Alpha Delta Pizza

Good food. takes way to long for delivery. actually just had a pretty crappy pizza from there. after a hour and a half wait,

ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED IN MY LIFE. I boycotted Westville Pizza 2 years ago after ordering a buffalo eggplant pizza, spent 15 minutes explaining the order to 2 different employees, waiting 1 ½ hours for a delivery they told me would take a half hour, taking a big ol’ bite out of a buffalo CHICKEN pizza, calling back furious because I am a vegetarian and was told «You shouldn’t have tried to change a specialty pizza, what do you want us to do about it? Drive the chicken one back and we’ll make another one.» WHAAAAAAAT? Anyway, fast forward to a few weeks ago when they stuck a menu under my door… against my better judgment I decided to order a salad. No meat, no confusion, right? I ask if I can please order bread with the salad. He says it’s included. Lovely. An hour later my food arrives. No bread. Grrrrr. I call back and tell him he forgot my bread. He starts yelling at me «Did you even open the salad, it’s in the salad! Don’t complain until you look for it first.» I open the box to discover these greasy hard as a rock fried pita chunks (croutons?) that constitute half of the salad. I asked him to please refund my card, they can have the food back. No can do. He tells me not to order ever again. WOW!

Surprised by the lack of horrible reviews for this place. I was lazy as f last night so I ordered a white pizza and a caesar salad to be delivered. The delivery took 1.5 hours even though I ordered around 3pm. The pizza was so gross, especially the crust. The salad was all romaine lettuce with like 3 croutons — still better than that pathetic excuse for «pizza.»
Never again.

I know this is a pizza place but you shouldn’t get the pizza here. Everyone knows this place is about the grinder sandwiches!
Come here, order a Wenzel, preferably with ranch dressing and garlic bread, and leave happy. The Wenzel is the name of the sandwich with buffalo spicy chicken, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, and a cooling sauce of your choice (ranch or blue cheese). And no, you don’t have to be up at 3 am to enjoy this glorious sandwich. I’ve had Wenzel sandwiches at all times of the day and there was no question as to the fact that this is an all day kind of meal.
Just do it.

Horrible food and even worse service. Quality of food is very cheap. Sandwich I ordered was the most sloppily constructed sandwich I’ve ever had. Workers were very rude and when they messed up my order, they claimed it was my fault and told me they wouldn’t fix it. Will never eat here again

3.5−4 stars. Alpha Delta has saved me many a late night. This is drunk food heaven. If you ever visit campus, the legendary «wenzel» this place offers is an absolute must. Simply put, you haven’t properly Yale’ed until you’ve had a wenzel. If you’re confused let me explain: a wenzel is basically a buffalo chicken sandwich. But on crack. They use some sort of secret sauce that really just hits the spot when you’re craving food at 2 am. Their fries are also fat and salty and quite frankly delicious. They also offer pizza (it’s in their name after all), but the wenzel is faaaaar more famous.
To get the full effect though, you must not consume Alpha Delta for a normal meal (I tried last night-​big mistake). It’s truly meant for stuffing your face after some major drinks or when you’re just ridiculously hungry late at night.

Good food for what it is. Large menu, low prices, and open quite late. Delivery is also very prompt. A great standby.

There’s really only a couple of reasons to eat at Alpha Delta Pizza when there are so many better pizza places in New Haven: (1) It’s within walking distance of Yale’s campus, (2) You don’t have a car to get to the better pizza places, (3) You don’t want to spend that much money on the better pizza places, (4) You need to get pizza when it’s late at night, (5) You want a Greek-​inspired pizza.
I honestly can’t remember too much about Alpha Delta Pizza, which isn’t a good or a bad thing. All I remember was that it was agreeable pizza that filled my belly at a price that made me not really want to visit again.

Five Stars from these hungry travelers arriving in town at 15 straight hours of driving.
Ordered a Meat Lovers 14″ pizza at 1030pm for delivery at LaQuinta Inn!
Gave us a 45 minute wait.
Pizza delivered in 30 minutes and it was HOT!!! This unheard of! HOT people! Hot and Fresh! Are you kidding me? If you can get me a hot and fresh pizza at 11pm at night… you deserve 5 stars!
AND they didn’t require we go down to meet them in lobby!
My only suggestion… give deliveries to hotels some napkins or paper towels because we don’t have any when we stay at hotels. We have tissue. Lol. Yep. Kleenex became our plates.
You all ROCKED it for us tonight! Thanks!

En route to Brick Oven Pizza for dinner, my friend and I spotted Alpha Delta Pizza; apparently Alpha Delta Pizza (ADP) is known for a dish called the Wenzel, so we changed tracks and decided to try it out.
We entered with the plan of trying a Wenzel, which apparently comes in a variety of preparations (sandwich, vegetarian, on pizza, etc). At dinnertime, ADP did not have any other patrons, so I suspect that their establishment is especially catered to late-​night dining. However, because we were the only customers, seating was not an issue and our food was made-​to-​order, which was wonderful.
In ordering, we split the Wenzel sandwich and Eggplant Wenzel Sandwich. Both sandwiches were large, filling, and served on fabulously crusty bread. Personally, I did not find the sandwiches amazing, but they were good, inexpensive, and prepared quickly. To me, it tasted like a basic sandwich with hot sauce — there’s nothing wrong with that, but I had heard rumours of an epic sandwich, so my expectations were high. I was expecting sandwiches similar to those from Fat Sal’s in SoCal (which are epic).
Recommendation:
–If you don’t like heat, avoid the Wenzel (I don’t recall there being a menu warning for spiciness).
Verdict:
I AM glad to have tried the Wenzel, which is apparently a big part of Yale and New Haven culture.

