OT: Best Pizza in CT

[Walker11]

Hot take. I think Bar is slightly above CT pizza replacement value. Mashed and bacon included.

The reason Prez is popular is because of his schtick, not because he is some amazing arbiter of pizza.

 

[storrsroars]

you really have to try it. Its damn good. And Im the same way. mashed potatoes remind me of Thanksgiving, thus I have zero use for them.

Your mashed potato memories make me sad for you. There are a few things I connect with Thanksgiving, but thankfully I connect mashed potatoes to Sunday pot roast, with the meat and potato pile covered in a thin red sauce, or, on the rare occasion we had steak, the potatoes were covered in au jus. I don't eat them all that much these days, and when I do I tend to dress them up, but you really should give mashed potatoes their due. They can be delightful.

Except on pizza. I don't get carbs on top of carbs or carbs inside carbs (like pierogi). Or carbs inside other carbs on top of more carbs, like the numerous pierogi pizzas served around here in Pgh.

 

[CTBasketball]

Celebrating 80 yrs in Meriden is Little Rendezvous. Tried it a few years ago, it was delicious. Long waits on Sat, cash only, sketchy neighborhood. I think it’s worth it.

2nd best pizza place to ever be in Meriden! The best today.

 

[8893]

Oh yeah, floppy pizza. He hates that.

That’s what I don’t get: his Modern slice was floppy and his Pepe’s slice was firm, but he rated Modern higher.

 

[8893]

Celebrating 80 yrs in Meriden is Little Rendezvous. Tried it a few years ago, it was delicious. Long waits on Sat, cash only, sketchy neighborhood. I think it’s worth it.

Agree it is very good. Went there on a weekday and it was almost empty.

 

[auggie22]

Celebrating 80 yrs in Meriden is Little Rendezvous. Tried it a few years ago, it was delicious. Long waits on Sat, cash only, sketchy neighborhood. I think it’s worth it.

My sister goes there a lot, loves it. She says the owner used to cook pies at Verdolini’s.

 

[August_West]

My sister goes there a lot, loves it. She says the owner used to cook pies at Verdolini’s.

Spooker?

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Let's get back on topic: When is Diamond Stone committing?

In 20 Pizza pages

 

[I Bleed Blue]

We can hate on Prez and I agree, his scoring method has no rhyme or reason at times. But, make no mistake, he's the most influential food critic in the game right now for the target demos. When he gives an 8.8? People go there on that alone.

Indeed. I drove 20 mins out of my way for Ralph’s in Nutley, NJ. Pres gave it an 8.9. I thought it was more like an 8.3.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Indeed. I drove 20 mins out of my way for Ralph’s in Nutley, NJ. Pres gave it an 8.9. I thought it was more like an 8.3. View attachment 37109

 

[jibsey]

Yes, both IS stores in Arlington, but I'd take the subs there before the pizza. The subs are out of this world.

I love their subs. They are very generous with their cheese on the pies and that goes a long way.

 

[August_West]

"everyone know the rules, one bite blows"



Man hes gonna give Bar a 3.

 

[storrsroars]

We can hate on Prez and I agree, his scoring method has no rhyme or reason at times. But, make no mistake, he's the most influential food critic in the game right now for the target demos. When he gives an 8.8? People go there on that alone.

I'm going to guess the Venn Diagram of his target demo overlaps heavily with males who watch WWE, own Nespresso machines and drink Blue Moon.

 

[Mano]

Your mashed potato memories make me sad for you. There are a few things I connect with Thanksgiving, but thankfully I connect mashed potatoes to Sunday pot roast, with the meat and potato pile covered in a thin red sauce, or, on the rare occasion we had steak, the potatoes were covered in au jus. I don't eat them all that much these days, and when I do I tend to dress them up, but you really should give mashed potatoes their due. They can be delightful.

This paragraph is perfection.

 

[browndog319]

St Louis “pizza” is the worst possible thing.

Swiss cheese on a cracker.

Gag.Ugh.

Actually, there’s this place, I think Pi, in St. Louis, that is amazing. Obama was a fan. They opened one in DC. It’s different but really great.

 

[browndog319]

My wife (lifelong Pittsburgher) equates Colony pizza with the old Chef Boy-ar-dee pizza kits she remembers as a kid. This is the same woman who once took me to Beto's, so I discount her opinion.

Too funny. I never did those nor have I been to Beto’s...
It has to be a thing though that I truly dream of Colony pizza and wake up starving.

 

[Deepster]

So, I'm in the midst of planning a Pizza Crawl with my friends through the big 5 spots - Pepe's, Sally's, Modern, Bar and Roseland. Tell me a Yard version of that wouldn't be epic.

