OT: Best Pizza in CT

[gampelcrazies]

Finally got through after 40 calls. Mediums only tonight.

25 minute wait.

Update. Still waiting for the pizzas. Tons of people here. Probably wasn’t smart of us to come the day they start online.

 

[8893]

Finally got through after 40 calls. Mediums only tonight.

25 minute wait.

Update. Still waiting for the pizzas. Tons of people here. Probably wasn’t smart of us to come the day they start online.

Thanks. Even though I have already placed and paid for our Bufalina order, I was curious to see how it would play out at Sally's so I checked the website at 3:00 and a few more times between then and 4, and I also called a few times during that time to see if I could even get through. Never got through on the phone. The website had no option to select a later pickup time. At 3:00 the only option was pickup in 5 to 10 minutes. At 3:15 the only option was pickup in 45 to 50 minutes. By 4:00 the website was shut down with no further orders being accepted.

How freaking hard is it to make it so that someone can order a pizza for a set pickup time, e.g., order at 12:30 for pickup at 5:30? Every competitor of theirs offers this option. I can't see myself getting pizza from Sally's again until they do, or until I can eat it there. Very glad I trusted my gut and didn't try to get it there tonight, because it would have turned out exactly as I feared, i.e., no pizza from Sally's and all other preferred options foreclosed by then.

Hope it's still good for all that hassle!

 

[methodology]

Update. Still waiting for the pizzas. Tons of people here. Probably wasn’t smart of us to come the day they start online.

It's also Friday

 

[gampelcrazies]

It's also Friday

That but you can tell you have orders coming in from all over and not many pizzas are coming out.

just got our pizza.

 

[Waquoit]

Food prices have gone up 20% I'm told. Think of all the extra overhead for cost of cleaning and protective gear now. It gets passed along to the consumer

That's not how it works.

 

[8893]

That's not how it works.

As long as demand > supply it is.

 

[Waquoit]

As long as demand > supply it is.

But if demand > supply, what does cleaning costs have to do with it?

 

[8893]

But if demand > supply, what does cleaning costs have to do with it?

Any increased costs of doing business can be passed along to the consumer as long as there is more demand for the product than there is supply of it.

 

[gampelcrazies]

But if demand > supply, what does cleaning costs have to do with it?

Thing is Sally’s is like $4 more per pie than everyone else and not saying it’s because of COVID.

 

[CbbisGreat]

No its because their pie is in demand , as long as the demand exists they can charge more.

 

[Balker]

I actually gave up on Bufalina temporarily, the line is perpetually busy and when I do get through they are sold out for the night (at 4 pm). But their system of time slots is at least easy enough to use, it’s just very constrained capacity.

I switched to Zeneli’s as my go-to for now, was already close to being my favorite, but they are just significantly less busy than the others. If they get much busier it will quickly break down, they have a bad system.

I saw the mob outside of Sally’s last night, what a mess. They are not mentally equipped to manage both delivery and take out simultaneously.

 

[8893]

I actually gave up on Bufalina temporarily, the line is perpetually busy and when I do get through they are sold out for the night (at 4 pm). But their system of time slots is at least easy enough to use, it’s just very constrained capacity.

I switched to Zeneli’s as my go-to for now, was already close to being my favorite, but they are just significantly less busy than the others. If they get much busier it will quickly break down, they have a bad system.

I saw the mob outside of Sally’s last night, what a mess. They are not mentally equipped to manage both delivery and take out simultaneously.

I hear you re Bufalina’s capacity, but they are there at 11:30 on the days they are open and they will start taking orders then, so if you call by 12:30 or so you should get pretty much any pickup time you want. I also like that they take the payment over the phone too so all you have to do it pick up the pies.

The special was the winner for us last night: wild boar salami, tart cherries, fontina cheese and mache.

 

[sledog]

Anyone try Pepe in Yonkers? They open for take-out??

 

[Waquoit]

Any increased costs of doing business can be passed along to the consumer as long as there is more demand for the product than there is supply of it.

Costs aren't really being passed along, prices are rising with demand.

 

[Zanzman]

My friend runs a meat market he placed an order for Tuesday and Thursday at the same time he was told Thursday would be .15 more per pound

 

[methodology]

Costs aren't really being passed along, prices are rising with demand.

