There\u2019s mushroom for improvement.<\/p>\n
Connecticut\u2019s desperate attempts to make people think they are the pizza capital of the nation<\/a> \u2014 which included a laughable taxpayer-funded ad blitz \u2014 have dried up like a gas-station slice, as a new poll has named New York the real US pizza champion.<\/p>\n The Nutmeg State made a floppy landing at No. 16 in the nation, leaving reps fuming after the Google Reviews-based survey by Maine Lobster Now placed them behind non-pizza-focused regions like Texas, Oregon and Missouri.<\/p>\n New York ranked No. 1 in a nationwide survey for best tasting pizza. Emmy Park for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cEat our words? Not a chance. We\u2019ll be eating another slice of Connecticut pizza,\u201d Morgan Nyerick, Director of Connecticut Statewide Marketing & Tourism, told The Post in response to the survey snub.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have tremendous respect for Maine Lobster Now when it comes to lobster, but we\u2019ll keep the pizza title right here in Connecticut. After all, we did put \u2018Welcome to Connecticut, Home of the Pizza Capital of the US\u2019 on our highway signs. So, we\u2019re pretty committed at this point,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n \u201cNew York can celebrate its ranking, and we\u2019ll happily keep celebrating our pizza. And if anyone at Maine Lobster Now wants to come down and enjoy a slice, we\u2019d be delighted to show them around.\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Connecticut, the proof is in the dough.<\/p>\n The Empire State came out on top, with 43.05% of its statewide Google reviews coming in positive.<\/p>\n The survey was based on positive Google reviews in every state.<\/p>\n New Jersey came in second with 39%, and Rhode Island in third with 36.26%, the numbers, curated by Maine Lobster Now<\/a>, show.<\/p>\n Even Missouri landed on the top 10 list \u2014 and Wisconsin and Utah ranked higher than Connecticut.<\/p>\n The state, home of New Haven\u2019s beloved apizza<\/a>, managed a measly 29.20% customer satisfaction rate \u2014 despite launching a rivalry battle in 2024 claiming to have better slices than New York.<\/p>\n The Connecticut Office of State Marketing and Tourism posted billboards around the Big Apple claiming to have better pizza as part of a 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n A series of billboards popped up in Manhattan and Brooklyn with rage-inducing messages like, \u201cConnecticut Pizza Wins. NYC Takes The L\u201d <\/a>and \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Best Pizza. Not You, New York,\u201d as part of a campaign from the Connecticut Office of State Marketing and Tourism.<\/p>\n