Just imagine piping hot cheese, crushed Italian tomatoes and perfect dough!! This is what you get here an absolutely delicious cheese pizza where a large is actually a large...... Staff is always accurate and helpful. The actual restaurant is small with a few high tops inside but it's worth pulling up a seat to pullout a slice while it's HOTTTTT......Delish!!! read more

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First Street Apizza is a New Haven-style pizzeria that opened in Seymour, Connecticut in January 2005. It was founded by restaurateur Chris Guerra. In 1998, when he was just 23-years-old, Guerra opened his first restaurant: Dayton Street Apizza in New Haven. After its popularity took off, Guerra looked into opening a sister pizzeria in a nearby town. Seven years later he found a small location on 1st Street in downtown Seymour and dubbed the new pizzeria 'First Street Apizza'. Both pizzerias make New Haven-style thin crust pizza and the menu features a variety of gourmet toppings including artichoke hearts, broccoli rabe, eggplant, and cherry peppers. Guerra later purchased the whole building that was attached to Dayton Street Apizza. In 2012, on the opposite side of his original pizzeria, he and Sara Holycross (his partner in business and life) opened Cilantro Fresh Mexican Grill. Guerra passed away unexpectedly in 2016; Holycross continues to run his three restaurants. I recently stopped for pizza at First Street Apizza. I had previously tried the pizza at Dayton Street Apizza and thought that it was pretty good. I was in downtown Seymour on this particular day to see a triple feature at the nearby Strand Theater. I thought that getting some pizza before the show sounded like a good idea. The interior of the pizzeria is tiny. They have a few tables and chairs but most of their business seems to be take-out. After looking over the menu, I decided to get a medium pie with half "New Haven Fresh Clam" (fresh chopped clams, mozzarella, fresh garlic, extra virgin olive oil) and half "Pesto Chicken Special" (white pizza, grilled chicken, pesto, mozzarella, sliced tomato). The pizza was flavorful and delicious. The crust didn't quite have the signature char that you would get from a traditional brick oven, but it was still pretty crispy. It paired well with a bottle of locally-produced Foxon Park Iron Brew. I only ate about half the pie and reheated the leftovers for the next day. In addition to pizza, they also make calzones, stuffed breads, subs, salads, pastas, salads, and various appetizers. I enjoyed the pizza at First Street Apizza and would definitely order from them again! read more

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1st Street Apizza was pretty good. It definitely gets the job done, and it wasn't salty... thankfully. The sauce was nice, but it could have used a bit more seasoning especially oregano, and a bit of pecorino-romano cheese for a little tang, that would have elevated this pie substantially. As for the crust, it was very good, and crispy too. Anyway, what I loved the most about this pizza was the copious amount of motz, and the toppings... There were humongo chunks of sausage and healthy helpings of pepperoni to die for!.... Toppings for weeks!... as a matter of fact; the pie was a toppings mess in the best way possible... generously so. I have to state this was one of the better apizza I had in the valley. So, with that said, if you like 1st Street then you'll love it's sister location Dayton Street Apizza in New Haven. Dayton Street Apizza has been slept on for quite sometime and is definitely a top six pizza destination in New Haven. So, check that place out as well if you haven't already, you'll be glad you did. That's a review... read more

The fresh clam pizza was watery and no taste. I specifically asked if it was fresh clams which it was not but I've never had a watery pizza.

So I found this place because most shops in the area do not sell single slices. I literally called 3 other places and I would have to buy a small/ personal pie which would take about 20 minutes. I needed something quick for my child to have before after-school activities. Luckily, this place met my needs. I ordered 2 slices and he told me to pick a drink; they run a 2 slice and a drink special for 6 bucks. Can't comment on the pizza but the place is clean, there is outside parking along the store front; quiet 1 way street. read more

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Truly the best pizza place in the valley no other pizza restaurant can come close to this place I truly love it here everyone is really nice and kind the food always comes out to perfection you can't ask for anything better I won't go to any other pizza place in the valley only here. Check out the YouTube channel Valley Paranormal for all the best Paranormal evidence . read more

