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OT: Best Pizza in CT

Is it time to get rid of the pizza thread?

  • Yes. It's past it's useful time here.

    Votes: 10 11.4%
  • No. I can't live without it.

    Votes: 64 72.7%
  • Move it to another board.

    Votes: 14 15.9%

  • Total voters
    88
Meant only that it's no rub & smoke job.

Perhaps "Jewish style" would have been a better way to put it. I was more focused on not being too colloquial and labeling my venture, "making Jew food," which is in that, "It's OK when I say it" category, but I'm selective about by audience. I guess that means we're family here...
Perfect timing with Sukkot beginning tonight.
 
Congrats, gramps! Great news!!!

As an aside, I am surprised that you would place their potato pie equal to the rest. It's easily my least-favorite New Haven apizza I've ever had. Granted, I don't like rosemary and I hate onions as a condiment; but one of my co-workers ordered it as part of an office pizza luncheon once and it was the only pizza from decades of office pizza luncheons that was left mostly uneaten. I put it in the office fridge and had to throw it out two days later because no one touched the leftovers.

But I guess there must be a reason they call it one of their specialty pies, so I shouldn't be shocked that it has its fans.

Sally's Potato is easily one of my favorites in New Haven :) -- I'm a potato lunatic, though.
It came as a shocker to me when a woman at my picnic table offered me a slice on opening night of NH Docs Film festival. I accepted the offer to be polite and because I was hungry. The onion were super easy to remove, and that first time there was a greater crisp to the crust as the potato slices were at the start of browning.

Last night's was a notch below, but still a winning combo. Last month, I introduced a friend to mashed potato & bacon at BAR, and yet again that first, "Can this really work?" bite was a yes.

I loved witnessing my child go from thinking, "Really? I can't see it," to loving it.
 
Got my Ooni Fyre up to 845 degrees Saturday. Burned the crap out of the first one. Next 3 came out great. Finally starting to get how to get that thing up and raging. It's not easy. It takes some time and reps and rhythm but the pies had nice crust, char and a soft airy doughy center.
 
Got my Ooni Fyre up to 845 degrees Saturday. Burned the crap out of the first one. Next 3 came out great. Finally starting to get how to get that thing up and raging. It's not easy. It takes some time and reps and rhythm but the pies had nice crust, char and a soft airy doughy center.

Agreed. I have the Ooni Pro and typically use hardwood lump coal. I aim for the deck to be 650-700 for when the first pizza goes in. I am not too concerned with the overall temp but usually 500-700 is the target I have found gives the best cooking experience without having to keep rotating without burning the crust too much.
 
This sounds like it might be right up @8893 ’s alley…




-> Perhaps pizza traditionalists will revolt at a Pulled Pickle Pizza, a combination of pulled pork and dill pickle resting on Monterey Jack and cheddar, and dressed in BBQ sauce. Or the Lemon Boy, which has sliced lemon and smoked mozzarella mingling with olive oil and garlic, spiced with Aleppo Pepper and drizzled with honey. <-
 
This sounds like it might be right up @8893 ’s alley…




-> Perhaps pizza traditionalists will revolt at a Pulled Pickle Pizza, a combination of pulled pork and dill pickle resting on Monterey Jack and cheddar, and dressed in BBQ sauce. Or the Lemon Boy, which has sliced lemon and smoked mozzarella mingling with olive oil and garlic, spiced with Aleppo Pepper and drizzled with honey. <-

Would.
 
This sounds like it might be right up @8893 ’s alley…




-> Perhaps pizza traditionalists will revolt at a Pulled Pickle Pizza, a combination of pulled pork and dill pickle resting on Monterey Jack and cheddar, and dressed in BBQ sauce. Or the Lemon Boy, which has sliced lemon and smoked mozzarella mingling with olive oil and garlic, spiced with Aleppo Pepper and drizzled with honey. <-

The lemon boy sounds intriguing. The pulled pork/pickle simply sounds like someone took a sandwich idea and put it on a pizza. As with most "sandwich idea on a pizza" concepts, it's likely I'd rather have the sandwich 99% of the time over the pizza. The pickles don't turn me off. As I've mentioned before, one of the first pizzas I had when I was working in Sofia was ham, pickles and corn - sounds weird but was surprisingly good (pizza crusts in Sofia were routinely better than most of the US).
 
