OT: Best Pizza in CT

[DennieEddy]

Not Connecticut bur Treehouse Brewery makes a really nice pie. Tried Cheese and Margherita (which needed more cheese). Pepperoni looked excellent. Crisp thin crust, perfectly cooked. Not my picture. Dave P gave it a 7.9. I tried at the Sandwich location.

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Treehouse Brewery also makes a pretty good beer to compliment the pretty good Pizza!

 

[DennieEddy]

Treehouse Brewery also makes a pretty good beer to compliment the pretty good Pizza!

A couple of years ago, I heard that Treehouse was going to open a stand at the Patriots stadium in Foxboro. Did they?

 

[HooperScooper]

A couple of years ago, I heard that Treehouse was going to open a stand at the Patriots stadium in Foxboro. Did they?

They sell Green and Julius there as well as many other craft beers. Decent selection.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Treehouse Brewery also makes a pretty good beer to compliment the pretty good Pizza!

We are discussing it on the beer thread. Come join us.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Treehouse Brewery also makes a pretty good beer to compliment the pretty good Pizza!

Confirmed.

 

[DennieEddy]

We are discussing it on the beer thread. Come join us.

Really, a beer thread?

 

[huskymedic]

New Haven and New York City joined pizza forces for a day; here's how it wenth

-> … The duo led 14 lucky guests on an epic exploration of five of the top pizza spots in and around New Haven: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Modern Apizza, Ernie's Pizzeria, Zuppardi’s Apizza (in West Haven) and Sally’s Apizza.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Really, a beer thread?

You're in a Pizza thread? Beer

 

[Kolumbo]

If this is true, that's a lotta pie, and those Ivy Leaguers are pretty smart...

 

[EnochRoot]

If this is true, that's a lotta pie, and those Ivy Leaguers are pretty smart...

Trenton does the pie bass ackwards with the meat and cheese on the dough and then the sauce as the last topping, right? That's really a Chicago deep dish. But does Trenton do it deep dish or do they do it regular crust?

New Haven style pizza is great. Not my favorite, but I like it. I've not heard anything that suggests NJ is at the forefront of innovation in pizza cuisine. What am I missing?

 

[temery]

If this is true, that's a lotta pie, and those Ivy Leaguers are pretty smart...

I don't know how that's even possible. How many ovens do they have?

 

[Kolumbo]

I don't know how that's even possible. How many ovens do they have?

I have no idea. Maybe they made the pies during the game and then reheated them somehow at a Yale dorm or something. Or they just ate the pizzas cold.

 

[EnochRoot]

I have no idea. Maybe they made the pies during the game and then reheated them somehow at a Yale dorm or something. Or they just ate the pizzas cold.

My guess is they banged out the pizzas during the game and delivered them in shifts to the locker room where there was a series of heat lamps setup.

It's absolutely possible to bang out a few hundred pizzas in a few hours (flashbacks to the late 80s when I made (and delivered) pizzas for Dominos. The output could get insane.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Trenton does the pie bass ackwards with the meat and cheese on the dough and then the sauce as the last topping, right? That's really a Chicago deep dish. But does Trenton do it deep dish or do they do it regular crust?

I grew up 30-40 minutes away from Trenton, and I’ve never heard of that “style” until today. Looking into it, it doesn’t seem like Chicago style that has that thick layer of sauce on top; rather, dollops of sauce around the pie, not unlike how you see dollops of ricotta

I doubt anyone daid NJ is on the forefront of pizza creativity; that’s probably New York, as CT seems pretty set in their ways, and New York is a top 5 worldwide food city. I believe the argument is that there is tons and tons of good pizza in the state to where one could reasonably argue it’s the best state.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Trenton does the pie bass ackwards with the meat and cheese on the dough and then the sauce as the last topping, right? That's really a Chicago deep dish. But does Trenton do it deep dish or do they do it regular crust?

New Haven style pizza is great. Not my favorite, but I like it. I've not heard anything that suggests NJ is at the forefront of innovation in pizza cuisine. What am I missing?

Trenton's acknowledged top two taste very good.

In February 2023, I visited Papa's and DeLorenzo's, both in suburban Robbinsville, NJ, just outside Trenton, relocated from the city in response to historical shifts in neighborhood demographics & appeal.

They are not down the street from each other as Frank Pepe and Sally's are, (but they are within a mile), and their fans compete with each other in claiming which is better. I liked both very much.

I like my favorites in the New Haven area more, but I would comfortably include the two Robbinsville places among my Top 25 if they were within the radius extending from Fairfield to Cheshire to Clinton with New Haven at its center.

As with most mind, body, and mood-altering substances, set & setting plays a very important part in what is best for each person on the particular day & circumstances that surround the partaking, so exact ranking is a moving target I'll avoid that here.

The 5 places listed in post 8282 above as a tour itinerary is the best such geographically-efficient grouping for such a purpose that I have seen.

It is an unparalleled embarrassment of riches to have so many 'go to' options in Connecticut.

 

[my2cents]

I don't know how that's even possible. How many ovens do they have?

Another question, how many people were on the bus? or buses?

 

[StllH8L8ner]

If this is true, that's a lotta pie, and those Ivy Leaguers are pretty smart...

Don’t think there’s ever been a debate about CT vs. NJ pizza. CT vs NY maybe, but not NJ.

Wrong again. Is UConn in the Big 12 yet?

 

[mauconnfan]

Played Goodwin Park yesterday and then stopped at First and Last down the road. Few beers couple pies they were very good!!

 

[temery]

Another question, how many people were on the bus? or buses?

Exactly. 140 would be more than one pizza/player. Seemed ridiculous until I remembered seeing the fat bastards filling their tray and going back for seconds.

I wouldn't want to be the person who has to clean those buses out.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Trenton does the pie bass ackwards with the meat and cheese on the dough and then the sauce as the last topping, right? That's really a Chicago deep dish. But does Trenton do it deep dish or do they do it regular crust?

New Haven style pizza is great. Not my favorite, but I like it. I've not heard anything that suggests NJ is at the forefront of innovation in pizza cuisine. What am I missing?

I’ll pass on that recipe, unless they’re putting on a little oil on the dough first, then the meat & cheese, then the sauce. Putting meat and cheese directly on the thin crust dough first seems wrong with respect to how the ingredients mix during cooking.

 

[my2cents]

Exactly. 140 would be more than one pizza/player. Seemed ridiculous until I remembered seeing the fat bastards filling their tray and going back for seconds.

I wouldn't want to be the person who has to clean those buses out.

or the toilets

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Played Goodwin Park yesterday and then stopped at First and Last down the road. Few beers couple pies they were very good!!

First course I ever broke 90, when I was 16 I think.

At that age, I would also eat a large pizza myself, and a lunchtime small pie when we could go off-campus for lunch was $1.50 at many places.

 

[HCCForever]

Played Goodwin Park yesterday and then stopped at First and Last down the road. Few beers couple pies they were very good!!

Brings back nice memories. We used to play Goody as Hartford kids for a quarter with our golf cards. I'll never forget that tricky green on the 7th on the Hackers course. I never did have a pizza at First and Last but downed a few PBRs with friends a while back.

 

[Deepster]

Played Goodwin Park yesterday and then stopped at First and Last down the road. Few beers couple pies they were very good!!

Goodie? You okay? Did you get let go from your job? Lose a bet?

Do you remember when that First & Last was just the bar side with a pot of sauce and meatballs and you'd get shells to go?

 

[nomar]

I don't know how that's even possible. How many ovens do they have?

The Spot is the annex right next door. Could be they pump a lot of to-go orders out of those ovens.

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