First Street Apizza - Pizza Near Me - Seymour, Connecticut

I don't understand the low ratings. This is mostly a take out place and should be rated as such. We ordered a large pizza and it was good. We consider ourselves pizza aficionados as we lived near Roselands pizza for many years. We have since moved to Beacon Falls. Now I am not going to compare to Roselands because that is another league all by itself. So on its own merits the pizza was very good. Ample fresh toppings, sauce and cheese were good. Crust was thin and well cooked. Overall a very good pizza. With regards to price, well in these times if you want to eat out or take out your going to pay a little more than before. So price was comparable. We will definitely be back and try other dishes. read more

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Continuing on the New Haven Apizza trail today with a stop at First Street Apizza in Seymour, CT. Amazing white clam. One of the best yet. As for the place, it's an old school joint with three tables and a counter. The woman handling customer service was awesome. The place was clean and had a good neighborhood social vibe. So much so that I ran into, Chris a fellow Pizzaholic! read more

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Couldn't believe the low rating on this place because I love it. There is a bit of a "Logan's Run" feel to the place because I swear I've never seen anyone over the age of 25 working there. That aside, I really dig the pizza here. My personal favorite is the mushroom as shown below. I usually like to pair it with an order of wings (go for the hot honey BBQ!). read more

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They do have good pizza...when it's hot. I've gotten delivery probably ten times in the past year or so and it's only been hot once. I even bypassed the online ordering system to call and ask if they could deliver the pizza hot-still no go. It feels like you are eating leftovers when it gets delivered. They have a couple seats in the no frills restaurant, otherwise I can't recommend First Street. read more

Decent pizza. My biggest gripe is that this is not "apizza". I'll link to an article below, but First Street is much more regular "New York" style than it is "New Haven Apizza". Here's some key reasons why it's not apizza: No char. There is absolutely no char on the First Street pizza. Too much cheese. Its more like a regular old pizza than it is with apizza. Emphasis is on cheese not sauce at First Street. Shape is to circular. A normal apizza will be irregular. The First Street pizza is perfectly round. Go out and compare this to real apizza like Sally's. You'll see a stark difference. Its not "bad" pizza. Just shouldn't call themselves "apizza" that's all... Its a normal decent local pizza place in my opinion. https://blog.slicelife.com/new-york-pizza-vs-new-haven-apizza/ read more

Awesome food, fantastic service with a smile and reasonable prices!! Highly recommend 1st Street if you're in Seymour and craving a slice or a whole pie! read more

Ordered a Jumbo Shrimp Pizza tonight. Pick up time was an extra 15 minutes than what I was told over the phone. Smelled delicious on the drive home. But when I did get home and opened the box... never mind Jumbo... but where's the shrimp!? read more

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Most of the negative reviews on here have little to do with the actual food. It actually prevented me from ordering from here for a long time, but after seeing so many recommendations from a community group, I decided it was time to try them. After ordering I'm surprised that there aren't more positive reviews. Even after a mix-up with my delivery time (got my food a lot earlier than ordered - I ordered online), the food was great. We got pizza (half mozz, half sausage and pepperoni), fries, and calamari (with cherry peppers). The pizza was loaded with toppings and the sauce is great. I really liked the crust as well. Everything tasted great. Will definitely be ordering from them on the regular. You also can't beat free delivery to Seymour. read more

Let's be clear... they are a bit more pricey than some other places BUT their pizza is phenomenal! Thin crust and the right amount of cheese and sauce. The pasta is delicious too and the broccoli stuffed bread is very cheesy and tasty. The marinara sauce that comes with it is very flavorful too! We tried the chicken wings twice and at $9.45 for 10 wings it's a good deal and they are also delicious! We usually order for delivery and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Strongly recommend! They have a sister restaurant in New Haven called Dayton Street if Seymour is too far for you. Same menu and same delicious food. read more

This was the only pizza place I used when I lived in Beacon Falls. I know nothing about delivery because I always picked it up myself. Just about the only pie we bought was a large The Works (Pepperoni/Meatball/Sausage/Bacon/Onion/Green Peppers/Mushrooms). It was always the same, simply amazing! Awesome! I could never put a name to it, but there was something about the flavor that just set it apart. We ordered a couple a month for years and were never disappointed. Even today when I live half an hour away, when I'm in the area I've been known to stop and bring on home. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? For us, very, very much so. read more