Lendl has lived in Goshen (right next to Litchfield) for the last 30 years. He golf's at Torrington Country Club, good golfer.
Excellent golfer, if a scratch handicap is any indication. Both his daughter’s are or were collegiate division1 golfers. One of them plays on the women’s tour IIRC. Torrington is a beautiful course btw. Maybe the nicest in CT.

“golfers” not “gophers”………

 
Not true regarding Fairfield County; Bagel King in Fairfield makes Grade A bagels.
Got a dozen before sunrise at the Bridgeport location on Tuesday, some still warm. Required a good bite to break the surface, gave a nice chew, and did a fully creditable job complementing a farm fresh tomato and some leftover whitefish salad from Sunday.

I'm no more inclined to compare them with what I used to get in Manhattan, Queens, or Great Neck than I am to compare Hammonasset or Silver Sands to the Fire Island beaches from when I lived in Bellport.

For as infrequently as I have simple carbs for breakfast these days, I fully enjoyed them, and so did others.

PS - I got good feedback on the brisket, with day 2 better. The matzo ball soup was better than OK, but I've done much better. And a friend brought over a noodle kugel that was a solid contribution to several days of Ashkenazi cuisine for the beloved guests in from where the North, South, and Midwest meet.
 
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Got a dozen before sunrise at the Bridgeport location on Tuesday, some still warm. Required a good bite to break the surface, gave a nice chew, and did a fully creditable job complementing a farm fresh tomato and some leftover whitefish salad from Sunday.

I'm no more inclined to compare them with what I used to get in Manhattan, Queens, or Great Neck than I am to compare Hammonasset or Silver Sands to the Fire Island beaches from when I lived in Bellport.

For as infrequently as I have simple carbs for breakfast these days, I fully enjoyed them, and so did others.

PS - I got good feedback on the brisket, with day 2 better. The matzo ball soup was better than OK, but I've done much better. And a friend brought over a noodle kugel that was a solid contribution to several days of Ashkenazi cuisine for the beloved guests in from where the North, South, and Midwest meet.
Not the same owners. Bridgeport location is mediocre. Black Rock Tpke in Fairfield A plus bagels.
 
@methodology , I had a lovely dinner with Mrs. 8893 at Doma last night. That the pizza was the fourth best of the four items we had is more of a reflection on how good everything else was than on the pizza itself.

Mrs. 8893 is crazy picky about fried calamari and theirs was spot-on. The scallop entree with risotto was also excellent, and the beet salad also very well executed.

I asked the waitress which pie we should get to best experience their pizza and she said the eggplant and ricotta was her favorite and that the pepperoni and hot honey was probably the most popular. We just had eggplant parm two nights ago so we opted for the pepperoni and hot honey. The toppings were all very good--especially the pepperoni--and the pie was perfectly cooked. Nice char on the crust, which was just firm enough with minimal flop. I thought the crust itself was a little lacking in flavor and could have used a touch more tooth, but my daughter just woofed down the leftovers with no hesitation.

I can't remember the name of the place that was there before them, but we thought the food at Doma was an upgrade over that in all respects. The wine list is a little less interesting than the list the other place had, and they were out of the first two bottles we ordered, but we ended up with something just fine. We will be back.
 
@methodology , I had a lovely dinner with Mrs. 8893 at Doma last night. That the pizza was the fourth best of the four items we had is more of a reflection on how good everything else was than on the pizza itself.

Mrs. 8893 is crazy picky about fried calamari and theirs was spot-on. The scallop entree with risotto was also excellent, and the beet salad also very well executed.

I asked the waitress which pie we should get to best experience their pizza and she said the eggplant and ricotta was her favorite and that the pepperoni and hot honey was probably the most popular. We just had eggplant parm two nights ago so we opted for the pepperoni and hot honey. The toppings were all very good--especially the pepperoni--and the pie was perfectly cooked. Nice char on the crust, which was just firm enough with minimal flop. I thought the crust itself was a little lacking in flavor and could have used a touch more tooth, but my daughter just woofed down the leftovers with no hesitation.

