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cardiak Nov 26, 2010 06:06 PM

Marco Polo Pizza in Riverside, CT

Anyone been to this place yet?

This is the latest in several pizza joints which have occupied the spot in the small strip mall near St. Catherine's and Balducci's, right next to Yangtzee Riverside.

It used to be Sabatiello's (after his exile from his failed Stamford restaurant which was featured on Kitchen Nightmares) then I believe it was renamed while keeping some of Sabatiello's old employees, then it was a whole other place (forget the name, it was something stereotypically italian like 'Pisano's' or something, which tried to break into the market with a sub-$10 large pizza) and now it's Marco Polo.

I'm especially interested since there's a Marco Polo Pizza place in New Haven, and while I haven't been there, I know New Haven has some pretty amazing pizza; so if the NH spot is good and this place is related... who knows?

My friend has been to the spot in Riverside for lunch a couple times, but he's only gone there for sandwiches, which he says were good.

Can anyone comment on the pizza?

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    treegarden Jan 11, 2011 04:07 PM

    The pizza is quite good. It's not in the style of Pepe's, Sally's, or Modern in New Haven (the ovens are neither brick nor coal-fired), but the crust is nicely textured and the toppings tasty. It's not "destination" pizza but it hits the spot.

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