Frisco’s Pizza

Just a few minutes away from the legendary Wooster Street in New Haven lies one of the best kept secrets in the area at Frisco’s!! What this man has done for animals in need is a story all of its own you have to check out but on to the pizza, you’d think this is one of the OG spots in NH with all the old school vibes of the tiny restaurant but John’s only been here a few years slinging pies that look like they could be a century old. The crust is true to the style, a firm crisp undercarriage with incredible texture that’s nice and thin but not like a bar pie. The sauce is vibrant and fresh with a nice tang and visible pieces of tomatoes with I’m sure the aiding of a hard cheese like pecorino. The cheese atop is cooked well, brown and molten just like I like it with a touch of saltiness in the best of ways. It only took me a few minutes to dominate the entire pie as it’s very light and easy to put away with minor burns from the initial bites. There are a few tables to eat inside and earlier on a Saturday night was only starting to get busy as delivery pies were constantly going out the doors. If your looking for a new NH style spot to try and don’t want to wait hours this is an exceptional spot to try and the owner is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, hell yea.

Nice thin crispy crust, no flop, generously topped with fresh mozzarella, sweet tomato sauce which was very slightly watery but otherwise great flavor. Staff is super friendly. Definitely a hidden New Haven apizza gem. Will definitely come back!

💎HIDDEN GEM ALERT💎 Tucked away in the industrial section near East Haven, owner John Frisco serves comparable gas oven New Haven style pizza. Essentially “Apizza” (pronounced: Ah-beatz), the oven doesn’t use coal or wood to generate high heat; but this pie has spectacular char for gas-fired pizza to go along with outstanding crisp & remarkable crunch. The dough is relatively thin & terrifically tasty, with a firm & beautifully blackened undercarriage, lightly covered with semolina seeds, keeping the pie dry & crispy throughout the body of the dough. The perimeter of the pizza is surrounded by a thinnish, modestly charred & delightfully crunchy crust, very close to the taste & texture of coal-fired crust. They use a wonderfully melty shredded mozzarella blend, on par with signature New Haven pizza cheese. Delectably creamy with a smooth flow for the most part, the char bubbles near the center of the pie have a crispier texture & sharp flavor with a well-done smokey finish, a fantastic combination of taste & varying consistency. The sauce kind of caught me off guard with its impactful kick, spice & punch. Possessing plenty of pizzazz & personality, the sauce has incredible bite & attitude to go along with a touch of sweetness. Scintillatingly savory with sensational seasoning, the sauce absolutely dazzles with garlic & pepper at the forefront creating a uniquely delicious overall flavor that shines & separates this pizza from typical Connecticut pies. All in all, the quality ingredients & exceptional texture make this one of the best non-coal fired pizzas in New Haven & all of CT. Travel-worthy for sure, this pizza is a true diamond in the rough & super sleeper spot. Just a notch below the elite coal-fired pies of New Haven’s Big 3, this is a fantastic alternative & some of the best gas oven pizza around.

Small special. This is how pizza should be!

Really great taste would be in the 9s but had crumbly bits on the bottom that were distracting

Highly recommend.

Been going here forever. Great quality New Haven style apizza.

Good crust. No flop. Solid undercarriage. Great flavor.

You can’t go wrong here ladies, this gem in the industrial district has everything you need. Great sauce to cheese ratio, crispy crust. Sauce is a little salty baby if your into that.

Good slice, good cheese and sauce ratio.

Is it as good as the big three in New Haven? No, but it’s still good. similar to Zuppardi’s, but not quite on that level, it is still worth going out of your way for

Pizza is good if they are willing to make it for you

Very good pizza, awesome sauce. A little more well done than I prefer. A little flop, super thin crust not too greasy. One of the better pizza’s in New Haven

Not bad not good average at best

Decent sauce, not that am crispy until you get to the crust.

Great flavor combination of muzz and sauce. Crust also had good flavor, crispness and char. Overall a really good pie. The mozz pie was really good at 8.5 and the sauce was good, but not as good as the mozz at 7.5. Average overall grade of 8.0

The crust is amazing. The pie had just enough oven time and the mozz was a good quality. It's definitely a solid New Haven pie.

Real good crisp real good flavor... dis is it!

Pizzas amazing thin style definitely a hidden gem

All in all good pizza lots of flop and dripping with the oil, dough is good, sauce is fair