OT: Best Pizza in CT

[storrsroars]

Ha I am from CT, I go to Pitt a lot to see in-laws. Is there a better pizza in Pitt that I am not aware of? If so, I need to know asap.

I'm just surprised anyone from CT would actually be enthusiastic about Mineos. It's not horrible, but I think you can do better. As I lived mostly in Ffld Cty, I'd put it maybe a notch below Letitia's in Norwalk. But it is one of the Pittsburgh Holy Trinity along with Aiello's and Fiori's. I find the crust/cheese/sauce ratio on all of them is far too cheesy and saucy. Of those three, I prefer Fiori's. However, for takeout, I think the best now is between Slice on Broadway (Beechview and outside PNC Park) and Pizza A'Badamo (Mt. Lebanon and North Side).

Unfortunately two really good places bit the dust during the pandemic, Claudio's, which was my go-to for takeout and Taglia, which did an excellent Roman street pizza.

Still, there are lots of solid sit-down places for Neapolitan and designer pies, but you can't sit down in many of them at the moment. Dinette in E. Liberty is top of that heap (appears they're closed for the pandemic). I live in the South Hills, so I know more about places down here. For Neapolitan style, you can eat outside at Il Pizzaiolo or Cucina Bella. You've also got Pizzeria Divide in the northern end of The Strip, which I haven't been to yet, but people I trust love it. You can get porchetta as a topping. And, there's a place in Peters Twp that bought their recipes from Harry's in W. Hartford. Naturally, it's called Harry's. I used to go there a lot until Claudio's and Badamo opened.

And just for something different, one of our two Detroit-style joints is still operating, Iron Born, in The Strip and in Millvale. It's different, but it's actually pretty damned good. But the ricotta/lemon pizza I love isn't on the current menu.

 

[imno1]

I believe this is one of the signs of the apocalypse:

Grew up in New Haven and kind of a pizza snob but I got to admit fries on a pizza doesn't sound horrible.

 

[8893]

Grew up in New Haven and kind of a pizza snob but I got to admit fries on a pizza doesn't sound horrible.

It was the ranch that queered that pie, and signaled the end of the world.

Like @storrsroars , I'm not big on carbs on carbs in general, but a notable exception is the BAR mashed potato bacon pizza (which I prefer red). I love the way they do that pie.

We had Sally's for office lunch on Tuesday and a couple co-workers ordered their white potato pie, which has sliced potatoes (and onion, mozz, parm and rosemary). I was not a fan.

I could see myself enjoying a slice or two of a french fry pie if done well.

 

[Husky25]

We had Sally's for office lunch on Tuesday and a couple co-workers ordered their white potato pie, which has sliced potatoes (and onion, mozz, parm and rosemary). I was not a fan.

The irony is that onion, mozz, parm, and rosemary (and add bacon) on a baked potato sounds amazing.

 

[8893]

The irony is that onion, mozz, parm, and rosemary (and add bacon) on a baked potato sounds amazing.

They claim that it's one of their specialty pizzas, but until yesterday I had never known of anyone who ordered one.

I'm not big on rosemary, and I don't like onions as a condiment or pizza topping (except pickled red onions or carmelized onions as condiments, or Vidalia onions on a pizza).

But yeah, otherwise I'll take potato, bacon and cheese in just about any form or combination.

 

[Ratso]

Grew up in New Haven and kind of a pizza snob but I got to admit fries on a pizza doesn't sound horrible.

if you can put a slab of fried eggplant on a pie, why not fries right?

 

[storrsroars]

if you can put a slab of fried eggplant on a pie, why not fries right?

Eggplant on a pizza can be delicious. Fries on a pizza simply makes it Primantis. I personally cannot see the synergy there. Either the pizza or the fries will suffer for the experience.

 

[methodology]

Eggplant on a pizza can be delicious. Fries on a pizza simply makes it Primantis. I personally cannot see the synergy there. Either the pizza or the fries will suffer for the experience.

Moderns eggplant pie is delicious

 

[Ratso]

ok fries may have gone too far on a pizza

calzone would be fire!

 

[temery]

Has anyone here bought an uncooked pizza? I'm seeing a few local shops and places like Big Y offer uncooked pizzas at a big discount.

Has anyone gone this route? Worth doing?

 

[dvegas]

Update from the "coming soon" Sally's location in the SoNo Collection in Norwalk. It will be in the spot I thought, along West Avenue, across from Jacobs Pickles (also coming soon). So you won't have to enter the mall to get into the restaurant.

Sally's Apizza - Coming Soon in Norwalk, CT | The SoNo Collection

Shop Sally's Apizza - Coming Soon in Norwalk, CT at The SoNo Collection!

www.thesonocollection.com

 

[8893]

Has anyone here bought an uncooked pizza? I'm seeing a few local shops and places like Big Y offer uncooked pizzas at a big discount.

Has anyone gone this route? Worth doing?

Isn't that what frozen pizza is?

 

[temery]

Isn't that what frozen pizza is?

I'm not looking for mass produced frozen pizza.

The best option is to buy a pizza from a local shop, and freezing a few slices in separate vacuum sealed bags.

