OT: Best Pizza in CT

[superjohn]

They make solid food across the board - they aren’t trying to compete head to head w/ Sally’s/Pepe’s for apizza. Their subs, Sicilian slices (especially the pepperoni) and their Gramma’s Pizza are very good. It’s like Zeneli’s - it’s the Sally’s/Pepe alternative on the Street.

Their pizza is better than 99% of pizza places, or at least it used to be. Haven't been there in many years.

 

[Kajik]

According to survey I just saw, the best pizza is in Ohio. Cleveland #1, Columbus #2, and Cincinnati just out of the top ten in the country. No Connecticut outlets were mentioned.

And so, speculating about the best pizza in Connecticut might be like debating about the best place to grow bananas in Montana.

Fake news

 

[boog204]

According to survey I just saw, the best pizza is in Ohio. Cleveland #1, Columbus #2, and Cincinnati just out of the top ten in the country. No Connecticut outlets were mentioned.

And so, speculating about the best pizza in Connecticut might be like debating about the best place to grow bananas in Montana.

Heading to Cleveland next month... Did it detail what places to try? I don't believe it for a second since most of the places I saw online looked pedestrian at best.

 

[methodology]

According to survey I just saw, the best pizza is in Ohio. Cleveland #1, Columbus #2, and Cincinnati just out of the top ten in the country. No Connecticut outlets were mentioned.

And so, speculating about the best pizza in Connecticut might be like debating about the best place to grow bananas in Montana.

Did this publication claim alaska had the best bbq also

Lol

 

[Mazhude]

Frank Pepe opens in Bethesda’s Westfield Montgomery mall

The space looks great. I can't believe what they did with the new oven!

"A signature pizza of Pepe’s is the White Clam Pizza, which features fresh clams with Pecorino Romano cheese, oil, fresh garlic and oregano.
Other pizzas offered include the Amanti Della Carne (tomatoes, mozzarella, meatball, pepperoni, sausage, bacon, Pecorino Romano), and another pizza with spinach, mushroom and gorgonzola. Customers can also order Pepe’s Original Tomato Pie with mozzarella, and add their own toppings. The Bethesda location is 3,500 square feet and can seat 90. Customers in the dining area can see pizzas being made through a window into the kitchen..."

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

According to survey I just saw, the best pizza is in Ohio. Cleveland #1, Columbus #2, and Cincinnati just out of the top ten in the country.

Sounds about right.
Everybody knows that Cincinnati is justly famed as a chili town!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

in my opinion, this is a regular thing at modern -- undercooked pizza with too much on top of it, so it gets soupy in the middle. if you order it "well done" and even with light cheese and it's as good as any of the other spots around, though.

Before I moved back to New Haven in 2013, I used to call in my order and say, "Burn it." Only once did I ever get a pizza that I considered burnt.

Since living in the city and being able to order all across the city and on any night, I switch to ordering it "very well done" and got a few soggy middle pies. By that time, Sally's had gotten its post-Consiglio wait time & attitude in order and become rather reliably exceptional, so that I've only had Modern about once a year since late 2018. I want it to be great as in decades of memory, but a few disappointments have made me shy.

I've found Olde World solid when I want a Modern-like pie, though a lot of this has been based on takeout-only due to COVID. Dining under Sally's tent has really come through.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Sounds about right.
Everybody knows that Cincinnati is justly famed as a chili town!

Only thing Ohio is #1in are Sasquatch sightings.

 

[Waquoit]

Only thing Ohio is #1in are Sasquatch sightings.

When are they going to finish the state capitol building?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I had a moment of pizza serendipity today...

My afternoon will be spent prepping the lawn for spring prior to settling down for the Final Four. My outdoor maintenance days are typically fueled by coffee, Advil and grazing on frozen pizza.

After preheating the grill, I noticed my pizza wasn't a pizza, but a standalone crust. Our fridge is rather empty and had no desire to drive the mile-and-a-half drive to the grocery store, so I grilled the pizza crust as is and improvised from there.

Call me crazy, but I made a crust flatbread sandwich type thing: hummus on one slice, tzatziki on the other and then a dab or two of Secret Aardvark on both slices before smushing the slices together.

Fan-freakin'-tastic.

What's the saying? Necessity is the mother of invention.

Will replay.

 

[huskyjawz]

I had a moment of pizza serendipity today...

