OT: Best Pizza in CT

[storrsroars]

An alternative take / view

Forget the fancy pies, this $3 slice is NYC’s best pizza

The gooey, cheap, cheesy, messy meal laughs at pricier, pretentious mutations.

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For a slice while walking around, Ray's does the job.

 

[Deepster]

Probably belongs here. I made pizzagain for the first time today. Ham, Genoa salami, ricotta, scarmorza, parm and eggs. I went pie crust instead of pizza dough because that’s how my friends family always made it. Looks amazing and smells amazing. Can’t wait to dive into it tomorrow.

 

[8893]

Probably belongs here. I made pizzagain for the first time today. Ham, Genoa salami, ricotta, scarmorza, parm and eggs. I went pie crust instead of pizza dough because that’s how my friends family always made it. Looks amazing and smells amazing. Can’t wait to dive into it tomorrow.

My grandmother and aunt used to make it; I started buying them from different places around 20+ years ago. Best I found and kept coming back to was from Liuzzi in North Haven; Gaetano's in Stratford is also very good.

We haven't hosted Easter in two years because of Covid, and last year I only got a half but it was still too much because I was the only one who ate any.

Even though we are back to hosting again today, I held off getting one this year because no one else was interested in the "heart attack on a plate." But I am missing it dearly right now. Interested to hear how yours turned out.

 

[methodology]

My grandmother and aunt used to make it; I started buying them from different places around 20+ years ago. Best I found and kept coming back to was from Liuzzi in North Haven; Gaetano's in Stratford is also very good.

We haven't hosted Easter in two years because of Covid, and last year I only got a half but it was still too much because I was the only one who ate any.

Even though we are back to hosting again today, I held off getting one this year because no one else was interested in the "heart attack on a plate." But I am missing it dearly right now. Interested to hear how yours turned out.

I love ciccioli bread. It’s not for everyone and not something you can eat a ton of

 

[8893]

I love ciccioli bread. It’s not for everyone and not something you can eat a ton of

I only got turned on to that a few years ago when friends brought some from Sapori d’Italia in Hamden. Amazing but I could have like two bites. Soaked in bacon fat iirc.

 

[Deepster]

My grandmother and aunt used to make it; I started buying them from different places around 20+ years ago. Best I found and kept coming back to was from Liuzzi in North Haven; Gaetano's in Stratford is also very good.

We haven't hosted Easter in two years because of Covid, and last year I only got a half but it was still too much because I was the only one who ate any.

Even though we are back to hosting again today, I held off getting one this year because no one else was interested in the "heart attack on a plate." But I am missing it dearly right now. Interested to hear how yours turned out.

I’ve been eating it all morning. I’m stuffed already. I think I need to find “basket cheese” next year and put in chopped up hard boiled eggs but I wouldn’t change anything else.

 

[storrsroars]

I’ve been eating it all morning. I’m stuffed already. I think I need to find “basket cheese” next year and put in chopped up hard boiled eggs but I wouldn’t change anything else.

I think using basket cheese will result in an even denser final product than with the ricotta.

Anyway, if you have the time and a place to age it, you can make your own in a day (and another day for brining).

 

[Dove]

Big Green Pizza Truck must sling some really good pizza. Somebody tried to get an order in on the fly...

Popular Pizza Truck Involved in Rollover Crash on I-91 at Middletown/Cromwell Line

A popular pizza truck out of New Haven was involved in a crash on Interstate 91 North on the Middletown/Cromwell line Saturday afternoon. Big Green Truck Pizza posted about the crash on their Facebook. In the video they posted, it appears as if a car smashed into the back of the truck. The...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

[BrysonDeMan]

Big Green Pizza Truck must sling some really good pizza. Somebody tried to get an order in on the fly...

Popular Pizza Truck Involved in Rollover Crash on I-91 at Middletown/Cromwell Line

A popular pizza truck out of New Haven was involved in a crash on Interstate 91 North on the Middletown/Cromwell line Saturday afternoon. Big Green Truck Pizza posted about the crash on their Facebook. In the video they posted, it appears as if a car smashed into the back of the truck. The...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

FYI - this place has great pizza.
easily top 3 for me
had it at the Travelers and a member-guest tourny
fantastic

 

[August_West]

Probably belongs here. I made pizzagain for the first time today. Ham, Genoa salami, ricotta, scarmorza, parm and eggs. I went pie crust instead of pizza dough because that’s how my friends family always made it. Looks amazing and smells amazing. Can’t wait to dive into it tomorrow.

I hope that "ham" was prosciuttini and where is the basket cheese? Both very necessary for apizzagaina

 

[tentoes4rings]

FYI - this place has great pizza.
easily top 3 for me
had it at the Travelers and a member-guest tourny
fantastic

My company used to do an annual employee event that was catered by The Big Green Pizza Truck. It was so good that I’d typically have 7-10 slices and not be able to move the next day.

