GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain has always worn his experience with Godfather’s Pizza as a badge of pride, but a panel of political and culinary experts aren’t impressed with the former CEO’s pie. Politico invited Republican strategist Doug Heye, Democratic commentator Karen Finney and D.C. foodie Nycci Nellis to participate in a blind taste test, sampling slices of plain cheese pizza from Pizza Hut, zpizza, Ledo Pizza, Papa John’s and Godfather’s Pizza — and all voted Godfather’s the worst of all five. “It’s the most unappetizing … the cheese is really sour! The crust is like a sponge,” said Nellis after just one bite. “The crust is trying to be thin crust and thick crust, it can’t make up what it is … Not good,” said Heye. And Finney noted the pizza’s quality, saying “You can just tell it tasted like people cutting costs – cutting corners to cut costs,” and criticized the pie’s looks, too, saying, “When you put it down … we all kind of had a reaction of not wanting to put it in our mouths. And that’s not a good sign.”