We had three pizzas and 3 other dishes for a family gathering of mostly New Yorkers. Everyone agreed the pizzas was excellent sides were very good and would order again. Prices are in line with the area. Service was good delivery was very fast and professional. read more

I am a fan indeed. Yes I know there are awesome eats in New Haven (Sally's, Pepe's, Modern, Bar?) but for the valley this is where I enjoy going. It is small with three 4 tops and an eating counter however our party of 5 did just fine. Dad got the eggplant parm sub - huge portion and easily feeds 2. We also got a fresh mushroom pizza as well as a half bacon, half eggplant pie. Of course you need to wash it all down with Foxon Park pure sugar soda! Orange, cherry grape, lime - all the colors of the rainbow. The pizza is thin, thin - the way I like it and has a generous amount of toppings. The mozzarella is fresh ( they grate it there) and they use local ingredients like potato chips from Old Lyme to sauces and bread from New Haven. ( They have a sister restaurant in Westville). The service was very friendly and attentive. The young man waiting on us was very pleasant and was especially nice to my father. There was a brisk take away and delivery service going on while we were there and we were still well looked after. For these reasons and more...it was a 4 star experience this evening at 1st Street Apizza! read more

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It's sad to say but like most places, over time they lose the prestige because it's compromised by the lessening quality of the product. One time they use to thrive. This place has fallen so far off the map I hate to say it. I was out and my wife ordered food from there for the first time in a very very long time. I got home and I was like where is this from? When she said it , it was very clear to me. She got a side of meatballs which were burnt. A side of sausage which is ok but it's crumbled sausage! Who eats a side of crumbled sausage! So that leads me the the sausage, pepper and onion grinder which is dry! No sauce on it! Yes the bread was still falling apart from the grease. Daughter got a chicken Cesar wrap , she wasn't thrilled. Chicken was dry. Also the wife got a calzone, which wasn't bad, hard to mess up cheese and dough, however the sauce is not great. It's difficult because of you can't nail a sauce like that from a place that serves pizza and Italian foods that revolve around sauce, your already behind the 8 ball! I've been in the area a lot of years and my mind literally has never thought First Street food when I was looking for pizza or some types of Italian style foods. Sorry guys but it's just not good, especially with the amount of options around the area! read more

I like the food, but I don't think it's worth the price they charge... almost 10 bucks for a stake and cheese??? Their Pizza is good, the customer service is a hit or miss sometimes... it's A-OK place... read more

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Not sure why it has such low ratings, the food is so great!! The pizza and wings were amazing and the hot grinder was delicious. I would definitely recommend to anybody around the area that's looking for great pizza and hot food!! read more

These guys charge way too much! I ordered a small cheese and a small clams casino and it was $34 dollars. Took over an hour for delivery, pizza was luke warm. Pizza was decent, nothing better than any of the other pizza places around. Certainly not New Haven caliber. I don't mind paying a premium for good pizza but if you want that around here just head over to Roseland. For basic pizza you can go to one of the 10 other pizza restaurants in the area and save yourself the money read more

Awful Customer Service,Calzone was Empty. when I called to ask what happened I was yelled at and put down. save yourself the abuse

DISAPPOINTING.... We have not been to this restaurant in about 3 years and back then the food was delicious. Recently, visited First Street Apizza and I really do not know what happened to this place. The tomatoes were complete mush in the salads; along with limp lettuce. Both pasta dishes Fra Diavolo and Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce were so DRY that they needed to be doctored up in order to eat them. For the amount of money, you are spending you would expect not to have to cook after receiving a meal some else prepared for you. You would also expect a more personable staff especially if you are running a restaurant. Not sure where the owners went from a few years ago, but I hope they find their way home SOON. read more

I paid $15 for inedible calamari tonight. it was so over cooked that the calamari was crunchy without one bit of meat I could actually eat without breaking a tooth. I'm extremely disappointed. probably won't be ordering any time soon and sad because I've consistently supported this business for two years. the food has been awful lately. read more

Im actually suprised this place has low ratings. The prices are a little higher than other places. However the food was great. I went for lunch to get two slices of pizza and it tasted great. Will be back!! read more

