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OT: Best Pizza in CT

HuskyHawk said:
Just came across this. Have not been to any. Those Manchester spots didn't exist in my day. We did like Shakey's in Rockville/Vernon when I was a kid.

Our picks for the most underrated pizza places in Connecticut (ctpost.com)
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huh, the Bridgeport Post lists mikey nuzz's joints as superior.
bridgeport, mikey nuzz, me.....imagine that!
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storrsroars said:
If I still lived in Stamford, I'd be raising holy hell with the morons responsible for this list. Stamford gets one mention and it's freaking Hope Pizza's soggy Greek monstrosites?
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Hope Street pizza remains a thing only for those who appreciate that crappy style. There are no above-average or underrated regular pies among the dozens of spots in this city. The bar pie will rule until Sally’s opens its doors this spring. The only underrated pizza for the last 40 years is the Sicilian pie at Mario the Baker on High Ridge.
 
karstenkibbe said:
Hope Street pizza remains a thing only for those who appreciate that crappy style. There are no above-average or underrated regular pies among the dozens of spots in this city. The bar pie will rule until Sally’s opens its doors this spring. The only underrated pizza for the last 40 years is the Sicilian pie at Mario the Baker on High Ridge.
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I guess you never got to Amore in Springdale when the former owner had it. I haven't been since its reincarnation, but it was right down the street from where I grew up and IMO was the best Stamford had to offer in the 80s/90s before the wood fired ovens came to town. If I wasn't having Colony, I was having Amore. These guys knew about it.
 
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Deepster said:
He might be "dooshy" in spots....but he's also tasted about 25X the pizza you and I ever have.
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ive eaten every new haven pizza & he‘ wrong on pepes and modern. if he’s giving angleo’s’ manhattan & philly 9‘s? and he gave joes nyc 8? attention whore
 
Ratso said:
ive eaten every new haven pizza & he‘ wrong on pepes and modern. if he’s giving angleo’s’ manhattan & philly 9‘s? and he gave joes nyc 8? attention whore
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He's literally eaten at a thousand spots. You just named like 6.
 
great point, i want to test all the great queens spots

and , my opinion, patsy‘s square is the best pizza i’ve ever eaten.
 
My favorites outside the New Haven area would be Sassano in south Glastonbury, Rossini's in East Hampton, and Brick and Basil (actually a pizza truck) in Norwich
 
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HooperScooper said:
Ballot stuffing? I've never heard anything about some of these places.

www.courant.com

The 16 best pizzerias in Connecticut, according to our readers

Which Connecticut pizzeria makes the best pizza? We left it up to you to vote for your favorites, and we’ve determined the top 16 pizzerias with the most votes.
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Alternate free access: Pizza showdown: You’ve picked the top 16 best pizza places in Connecticut. Time to vote again.
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I've been to about half of the places on that list. Some are great, some shouldn't be in the Top 16. I will say that Little City was amazing when it was in Simsbury, and that Naples is really good for the Hartford area.

I recently had Domenick & Pia in Waterbury. It was superb. Easy to see why it's busy all day long.
 
storrsroars said:
I guess you never got to Amore in Springdale when the former owner had it. I haven't been since its reincarnation, but it was right down the street from where I grew up and IMO was the best Stamford had to offer in the 80s/90s before the wood fired ovens came to town. If I wasn't having Colony, I was having Amore. These guys knew about it.
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Had it many times growing up. Born here in 1970. But I never found it outstanding or underrated. A step above John the Baker, Luigi’s or Pellicci’s.
 
Huskybass said:
I've been to about half of the places on that list. Some are great, some shouldn't be in the Top 16. I will say that Little City was amazing when it was in Simsbury, and that Naples is really good for the Hartford area.

I recently had Domenick & Pia in Waterbury. It was superb. Easy to see why it's busy all day long.
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I’ve been to 11 of the 16 on the list. Agree, some great, some shouldn’t be on the list—but good enough that on a given day I could see someone getting an excellent pie. Bobby’s in North Branford—an @August_West fave—is in that category.

Definitely not a bad pie among them, which is really the bigger story about Connecticut imo, i.e., there is never a reason to settle for crap pizza.
 
8893 said:
Definitely not a bad pie among them, which is really the bigger story about Connecticut imo, i.e., there is never a reason to settle for crap pizza.
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So, I have a really great pizza place, a really good pizza place and a meh pizza place in a 3-4 mile space.

Really great = 25% of the time
Really good = 50% of the time
Meh = 25% of the time

And that's pure laziness. The Good/Meh spots are on my "regular route" and maybe 5 minutes easier on a normal weekday. And reading what I wrote has me really second guessing that whole situation.
 
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KSC94 said:
My favorites outside the New Haven area would be Sassano in south Glastonbury, Rossini's in East Hampton, and Brick and Basil (actually a pizza truck) in Norwich
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Rossini's love (by someone other than me) FTW.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Where was Shakey's located? Unfamiliar with that name.
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It was just up from Vernon Circle, near the Rockville town line (not sure which side of it). The people wore these outfits, and kids could get those hats too. One of those old school places that were for kids, but were also essentially a bar for the parents.

Picture Vernon: When Pizza Ruled The Circle (msn.com)

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Anyone try the Detroit style pizza? I hear Joey Garlic's has it, but don't I don't want to ride all the way to Newington (passing New Haven) just to try it without info. Was in Detroit a couple of years ago and heard nothing about it.

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Kitaman said:
Anyone try the Detroit style pizza? I hear Joey Garlic's has it, but don't I don't want to ride all the way to Newington (passing New Haven) just to try it without info. Was in Detroit a couple of years ago and heard nothing about it.

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Well there must be a Pizza Hut closer to your house. I'd rather starve than eat it but hey knock yourself out if you really want to try Detroit Style Pizza without driving to Joey Garlic's. Or Detroit.

 
HooperScooper said:
Well there must be a Pizza Hut closer to your house. I'd rather starve than eat it but hey knock yourself out if you really want to try Detroit Style Pizza without driving to Joey Garlic's. Or Detroit.

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Very insulting brother. IHOP makes pancakes, McDonalds makes hamburgers and Taco Bell's makes Tacos, all okay for a hunger attack but when it comes to Pizza I never eat a chain's pizza. Perhaps if I move out of State and am going through withdrawals, but I rather eat a possum when in CT.
 
Kitaman said:
Very insulting brother. IHOP makes pancakes, McDonalds makes hamburgers and Taco Bell's makes Tacos, all okay for a hunger attack but when it comes to Pizza I never eat a chain's pizza. Perhaps if I move out of State and am going through withdrawals, but I rather eat a possum when in CT.
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In fairness, no one out-pizzas the Hut.
 
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