wait. According to the website they hit Stamford but not New Haven? They must have a very small travel budget :)

I don't believe the plain pies at the New Haven apizza joints have sliced garlic on top. I usually crush the garlic in my sauce before using the food processor to smooth out the sauce. That seems to give it the right amount of garlic taste in the sauce.

I also believe there is some sauce discussion on PizzaMaking.com, but, yeah, it is mostly a dough discussion there.

I've always wanted to open a pirate-themed pizzeria so I can sell "pizzas of eight"...

Wow. Almost makes me want to try it to see how bad it is!

I guess I'm lucky - When I need to go down to the city, I take Metro North out and in a rush, Two Boots in Grand Central is not bad, IMHO.

yeah, thanks for the tips, everyone!

There appears to be at least one pizza place inside the barclay's center (Verrazzano?)... I know they are touting the food options inside the center, but I am a little unsure whether anything inside a sporting venue could be better than, or at least comparable to, a neighborhood joint.

I think for a good portion of America, he's comparing bad takeout to people who don't know how to make their own pizzas at home. Maybe in this case, it is true. But if you learn to make good pizza (for example, by coming here to learn, as I did), then you can begin to see the value of making your own.

And I also agree with many others - it is just darned fun (except last night when I forgot to make sauce ahead of time and was rushing to do that, then I dropped my wife's pizza on the floor, and.. well.. it was just not that fun an experience last night - but that was the exception)

Awesome. thanks, all! We'll have the kids, so unfortunately, nothing fancy. You've given me hope of finding some decent pizza, tho!

We're actually vegetarians ... but we do love the beach.

I prefer boxes myself. I especially like that when you get a pie to go from Sally's, you get the box tied up with that red and white striped string. Nice touch.

No, I've been to Roseland - definitely not that one. That Ro's place is intriguing though.. wish I could find more pics. Might have to make a field trip! :)

I know several of my childhood places are gone, as much of my family still lives in town and we visit often. One memory that does stick is of my family driving from Buffalo to Waterbury, CT because my dad apparently found a good price on an Apple ][+. While there, we had what I thought at the time was some awesome pizza at a place called Rose's or Rosa's or somesuch.

Almost 20 years later, when I moved to CT, I tried to find it, but it must be gone. Fortunately, I live in the New Haven area, so I have plenty of awesome options.

@FlavorCountry - I might argue that among pizza enthusiasts, New Haven is known for their Pizza. Even if they weren't know for it, that doesn't mean the pizza isn't good.

I guess I understand their methodology and how New Haven came to be excluded. But you also have to keep in mind two things - Travel and Leisure, while they do cover restaurants in travel destinations, they are not primarily a food magazine. And second, this is all based on a reader's survey. So, even though they may have food writers on staff, this doesn't necessarily reflect their opinions, just the opinions of the readers.

I think New Haven is my favorite, but I also grew up in Buffalo, and I'd likely put Buffalo pizza up against, at the very least, the bottom 10 in this survey.

@lorenzo - and a pizza lover. I like your style! :)