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OT: Best Pizza in CT

Matrim55 said:
Roma's is solid but I'm not sure it's even top 5 in Torrington. Sasso's & Anthony's clear top 2, Giovanni's was always reliable (tho I haven't eaten there in years), and then depending on what you like, there's Marzano's (neapolitan), Pizza Palace (greek) and The Berkshire (kind of defies categorization). Glad to see Roma's getting some good pub tho, and maybe I'll get a pie next time I'm in town.

Sasso's white Tuscan is one of the best pies I've ever had, up there with the New Haven greats. Worth the trip to Torrington for that alone.
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Anthony's was my favorite restaurant growing up. Once a week I would go there and always the same order- fried calamari and pepperoni pizza. They were always excellent and Cadia was always so sweet. Years ago it seemed like they changed the pizza recipe and even the calamari and spicy marinara seemed different and we all just stopped going. It's nice to see it's still going strong.

Only had Sasso's once, it was good but we got it to go and ate it at a friend's house so the integrity of it wasn't so great. Need to try it again and eat it there.

Only had Roma's once, it seemed fine but that was it.

I've had Marzano's, good Neopolitan.

I always loved The Berkshire but never was a fan of the pizza. I would always get the salad with the awesome homemade dressing and a cheeseburger grinder. They added a French dip on garlic bread which is really good, other sandwiches, and Mucke's chili dogs. I went there recently and we decided to get a large sausage pizza to go along with the salads we shared despite people telling us their pizza went downhill since it changed owners. It's funny, I really dug the pizza and it was better than I ever remembered it back in the day.

Also had Milestone Pizza in Thomaston which had the good char I love but it's not New Haven level as it's wood fired. Still a really good pizza with good quality charred pepperoni. Also had Hawinton's Hometown Pizza which is just a decent local pizza but man that also hit the spot and they made a pretty killer chicken cutlet grinder.

Connecticut is so much better at pizza than anywhere else and their Italian grinder game is awesome. It's also cheap.
It's sad Shiek's, Salerno's, and Carbone's are all gone from Torrington. Those will always be special places to me.
 
Matrim55 said:
He doesn’t 100% understand that Torrington pizza isn’t New Haven apizza. It’s like halfway between New Haven style and a New York slice.

I miss it! Even the best in my NYC neighborhood — L’Industrie & Paulie Gee’s — don’t compare.
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You’re right… although I have a serious weakness for L’Industrie. Just a spectacular slice.
 
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Lemon ricotta, new potatoes, pistou, red pepper flake and dill from the grill.

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FlyBono said:
Tony’s in Willimantic

Gus’s Pub Plainfield

Illiano’s Colchester CT get the baked potato pizza
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Been living fairly near Gus’s for years…never once got a pizza there. I’ll check it out.
 
Have had regular mootz pie and a fresh tomato pie from the new Frank Pepe in Stamford in the last week. I say this with zero hesitation… it’s a legit representation of the Wooster Street version - not the same, but really solid - and it’s 100x better than anything I’ve gotten from Sally’s Stamford outpost.
 
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If I wanted baked potatoes, I'd get baked potatoes. Same for new potatoes, dill, and all that other stuff.
 
superjohn said:
I like your taste in things but the Sally's tomato pie is arguably the most overrated food there is, it's right up there with the lobster roll.
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Your post is self-proving, given that you've made half the argument you've claimed. I'll complete things by arguing the opposite. I ate Sally's for 40 years before I tried the plain tomato pie, probably because it was among many different pies being offered at a screening of "Pizza: A Love Story." I instantly went from finding it conceptually unfathomable to loving it. Every time.

Plain cheese (except for fresh, especially out of East Harlem Patsy's coal oven) hasn't held any great appeal for me since I was a kid, such that eliminating the cheese is quite the improvement, even though low moisture mootz is great with all kinds of well-chosen toppings on a red pie.

None of the above is in the, "You're wrong, and I'm right" vein. I like my choice. You like yours.

I also like your fondness for Litchfield County's offerings, including the Torrington stuff a few posts up from this. All I've had is Berkshire, which has its place.

And, fwiw, the couple times I went to Domenick & Pia's (yes, Waterbury is NH County), its exalted status has eluded me. It puts me in mind of a few well regarded slice places in NYC (Joe's among them) that also fall short of special...for me.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Your post is self-proving, given that you've made half the argument you've claimed. I'll complete things by arguing the opposite. I ate Sally's for 40 years before I tried the plain tomato pie, probably because it was among many different pies being offered at a screening of "Pizza: A Love Story." I instantly went from finding it conceptually unfathomable to loving it. Every time.

