Since everyone else reviewing Modern Apizza in Safeco Field so far says they grew up outside of Boston, and have been to New Haven, Connecticut to eat real New Haven apizza--they're experts!--I figure I better chime in.
I grew up in Bridgeport and Stratford, Connecticut and lived IN New Haven. Been to the trinity -- Sally's, Modern, Pepe's. Also, all the other places with decent pizza across the area; the New York pizza (go to Big Mario's New York Style Pizza on East Pike on Capitol Hill, it's legit), the Boston pizza, the Long Island pizza, etc.
Is this the same as eating a slice of Modern Apizza in New Haven? The same exact taste, texture, flavor, seasoning? No, because you're IN SEATTLE. It's like complaining that the frozen White Castle sliders we get out here aren't the same as a White Castle off of I-95 in New Jersey. Of course it's not, because you're IN SEATTLE.
This pizza, depending on the slice -- I ate there at least six times last season -- is 90% to 99.2% true to the pizza served at Modern in New Haven. Yep, 99.2%. I lived there, I know what I'm talking about.
Short version: it's really damn good pizza on the field level behind Center Field. I can't wait till my kid is old enough to eat pizza that is 99.2% of the glorious back home pizza I used to eat.
I would give the Safeco Modern Apizza five stars, but the cruel, evil, vicious bastards do not offer a white clam pizza (a pizza topped with litteneck clam meat). They're lucky I don't give them 0/5 just for that! Mortal sin! read more