This has to be one of the worst pizzas I've ever had. The one good thing about it was it was hot. It literally tasted like canned tomatoes were just heated up with zero seasonings and they were served on cardboard. The dough had zero flavor and was hard like a cracker. Ct is known as the pizza state but definitely not because of this place ‍ read more

Perfect crust, great flavor, and friendly staff. Highly recommend! My favorite is the nutella pizza

Came in with a party of two on Saturday night and was pleasantly surprised by the ambiance and that they sat us right away. We found Michelina's from an Instagram post and were not disappointed. Great service, great music and great food. The pizza flight, garlic bread, penne alla vodka and garlic parm wings were all 10/10. We visited from out of town but cannot wait to go back. Cheryl and Amber were so sweet and made sure that we got everything what we wanted. They made us feel so welcomed and that made our experience even better! read more

Michelina’s - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Grabbed dinner with a friend who works up the street. Cute interior, found parking easily. Restaurant and bar were pretty empty on a Wednesday night. Asked for a mocktail (none listed on the menu u) and my server said they can make one for me. I asked for something fruity, and got a delicious guava passionfruit drink. Delicious and perfectly on point with what I wanted! Ordered the Chicken Limon but was definitely intrigued with their Wed night Pasta special. $15 for pasta with sauce. Asked for linguine instead of penne to go with the Chicken Limon and was very pleased with my order. Chicken was tender and juicy, the lemon sauce delicious and my pasta perfectly cooked. My friend ordered a pepperoni pizza with hot honey and loved it! I will definitely keep this place on my list of New Haven restaurants to visit again! read more

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Michelina's on State (aka Michelina's Apizza & Ristoranté) is an Italian restaurant and New Haven-style pizzeria that opened in New Haven, Connecticut in July 2020. It was founded by Sal Gagliardi: a member of the Gagliardi restaurant family that also owns Giulio's Pizza and Top Shelf Lounge in North Haven. The current owner is Cheryl Masselli and the current executive chef is Ray Gennaro. The latter has worked as a chef at several area restaurants including the Waverly Inn, La Foresta Restaurant, and Consiglio's Restaurant. The current menu at Michelina's include's wood-fired New Haven-style pizza (or "Apizza" as it's called in the local dialect), pasta dishes, chicken entrees, salads, appetizers, and plenty of craft cocktails. I recently visited Michelina's with some friends for a special banquet. Chef Ray and his staff prepared quite a feast for us with both popular menu items as well as some special dishes that weren't on the menu. For pizzas, we were treated to a red pie with bacon & hot honey followed by a white pie with Penne Alfredo. For appetizers, we sampled the "Ring around the RONI" (pull apart garlic ring made of dough with marinara dipping sauce), the "Twister" (vodka sauce and bacon nestled between pizza dough sliced and twisted into perfectly pickable pieces), "Bacon & Cheese Potato Croquettes" (pistachio truffle aioli), Wings, "Go Gos Chicken Taco Empanadas", "Baby Shower Meatballs" (jelly, bourbon BBQ sauce), "Fried Burrata" (creamy vodka sauce), "Buffalo Crispy Chicken Bites", and "Seafood Risotto". Everything was so delicious! The bar staff also treated us to some delicious craft cocktails. My favorite was an Espresso Martini crafted with Canción Tequila instead of vodka. For dessert, we were treated to "Ghirardelli Chocolate Ricotta-stuffed Empanadas" (with cannoli cream) and "Strawberry Shortcake". We were all so full by the end! Thank you to Cheryl, Chef Ray, and the wonderful staff at Michelina's for a memorable dining experience! We hope to be back soon! read more

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We were in the area later in the evening and Michelina's Apizza was conveniently open till 10pm. We've been to other more 'famous' places but as always wanted to explore :-) We picked up 3 pizzas and were not disappointed! Two had pepperoni (one + hot cherry peppers) and they do pepperoni right! Crust is flavorful & that nice chewy texture that is ideal, but sometimes elusive. We will be back next time for more! read more

The hype of Modern pizza is ok, but if you go down a few feet more to the next street, you MUST hit up Michelina's!!! The food is AMAZING and the hospitality is unmatched. Thank you for your vegan menu as well it's hard to find places that accommodate our plant base lifestyle! Michelina's gets a Chefs kiss read more

This was a good find. Came to New Haven to go to modern pizza however the line and wait for table was long. So, we took a chance to this pizzeria instead and it did not disappoint. I mean, being next to the most famous pizzeria like modern is a huge risk right? But we enjoyed the pizza here. No wait, no crowd, impeccable service and full bar. Pizzas we ordered were thin crust, crispy, no flop and the sauce was good. It was worth the visit! read more

