Your post is self-proving, given that you've made half the argument you've claimed. I'll complete things by arguing the opposite. I ate Sally's for 40 years before I tried the plain tomato pie, probably because it was among many different pies being offered at a screening of "Pizza: A Love Story." I instantly went from finding it conceptually unfathomable to loving it. Every time.
Can we even call that thing pizza?
Sally’s fell off a cliff when the Consiglio family sold it to some conglomerate. I might even go back a little further and say when Sal Consiglio died the place just changed. Bobby and Rick still made appearances at the restaurant but were not there every day.
Homemade? Forget the haters I'll bet it was delicious. Although I agree with the poster who questioned it's status as pizza
Same thing with deep dish (Chicago Style) pizza, it’s no different than Sicilian Lasagna.
Begging you to make the trip for Sasso's & Anthony's. Worth hitting Marzano's at the top of the hill if you've got room/time while in town.
Pepe’s in Fairfield might be even better now than the old place in New Haven. Had an absolutely terrific pie there a few weeks ago.
I've only had takeout once from Sally's Fairfield and it was a major disappointment. Not only was it not worthy of the Sally's name, it wasn't even good for an average corner pizzeria. On the other hand, as other people have mentioned, the Fairfield Pepe's has been great.
What in the name of Tom Izzos crotch
Yes, Pepe’s Fairfield might be the best in that whole chain.
Pequod's is pan pizza but also falls under deep dish. Pequod's and Burt's are different than traditional Chicago Deep dish, they have the caramelized crust and the cheese and toppings on top where traditional Chicago deep dish is cooked in a cake pan which yields a flaky crust and they put the cheese on the bottom then toppings and sauce on top. They're both a lot better IMO than the cracker thin square cut tavern style pizza Chicagoans consider Chicago pizza and people are hyping up lately.
I can co-sign with this thought.
Growing up in NH Sally’s was always my favorite but they are ruining their rep with these new locations that serve substandard pies at higher prices than their competitors. My experience was the same as yours in Fairfield although I haven’t been back since they first opened. Pepe’s in Fairfield has gotten a lot better over time.
Is the original New Haven Sally's still top notch or has it fallen along with the new locations?
When they‘re on they are still the best but Sally’s is not as consistent these days.
We get pizza from the same half dozen places close to home but I need to try it more when we are on the road, or make a special trip to New Haven. I've also been to a couple places in Torrington and agree those places make great pizza. Grew up on mostly the Greek style so I am partial to that and I love NY slices.
Shhh, I know. I picked Pequods on purpose! I could have used Ginos or Lou Malnati's.
