OT: Best Pizza in CT

[Fishy]

Hear me out. Most every OT thread sits on the main Men's hoop board for a day, maybe two. Then it goes somewhere else more appropriate. Yet this one has stuck around now for years. At this point? Most of the posts are:

1) How overrated Pepe's or Sally's is now. Or how the non-New Haven branches are awful.
2) About pizza places not even in CT. Do we really need to discuss pizza options in Indiana or Tennessee?
3) About some place or comment that was already discussed ten times over at some point. No one is going back to see if a spot has comments on it already. No one reads the past posts.

On one hand, you can say it's no big deal. It's not hurting anyone. On the other hand, you could also say it's mostly just noise by now with very, very, very limited useful info (Great, so and so poster got a pizza in Ellington that was overdone). The season is almost here and we'll have bigger topics to discuss. Why do we still have this thing kicking around?

If the question could be answered, it would have been answered a decade ago.

Now, it’s just people preening over pizza that they may or may not like in hopes that other people will applaud their opinion.

“I went to (Sally’s, Pepe’s, Modern, wherever) and had the (clam, pepperoni, mushroom, whatever) pizza and omg it melted my face off with delicious flavors and textures. My girlfriend tried it and she made a little noise that I have never ever ever heard before in our 13 years of dating. It’s was so amazing that we almost forgot that we were heading to New Haven ComiCon.”

Okay. Great. Moving on.

 

[Lafayette]

Hey my daughter and son both worked a pizza joint for HS jobs (son still).

It's a timeless, classic HS job made fun of in comedies since there were comedic movies.

That said I do the taxes for the owner of this pizza place so naturally they employ my kids.

So now there are multiple reasons to keep this thread alive - pizza rating, buying a pizza place, pizza jobs, pizza eaten while watching UConn play, best pizza, etc.

 

[Deepster]

I like this thread. There's a lot more to it than pizza. People discuss their travel plans, the atmosphere in these places, events that led them there etc. DIscussing our pizza likes and dislikes reveals a lot of other stuff. I've learned a lot from it and I've tried some of the places mentioned as a result. Camille's in Tolland was a great find I learned of from this thread.

I don't doubt that. All valid points.

There's a beer thread on the Food and Travel board. Been there since 2012. 285 pages long. Why isn't that on the men's basketball board too? On that forum there's also a whiskey thread, best sandwich in Philadelphia thread, a lobster roll thread, etc, etc. Think of all the great finds you'd get if you spent more time there?

Beer

Something we can all agree is good. Thanks for all the feedback on holiday brews for my upcoming Ct. Christmas trip. I do feel a bit lucky down here in the extreme western panhandle of Florida. Small city/community but there's a microbrewery that sells by the quart or the growler ...

the-boneyard.com

 

[Lafayette]

Pizza, Pizza....

 

[Hoophound]

I don't doubt that. All valid points.

There's a beer thread on the Food and Travel board. Been there since 2012. 285 pages long. Why isn't that on the men's basketball board too? On that forum there's also a whiskey thread, best sandwich in Philadelphia thread, a lobster roll thread, etc, etc. Think of all the great finds you'd get if you spent more time there?

Beer

Something we can all agree is good. Thanks for all the feedback on holiday brews for my upcoming Ct. Christmas trip. I do feel a bit lucky down here in the extreme western panhandle of Florida. Small city/community but there's a microbrewery that sells by the quart or the growler ...

the-boneyard.com

We talkin pizza man.

 

[Lafayette]

This thread is so old the OP hasn't been seen in 2 years. Hope it was not death by pizza, but for the OP I guess the Nexus 6 models really did have a 4 year lifespan.

 

[Mazhude]

Keep the thread! I like to keep track of the ever changing apizza trends in CT... and I absolutely make a point to check it right before my every trip back to New Haven so I can see if there new places worth trying.

 

[Deepster]

Its actually pretty good stuff. Camille's is great and pizza lovers should try it. Pepe's is meh, times have changed. Of course, if you participate in the thread just to complain, insult and be a whiny old turd, you might not think the info is worth while. If you are debating heading to one of these establishments, it may be of interest.

