent. Super worth it.

We have at least two Lou’s in town that I’ve been to, so no need to go to Chicago. Even had a Geno’s 2 miles away, but it closed before I could even try them. I think there is still a Westside location.

Wish we would get a lou's. Lou's is a lot better than Gino's and Pizzeria Uno IMO. Lou's and Giarodona's are my favorite places in chicago for pizza for thicker crust and for thin crust I love Pizaonno's but they closed the location in the Lakeview area.

I really liked the Zuckers I got. $54 for 28 bagels. Plus you can use a discount code to knock $15-20 off the price.

Essa and H and H don’t allow discount codes.

I have never had Zuckers but still too many bagels. I would have loved that H & H deal. Where are you getting the $15-$20 discounts?

I know that the Lou’s mail order was cheap… still, if it’s in town, then why not just buy it there and enjoy it there?

Do You know that Lou’s is the uno guy? Anyway I also like giordano’s although my heart is tied to Lou’s. It’s still something that I only want when in Chicagoland because we have good deep dish in Sf.

Essa has the best bagels for pumpernickel and Honey Oat, because nobody really wants to sell honey oat bagels. That said, yesterday I got a bakers dozen that included pumpernickel and it’s good. Maybe very good. I might no longer be a goldbelly target client.

If you’ve never ordered Goldbelly before there is a $20 code. I think I might have posted it in the thread a month or two ago. Otherwise, if you sign up for an account, they’ll offer you a $15 code. Codes don’t work on deals that say “no further discounts” or such.

Maybe find a friend to split bagels with? We didn’t freeze any, but spread about 50% to friends/relatives.