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OT: The Pizza Capital of the World?

Bigboote said:
Some time ago, probably the 80's or early 90's, I saw an article about the "Pizza Triangle": Hartford to the north, New London to the east, and New Haven (or maybe Bridgeport) to the west. Having grown up in the middle of that, it made sense to me. My little hometown of 8000 souls had a dozen or more pizza joints, always including Italian, Sicilian, and Greek.

Part of the culture shock of moving south was the lack of pizza. I knew I was in trouble when Pizza Hut was the best in town. Here in the burbs of DC it's a bit better, but 90% of the time, when I have pizza it's my own.
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Not sure where you are in the "burbs of DC" but having worked many years in DC and living in Potomac MD burbs before retiring, there's a Frank Pepe's in Bethesda MD that's not quite the same as the original New Haven Pepe's but still very good.
 
WiseWillie said:
Not sure where you are in the "burbs of DC" but having worked many years in DC and living in Potomac MD burbs before retiring, there's a Frank Pepe's in Bethesda MD that's not quite the same as the original New Haven Pepe's but still very good.
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When I was a teenager, we would go to Armand's Chicago Pizzaria on Connecticut Ave. Ever been to the original Ledo's in Hyattsville, about a block from U of M. I'm from Silver Spring- Corner Pub in Four-Corners.
 
Bald Husky said:
Geno really ripped the pizza in Connecticut, and I mean ripped. This state is trying to get an idenity, so I think his comments were uncalled for. Mention it once, but he just went on and on. Not a cool thing to say about the state that pays his salary.
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He was ripping on an "un-named" pizza source that he clearly didn't like and not ALL CT pizza. In fact that's why he was so annoyed because he knows CT has really good apizza. Note: He did pivot to saying Pepe's is relatively close enough..
 
Geez, just make your own.
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vaeman said:
He was ripping on an "un-named" pizza source that he clearly didn't like and not ALL CT pizza. In fact that's why he was so annoyed because he knows CT has really good apizza. Note: He did pivot to saying Pepe's is relatively close enough..
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Hmmmm. You may have stumbled onto a solution to UConn’s postgame pizza dilemma. I understand that the nearest Pepe’s is 17 miles from Storrs in Manchester. So how about UConn has a standing order for 10-12 pizzas for every home game at Storrs. Pepe’s could make the pizzas in advance, monitor the UConn game and at the start of the 4th qtr, get the pizzas in the oven. Load’em up in a delivery van and get them to the locker room for a the postgame.

Problem solved!!!!!
 
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I grew up in New Haven. Sally’s, Pepe’s and Modern all make great pizza. Toppings are a personal preference. I prefer a plain tomato pie or white clam pie. But everyone seems to have overlooked the most important part of making a great pizza - the oven. The older, the better.
 
Chicago pizza is not pizza and it basically sucks. I had Pepe's pizza in Waterbury and it was Chuckie Cheese quality (sorry Chuckie). We need a pineapple poll. 🙂
 
Bald Husky said:
Geno really ripped the pizza in Connecticut, and I mean ripped. This state is trying to get an idenity, so I think his comments were uncalled for. Mention it once, but he just went on and on. Not a cool thing to say about the state that pays his salary.
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No, his comments were misunderstood and misrepresented. He was clearly talking about Storrs and the general area. He even said he wasn't talking about Pepe's. The truth is, not all of CT has good pizza. New Haven is king. There are decent places scattered around the state. The pizza probably came from Willington Pizza. It isn't good.
 
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Forego said:
I grew up in New Haven. Sally’s, Pepe’s and Modern all make great pizza. Toppings are a personal preference. I prefer a plain tomato pie or white clam pie. But everyone seems to have overlooked the most important part of making a great pizza - the oven. The older, the better.
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Roseland is better than all three big New Haven Pizza places.. Sally's, Pepes and Modern..

Seriously, and I lived in New Haven too.

My ranking:

1. Roseland (Derby)
2. Sally's
3. Ernies (New Haven)
4. Modern
5. Pepes
 
Torrington, in the northwest corner( the New York City playground) is a very Italian town, with many pizza places. I've eaten at all the so-called best pizza places in CT., and lots elsewhere. The Berkshire Cafe in Torrington is, hands down, the best We raised our family 7 miles away in Litchfield, and hit the Berkshire often. Now I'm 70 miles away in Northampton, so the pizza has to be reheated when I get home. Still the best! I don't think there is any pineapple in the place.
 
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I grew up eating pineapple from a can, obviously cold, and enjoyed it but then tried fresh pineapple and it was so much better. However I still ate it cold or room temperature. More recently we've often had a meal with pulled pork and pineapple (fresh) on the grill. I was astonished how much better pineapple taste when heated up.

I haven't yet had it on pizza, but while I used to be in the "no way, no how, should one ever put pineapple on the pizza" crowd, I'm now wondering if I should revisit that. We often have homemade pizza when the grandkids are visiting so maybe we should try it.
 
oldude said:
Having grown up in CT as a member of an Italian-American family, I have a great appreciation and love for a good pizza. But it appears that there is a serious problem with pizza and the #1 team in the nation that could derail UConn's opportunity to win championship #13. 😮

Evidently, after home games, UConn has pizza delivered to the locker room. Last night, at the start of his postgame presser, Geno went on a lengthy rant about how bad the pizza was after the game. Someone mentioned Pepe's, the legendary CT pizza joint, to which Geno lamented that, "this was not pizza from Pepe's."

As a lover of great Pizza, I became immediately concerned about how bad pizza might impact the team....lethargic play.....weakness from hunger.....lack of motivation. 🫨 The good news is that Geno is on the problem. He fully intends to remedy the situation, hopefully for the game on Monday against the Irish.
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Ct. may claim to be pizza nirvana, ask any pizza aficionado who has travel the land where the best pizza, the most diverse types, and tastiest pizza is found. There is one location where hot dogs and pizza are king, that is hands down, Chicago. The city may be a joke in many respects; however they know how to make a pie and dress up a dog. Yes, I have been to the place in Ct. that claims to be the 1st pizza place in the country and found it to be lacking to pizza in Chicago.
 
MooseJaw said:
Ct. may claim to be pizza nirvana, ask any pizza aficionado who has travel the land where the best pizza, the most diverse types, and tastiest pizza is found. There is one location where hot dogs and pizza are king, that is hands down, Chicago. The city may be a joke in many respects; however they know how to make a pie and dress up a dog. Yes, I have been to the place in Ct. that claims to be the 1st pizza place in the country and found it to be lacking to pizza in Chicago.
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Just to be clear, the majority of folks on this thread have already agreed that Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is not pizza. Now if you’re talking about NY style pizza that you can get in Chicago, I agree that it’s pretty darn good.
 
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