Sicily Coal Fired Pizza

😴SLEEPER SPOT ALERT😴 Opened in June of 2021, this joint is a little slice of New Haven north of the Connecticut Pizza Capital. Cooked at over 800° in a coal-fired oven, they serve medium sized pies that are somewhat bigger than personal size pizzas with remarkable char & crunch. With a beautifully blackened & firm semolina-seed-covered undercarriage, the dough is crispy & crunchy to go along with a sensationally smokey flavor from the all-around outstanding char. Although not quite as tasty as New Haven dough, the terrific texture & crunchy consistency of the crust in particular comes really close to New Haven style. A marvelously melty shredded mozzarella blend, the cheese is deliciously creamy with fabulous flavor aided by some Parmigiano Reggiano. The only drawback is the orange-tinged center of the pie harboring a substantial amount of grease caused by the melted butterfat from the mozz. Mostly manageable, the excess oil doesn’t overwhelm the flavor of the cheese or sauce. In fact, the pungent smell & taste of garlic emanating from the heavily seasoned sauce overpowers the savory flavor from the grease, yielding a smidge of saltiness but mostly minimized by the super sweet San Marzano tomatoes. The combination of seasoning & sweetness produces a sauce filled with zest, zing, zip, kick & punch. Overall, this pie is an outstanding microcosm of coal-fired New Haven style pizza; not an imitation but more like an homage to the signature taste & texture. This is definitely a travel-worthy pie, especially for those living north of Middletown. If they dialed back the grease & made larger sizes, this rating could skyrocket into the upper 8s. As it stands, this is a true sleeper spot & potential rising star in the pizza game.

Great char, not too greasy, great crisp, nice thin crust - that’s a review.

Great flavor. Some flop. Coal fired so crust is crisp

Good food, good atmosphere, drinks are overpriced and there was an hour wait but the pizza was very good. Lots of flop

Great pizza. Nice atmosphere and decor. Worth a visit if your in the area.

garlicy just how i like it 😈

Crust was excellent. No flop. Undercarriage, to die for. The pizza was very greasy. Cheese overpowered the sauce which is why I brought it down. Overall good pizza.

Pizza has a garlicky after taste. Pretty good crunch

Good char (on half the pizza), but not the full coal-fired experience. Flavor is overall good, but there is a garlicky aftertaste that I am not sure if I like or not. Still, good pie and hip restaurant/bar.

Good pizza for sure. Just the right amount of cheese

Great ingredients, doesn’t flop, great place, great cheese

Advertised as coal fired but doesn’t come close to New Haven. The crust is only coal fired on the upper crust. Slightly greasy, good crisp. Light sauce so you taste cheese a lot more then regular Za. Better then average but not worth a long trip.

DELICIOUS!!! Best pizza in Middletown! Great crunch, flavorful sauce, all around a top pizza place in the area!!! Great restaurant atmosphere too! Highly recommend

Really crispy coal oven pizza, can definitely taste the charred flavor but otherwise it doesn’t have a whole lot in common with the New Haven area classics. Sauce could definitely use more thickness and flavor. Side tip — amazing wings. Maybe the best I’ve had.

Very good, crust a bit too well done. Lacking some cheese. Sauce and pepperoni delicious.

This is a great pie !

Good undercarriage, chewy crust, not much flop, good sauce, solid!

New Haven style without the New Haven taste. The pizza was good, average. Honestly I was really excited to try it, just misses on the quality. Sauce lacks flavor. I order a large, get there to pick up and find out it’s only one size. Not very big, on the small size. I like it well done. But this was a little too burnt, but had a good taste. I’ll definitely give them another chance.