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OT: Best Pizza in CT

Is it time to get rid of the pizza thread?

  • Yes. It's past it's useful time here.

    Votes: 10 14.1%

  • No. I can't live without it.

    Votes: 50 70.4%

  • Move it to another board.

    Votes: 11 15.5%
  • Total voters
    71
pepband99 said:
As a NJ transplant to Westport - Westport Pizza is a bad rendition of NJ pizza. Pfffft. Staples '95 BTW.
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NJ pizza is a thing? It's not "I want to be like New York" pizza?
 
I see my child has resurrected.

I went to Viron Rondo Osteria and had the margherita pizza, and it was delightful. I enjoyed it and give it 3 golden stars.
 
I'm gonna just act like I didn't see the "in CT" part of this thread.

I just had a pretty bangin wood-fired grilled pizza while on my vacation in Alaska at the Hotel Alyeska restaurant where I am staying. The hotel is about 30 mins outside Anchorage, AK and is mainly a ski resort in the fall and winter. Highly recommend this hotel and the pizza at its restaurant.

This pepperoni, sausage, and mushroom pizza was done almost perfectly in my opinion. Great crunchy yet slightly chewed crust. Excellent mozzarella cheese. Super tasty sauce with a hint of basil. Fresh toppings. Certainly one of the best pizzas I've had in quite awhile. Can't believe this kinda pizza can be found in Alaska!

9/10

It was really really good, but still not the best I've had.
 
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Tried Carminuccio's in Newtown tonight. Good, but not great. I can think of a handful of better places in CT right off the top of my head.
 
Took the family to Kinchley's Tavern on the Ramsey/Mahwah line in North Jersey today. Its' considered the best thin crust pizza in the region. I had sausage, wife has meatball, kids had cheese. I said it was good. Wife said it was not burnt and way better than Pepe's in New Haven (she likes Bar a bit better). Anyone know a good divorce lawyer, LOL.

PS - If you are in the area and stop (say on the way to the Meadowlands for a game or taking the train into the City from Ramsey 17, its cash only.
 
Just to add to something that was discussed. Went to the New Haven Pepe's and the Manchester one last week and the New Haven one is definitely better.
 
Husky25 said:
Try Rentschler Field pizza on September 3.
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Please everyone go to the football games, but the rent pizza is crap.
Queen pizza or Roma's is decent and close to the rent for Greek/NE pizza
Villa milanos near the coke cola building is decent NY thin, but just a normal oven. You can get quick slices here.
 
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Yeah the Rent has horrible pizza. I do not recommend. But I do recommend going to the Nova game.
 
upstater said:
This guy has done good research: http://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/101-best-pizzas-america-2015

This may be the definitive list.

Should be pinned at the start of this thread.

Pepe's, Sally's, Modern, BAR, Ernie's, Zuppardi's, a few other Connecticuts, including Colony and Roseland.
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Doesn't seem like the author visited many cities. I've had pizza in Pittsburgh (Il Pizzaiolo/Cucina Bella/Dinette), San Diego (URBN) and Alexandria, VA (Red Rocks) that are at least the equal of some of these entries.

Good pizza has come pretty far recently and IMO, you could probably do a top 100 on just traditional Neapolitan wood fired pizza and #100 wouldn't be that far off in taste/quality than #1.

For instance, I like Sal's in Mamaroneck as it's a solid slice w/o having to go into NYC, but a top 100? Nah. I think a compilation of a top 5 or 10 "best" of specific pizza styles would be more informative and useful. I don't really give a crap about deep dish or Grandma pies, but it always seems like the same lone representative of those styles has been making these lists since 1990.
 
storrsroars said:
Doesn't seem like the author visited many cities. I've had pizza in Pittsburgh (Il Pizzaiolo/Cucina Bella/Dinette), San Diego (URBN) and Alexandria, VA (Red Rocks) that are at least the equal of some of these entries.

Good pizza has come pretty far recently and IMO, you could probably do a top 100 on just traditional Neapolitan wood fired pizza and #100 wouldn't be that far off in taste/quality than #1.

For instance, I like Sal's in Mamaroneck as it's a solid slice w/o having to go into NYC, but a top 100? Nah. I think a compilation of a top 5 or 10 "best" of specific pizza styles would be more informative and useful. I don't really give a crap about deep dish or Grandma pies, but it always seems like the same lone representative of those styles has been making these lists since 1990.
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He says in the article that he's not even going to consider Chicago-style pizza. He also has a lot of DC area places, so I'm assuming he's been around there.
 
upstater said:
He says in the article that he's not even going to consider Chicago-style pizza. He also has a lot of DC area places, so I'm assuming he's been around there.
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Good, he shouldn't consider Chicagostyle. It's a best pizza category, not a best casserole category. ( I actually enjoy a good deep dish once in a while, but it ain't pizza its lasagna on top of dough)
 
storrsroars said:
Doesn't seem like the author visited many cities. I've had pizza in Pittsburgh (Il Pizzaiolo/Cucina Bella/Dinette), San Diego (URBN) and Alexandria, VA (Red Rocks) that are at least the equal of some of these entries.

Good pizza has come pretty far recently and IMO, you could probably do a top 100 on just traditional Neapolitan wood fired pizza and #100 wouldn't be that far off in taste/quality than #1.

For instance, I like Sal's in Mamaroneck as it's a solid slice w/o having to go into NYC, but a top 100? Nah. I think a compilation of a top 5 or 10 "best" of specific pizza styles would be more informative and useful. I don't really give a crap about deep dish or Grandma pies, but it always seems like the same lone representative of those styles has been making these lists since 1990.
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Pequod's is pretty much the only good deep dish.
 
You think the author went to hundreds and hundreds of pizza places, remembered the taste of them all and went back and methodically picked the top 101? I don't
 
David 76 said:
You think the author went to hundreds and hundreds of pizza places, remembered the taste of them all and went back and methodically picked the top 101? I don't
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I do. They said they did. There are several of them that have been doing it for years.
 
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