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OT: Best Pizza in CT

imno1 said:
Sorry to ruffle your feathers. I was only offering my opinion. I believe you stated that Zuppardi's made the best sausage pie not just the sausage that goes on the pie. For my taste I prefer the Modern sausage pie.
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They're both great, but if I had to choose it would be Zupps.
 
FASTEDDY said:
Only makes sense.
At some point it may be helpful to rate the various Pepe's locations so that if you cant make it to New Haven for the original, then you can go to the best other Pep's locations in the region.

I have heard from several; people that Fairfield Pepe's is not too good. don't know about West Hartford, Manchester or others.
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My two cents on Pepe's in Danbury, it's ok but way overpriced. Johns Best in Brookfield makes a good pie, and a medium with sausage and mushrooms will run you about $14, same medium pie at Pepe's a mile away will cost you $23 and it's a cut below Johns Best, IMHO, and the sausages are sliced thin like pepperoni, not big chunks.
 
huskyrob1 said:
My two cents on Pepe's in Danbury, it's ok but way overpriced. Johns Best in Brookfield makes a good pie, and a medium with sausage and mushrooms will run you about $14, same medium pie at Pepe's a mile away will cost you $23 and it's a cut below Johns Best, IMHO, and the sausages are sliced thin like pepperoni, not big chunks.
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Think you may have the prices wrong and mushrooms on a pizza, yuck.
 
FASTEDDY said:
Only makes sense.
At some point it may be helpful to rate the various Pepe's locations so that if you cant make it to New Haven for the original, then you can go to the best other Pep's locations in the region.

I have heard from several; people that Fairfield Pepe's is not too good. don't know about West Hartford, Manchester or others.
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Outside of The Spot and Pepe's New Haven, I've only had Danbury and Fairfield and Danbury was better. I'll try the Waterbury one next time I'm in CT.
 
superjohn said:
Think you may have the prices wrong and mushrooms on a pizza, yuck.
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Sorry John, prices are pretty accurate. Call both places yourself and put an order in for a medium pie (16 in) with two toppings, say sausage and pepperoni. Ask for the total with tax, they will tell you to the penny. Pepe's can afford to charge a lot more because people will just go there for the name, but if I'm feeding 10 kids at a birthday party I'm calling Johns Best. Lol

As far as mushrooms go as a pizza topping.....

The Top 10 Most Popular Pizza Toppings (INFOGRAPHIC) | The Huffington Post
 
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superjohn said:
Outside of The Spot and Pepe's New Haven, I've only had Danbury and Fairfield and Danbury was better. I'll try the Waterbury one next time I'm in CT.
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I have had the one in Fairfield and the one in the Mohegan casino and Fairfield was better. I think they just crank them out as fast they can at Mohegan.
 
huskyrob1 said:
Sorry John, prices are pretty accurate. Call both places yourself and put an order in for a medium pie (16 in) with two toppings, say sausage and pepperoni. Ask for the total with tax, they will tell you to the penny. Pepe's can afford to charge a lot more because people will just go there for the name.

As far as mushrooms go as a pizza topping.....

The Top 10 Most Popular Pizza Toppings (INFOGRAPHIC) | The Huffington Post
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It's reasonable for a big pie. Modern's is really reasonable, almost a steal at their prices. Pizza costs more out here in Chicago.
 
zyron said:
I have had the one in Fairfield and the one in the Mohegan casino and Fairfield was better. I think they just crank them out as fast they can at Mohegan.
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I think I have had Pepe's in Fairfield about 100 times and it is wildly inconsistent. Some times it is perfection and some are too chewy and way too thick and some are way too burnt. It is still one of the better pies in the area but you can catch them on a bad day and have a 6/10 pizza.
 
walker11 said:
I think I have had Pepe's in Fairfield about 100 times and it is wildly inconsistent. Some times it is perfection and some are too chewy and way too thick and some are way too burnt. It is still one of the better pies in the area but you can catch them on a bad day and have a 6/10 pizza.
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Yeah, there is not much in Fairfield county besides Colony and if you like Greek Pizza, Paradise in Stratford.
 
zyron said:
Yeah, there is not much in Fairfield county besides Colony and if you like Greek Pizza, Paradise in Stratford.
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Agreed. I actually love Colony but its not the same. My fathers family has been doing a weekly pizza night for as long as I can remember so I have tried basically everything. Pepe's is the best of them but like I said, the inconsistency can be maddening. Especially when I know how good it can taste. I like Beverly's in BPT for my Greek pizza, but I don't pick up the pie so I don't make the rules. I haven't tried Tarry Lodge, which is on the list. And there is a new pizza joint in Stratford across from Two Roads that I will check out eventually.
 
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zyron said:
Yeah, there is not much in Fairfield county besides Colony and if you like Greek Pizza, Paradise in Stratford.
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I'm not a fan of Greek pizza, but every decade or so I find that I need to revisit that style. But if you're going to mention Greek pizza and Fairfield County in the same sentence, you have to note Hope Pizza and Post Corner Pizza as the king and queen of the buttery Hellenic beast.
 
walker11 said:
Agreed. I actually love Colony but its not the same. My fathers family has been doing a weekly pizza night for as long as I can remember so I have tried basically everything. Pepe's is the best of them but like I said, the inconsistency can be maddening. Especially when I know how good it can taste. I like Beverly's in BPT for my Greek pizza, but I don't pick up the pie so I don't make the rules. I haven't tried Tarry Lodge, which is on the list. And there is a new pizza joint in Stratford across from Two Roads that I will check out eventually.
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I just drove by the place across from Two Roads today. Pretty cool setup in a converted gas station. I would have almost missed it unless I knew it was there. I will have to try it soon.
 
walker11 said:
Agreed. I actually love Colony but its not the same. My fathers family has been doing a weekly pizza night for as long as I can remember so I have tried basically everything. Pepe's is the best of them but like I said, the inconsistency can be maddening. Especially when I know how good it can taste. I like Beverly's in BPT for my Greek pizza, but I don't pick up the pie so I don't make the rules. I haven't tried Tarry Lodge, which is on the list. And there is a new pizza joint in Stratford across from Two Roads that I will check out eventually.
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Get the pizza with guanciale, black truffle and egg at Tarry. Incredibly good. Like the world's best neverending bacon egg and cheese.

