World Renowned Pizzeria To Open 25 NJ Locations

A famed celebrity-endorsed pizzeria is expanding to become a chain with hundreds of restaurants across the country, including in New Jersey.

Sally's Apizza in Connecticut has been endorsed over the years by Paul Newman, John F. Kennedy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gordon Ramsay, and Frank Sinatra.

Maybe even bigger, at least for the younger crowd, is online pizza guru David Portnoy announcing Sally's as his favorite, period, according to Sally's expansion plan.

The pizzeria claims its plan will transform "the dine-in pizza landscape."

The plans would place 255 Sally's in 12 states, including 25 in New Jersey. The exact locations in the Garden State have not yet been disclosed.

Sally's was founded in 1938 by Salvatore "Sally" Consiglio and remained solely in New Haven until 2021, when the Stamford location opened.

Part of the secret to Sally's pies is keeping its ovens at 3,000 degrees, cheese that's freshly shredded and crust that is both crispy and chewy.

And, of course, the sauce, according to a teaser in the expansion packet.

Sally's proposed total restaurant tally for each state includes:

• Connecticut — 15
• Massachusetts — 15
• New York — 25
• Pennsylvania — 20
• Maryland — 15
• Virginia — 15
• North Carolina — 15
• South Carolina — 15
• Georgia — 15
• Florida — 35
• Texas — 45
• New Jersey — 25

With reporting by Chris Dehnel of Patch