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    Mama Rosa's

    3.2 (53 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza
    Closed 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    The Wife and I always enjoy having their excellent pizza. Thin crust, never burnt! Recommend!

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    Really delicious pizza and wonderful people! Better than any other pizza I've tried around here!

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    One last item to mention is that they offer the best Fried Mozzarella by far - no one comes close....

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    Olde World Apizza - Mozzarella with half Pepperoni

    Olde World Apizza

    3.9(125 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $$

    Incredible. I thought Modern Apizza was the top dog around here, then it tried Olde World's Bacon…read morePie -- it was significantly better than Moderns (more bacon, thinner cut, saltier, crispier, unbelievable). Then I compared their garlic & onion to Moderns by ordering them both and trying them side by side. Again, Olde World's was significantly better (and much less expensive mind you). Overall if I had to compare the two (bc Modern has always been my top choice around here) I'd compare the following ... Cheese flavor: Modern Undercarriage: Olde World Dough: Olde World Crust: Modern Toppings: Olde World Price: Olde World Of those 6 important categories, Olde World wins 4 of them. We'll be going here from now on.

    We absolutely loved this place before the change in ownership. We bought so many pizzas here, we…read morethought we might be becoming part-owners. The first pizza or 2 after the change were up to the old standard. Since then, however, we have had several sub-par pies. It seems like they are still using quality ingredients, but it's now a very different pizza. The crust and sauce at Olde World were previously great. Both are now significantly off in our opinion. They simply don't taste the same. The sauce is not balanced and sometimes leaves an aftertaste. The crust can often be a little too thick and it lacks the taste we had grown accustomed to, both from Olde World and the usual faves in New Haven. We have been displeased enough to stop going here. As many previous reviews have mentioned, it used to be a New Haven-quality pie without having to go into New Haven. We're sorry to say that's no longer the case in our opinion.

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    Olde World Apizza - Interior

    Interior

    Olde World Apizza - "Penne, Sausage & Broccoli Rabe"

    "Penne, Sausage & Broccoli Rabe"

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    Mangia Apizza - The Senor Bunce (Eggplant, Ricotta, Bacon)

    Mangia Apizza

    4.5(59 reviews)
    1.8 mi

    This New Haven style pizza (apizza) joint is nestled in North Haven. We would consider this to be a…read morewell-balanced pie. Not too thick. Not too thin. Enough char to show on your fingers. Melty cheese. Great specialty pies. Familiar New Haven sauce. We loved the staff and the laid back unchanged atmosphere. Great for a quick sit down or take out. We can't wait until the next visit!

    We drove over an hour from southern RI to try out this place…read more Steve and John welcomed us in and gave us a tour. There's about 8 booths- It's a bit on the small side but the food was fantastic. Hubby and I were born and raised in NYC. It's been so long we've had really good pizza. John and Steve brought out pie after pie. We had the plain, plain with grated cheese, tomato with fresh mozzarella, clam with bacon, mangia special, Stevie Gs apple pizza, mashed potato pizza. We brought in our homemade suppi and they put it on some of our pies. We also tried the eggplant Parmesan and garlic knots. The plain pies, mashed potato, and the mangia special were my favorites but really everything there was top notch. There is nothing that I wouldn't order again. The crust is nice and crunchy. Good char on it. Sauce was delicious - not sour like straight from a can. Toppings were better than I expected for a small pizza spot. Sausage was tasty. Mushrooms were fresh not tinned, fresh tomatoes and basil. Tons of clams on the pizza. Bacon was thick sliced and left almost whole. Eggplant was sliced thin. Generous with the toppings. Even better than their pizza- is their service. It was my first time meeting them and I felt like an old friend. They were so friendly, chatted with us, told us stories -- we really had a good time. The older gentleman who brought out the food and took away the empty trays was very thorough- checked in on us regularly. Mangia Apizza is easy to miss - connected to Vick's Cafe (really it's a bar). Stop in and grab a pizza. You won't be sorry. And if you want someone to talk your ears off - stop in and eat at a booth. I wish they were closer!!

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    Mangia Apizza - The Mashed Potato & Bacon Pie

    The Mashed Potato & Bacon Pie

    Mangia Apizza - The entrance

    The entrance

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    Sapori D'Italia - humongous garlic knot

    Sapori D'Italia

    4.3(60 reviews)
    2.7 mi
    $$

    We stopped by on a Sunday night. The eggplant parmesan and chicken parmesan grinders were fabulous…read more Also, fried artichokes. I wish that we lived nearby.

    "Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace Molly is the singer…read morein a band Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face" And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand" (Lennon and McCartney) Man oh man do we love our Italian markets and delis. And we sure found a good one in Hamden on Friday. We saw refrigerated cases full of pastas and raviolis, counters with trays of pizzas, showcases with trays of prepared foods like sausage and oeooers, eggplant rollatinis, and seafood marinara, a sandwich counter for cold cuts, and a baked goods counter. We narrowed our want list down to three very different items. We bought two slices of their sausage pizza, two garlic knots, and three eggplant rollatinis. The pizza was fantastic! Super thin crust, plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of cheese, a very good sauce and delicious sausage chunks. Oh, and the slices were enormous. We made a dinner out of the eggplant and garlic knots. The eggplant was sliced so thin, and was so soft and tender, it resembled lasagna noodles! The rollatinis were loaded with ricotta cheese and marinara sauce and it was a fantastic dish. We split the three rolls and let me tell ya, one and a half rolls were plenty for dinner. The garlic knots were ridiculously loaded with garlic, not teeny tiny shavings, but big hunks of garlic cloves. Needless to say, they were fantastic as well. Our total cost was $24.66, and Sapori threw in four complimentary slices of fresh Italian bread with our order. We really loved Sapori a lot.

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    Sapori D'Italia - Complimentary Italian bread

    Complimentary Italian bread

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    Sorrento's Restaurant & Pizzeria

    Sorrento's Restaurant & Pizzeria

    2.6(79 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $$

    The pizza here are super duper cheesy! They're also very pretty when you see them. We decided to…read moretry out the eggplant with ricotta cheese and the clam casino. Of the two the clam casino was definitely the winner. The clam casino had a good amount of clams so that you really a taste of the clam and the fresh garlic pieces in the pizza really added a kick. The eggplant is very interesting if you want to eat meat but don't want to eat meat. The ricotta eventually got too heavy and the eggplant seems to have been fried before baking so it gets a little oily after a few slices. The bread of the pizza is bit more on the breadier side and the crust didn't really have a flavor. I am a big fan of the New Haven style crust where it is thinner and a bit more on the burnt(but not fully burned) side, but this has potential. It would be great if they seasoned the crust a bit more to give the pizza a more complete taste from start to finish. Overall the pizza is pretty decent. They came on time when I ordered for a timed delivery and they notified me when it was left at my door step. May try again.

    I'm a big pizza person. Lived in CR my whole life and never had a bad slice of cheese. It was very…read moreundercooked and it was reheated pizza that tasted very wrong. When I asked if I can exchange it for something else and pay the difference I was told no. They didn't care for a resolution and the lady had an attitude, so I don't care to give them any more of my money. Sorrento, please do better. No wonder your ratings are very low

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    Sorrento's Restaurant & Pizzeria - Rotten eggs

    Rotten eggs

    Sorrento's Restaurant & Pizzeria - Inside

    Inside

    Sorrento's Restaurant & Pizzeria

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