Plain cheese (except for fresh, especially out of East Harlem Patsy's coal oven) hasn't held any great appeal for me since I was a kid, such that eliminating the cheese is quite the improvement, even though low moisture mootz is great with all kinds of well-chosen toppings on a red pie.

None of the above is in the, "You're wrong, and I'm right" vein. I like my choice. You like yours.

I also like your fondness for Litchfield County's offerings, including the Torrington stuff a few posts up from this. All I've had is Berkshire, which has its place.

And, fwiw, the couple times I went to Domenick & Pia's (yes, Waterbury is NH County), its exalted status has eluded me. It puts me in mind of a few well regarded slice places in NYC (Joe's among them) that also fall short of special...for me.
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Sally’s fell off a cliff when the Consiglio family sold it to some conglomerate. I might even go back a little further and say when Sal Consiglio died the place just changed. Bobby and Rick still made appearances at the restaurant but were not there every day.
 
300 pages in and we still don’t know if Pepe’s or Sally’s is any good.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
Homemade? Forget the haters I'll bet it was delicious. Although I agree with the poster who questioned it's status as pizza
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Same thing with deep dish (Chicago Style) pizza, it’s no different than Sicilian Lasagna.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
I also like your fondness for Litchfield County's offerings, including the Torrington stuff a few posts up from this. All I've had is Berkshire, which has its place.

And, fwiw, the couple times I went to Domenick & Pia's (yes, Waterbury is NH County), its exalted status has eluded me. It puts me in mind of a few well regarded slice places in NYC (Joe's among them) that also fall short of special...for me.
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Begging you to make the trip for Sasso's & Anthony's. Worth hitting Marzano's at the top of the hill if you've got room/time while in town.

Agree 100% on Domenick & Pia's. I've never really gotten it.
 
Deepster said:
300 pages in and we still don’t know if Pepe’s or Sally’s is any good.
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Pepe’s in Fairfield might be even better now than the old place in New Haven. Had an absolutely terrific pie there a few weeks ago.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Sally’s fell off a cliff when the Consiglio family sold it to some conglomerate. I might even go back a little further and say when Sal Consiglio died the place just changed. Bobby and Rick still made appearances at the restaurant but were not there every day.
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I've only had takeout once from Sally's Fairfield and it was a major disappointment. Not only was it not worthy of the Sally's name, it wasn't even good for an average corner pizzeria. On the other hand, as other people have mentioned, the Fairfield Pepe's has been great.
 
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huskyjawz said:
I've only had takeout once from Sally's Fairfield and it was a major disappointment. Not only was it not worthy of the Sally's name, it wasn't even good for an average corner pizzeria. On the other hand, as other people have mentioned, the Fairfield Pepe's has been great.
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Yes, Pepe’s Fairfield might be the best in that whole chain.
 
HuskyHawk said:
If this is pizza, don't claim that Chicago deep dish isn't pizza.

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Pequod's is pan pizza but also falls under deep dish. Pequod's and Burt's are different than traditional Chicago Deep dish, they have the caramelized crust and the cheese and toppings on top where traditional Chicago deep dish is cooked in a cake pan which yields a flaky crust and they put the cheese on the bottom then toppings and sauce on top. They're both a lot better IMO than the cracker thin square cut tavern style pizza Chicagoans consider Chicago pizza and people are hyping up lately.

Connecticut does pizza so much better than everywhere else.
 
Put me down in the "deep-dish isn't pizza" column. I agree, it's closer to lasagne. And I've been to Lou Malnati's. All the ingrediants are fine but the configuration is sub-optimal for me.
 
huskyjawz said:
I've only had takeout once from Sally's Fairfield and it was a major disappointment. Not only was it not worthy of the Sally's name, it wasn't even good for an average corner pizzeria. On the other hand, as other people have mentioned, the Fairfield Pepe's has been great.
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Growing up in NH Sally’s was always my favorite but they are ruining their rep with these new locations that serve substandard pies at higher prices than their competitors. My experience was the same as yours in Fairfield although I haven’t been back since they first opened. Pepe’s in Fairfield has gotten a lot better over time.
 
imno1 said:
Growing up in NH Sally’s was always my favorite but they are ruining their rep with these new locations that serve substandard pies at higher prices than their competitors. My experience was the same as yours in Fairfield although I haven’t been back since they first opened. Pepe’s in Fairfield has gotten a lot better over time.
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Is the original New Haven Sally's still top notch or has it fallen along with the new locations?
 
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