Tshiab Haven's Pizza Smackdown: Pepe's vs. Sally's

Ntau rau Amelikas coob tus neeg, New Haven, Connecticut yeej yog lub txaj kub rau pizza. Cov zaub mov txawm muaj nws lub npe nyob rau hauv lub nroog: "apizza" (pronounced li "ah-beets"). Tshiab Haven pizza yog ntawm nyias crust ntau yam, zoo li New York City Style, tsuas yog nws ntau haphazard nyob rau hauv cov duab. Mozzarella thiab lws suav ntses xav tau tsis yog ib qho uas tau muab, ib qho - dawb pies topped tsuas yog nrog qej thiab clam tau txais lawv pib ntawm no thiab tau zoo nyob rau hauv tej chaw xyoo. Cov pizza tseem tuaj yeem ua tau zoo dua li qub - cov neeg hauv zos xa mus rau qhov tsaus ntuj nti li "charred" as opposed to "hlawv". Muaj lwm qhov chaw pabcuam rau hauv Hew Haven, xws li BAR lossis niaj hnub Apizza, tabsis kev sib cav nyob rau hauv nroog txoj kev yeej ib txwm los rau ntawm Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (aka Pepe's) thiab Sally's Apizza (aka Sally's). Ntawm no yog peb mus rau kev sib tw.

• 01 ntawm 06

  Keeb Kwm

  Pepe qhib rau xyoo 1925 thiab pib lub New Haven pizza craze tag nrho. Frank Pepe tuaj txog rau Asmeskas yog neeg tuaj txawv tebchaws tuaj ntawm Ltalis tus Amalfi ntug dej hiav txwv. Tom qab dhau ob peb lwm txoj hauj lwm, Frank tau txiav txim siab mus rau hauv lub lag luam pizza thiab nws thiaj li qhib nws lub khw muag khoom.

  Sally tau qhib thaum xyoo 1938 thaum Pepe tus viv ncaus Filomena tau txiav txim siab mus rau hauv pizza lag luam hauv txoj kev ntawm Pepe. Salvatore Consiglio, Filomena tus tub thiab Frank Pepe tus tub, dhia hauv nkoj los ntawm nws txiv ntxawm tus pizzeria thiab tau tsiv mus rau nws niam tus txha.

  Advantage: Pepe's - Yog tsis muaj kev sib txeeb thaum nws tawm los rau tus thawj tus creator ntawm New Haven pizza. Ntxiv Salvatore dhia nkoj, ces nws paub qhov twg nws pib tag nrho.

• 02 ntawm 06

  Ambiance

  Cov chaw rau Pepe thiab Sally tsis tau pauv ntau xyoo. Pepe lub thawj qhov chaw uas qhib thaum xyoo 1925 tseem qhib thiab zoo siab. Nws yog hu ua "The Spot" thiab feem ntau tau tsawg dua cov tsheb khiav tawm qhov chaw "tshiab". Qhov chaw tshiab "tshiab" yog qhov qub qub thaum nws ua tiav xyoo 1937, tab sis nws yog qhov chaw tseem ceeb rau Pepe hnub no. Cov pizza tawm ntawm ob qhov chaw yog tib daim ntawv qhia. Lub ntsiab qhov chaw muaj ob chav chav, yog li muaj ntau qhov chaw. Lub booths yog lub tsev kawm ntawv qub thiab cov phab ntsa yog them nrog cov duab ntawm cov keeb kwm ntawm Pepe tsev neeg.

  Sally qhov muaj qhov chaw me me tshaj qhov chaw ntawm Pepe's lub ntsiab, tiam sis nws muaj lub nplhaib zoo ib yam. Nws zoo li ncaj tawm ntawm 70s los yog thaum ntxov '80s, nrog padded booths thiab ntoo phab ntsa.

  Advantage: Sally's - Pepe's poob cachet me ntsis rau tsiv tawm ntawm lawv qhov chaw qub, tab sis lub tiag tiag kicker yog hais tias lawv tam sim no qhib ntau qhov chaw nyob rau hauv Connecticut, Massachusetts, thiab New York. Ib qho kev paub ntawm Sally tus tsuas yog Sally txoj kev uas koj muaj peev xwm txaus siab rau. Nws txoj kev vintage tseem zoo dua.

• 03 ntawm 06

  Ntses

  Hauv qhov tseeb Haven zam, Pepe thiab Sally's char lawv cov crust. Ob qho tib si muaj cov thev saib thiab chew ntses uas koj xav tias thaum nkag mus rau hauv ib qho chaw tshiab Hav Hav pizza. Pepe lub khob noom cookie yog tshaj tawm tias yog daim ntawv qhia tsev neeg zais cia, tab sis tam sim no 20-30 tus neeg yeej paub txog nws vim qhov kev nthuav dav. Nws yog nyias, tab sis tseem bready.

  Sally's crust yog muaj cai nrog Pepe's, tab sis koj yuav xav tias muab tau hais tias tsev neeg daim ntawv qhia tau tso ntau xyoo dhau los. Sally tus nyhav ua kom nws cov crust me ntsis tsawg dua Pepe qhov.

  Advantage: Sally's - Nws yog qhov chaw me me heev, tab sis tus char tsis muaj hluav taws ntau dhau lawm. Koj xav noj crust, tsis burnt khob noom. Cov neeg feem ntau sib tham txog seb lawv ua tiav lawv cov kab hauv Sally txawm tias lawv tsis txwm tas nws qhov twg ntxiv.