My afternoon will be spent prepping the lawn for spring prior to settling down for the Final Four. My outdoor maintenance days are typically fueled by coffee, Advil and grazing on frozen pizza.

After preheating the grill, I noticed my pizza wasn't a pizza, but a standalone crust. Our fridge is rather empty and had no desire to drive the mile-and-a-half drive to the grocery store, so I grilled the pizza crust as is and improvised from there.

Call me crazy, but I made a crust flatbread sandwich type thing: hummus on one slice, tzatziki on the other and then a dab or two of Secret Aardvark on both slices before smushing the slices together.

Fan-freakin'-tastic.

What's the saying? Necessity is the mother of invention.

Will replay.

Hahaha you had me at coffee/Advil/Frozen pizza.

 

[huskymedic]

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[August_West]

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The reheat method is EVERYTHING. It will never be just like it, but I bet you could get "close enough" for most who have no opportunity to get it fresh. But throwing that in an oven like a normal frozen pizza will not get the results you are after I would imagine. But with a little bit of care and experimentation I bet you could make it passable. I would like to try it on a Pizza steel (or stone but steel preferable) that has been in a 475 standard oven for an hour and then throw a defrosted pizza on the steel until done on top. And maybe even 450 or 425, the trick has to be not overcooking the crust.

 

[upstater]

The reheat method is EVERYTHING. It will never be just like it, but I bet you could get "close enough" for most who have no opportunity to get it fresh. But throwing that in an oven like a normal frozen pizza will not get the results you are after I would imagine. But with a little bit of care and experimentation I bet you could make it passable. I would like to try it on a Pizza steel (or stone but steel preferable) that has been in a 475 standard oven for an hour and then throw a defrosted pizza on the steel until done on top. And maybe even 450 or 425, the trick has to be not overcooking the crust.

I've ordered Zuppardi's up here and Buffalo and used a stone, and it was really really good.

But they doubled the price on Goldbelly s there's no point in doing it now. I can just order from a local artisan place for cheaper and get better pizza (artisan = smaller pies for one or two people at a Neapolitan place).

 

[CONN78SEJ]

The reheat method is EVERYTHING. It will never be just like it, but I bet you could get "close enough" for most who have no opportunity to get it fresh. But throwing that in an oven like a normal frozen pizza will not get the results you are after I would imagine. But with a little bit of care and experimentation I bet you could make it passable. I would like to try it on a Pizza steel (or stone but steel preferable) that has been in a 475 standard oven for an hour and then throw a defrosted pizza on the steel until done on top. And maybe even 450 or 425, the trick has to be not overcooking the crust.

I do have some experience in this. I buy the frozen Zuppardis sausage pies at Caraluzzi’s Market in Bethel or ShopRite in Brookfield. These Zuppardis pies are baked 3/4 or 4/5 of the way through and then flash frozen, I bake them on a very thick pizza stone (all pizza stones are not equal) at 400 degrees with the convection mode on. They come out perfect or almost. Lol. I also make my own pies using a peel, corn meal, gluten, the best oil, make my own dough, a 500 degree convection oven, but it’s a lot of work.

 

[August_West]

I've ordered Zuppardi's up here and Buffalo and used a stone, and it was really really good.

But they doubled the price on Goldbelly s there's no point in doing it now. I can just order from a local artisan place for cheaper and get better pizza (artisan = smaller pies for one or two people at a Neapolitan place).

Goldbellys is a really cool and obviously effective idea. But yeah their prices have really gone through the roof. I usually check and see if something I want is available direct from the place. Many times it is. Or you can get something akin to it. For example my parents are native Chicagoans and I was looking for an Italian Beef kit for them for their birthdays (a day apart). I did some internet scouring and ended up getting about twice the amount for almost half the price.

 

[upstater]

Goldbellys is a really cool and obviously effective idea. But yeah their prices have really gone through the roof. I usually check and see if something I want is available direct from the place. Many times it is. Or you can get something akin to it. For example my parents are native Chicagoans and I was looking for an Italian Beef kit for them for their birthdays (a day apart). I did some internet scouring and ended up getting about twice the amount for almost half the price.

Thanks for letting me know--wonder if some of the arrangements are exclusive with Goldbelly

 

[August_West]

Thanks for letting me know--wonder if some of the arrangements are exclusive with Goldbelly

I think some definitely are, some arent. Some were on Goldbelly at one time, but now arent and do their own thing, its constantly changing. For example Katz's deli was on Goldbelly very early in their inception, but arent now, and ship direct much cheaper.