Now I'm seeing Big Y, and a couple local shops offering their pizzas, frozen, but uncooked. It's cheaper than their cooked pizzas, but more expensive than the mass produced crap sold in the freezer section at grocery stores.

My question is to anyone who has bought these frozen pizzas, and cooked th at home - how did they come out? As good?

 

[formerlurker]

Has anyone here bought an uncooked pizza? I'm seeing a few local shops and places like Big Y offer uncooked pizzas at a big discount.

Has anyone gone this route? Worth doing?

I buy the uncooked from Costco sometimes and throw them on the grill. Not bad at all.

I also read that one of the fastest growing franchise's is Papa Murphy's who sells you the uncooked pizza so you can cook at home.

Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1981

www.franchisedirect.com

 

[storrsroars]

I buy the uncooked from Costco sometimes and throw them on the grill. Not bad at all.

I also read that one of the fastest growing franchise's is Papa Murphy's who sells you the uncooked pizza so you can cook at home.

Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1981

www.franchisedirect.com

We had a franchise about a mile from me that did uncooked pizza. I can't recall the name. Lasted about 15 months. I never tried it. To me, the whole point of ordering a cooked pizza was that the oven in a pizza place is going to be a helluva lot better than whatever I've got in my kitchen. And even if I could crank my oven over 500F, it'd take 20-30 minutes for the pizza stone to heat up and that's just wasted energy for something I didn't make myself.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I believe this is one of the signs of the apocalypse:

Putting ranch dressing on anything is a straight up admission of sucking at cooking and having zero imagination. Ranks right up there with putting siracha on anything as a topping. Their condiments, not toppings.

 

[Chin Diesel]

ok fries may have gone too far on a pizza

calzone would be fire!

A Calzone with ground beef, fries, American cheese and ketchup, mustard and relish.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'm not looking for mass produced frozen pizza.

The best option is to buy a pizza from a local shop, and freezing a few slices in separate vacuum sealed bags.

Now I'm seeing Big Y, and a couple local shops offering their pizzas, frozen, but uncooked. It's cheaper than their cooked pizzas, but more expensive than the mass produced crap sold in the freezer section at grocery stores.

My question is to anyone who has bought these frozen pizzas, and cooked th at home - how did they come out? As good?

You kinda answered your question. It's better than the frozen crap, not as good as a cooked pie and overall taste depends on your ability to get oven nice and hot at home.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I buy the uncooked from Costco sometimes and throw them on the grill. Not bad at all.

I also read that one of the fastest growing franchise's is Papa Murphy's who sells you the uncooked pizza so you can cook at home.

Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1981

www.franchisedirect.com

I tried the Papa Murphy's a few times. Think last time was 2-3 years ago. Nothing special, not horrible. It's gimmicky but plenty of gimmicks have stuck around.

 

[storrsroars]

Putting ranch dressing on anything is a straight up admission of sucking at cooking and having zero imagination. Ranks right up there with putting siracha on anything as a topping. Their condiments, not toppings.

As a noted ranch hater, I have to admit, my coleslaw dressing base recipe is 1/2 mayo, 1/3 sour cream and 1/6 ranch. Pretty much the only time I use it, although my wife drowns grape tomatoes with the stuff.

I also discovered a new combo I like this week. I've been buying those Green Giant cauliflower tots as wife needs to avoid carbs (the straight up cauliflower ones suck, but the ones where they mix in other stuff aren't half bad). I airfry them. And as I don't like ketchup and didn't think mayo would do the trick with these, I decided to pour some yum yum sauce on the plate for dipping. I liked it.

Now, while I'm against fries on a pizza. I could be persuaded to try bacon/cheese/cauliflower tots on some kind of flatbread with a garlic cream sauce. Technically not carbs on carbs.

 

[Chin Diesel]

As a noted ranch hater, I have to admit, my coleslaw dressing base recipe is 1/2 mayo, 1/3 sour cream and 1/6 ranch. Pretty much the only time I use it, although my wife drowns grape tomatoes with the stuff.

Well, I'm a triple hater on mayo, ranch and miracle whip. Any of those can be substituted with sour cream, crème fresh, or yogurt. When I do my slaw I do a oil and rice wine vinegar ramen broccoli slaw. Holds up much better than mayo.

 

[huskymedic]

Fun read about New Haven pizza and the documentary Pizza, A Love Story: A Pièce de Résistance About Pizza...New Haven Style!

 

[Ratso]

el prez is not the master of pizza . he’s from massachusetts

first off - modern should be 9.5
and lorenzo’s in philly should be 7.8

 

[Deepster]

el prez is not the master of pizza . he’s from massachusetts

first off - modern should be 9.5
and lorenzo’s in philly should be 7.8

It bugs me that he doesn’t know what a neopolitan pizza is. Or what basil or oregano are.

That said? He has eaten at like 600 pizza places.

 

[UconnMICK]

el prez is not the master of pizza . he’s from massachusetts

first off - modern should be 9.5
and lorenzo’s in philly should be 7.8

Let’s give him a little credit... he did declare New Haven the pizza capital of the world, after all. So he’s got that going for himself... which is nice.