You are severely underestimating all the extra costs associated with every part of the supply chain. Not just the restaurants. Restaurant owners I know wouldn't be blowing smoke up my behind

 

[Balker]

I hear you re Bufalina’s capacity, but they are there at 11:30 on the days they are open and they will start taking orders then, so if you call by 12:30 or so you should get pretty much any pickup time you want. I also like that they take the payment over the phone too so all you have to do it pick up the pies.

The special was the winner for us last night: wild boar salami, tart cherries, fontina cheese and mache.

I was pretty upset I missed out on the meatball non-pizza special. My wife and I have no childcare after 3 PM these days, so we try to cram every meeting possible in before 3 and by the time I’m ready to spam call Bufalina it’s too late.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I saw the mob outside of Sally’s last night, what a mess. They are not mentally equipped to manage both delivery and take out simultaneously.

Uploading a proud tradition of two systems?

 

[8893]

I was pretty upset I missed out on the meatball non-pizza special. My wife and I have no childcare after 3 PM these days, so we try to cram every meeting possible in before 3 and by the time I’m ready to spam call Bufalina it’s too late.

Yeah I was eyeing both the meatballs and the sausage and peppers but they had them on nights that were not good for us for one reason or another. And yeah by 3:00 is definitely too late. But I gotta say their "under-cooked and not cut" recommendation is working great for us. Somehow he manages to get the perfect char on the pie without cooking it all the way, so when you finish it in the oven at home you're not really losing much off eating it there.

 

[Ratso]

i don’t think i’ve ever had a modern pie just plain cheese. gotta one

 

[dvegas]

Legendary New Haven Pizzeria Modernizes a Bit

And other regional food and beverage updates from New England, beyond the borders of Massachusetts

boston.eater.com

 

[sledog]

Didn't realize that Sallys was sold in '17 to Lineage Poperties, a NYC commercial developer. Plans to go, as ZZ Top would say, nationwide. Only a matter of time beofre the pizza is crappy.

 

[superjohn]

Didn't realize that Sallys was sold in '17 to Lineage Poperties, a NYC commercial developer. Plans to go, as ZZ Top would say, nationwide. Only a matter of time beofre the pizza is crappy.

It certainly lost a step when I had a few pies this past summer. Maybe an off day but it certainly wasn't the amazing pizza I remembered from years before.

 

[dvegas]

Took a bike ride through South Norwalk yesterday. Think this is Sally spot. Dead center next to Jacobs Pickles. Way behind schedule but that's understood

 

[Balker]

Bufalina’s special right now is so good:
Potato Pizza, whipped chive creme fraiche, mozzarella, bacon

definitely one of the best creative pies I’ve had.

 

[Huskybass]

Bufalina’s special right now is so good:
Potato Pizza, whipped chive creme fraiche, mozzarella, bacon

definitely one of the best creative pies I’ve had.

We are beyond blessed in CT.

 

[Conndog]

That's the main thing I miss about Connecticut- the pizza! Second would be proximity to the shore. I'm up in New Hampshire near Vermont border. Lifestyle is much calmer, love having so much less traffic- but regarding pizza, beaches and shopping, not much to going on out in the boondocks- maybe just have to alternate a little of both.

 

[8893]

Bufalina’s special right now is so good:
Potato Pizza, whipped chive creme fraiche, mozzarella, bacon

definitely one of the best creative pies I’ve had.

Classic. I kinda hate you for this. I was almost relieved when I saw the special for this weekend because it didn't sound that attractive, and neither did the non-pizza special. We've been getting takeout from them at least every other week since this started so I wanted to take a break. I've been waiting for them to get ramps, which should be soon, so I was holding out for that. Now you've got me eyeing this for tonight.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

sorry bud, but potatos and whipped crème fraiche on apizza? you be illin.

and as far as a pizza review, well, last night, after another one of those recent days with cold and rain, we were kinda burnt out and decided, 'lets see whats up with mikey nuzz and clinton grand on the delivery thing. around 9pm, we rang them up and asked 'what's deal these days with delivery?' (we're not big on the whole delivery thing in general). they said 'same as usual.' then i asked 'what's the routine when they get here?' they said 'whatever you want. the driver can bring it to the door, or porch, or whatever.' aboot 9;30 or so, driver rolls up and i walk out cuz its raining, and no need for that guy to get soaked. he gets out with the pies, (masked!) i hand him the cash, chat for second, and done. ezpz, same as usual. the pies were smokin good. same as it ever was.

 

[Husky25]

For those East of the River, Rossini's is re-opening after their hiatus for online orders and curbside pick up. My son made a big deal about yesterday being his 3/4 birthday, so we are ordering tonight.