Sally's Apizza

Sally's Apizza
Storefront on Wooster Street in New Haven
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Restaurant information
EstablishedApril 1938; 86 years ago (1938-04)
Owner(s)Lineage Properties LLC[1]
Food typeNew Haven-style pizza
Dress codeCasual
Street address237 Wooster Street
CityNew Haven
StateConnecticut
Postal/ZIP Code06511
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°18′11″N 72°55′12″W / 41.303043°N 72.919942°W / 41.303043; -72.919942
ReservationsNot taken
WebsiteSallysApizza.com

Sally's Apizza is a pizzeria in the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. Sally's Apizza also has locations in Stamford, Connecticut, Fairfield, Connecticut, and Woburn, Massachusetts.

Fare

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A half-tomato/half-mozzarella pizza at Sally's Apizza

Sally's serves New Haven-style thin-crust apizza, which is baked in coal-fired brick pizza ovens. By default, a New Haven pizza is a "plain" pizza topped with only tomato sauce and Parmesan. Sally's is a small restaurant, and patrons must often wait in line, sometimes for hours.

History

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The restaurant was purchased for $500 in 1938 by Filomena Consiglio, sister of Frank Pepe, who was the owner of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, another Wooster Street pizza restaurant.[2] Sal Consiglio, a son of Filomena, ran it until his death in May 1989.[3] His wife Flo died in September 2012.[4] While their children Richard and Robert still operate the restaurant,[5] they sold it to an unnamed buyer in 2017.[6] In 2021, a second location was opened in Stamford, Connecticut.[7] In 2022, a third location was opened in Fairfield, Connecticut.[8] In December 2023, a fourth location was opened in Woburn, Massachusetts.[9] Additional locations are planned in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Sally's was featured in the 2019 documentary film about New Haven-style apizza, Pizza A Love Story.[10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ O’Leary, Mary E. (11 Dec 2017). "Iconic Sally's Apizza in New Haven sold to unnamed buyer;". The New Haven Register. Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ Shelton, Jim (21 July 2002). "You say Sally's, I say Pepe's Wooster street legends deliver to die-hard crowds". New Haven Register. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. ^ Ravo, Nick (12 May 1989). "Our Towns; Near Yale, Grief Over a Big Man Off Campus". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. ^ Kaempffer, William (25 September 2012). "New Haven's Sally's Apizza matriarch, 'Flo' Consiglio, dies". New Haven Register. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. ^ Levine, Ed (9 March 2005). "The Sacred Art of Pizza Making, and Secrets to Perfect Pies". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  6. ^ Griffin, Leeanne (7 Dec 2017). "Sally's Apizza Sold In New Haven". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ Del Valle, Verónica. "New Haven favorite Sally's Apizza bursts onto Stamford's food scene 'like something out of a movie'". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Sally's Apizza celebrates grand opening in Fairfield". News 12 - New Jersey. December 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. ^ Egan, Gwen (17 December 2023). "Sally's Apizza draws huge crowd at opening in Woburn". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ^ Beach, Randall (12 February 2018). "Randall Beach: An upcoming film celebrates New Haven's holy trio of pizza". The New Haven Register. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ Hussey, Kristin (14 January 2016). "Uncertain Future for Pizzeria That Gave New Haven a Special Flavor". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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