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The restaurant was one of the original pizzerias that opened to cater to [[Italian Americans]] who had emigrated to East Boston and the surrounding neighborhoods. Still owned and operated by the Santarpio family,<ref name="Levitt">Levitt, Jonathan. "Putting toppings at bottom adds to flavor of Santarpio's." ''Boston Globe''. 6 December 2006. {{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/12/06/putting_toppings_at_bottom_adds_to_flavor_of_santarpios/ |title=Putting toppings at bottom adds to flavor of Santarpio's - the Boston Globe |newspaper=Boston.com |date=6 December 2006 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183819/http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/12/06/putting_toppings_at_bottom_adds_to_flavor_of_santarpios/ |archivedate=2016-03-03 |last1=Levitt |first1=Jonathan }}</ref> its menu also features barbecued [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]], steak tips, [[chicken]], and [[sausage]].
The restaurant was one of the original pizzerias that opened to cater to [[Italian Americans]] who had emigrated to East Boston and the surrounding neighborhoods. Still owned and operated by the Santarpio family,<ref name="Levitt">Levitt, Jonathan. "Putting toppings at bottom adds to flavor of Santarpio's." ''Boston Globe''. 6 December 2006. {{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/12/06/putting_toppings_at_bottom_adds_to_flavor_of_santarpios/ |title=Putting toppings at bottom adds to flavor of Santarpio's - the Boston Globe |newspaper=Boston.com |date=6 December 2006 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183819/http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/12/06/putting_toppings_at_bottom_adds_to_flavor_of_santarpios/ |archivedate=2016-03-03 |last1=Levitt |first1=Jonathan }}</ref> its menu also features barbecued [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]], steak tips, [[chicken]], and [[sausage]].


The eatery refused to fill an order from the film ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]'' when the production crew insisted that the 75-pie order be ready in an hour.<ref>Rakowsky, Judy. "Decidedly Not Star-struck." ''Boston Globe''. 9 September 2007. {{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/09/decidedly_not_star_struck/ |title=Decidedly not star-struck - the Boston Globe |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074920/http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/09/decidedly_not_star_struck/ |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref> Glenn Carlton has baked bread and prepared dough for the pizzas at Santarpio's for 30 years. Lennie Timpone, whose mother was a Santarpio, was born in 1945 and has worked at the Chelsea Street location his entire life.<ref name="Levitt" />
Glenn Carlton has baked bread and prepared dough for the pizzas at Santarpio's for 30 years. Lennie Timpone, whose mother was a Santarpio, was born in 1945 and has worked at the Chelsea Street location his entire life.<ref name="Levitt" />


==Recognition==
==Honors and awards==
* ''[[Food & Wine]]'' named it in their list of best pizza places in the US.<ref>[http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-pizza-places-in-the-us/18 Best Pizza Places in the U.S.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521010345/http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-pizza-places-in-the-us/18 |date=May 21, 2016 }}</ref>
* ''[[Food & Wine]]'' named it in their list of best pizza places in the US.<ref>[http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-pizza-places-in-the-us/18 Best Pizza Places in the U.S.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521010345/http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-pizza-places-in-the-us/18 |date=May 21, 2016 }}</ref>
* In 2012, Santarpio's was featured on ''[[Bizarre Foods America]]''.<ref>[http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/restaurant/MA/Boston/Santarpios-Pizza Santarpio's Pizza on Bizarre Foods America, Reviews, Menus, Directions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527180102/http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/restaurant/MA/Boston/Santarpios-Pizza |date=May 27, 2016 }}</ref>
* In 2012, Santarpio's was featured on ''[[Bizarre Foods America]]''.<ref>[http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/restaurant/MA/Boston/Santarpios-Pizza Santarpio's Pizza on Bizarre Foods America, Reviews, Menus, Directions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527180102/http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/restaurant/MA/Boston/Santarpios-Pizza |date=May 27, 2016 }}</ref>

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Santarpio's Pizza
Santarpio's original location in East Boston in 2009
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Restaurant information
Established1903; 122 years ago (1903) (re-founded 1933; 92 years ago (1933))
Street address111 Chelsea Street
CityEast Boston
StateMassachusetts
Postal/ZIP Code02128
CountryUnited States
Other locationsPeabody, Massachusetts
Websitewww.santarpiospizza.com

Santarpio's Pizza is a restaurant on Chelsea Street in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1903 as a bakery by Frank Santarpio, it began selling pizza in 1933. It is primarily known for its Boston-style pizza.[1] The sign for Santarpio's Pizza can be seen from the highway on the way to the Boston airport.[2]

History

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The restaurant was one of the original pizzerias that opened to cater to Italian Americans who had emigrated to East Boston and the surrounding neighborhoods. Still owned and operated by the Santarpio family,[3] its menu also features barbecued lamb, steak tips, chicken, and sausage.

Glenn Carlton has baked bread and prepared dough for the pizzas at Santarpio's for 30 years. Lennie Timpone, whose mother was a Santarpio, was born in 1945 and has worked at the Chelsea Street location his entire life.[3]

Recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Renowned pizzeria eyes site on Route 1". Archived from the original on 2013-07-27.
  2. ^ "NFL From Eastie to the End Zone". Boston Globe. August 19, 2001.
  3. ^ a b Levitt, Jonathan. "Putting toppings at bottom adds to flavor of Santarpio's." Boston Globe. 6 December 2006. Levitt, Jonathan (6 December 2006). "Putting toppings at bottom adds to flavor of Santarpio's - the Boston Globe". Boston.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  4. ^ Best Pizza Places in the U.S. Archived May 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Santarpio's Pizza on Bizarre Foods America, Reviews, Menus, Directions Archived May 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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