• 04 ntawm 06

  Cheese & ntses

  Tsis txhob nug Gary Bimonte, Frank Pepe tus tub xeeb ntxwv thiab tus tswv tam sim no, uas Pepe tau txais lawv txiv lws suav. Nws yuav tsis qhia koj. Txhua yam nws mam hais yog tias nws yog ib qho kev sib txuam ntawm Italian plum txiv lws suav tias tsuas yog Pepe tus tau siv. Pepe qhov kev txaus siab hauv nws cov ntses thiab koj tuaj yeem pom tias los ntawm kev tshuam ze rau lub tsho lawv khaws cov ntsiab lus. Pepe tus ceev nws kom ze rau lub tsho uas lawv tsis muab ntau cov ntses rau lawv cov pies li Sally's ua. Thiab tsis xav tias Sally qhov txo nws hwj ntau ntau ntses rau ntawd. Nws yog tus nqi ntau tshaj li ntawm Pepe. Nws kuj muaj lub ntsiab lus rau nws uas qhia txog cov kev xav hauv siab uas ua rau koj xav rov qab mus. Funnily txaus, Bob Consiglio ntawm Sally's yuav tsis qhia koj ntau txog nws cov khoom xyaw yog. Cov neeg feem coob yuav sib cav sib ceg, tiam sis, Sally's muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws lws suav ncuav thiab ncig lub pasdej yog qhov twg nws pib tag nrho hauv New Haven pizza lag luam.

  Thaum nws los txog rau cheese, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog qhov koj yuav tsum tau thov rau nws. Tsis tu ncua Tshiab Haven pies los nrog ob peb lub teeb ntawm parmesan los yog pecorino cheese nrog rau tag nrho cov ntses thiab crust. Sally's siv shredded mozzarella, hos Pepe siv cov pob zeb loj qis. Tej zaum nws yog cov kab ua qaub ncaug uas cuam tshuam rau kev sib txawv ntawm cov cheese-to-sauce uas ua rau nws xav tias nws tsis muaj cov ntses txaus.

  Advantage: Sally's - Nws nyuab nyuab sib cav nrog qhov tsim nyog sauce-rau-cheese piv. Pepe's cia li siv tau cov ntses me ntsis thiab qhov chaw ua si yuav ntau dua. Qhov ntxiv tang ntawm Sally tus ntses mas nws yeej ua rau koj xav tias tag nrho sov sab hauv.

• 05 ntawm 06

  Toppings

  Tus naj npawb ib sab hauv New Haven yog clams thiab Pepe's clam pie ua hom pizza legendary hauv cheeb tsam. Pepe's mus txog 1950 nplais ib hnub thiab lawv txhua tus tau mus nyob hauv tsev. Tag nrho cov cherrystone clams raug tua los ntawm zos, tab sis lawv yuav tsis qhia koj qhov lawv nyob nraum ntawm nraim. Pepe's kuj tau txais cov khoom muaj nqis heev, tab sis tsis txhob nug qhov twg los ntawm, ib qho. (Muaj ntau yam secrets nyob rau hauv cov seem no!) Txwv tsis pub, nws yog cov suspects li ib txwm ntawm nqaij, zaub, thiab lwm yam pizza accoutrements.

  Sally Consiglio siv tsis kam ua pizza nrog ntau tshaj peb cov khoom xyaw, tab sis, yog tias koj nyiam txaus toppings, koj yuav zoo siab paub tias koj tuaj yeem txiav txim siab dawb rau hnub no. Tseem tshuav ib co kev lig kev cai nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb tias Sally qhov muaj tsawg tshaj plaws ntawm kev tshaj li Pepe. Lawv muab tuna, uas tej zaum yeej tsis raug txiav txim.

  Advantage: Pepe's - Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws clam pie hauv kev lag luam rau ib qho laj thawj. Koj mus tsis tau nrog cov freshly shucked clams thiab qej.

• 06 ntawm 06

  Cov lus txiav txim kawg

  Peb yuav luag txog 100 xyoo txij li qhov pib ntawm New Haven pizza thiab nws kuj zoo nkauj heev tias cov zaub mov zoo tau tuav zoo li ntau xyoo. Kev sib ntaus sib tua ntawm leej twg zoo tshaj plaws rages rau, tab sis ob qhov chaw (nrog rau lwm pizza joints nyob hauv lub zos) yog zoo nkauj zoo nkauj nrog txhua lwm. Hmoov tsis txog kev txiav txim siab yuav tsum ua thiab ua phooj ywg tsis yog qhov kev xaiv.

  Advantage: Sally's - Frank Sinatra yog Sally tus txiv leej tub. Puas yog txhua yam koj yuav tsum paub? Cia li kidding, ntawm chav kawm, tab sis qhov tseeb essence ntawm ib pizza los rau ib tug ua ke ntawm peb yam: crust, sauce thiab cheese. Sally Consiglio tau nws txoj cai thaum nws tsis kam ua ib pizza nrog ntau tshaj peb toppings. Pizzas ntawm lawv tus ntxhais tuaj rau hauv cov khoom xyaw thiab Sally tus ntug nrog rau kev sib xyaw nrog peb.