OT: Best Pizza in CT

[prankster]

For those in the Tampa Bay area, big news!

Colony Grill is opening a new location in St. Pete next month!

 

[8893]

As someone who worked in Larchmont in the 80s and was a fairly regular Sal's customer, I find this news of them offering a salad pizza highly disturbing. I don't think you could've found a head of lettuce at Sal's back then.


I just find the concept incredibly stupid. Have a salad in a bowl with everything bagel croutons if you want. I can't imagine that would be any less tasty if you already like the ingredients. It's simply a dumb gimmick IMHO.

Gimmick or not, it works for me for a few reasons.

First, any gimmick that gets me to eat more salad is neither simple nor dumb imo. Like Jim Gaffigan aptly calling out salad with bacon as a game of Find the Bacon, eating a well-designed and pretty healthy salad with a nice, warm everything bagel taste and crunch with each bite keeps me wanting more salad. I don't know if you watched the video showing how it is made, but the everything bagel pizza shell is topped with mozz and red onions and cooked in the oven first, then topped with a thin layer of sour cream, and then the salad is spread on top. So, a little different--and better imo--than merely tossing some everything bagel croutons in a salad. I imagine those croutons could take out a crown after a day or so, too.

Second, making a single-serving salad is a royal pain in the ass imo, and usually pretty wasteful because you can't buy only enough stuff to make a single serving of salad. Anytime I find a good prepared salad, I am happy.

Third, like any pizza topping, the slice itself is a good delivery mechanism. The thin layer of sour cream helps most of the salad stay put on the slice while you are eating it, which is another bonus because eating salad on the run can be tricky (and very frequently leads to dressing splatter on my shirt, tie and/or suit which is not easy to remove).

Fourth, and finally, the fact that it triggers so many people might make me like it even more.

 

[nashusky109]

The salad pie at Colony Grill is actually pretty good. I usually get it with cheese on the pizza as well cause typically it only comes with sauce.

On another note, does anyone know when Sallys is opening in Stamford? They teased us with the Norwalk location back in 2019...

 

[ClifSpliffy]

recently seen on this thread;
'smoked salmon on pizza,'
'sour cream on pizza.'

because a peloton experience, where u sit around sucking plastic carpet indoor fumes is exactly like going outside in the sunshine for a spin around ur neighborhood?
next up? the explosion of teens/20s presenting at the doc's office with symptoms of tic's (not the biting kind), as well as olders going blind way before their time. same reason -small screen addiction. duh.
yogurt is the single finest manmade foodstuff for health and wellness.
pizza has quickly become the world's favorite food compilation, and as commonly preferred, also a fine input for health, both physical and mental.
yogurt on pizza is insane, and will make the consumer of it unwell.
just becuz it's available doesn't mean it belongs digestively. the ancients wrote numerous tomes on food balance, much of it legit.
have sum discipline. ur body will thank you.

 

[storrsroars]

The salad pie at Colony Grill is actually pretty good.

Bo and Fitz must be turning in the graves.

 

[storrsroars]

Gimmick or not, it works for me for a few reasons.

First, any gimmick that gets me to eat more salad is neither simple nor dumb imo. Like Jim Gaffigan aptly calling out salad with bacon as a game of Find the Bacon, eating a well-designed and pretty healthy salad with a nice, warm everything bagel taste and crunch with each bite keeps me wanting more salad. I don't know if you watched the video showing how it is made, but the everything bagel pizza shell is topped with mozz and red onions and cooked in the oven first, then topped with a thin layer of sour cream, and then the salad is spread on top. So, a little different--and better imo--than merely tossing some everything bagel croutons in a salad. I imagine those croutons could take out a crown after a day or so, too.

Second, making a single-serving salad is a royal pain in the ass imo, and usually pretty wasteful because you can't buy only enough stuff to make a single serving of salad. Anytime I find a good prepared salad, I am happy.

Third, like any pizza topping, the slice itself is a good delivery mechanism. The thin layer of sour cream helps most of the salad stay put on the slice while you are eating it, which is another bonus because eating salad on the run can be tricky (and very frequently leads to dressing splatter on my shirt, tie and/or suit which is not easy to remove).

