OT: Best Pizza in CT

[fatlucy]

Nope 95% of greek places cut squares on a large

My Greek uncle has a pizza shop in PA. He cuts them into triangles. I took him on a tour of New Haven Pizza. He loved it but said it would never sell in PA.

 

[karstenkibbe]

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.

Man, can’t people read on this board? I said “many are made rectangular”. I also said served at room temp. Not sure where you get cold from. Also, both of these are Utica-style, cheese under the sauce, and they are both from O’Scugnizzo… doing pizza in Utica since 1914.

 

[August_West]

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.

Indeed. Superjohn absolutely posted a greek pie. No argument there.

 

[dog bone]

Was raised in Willimantic on new england greek style pizza with the square cuts on the large pizzas and triangular on small. Those interior 4 crustless squares were sought after by us kids because we hated the end crust on any pizza.

What makes the cheese unique with it scorched marks is its a 50/50 blend of moz and white cheddar. Its pan pizza with deep fried (in olive oil and lard) crust so its crunchy while its fresh but can be a soggy mess left over.

 

[runner11]

You guys are obviously right but I grew up on Captains/Beverlys/Paradise and this is news to me. Or did I just not order larges?

 

[Kolumbo]

I searched for images from Willington Pizza and found a couple. One of mozz and the other, GOAT

 

[Northbound]

Man, can’t people read on this board? I said “many are made rectangular”. I also said served at room temp. Not sure where you get cold from. Also, both of these are Utica-style, cheese under the sauce, and they are both from O’Scugnizzo… doing pizza in Utica since 1914.

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I can read you did not describe a Utica pie

There is NO CHESSE BETWEEN THE DOUGH AND THE SAIUCE - why dont people post something they know something about.

Jesus man be accurate seriously - how do i know about Utica pie a friends family owns the best known place for pie in Utica - besides spending a lot of time there still

Get it right man

 

[CTBasketball]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

 

[Deepster]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

Nope.

 

[August_West]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

I do. Seriously.

 

[Kolumbo]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

When I'm stuffed and I can't eat anymore I figure I'll cut a middle slice in half because it is so darn good and I can't stop and it doesn't have the crust. Then about 10 seconds later I finish the 2nd half. So good.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

I do. Seriously.

+1.

 

[TRest]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

The lack of a handle is troubling.

 

[Kolumbo]

The lack of a handle is troubling.

Some find the handle distracting, like tinsel. I will admit a center cut does lend itself to committing the 5-minute major of pizza eating: the fork. pizza and snickers bars.

 

[karstenkibbe]

I can read you did not describe a Utica pie

There is NO CHESSE BETWEEN THE DOUGH AND THE SAIUCE - why dont people post something they know something about.

man be accurate seriously - how do i know about Utica pie a friends family owns the best known place for pie in Utica - besides spending a lot of time there still

Get it right man

Oh I’ve got it right. But keep telling me your version if it makes your happy.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

If we are talking Greek pizza, I got a few spots.

I really liked Wilson’s in Windsor back in college. That was my buddies favorite hometown spot. Old McDonald’s building so they made the M a W lol

Also I grew up with Tommy’s in Middletown. Long gone but that was my childhood spot. My grandparents brought that home all the time. Bomb calzones too.

 

[HCCForever]

Does anyone like those Greek pizza middle slices?

I'm not that picky about the shape of the slices that I eat. Middle slices aren't the first slices that I eat due to being too hot but I will eat them.

 

[Deepster]

Oh I’ve got it right. But keep telling me your version if it makes your happy.

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I’ve had the pie from that place when my daughter visited Utica College. What a tasteless sloppy mess. And the place was filthy with meth heads hanging out all over the parking lot. Thumb way down.

 

[Deepster]

If we are talking Greek pizza, I got a few spots.

I really liked Wilson’s in Windsor back in college. That was my buddies favorite hometown spot. Old McDonald’s building so they made the M a W lol

Also I grew up with Tommy’s in Middletown. Long gone but that was my childhood spot. My grandparents brought that home all the time. Bomb calzones too.

Wilson’s has new owners now. Not the same pizza anymore. The old owners may have landed somewhere else but I’m not recalling it right now. Wilson’s was really good in the day. Best Greek pie I’ve ever had.

 

[Rocktheworld]

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.

Room temperature pizza with tool temp sauce on top?

That just does not sound appetizing at all.

 

[August_West]

Wilson’s has new owners now. Not the same pizza anymore. The old owners may have landed somewhere else but I’m not recalling it right now. Wilson’s was really good in the day. Best Greek pie I’ve ever had.

It was very good greek. We used to have band rehearsals right down the street from there and would always pick up a couple for break time. The last time was a couple years ago after the owner change and no it wasn't the same. They (the new owners , I guess the old owners are their cousins supposedly) claim it is the same recipe and everything else, but it's definitely not the same.

 

[Mazhude]

'It's not pizza:' Utica's Tomato Pie Day to celebrate iconic Upstate NY food

"Tomato pie - in Utica - is yeast dough covered with red sauce and, in some cases, topped with a sprinkling of Parmesan-style cheese. Some recipes stray further off the simple course - a brush of basil olive oil or, daringly, some caramelized onions and a handful of olives. But nobody, just nobody, puts mozzarella on his or her tomato pie in Utica. And almost everyone bakes it in a sheet pan..."

 

[storrsroars]

When I think of Utica, only one thing comes to mind, and it isn't pizza.

 

[superjohn]

Room temperature pizza with tool temp sauce on top?

That just does not sound appetizing at all.

They do the tomato pies in Philly too. There's a reason it hasn't taken off nationally, most people like cheese and they like their pizza hot.

 

[huskymedic]

They do the tomato pies in Philly too. There's a reason it hasn't taken off nationally, most people like cheese and they like their pizza hot.

As does Rhode Island: Explaining the Rhode Island pizza strip: What is it and why does it exist?