Comments on: Pepe’s Pizza in New Haven, CT: Overrated, Overhyped, and Overwhelmingly Awful

By: kitty

kitty — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:16:08 +0000

I am a New Yorker with Bronx roots now living in Ct.
Sad to say that I have not yet found pizza that is great here. I have resorted to now making my own
in a makeshift brickoven. When I do get the urge for
a pizzeria pizza I usually go to the new Frank Pepe’s
in Danbury,Ct. It suffices but it’s not Grimaldi’s or
Lombardo’s. I am thankful that I found this post because I will use some of these recom-
mendations in my search for a truly great pizza. One thing to remember is that pizza taste is subjective and that we all equate what is the “best”
with what most of us have grown up on. Pizza is a comfort food and awakens memories of past…as seen in many posts, thats why we are so passionate about it. My next stop will be Modern or
Zuppardo’s in search of a decent NY type pie.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:47:21 +0000

Jill, I agree wholeheartedly with you. Pepe’s is overrated. Modern used to be good but has since gone downhill. Last time I went to Modern I waited 55 minutes to get an undercooked, doughy, salty pizza. If you like the apizza style then perhaps try Salerno’s in Stratford. It is in my opinion the epitome of apizza. If you don’t like that style then Papa’s pizza in Milford is pretty good, but go to Papa’s 2, not the original.

By: bob b

bob b — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:36:43 +0000

Pepe’s is perhaps in pizza the most overrated place on the planet. I went there twice and it’s good but it’s nowhere near great. I would say it’s a step above chain restaurants. It isn’t all that flavorful to begin with and all you taste from the dough is charcoal and saltiness in every bite. Now I like some brick and wood oven charcoal taste on my pizza but at Pepe’s IT IS the crust. The only thing you get out of going there is a massive amount of wasted time from waiting outside for so long just to get into the place and a hole in your wallet. People only like the place because of the hype, if there wasn’t any hype for the place the amount of fans the place has would be cut in half. They probably do pay off critics to do good reviews of the place. Save your money and go somewhere local that’s actually good, you don’t have to wait 5 hours to get in, and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to eat.

By: Albert Grande

Albert Grande — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:07:16 +0000

I must respectfully disagree with you and your very biased review of Pepe’s pizza in New Haven.

The first two things you said about the Pepe’s had nothing to do with the most imortant part of Pepe’s: the pizza.

Let’s face it Pepe’s is not for everyone. On this we will agree. However, the crust you showed in the video was a classic Pepe’s crust.

You are absolutely correct: about the crust. When you cook pizza in a coal fired oven you will get the black char on the crust. And that to me is what makes Pepe’s so special.

You also did not talk about the Classic clam Pizza which is Pepe’s most famous. Have a clam pizza, then let’s talk.

For someone from Connecticut, I am also shocked and surprised you did not talk about the other great pizza in New Haven: Sally’s Apizza, Modern Apizza and the new up and coming Bar Pizza.

There is a lot of GREAT pizza in Connecticut. I don’t want to take anything away from the great pizza in New York, but check out your own back yard, first.

For example The Recovery Room in New London is another great pizza. Also Little Rendezvous
in Meridan has great pizza. Of course, Roseland in Derby is probably the most under rated pizza in the state.

As I have always said, you are the ultimae judge as to who makes the best pizza. And I wish you the best in all of your pizza advetures.

pizza on earth, good will to all!
albert grande

By: rick

rick — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:50:01 +0000

Why do you keep going back