Sally's Apizza
(203) 624.5271
237 Wooster Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Tu-Sat 5p-10:30p; Sun 5p-10p (closed Mondays)
According to Tony Consiglio, co-founder of Sally's, if Frank Sinatra was in New York he sometimes would have his "driver go to New Haven and pick up a few pizzas from Sally's... mozzarella with pepperoni was Frank's favorite, but once in a while he'd have one with clams." (One way from New York to New Haven is almost 2 hours!) (Franz Douskey, Yankee Magazine July & August 2000)
In the same article Tony Consiglio says: "In April 1938, my mother, my brother Sally (Salvatore), and I opened a pizza restaurant on Wooster Street. My mother wanted to call the restaurant Sally's and Tony's. To have a beer permit, you had to be 21. My brother was 21. I was 19." That's how Sally's was named!
Here is what happened on a recent visit:
"Our order was taken by Rick Consiglio (Salvatore's son). We ordered a large white clam, a large bacon and mushroom as well as an anchovy and fresh tomato. I must admit this was some of the best pizza I have ever eaten in my life!"