Fourth, and finally, the fact that it triggers so many people might make me like it even more.

Although I eat a very wide variety of foods, I'm simple in that when I want pizza, I want something hot, red or white. And when I want salad, I'll eat it in a bowl.

I'm somewhat surprised you're not a regular salad eater as it seems you have a decent palate and there's a billion things you can do with salad that don't involve a pizza crust. And lettuce keeps for like a week. Or buy a spinach/arugula mix and when you think you won't finish it all going the salad route, saute what's left with some garlic as a side dish.

As someone who enjoys salads, I simply find this salad pizza thing to be dumb.

Also, I make my own croutons. Do you have weak enamel or something?

 

[ClifSpliffy]

let's call this post 'reducto ad absurdo.'
if this guys strange 'but delicious!' as it says in the headline, pizza choices are so popular, why isn't there a single comment over the years since it was first offered?
Strange Pizza Toppings | Pizza From Around the World (giordanos.com)
looking closer, we find

• Get up bright and early at 4 a.m. to snatch the most tender cicadas. Arduser says, “They’re soft for just a few hours.” sure, why not?

and oh 'edgy veggie (sauce, mozzarella, fresh spinach, peppers, mushrooms, tomato, garlic, evoo)' is aboot as classic, and tasty a veggie version of abitz as has existed since day one. i believe many consider the tomato, cheese, and basil pie to be the first. what's not to like? balance!
and why, since they had all that stuff (sour cream, radishes, chicken gizzards, etc) back in that day, weren't 'make u ill' pies created then?
really looking forward to that goatmeat, mussels, horseradish, honey, and orange rind dressing, on a lovely cookie dough crust (with choc sprinkles!) 'pie.' not.

'salad' just means 'salted' as in the common meaning for the word when first in common use - salted vegetables, which, by my taste, is a mighty fine stand alone offering, like fresh lettuce, fresh tomatos, and fresh cukes with a pinch of salt. outstanding! makes u feel better, too.

 

[8893]

Although I eat a very wide variety of foods, I'm simple in that when I want pizza, I want something hot, red or white. And when I want salad, I'll eat it in a bowl.

I'm somewhat surprised you're not a regular salad eater as it seems you have a decent palate and there's a billion things you can do with salad that don't involve a pizza crust. And lettuce keeps for like a week. Or buy a spinach/arugula mix and when you think you won't finish it all going the salad route, saute what's left with some garlic as a side dish.

As someone who enjoys salads, I simply find this salad pizza thing to be dumb.

Also, I make my own croutons. Do you have weak enamel or something?

I eat a lot of salad. Just had one for lunch today. I hate making them for the reasons I mentioned. One of my regular lunch spots has a very good salad bar where you point and tell them what you want and they make it for you. That's what I did today, and I always have them add a meatball or two on top (one today). Today's also had: baby arugula, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, shredded carrots, banana peppers, raw broccoli, artichoke hearts, black olives, Kalamata olives, a hard boiled egg and half of an avocado. Red wine vinegar and olive oil. No freaking way am I taking the time to buy, store and prepare all that stuff for one or two lunch salads a week. Maybe once we are empty nesters and semi-retired, but I've gone through enough phases of trying to buy, store and prepare all the stuff and it just doesn't work for my lifestyle now.

I don't love croutons actually. I find them distracting and never add them myself. If they are already in a salad I will eat them, but I prefer to save my bread calories for bread products I enjoy much more--like, um, pizza! If I am looking for crunch in a salad, I far prefer nuts or sesame seeds. Unless it's a panzanella, where the stale bread is the whole point. But in my experience stale bagels become so hard as to be essentially inedible after two days.

I have had salad pizza twice in my life, both times at Abbot's Pizza Company. I liked it. If I go back there or see someone else doing something similar, I will have it again because I liked it and it was done well. It really doesn't get any more complicated than that for me.

Kind of like my attitude about there being two types of music, that's how I feel about food.

 

[mussels]

Gimmick or not, it works for me for a few reasons.