 

[superjohn]

Actually, there’s this place, I think Pi, in St. Louis, that is amazing. Obama was a fan. They opened one in DC. It’s different but really great.

That's deep dish.

 

[uconnphil2016]

"everyone know the rules, one bite blows"



Man hes gonna give Bar a 3.

It really sucks that he’s going to Bar. So many better spots, he’s gonna be disappointed after having the big 3 and then heading to bar

 

[August_West]

So, I'm in the midst of planning a Pizza Crawl with my friends through the big 5 spots - Pepe's, Sally's, Modern, Bar and Roseland. Tell me a Yard version of that wouldn't be epic.

Should add Zuppardis and Ernies

 

[browndog319]

I can attest to the fact that the reverse often happens. A lot of the friends I left behind in ny bring Pepe's back to ny with them when they're in Connecticut, even if they have to stop at the easy-on, easy-off branch in Fairfield. If someone in the office is in Connecticut and doesn't bring back Pepe's, they're in the doghouse. Passing through at 6 am is not an excuse. They are supposed to wait.

A lot of it is just a preference with crust thickness. I've always been partial to Chicago style, but get sneered at in the Northeast for saying that. I was also in St. Louis this summer and they have their own style which was hideous. It was like they tried to see if they could make something really awful in the shape of a pizza, call it pizza, and see if people would still buy it.

What’s funny is if you are open minded, you can appreciate these geographic differences in style. It doesn’t make one better and you may have a preference. But I do like Chicago pizza although I would never go to an Uno... it’s like why???
I do get thinking pizza in places like Florida (or Ireland - which I got sick on) is pointless. Just like chain bagels or dear GOD bagels from Dunkin Donuts (just NO) are a non-starter after having them from the bagel capital of the world, Bergen County, NJ. Not even NYC can compete with Bergen... and I’m not a Jersey girl. I mean I dream of Colony. But I was stuck in Bergen for 5 years and spent 18 months as a drug rep... omg, those babies got me into some tough offices!
But you can still be a CT pizza connoisseur and enjoy pizza from other places. If you like wine do you only drink French wines? That would be ridiculous (although if you have watched “The Tudors”, watching Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn extol the virtues of English wine to the French ambassador - who they can’t even get to recognize the virtue of their child’s conception! - is amazing).

 

[8893]

So, I'm in the midst of planning a Pizza Crawl with my friends through the big 5 spots - Pepe's, Sally's, Modern, Bar and Roseland. Tell me a Yard version of that wouldn't be epic.

It really sucks that he’s going to Bar. So many better spots, he’s gonna be disappointed after having the big 3 and then heading to bar

BAR belongs imo. It is good enough and different enough that it deserves to be in contention, depending on the pie you get. Oh, and their BAR salad is awesome.

I don't think I agree that Roseland belongs. Their seafood pie is the signature dish imo, but that's a totally different animal than the pies to which you'd be comparing it. Their other pies are good, but I'd consider them more on par with the other non-New Haven, New Haven style apizza places like Zupp's, Palm Beach, Tolli's and Grand.

I think of it as the Big 3 (Sally's, Modern, Pepe's) plus one (BAR). If I were to add another, I'd keep it in New Haven and do DaLegna, which can also be excellent.

Of course Bufalina beats them all imo, but is more in a league of its own.

 

[uconnphil2016]

BAR belongs imo. It is good enough and different enough that it deserves to be in contention, depending on the pie you get. Oh, and their salad is awesome.

I don't think I agree that Roseland belongs. Their seafood pie is the signature dish imo, but that's a totally different animal than the pies to which you'd be comparing it. Their other pies are good, but I'd consider them more on par with the other non-New Haven, New Haven style apizza places like Zupp's, Palm Beach, Tolli's and Grand.

I think of it as the Big 3 (Sally's, Modern, Pepe's) plus one (BAR). If I were to add another, I'd keep it in New Haven and do DaLegna, which can also be excellent.

Of course Bufalina beats them all imo, but is more in a league of its own.

I’m not a huge dalegna guy either. I haven’t had Next Door but maybe I’d throw that in? It looks awesome in pictures

 

[superjohn]

He should go to Domenick and Pia's in Waterbury, best slice place in the state.

 

[8893]

I’m not a huge dalegna guy either. I haven’t had Next Door but maybe I’d throw that in? It looks awesome in pictures

I've had mixed results with Da Legna, but I agree I'm not huge on them.

Great point about Next Door. That's the Big Green Pizza Truck people and they make great pie. A good friend and fellow pizza snob has been and says they are very good; and I believe @Hans Sprungfeld has also said good things. I haven't been yet because they don't open until 4:00 and I am not usually around New Haven for dinner.