OT: Best Pizza in CT

[GemParty]

Don't laugh. I once designed a fairly prominent Hartford restaurant and part of the deal was a $5,000 gift card. That got me out of the house for a few years.

Where’s the Hartford one? I know Newington coming soon. They have several in NYC. Never tried. Are artichokes good on pizza?

 

[Bezzz]

Where’s the Hartford one?

Former McKinnon's Irish Pub on Asylum.

 

[David 76]

Grand apizza, tolli's, john & Maria's, etc aren't on that national list and are all better

Those are very good pies, but no. And I grew up in Tolli's.

 

[GemParty]

Former McKinnon's Irish Pub on Asylum.

Small place. Thought the guy left due to a tiny kitchen. He’s supposed to reopen ?

 

[Bezzz]

Small place. Thought the guy left due to a tiny kitchen. He’s supposed to reopen ?

New owners. I could give you more info than you need but yes, everything about the kitchen set-up is dicey. We've got some issues to work through the Health Department.

 

[Mano]

It's just a chain, and probably nothing special really, but has anyone tried the new 1000 Degrees Pizza and Wings that opened up in Glastonbury in the past few months?

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria Franchises Fast Casual Pizza Franchise

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Has anyone tried Blaze? Was shopping and my oldest was hungry (he's 12 and always hungry) and heard about good review of this 'fast' make-your own pizza place in the plaza we were at. Checked on-line and there a pair of them in CT - New Haven at Jordan's Furniture (yikes) and at Storrs Commons. I thought it was OK. In CT and NJ, I would not go out of my way to have it, in the southeast and other pizza-depraved regions, maybe.

Blaze Pizza - Fast-Fire'd Custom Built Artisanal Pizzas

 

[Mano]

Has anyone tried Blaze? Was shopping and my oldest was hungry (he's 12 and always hungry) and heard about good review of this 'fast' make-your own pizza place in the plaza we were at. Checked on-line and there a pair of them in CT - New Haven at Jordan's Furniture (yikes) and at Storrs Commons. I thought it was OK. In CT and NJ, I would not go out of my way to have it, in the southeast and other pizza-depraved regions, maybe.

Blaze Pizza - Fast-Fire'd Custom Built Artisanal Pizzas

Has to be a joke, right?

 

[JMick]

Has to be a joke, right?

I was afraid to ask just in case it isn't

 

[8893]

Randall Beach: The Pepe’s clam shucker is in and the pizza will be fresh

 

[8893]

In case any of you are still wondering what to get me for Christmas.


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[husky429]

Has anyone tried Blaze? Was shopping and my oldest was hungry (he's 12 and always hungry) and heard about good review of this 'fast' make-your own pizza place in the plaza we were at. Checked on-line and there a pair of them in CT - New Haven at Jordan's Furniture (yikes) and at Storrs Commons. I thought it was OK. In CT and NJ, I would not go out of my way to have it, in the southeast and other pizza-depraved regions, maybe.

Blaze Pizza - Fast-Fire'd Custom Built Artisanal Pizzas

I thought it was hot garbage when I went. They don't even stretch the dough, they just smoosh it! If you're going to head to a chain fast-casual build-your-own pizza place, head to 1000 degrees pizza.

 

[nomar]

I thought it was hot garbage when I went. They don't even stretch the dough, they just smoosh it! If you're going to head to a chain fast-casual build-your-own pizza place, head to 1000 degrees pizza.

"1000 Degrees Strategy" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Went to Modern with some friends last night and had the Italian Bomb for the first time last night. Damn good, but I think just regular ol cheese is still the best to me.

 

[Waquoit]

"1000 Degrees Strategy" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Still hot like fire, though

 

[Mano]

Barb’s is back! Kinda...