 

[8893]

Goldbellys is a really cool and obviously effective idea. But yeah their prices have really gone through the roof. I usually check and see if something I want is available direct from the place. Many times it is. Or you can get something akin to it. For example my parents are native Chicagoans and I was looking for an Italian Beef kit for them for their birthdays (a day apart). I did some internet scouring and ended up getting about twice the amount for almost half the price.

I used Goldbelly a couple times to order Central Grocery muffulettas for the office and they were great, but then I saw that you could get the Central Grocery olive salad on Amazon and decided to make a run at making them myself. Cold cuts were not an issue (I think I went with Boar's Head) and I figured out the proportions just fine, but finding the right bread was the hardest part. Tried a few options side by side and Apicella's round Italian was the best. Get it un-sliced and then slice horizontally and make one massive manhole cover sized one, just like Central Grocery--except for the sesame seeds. Apicella did say they could probably do that as a special order.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

After one day BY hiatus that centered attention on my first 'conversation' with an 11-week old and ongoing methodical transition from a maxed-out/hyperfinicky/increasingly failing phone to its successor, I stopped for lunch along Dixie Highway, halfway between the Southwest Family Y and the Southwest Regional Louisville Free Public Library.

During my wait for a "Single" with housemade sausage and (4) cheeses, I opened The Boneyard to see if Newton had announced his commitment and was treated to far far more, and in amounts I'll never be able to read.

Bonnie & Clyde's served me a quite credible, crunchy thin-crusted bar pie, as enjoyable as those I've had at the Myrtle Ave Colony, Star Tavern in East Orange, and Eddie's in New Hyde Park.

 

[Mazhude]

I'm going to be ordering Pepe's for delivery two miles from my house in Alexandria, VA, this spring. The sky is definitely not falling here in the DMV.

 

[DCHuskyFan]

I'm going to be ordering Pepe's for delivery two miles from my house in Alexandria, VA, this spring. The sky is definitely not falling here in the DMV.

Not quite 2 miles for me, but I’m in Alexandria often enough working at Fort Belvoir and drinking in Old Town that Pepe’s will still be convenient.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

After one day BY hiatus that centered attention on my first 'conversation' with an 11-week old and ongoing methodical transition from a maxed-out/hyperfinicky/increasingly failing phone to its successor, I stopped for lunch along Dixie Highway, halfway between the Southwest Family Y and the Southwest Regional Louisville Free Public Library.

During my wait for a "Single" with housemade sausage and (4) cheeses, I opened The Boneyard to see if Newton had announced his commitment and was treated to far far more, and in amounts I'll never be able to read.

Bonnie & Clyde's served me a quite credible, crunchy thin-crusted bar pie, as enjoyable as those I've had at the Myrtle Ave Colony, Star Tavern in East Orange, and Eddie's in New Hyde Park.
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i need more info on this pie before i can green light the post. to wit,
this 4 cheese business. are they 4 like mozz, romano, provolone, parm and such? if so, im in.
if they're 4 like asiago, cheddar, jack, brie, cream cheese, or whatever, then no.

rigot can go either way for me, depending upon how its used. i saw a salami, honey, rigot, and cheddar pie at bulldog u recently. almost had to dial 911. or call in airstrikes.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

i need more info on this pie before i can green light the post. to wit,
this 4 cheese business. are they 4 like mozz, romano, provolone, parm and such? if so, im in.
if they're 4 like asiago, cheddar, jack, brie, cream cheese, or whatever, then no.

rigot can go either way for me, depending upon how its used. i saw a salami, honey, rigot, and cheddar pie at bulldog u recently. almost had to dial 911. or call in airstrikes.

Place had a single TV for folks to watch the game, drink beer, and eat pizza. At 2:30 in the afternoon, it was more dark than light inside.Each pie comes with a half-dozen pepperoncini. The lettering on the main sign was peeling, and the "Serving Great Pizza for [ ] Year's" banner had a hand-lettered, pasted-in box that showed "50." Cash only. Decidedly downscale white Dixie Highway location, 10 south of downtown and a world away from craftbrew, hipsters, yuppies, old money, etc.

Which set of 4 cheeses would you bet on?