{"id":16261,"date":"2025-10-28T22:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/uncategorized\/bobbis-pizza-brings-a-detroit-ish-twist-to-new-havens-ah-beetz-scene\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:02:14","slug":"bobbis-pizza-brings-a-detroit-ish-twist-to-new-havens-ah-beetz-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/who-knew-blog\/bobbis-pizza-brings-a-detroit-ish-twist-to-new-havens-ah-beetz-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobbi\u2019s Pizza Brings a Detroit-ish Twist to New Haven\u2019s ah-BEETZ Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open a pizza shop in New Haven, you know exactly what you\u2019re getting into. \u201cWe knew we were opening in the pizza capital of the nation, and that\u2019s exactly what made it exciting,\u201d says Bryan Burke, co-owner of <\/span>Bobbi\u2019s Pizza<\/span>, one of the city\u2019s newest and buzziest arrivals on Broadway.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of trying to outdo New Haven\u2019s iconic apizza, Bobbi\u2019s set out to add something new with “Detroit-ish” style pies, as Burke calls them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baked in steel pans, the dough is light and airy with a crisp, buttery edge formed by caramelized cheese. \u201cThe cheese melts down between the dough and the pan to form that griddled crust,\u201d Burke explains. The result is golden, rich, and deeply satisfying.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is a style that feels right at home in a city obsessed with pizza. \u201cApizza is unbeatable, and we love it,\u201d he says. \u201cWe are just looking at the same obsession with dough, cheese, and sauce through a different lens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While Detroit style is the star, Bobbi\u2019s menu does not stop there. Smashburgers, wings, and fries from Burke\u2019s first restaurant, Taprock Beer Bar & Refuge, have already found fans here too. \u201cWe want every item on the menu to have the same level of care, flavor, and fun as our pizzas,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the pies, the Sgt. Pepperoni leads the pack with crispy cupped pepperoni, caramelized cheese edges, and a drizzle of hot honey. The Butter Chicken Pizza, inspired by sister restaurant Sherkaan, fuses two comfort classics, while the Gabagool with capocollo, goat cheese, and balsamic delivers big flavor in every bite.<\/span><\/p>\n

The name Bobbi\u2019s honors Burke\u2019s mother, Barbara, whose spirit inspired the whole concept. \u201cShe did not even know it was being named after her until a couple of months before opening,\u201d he says. \u201cSo much of our brand comes from her, fun, a little cheeky, and always doing things the right way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobbi\u2019s may be new, but it fits seamlessly into New Haven\u2019s pizza legacy. \u201cWe did not come here to compete. We came to add to it,\u201d says Burke. \u201cDetroit style has not had much of a presence in Connecticut, and we saw an opportunity to bring something different but rooted in the same craft and care New Haven is known for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At Bobbi\u2019s, perfection comes in squares, and New Haven is all the better for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: The Shops at Yale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you open a pizza shop in New Haven, you know exactly what you\u2019re getting into. \u201cWe knew we were opening in the pizza capital of the nation, and that\u2019s exactly what made it exciting,\u201d says Bryan Burke, co-owner of Bobbi\u2019s Pizza, one of the city\u2019s newest and buzziest arrivals on Broadway. Instead of trying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[659,655],"tags":[660,618],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-16261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eat-drink","category-who-knew-blog","tag-dining","tag-pizza"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0208-scaled-1-1140x445.jpg",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0208-scaled-1-463x348.jpg",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0208-scaled-1-300x194.jpg",300,194,true],"full":["https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0208-scaled-1.jpg",2500,1618,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16261"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnh.silvermangroup-dev.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=16261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}