The pizza thread

[bvibert]

They put "hamburger" on their pizza.

I came down to CT....slices were triangular...they would hold their shape. Toppings were placed on the pizza...not dumped on with a bucket loader. There were no "inside pieces".

Plenty of square pieces of pizza in CT too. As a kid growing up in CT I remember having more pizza cut into squares than triangles. I also used to eat a lot of hamburger on pizzas. I don't think I've done the hamburger thing in a while, but my favorite place in the town I live in now does the squares. The inside pieces are better once it's cooled down a little...

 

[Glenn]

That must be up north of the New Haven area. Although, now that you mention it, we've had pizza at my sister inlaws and that was square. They're ju st North of Fartford.

 

[Nick]

Oh I love bacon on pizza too.

 

[bvibert]

That must be up north of the New Haven area.

Yes, it was.

 

[bvibert]

Oh I love bacon on pizza too.

Yes!

 

[JimG.]

OK, I'll open myself up for the pizza lovers flames...

Snobby New Yorker here...never had a slice of pizza outside of NY that was as good as a pie made in the city. That doesn't mean I don't eat pizza outside of NY because I love pizza, but I just think NY pizza tastes best.

Much prefer the thin crispy crust. I don't consider Chicago deep dish or Greek pizza to be pizza at all, but rather more like casseroles. Delicious in their own right, but not pizza.

Never use utensils no matter how hot...the roof of my mouth has been galvanized after all the molten cheese that's burned it over the years.

Toppings are great, but to me the true taste test is plain cheese...if that's good, the toppings just make it better. Favorites are hot italian sausage, mushroom, green pepper, onion, olives, anchovies, meatball (not hamburger), or all on the same pie. Other toppings good too, not a big fan of pineapple though.

Prefer Grande mozzerella; high fat content makes for creamy smoothness even on the reheat.

Nothing like an Original Ray's NY pizza...although the BEST pizza I ever had was in Naples, Italy. Thin really crispy crust, no sauce, but made with fresh locally grown plum tomatos; toppings included locally grown artichokes, onions, peppers, and mushrooms. Made in a wood fired brick oven. AWESOME!

 

[Glenn]

Much prefer the thin crispy crust. I don't consider Chicago deep dish or Greek pizza to be pizza at all, but rather more like casseroles. Delicious in their own right, but not pizza.

Amen. I like how you phrased that.

 

[Grassi21]

Much prefer the thin crispy crust. I don't consider Chicago deep dish or Greek pizza to be pizza at all, but rather more like casseroles. Delicious in their own right, but not pizza.!

Amen. I like how you phrased that.

Let's stop with the sweeping generalizations. My Greek place has a wood oven and cranks out not quite thin crust, but it has a nice crispiness to it.

 

[bvibert]

Let's stop with the sweeping generalizations. My Greek place has a wood oven and cranks out not quite thin crust, but it has a nice crispiness to it.

My Greek place has a crispy crust too, though not wood fired ovens.

 

[Glenn]

I'll modify this a bit:

Much prefer the thin crispy crust. I don't consider Chicago deep dish or pizza loaded with tons of topping and have "inside" slices to be pizza at all, but rather more like casseroles. Delicious in their own right, but not pizza.

:lol:

 

[ScottySkis]

Three boys from Italy on Burke ave and White plains Rd in the Bronx NYC has greatest pizza

 

[Black Phantom]

A CT original. Classic pie

 

[hammer]

Santarpios and Biancis are my favorite. I will eat pizza in any form, especially when drinking. The newer market basket have pizza that is suprisingly good and cheap as hell. I also like Sal's. Plain cheese or pepperoni are my choice 90% of the time

I'm guessing you mean this place:

http://www.hiddenboston.com/BianchisPizza.html

Great place to get traditional Italian pizza...nothing fancy but good stuff. Reminds me of the pizza I used to get growing up on the Jersey Shore.

I'm actually OK with CPK as long as I don't go with the more "adventurous" toppings.

Near home Bertucci's and Lui Lui's are good for brick oven pizza. We have Sal's in town which is good pizza at a good price.

There is a greek-style pizza place down the street (Flint's Corner) which is OK for pizza but nothing special. Their haddock platters are the best I have had though.

For toppings, I'm pretty flexible, meat or veggies but no broccoli or anchovies. Also like BBQ or Buffalo chicken. Not a fan of Hawaiian style though.

 

[riverc0il]

Love pizza. A good bacon pizza is the best.

Greek is really hit or miss. Usually very greasy. Too much cheese can really ruin it. A new Greek pizza place moved into a old college town junk pizza place last year. I personally thanked the owner for finally having a good pizza option in Plymouth.

I don't care for chain pizza.

The ultimate test for me is pepperoni. Most places have really greasy ronis. A roni with crunky ronis without much grease is hard to come by. I only get a place's roni after I have tried their cheese.

Too much cheese is just about as bad as too much grease.

Spicy sauce is what makes or separates the mundane from the really good.

 

[gmcunni]

i've started adding crushed red pepper to my pizza when eating in a pizza joint. i like a little extra kick

 

[bvibert]

Ate at Bertuccis today for the first time in a while. We got the Ultimate Bertucci, which was pretty damn good. It's basically a Bertucci (peperoni) with 2 slices that also have sausage, 2 that also have meatball, 2 that also have chicken, and 2 that also have ham. I'd definitely have it again, I tried each one except for the meatball.

I love pizza!

 

[4aprice]

Everyone knows that the best Pizza is here in the NY/NJ area. Our local joint M&S II is just great. I know when I lived in NH they just couldn't make it like they do down here (that's not saying it was bad, just not as good).

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[deadheadskier]

You've got that right about NH. Yes, there is an American Flatbread the next town over, but it doesn't compare to the pizza down in your neck of the woods.

No one can seem to get the crust right. It needs to have the right combination of char, yet chewy center.

Haven't tried any New Haven, CT pizza, but plenty of my friends down that way say they have better pizza than metro Manhattan. Wouldn't mind trying some New Haven pie, but can't say Gun Wavin' New Haven is high on my list of places to visit.

 

[o3jeff]

Haven't tried any New Haven, CT pizza, but plenty of my friends down that way say they have better pizza than metro Manhattan. Wouldn't mind trying some New Haven pie, but can't say Gun Wavin' New Haven is high on my list of places to visit.

AZ pizza meet!

 

[bvibert]

AZ pizza meet!

I like it! I don't think I've ever had New Haven pizza either...