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OT: Best Pizza in CT

So who wants to go through the 29 pages of this thread, count the number of times a places is mentioned, sort in descending order, cut the top 10, and post a poll?
 
8893 said:
I would be shocked if it was still there. It was mid-to-late 80s and it was terrible. As described by my housemate, "A blistering plasticy disc with acid sauce."
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Luxury. When I was there we had Pesaro's. The crust was akin to a moist Sham-wow and the toppings had the look and taste of minced pencil eraser.
 
OkaForPrez said:
So who wants to go through the 29 pages of this thread, count the number of times a places is mentioned, sort in descending order, cut the top 10, and post a poll?
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Not me. I would like to reiterate that Domenic's and Vinnie's is so good. (had some last night and cold this morning as a reminder.) Has to be #1.
 
8893 said:
I would be shocked if it was still there. It was mid-to-late 80s and it was terrible. As described by my housemate, "A blistering plasticy disc with acid sauce."
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They changed their name to Dominos.
 
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If there is a state that comes in 3rd place, I would guess it is N.J. CT, NY & NJ are the 3 most Italian states.
 
If we started a "OT:Best Pizza in WesMass" thread it would end like this:
 
David 76 said:
If there is a state that comes in 3rd place, I would guess it is N.J. CT, NY & NJ are the 3 most Italian states.
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Rhode Island is very Italian but their pizza sucks.
 
Rhode Island is, in fact, the most Italian state in the country by percentage.

As far as their pizza goes, it's like anything else, you gotta know where to look and it's a matter of taste. Some of the more hallowed New Haven pizza spots are, in my personal estimation, trash.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Rhode Island is, in fact, the most Italian state in the country by percentage.

As far as their pizza goes, it's like anything else, you gotta know where to look and it's a matter of taste. Some of the more hallowed New Haven pizza spots are, in my personal estimation, trash.
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I lived in Rhode Island but haven't had pizza there in years, back then I went to most of the places people said were the best and never had anything that would pass as good in CT. I remember my girl taking me to Caserta's on Federal Hill telling me it's the best pizza you'll ever have and it was just bad. Great state with great food in and around Providence but pizza was not their thing, maybe that's changed with new places popping up. Went to Pepe's last time I visited CT. and it was just as good as I remembered, much better than anything out here in Chicago, tried the Pepe's offshoots a couple of years ago and they weren't close to as good as the original. CT. is definitely the pizza state in my opinion with NY and then Jersey, for some reason Mass and Rhode Island never got the pizza thing like it's neighbors.
 
superjohn said:
I lived in Rhode Island but haven't had pizza there in years, back then I went to most of the places people said were the best and never had anything that would pass as good in CT. I remember my girl taking me to Caserta's on Federal Hill telling me it's the best pizza you'll ever have and it was just bad. Great state with great food in and around Providence but pizza was not their thing, maybe that's changed with new places popping up. Went to Pepe's last time I visited CT. and it was just as good as I remembered, much better than anything out here in Chicago, tried the Pepe's offshoots a couple of years ago and they weren't close to as good as the original. CT. is definitely the pizza state in my opinion with NY and then Jersey, for some reason Mass and Rhode Island never got the pizza thing like it's neighbors.
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There's some decent pizza in the Philly area too.
 
Someone needs to go through this thread and compile the results with charts and tables and things. If anyone takes that on, please post the results in a new thread cause there's no way anyone would find it in this hot mess.
 
jleves said:
Someone needs to go through this thread and compile the results with charts and tables and things. If anyone takes that on, please post the results in a new thread cause there's no way anyone would find it in this hot mess.
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Did anyone mention Bufalina?
 
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Waquoit said:
Luxury. When I was there we had Pesaro's. The crust was akin to a moist Sham-wow and the toppings had the look and taste of minced pencil eraser.
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Ah yes, I certainly remember Pesaro's. Bad, bad, pizza, but their one saving grace was that they delivered to the dorms. I used to joke that they could slide it under the door and it wouldn't affect the taste or the look. I think they went out of business in the early to mid 80's.
 
http://www.niaf.org/culture/statistics/states-with-the-highest-population -of-italian-americans/

NY & NJ have over a million Italian-Americans and a pretty high percentage.
CT has over 634,000 of us, but at a higher percentage (18.6%)
RI has less than 200,000 Italian-Americans but it is 19% of their population.

Big Ern is right. RI's percentage is 0.4% higher than CT's even with less than 1/3 of the Italian-Americans of CT.
But big Ern seems to not have a clue as to what great pizza tastes like. Every poll, rating, book on pizza puts Wooster Street at or near the top.
 
David 76 said:
http://www.niaf.org/culture/statistics/states-with-the-highest-population -of-italian-americans/

NY & NJ have over a million Italian-Americans and a pretty high percentage.
CT has over 634,000 of us, but at a higher percentage (18.6%)
RI has less than 200,000 Italian-Americans but it is 19% of their population.

