OT: Best Pizza in CT

[Balker]

With zero apologies to those who eschew fruit on pizza, this special from Bufalina last night was f-amazing. Every. Single. Slice.

Pizza Special ​

Bishop’s Orchard Peach Pizza

asiago cheese & crispy prosciutto ~$16

Yes I ate the entire thing myself; the last two slices may have been to spite my family, which deserted me.

Ate a few pies off the new menu tonight myself, Estate was my favorite:

ESTATE
Roasted corn, blistered scallions, heirloom cherry tomatoes, basil, stracchino

 

[dvegas]

Pepes Fairfield just completely screwed up an on line order for a very specific pizza. Had to wait over a half hour for it to be re-made, after driving a half hour to pick up. The pizza should have been comped. It was not. Offered a soda while I waited. I am a huge fan, but that is BS. Donwhill alert

 

[Chin Diesel]

Pepes Fairfield just completely screwed up an on line order for a very specific pizza. Had to wait over a half hour for it to be re-made, after driving a half hour to pick up. The pizza should have been comped. It was not. Offered a soda while I waited. I am a huge fan, but that is BS. Donwhill alert

What was so special or specific and how did they mess it up?

 

[gampelcrazies]

Pepes Fairfield just completely screwed up an on line order for a very specific pizza. Had to wait over a half hour for it to be re-made, after driving a half hour to pick up. The pizza should have been comped. It was not. Offered a soda while I waited. I am a huge fan, but that is BS. Donwhill alert

Complain online through there site. They will give you a credit.

 

[dvegas]

What was so special or specific and how did they mess it up?

Ordered (online) a red pie, double pepperoni, extra pecarino (was correct on the ticket and confirmation email). Got a pie with regular pepperoni, double motz. Good thing my girl checked it. Took a half hour to bake the replacement . They used to give you the mistake pie, or comp the order. Not anymore....

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Ordered (onlibe) a red pie, duble pepperoni, extra pecarino. Got a pie with regular pepperoni, double motz. Good thing my girl checked it. Took a half hour to bake the replacement . They used to give you the mistake pie, or comp the order. Not anymore....

If you had paid for it was the cost with tax, etc? Just curious.

 

[fatlucy]

With zero apologies to those who eschew fruit on pizza, this special from Bufalina last night was f-amazing. Every. Single. Slice.

Pizza Special ​

Bishop’s Orchard Peach Pizza

asiago cheese & crispy prosciutto ~$16

Yes I ate the entire thing myself; the last two slices may have been to spite my family, which deserted me.

Best pie in CT. Having it on the boat tonight!!!

 

[dvegas]

If you had paid for it was the cost with tax, etc? Just curious.

It's a $31 pie

 

[jibsey]

It's a $31 pie

Overpriced not that special pizza. No matter how you slice it.

 

[Balker]

Best pie in CT. Having it on the boat tonight!!!

Did you freeze it last week? New special tonight!

Pizza Arrabbiata
straciatella cheese, local honey,
calabrian chili oil, salame piccante~$16

 

[CONN78SEJ]

It's a $31 pie

Geez, they have a lot of nerve.

 

[8893]

Did you freeze it last week? New special tonight!

Lol. I wondered the same but then figured he meant Bufalina in general, not that specific pie.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

With zero apologies to those who eschew fruit on pizza, this special from Bufalina last night was f-amazing. Every. Single. Slice.

Pizza Special ​

Bishop’s Orchard Peach Pizza

asiago cheese & crispy prosciutto ~$16

Yes I ate the entire thing myself; the last two slices may have been to spite my family, which deserted me.

On brutally hot Wednesday, I spent from opening until sunset at Hammonasset, first walking the full length both ways, then going into the water to periodically cool off, and reading the graphic novel adaptation of Vinnegut's "Slaughterhouse 5."

When the sun was going down, I looked & learned that Buffalina, Clam Castle, and Bishop's were all closed. Doh.

Instead, I drove to Sally's for NH Documentary Film Festival's Opening Night with "Matchbox Man" (a CT collector w/42k Matchbox cars) and "Vinyl Nation" (on manufacturers, collectors, and other passionistas in the LP trade).


A woman sitting at the same picnic table under the parking lot tent offered me a slice of her sliced potato & bacon white pie. I picked off the onions, and what I bit into was outstanding! I was overjoyed when she offered another.

She enjoyed a slice of thr plain tomato sauce pie I ordered. It was not as excellent as the slices from one I had the week before when NHDocs did a dry run of the venue and they screened "Pizza: A Love Story."

