Wall Street Pizza & Restaurant

I have been coming to Wall Street Pizza as a student for years, and I have always enjoyed the pizza, service, and the establishment. Unfortunately it does take one really bad experience to warrant never coming back, and that is what occurred for me today.
I entered with a sandwich I had previously had in my backpack and a friend. Both of us purchased pizza from Wall Street, sat down, and I chose to finish my sandwich and save the pizza that I had JUST PURCHASED to eat after. Somehow the manager decided, upon seeing a sandwich not served at his restaurant, that it would be okay to accost me, question my life choices, tell me I am not welcome, and tell me to never come back, in a loud and aggressive tone and manor. Maybe this man had a particularly bad day, but the customer service (read CUSTOMER) was appalling and some of the worst form of behavior I have ever seen from someone who depends on customers, particularly students, for their service.
I would strongly advise patrons to be weary of stepping a toe out of the socially acceptable manor of dining, and I would strongly advise the manager to figure his shit out. Absolutely unacceptable.

I don’t know if I’m really qualified to give Wall St. pizza four stars. I would probably never go here for pizza and have barely tried the menu. But the Silliman breakfast with Yale discount is the best breakfast deal in New Haven — or at least it’s close. WSP is half-​way to a cafeteria. You get a tray and clear your own table. There’s seating but you don’t have to pay a tip. Most of the food is probably closer to three stars, but the price and convenience are unmatched in this town.

I had never been to Wall St. Pizza before, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. With the top pizza places in New Haven being Pepe’s and Sally’s, Wall St. doesn’t seem to be on many pizza lover’s radars. However, I really think it should be! Just be sure to order the right type of pies.
Wall St. pizza is a fairly casual and cozy dining establishment. You walk in and order and pay at the cash register and someone will later bring you your food. The workers were extremely friendly and helpful. We spent around $ 23 for two small pizzas, which is a very fair price for 16 slices of pizza. I went on Friday, in the early evening and noticed that it caters to a diverse crowd – from Yale grad and undergrad students to older couples and large families. I went in fairly hungry, but with low expectations.
The group I went with and I opted for the «Classic», a mozzarella cheese pizza with tomato sauce and herbs. You can never go wrong with cheese, right? Wrong. I found myself unable to finish a whole slice (and the slice wasn’t very big.) I noticed the excess of grease the moment I picked a slice up. And as soon as I took a first bite, I was overwhelmed by the copious amounts of tomato sauce, making the pizza a tad too salty. Lastly, I was expecting the cheese to be oozing (a trait I find present in my favorite cheese pizza slices), however, their was a lack of cheese that left my dissatisfied. Out of the four people I went with, only one person loved this pizza, and though she described it as both salty and greasy, she loved it.
However, the reason why I personally recommend more people patronize Wall St. is due to their «Verde» pizza. The «Verde» pizza is a white pie topped with ricotta bits, broccoli, spinach, and garlic oil drizzled over it. After one bite, I was addicted. The broccoli was cooked to perfection and combined with the ricotta cheese and garlic olive oil, it’s no wonder the people working there recommend I try this delicacy. I think that this is the best vegetarian pizza I have tried in New Haven. The only problem is that this pizza went by very fast! We didn’t realize how much we would like it, and by the end were fighting for the last slice – so if you choose to indulge in the «Verde» make sure you order enough for everyone to get seconds… and thirds… and maybe fourths.
With $ 5 beer pitchers, friendly staff, and a very convenient location, it’s no wonder that many Yalies and New Haveners frequent this establishment. But, if you’re around the area and deciding between Pepe’s and Sally’s, I recommend you take the road less traveled and head to Wall St. for their «Verde» pizza.

Wanted to like this place but not to my taste. Cheese, even on the cheese pizza, was in very short supply. The Sicilian was a joke — so soggy that it seemed uncooked.
Very spicy sauce and excellent thin crust. For a by the slice place it gets the job done but doesn’t measure up to a pizzeria.
On a side note: the clam chowder was pretty good.

Reheated cold pizza for lunch and no refills on drinks. You would think for $ 3 a pop they could give you at least one.

Nothing fancy but all the people behind on the counter were all pleasant.
Had a slice of pizza and it was just so so. Ordered Chicken Parm sandwich and it was good… Just great. French Fries were again good… But nothing special.

Came for lunch while visiting a friends in New Haven.
Loved the thin crust pizza — we had the one large pies; a large garden pie and a small gluten-​free Bianco. Both were fresh and hot and we loved that they had a gluten free dough.
My other friends had the Turkey Bacon Club sandwich and one had The Yale Cobb salad. They said both were very good and the portions were big.
Loved the wide selection of non alcoholic beverages and if it weren’t lunch time, and having to drive, we would have had a pitcher of local tap beer.
Very cozy and comfy feel to the place, tucked away on the Yale Campus!
We will be back!