I've read about a million different things you eat that I don't give a damn about. I never took the time to tell you.

Don't take it personal. The mindless dreck you posted is on par with everyone else's mindless dreck in this thread. That includes my own mindless dreck.

I think it's a fair and honest question to be asked. How many times can we read Sally's/Pepe's is overrated? And why shouldn't it be on the FOOD board?

 

[temery]

Don't take it personal. The mindless dreck you posted is on par with everyone else's mindless dreck in this thread. That includes my own mindless dreck.

I think it's a fair and honest question to be asked. How many times can we read Sally's/Pepe's is overrated? And why shouldn't it be on the FOOD board?

Just click the ignore thread button. I thought about moving it to the food and travel board, but it's kind of tradition being stuck here, especially during the off-season.

And when someone searches for "best pizza in Connecticut the boneyard is often on the first page of results.

 

[husky429]

Its actually pretty good stuff. Camille's is great and pizza lovers should try it. Pepe's is meh, times have changed. Of course, if you participate in the thread just to complain, insult and be a whiny old turd, you might not think the info is worth while. If you are debating heading to one of these establishments, it may be of interest.

I've read about a million different things you eat that I don't give a damn about. I never took the time to tell you.

Camille's is the closest thing to good pizza near campus. Everything else is a disaster

 

[Hunt for 7]

This thread is not about food. It is an illustration thread. And what is it illustrating…..people who post here basically will argue about anything. Actually this should be required reading for every new member before they can post. It will properly prepare them on what to expect once they jump in and start posting their opinions.

 

[Fishy]

Does anyone know of a good pizza place in Connecticut?

 

[storrsroars]

Blaze

 

[Durks07]

I think the Chuck E. Cheese in Manchester is still in business.

 

[Mister P]

In on this early. I think this thread could go on for years…😁

 

[NoSpamHere]

Daddy, what’s “pizza”?

 

[Waquoit]

Ignore. When that feature comes back again I mean

 

[Deepster]

In on this early. I think this thread could go on for years…😁

Sally's is overrated unless you get it when it's not. And sometimes the non-New Haven spots are awful. And sometimes they're very good.

 

[TRest]

Bufalina

 

[Chin Diesel]

Does anyone know of a good pizza place in Connecticut?

Connecticut has a bunch of Greek Style pizzas which are great.

Light, fluffy crust, tangy sauce and good cheese combo on top.

 

[Mr. French]

Is Connecticut pizza actually good? I know you guys are proud and grew up on it, but doesn’t seem that great. Thin and burnt is not my idea of delicious pizza.

Also, that thread was a huge waste of space, so I’m very glad it was re-ignited.

Flame away!!

 

[Hamms30]

Is Connecticut pizza actually good? I know you guys are proud and grew up on it, but doesn’t seem that great. Thin and burnt is not my idea of delicious pizza.

Also, that thread was a huge waste of space, so I’m very glad it was re-ignited.

Flame away!!

Yes, then Jersey, then floppy jiloppi NY slices and a distant distant fourth is the tomato soup in a bread bowl that hails from the midwest. Nvm.. put Detroit above Chicago.

 

[Deepster]

Is Connecticut pizza actually good? I know you guys are proud and grew up on it, but doesn’t seem that great. Thin and burnt is not my idea of delicious pizza.

Also, that thread was a huge waste of space, so I’m very glad it was re-ignited.

Flame away!!

Sometimes it's overrated and sometimes it's the best in the world. Unless you go to Sally's on a bad day. But the West Hartford Pepe's is trash.

 

[Flipside]

Connecticut has a bu ch of Greek Style pizzas which are great.

Light, fluffy crust, tangy sauce and good cheese combo on top.

one of my go-tos in the 90s, glad to see they're still open George's Pizza Restaurant

 

[fatlucy]

In on this early. I think this thread could go on for years…😁

BAR is not that low on the list. It’s better than Sally’s. I’m in New Haven.