First, any gimmick that gets me to eat more salad is neither simple nor dumb imo. Like Jim Gaffigan aptly calling out salad with bacon as a game of Find the Bacon, eating a well-designed and pretty healthy salad with a nice, warm everything bagel taste and crunch with each bite keeps me wanting more salad. I don't know if you watched the video showing how it is made, but the everything bagel pizza shell is topped with mozz and red onions and cooked in the oven first, then topped with a thin layer of sour cream, and then the salad is spread on top. So, a little different--and better imo--than merely tossing some everything bagel croutons in a salad. I imagine those croutons could take out a crown after a day or so, too.

Second, making a single-serving salad is a royal pain in the ass imo, and usually pretty wasteful because you can't buy only enough stuff to make a single serving of salad. Anytime I find a good prepared salad, I am happy.

Third, like any pizza topping, the slice itself is a good delivery mechanism. The thin layer of sour cream helps most of the salad stay put on the slice while you are eating it, which is another bonus because eating salad on the run can be tricky (and very frequently leads to dressing splatter on my shirt, tie and/or suit which is not easy to remove).

Fourth, and finally, the fact that it triggers so many people might make me like it even more.

So in other words - a 5000 calorie salad.

 

[storrsroars]

Kind of like my attitude about there being two types of music, that's how I feel about food.

 

[8893]

So in other words - a 5000 calorie salad.

I'm guessing it's probably around 400 calories per slice, but they are large slices.

 

[storrsroars]

I eat a lot of salad. Just had one for lunch today. I hate making them for the reasons I mentioned. One of my regular lunch spots has a very good salad bar where you point and tell them what you want and they make it for you. That's what I did today, and I always have them add a meatball or two on top (one today). Today's also had: baby arugula, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, shredded carrots, banana peppers, raw broccoli, artichoke hearts, black olives, Kalamata olives, a hard boiled egg adnd half of an avocado. Red wine vinegar and olive oil. No freaking way am I taking the time to buy, store and prepare all that stuff for one or two lunch salads a week. Maybe once we are empty nesters and semi-retired, but I've gone through enough phases of trying to buy, store and prepare all the stuff and it just doesn't work for my lifestyle now.

I recall you saying you don't cook. Too bad. I cook and what you describe is incredibly easy to both shop for and make. Just takes menu planning.

So in other words - a 5000 calorie salad.

The sine qua non of Pittsburgh cuisine:

Pittsburgh-Style Steak Salad - Heather Mangieri Nutrition

A Pittsburgh-style steak salad is a steak salad topped with steak, French fries, cheddar cheese, egg, tomato & ranch dressing.

heathermangieri.com

I actually made one of those this year, first time in 20 years since I've been here. Not sure I'll dow it again. Hot meat juices mixing with the dressing is a bit weird.

 

[8893]

I recall you saying you don't cook. Too bad. I cook and what you describe is incredibly easy to both shop for and make. Just takes menu planning.

I cook, but not frequently. I started out working in restaurant kitchens when I was 15 and worked literally every position from the back of the house to the front of the house except head chef. I'm a decent cook and cooked a lot more when I lived alone in law school and was really tight on money, but I don't really like to cook and I don't like menu planning and shopping. I just like the sense of accomplishment when something turns out well; and of course I love eating.

 

[pepband99]

So in other words - a 5000 calorie salad.

 

[Husky Alien]

Bo and Fitz must be turning in the graves.

They are turning in their graves saying I wish we had thought of that! All kidding aside, being Italian and growing up my mother always made her own pies and we always had salad with it. We would at times also put it on top of the pizza with whatever topping was on it. So really not as far fetch as some people might think. Love the tang of the salad and dressing with the pizza. The key is not to drown the salad with dressing just a little bit. TROPPO BUONO!

 

[8893]

They are turning in their graves saying I wish we had thought of that! All kidding aside, being Italian and growing up my mother always made her own pies and we always had salad with it. We would at times also put it on top of the pizza with whatever topping was on it. So really not as far fetch as some people might think. Love the tang of the salad and dressing with the pizza. The key is not to drown the salad with dressing just a little bit. TROPPO BUONO!