I’ve only ordered takeout via grubhub. They are famous for their Wenzels, which are good, but I do not get what all the hype is about. My favorite is the meatball grinder — delicious and fresh! Also, I’m very happy with how quick delivery is — always within the expected time frame or earlier.

I want to let people know that Alpha Delta Pizza is giving their customers, counterfeit money. I was given a counterfeit $ 10.00 dollar. How did I find out about the money being fake is, I went to another restaurant and gave the cashier $ 10.00 to pay for my order. I was told that my money was fake! I called Alpha Delta Pizza and spoke to the manger. Of course, the manger denied giving me the money. Second, the manger says, «What do you want me to do?», Third, I could hear him giggling. I said to the manger, «How funny would it be If I called the police?». The manger stopped laughing.

In closing, don“t go to this pizza shop because your paying for your order with «Real» money and your change you get back could be counterfeit.

What the HELL. If I tip $ 5 for a $ 20 order I would at least expect it to have the right toppings. Nope. I selected jalapeño peppers and they put a few jalapeños and then a bunch of bell peppers. Maybe they ran out of jalapeños? Maybe they weren’t sure I wanted it to be spicy? Maybe the chef doesn’t like spice? I don’t know, but you really fucked up this time, Alpha Delta Pizza.
Have you ever tasted a bell pepper? They’re disgusting. Picking them off does nothing because their odor and residue permeates into the other layers. You may as well have vomited all over my pizza. I would have given you more stars had that been the case. Just looking at these green abominations is enough to make even a starving child in Africa turn away.
I cannot reiterate my disappointment enough. With each bite I was hoping it would burn my mouth. Perhaps if I were able to melt off my taste buds I would be able to somewhat enjoy this pizza (assuming I am also wearing blindfolds).
My life may never be the same. To tell the truth, I already feel like a different man. Because of Alpha Delta Pizza I now suffer from severe post traumatic stress. Will I ever be able to eat again? Who knows.

This place is awesome, and we haven’t had the Wenzel!

I ordered my food over 2 hours ago, and am still waiting for it to show up. Not sure what else to say except to avoid.

It was about time that I got around to trying the iconic Wenzel at ADP, as I’m approaching Van Wilder levels of longevity in New Haven. Honestly, since it seems that few people come here for anything else, this review is mostly for the sandwich.
My apologies to purists, but I substituted blue cheese dressing because, mayo, eww. Given the hype, I had set my expectations suitably low, so I was delighted to discover that it’s actually a great sub. Tons of chicken, tons of hot sauce, tons of blue cheese all smushed together with lettuce and tomato on fresh, crusty bread. The fact that when I opened it not a single drop of sauce escaped the sandwich is probably a testament to how many of these they make each week.
I was impressed. It’s delicious, even sober. But now I need to do a drunk taste test at some point…

Back in 1997 I was forced to have food from this place due to the fact that I used to live across the street from there, and one December night there was a crazy ass snowstorm leaving this the only place open for business within a two mile area of downtown New Haven. Yes, I really walked in a foot of snow for a couple of miles, and found nothing.
I really wanted to avoid this place like the plague due to the numerous warnings I had heard over the years from friends & locals. So to my dismay I walked there and ordered a large pie to split with my Girlfriend at the time. Let’s just say that calling this Pizza does a dis-​service to every Pizzeria that has ever existed in the city of New Haven, or the state of CT for that matter.
I have had bad Pizza before, but this was truly unique. from the cardboard textured crust, to the sour milk tasting Mozzarella and overly sweetened high fructose tomato paste. I mean sauce. Alpha Delta is the absolute worst food experience I have ever had. Seriously. I would opt for Chuck E. Cheese over it.

Fully sober visit & review!
The Wenzel IS a great sandwich
Fun atmosphere
The sandwich offers an outstanding crust, great seasoning, full flavor, and is delicious overall… yet somehow, I don’t think anyone needs the details on the sandwich. If you make it in, you’re grabbing one, and the proof will be in the proverbial pudding.
I took a major detour to get into the neighborhood, was then re-​routed due to what might be an exceedingly rare vehicular accident in the area as I approached the restaurant, and after I decided to make the rest of my way on foot, I realized Alpha Delta wasn’t even open yet… and thus I might have been one of those very rare birds opening the place, instead of closing it down at the end of the night. So began my tasting journey. But a friend had recommended it as more than a drunken experience, and I wanted to give it a shot.
Man, I’m glad I went. It was quiet when I arrived, and the music selections that started playing were a hilarious mélange of world music and crooners. I had elbow room to enjoy my sandwich in peace, and the paper towels were plentiful for mouth-​wipin’. Plus, the sandwich deserves the plaudits. I can only imagine it’s better if it’s 2:30am and you’re tipsy, but that it stands on its own is good news.
Get some good directions next time you’re in the New Haven area, and keep this one bookmarked… if you’re hungry.

Wenzel. Do I need say more?
If you want to be a part of Yale folklore, come to this crappy location off the beaten path and try the Wenzel.
It’s seriously what 95% of Yale students try at some point during their tenure in New Haven.
Open late, friendly people, random stabbings I’m sure, but AHH, WENZEL.
DONE. Cheers!

Gonna keep this review concise. Two words: THE WENZEL. Oh what the hell is a Wenzel, you ask? Here’s some Yale New Haven knowledge dropped on ya!