Blues Brick Oven Pizza

Pepes has its clam pizza, Bar has its mashed potato pizza, and Blues Pizza has its honey crust pizza. Honey crust pizza, you say? Take a look at my photo to see what I’m talking about. They drizzle the outer circumference of their crust with a thin bead of honey. Yes, honey. If Winnie the Pooh were a bear living in Hamden he’d probably be at Blues Pizza every night getting extra honey on his crust.
The problem with that scenario is not Winnie the Pooh living in Hamden, but the fact that this business isn’t open 7 days a week. It’s only open on Friday and Saturday nights. Yea, it’s kinda strange if you ask me. But hey, whatever floats their boat. Maybe the owner has a regular 9 to 5 job during the week.
The pizza is OK. It’s really thin and could use a more stringy type of mozzarella cheese. I’m guessing my cheese congealed the second it left the oven. Also, the pizza is kinda pricey at $ 12 for a 14″ pie especially considering the pie is super light and weighs more like a small at other pizzerias.
The building is a converted garage/​warehouse and it’s decorated very nicely (its looks are deceiving from the outside). There’s a small stage for musical acts on Saturday nights. The way the owner described it to me was that it was for «showcase» acts. Showcase = performers don’t get paid. Which is fine because it seems like a cool place to hang on a Saturday night to sip a few brews.
The downside to that idea is that for a warehouse type environment the brews seem kinda pricey. For example, $ 5 and $ 6 for Corona and Peroni bottles respectfully. Another downside is that the menu is super limited. Besides pizza, they offer only calamari, salad, and mozzarella sticks.

After finding out Blue’s reopened I was excited to place an order for two pies. I remember them having really great pizza before they closed a few yrs back. Anyways, when i arrived there and saw they were only opened on Fridays and Saturdays I became suscipicious about how fresh there ingredients were. I got my pizza’s home and BOY they looked sorrry! The cheese wasnt fully cooked, the sauce was nasty and they use cheap sausage that looks like pieces of jimmy dean sausage. And not to mention the price! Can you say overpriced?! $ 30 for two smalls with two toppings! Was very dissapointed and will definetly not return.

Blues has RE-​OPENED! Fridays and Saturdays for now.
I was in last weekend and tried the pies — they have an excellent apizza with a light coating of honey on the crusts. I tried the pepperoni, which was very good.
Apparently they have bands in on Saturdays, and the space, which is huge, would easily accomodate a big band. The décor is very music-​oriented, with a big mural on the far wall depicting major blues and jazz artists.
Word seems to be slowly getting out. It’s definitely worth a try!

blues is no more

They specialize in honey crust, their white pizza pie is topped with parmegiano and garlic, red pie with sauce and mozzarella, yum. Their topings are anchivies, chicken, meatballs, italian sausage, fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and anything else you wish for. The honey is optional but it’s quite nice if you are craving for something new and different, they only do the edge and don’t wollop it on, just very subtly brush a little bit on. Besides great pizza you may have hot or mild wings, desserts, beer soft drinks or vino. It’s not elegant at all you can comfortably go in jeans and a nice shirt. The dining is family style, three rows of tables set up length wise along the dining room. There is a bar to sit at and a big screen tv. One thing I really like about this place is that they also have live music. A live big band playing from 8PM to 11PM on Monday nights. but I just hate when people have live entertainment and come to stare at the tv???
P. S. No big band on the memorial weekend though, just letting you know so you don’t plan to go and there is no music. Lately my sweatheart has been joining them and singing the standards, the whole place comes alive when he sings, everyone is very happy and people request their favorite songs.
Really worth checking them out.
Hugs. Kat