The PIZZA Thread.

[wiggeywackyo]

I started something in another thread and now I'm going to make a new thread.

Let's talk pizza.

I grew up between NYC and New Haven. What many would consider the epicenter of real pizza. (Yea, I went there.)

Thin crust with that snappable base. Sweet, tangy sauce. Scalding hot, stretchy cheese. Nothing else. No fancy mozz slices on there. No designer hipster shit.

Been in Boston for more than a decade and I've only found 2 passable places: Spinners in Andover and Same Old Place in JP.

Let's talk!!

[theducman]

New Haven born here, I know pizza

[typeone]

lower CT born + raised by italians ... i agreed with your comment in the other thread ... been a Masshole for 25 years now, i've never had pizza like i grew up with. we head down specifically to stuff our faces with real pie.

[Drewski]

Hands down the best I have had was during a visit to NYC a few years ago. It was my first time there and I was amazed at how many places I tried were all amazing. It was awesome how so many of them were just little hole in the wall places too.

[maxim_X]

Am I doing it wrong? I've never had a slice that I would consider above average from anywhere in CT. It's all been the generic Greek style. Now anyone who knows me knows that I'm not too picky about what I eat, and I love pizza. Brick Oven, super thin crust Italian, deep dish, pub pizza, I don't care as long as it's good. I don't know where you get this amazing pie in CT but I haven't found it.

[R7]

There's a small wood fired pizza place in east Greenwich, RI called Cobble Stones that has the best pizza I have ever had.

I've also been making my own pizzas recently at home..you quickly learn in doesn't take much to improve on the traditional Greek pizza most are used to eating around here.

[theducman]

Am I doing it wrong? I've never had a slice that I would consider above average from anywhere in CT. It's all been the generic Greek style. Now anyone who knows me knows that I'm not too picky about what I eat, and I love pizza. Brick Oven, super thin crust Italian, deep dish, pub pizza, I don't care as long as it's good. I don't know where you get this amazing pie in CT but I haven't found it.

Modern, Sally's, pepe' s pizza , last two are on Wooster street.

[scubasteveRR]

I only eat thin crust from Stella's in Watertown or deep dish from Angelo's in Stoneham.

[xrocket21]

[Chippertheripper]

Well, there are certainly many different styles, each with their own redeeming qualities.

I'm definitely an equal opportunity employer, and not in the "NY style is the only style" camp.

[typeone]

Am I doing it wrong? I've never had a slice that I would consider above average from anywhere in CT. It's all been the generic Greek style.

that's not pizza. i'm not sure it's even bread... or cheese

go to Pepe's as a start.

[Tricky Mike]

Pizza fight!!
Tottono's Coney Island. Fuck your couches.

[MoXzilla]

Pizza Podcast about NYC

Throwing out some places in NYC.

[frenchwv]

Best pizza in the Boston area is in one of the worst neighborhoods--Chelsea Square. Check these guys out if you are ever passing through: CIAO PIZZA — Ciao Pizza and Pasta, Chelsea, MA

[RandyO]

I like the pepperoni slices on top of the cheese so that they get crispy rather than underneath the cheese, at least one large pizza chain started putting the pepperoni under the cheese when FDA made threats of outlawing pepperoni on top of the cheese, cause charred food can cause cancer

in the end, I like Chinese and Mexican, and rarely if ever go out for pizza

[aldend123]

I usually like the common greek style as long as it isn't a grease-pile, though I think second favorite would be NY style. Never understood the love for chicago deep dish. But I do like the bread-ness of a sicilian. Gourmet pizza is just as bad as gourmet attempts at burgers. My favorite pizza place doesn't exist anymore and I've been on a quest to find something that compares. Still looking.

A few years ago, some friends asked about going for pizza in an area we didn't know and I said 'any greek pizza place' and they thought that was hilariously ridiculous. Apparently that was a foreign concept to them.

[wiggeywackyo]

I will honestly avoid any (blank) House of Pizza. No chance on that at all.

FWIW, one of the best pizzas I've ever had was in Tokyo. Figure that one out.......A designer one no less.

[wiggeywackyo]

that's not pizza. i'm not sure it's even bread... or cheese

go to Pepe's as a start.

Honestly, I'm pretty sure Pepe's has gone down hill. Went recently and it just wasn't the same.

[typeone]

Honestly, I'm pretty sure Pepe's has gone down hill. Went recently and it just wasn't the same.

that sucks to hear. haven't been down in a while.

[tls25rs]

Quick and dirty walk in grab a slice and leave, I enjoy Leone's in Somerville. Sicilian style pizza.
Flat bread I have had good luck at Kruegers in Haverhill

[loudbeard]

I really like Papa Gino's.

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[Spooler]

Been in Boston for more than a decade and I've only found 2 passable places: Spinners in Andover and Same Old Place in JP.!

I believe that Same Old Place used to be called Gino's until they licensed the name and recipe to Papa Gino's. At least that's what a JP local told me years ago.

[wiggeywackyo]

I have never had Pap Gino's............... Stay tuned..............

[typeone]

it's actually not too bad for a massive chain. our local version reminds me of Regina Pizzeria with a tad shittier crust.

[typeone]

I believe that Same Old Place used to be called Gino's until they licensed the name and recipe to Papa Gino's. At least that's what a JP local told me years ago.

interesting...

History
Papa Gino's originated in East Boston, Massachusetts as a single location named "Piece O' Pizza," which opened in 1961. In 1968, the owners, Helen and Michael Valerio, changed the name to "Papa Gino's" and began expanding the business to multiple locations.