Gino's Pizza & Ranch House (Bloomfield)

Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night will stop me in my quest, or so it seems, to find the worst pizza in Ct. Yesterday I found a top 5 contender in the Copaco shopping center. A sign advertising pizza by the slice captured my eye, but I should have retreated when I found none on display. Another red flag should have gone up when I realized I was the only customer this Sunday afternoon. Lastly, I should have folded my sails when I witnessed the sole employee taking a piece of mystery meat out of the freezer and tossing it into a vat of hot oil. My only excuse was, a sorry one indeed, the gauge on my tummy was registering empty so I tossed caution and my taste buds to the wind by ordering the luncheon special of 2 slices of cheese pizza and a can of soda for $6. Not a bad deal you say? Yes, a bad deal on multiple levels. My go to pizzeria has the same deal for $3.50, but more importantly its pizza is 10, no 100, times better than at Gino's. These slices were small though in retrospect that was good. Secondly, the toppings of tomato sauce and what passes for mozzarella were brown. Lastly, the crust was a little too thick, lacked chew and devoid of flavor. A trifecta of mediocrity. Trust me on this because I have more experience in such matters, a better pizza may be found in your local grocer's freezer case. Next time I suffer from hunger pangs in the immediate area of Gino's, I will continue on to Blue Hills Avenue and make the short drive to Scotts' Jamaican Bakery for chicken patties.