 

[Kajik]

There's only one person I know that can eat 10 slices,his last name is cartwright he wears a big stupid hat and answers to someone named pa

 

[sledog]

Pot-pizza

Exclusive | NY weighs giving pizza joints, other eateries OK to sell cannabis-infused food

New York State officials are weighing whether to allow pizzerias and other eateries to sell fresh cannabis-infused grub and packaged pot edibles.

nypost.com

 

[storrsroars]

At some point this year, I'm going to a Pirates game at PNC and am gonna try one of these babies.

Original Pizza Logs :: Original Pizza Logs

www.pizzalogs.com

 

[superjohn]

At some point this year, I'm going to a Pirates game at PNC and am gonna try one of these babies.

Original Pizza Logs :: Original Pizza Logs

www.pizzalogs.com

You can go to the 7-Eleven near you any day of the week and get those.

 

[storrsroars]

You can go to the 7-Eleven near you any day of the week and get those.

But are those "veteran-owned", because it makes all the difference in taste!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

But are those "veteran-owned", because it makes all the difference in taste!

And here I thought it was the "authentic crispy shell."

Just remember: nobody can eat just one.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Finally had Sally's, completing the New Haven Trinity. Must say Modern is far and away my favorite, followed by Pepe's, with Sally's third. All great

 

[8893]

Finally had Sally's, completing the New Haven Trinity. Must say Modern is far and away my favorite, followed by Pepe's, with Sally's third. All great

What did you get at each?

 

[elmcityboy]

View attachment 72308Has anyone tried the pizza from Atticus Market in New Haven? They don’t make pizza every day and I think they only sell 50 pies when they do. An acquaintance told me he had a spectacular pie from Atticus. Lots of chatter in CT pizza circles about them. I pulled this pic from their website….

came back here to say that i finally got pizza from the new atticus spot on orange street the other day. it was phenomenal -- easily the best of the new-school spots in town. reminded me a lot of sally's. the crust was the highlight, as you would expect from a bread bakery -- i am kind of amazed at what they can do with a small gas-fired oven.

it was also relatively quick (20-minute wait) and the location couldn't be nicer. ate outside on one of the picnic tables after biking around east rock. highly recommend.

 

[RIP Wendys]

Thinking about dabbling in a DIY brick oven for pizza in the backyard. Any of our Pizza connoisseurs got recs for building it out? Not looking for major production rates, just an option to cook up some high quality homemade za's.

 

[methodology]

Thinking about dabbling in a DIY brick oven for pizza in the backyard. Any of our Pizza connoisseurs got recs for building it out? Not looking for major production rates, just an option to cook up some high quality homemade za's.

Make sure you use firebricks for the floor and have good insulation

 

[RIP Wendys]

Make sure you use firebricks for the floor and have good insulation

That's a great point... saw a video and they just bought random bricks and some pavers... seemed simple but I wasn't sure what types of chemicals/wear & tear would happen when exposed to high heat

 

[8893]

That's a great point... saw a video and they just bought random bricks and some pavers... seemed simple but I wasn't sure what types of chemicals/wear & tear would happen when exposed to high heat

Residential Ovens — Tuscany Fire

www.tuscanyfire.com

 

[karstenkibbe]

came back here to say that i finally got pizza from the new atticus spot on orange street the other day. it was phenomenal -- easily the best of the new-school spots in town. reminded me a lot of sally's. the crust was the highlight, as you would expect from a bread bakery -- i am kind of amazed at what they can do with a small gas-fired oven.

it was also relatively quick (20-minute wait) and the location couldn't be nicer. ate outside on one of the picnic tables after biking around east rock. highly recommend.

Ok so I would consider that a rave review. Now I really need to get my arse over there.

 

[elmcityboy]

Ok so I would consider that a rave review. Now I really need to get my arse over there.

i would say so. i have relatively high standards for pizza and had lofty expectations for atticus based on what i had heard. def met expectations.

my phone takes terrible pictures but here is a shot of the plain w- cheese:

 

[August_West]

i would say so. i have relatively high standards for pizza and had lofty expectations for atticus based on what i had heard. def met expectations.

my phone takes terrible pictures but here is a shot of the plain w- cheese:

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[elmcityboy]

Picture/handle

it could have been even more "new haven" if my girlfriend hadn't peeled the label off of the foxon park bottle in the background.

 

[WrenchFan69]

What did you get at each?

Tomato sauce + mozz. Standard as they come

 

[WrenchFan69]

i would say so. i have relatively high standards for pizza and had lofty expectations for atticus based on what i had heard. def met expectations.

my phone takes terrible pictures but here is a shot of the plain w- cheese:

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My buddy's wife started baking at Atticus recently. She's immensely talented. They make incredible stuff outside the pizza, too