Arcuri's Pizza and Salad — Greenwich Ct Pizza Review

Arcuri’s Pizza and Salad is in the heart of Cos Cob Post Road and is instantly recognizable with its large neon sign. Inside, there are many Italian dishes that are offered in addition to their pizza. I’ve been to Arcuri’s many times and have come to realize one essential thing: the pizza is mediocre at best without the fresh mozzarella addition. The regular cheese pizza (which is what I’m judging to determine the best slice in Greenwich) has the proper cheese to sauce ratio but the cheese is so boring. The pizza’s not special and pretty lousy in its normal form. The far superior option is to spend two more dollars to get fresh mozzarella cheese (which is added to the regular mozzarella cheese, not as a substitute) which makes the pizza awesome. One major issue with all of Arcuri’s pizzas is the crust thickness. The crust is thick which is okay but not to the extent of a deep dish pizza or a pizza from Domino’s so it’s in this awkward middle ground where there’s too much crust in each bite that lacks copious amounts of cheese and sauce to counteract it. This ruins all the pizza’s balance. The garlic knots and mozzarella sticks from Arcuri’s are very good. The reasons why I can’t praise Arcuri’s very much are the overly thick crust and the lack of balance in the regular cheese pizza. These two issues both build on each other and create a wacky and poorly balanced pizza. For the normal $10.50 price tag, an Arcuri’s cheese pizza isn’t worth it given the better alternatives.