The pizza here is just ok. But the delivery driver is going to kill someone! He speeds up and down roads going at least twice the speed limit. When I call to speak to the manager I always get "he is not available". Not worth the pizza if he is going to kill a kid on the street. I will pick up pizza elsewhere! read more

I was sadly disappointed with First Street. After reading great reviews on here and hearing good things from my family, I was excited. I love pizza. In fact, I'm a bit of a pizza snob. Growing up in CT, I've had all different types of pizza, both good and bad. Yet being from this area, we have access to some of the best pizza in the country. First Street is not one of those places. We ordered 4 different kinds of pizza: mozzarella, Hawaiian, mushroom, and a white pizza with chicken and broccoli. All were bland. The best part was the wonderfully cooked thin crust. All of the pizzas with red sauce were bland, except the Hawaiian which was overpowered by the pineapples. My heart lies with white pizzas, though. This was simply one of the most flavorless white pizzas I have ever had. There was only mozzarella cheese on it. No ricotta. Strike one. The chicken was breaded. Strike two (breaded pizza on a pizza, really?!). The broccoli was HUGE and only in the center of the pizza. There was only a slight hint of garlic. Just a complete disappointment. I'll definitely be going elsewhere next time I'm visiting family! read more

When you have the word apizza in your name, you better have one of these two things: 1) An Italian heritage in Connecticut dating back at least 50 years....or 2) Damn good pizza that rivals the heavyweights on Wooster Street. Because if you don't, you're going to look like a wanna-be poser and appear really silly to pizza snobs everywhere. If you've ever visited Planet Apizza on State Street then you know what I mean. Now I don't know if the folks who run 1st Street Apizza meet the 1st criteria but I'm thinking their pizza could meet the 2nd criteria. Their pizza is very good. If you close your eyes or eat blindfolded (you do that all the time, right?), then you might easily think you're in New Haven. The only downside is their crust is a little too crispy. It's not burnt or charred. It's just crispy. And when it's crispy, it tastes really dry. If they were to fix one thing, that would be it. The inside has a counter and a few seats. No tables. The setup is very similar to their sister shop Dayton Street Apizza in the Westville section of New Haven. read more

We decided to try a new pizza place tonight, and I heard decent things about first street. Called and ordered a large cheese. After taking over an hour and arriving luke warm, I was shocked by the price. $21 for a cheese pizza and a two liter? Have we ordered from Midtown Manhattan? So the delivery guy fielded my surprise at the price as if he had seen this shock a million times. Apologized, and went on his way. I called to speak to the owner and give him the courtesy of explaining why I would no longer be ordering from them. A kid picks up the phone and when I ask for a mgr or owner says they're not there. I tell him that I couldn't believe they charged $21 for the pizza, to which he promptly responds "I just work here, man..I don't make the prices, I just answer the phone". So I asked for him to take my number and pass it on to the owner, to which he responded " listen, we've been in business a long time, we're not going anywhere". I asked his name...he hung up on me. I called back, his name is Ryan...order your pizza from someone who appreciates your business...pizza is just ok anyway...kinda wished I had ordered Alberto's. read more

I am from New York so when I heard about New Haven area pizza I was skeptical. I have been to a few places and really enjoy eating here. They make a wonderful thin crust pizza with a yummy sauce and good quality cheese. I am unfortunatley boring and always get plain cheese pizza. Im a purist =) but its delicious. PS if your fortunate to live in the Seymour area they Deliver...YIPPEEE read more

Stopped by late Monday night with two hungry kids and not a lot slices left. We were well taken care of with some of the best slices I have had in a while. Perfect seasoning and proportions, great thin crust with the right amount of crisp. The guys could not be friendlier. If you are anywhere nearby, definitely come in for a slice...or three. read more

Being from the West Coast my taste in Pizza is a little different then those from the East Coast. I grew up on Pizza Hut and Dominoe's and thought those were excellent pizza's, until I moved to Connecticut and ate pizza in New Haven. Having had pizza all over the East Coast including New York and many places in the valley, I have to say that First Street is about average for most pizza places and above average for valley pizza joints. I am actually shocked at how hard it is to find a good slice of pie in the valley. read more

