Mondo

Slice Mob rolled into Mondo Middletown like we hadn’t eaten in a week. Fifteen deep. Loud. Hungry. Ready to do damage. I went straight for the Mondo special, thin crust, crisp, and built right. First bite told the story. The undercarriage had structure, the edge had crunch, and the toppings stayed in balance instead of sliding into chaos. Onion, peppers, sauce, pepperoni, sausage, bacon… all playing their role, nobody trying to be the star, and that’s exactly why it worked. This wasn’t a greasy overload pie. It was composed. Clean flavors. Sauce present but not drowning the dough. Cheese doing its job without turning the slice into a blanket. Around the table, it turned into a full-on pizza parade. • Barbecue chicken made the rounds. Sweet and Smokey • Tomato basil, simple, bright, the

Mondo’s is by far our favorite spot! If we lived closer we’d be there every week. This past weekend we drove out there with our 18 month and had the best time! Food was delicious, service was great, and the overall environment was super comfortable and positive. Appetizers are the best around and our meals were excellent too. My 18 month old had a meatball and French fries, my husband had the chicken cutlet panini, and I had the fresh mozzarella panini with egg plant fries. Best meal I’ve had in a long time!

This was stop #4 on our pizza crawl and we four were all very impressed. Really nice restaurant with a fun atmosphere, super friendly and attentive staff. And the cheese pizza really hit from the first bite! Excellent sauce, just the right amount of cheese and a nice chewy crust without overdoing the char. The sausage and mushroom pie was good with spicy salty bits and fresh mushrooms to savor. But we agreed the cheese pie won the night. Highly recommend a visit. Ours was just wonderful.

Very nice atmosphere; Doesn’t look busy from outside, got surprised when we walked inside. It’s like I arrived somewhere in Brooklyn Pizza Restaurant. Host and waitress was very hospitable. Food came on time and order was accurate.

Well, folks, I’ve been to quite a few pizza joints across Connecticut and beyond, and let me tell you—Mondo lands smack dab in the middle of the pack. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad pizza. It’s good, even. But it’s the kind of good that doesn’t exactly stick in your memory. Eating there gave me flashbacks to the old Roman Delight spots that used to be up in malls—familiar, safe, and satisfying enough when you’re hungry, but not the kind of pie that makes you rethink your favorites list. The dough had some chew, the sauce leaned standard, and the toppings were fine, but nothing really hollered out “this is the one.” After working my way through so many places, you start to notice who’s swinging for the fences and who’s just bunting for base hits. Mondo plays it safe, and for a lot of fo