Branchinelli’s Pizza Hauppauge Long Island
February 22nd, 2009 - By: Pizza Expert
Ever have one of those “ooops, I shouldn’t have said anything moments?” Well that is what happened to me when I went to Branchinelli’s Pizza in Hauppauge.
Branchinelli’s Pizza is located on 555 Route 111 in Hauppauge 631.724.6663. My sister mentioned that this place must be good since it is always jammed. When I first stepped inside I was amazed to see how jammed it was. This place was super busy compared to all the other places I had gone before it this day. There must have been like 7-9 people behind the counter helping people and 3-4 behind them making pizzas. Plenty of oven space here.
We were greeted pretty quickly by an exceptionally nice guy. I ordered one Sicilian slice and started waiting. The kid behind the counter noticed my iPhone and we got into a conversation about stuff. I mentioned to him I was from worstpizza.com and handed him a card telling him to check the site out. Another guy behind the counter asked if I was the guy who was behind the site and I confirmed it. He then asked what I thought of Colosseo in Port Jefferson Station. As I am sure you all know, I went to Colosseo Pizza during a previous visit to Long Island and could not imagine for the life of me why people speak so highly of the pizza there. It wasn’t anything near the Best Pizza in Long Island. So, I responded with a “I think Colosseo stinks and is highly overrated and must pay the papers to rank it so high.” That is when he informed me that they also owned Colosseo Pizza! YIKES!
It was at this point I started to feel uncomfortable since the kid was about to call the owner over to introduce me, and I am sure he has been waiting to have some words with me! Thank goodness the owner could care less to speak to a customer and walked away to do something else. Remember how I always say, that the owners should interact with their customers? Well I want to change this, and now say that Owners should always interact with their customers except for me at places I didn’t give great reviews too!
When the pizza came out I took a bite and noticed how crispy it was. The pizza guy told me it is because they take pride in every pie they put out and make sure they all receive the proper rotations in the oven. They have a system at Branchinelli’s, whereby the pizza hits all four corners of the oven during baking to ensure no cold spots. I appreciate the care and pride they put into their pizza. The cheese was nice and hot and the sauce was ok, the crust was crispy but didn’t have much taste to it. I would definitely pick this place over Colosseo and say with absolute certainty that this place is better then Colosseo.
Branchinelli’s Pizza gets 5 out of 8 slices.
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Address |
555 Route 111 Hauppauge, NY 11788-4359 |
Phone |
(631) 724-6663 |
mamma cucinas in ronkonkama has the best pizza on long island.
gonna give this pizza a try
With no offense, the owner probably didn't speak to you because he is a jerk – trust me, I used to work for him. Thankfully, his restuarants do well, otherwise he would have absolutely nothing going for him. As a restaurant manager, I make sure to acknowledge a customers dissatisfaction…I would imagine that to be the right thing to do, seeing as I how take great pride in the restaurant where I am employed, and all of it's services.
I will admit, though, the pizza there is pretty good.
Are you working at a new place that we should try?
The pizza at Branchinelli's is DAM* good! So are their baked clams! 8 out of 8 slices is more accurate. Try their unbelievable Sicilian slices, too!
The slice in the picture doesn't look very good.
This pizzeria used to be Don's pizza and back in the early 60's I used to get the best Sicilian slices there for 15 cents a slice.
I liked how passionate the kid was that I spoke to here, it was nice to see his enthusiasm behind their pizza. It didn't really do anything for me though! Nor did Colosseos which they also own.
I'm not sure how one qualifies themself as a pizza expert, but Branchianelli's is some of the best pizza in the country. The pizzas are always perfect, the sauce is excellent and they don't scrimp on cheese. The place is always crowded because NYers know pizza, and Branchianelli's is second only to Umbertos.
I'm not sure how one qualifies themself as a pizza expert, but Branchianelli's is some of the best pizza in the country. The pizzas are always perfect, the sauce is excellent and they don't scrimp on cheese. The place is always crowded because NYers know pizza, and Branchianelli's is second only to Umbertos.
It is weird everyone seems to love this pizza but I think it is really plain. It has no taste. Its just bread sauce and cheese.. And the crust is floppy.
It is weird everyone seems to love this pizza but I think it is really plain. It has no taste. Its just bread sauce and cheese.. And the crust is floppy.
The sauce is not plain. The sauce is fantastic and they put just the right amount of cheese on it. And the foldable crust is exactly the way it should be. Crust should hold the sauce and cheese and not get in the way.
LOVE Brancinelli's Pizza grew up on it, well kind of. Would have it when we weren't in St. James. Would have Caligiuri's Patio Pizza on a regular basis!
Kid, you're a legend in your own mind. Both Branchinelli's and Colosseo are excellent, I've been eating at both for years. Get a real job.
P.S. I am commenting as 'guest' because I don't even want to login to your crummy site.
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Would you go as far as calling Branchinelli's and Colosseo the best around?
I gotta say, compared to all the pizza on Long Island (and I've had a LOT of pizza), Branchinelli's is one of my top picks. Good enough that when I had friends in from out of the country, that's where I took them for 'proper New York pizza'. – but I haven't had ALL the pizza on Long Island yet, so maybe there's something I'm missing out on…