The odds are good that you will enjoy this pizzeria's thin-crust pizza only if you dine in. Get it hot out of the oven! I won't be ordering delivery anymore from First Street Apizza because last night's pie was awful: hard, pretzel-like rim crust, dried out sauce, and every slice generally cold. Last night's delivery was the worst pizza I have ever had. (An English muffin topped with American cheese and ketchup and baked in my microwave would have been better.) Management has some nerve delivering the junk I got. read more

I ordered online and it asks for a preferred delivery time which was an hour. An hour came and went so I called and was told that the person didn't like the online ordering because they can't adjust times. And it was going to be another 50 minutes! Really it's crazy I would have went somewhere else and it was to late to change restaurants. Then the food comes and it's cold I'm really disappointed! read more

Eggplant grinder sucked. Hardly any sauce or cheese. Bland. Soggy. Chef salad. Just cheese and ham and lettuce and olives. Sad chef salad. It was terrible. Ordered cheese pizza and Hawaiian pizza. All toppings and all cheese fell off the slices. Won't order from there ever again. read more

I grew up on Pepe's so I tend to be very hard on most pizza outside of the trinity of Pepes, Sallys & Modern. But this place is pretty good, the best I've found in Seymour. read more

The Best Pizza West of New Haven. Over the last twsenty years I've explored more Pizza places than I can count. There were two or three places I really liked, but if I had to choose my favorite, it would be 1st Street Apizza in Seymour. I don't know how they manage to create such a full-flavored. delicious taste in such a thin crust. It's not for me to know, it's just for me to enjoy. I've always found the management and staff friendly and enthusiastic. That's not always the case, especially when you're getting take out orders. They seem sincerely appreciative of being able to serve you. I haven't gotten to know any of them by name, but they know mine. They know their own. I walk out the door feeling good, and try my best not to start eating the pizza on the way home. I usually don't succeed. read more

Ordered from here a few times and it's just not good. I ordered delivery and the food I got was cold and very bland. The pizza was hard and greasy. The dinner I ordered was gnocchi and it was smothered in a bland sauce. The food took an hour, which I'm sure is due to so many other delivery orders, so I don't fault the driver for that, but the quality of the food was poor. I don't think I'll order from here again. read more

LET ME START OFF BY SAYING I AM NOT A MEAN PERSON. I am VERY not confrontational or ever try to rip a business off especially one I would think well of. If I could give this place negative stars I would simply on customer service which is a huge part of the food business. SO HERES MY STORY, and i hope the "manager" reads it. I ordered take out from here all the time, with no problems. The other day ordered it, and mentioned to the nice delivery kid that they forgot my salad, he called his boss and said he would be back in like 15 minutes and I said that's fine and said thank you(very nice not mad at all, people mess up that's fine) 10 minutes later I get a call on my phone saying I would have to pay full price for the salad since it was not charged to my card, and at this point I said ok but don't you think I should get some type of discount seeing that you guys forgot my salad and my friend got their food and I have to wait 15 minutes for mine to come back when I should have had it in the first place? This is where it went downhill. The young boy on the other line just kept repeating to me that It would be a separate order because I didn't order it. He then proceeded to put me on "hold" and I heard him talking to who I assume is his manager that I didn't order it I didn't order it. He came back on the line and I asked to speak to his manager who continued to argue with me letting me know that I didn't order it because the boy repeated the order back to me and I agreed to it. Instead of just admitting their mistake and making a customer happy who wasn't looking to get free food but a discount on their mistake they insisted on arguing with me. It blows me away that a "manager" would jump on the phone and continue to argue with me rather than right the situation. I had people in the room that heard me order what I ordered. I have worked in customer service for many years and know that it's in the businesses best interest to make the customer happy, and I have to say they failed at that and due to their rudeness and absolute denial of righting the situation. To top it off I tipped their delivery boy 4$ on a delivery that only totaled 11.00, on the good notion they would be coming back. So they lost a customer for life which they didn't seem to care much about. P.S. My friend would like me to also mention their penne alla vodka was less than tasty (& my friend is pretty much a penne expert so knowsssssss her penne) read more