OT: Best Pizza in CT

[pepband99]

Luigi's, Testo's and Brewport all worth trying in Bpt/Ffld.

Brewport is a New Haven “BAR” clone and quite good.

Testos is gone. Apartments going up there with controversy.

 

[huskyjawz]

Brewport is a New Haven “BAR” clone and quite good.

Testos is gone. Apartments going up there with controversy.

Testo's Pizza is where the old Three Corners was. That's what I was referring to. I don't think Testo's on Madison Ave(which you are referring to) even served pizza, did they?

 

[upstater]

I mean any area with enough Italians is gonna have pizza. And that’s pretty much what you see along that belt, probably the highest concentration of Italians

I wouldn't say it's absolute. Buffalo has a huge Italian population. But the pizza they make is poots (to use an Italian term). Heck, the most well known pizza maker up here (La Nova) is "connected." Their pizza is... forgettable and I don't mean fagehttaboutit.

Only one place makes decent pizza up here (Jay's Artisan), and they are Polish, I believe.

 

[Ratso]

Bedia and Pizzata also make a good pie.

i don’t get the idiots reasoning, i think pizzata is ok. i’m not driving from ny for it

 

[Ratso]

i don’t get the idiots reasoning, i think pizzata is ok. i’m not driving from ny for it

sorry, thought you were quoting portnoy

 

[mauconnfan]

Frank Pepe’s in Warwick is pretty good pepband!

All kidding aside I’m not going to look back but I think I may have mentioned Uncle Tony’s in Warwick. It’s a chain but I buy for one my branches there on occasion and they choose UT’s. It’s a little thick but tasty. Sauce is solid, crust is as well and no one cooks those little curled pepperonis to perfection any better than them. Also Pasquale's at the South County Commons in Naragansett is a nice pie for the area.

 

[king conn]

Frank Pepe’s in Warwick is pretty good pepband!

All kidding aside I’m not going to look back but I think I may have mentioned Uncle Tony’s in Warwick. It’s a chain but I buy for one my branches there on occasion and they choose UT’s. It’s a little thick but tasty. Sauce is solid, crust is as well and no one cooks those little curled pepperonis to perfection any better than them. Also Pasquale's at the South County Commons in Naragansett is a nice pie for the area.

Ever have Dave Marketplace flatbread pizza on the Warwick/ East Greenwich line? Not bad

 

[superjohn]

Went to Fuoco a couple hours ago. It was slammed. I ordered a large cheese and ate it on the hood of my car. The owner was going to his pickup truck and came over and talked to me. Super nice guy, I asked if he grew up making pizzas at one of the New Haven joints and he said no. He made pizzas his whole life but he learned making pan pizzas. I told him he's going to need a bigger place and he should open in Chicago. He said he isn't changing anything. The pizza is excellent and he's a great dude.

 

[sledog]

Went to Sallys last w/e for take-out at noon. Driving thru on I-95 on way back to NJ, so only way to order take-out is o/l. - no phone ordering, and 1+ hour wait if in person. So managed to get cellphone to connect. Ordered, but received conflicting advice on whether it was successful.

Arrived to find they had no idea about me. "We have continuing issues w o/l order"! So I had to wait 1.5 hrs! Drove around Yale, etc. When I got the pizza, it tasted like cheep tomato paste. Ug.

Going to MOdern (or Pepe) from now on.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

I stopped at Fuoco's for lunch on Friday since my customer was 5 minutes from the place. As good a pizza as I have had anywhere. The small mozz stood no chance.

 

[dvegas]

Went to Sallys last w/e for take-out at noon. Driving thru on I-95 on way back to NJ, so only way to order take-out is o/l. - no phone ordering, and 1+ hour wait if in person. So managed to get cellphone to connect. Ordered, but received conflicting advice on whether it was successful.

Arrived to find they had no idea about me. "We have continuing issues w o/l order"! So I had to wait 1.5 hrs! Drove around Yale, etc. When I got the pizza, it tasted like cheep tomato paste. Ug.

Going to MOdern (or Pepe) from now on.

I was seeing a client in Stamford this past Tuesday in a building next to Sally's. The Sysco truck was unloading their delivery, mostly "7/11" brand canned crushed tomatoes. At least we know Pepes sources from Italy.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

I was seeing a client in Stamford this past Tuesday in a building next to Sally's. The Sysco truck was unloading their delivery, mostly "7/11" brand canned crushed tomatoes. At least we know Pepes sources from Italy.

You are correct. I have heard from multiple people in the industry that Sally's uses 7/11 ground tomatoes.

Stanislaus 7/11 ground tomatoes, Tomato Magic ground tomatoes, and Alta Cucina whole plum tomatoes are very common in pizza places. I use the 7/11 and Alta Cucina regularly at home.

