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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
Had a surprisingly good pie at ReBar in west haven. It's a bar that has a pizza oven behind the bar and they made a quality pie. Only comes in 10" size. Definitely would go back and recommend for others to try.

Had their signature pie that came with mozz, pepperoni, burrata, prosciutto, cherry peppers, red onion, truffle honey
 
Chin Diesel said:
So, I'll be heading up to CT over Christmas and plan on doing a day long pizza pilgrimage with my dad, son and some nephews and cousins. Except for one nephew who goes to school in Fairfield County, none of us have visited any of the New Haven joints.
December 26thh or 27th looks like the date.

I'm thinking we can easily hit the biggies in New Haven plus a few more. Ideally, this would involve at least six stops. Any recommendations for order or sequences for the places?
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switch zuppardis in for sally's. we dumped that place long ago when we heard that their daily employee meeting concludes with the group cheer 'ba fongul!' as in, 'u want water? ba fongul!' or 'u want a napkin? ba fongul!' lol. someone here said some very nice things about new sallys, which may be true, but as far as im concerned, a 'sally' is still an adolescent female blue crab. who needs to wait in line to see if today is a good hair or bad hair day for a teenage girl?
 
methodology said:
Had a surprisingly good pie at ReBar in west haven. It's a bar that has a pizza oven behind the bar and they made a quality pie. Only comes in 10" size. Definitely would go back and recommend for others to try.

Had their signature pie that came with mozz, pepperoni, burrata, prosciutto, cherry peppers, red onion, truffle honey
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Add 4-7pm Happy Hour to already lower-than-average prices for such quality pizza, and later-closing down hours, a few well-placed big TVs, pool table in the back, and it's a solid option that you would not expect within an otherwise non-descript shopping plaza steps from Savin Rock Beach.
 
ClifSpliffy said:
switch zuppardis in for sally's. we dumped that place long ago when we heard that their daily employee meeting concludes with the group cheer 'ba fongul!' as in, 'u want water? ba fongul!' or 'u want a napkin? ba fongul!' lol. someone here said some very nice things about new sallys, which may be true, but as far as im concerned, a 'sally' is still an adolescent female blue crab. who needs to wait in line to see if today is a good hair or bad hair day for a teenage girl?
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Cute take, but you're driving with an old map.

Almost forgot:
The one notable omission in @8893`s excellent write-up is that Sally's is the standard for measuring the plain tomato pie.
 
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David 76 said:
i believe the original is on Grand Ave.,New Haven
i probably ate there over 50 years ago
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There was also the one in north haven before Clinton existed. A family feud when one of the brothers left for Arizona and mike opened the Clinton location is when the shoreline presence took place
 
fred nuzzo, left his bro nick at modern to open grand. mike, his son, opened Clinton, Madison, Guilford, now collectively known as Grand Apizza Shoreline. that's three that mikey calls his own. so, my bad, the original 'Grand Apizza Shoreline' is how I should have labeled it. they even have a 'pizza truck, too. and, oh, don't look now, but that family is pumping out lots more Grands. grand abeets uber alles!
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Cute take, but you're driving with an old map.

Almost forgot:
The one notable omission in @8893`s excellent write-up is that Sally's is the standard for measuring the plain tomato pie.
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I was at Sally's a couple of months ago and the service wasn't very good. The pizza is excellent, but the service is clearly a detriment. We had a party of 7 and ordered 4 pies. When we asked for plates to set our slices on, we were asked "How many?" as if getting a plate was above and beyond. The simple answer was 7, a plate for each person. Shouldn't that be standard?
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
Cute take, but you're driving with an old map.

Almost forgot:
The one notable omission in @8893`s excellent write-up is that Sally's is the standard for measuring the plain tomato pie.
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The plain tomato pie was excellent and should be what someone orders there. I thought the other pies our group had were good but not special. Sally’s owes a huge debt of gratitude to Portnoy for giving their cheese pie such an usually high score. Portnoy must have been extremely hungry that day because he treated Sally’s like it was the best, it isn’t.
 
Going up to the St. Joe's (CT) game on Saturday and planning a pizza lunch before. Does anyone know what the wait would be like at Zuppardi's around noon? Trying to balance something that we can plan for without a crazy line and a good 'za option.... thank you!!!
 
baako1 said:
Going up to the St. Joe's (CT) game on Saturday and planning a pizza lunch before. Does anyone know what the wait would be like at Zuppardi's around noon? Trying to balance something that we can plan for without a crazy line and a good 'za option.... thank you!!!
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Google seems to know a lot.
 
tentoes4rings said:
The plain tomato pie was excellent and should be what someone orders there. I thought the other pies our group had were good but not special. Sally’s owes a huge debt of gratitude to Portnoy for giving their cheese pie such an usually high score. Portnoy must have been extremely hungry that day because he treated Sally’s like it was the best, it isn’t.
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I'll take Sally's on their best day over anyone.
 
tentoes4rings said:
The plain tomato pie was excellent and should be what someone orders there. I thought the other pies our group had were good but not special. Sally’s owes a huge debt of gratitude to Portnoy for giving their cheese pie such an usually high score. Portnoy must have been extremely hungry that day because he treated Sally’s like it was the best, it isn’t.
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methodology said:
I'll take Sally's on their best day over anyone.
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Sally's has historically been the least consistent and least convenient of the Big Three, but the best pies I've had from them have been better than the best pies from the others.
 
8893 said:
Sally's has historically been the least consistent and least convenient of the Big Three, but the best pies I've had from them have been better than the best pies from the others.
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Was in New Haven other day for some pizza. Sallys is so tiny inside it was over hour wait. Pepes was close to that. Modern was less than half an hour, but more packed because it has more seating. Ended up getting Modern and their pizza is so damn good. Wish Sally's was bigger though so I could dine in fresh instead of carryout.
 
HanDurley said:
Was in New Haven other day for some pizza. Sallys is so tiny inside it was over hour wait. Pepes was close to that. Modern was less than half an hour, but more packed because it has more seating. Ended up getting Modern and their pizza is so damn good. Wish Sally's was bigger though so I could dine in fresh instead of carryout.
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This is why I end up going with Modern 99% of the time for New Haven apizza. 100% of the time for takeout.
 
Went to Pepe's last night. Got there at 4:20. No line, great service, and a perfect mozz and bacon with some Foxon Park White Birch Beer.
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In central CT, try Mama Luke's on Rte 6 in Bristol ( a mile west of Tunxis Community College.) Three great ones in a row, the minimal test for me.
 
It's not the original; but, it will be better that what's currently available in the DC area - Pepe's is opening a location in Maryland.

www.nhregister.com

Frank Pepe’s pizza opening location in Maryland

The iconic New Haven pizza place is reportedly opening a location in a Maryland mall.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com

PS - I saw on Pepe's website that they now have a second lcoation in the Boston area at the Burlington Mall, which is new to me. The first Boston location is Chestnut Hill.
 
I have had Harry's a few times here in Glastonbury over the past couple of months. Perhaps the best pizza in Glastonbury, and a contender for best in the Hartford area. It's that good.
 
Huskybass said:
I have had Harry's a few times here in Glastonbury over the past couple of months. Perhaps the best pizza in Glastonbury, and a contender for best in the Hartford area. It's that good.
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If same as Bishops Corner in West Hartford, very good.
And also if so, were they oringinally on the western edge of W Hartford Center on Farmington Ave?
 
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