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Ordered a fried calzone that said it was supposed to feed 2 people. It showed up and is the smallest, calzone I've ever seen in my life. The dough is also raw which is crazy when I was expecting a crispy fried calzone. read more

Won't be back! Our waiter - I really hope he's the owner's son or something - but he was SO bad. It took about an hour to get our food. He told us the ordering system was down and the order was lost, but it seemed like BS. He didn't check on us in the interim even though there were few other customers. And after all that, the pizza was below average. read more

My partner came across this place on social media and wanted to try their pizza flights. They also have a vegan menu which was great for me. We were a party of 6 - 4 adults and 2 kids. Keep in mind, the place was empty. We ordered drinks and had to remind the waitress of my brother in law's wine twice. We ordered our food - 1 pizza flight, 2 small pizzas, 1 large pizza and wings. A bit after our order was placed, the waitress came back and asked if I wanted the vegan dough which I thought was confusing since I ordered one of their vegan pizzas. My assumption was that the dough was vegan so I recommend clarifying when ordering. All the food came out except my vegan pizza. By the time it arrived everyone was almost done eating. The bill came and was almost $200 which is in my opinion a lot for a basic pizza place. That included an 18% automatic gratuity. The pizza flight was $36. This price was not advertised on the menu and the amount of pizza was about a small so that was quite pricy. I was also charged an extra $7.50 for my pizza. We paid the bill in cash and the waitress asked if I needed change. I said yes since gratuity was already included. My change should have been a little over $5 and the waitress came back and handed me a $5 bill not acknowledging the missing change. It was less than a dollar so I let it go but honestly, who takes it upon themselves to just not give a customer all of their change and say nothing about it. Overall, the super slow service, my food coming out after everyone else was done and the insane bill which was incorrect, we all agreed that it was bad enough of an experience that we'd never go back. Not somewhere I'd ever recommend due to the service alone but the food was ok. Nothing was bad. Just nothing to write home about. read more

My experience at Michelina's was fabulous. Service was excellent. Food was fabulous. I had one of the best shrimp scampi I've ever had and a dessert. Pizza was delicious. read more

Disappointed! This is one of the most disappointing food experiences I've had in a long time. Michelina's wood fire oven is there just for show. There wasn't a speck of char on this undercooked doughy fiasco. And the sauce was subpar at best. The only saving grace was the cheese pull and the sausage, but unfortunately that wasn't enough to save this wanna be New York slice of a pie. It's definitely not New Haven style. Overall, I'd give this pizza zero stars, but since Yelp's scale is 1 to 5, I'm giving Michelina's 1 star. Shameful indeed, that's a review. read more

Michelinas has the absolute best vegan pizza in New Haven. Cheryl is phenomenal. Drinks. Nick. Everything. Come here you will not be disappointed. We love you Michelinas. read more

Michelina’s - THR BEST VEGAN PIZZA. AND MEATBALLS GET IT. - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Ordered a large pie and a pitcher of beer with friends. After 45 minutes I inquired about the pizza and was handed a small. I told the woman behind the counter there was a mistake and we'll take the small pie plus another small but not at the cost of the two because a mistake was clearly made. I was then charged 90 dollars which I tried to rectify with the very rude manager when employees of the establishment and patrons put their hands on me and threatened me. Stear clear from this establishment. read more

First, let me start off the saying the tables were sticky and the menus were wet. So that set the tone. Then came the drinks. I don't know what was wrong with them but they werent right. And then the food?? We ordered a small pizza, penne allá vodka, and penne alfredo. The only redeemable food was the pizza and it's hard to mess up pizza. The pastas were both gross, I only was able to manage 3 bites. I didn't know it was possible to mess up the food AND drinks. All this was awful and then the bill was $100. Plus for a table of 3, there was a 18% auto gratuity. At least it was pretty inside? I will NOT be coming back. read more

This place just opened last week and is in the same location as the old DeLegna. We came to check it out on Monday not realizing they had only opened the day before. We were offered a seat inside or outside. We opted for a table outside on the sidewalk. Overall service was welcoming and friendly. We ordered a large pizza (the State Street Special) and it arrived at our table within an appropriate amount of time. The pizza is wood fired so crust appear charred, but it's the nature of the cooking process, which we happen to love. Happy to report that the mushrooms were fresh and not canned which is a BIG PLUS in my book. The pizza was loaded, yet the crust remained crispy for being so thin. Only thing I didn't care for was the meatballs on the pizza, they were too mushy for my taste. Overall a great experience and we will be back. read more

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I love this place! The food is way better than Modern, in my opinion, and the vibe is chill! The bartender Rachel always on point with exceptional service and drinks. 5 stars! read more

