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Re: Lombardi’s Pizza New York Not Worth The Wait

MarieCW — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:55:18 -0000

Well, we finally took a trip to New Haven, just for the pizza. Both Sally's and Pepe's were huge disappointments. I have to assume the folks touting these places as "Great!" are those that grew up (or went to college) enjoying them, and love them based on those associations. Living in Maryland, I hear folks praising the local chain Ledo's (which, actually, tastes kind of similar to the New Haven type, now that I think about it), and I know it's because they just don't know any better.

As an "outsider" in New Haven, I found them totally unremarkable. In all honestly, I would not order either of these for delivery, much less make a special trip for them. At least at Pepe's we did not have to wait. At Sally's we waited 4 hours (yes, seriously) outside, and then sat inside another half hour waiting for our order to be taken. These folks clearly don't care about customer service (or perhaps it's just that we were not "regulars." We did see others just walk right in, bypassing the line, so there must be varying levels of service.) We wanted to try it, and we did.

I realize I might be falling into the same bias, I grew up in New York, so I think pizza there is best. . . Nah, it really *is* better there! :)

Re: Lombardi’s Pizza New York Not Worth The Wait

MarieCW — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:53:28 -0000

Reading this review and others on your site, I've come to realize that what you hold as your standard is not an authentic pizza. I'm sure you know *your* best when you taste it, I have no doubt you know what you like, but it's not true Neopolitan pizza. That's what my standard is, so now I'm not surprised I disagree with your reviews. You enjoy yours, I'll enjoy mine ...

Re: Who Says New York Pizza Is Better? Colosseo Pizza in Port Jefferson Isn’t

MarieCW — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:39:16 -0000

Wow. I can only say that your definition of good pizza is *extremely* different from mine, if you think Colosseo needs to sweeten their sauce, and Massa's is not meeting your standards. I guess it's a Florida thing, much like Chicagoians call their casserole dish "pizza". Call it what you like, it doesn't make it so. For me, Colosseo holds its own against the best, and Massa's is about as good a *real* pizza as anyone can buy.