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ThePermafrost t1_j9b0ryf wrote

My family are Greek immigrants - they’ve owned 7 pizza restaurants in CT over the past 50 years. Vernon, Colchester, New London, Rocky Hill, Manchester, and 2 others.

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Ancient_Belt_1291 OP t1_j9b7f6c wrote

Can one of you please move to OK and open a pizza place :D

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wohsupdoh t1_j9bfq82 wrote

In OK.. grew up in CT and second this. I miss Greek pizza spots. Literally my fave.

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ctusa73 t1_j9dzdeb wrote

In Naugatuck they had union city pizza and it was really good. I often like these kinds of places than marque

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SBIV-63 t1_j9cst7m wrote

OMG i lived in Tulsa for ten years and the best freakin pizza was papa freakin johns 🤢

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joeykey t1_j9bet86 wrote

Nice dude! My buddy’s family has a couple places in MA. Last call on the Cape is wicked early so we used to go back to the pizza place and drink more beers and make sandwiches. It’s pretty great having buddies like you!

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Kodiak01 t1_j9bye1m wrote

My favorite will always be Village Pizza in Easthampton, MA. It is as close to pizza perfection I've ever had; wife insists we make the hour each way drive at least once a month for it. Unfortunately, this pizza does NOT reheat well (could be the unbrominated flour mix they use); it is by far the best fresh and hot.

The same Greek family also owned A-1 Pizza and Florence Pizza in Northampton, and there used to be a Parthenon Pizza up in Greenfield but I believe that closed a very long time ago.

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SaturnRingMaker t1_j9coava wrote

Used to live in Easthampton and would get a large pepperoni from Village every Saturday night for like 6 years. Great pizza. Florence Pizza was also excellent. Great memories.

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cosmicness t1_j9evg9q wrote

Village Pizza in Easthampton is a very solid pizza. I'm glad to see they've still survived the gentrification of what used to be such a nice small town.

You say A1(in Chicopee) is owned by the same people? I haven't had great success in Chicopee finding a good Pizza and A1 is one of the spots I still haven't tried. Everything has been hit or miss.

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Kodiak01 t1_j9evr26 wrote

No, A-1 in Florence not Chicopee.

As teens we used to hang out at Village all the time while growing up there (80s-90s). That was back when Gus was still running it. Now it's his son John's place.

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cosmicness t1_j9exygg wrote

those were the days. Thanks for the info. I might have to make a trip over Mt Tom tonight for a pie.

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andcal t1_j9ciqm6 wrote

We moved to western MA in Oct, and we keep encountering pizza from nearby pizza places that have fresh garlic in them.

Is this part of the Greek pizza thing (thin slices or chunks of raw garlic under the cheese)? We like garlic, but I guess we prefer it cooked.

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MyFianceMadeMeJoin t1_j9bhcyj wrote

Any chance Paul’s pizza in Vernon was your family’s? That was always my favorite Greek pizza place growing up.

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ThePermafrost t1_j9bhuxk wrote

My family is close with the owner’s of Paul’s, but ours is Bianca’s Pizza in Rockville.

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Kodiak01 t1_j9bw2sb wrote

> Bianca’s Pizza in Rockville.

Bianca's or Bianna's?

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ThePermafrost t1_j9by7zz wrote

*Bianna’s

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sociopathicsquatch t1_j9d3ebu wrote

Oh my God, no way!! Pete is the man, and Biannas has been my go to spot since I moved to Tolland. My son loves going in with me because Pete always is excited to see him and gives him a bag of chips.

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Kodiak01 t1_ja5k4gs wrote

Had Bianna's tonight. Wife called it her new second favorite after Village.

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Garizondyly t1_j9cgclz wrote

Hey another paul's pizza lover. They're so underrated. Still my parents' favorite spot

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Rude_Technician655 t1_j9c3fj3 wrote

What’s the name of the New London place I’ll review it 😂I’ve probably eaten there 5 times.

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ThePermafrost t1_j9c60ez wrote

It’s the pizza place next to the Blue Star car wash. They sold it a number of years ago though.

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luketheduke03 t1_j9c6o94 wrote

Shot in the dark: Does your family operate West Side Pizza?

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