 

[Ratso]

Bedia and Pizzata also make a good pie.

i had pizzata delivered and prefer it room temp, not impressed. my scale is room temperature

new haven never disappointed @ any temp

 

[karstenkibbe]

I was seeing a client in Stamford this past Tuesday in a building next to Sally's. The Sysco truck was unloading their delivery, mostly "7/11" brand canned crushed tomatoes. At least we know Pepes sources from Italy.

I have zero issue with Stanislaus 7/11. I’m more concerned about the finished product. I’ve made it known here that the Stamford Sally’s has a QC issue. A great pie one day. A mediocre pie another day. My expectations have been tempered re the Stamford Pepe’s opening this fall. If I want apizza, I’d rather just drive to Roseland or Modern than buy what is largely a knockoff locally. I’ve mostly returned to local bar pie or NY style local institutions after the novelty of having Sally’s has worn off.

 

[Ratso]

I must be the only person who can't stand sally's pizza.

modern all day for me…it’s all burnt to rest of the world anyway

 

[Ratso]

a boston bar pie idiot is defining pizza

it’s a scam

 

[Balker]

It’s crazy how much New Haven style has spread in the last five to ten years. Totally random coincidences, the last two places I traveled both had New Haven style pizzerias. First I saw a place a few weeks ago in Palo Alto that was fully New Haven Style. And now I’m in Ireland if all places, and I find this place is making New Haven style pies in Belfast.

New Haven still gets blank stares for the most part, but the hard core pizza enthusiasts are definitely spreading the gospel of Frank Pepe further and further now.

 

[Rocktheworld]

It’s crazy how much New Haven style has spread in the last five to ten years. Totally random coincidences, the last two places I traveled both had New Haven style pizzerias. First I saw a place a few weeks ago in Palo Alto that was fully New Haven Style. And now I’m in Ireland if all places, and I find this place is making New Haven style pies in Belfast.

New Haven still gets blank stares for the most part, but the hard core pizza enthusiasts are definitely spreading the gospel of Frank Pepe further and further now.

One of the best I’ve ever had was at Tony’s in SF.

 

[OceanDoggie]

Brewport is a New Haven “BAR” clone and quite good.

Testos is gone. Apartments going up there with controversy.

I hate to admit it, but most of Brewport's pies taste better than Bar's, as if they pay more attention to the pies they pump out more consistently. Bar's cheese pizza is still as good as any though.

Changing topics, I went to
Piece Brewery Chicago in Wicker Park back in 2017, and it was one of the better pizzas i've had outside of CT. I wouldn't rank it top 5 NH, but very good. Upon Googling, I just saw Portnow already reviewed it and gave it only 7.1 lol.

 

[Waquoit]

It’s crazy how much New Haven style has spread in the last five to ten years. Totally random coincidences, the last two places I traveled both had New Haven style pizzerias. First I saw a place a few weeks ago in Palo Alto that was fully New Haven Style. And now I’m in Ireland if all places, and I find this place is making New Haven style pies in Belfast.

Just came across this article about a new place in Brooklyn claiming to be the "only dedicated New Haven-style pizzeria in the city."

ADD: The owners "both agree Sally’s is the best and Modern Apizza has too many toppings."

 

[Rocktheworld]

Just came across this article about a new place in Brooklyn claiming to be the "only dedicated New Haven-style pizzeria in the city."

Basic and URBN in SD (they’re owned by the same people) don’t advertise as such but they’re the only New Haven style spot I know of in the whole county. Kinda surprises me.

 

[storrsroars]

Basic and URBN in SD (they’re owned by the same people) don’t advertise as such but they’re the only New Haven style spot I know of in the whole county. Kinda surprises me.

Went to the one across from Petco Park a number of years ago. It was very good, best I'd had in SoCal, but dough was on drier side, so the whole product was a bit stiffer than a Wooster St. pizza.

 

[August_West]

Italian reataraunts? No state better than RI. I’ll die on that hill. Pizza? Nope. And it’s mystifying

 

[superjohn]

Italian reataraunts? No state better than RI. I’ll die on that hill. Pizza? Nope. And it’s mystifying

I always thought North Jersey did Italian food as good/better than anywhere. Went to a hole in the wall Italian restaurant the other night in Thomaston, CT of all places that felt like I was in North Jersey. All we ordered was entrees because they're supposed to have huge portions and because of the long wait time they kept bringing out huge trays of complimentary appetizers- bruschetta, antipast, and mussels in red sauce. The entrees are enormous served in humongous wood bowls and wood boats. Their chicken Arrabbiata special and mussels in red sauce are as good as it gets and free Limoncello shots to end the meal. Tramonti restaurant in Thomaston.