I think all of you are being very mean to the OP. I have been in a very similar situation so I understand completely what they are going through.

Just the other day I picked up some sushi and imagine my disgust when I got it home and it was full of RAW FISH! Like, are you kidding me? That has to be a health code violation or something!

Name the place. I would want to avoid.

I am with all of the others. If you had made that request, and they ignored it, then you could go back and get new pizzas. But if you said nothing and just ordered off the menu, you were definitely not entitled to new pizzas bc they had garlic and parm, two extremely common ingredients in italian cooking. This restaurant was very generous to accommodate you like that.

You should have just ordered new pizzas without garlic oil or parmesan, paid for them, and kept the others for you and your husband to eat the next day. Pizza keeps pretty well if you reheat in the air fryer.

I NEEEEEED THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT

I think it's pretty audacious to ask them to make you something different than their standard pizza for free when you specified no preference up front. It's your fault. It's all your fault.

What pizza place was this, OP? I feel like I should throw them some business just to even out the universe on your behalf.

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Anonymous wrote:Most pizza places use parm. I've never heard of anyone with a parmesan aversion.

False.

Maybe not on every pizza, but even the most low-quality pizza restaurants have been offering little parm packets as far back as I have been alive (the mid-80s). This is not new news.

A 'packet' of fake cheese on the side of your Pizza Hut slop i.e. optional is not the same as shaving pungent parmesan cheese and drizzling garlic oil on every pizza.

How would you know that the parmesan isn't part of the cheese blend on the pizza anyway? It's pretty standard.

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Anonymous wrote:Most pizza places use parm. I've never heard of anyone with a parmesan aversion.

False.

Maybe not on every pizza, but even the most low-quality pizza restaurants have been offering little parm packets as far back as I have been alive (the mid-80s). This is not new news.

A 'packet' of fake cheese on the side of your Pizza Hut slop i.e. optional is not the same as shaving pungent parmesan cheese and drizzling garlic oil on every pizza.

Anonymous wrote:Parmesan on pizza is very normal. You should have checked in advance. It's fine to go in and order a new pizza, and also pay for a new pizza. But if you're asking whether or not it's ok to ask for a replacement because of your kids' weird aversion and your failure to order according to that, then no, that's not ok.

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Anonymous wrote:Most pizza places use parm. I've never heard of anyone with a parmesan aversion.

False.

Maybe not on every pizza, but even the most low-quality pizza restaurants have been offering little parm packets as far back as I have been alive (the mid-80s). This is not new news.

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Anonymous wrote:garlic oil (?) and/or Parmesan cheese? As in, that’s just the signature way they make all of their pizzas. Happened last night. Didn’t realize until we got in the car and it immediately reeked of garlic and Parmesan, which the kids won’t eat. I’m assuming we’re not the only family with an aversion to that on our pizza? I felt terrible going back in and requesting new and was worried the cooks would be ticked off.

Why would they care? You didn't ask for free new pizza, did you?

I did. I immediately gave the bartender a $5 tip and told her our kids had an aversion to parmesan and the oil. She offered me a free cocktail while I waited, so I don't think she was upset, but I felt awful for the cooks. It also seemed like it was a common request to not have pizzas finished how they finish them (oil and parm cheese). But it was our first time getting pizzas at this place near our kids' sporting event, so we had no prior experience to know to do that.

Did you not read the menu description? Was the secret sauce not mentioned? This is not quite adding up. A pizza on a busy Friday night will take a long time. How long did you wait at the bar for brand new pizzas?

No we didn’t read a menu because we placed the order for 2 cheese pizzas to-go over the phone. But I did just check the online menu and also their online ordering platform and there is no mention anywhere the pizzas are finished with those items.

Because garlic and cheese on a cheese pizza is basically standard fare. It's like being shocked that your pizza has a crust.
It's fine that your kids don't like "fancy" cheese pizza, but that's not the restaurants fault and it's ridiculous to think that garlic and parmesian are some sort of special ingredient that needs to be disclosed.

Anonymous wrote:Most pizza places use parm. I've never heard of anyone with a parmesan aversion.

False.

"reeked of parmesan cheese and garlic oil"is the weirdest possible way to describe what sounds like incredibly savory pizza.

My kid is a picky eater and rejects restaurant food all the time which is why always bring food to eat in the car ride home if she doesn't eat her meal. It is very common for her to turn down her food, then eat some placating ice cream while we eat our food, then eats apple slices and peanut butter and crackers on the way home. This is not an uncommon thing to have to do with young children, and it's your job as a parent to work it out, not to expect restaurants to comp you extra meals because your kids are picky.

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Anonymous wrote:If it’s not listed on the ingredient list, why would you expect park and garlic oil on the pizza? If I am getting a margarita (sp bc auto correct) I do not expect that. I would be ok but could see people being unpleasantly surprised: and ummm it it’s not common ingredients::;

Garlic and parmesan are expected ingredients in Italian cuisine, sorry.

I am not the OP, garlic and parm are NOT common ingredients on a pizza. I would never send pizza back and would love it but I would be surprised to see them. I am used to East Coast pizza not the “pizza” they sell in the DMV. Again, would eat it and make kids eat cereal or frozen waffles, but OP was right to be surprised - not right to demand a new free pizza.

I like to cook Italian food. I read a lot of recipes, it's a hobby, I have never seen a recipe for red sauce without garlic.

Also, what coast do you think DC is on?

Lol right?

Also, garlic/garlic oil and parm are not uncommon pizza ingredients, unless you’re eating at really shitty pizza places.

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Anonymous wrote:If it’s not listed on the ingredient list, why would you expect park and garlic oil on the pizza? If I am getting a margarita (sp bc auto correct) I do not expect that. I would be ok but could see people being unpleasantly surprised: and ummm it it’s not common ingredients::;

Garlic and parmesan are expected ingredients in Italian cuisine, sorry.

I am not the OP, garlic and parm are NOT common ingredients on a pizza. I would never send pizza back and would love it but I would be surprised to see them. I am used to East Coast pizza not the “pizza” they sell in the DMV. Again, would eat it and make kids eat cereal or frozen waffles, but OP was right to be surprised - not right to demand a new free pizza.

I like to cook Italian food. I read a lot of recipes, it's a hobby, I have never seen a recipe for red sauce without garlic.

Also, what coast do you think DC is on?

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Anonymous wrote:If it’s not listed on the ingredient list, why would you expect park and garlic oil on the pizza? If I am getting a margarita (sp bc auto correct) I do not expect that. I would be ok but could see people being unpleasantly surprised: and ummm it it’s not common ingredients::;

Ffs, op. In that case you think “I don’t care for this establishment’s pizza and won’t return in future” not ask for another pizza for free!

This!