Sally's Apizza - New Haven, CT

Sally's turns out two outstanding pizzas that are Sally’s alone: fresh tomato pie (made only when good fresh tomatoes are available) with thick circles of tomato, creamy mozzarella, and hails of garlic; and broccoli rabe pie, heaped with bitter greens when they are available at the Long Wharf produce market.

69% Approval Rating (43 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Fresh tomato pizza ($10.00)

Sausage & Peppers Apizza ($12.00)

Clam Pizza ($10.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

" “Sally” was Sal Consiglio, the nephew of Frank Pepe; and in 1938, about a dozen years after Frank Pepe’s opened New Haven’s first pizzeria, Sal broke away and started his own just down Wooster Street. Sal himself is gone, but his wife Flora still runs the old pizza ..." [Read More].

elevenzillion

June 14, 2009

"I can understand why some reviewers might be dismayed by the wait, the atmosphere, and the service at Sally's. Certainly, the restaurant scores low in these categories. But the people who come religiously to Sally's come for pizza--nothing more. Having gone to ..." [Read More].

2112guy

January 05, 2009

"I was born and raised in North Haven, hence I was raised on New Haven-style pizza (apizza). I recently went on a taste test with some friends who had never tasted New Haven-style pizza. We went to New Haven's top three: Modern Apizza, Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napolitano, ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

8/6/2008 - ayersian, $20
12/22/2001 - Michael Stern, $8

Map & Directions

237 Wooster St, New Haven, CT
203-624-5271

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	No Data
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"Pictures of Frank are everywhere on the walls of Sally's. This is the best one, but there are plenty of 8x10s of him as well as other celebrity fans of Sal Consiglio's place."
Michael Stern

"Oh, what a luscious crust! It's thin, but it's got a good chew."
Michael Stern

"Fresh tomatoes are available most of the year at Sally's, even when they are not formally in season."
Michael Stern

"Sally's remains what it has always been: Wooster Street's neighborhood pizzeria."
Michael Stern

"Sally's does not formally list a "round-the-world" pizza on its menu, but we ordered this one with the works. Note the blistered blackened edge to the crust: to aficionados of thin-crust pizza, this is a thing of beauty."
Michael Stern