West Hartford Business Buzz: December 17, 2018 - We-Ha | West Hartford News

Kitchen renovation is in the works, the signage is up, and owner Barry Arpaia confirmed that Barb’s Pizza will open sometime in the next several weeks at 968 Farmington Ave. in the space formerly occupied by Vaughan’s Pies and Pints which closed this fall. “West Hartford is an amazing opportunity for us,” said Arpaia. “It’s a quaint little notch in a mega-center of business,” he said of the location in the Brace Road parking lot. Although the previous pizza places in that space have not lasted (Backstage was there before Vaughan’s), Arpaia is confident that he will make it work. Everything on the menu is hand-crafted, and will include slices, calzones, stuffed bread, salads, and “very good Italian sandwiches,” he said. They will be open for lunch, serve beer and wine, and will have slices available late night on Friday and Saturday evenings. The dining room will be virtually the same as it was for Vaughan’s, and the outdoor seating on the expansive patio will return in the spring. And if the name “Barb’s Pizza” sounds familiar to West Hartford old-timers it should, because for years there was a Barb’s Pizza on Park Road, where Joey’s is now, and this is the same owner. Arpaia has been operating Barb’s Pizza in Cromwell for the past 16 years, he said, but has been involved in the industry for much longer. “I’ve been building restaurants for 32 years,” Arpaia said. He’s also been a restaurant consultant. The name of Barb’s Pizza, which Arpaia hand-drew and had turned into a logo by Lawrin Rosen of ARTeffects in Bloomfield, is a nod to former Harry’s Pizza partner Barbara Lang. “It’s all my recipes, all my designs, but I do love her name. It’s synonymous with success,” he said.

 

[Robertelamin]

Welp. Good luck at that location.

 

[Mano]

It's just a chain, and probably nothing special really, but has anyone tried the new 1000 Degrees Pizza and Wings that opened up in Glastonbury in the past few months?

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria Franchises Fast Casual Pizza Franchise

Wow, had it tonight to try something new and wanted something quick, so I placed an online order... horrible. Stay far, far away. Fits in the space of fast, casual pizza like Boston Market does for homestyle sides and chicken. But it’s ultimately chain garbage food just like BM is. And a BM is what you’ll need to do after eating either.

 

[Balker]

In a world where Dominos and Pizza Hut provide more pizza to US citizens than anything else, you cannot hate on Blaze.

This is not a gourmet pizzeria, it’s a fast casual joint that provides edible pizza made to order with real toppings for like $8. Can’t hate it anymore than calling Chipotle out for being a sorry excuse for Mexican food.

 

[storrsroars]

In a world where Dominos and Pizza Hut provide more pizza to US citizens than anything else, you cannot hate on Blaze.

This is not a gourmet pizzeria, it’s a fast casual joint that provides edible pizza made to order with real toppings for like $8. Can’t hate it anymore than calling Chipotle out for being a sorry excuse for Mexican food.

Thing is, in many places Chipotle is about as good as most of the "something in a tortilla smothered in cheese/yellow rice/refried beans all running into another on a plate" places that label themselves as "Mexican" restaurants. And a place like Blaze might be useful in a city like where I live where 98% of the pizza sucks.

But in CT, unless you're in the NE or NW corners of the state, there is no excuse to eat pizza at a place like Blaze or 1000 Degrees unless your parents take you there..

 

[DarthGrumpy]

But in CT, unless you're in the NE or NW corners of the state, there is no excuse to eat pizza at a place like Blaze or 1000 Degrees unless your parents take you there..

I agree. I only went to Blaze because I was in the Mall holiday shopping with my kids (for their mom), my oldest was hugary, which happens on an hourly basis no matter how much he eats, and I was not in the mood for a re-heated burger. It was food. Better than some in the Mall, worse than others. Living anywhere in metro NYC I would not go out of my way for it. If I was in Georgia, Kansas, etc. maybe if it was a quick drive and I really wanted pizza.

 

[amsterdamjade]

Little Cesar, perhaps you've heard of it?

 

[Balker]

I will support all consumers of Blaze pizza, and proudly will feed my 3 year old son there while he stares at the fountains in Jordan's furniture while the theme from Star Wars blares in the background!

 

[8893]

In a world where Dominos and Pizza Hut provide more pizza to US citizens than anything else, you cannot hate on Blaze.

They should use this line for a commercial, read by the guy who does the "In a world where..." movie trailer voice overs.

 

[huskymedic]

Zuppardi’s Apizza putting taste of West Haven all over the map

>>Long one of the most popular pizza joints in both West Haven and Greater New Haven, Zuppardi’s — the second-oldest pizzeria in Connecticut after Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven — can now be found in grocery stores as far away as Texas, its owners say.<<