A classic old-school pizza joint in East Boston will soon have a second location.
According to both The Hubster and Grub Street Boston, Santarpio's Pizza is looking at moving into the former Bennigan's spot on Route 1 in Peabody (the Bennigan's in Peabody closed last year after the chain filed for bankruptcy). The Hubster states that if all goes as planned, the new Santarpio's might open in the spring of 2010. [January 19 update: According to a Boston Herald article, Santarpio's gained court approval last week to buy the old Bennigan's spot. The article goes on to say that the restaurant will have a capacity of 300.]
[May 27 update: According to the Salem News, it looks like Santarpio's will open its new Peabody location in July.]
[August 3 update: According to an article on the Boston.com site, the opening of Santarpio's in Peabody has been delayed for at least a month. The article mentions that nearly everything is complete, but a delay in the arrival of the rotary ovens means that the new Santarpio's probably won't open until September at the earliest.]
[September 16 update: According to boston.com, the new Santarpio's in Peabody is now open for business.]
Santarpio's first opened as a bakery in East Boston more than a hundred years ago, with the pizzeria opening in the 1930s. The Chelsea Street restaurant and bar has become a local institution over the years, and is considered by many to have the best pizza in the Greater Boston area. In addition to pizza, Santarpio's also offers sausage and lamb skewers, as well as beer and wine.
For more information on the opening of a second Santarpio's in Peabody, please go to The Boston Herald link below, as well as the earlier Hubster and Grub Street Boston links.
Santarpio's, the next generation [Boston Herald]
Santarpio's North? [Hubster]
Santarpio's Eyes Peabody [Grub Street Boston]
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