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April 23, 2010, 11:49 AM
Mouth Off
It all started when a delicious and boozy birthday dinner turned into full musical theater with various friends belting out their favorite tunes from Glee. This led to several group watches of the show until suddenly I had my own Glee-tourage. And then, as if it couldn't get any better, the birthday boy who started it all made a genius call ... during our next viewing let's try pizzas from several nearby spots. So, with apologies for the camera phone pictures, I now dish up our results -- without the musical interludes.
 Moroni & Brothers Restaurant
The Order: A cucumber and tomato pie
Size: Small
Price: $15
Delivery: Yes. First to arrive.
The Redux: Everyone agreed the crust was flavorful and crisp. The genius behind our taste test loved how fresh the ingredients were. One pal declared it the "best in show" winner while another called it the homecoming queen because it was pretty, good and easy.
 Radius
The Order: The Ducati, which has house-ground Italian sausage and roasted red peppers.
Size: Large
The Price: $18
Delivery: Yes. Second to arrive.
The Redux: One friend, we'll call Karen Who Makes Candy, called Radius the "scrappy contender." She wanted a more flavorful crust, but noted it was the only pizza shop without a previous pizza pedigree. Everyone agreed Radius was the best value.
 Pete's New Haven Style Apizza
The Order: State Street, with sauteed broccoli rabe
Size: Large
The Price: $30
Delivery: Yes, but even though it was the closest it took the longest.
The Redux: Pete's was declared the overall favorite. One friend whose father used to own a pizza shop explained that it was one entity of cheese, sauce, bread and toppings. Nothing slid off as you ate it. Yet, everyone agreed that it was too pricey.
 Red Rocks
The Order: The Cipolla with fennel sausage
Size: Small
The Price: $12
Delivery: No
The Redux: Everyone loved the fennel sausage, but the crust got mixed reviews.
Overall, had we ordered any one pizza we would have loved it -- they were all good. Some were just stars, while others rocked the backup singing.
P.S. Please edit your menus, no one wants shit take mushrooms.
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