Big Ern is right. RI's percentage is 0.4% higher than CT's even with less than 1/3 of the Italian-Americans of CT.
But big Ern seems to not have a clue as to what great pizza tastes like. Every poll, rating, book on pizza puts Wooster Street at or near the top.
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I have never been to the NH pizza places but when a Clam Pizza is named the best pizza I say who eats clam pizzas? It may be good but to compare it to pizza statewide? Geez..who has the best pepperoni pizza? Who makes the best bread less clam pizza with a little milk and potato added? hehe
 
Sky ball said:
I have never been to the NH pizza places but when a Clam Pizza is named the best pizza I say who eats clam pizzas? It may be good but to compare it to pizza statewide? Geez..who has the best pepperoni pizza? Who makes the best bread less clam pizza

I agree just give me mozzy, or pepperoni, or a combo of those with shrooms.......clams?
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Sky ball said:
I have never been to the NH pizza places but when a Clam Pizza is named the best pizza I say who eats clam pizzas? It may be good but to compare it to pizza statewide? Geez..who has the best pepperoni pizza? Who makes the best bread less clam pizza with a little milk and potato added? hehe
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Had some white clam last night. Along with a pepperoni and a plain (with mozz.). Deliciouso!. Clam is an authentic variety going back many decades if not centuries, unlike the California or artisan pies, but it is certainly not what NH pizza is limited to. I grew up in the area and was shocked to learn the garbage the rest of you were eating when I went to UCONN and later moved to Fl..
 
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David 76 said:
Had some white clam last night. Along with a pepperoni and a plain (with mozz.). Deliciouso!. Clam is an authentic variety going back many decades if not centuries, unlike the California or artisan pies, but it is certainly not what NH pizza is limited to. I grew up in the area and was shocked to learn the garbage the rest of you were eating when I went to UCONN and later moved to Fl..
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one man's garbage is another's treasure (filet)
 
David 76 said:
http://www.niaf.org/culture/statistics/states-with-the-highest-population -of-italian-americans/

NY & NJ have over a million Italian-Americans and a pretty high percentage.
CT has over 634,000 of us, but at a higher percentage (18.6%)
RI has less than 200,000 Italian-Americans but it is 19% of their population.

Big Ern is right. RI's percentage is 0.4% higher than CT's even with less than 1/3 of the Italian-Americans of CT.
But big Ern seems to not have a clue as to what great pizza tastes like. Every poll, rating, book on pizza puts Wooster Street at or near the top.
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Correct, but a much higher amount of RI Italian-Americans are incarcerated, so should not be included.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Rhode Island is, in fact, the most Italian state in the country by percentage.

As far as their pizza goes, it's like anything else, you gotta know where to look and it's a matter of taste. Some of the more hallowed New Haven pizza spots are, in my personal estimation, trash.
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I'm curious which of the more hallowed New Haven pizza spots are, in your personal estimation, trash.

I love Rhode Island for its shoreline, clam chowder and absolute lack of pretense. But there is a reason for the lack of pretense: a corresponding lack of culture and sophistication. These are people who pride themselves on clam fritters--yes, farking clams in a donut. And its "pizza" is the only form lower on the pizza food chain than Greek pizza. Cold, sugary dough on a baking sheet with corn syrup-based red sauce on top. If you're lucky, there's a piece of wax paper hovering over the top to keep the flies off of it.
 
gtcam said:
one man's garbage is another's treasure (filet)
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Yes and everyone gets a trophy. But I have noticed that the rest of you eat far better pizza now than you did a few decades ago. The arc of pizza history bends toward New Haven-like pizza. It is an absolute, not relativeism. :cool:
 
David 76 said:
Yes and everyone gets a trophy. But I have noticed that the rest of you eat far better pizza now than you did a few decades ago. The arc of pizza history bends toward New Haven-like pizza. It is an absolute, not relativeism. :cool:
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This is like when New Yorker's say their pizza is the best. 99% of it is absolute trash, floppy and greasy and bigger than your legs. Pizza is an art, not some creation a bunch of street vendors and mock-off restaurants sell.
 
Saw the Lyle Lovett/John Hiatt acoustic show last night at the recently renovated and reopened College Street Music Hall (nee The Palace, in New Haven). Pizza was a major theme/running joke throughout. They came out with a large Pepe's box and one other (could have been Sally's--it was generic) and Lyle introduced Hiatt, whom he announced was "playing for Team Pepe's." He then explained that they each shared the same manager at one point, who had turned them on to and schooled them in New Haven pizza.

Hiatt praised the Pepe's white clam pie he had before the show, and Lyle in particular was very well-versed in the competition. He acknowledged Sally's and Modern but said they've never felt the need to stray from Pepe's.

They kept the pizza boxes front and center as props and made frequent reference to New Haven pizza. Hiatt later referenced Pepe's as the favorite again, and the crowd overwhelmingly responded with cries of "Modern," much to his surprise. He looked at Lyle like WTF? and said "Are you hearing this?" Lyle explained that Modern is well-loved and it was no surprise to him, as New Haven takes its pizza very seriously and is the pizza epicenter of the world, with "Modern" simply being the most recent entry--at the turn of the 20th century...

Good stuff. Great show btw. And the sound in the new theater is stellar (not a bad beer selection, either...).
 
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