Ordered an Americano pizza and penne vodka w chicken dinner. Both were amazing. Pizza had a good bite to it, pasta great! Chicken was seasoned and sauce was velvety. read more

we had the pleasure of visiting Michelina's a few weeks ago we were a large group and the owner greeted us with a smile and said give me just a minute we were so impressed with the service and the food we were treated like family we each ordered something different and one dinner was better than the next can't say enough about this place so impressed with this place we will be back to have the pizza we saw going around that looked great too ! patty leuzzi read more

This restaurant replaced De Legna and the experience was below average. It was for a friend's birthday and although I'm not a fan of Italian, I of course still went. As soon as I walked in, I realized how cold it was and could not figure out why the heat was not on. We were the only patrons there so it was pretty quiet. I ordered a specialty pizza which was not good to say the least. If you're looking for really good pizza or at least a decent experience, go somewhere else! read more

I really enjoyed the pizza and the service was just as amazing ! I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Michelina’s - Clam cauliflower pizza and Honey Truffle pizza were amazing. - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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I've been here again since my initial visit and my experience was great as expected! Lovely service, lovely staff, great food. Still recommend to others!! read more

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i absolutely love the food here every time i've come but also the service is beyond terrible everytime. everyone is polite, but the wait time is insane. from the time i came in i waited like 15 minutes for someone to even come over. the wait for the food to come out wasn't as bad but we had one water the entire time, given no napkins or silverware and were never checked on for us to even ask. the owner (i believe) came and checked on the three other tables (two that came in after us) and ignored us. we waited 30+ minutes to get the check and box. it's just very annoying as i love the food here, my favorite pizza, but was here for over two hours. and then before i could even decide what to tip, tip is included????????? read more

I always give an establishment a chance to right their wrongs before reviewing, however my complaint was met with no response. My husband and I live in the neighborhood and decided to give Michelinas a shot for lunch. We ordered a pizza and In the short time it took for us to stroll around the block our food was ready. We thanked them and left. Once we arrived back to our house, we opened the box to find a charred pie. The mushrooms were so burnt, they disintegrated when we tried to pick them off. I'm all for wood fired pizza. But an all black crust is simply not prepared right. 2 stars for how quickly we got the pie but we won't be returning. read more

Michelina’s - Burnt pizza. - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

The Pizza Gavones recently reviewed Michelina Apizza in New Haven, CT. This is a great place to bring your family, go on a date or go out for a drink. The clam pie pizza is to die for. See our full review video below. The Pizza Gavones are tree guys who bring you a little humor, excitement of pizza and a little history about each pizzeria they visit. We review the: Pizza. Place. Personality. All our reviews are fresh out of the oven, never out of a box. https://youtu.be/sMjL9KvnCn4 read more

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Great alternative Modern Piazza who had a 40 minute wait. Michelina's had no wait, with great service and food. We shared Sexy Wings and State Street Special Pizza. Both were made to perfection and were delicious. Sangria came with dried fruit they make. read more

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Horrible! We showed up on a Saturday night prime time and there was an employee sleeping by one of the tables. It was also completely empty. We got drinks and they had to ask multiple times what we wanted since they didn't know their menu. Along with apps and we left immediately after since they were disgusting and you could tell they just microwaved them. If getting pizza just go to Modern next door. read more

Here now because it's, most likely the only Italian restaurant open for dinner after 9. So here we go, my first time here oh boy. Well let me tell you, WHAT A GEM! The food is absolutely delicious. I had the opportunity to actually meet the chef and get suggestions. Service is extremely friendly. Being 100% Italian American, I'm a sauce snob, chef nailed it and my plate is clean. There's a reason for everything, glad I came out late or I wouldn't have ended at Michelina's. A+++++++++++ read more

Shhh!!! Don't tell, but their clam apizza is better than Frank Pepe's. The clams are super-fresh and tender. My pizza had a lovely crisp crust and was generally a satisfying and happy apizza. I ordered takeout (this was a few months ago when they were newer) and got excellent service. read more

Stopped in with my wife for lunch. Had the fried mozzarella balls and a large white pie. Both food and service were excellent! read more

I have been a patron at Michelina's since they have opened and never looked back. Their service, food, culture and hospitality is unparalleled. Whether it's dining there with my family or having a night out with my friends, it's my absolute go-to spot in New Haven. My personal favorite events there are their newly introduced 99 cent wing nights or their Michelina Mini Pizzas. There are not enough words to describe the atmosphere and warming welcome one experiences when visiting Michelina's! read more

Last night was just a disaster. Their delivery service through Slice said to expect delivery in 35 minutes. 45 minutes passed with no updates so we called the restaurant. They said that they couldn't make two of our items and they had called us ( never received a call) They then said they would have the other items delivered within 10 minutes. Everything was cold, the chicken Gorgonzola with pasta came with rice and the shrimp tacos were meh and incredibly expensive. Really really disappointing. read more