PrintSlicester: 'Beware of the Underdog'
This just in from the Slice mailbag, with the subject line "pizza in CT."
Dear Slice,
So, I’m a devoted pizza addict and enjoy your website. I feel compelled to write because everyone loves an underdog and I keep seeing emails posted from people recommending Modern Apizza. Make no mistake, these are people who want to root for the underdog for the sake that they can one day say “I was a fan before they were famous”. There is no comparison to Sally’s (or Pepe’s Clam). Modern produces a nice, fresh, relatively non-distinctive wood-fired pizza. All you can say is it is good, fresh and in any other city would be fantastic. But not in New Haven.
I don’t think you’ve reached there yet and let me tell you, this is not the hidden gem that you’re being promised. It’s good, you’ll eat, but you’ll be left wanting. You’d be better hitting Luna or Harry’s in W. Hartford which is even further than NYC but at least somewhat distinctive.
You are forewarned! J
John
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3 Comments:
I couldn't agree more with this letter. I have lived in the New Haven area all my life, and Pepe's and Sally's are without a doubt the best (I prefer Pepe's, and to me, BAR is third). I think a bunch of people that live around here got tired of sharing the best pie joints with tourists, so they fooled themselves into believing that Modern was really the best pie, and then started perpetuating the myth to other locals. So now they can say "Pepe's and Sally's are good, but the real New Haveners know the best pie is at Modern." The rumor that Modern is better is definitely just that, a rumor. Don't believe the hype. Modern is very good, maybe the 4th best pie in the city, but the pies have nowhere near the depth of flavor or character of Pepe's or Sally's.
Slice Darron at 9:12PM on 06/26/07
modern falls into that group of good CT pizza that just doesn't conform to the idea of classic new haven pizza. bar, sally's, papa's in milford and pepe's are new haven classic style. harry's, modern, zuppardi's, and luna are excellent but not what we want when we crave the traditional stuff.
goodbyeohio at 2:31PM on 07/03/07
I agree with this letter. I ate both on consecutive days in July 2007.
kirkharrod at 2:46PM on 01/02/08