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A little surprised this hasn't been mentioned here. Happened on Thanksgiving. Thank God this wasn't worse...I freakin' absolutely love this place. Just wondering the motive. People suck.

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I've never gotten a bad Pepe's. Even in Mohegan Sun arena.
 
Waquoit said:
I've never gotten a bad Pepe's. Even in Mohegan Sun arena.
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I’ve bought numerous pies at Mohegan and Manchester and was never disappointed. One time Manchester gave me two clam pies since they tore the crust on the first. It did not affect the quality.

I now go to Delray Beach and enjoy their clam pies as well. They added a bar to that location eight months ago. I sat there when I went to the FAU game a few weeks ago. That was a great trip, Pepe’s, Elbo Room and Southport Raw Bar. South Florida trifecta.
 
My New Haven seven sisters rankings:

1. Zeneli
2. Zuppardi's
3. Bar
4. Pepe's
5. Sally's
6. Modern
7. Ernie's (have not tried yet- could change)


Sally's and Modern have fallen way off from the first time I tried them over a dozen years ago.
 
Husky25 said:
If I want Sally's, I'll drive to New Haven and go to Pepe.
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Just curious, how often have you had these in New Haven?

I live in Buffalo and I travel down to New Haven often and I always stop in at both unless I must have a Zuppardi's fresh clam pizza.

I can easily see someone going to both on any given day and rating Pepe's well ahead of Sally's.

But if you go there regularly, the rating of both should be reversed. Pepe's is the more inconsistent of the two, though Sally's is inconsistent as well.

My family thinks I'm crazy because sometimes I walk in just to see if I can recognize some of the older crew making pizza. If I see only 20-somethings making it, I turn around and go to the other. If I see the long time pizza guy at Sally's in the back, I will always choose that #1 even if Pepe has their best people there.
 
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HCCForever said:
I’ve bought numerous pies at Mohegan and Manchester and was never disappointed. One time Manchester gave me two clam pies since they tore the crust on the first. It did not affect the quality.

I now go to Delray Beach and enjoy their clam pies as well. They added a bar to that location eight months ago. I sat there when I went to the FAU game a few weeks ago. That was a great trip, Pepe’s, Elbo Room and Southport Raw Bar. South Florida trifecta.
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My brother who lives in Jupiter goes to Pepe's there often. He thinks it's much better than some of the other Apizza establishments in that area (Fantini's, Lake Worth, Floza, Ah-Beetz, etc.).
 
Sallys impossible to order (5 hr wait for take-out?), Pepe has been spotty, but modern always comes-thru!
 
If we're bringing it full circle... The first time I had Pepe's, in the summer years back, it was absolutely delicious. It's never been that good since, and along with Sally's, is annoying to order or eat at. Modern has always been consistently good and is "20 minutes" for pickup every time.

That being said, I had John's of Bleeker a few months back, and I was blown away by how good it was. Best bite of pizza and maybe food I've ever had. I clutched those leftovers like it was my child on the subway.
 
sledog said:
Sallys impossible to order (5 hr wait for take-out?), Pepe has been spotty, but modern always comes-thru!
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I find modern is almost impossible to get thru to unless you call early in the day. You can order Sally’s or Pepe’s online but here again especially Sally’s order early for later pick up.
 
sledog said:
Sallys impossible to order (5 hr wait for take-out?), Pepe has been spotty, but modern always comes-thru!
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You order it on your phone, you can use an app, you don't have to wait in line. THey only make a limited amount of pizzas to go. It's not first come first serve. That's only for the sitting customers.

They make the togo pizzas in batches.
 
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huskymedic said:
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Will probably open b4 the Norwalk Sally's that's going on 5 years since it was announced. Can't imagine the A& S in the same strip is too happy, or their compete clause had some holes in it.
 
boog204 said:
If we're bringing it full circle... The first time I had Pepe's, in the summer years back, it was absolutely delicious. It's never been that good since, and along with Sally's, is annoying to order or eat at. Modern has always been consistently good and is "20 minutes" for pickup every time.

That being said, I had John's of Bleeker a few months back, and I was blown away by how good it was. Best bite of pizza and maybe food I've ever had. I clutched those leftovers like it was my child on the subway.
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John's is the "10" I compare everything else to.
 
upstater said:
You order it on your phone, you can use an app, you don't have to wait in line. THey only make a limited amount of pizzas to go. It's not first come first serve. That's only for the sitting customers.

They make the togo pizzas in batches.
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Sally's / Pepe's non-original locations are several notches below the originals IMO. I think Modern has the right idea (non-$$$$-wise)
 
GampelPBA said:
Sally's / Pepe's non-original locations are several notches below the originals IMO. I think Modern has the right idea (non-$$$$-wise)
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One thing we have to realize is that people around the region don't appreciate New Haven pizza. When these places open in other states like Massachusetts or even Florida, the customers there expect less charred crust, thicker bread, more cheese, more toppings, etc.

So these places trade on their names but they give their customers something in between Apizza and whatever else is served in that region.
 
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Went to Ernie's last night for the first time on the way to the game. Won't be going back. Everybody was nice. Cool old school vibe and good service. But the pie was doughy.
 
huskyjawz said:
Went to Ernie's last night for the first time on the way to the game. Won't be going back. Everybody was nice. Cool old school vibe and good service. But the pie was doughy.
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I've been to Ernie's a couple times and never found it to be anything special. Don't understand how people consider it to be a big deal. There are at least a handful of places within New Haven that I prefer.
 
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superjohn said:
Not sure people outside the northeast are going to fall in love with what is now an inferior overpriced product.
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While ruining the reputation of nh apizza. Really a shame. Other than the Wooster St location which I grew up on I’ve only had the Fairfield location pies on 2 occasions. Both times unspectacular
 
imno1 said:
While ruining the reputation of nh apizza. Really a shame. Other than the Wooster St location which I grew up on I’ve only had the Fairfield location pies on 2 occasions. Both times unspectacular
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Went to the Woburn, MA one once. Never went back. The pizza was much better than average around here but the prices are 20-25% more than Pepe's around here and I like Pepe's better anyway. Plus 2 of the Pepe's are closer to my house than the Sally's. There's just no reason to go back.

The thing I hate the most about Sally's is what this new greedy restaurant group is doing to the brand. The article about what they are doing at the Danbury Mall, building a "Las Vegas type restaurant" with an extensive Italian menu, is the antithesis of what Sally's is/was. There will be a Harvard case study one day about how this restaurant group ruined an iconic brand.
 
HooperScooper said:
Went to the Woburn, MA one once. Never went back. The pizza was much better than average around here but the prices are 20-25% more than Pepe's around here and I like Pepe's better anyway. Plus 2 of the Pepe's are closer to my house than the Sally's. There's just no reason to go back.

The thing I hate the most about Sally's is what this new greedy restaurant group is doing to the brand. The article about what they are doing at the Danbury Mall, building a "Las Vegas type restaurant" with an extensive Italian menu, is the antithesis of what Sally's is/was. There will be a Harvard case study one day about how this restaurant group ruined an iconic brand.
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It's really the Consiglio family who ruined their own iconic brand when they sold out to private equity.
 
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