I can't remember the name of the place that was there before them, but we thought the food at Doma was an upgrade over that in all respects. The wine list is a little less interesting than the list the other place had, and they were out of the first two bottles we ordered, but we ended up with something just fine. We will be back.
Yes Edgar is a fantastic chef, formerly head chef of Elizabeth Cafe in Madison for 20 years. So you know the brunch is good . The scallop entre is one of my favorites along with the pork chop which is one of the best I’ve ever had. The beet salad was pretty much demanded to be on the menu by people who knew Edgar from Elizabeth Cafe as that was a signature salad there

pizza is great for bar pizza but agree with the crust lacking in flavor. Glad you enjoyed it almost ate there last night myself but opted for pasta Cosi
 
'so we opted for the pepperoni and hot honey.'
ok, now ur just messing with me.
giving a talk at ben franklin complex at bulldog u a few years back, the posse invites me to chow at the dining room beforehand, where i discover a few types of za on the menu, including salami and honey pizza.
i turn to the big boss, a brilliant dude of italian extraction and say loudly, 'this is an abomination, and you know that this kind of thinking is almost wholly unknown, like chicken with cheese on a pizza, on that peninsula!'
he sez 'ur a weird dude. it's funny what can bug u.'
i sez 'u gonna eat it?'
he sez 'no.'
taste is personal, but like the old saying 'if everrbody jumps off the bridge, will u?' asks, i also say 'no.'
now as to pizza reviews, from yesterday. we had a bit of a crowd for the boston massacre, kinda a spontaneous eruption event. i tell mg, i ain't doing a dang thing to feed these freeloaders, but she encourages me to hit the super. fine. ok. im thinking a bowl of noodles with butter, and water, but 'niceness' infects me, and i find that red baron brick oven is on sale for $3. clutch! i buy a handful, go the extra mile to juice them up with mushrooms, garlic, scamozza, some meats, garlic, etc.
a good time was had by all.
 
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Not the same owners. Bridgeport location is mediocre. Black Rock Tpke in Fairfield A plus bagels.
Thanks for the additional info. I thought Bpt clearly exceeded "mediocre," but that's a separate matter.

Do I understand correctly that the Black Rock Tpke Bagel King has connection to the Main Ave Norwalk bagel place that I'd go to in the decade ago range? I liked their bagels, but not the full offering as much as some had hyped .

Upper Black Rock used to be a major 'go to' along a route from East Norwalk or Merritt 7 through Westport & Greenfield Hill to north Bridgeport that incorporated work, exercise, friends, family, and food shopping. All of this shifted to New Haven before Bagel King moved in, and while I still can draw from a lot of food sources there, I've been timed mostly for when Bagel King is closed.

I think you might have provided a resource.
 
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... so we opted for the pepperoni and hot honey. The toppings were all very good--especially the pepperoni--and the pie was perfectly cooked. Nice char on the crust, which was just firm enough with minimal flop.
This strikes me as something akin to the Bee Sting at Roberta's, which is (was? I don't keep up) in Manhattan & Bushwick and uses sopresatta.
 
This strikes me as something akin to the Bee Sting at Roberta's, which is (was? I don't keep up) in Manhattan & Bushwick and uses sopresatta.
Fabio the pizza maker worked in NYC for years before moving to CT a majority of the specialty are his creations he brought from NYC. He had to be retrained for thin crust obviously

very nice guy he’ll make any pie you want if the ingredients are there
 
Have seen this for a while and never read or posted but for some reason got me to thinking about pizza back in Bridgeport when I was a kid. Big treat was getting a C&C pizza, was on Connecticut avenue about a block from my house. I was the designated "getter" of the pizza and ran my fastest getting it back home while it was still hot.

Sometimes the flavor is in the memories as much as the pizza itself.
 
My friend lives across the street from the Sally's location in Stamford. They have fired up the ovens to begin seasoning, and turned on the neon sign (its bothering him a la the Kenny Rogers Roaster sign on Seinfeld). It shouldn't be long now...
 

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