I'm acquainted with the movie/festival Producers, so they shared with me from their stash of pies. That's the good news. The bad news was that all but the plain tomato had the fatal flaw of an ingredient I won't eat: onions on the Garden Special and the Sliced Potato; olives on something I didn't even look at closely; and a heads up as to anchovies when I initially reached for a Tomato Sauce slice. I was redirected to a pie without anchovies.

I once again surprised myself by loving the plainest of the plain.

But that Sliced Potato w/bacon two nights ago was heavenly.

I haven't had anything at or from Sally's that wasn't special/memorable in the past two years since it rebooted as a more workable option for the beloved (non-insider) 'casual customer.'

Now that I know Buffalina is only open Thur-Sat, I have a reason not to feel sad about sunsets before, and plan my beach visits accordingly.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

^ surprised by how quickly the Edit option disappeared on tge above post, so I got stuck with "Vinnegut," "thr," and omitting that sunsets are now "before 8pm," which is Buffalina's closing time.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

FYI, there’s a new Coal Fired Pizza spot in Middletown on Main St. Opened a month or 2 ago. Initial reviews are positive. I’ll definitely be checking it out soo.

Sicily Coal Fired Pizza | Menu | Middletown

 

[8893]

On brutally hot Wednesday, I spent from opening until sunset at Hammonasset, first walking the full length both ways, then going into the water to periodically cool off, and reading the graphic novel adaptation of Vinnegut's "Slaughterhouse 5."

When the sun was going down, I looked & learned that Buffalina, Clam Castle, and Bishop's were all closed. Doh.

Instead, I drove to Sally's for NH Documentary Film Festival's Opening Night with "Matchbox Man" (a CT collector w/42k Matchbox cars) and "Vinyl Nation" (on manufacturers, collectors, and other passionistas in the LP trade).


A woman sitting at the same picnic table under the parking lot tent offered me a slice of her sliced potato & bacon white pie. I picked off the onions, and what I bit into was outstanding! I was overjoyed when she offered another.

She enjoyed a slice of thr plain tomato sauce pie I ordered. It was not as excellent as the slices from one I had the week before when NHDocs did a dry run of the venue and they screened "Pizza: A Love Story."

I'm acquainted with the movie/festival Producers, so they shared with me from their stash of pies. That's the good news. The bad news was that all but the plain tomato had the fatal flaw of an ingredient I won't eat: onions on the Garden Special and the Sliced Potato; olives on something I didn't even look at closely; and a heads up as to anchovies when I initially reached for a Tomato Sauce slice. I was redirected to a pie without anchovies.

I once again surprised myself by loving the plainest of the plain.

But that Sliced Potato w/bacon two nights ago was heavenly.

I haven't had anything at or from Sally's that wasn't special/memorable in the past two years since it rebooted as a more workable option for the beloved (non-insider) 'casual customer.'

Now that I know Buffalina is only open Thur-Sat, I have a reason not to feel sad about sunsets before, and plan my beach visits accordingly.

Can you post the depiction of Montana Wildhack?

 

[methodology]

On brutally hot Wednesday, I spent from opening until sunset at Hammonasset, first walking the full length both ways, then going into the water to periodically cool off, and reading the graphic novel adaptation of Vinnegut's "Slaughterhouse 5."

When the sun was going down, I looked & learned that Buffalina, Clam Castle, and Bishop's were all closed. Doh.

Instead, I drove to Sally's for NH Documentary Film Festival's Opening Night with "Matchbox Man" (a CT collector w/42k Matchbox cars) and "Vinyl Nation" (on manufacturers, collectors, and other passionistas in the LP trade).


A woman sitting at the same picnic table under the parking lot tent offered me a slice of her sliced potato & bacon white pie. I picked off the onions, and what I bit into was outstanding! I was overjoyed when she offered another.

She enjoyed a slice of thr plain tomato sauce pie I ordered. It was not as excellent as the slices from one I had the week before when NHDocs did a dry run of the venue and they screened "Pizza: A Love Story."

I'm acquainted with the movie/festival Producers, so they shared with me from their stash of pies. That's the good news. The bad news was that all but the plain tomato had the fatal flaw of an ingredient I won't eat: onions on the Garden Special and the Sliced Potato; olives on something I didn't even look at closely; and a heads up as to anchovies when I initially reached for a Tomato Sauce slice. I was redirected to a pie without anchovies.

I once again surprised myself by loving the plainest of the plain.

But that Sliced Potato w/bacon two nights ago was heavenly.

I haven't had anything at or from Sally's that wasn't special/memorable in the past two years since it rebooted as a more workable option for the beloved (non-insider) 'casual customer.'

