Roma's is solid but I'm not sure it's even top 5 in Torrington. Sasso's & Anthony's clear top 2, Giovanni's was always reliable (tho I haven't eaten there in years), and then depending on what you like, there's Marzano's (neapolitan), Pizza Palace (greek) and The Berkshire (kind of defies categorization). Glad to see Roma's getting some good pub tho, and maybe I'll get a pie next time I'm in town.
Sasso's white Tuscan is one of the best pies I've ever had, up there with the New Haven greats. Worth the trip to Torrington for that alone.
Anthony's was my favorite restaurant growing up. Once a week I would go there and always the same order- fried calamari and pepperoni pizza. They were always excellent and Cadia was always so sweet. Years ago it seemed like they changed the pizza recipe and even the calamari and spicy marinara seemed different and we all just stopped going. It's nice to see it's still going strong.
Only had Sasso's once, it was good but we got it to go and ate it at a friend's house so the integrity of it wasn't so great. Need to try it again and eat it there.
Only had Roma's once, it seemed fine but that was it.
I've had Marzano's, good Neopolitan.
I always loved The Berkshire but never was a fan of the pizza. I would always get the salad with the awesome homemade dressing and a cheeseburger grinder. They added a French dip on garlic bread which is really good, other sandwiches, and Mucke's chili dogs. I went there recently and we decided to get a large sausage pizza to go along with the salads we shared despite people telling us their pizza went downhill since it changed owners. It's funny, I really dug the pizza and it was better than I ever remembered it back in the day.
Also had Milestone Pizza in Thomaston which had the good char I love but it's not New Haven level as it's wood fired. Still a really good pizza with good quality charred pepperoni. Also had Hawinton's Hometown Pizza which is just a decent local pizza but man that also hit the spot and they made a pretty killer chicken cutlet grinder.
Connecticut is so much better at pizza than anywhere else and their Italian grinder game is awesome. It's also cheap.
It's sad Shiek's, Salerno's, and Carbone's are all gone from Torrington. Those will always be special places to me.
