Area Pizzerias Ranked Among Tops in the Country

By Barbara Heins (Patch Staff)

Some like thin and crispy. Others prefer thick and chewy. And as long as the sauce is tangy and the cheese is meltingly gooey and stringy, pizza aficionados have their ‘go-to’ destinations — some driving miles and miles, to sate their appetites for all things pizza.

The folks at TheDailyMeal.com have released their annual 101 Best Pizzas Across America survey and they discovered something that legions of Stamford residents already know — the best pizza in the region is baked on Stamford’s East Side at the Colony Grill on Myrtle Avenue.

The Colony’s sausage pie was rated number 36 of the more than 700 pizza joints reviewed across the United States. There were five pizza palaces in New Haven included on the list including Frank Pepe’s and Sally’s Apizza, and then for those who venture across the Westchester County border, there’s the Sicilian pie at Sal’s in Mamaroneck.

Here’s part of what reviewers had to say about the Colony’s sausage pie:

“What you’re going to want to do though is order the sausage pie with hot oil (chile-pepper infused oil) and a “stinger” pie (they’re thin so you’re going to need two). That signature hot oil is a must — if you don’t do it, don’t bother going. There’s almost the same amount of tasty sauce and cheese as there is crisp cracker crust. … the pockmarked surface resembles some crazy dream where cheese covers the surface of the moon … and the sting of the oil brings you right back to the sip of beer you’ll want to sip while savoring each bite.”

Here are the other regional favorites making TheDailyMeal.com’s top 101 pizza list:

#85 Pelham Pizza Pelham, N.Y. (Sausage)

#76 Roseland Apizza, Derby, Conn. (Plain Pie: Tomatauce, No Cheese)

#66 Sal’s Pizza, Mamaroneck, N.Y. (Sicilian)

#50 Zuppardi’s, New Haven, Conn. (Special: Mozzarella, Mushroom, Sausage, Marinara)

#24 Bru Room at Bar, New Haven, Conn. (Mashed Potato and Bacon)

#12 Modern Apizza, New Haven, Conn. (Italian Bomb)

#5 Sally’s Apizza, New Haven Conn. (Tomato Pie: Tomato Sauce, No Cheese)

#1 Frank Pepe, New Haven, Conn. (White Clam: Clams, Grated Parmesan, Olive Oil, Garlic, Oregano)

The full review of the Colony’s pizza can be found here.

Do you agree with the ratings? Tell us about your favorite pizza palace in the comments section.