Now that I know Buffalina is only open Thur-Sat, I have a reason not to feel sad about sunsets before, and plan my beach visits accordingly.

The plain pie from Sally’s is their best offering and the best plain pie in the universe (and that’s not disparaging their other pies as Sally’s is my absolute favorite)

 

[storrsroars]

On brutally hot Wednesday, I spent from opening until sunset at Hammonasset, first walking the full length both ways, then going into the water to periodically cool off, and reading the graphic novel adaptation of Vinnegut's "Slaughterhouse 5."

When the sun was going down, I looked & learned that Buffalina, Clam Castle, and Bishop's were all closed. Doh.

Instead, I drove to Sally's for NH Documentary Film Festival's Opening Night with "Matchbox Man" (a CT collector w/42k Matchbox cars) and "Vinyl Nation" (on manufacturers, collectors, and other passionistas in the LP trade).


A woman sitting at the same picnic table under the parking lot tent offered me a slice of her sliced potato & bacon white pie. I picked off the onions, and what I bit into was outstanding! I was overjoyed when she offered another.

She enjoyed a slice of thr plain tomato sauce pie I ordered. It was not as excellent as the slices from one I had the week before when NHDocs did a dry run of the venue and they screened "Pizza: A Love Story."

I'm acquainted with the movie/festival Producers, so they shared with me from their stash of pies. That's the good news. The bad news was that all but the plain tomato had the fatal flaw of an ingredient I won't eat: onions on the Garden Special and the Sliced Potato; olives on something I didn't even look at closely; and a heads up as to anchovies when I initially reached for a Tomato Sauce slice. I was redirected to a pie without anchovies.

I once again surprised myself by loving the plainest of the plain.

But that Sliced Potato w/bacon two nights ago was heavenly.

I haven't had anything at or from Sally's that wasn't special/memorable in the past two years since it rebooted as a more workable option for the beloved (non-insider) 'casual customer.'

Now that I know Buffalina is only open Thur-Sat, I have a reason not to feel sad about sunsets before, and plan my beach visits accordingly.

Color me confused. If you're a picky eater, which it sounds like you are, and @8893's descriptions of everything he's eaten at Bufalina include multiple ingredients which are not "traditional" pizza toppings, then why would you seek out Bufalina?

 

[superjohn]

The plain pie from Sally’s is their best offering and the best plain pie in the universe (and that’s not disparaging their other pies as Sally’s is my absolute favorite)

I'll never understand this. It's tomato sauce and bread, I'll never understand how so many people find this pie amazing.

 

[8893]

Color me confused. If you're a picky eater, which it sounds like you are, and @8893's descriptions of everything he's eaten at Bufalina include multiple ingredients which are not "traditional" pizza toppings, then why would you seek out Bufalina?

To be clear you can get a pizza with only traditional toppings there. I don’t think that’s where they shine, but it certainly wouldn’t be bad.

 

[Conndog]

Visiting a brother in Middletown, no good pizza in New Hampshire- should I stay in Middletown or go nearby to Meriden for pizza?

 

[I Bleed Blue]

FYI, there’s a new Coal Fired Pizza spot in Middletown on Main St. Opened a month or 2 ago. Initial reviews are positive. I’ll definitely be checking it out soon.

Sicily Coal Fired Pizza | Menu | Middletown

Happened A LOT sooner than expected lol. My parents wanted pizza for dinner so I ordered a Pepperoni and Chorizo, mushroom, and truffle oil pie to go. Spent about 15 mins in the box before getting to eat.

Quality ingredients, nice char on the outer crust, minimal flop. Sauce was a little average in my opinion. I’ll go 7.5 on the pepperoni and 7.7 on the Chorizo pie. Good pizza overall, but not New Haven level.

The place itself was super packed. Beautifully done interior dining area plus the upstairs bar area and has an outdoor patio on Main St. 50 beers on tap from what they said. Definitely a nice place to spend a night out and a quality addition to Main St Middletown. Krust and Mondo have some competition.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Visiting a brother in Middletown, no good pizza in New Hampshire- should I stay in Middletown or go nearby to Meriden for pizza?

Little Rendezvous in Meriden is good, but I’d recommend Krust, Mondo, or now Sicily in Middletown. I’m a homer though.

 

[Huskybass]

I'll never understand this. It's tomato sauce and bread, I'll never understand how so many people find this pie amazing.

Because it is amazing. Perhaps Sally's best.

 

[Huskybass]

Little Rendezvous in Meriden is good, but I’d recommend Krust, Mondo, or now Sicily in Middletown. I’m a homer though.

I tried little Rendezvous once. It was good, but certainly not great. Mondo was clearly better to me.