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OT: Best Pizza in CT

Dogfish said:
Photographic evidence presented, now some testimony is needed. Sorry, I've become enamored with the Karen Reed thread. How where they?
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Really good – on par with Sally's & Roseland, a step behind Pepe's & Modern. The mashed potato & bacon was a very good rec, and I'm grateful to everyone who steered me in that direction.

Next time I come up I'm hitting Zuppardi's.
 
Matrim55 said:
Really good – on par with Sally's & Roseland, a step behind Pepe's & Modern. The mashed potato & bacon was a very good rec, and I'm grateful to everyone who steered me in that direction.

Next time I come up I'm hitting Zuppardi's.
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Agree on Modern and Pepe's being the best. Modern can be a bit soupy in the middle sometimes but it doesn't matter, the taste is incredible. That's my favorite pizza place of all time. I don't get why Sally's seems to get a lot more love than Pepe's. Every pie I've ever had from New Haven Pepe's in my life has been excellent and they expanded the right way, IMO. I can't say the same for Sally's.

Zuppardi's is excellent but a bit different. Never had Bar which is weird. Roseland is excellent but haven't had it in many years.
 
That’s what can happen when the state's tourism office buys five billboards and a half-dozen subway station "liveboard" ads claiming pizza superiority in the heart of a city that takes its pizza almost as seriously – almost, but not quite – as Connecticut. No, they did not find much agreement.

“We’re here making sure that everybody knows that Connecticut has the best damn pizza in the country. We’re no longer a drive-through state. This is a drive-to state,” Anthony Anthony, the state’s chief marketing officer, declared on a video take.

Trying a little too hard, no?


Alternate access:

Connecticut pizza team heads to NYC to claim superiority. Here's what they found.​

 
HooperScooper said:
That’s what can happen when the state's tourism office buys five billboards and a half-dozen subway station "liveboard" ads claiming pizza superiority in the heart of a city that takes its pizza almost as seriously – almost, but not quite – as Connecticut. No, they did not find much agreement.

“We’re here making sure that everybody knows that Connecticut has the best damn pizza in the country. We’re no longer a drive-through state. This is a drive-to state,” Anthony Anthony, the state’s chief marketing officer, declared on a video take.

Trying a little too hard, no?


Alternate access:

Connecticut pizza team heads to NYC to claim superiority. Here's what they found.​

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It's kind of lame. And fwiw, I like John's of Bleeker a little better than any of the NH places...
 
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HooperScooper said:
That’s what can happen when the state's tourism office buys five billboards and a half-dozen subway station "liveboard" ads claiming pizza superiority in the heart of a city that takes its pizza almost as seriously – almost, but not quite – as Connecticut. No, they did not find much agreement.

“We’re here making sure that everybody knows that Connecticut has the best damn pizza in the country. We’re no longer a drive-through state. This is a drive-to state,” Anthony Anthony, the state’s chief marketing officer, declared on a video take.

Trying a little too hard, no?


Alternate access:

Connecticut pizza team heads to NYC to claim superiority. Here's what they found.​

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Serious pizza fans already know about New Haven and people that aren't serious aren't going to be sold by this marketing campaign.
 
HooperScooper said:
Trying a little too hard, no?
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No, you can't expect others to make your case for you.

huskyjawz said:
Serious pizza fans already know about New Haven and people that aren't serious aren't going to be sold by this marketing campaign.
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Probably not? But you don't think if the message gets out there to the casual fans it won't create interest? Wondering what the fuss is all about?
 
I’ve been bashed here when I have touted Costco pizza but I guess I’m not the only one who thinks it’s good.

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UConnKev said:
Travel soccer is a blessing and a curse. Had a game in Norwalk on Saturday but luckily was able to stop and get a BEC from Country Cow (still the best in the state).
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I just had my first Country Cow BEC and hash browns in 6 months and man did it hit the spot after a 5:30am wake up for a 7am youth hockey game at the Sacred Heart rink.
 
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I'm looking forward to Colony Grill opening up in Glastonbury at Somerset Square. It may not be for everyone but there are times that bar pizza just hits the spot. It is my go to spot in Stamford when I'm driving home from NY, easy on and easy off. Hopefully it does better than when they opened in Avon.
 
Magic32 said:
I'm looking forward to Colony Grill opening up in Glastonbury at Somerset Square. It may not be for everyone but there are times that bar pizza just hits the spot. It is my go to spot in Stamford when I'm driving home from NY, easy on and easy off. Hopefully it does better than when they opened in Avon.
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I tried the Avon one when it opened, it was just okay flavor-wise and the place seemed like it was yearning to just be a sports bar rather than a restaurant. I don't think it's a model that can be copied and place in other locations.
 
TRest said:
I tried the Avon one when it opened, it was just okay flavor-wise and the place seemed like it was yearning to just be a sports bar rather than a restaurant. I don't think it's a model that can be copied and place in other locations.
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There are nine of them. Five are within a half hour of the original which makes sense. Avon is no longer listed on their website.

The others are two in DC burbs and two in the Tampa Bay area.

My issue with Colony expanding is that you simply cannot duplicate the atmosphere of the original. It was a cop bar with cheap unique pizza and beer served in juice glasses by colorful characters. It catered to softball teams, day drinkers, working stiffs, and was also a necessary stop for any mayor on St. Patrick's Day. And the "No Stags Allowed" sign over the entrance to the dining room. The newer locations are simply bars.
 
Yesterday in front of the XL on Trumbull St....
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-> Gotham’s biggest cheese, according to The Best Pizza Awards, is the critically-acclaimed Una Pizza Napoletana.

Anthony Mangieri’s popular restaurant has been a regular presence on the generally well-regarded list, but this year, it moved up 11 places, beating out other sacred New York spots and claiming the real victory — best pizza in the U.S. (Take that, New Jersey and New Haven.) <-
 
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That is what pizza looks like in Italy, and while it continues to move closer to what we make here, their pizza is still a bit behind.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Dang. Shame. Their apizza, the one time I got it, was very good. But when I picked it up, it was striking how run down the place was. Kind of shocking to learn they were only open 6 years. Looked like a place that had been open since 1995. Hope they can find footing elsewhere
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That footprint used to be the old Vic’s Pizza before it morphed into JRoos and moved to State & Dixwell.
 
huskymedic said:
That footprint used to be the old Vic’s Pizza before it morphed into JRoos and moved to State & Dixwell.
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Dixwell Ave

Could never drive on that without appreciating the underlying schoolhouse humor of the street name
 
Fresh summer tomato pie has officially dropped at Pepe’s. I wait all year for this sauceless pie, which I adore at the Wooster Street location. Doesn’t have the garlic flavor of the New Haven version, but this pie from the Stamford Pepe’s tonight was delicious.

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huskymedic said:


-> Gotham’s biggest cheese, according to The Best Pizza Awards, is the critically-acclaimed Una Pizza Napoletana.

Anthony Mangieri’s popular restaurant has been a regular presence on the generally well-regarded list, but this year, it moved up 11 places, beating out other sacred New York spots and claiming the real victory — best pizza in the U.S. (Take that, New Jersey and New Haven.) <-
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Meh, pizza rankings from an organization out of Krakow, Poland are suspect.
 
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Samoo said:
Meh, pizza rankings from an organization out of Krakow, Poland are suspect.
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Give it up for the New York Post, ladies and gentlemen!
 
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