I frequently do the same when we have pizza at home and I want to finish off the salad on my plate. And we’ve been dipping the crusts in good balsamic vinaigrettes at least since we were doing it at Harry’s on Farmington Ave. in 1993.

 

[Husky Alien]

I frequently do the same when we have pizza at home and I want to finish off the salad on my plate. And we’ve been dipping the crusts in good balsamic vinaigrettes at least since we were doing it at Harry’s on Farmington Ave. in 1993.

That's awesome. Harry's still has very good pies.

 

[storrsroars]

I frequently do the same when we have pizza at home and I want to finish off the salad on my plate. And we’ve been dipping the crusts in good balsamic vinaigrettes at least since we were doing it at Harry’s on Farmington Ave. in 1993.

Thank you for not dipping in ranch.

 

[8893]

Thank you for not dipping in ranch.

That, for me, is the other type of food.

 

[David 76]

Just had my first arugula and prosciutto pie. Tasty. Not a mainstay kind of pie but a "I'm in the mood for something different.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

They are turning in their graves saying I wish we had thought of that! All kidding aside, being Italian and growing up my mother always made her own pies and we always had salad with it. We would at times also put it on top of the pizza with whatever topping was on it. So really not as far fetch as some people might think. Love the tang of the salad and dressing with the pizza. The key is not to drown the salad with dressing just a little bit. TROPPO BUONO!

'So really not as far fetch as some people might think.'
yeah, umm, no. it's one thing to put some salad on a remaining slice of pie, and mangia. it's a whole different kettle of fish to have no 'salad' course, cuz the radishes, cukes, raddichio, fresh peas in the pod, caesar dressing, and such are already paired up with 00 flour, crushed tomato and garlic confit, scamorza, with oil, and all blasted at 700 degrees.
now that i think this thru, howcum no one seems to put plain, peeled, fresh garlic cloves, or hot marinara, on a regular salad? crisscross!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Thanks. That was labor-saving.

 

[Husky Alien]

'So really not as far fetch as some people might think.'
yeah, umm, no. it's one thing to put some salad on a remaining slice of pie, and mangia. it's a whole different kettle of fish to have no 'salad' course, cuz the radishes, cukes, raddichio, fresh peas in the pod, caesar dressing, and such are already paired up with 00 flour, crushed tomato and garlic confit, scamorza, with oil, and all blasted at 700 degrees.
now that i think this thru, howcum no one seems to put plain, peeled, fresh garlic cloves, or hot marinara, on a regular salad? crisscross!

Uh, mm nah! No kettleoffsh pour favour. Pleeze no zeazer drezzing jst vinaigrettes. Roasted grlk is another thing. Start e psta thread 2 find ot.... lol

 

[nashusky109]

Bo and Fitz must be turning in the graves.

It's a nice change of pace every once in a while (last time i ordered it was 2 years ago) but i'm not gonna hate on it. Pizza is pizza. It's a vessel for whatever you want to put on it. I prefer a standard cheese pie wherever I go as the litmus test but once i've had it a couple times i like to venture out and try different toppings on it. Lets be real.. salad is not even close to the most egregious topping(s) that some people put on their pizzas. If you like it, eat it. If you don't like it, don't eat it then. Im not gonna knock someone else's taste preferences especially if i don't have to eat it.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

It's a nice change of pace every once in a while (last time i ordered it was 2 years ago) but i'm not gonna hate on it. Pizza is pizza. It's a vessel for whatever you want to put on it. I prefer a standard cheese pie wherever I go as the litmus test but once i've had it a couple times i like to venture out and try different toppings on it. Lets be real.. salad is not even close to the most egregious topping(s) that some people put on their pizzas. If you like it, eat it. If you don't like it, don't eat it then. Im not gonna knock someone else's taste preferences especially if i don't have to eat it.

of course taste is personal journey, but so is the journey to basic good health, or as momma once said to me 'sure, u can put a scoop of peppermint ice cream on ur hot dogs and beans, but don't come whining to me when ur innards start acting like an indy 500 pileup.' wait, check that, i think she said 'kishkes.'
wiseguy that i can be, i prolly said sumthin lke this,
'Conosco il mio intestino, grazie, mama.'
iirc, i didn't. lesson learned.