Good to hear about the place across from Two Roads. I have lots of family buried in St. Michael's and am down there frequently. Report back if you get there first.
 
I feel like this could get me banned from this thread. I have been doing a 0 carb, 0 sugar diet for about a month now. I'll have a cheat slice or beer every week or 2, but in the meantime, I have been making a mean pizza with a almond flour/mozz/egg/cream cheese crust that is legitimately very good. The crust tastes like a cheeze-it, which is an excellent thing in my book. Now I eat about 4 "pizza" pies a week and it is the staple of my diet.
 
walker11 said:
I feel like this could get me banned from this thread. I have been doing a 0 carb, 0 sugar diet for about a month now. I'll have a cheat slice or beer every week or 2, but in the meantime, I have been making a mean pizza with a almond flour/mozz/egg/cream cheese crust that is legitimately very good. The crust tastes like a cheeze-it, which is an excellent thing in my book. Now I eat about 4 "pizza" pies a week and it is the staple of my diet.
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Congrats on trying to lose weight. The description of the crust's flavor wouldn't be my cup of tea, but I'd be more concerned about the cost of making that crust 4x/week.

I remember when my wife was going full out no carb/sugar. I made her a no-carb cheesecake for her birthday. Ingredients alone set me back $40.
 
8893 said:
Get the pizza with guanciale, black truffle and egg at Tarry. Incredibly good. Like the world's best neverending bacon egg and cheese.

Good to hear about the place across from Two Roads. I have lots of family buried in St. Michael's and am down there frequently. Report back if you get there first.
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That sounds like a limo lib pie.
 
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walker11 said:
I feel like this could get me banned from this thread. I have been doing a 0 carb, 0 sugar diet for about a month now. I'll have a cheat slice or beer every week or 2, but in the meantime, I have been making a mean pizza with a almond flour/mozz/egg/cream cheese crust that is legitimately very good. The crust tastes like a cheeze-it, which is an excellent thing in my book. Now I eat about 4 "pizza" pies a week and it is the staple of my diet.
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August is going to smash a guitar over your head for this.
 
superjohn said:
That sounds like a limo lib pie.
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It tastes like heaven. You can hear angels singing when you smell it.

Seriously though, the egg is the only oddity for a pizza topping, but it obviously works with those ingredients. Guanciale and black truffles are pretty easy to find in Italy.
 
walker11 said:
I feel like this could get me banned from this thread. I have been doing a 0 carb, 0 sugar diet for about a month now. I'll have a cheat slice or beer every week or 2, but in the meantime, I have been making a mean pizza with a almond flour/mozz/egg/cream cheese crust that is legitimately very good. The crust tastes like a cheeze-it, which is an excellent thing in my book. Now I eat about 4 "pizza" pies a week and it is the staple of my diet.
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Be careful with that kind of diet, low carb and low sugar means high protein, and that means your kidneys will be working overtime to deal with all the protein. When you solve one problem others (sometimes more serious) crop up. If you are active and physically fit, gluten and carbs have their place.
 
8893 said:
It tastes like heaven. You can hear angels singing when you smell it.

Seriously though, the egg is the only oddity for a pizza topping, but it obviously works with those ingredients. Guanciale and black truffles are pretty easy to find in Italy.
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Sounds awesome, I was just channeling my inner Spartacus.
 
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huskyrob1 said:
Be careful with that kind of diet, low carb and low sugar means high protein, and that means your kidneys will be working overtime to deal with all the protein. When you solve one problem others (sometimes more serious) crop up. If you are active and physically fit, gluten and carbs have their place.
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High fat, not protein.
 
8893 said:
It tastes like heaven. You can hear angels singing when you smell it.

Seriously though, the egg is the only oddity for a pizza topping, but it obviously works with those ingredients. Guanciale and black truffles are pretty easy to find in Italy.
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I worked in Byram in the early 80s, back when Tarry Lodge was a shot n' beer joint with a $2.99 personal pizza special for lunch that was cooked in what was basically a toaster oven. I couldn't believe Batali bought the place. Might have to stop there next time I do a VarMax run on my way home from CT.
 
zyron said:
Yeah, there is not much in Fairfield county besides Colony and if you like Greek Pizza, Paradise in Stratford.
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There are some hidden gems. One of the best pizzas in Fairfield County is made inside the Fairfield train station. It's called the Dolphin Pizzeria. South side of the tracks.
 
huskyrob1 said:
There are some hidden gems. One of the best pizzas in Fairfield County is made inside the Fairfield train station. It's called the Dolphin Pizzeria. South side of the tracks.
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Dolphin is good, not great IMO. Their slices are substantially better than their pies. My favorite "hidden gem" is Pizza Mediterranean. It doesn't reach the highs of Pepe's but I think its a consistent 8/10.
 
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