OT: Best Pizza in CT

[imno1]

The wife and I finally went to West Haven to sample Zuppardi’s and it was excellent. No wait whatsoever, walk right in and get seated immediately. We ordered a sausage, an onion and one called “all things fresh”. Sausage was fantastic, onion was delicious but the all things fresh one was a bit soggy from the fresh tomatoes.

Maybe you’re not into clams but they have by far the best white clam anywhere.

 

[Khal Drogo]

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

I’m with you

 

[husky429]

Best 'za near Storrs?

So far...Pizza Mike's, Willington, Pleasant Pizza have been pretty disappointing considering I lived near New Haven until a few months ago.

Square Peg was fine--I've been to other locations. Good, happy to go again, but not blowing my mind.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Maybe you’re not into clams but they have by far the best white clam anywhere.

I’ll 2nd that.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The wife and I finally went to West Haven to sample Zuppardi’s and it was excellent. No wait whatsoever, walk right in and get seated immediately. We ordered a sausage, an onion and one called “all things fresh”. Sausage was fantastic, onion was delicious but the all things fresh one was a bit soggy from the fresh tomatoes.

If you go by what I've seen on the food channels (a couple times with different shows) Zuppardis make their sausage in the restaurant and instead of stuffing sausage casings, they put it on the pies.

I will say that they are the best steel pizza oven pie that I've ever had.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

If you go by what I've seen on the food channels (a couple times with different shows) Zuppardis make their sausage in the restaurant and instead of stuffing sausage casings, they put it on the pies.

I will say that they are the best steel pizza oven pie that I've ever had.

Just like brick wood fired or coal fired ovens, steel pizza ovens get better with age as the masonry inserts age. The thing with Zuppardis ovens is they are quite old, I think they date to the late 1940’s, but what I’m not sure of is are they electric or gas. I could be wrong but I think they are gas.

 

[Magic32]

Maybe you’re not into clams but they have by far the best white clam anywhere.

Just recently had clams so wanted to try some other options but have heard great things about their white clam pizza.

 

[DogBoy]

We have a new #1 in the country the ZaBot Pizza robot vending machine!

I just got a 12 inch pie at Detroit airport , it great!

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Good to see you have finally found something better than everything at Arby's.

 

[August_West]

Good to see you have finally found something better than everything at Arby's.

I had Arby's that trip the day before it was better than the pizza. Nice try though

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Two pies at Roseland in Derby:
Fresh tomatoes
Sausage & roasted red peppers

 

[storrsroars]

Is that top photo a special order? "I'd like fresh tomatoes on top, but only on 5/6ths of it."

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Seeking others' opinions on meeting a friend at somewhere new to me midway between West Hartford & Westport (maybe midweek Luna in Naugatuck, because I've been to & like Fuoco & Christo's) OR for Saturday lunch at the place on Farmington Ave in Hartford's west end that was recently lauded here.

I've already hosted him at Modern and Sally's, both of which he liked.

I've got no shortage of places from across the decades that I could otherwise choose, and I'm headed back toward Kentucky later on Saturday, with an outside chance I could side trip to Utica along the way.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Is that top photo a special order? "I'd like fresh tomatoes on top, but only on 5/6ths of it."

Yellow tomatoes, asymmetrically proportioned.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Two pies at Roseland in Derby:
Fresh tomatoes
Sausage & roasted red peppers

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Roseland is terrific. Hope you got out of that area before the rains came. Flooding looked pretty bad up that way.

 

[Methalius]

Best 'za near Storrs?

So far...Pizza Mike's, Willington, Pleasant Pizza have been pretty disappointing considering I lived near New Haven until a few months ago.

Square Peg was fine--I've been to other locations. Good, happy to go again, but not blowing my mind.

In my opinion the best Pizza somewhat near Storrs is Mulberry St Pizza in Manchester. Yes, it's a 25-30 minute drive from campus but it's worth it. It's actually shocking to me that there isn't a really good Pizza joint closer to Storrs....

 

[Husky Alien]

Seeking others' opinions on meeting a friend at somewhere new to me midway between West Hartford & Westport (maybe midweek Luna in Naugatuck, because I've been to & like Fuoco & Christo's) OR for Saturday lunch at the place on Farmington Ave in Hartford's west end that was recently lauded here.

I've already hosted him at Modern and Sally's, both of which he liked.

I've got no shortage of places from across the decades that I could otherwise choose, and I'm headed back toward Kentucky later on Saturday, with an outside chance I could side trip to Utica along the way.

Welcome back to CT Hans. Hope you're enjoying your stay here. Little Rendezvous in Meriden is just a hidden gem. I love their pizza (excellent). I think you may have been there since it's been there for ages. I would recommend that as the 1st option. No frills inside, just some tables to sit and enjoy the pizza. Some of the newer ones are Mondo in Middletown ( very good) and Zephyers in West Hartford (very good). Hope this helps in your decision process.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Seeking others' opinions on meeting a friend at somewhere new to me midway between West Hartford & Westport (maybe midweek Luna in Naugatuck, because I've been to & like Fuoco & Christo's) OR for Saturday lunch at the place on Farmington Ave in Hartford's west end that was recently lauded here.

I've already hosted him at Modern and Sally's, both of which he liked.

I've got no shortage of places from across the decades that I could otherwise choose, and I'm headed back toward Kentucky later on Saturday, with an outside chance I could side trip to Utica along the way.

I'm still recommending Pizza Garden in Hartford's West End - they continue to put out great pizza across their three styles and have added other menu items equally as good. Every bit as good or better than Zephyr or Savoy in West Hartford.

 

[Husky Alien]

I'm still recommending Pizza Garden in Hartford's West End - they continue to put out great pizza across their three styles and have added other menu items equally as good. Every bit as good or better than Zephyr or Savoy in West Hartford.

Can't miss with Pizza Garden. Very good option too. Nice recommendation @CTFAN4LIFE.

 

[huskymedic]

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[HooperScooper]

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My wife went there last year because she was in Stuart visiting a friend who lives on Hutchinson Island. She says it was really good. And she grew up on New Haven pizza with frequent trips to Pepe's and Sally's. So I guess it's legit.

 

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[j66kicker]

Maybe you’re not into clams but they have by far the best white clam anywhere.

Hard for me to believe any white clam pie is better than Pepe's (pic is W. Hartford last week). Gotta try Zups!

 

[Deepster]

Hard for me to believe any white clam pie is better than Pepe's (pic is W. Hartford last week). Gotta try Zups!
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Hard to really complain about either. When I ate Zupp's clam pizza, I was driving home thinking "Wow. What was THAT?" For me though, it's 1a/1aa. God bless NH abeetz.

 

[August_West]

Hard to really complain about either. When I ate Zupp's clam pizza, I was driving home thinking "Wow. What was THAT?" For me though, it's 1a/1aa. God bless NH abeetz.

That’s my feeling about it too. They are just different enough that you can celebrate both without feeling like you short selling one.

 

[Matrim55]

Headed to Roseland in Derby on Thursday. First time there. Any specific recs?