OT: Best Pizza in CT

[HCCForever]

The UConn community must have been threatened with something unspeakable in the aughts.

Students stopped calling Northwest and North Frats and The Jungle, respectively cold turkey about two decade ago. Current students have no idea what or where pre-2000s students are talking about when those dorms are referenced in that manner.

Does Hawley Armory still exist? Is there a rack or iron maiden or something that the Administration threatened them with?

She wasn't president until 2011, but I blame Herbst.

But what happened to Huskies on King Hill Road?

Even Wright B is gone. I believe that is the site of a shared dining hall now for the area formerly known as "The Frats".

 

[Chin Diesel]

That’s a “Utica Style” pie, otherwise known as an upside down pizza or tomato pie (different than the south Jersey tomato pie). I’ve had a few examples of the style in the Utica area. Some are circular, many are made rectangular in a thicker pan style, and many are served at room temp. Cheese on the bottom, chunky tomato sauce and pecorino on top. It’s solid when made well.

Well that answers that. Part of me always wanted to ask what part of upstate they were referring to since "upstate" has about a hundred different definitions to New Yorkers.

 

[Husky25]

But what happened to Huskies on King Hill Road?

Even Wright B is gone. I believe that is the site of a shared dining hall now for the area formerly known as "The Frats".

Huskies appears to have moved to where The Civic Pub used to be, I think they tore the old Huskies building down not too long ago.

 

[Kolumbo]

I love all kinds of pizza but this is what we grew up on

 

[superjohn]

I love all kinds of pizza but this is what we grew up on

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You're from the Midwest?

 

[Kolumbo]

You're from the Midwest?

New England. We were neighbors, county-wise.

 

[Husky25]

New England. We were neighbors, county-wise.

I'd not seen a round pizza cut in squares until I moved to Connecticut. Even the large Greek House of Pizza style pizzas in Massachusetts were cut pie shaped.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I love all kinds of pizza but this is what we grew up on

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Are you from Texas? Maybe California?

 

[Chin Diesel]

I love all kinds of pizza but this is what we grew up on

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A classic looking Greek style pie.

 

[superjohn]

A classic looking Greek style pie.

This is the Greek pizza I grew up on in CT, never seen it cut Chicago tavern style in CT.

 

[August_West]

You're from the Midwest?

they have greek in midwest?

 

[August_West]

This is the Greek pizza I grew up on in CT, never seen it cut Chicago tavern style in CT.
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Nope 95% of greek places cut squares on a large

 

[superjohn]

they have greek in midwest?

Not New England style Greek Pizza. All the Greek Pizza I've ever had in CT is cut in slices and has well done cheese.

 

[August_West]

Not New England style Greek Pizza. All the Greek Pizza I've ever had in CT is cut in slices and has well done cheese.

Not larges.

 

[Kolumbo]

When we were growing up all the Greek pizzas were cut in squares. All the out of staters at UConn mentioned how peculiar it was. I think many are now offering slices and NY style but we always had squares. Greasy cheesy saucy squares.

 

[August_West]

When we were growing up all the Greek pizzas were cut in squares. All the out of staters at UConn mentioned how peculiar it was. I think many are now offering slices and NY style but we always had squares. Greasy cheesy saucy squares.

I can walk to two greek places outside of my work right now and if I order a large its squares. I grew up in Farmington Valley every large pizza from a greek joint was squares. Have I seen Superjohns example of greek? I have a few times. But it predominantly a square large.

 

[storrsroars]

Not New England style Greek Pizza. All the Greek Pizza I've ever had in CT is cut in slices and has well done cheese.

We've have this argument before. I can't confirm that it's only large pies, but every single pizza I've had from Hope St in Stamford and Post Corner in Darien have been cut in squares since at least the 70s. And the cheese was rarely well done. And there was a place around Storrs that did the same in the late 70s (only Greek pies I had up there - we'd go into Willi at get pizza at Italian Gardens for a decent thin crust).

That said, the old-time classic Greek pan pizzas (usually 12") that our family would get for take out ("one free when you buy five!") from John's in Springdale, Glenbrook, or Papa's downtown (all packaged between two Chinet-type cardboard plates and sealed in a paper bag), were cut in six wedges.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This is the Greek pizza I grew up on in CT, never seen it cut Chicago tavern style in CT.
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That looks like a Pizza Hut pan pizza to me.

I definitely grew up on squares for Greek pizza.

 

[superjohn]

Not larges.

Yes, large. Those are the only size pizza I ever order. Small and medium pizza are pointless.

 

[superjohn]

That looks like a Pizza Hut pan pizza to me.

I definitely grew up on squares for Greek pizza.

It's Bantam Pizza. One of the only Greek pizzas I like.

The other place I used to frequently get Greek Pizza is Washington Pizza House...

 

[Chin Diesel]

We've have this argument before. I can't confirm that it's only large pies, but every single pizza I've had from Hope St in Stamford and Post Corner in Darien have been cut in squares since at least the 70s. And the cheese was rarely well done. And there was a place around Storrs that did the same in the late 70s (only Greek pies I had up there - we'd go into Willi at get pizza at Italian Gardens for a decent thin crust).

That said, the old-time classic Greek pan pizzas (usually 12") that our family would get for take out ("one free when you buy five!") from John's in Springdale, Glenbrook, or Papa's downtown (all packaged between two Chinet-type cardboard plates and sealed in a paper bag), were cut in six wedges.

I'll triangulate the discussion. A characteristic of the Greek pizzas I ate always had that brown, bubbly cheese top. I associate that look with Greek pizzas.

 

[Northbound]

That’s a “Utica Style” pie, otherwise known as an upside down pizza or tomato pie (different than the south Jersey tomato pie). I’ve had a few examples of the style in the Utica area. Some are circular, many are made rectangular in a thicker pan style, and many are served at room temp. Cheese on the bottom, chunky tomato sauce and pecorino on top. It’s solid when made well.

That picture is in no way shape or form a Utica Pie.

Utica pie is dough (usually rectangle), olive oil, tomato sauce - typically a bit on the sweet side, and a sprinkle of cheese on top, there is no cheese under the tomato sauce in a traditional Utica pie - it's dough, olive oil, sauce and parm. Utica Pie is served cold.

 

[storrsroars]

I'll triangulate the discussion. A characteristic of the Greek pizzas I ate always had that brown, bubbly cheese top. I associate that look with Greek pizzas.

It may be that Post Corner did bake the pies till the cheese was scorched, but my memories of Hope St was that it was the whitest, gooeyest mess of a pizza I'd had, and extremely difficult to eat the crustless middle pieces as it was so soggy.

 

[Umami Zen]

I can walk to two greek places outside of my work right now and if I order a large its squares. I grew up in Farmington Valley every large pizza from a greek joint was squares. Have I seen Superjohns example of greek? I have a few times. But it predominantly a square large.

Huey Lewis.. Hip to be square.. Apollo's Pizza always square.. Former owners moved back to Greece.

 

[Chin Diesel]

It may be that Post Corner did bake the pies till the cheese was scorched, but my memories of Hope St was that it was the whitest, gooeyest mess of a pizza I'd had, and extremely difficult to eat the crustless middle pieces as it was so soggy.

This is what I think of when I think of Greek pizzas.