Salvatore's Tomato Pies
Salvatore's Tomato Pies (often shortened to Sal's), is a pizza place with several Madison-area locations, the first of which was located in a Sun Prairie strip mall, later moving to downtown Sun Prairie in 2017.
DarkHorse
The third Sal's location, sometimes called DarkHorse by Sal's over the space previously occupied by Sujeo until 2019. This location features an expanded menu with a section changing with seasons. The name comes from a time when a restaurant critic referred to DePula as a "dark horse" due his talent despite any formal culinary training[1].
Johnson Street
The Johnson Street store, at 912 E. Johnson St., closed in August 2021, reopened for about nine months in 2022, and then closed again[2]. It was still advertised in May 2023, when Salvatore's had four locations: Sun Prairie, Madison East (Johnson Street), Monona, and 10 N. Livingston St.[3] By June 2024 the space was to become Molten Monkey Pizza[2]. In October 2024 Salvatore's had stores in Monona, Sun Prairie and Madison[4].
The DarkHorse closed its dining room after four weeks, when COVID arrived in March 2020, and became a Salvatore's[2].
Trivia
- Each football season brings a Packers pizza: the Lambeaughini in 2023, with "over-the-top pepperoni", and the Lombardi in 2024, with cheese curds, jalapeños, pepperoni and hot honey. Playoff opponents get pizzas too; a Bears pizza had hot dogs[4].
Locations
- 503 West Main St., Sun Prairie (2011-2017).
- 121 East Main St., Sun Prairie (2017-present).
- 912 East Johnson St. (Dec. 2014 to between May 2023 and June 2024; closed for a time in 2021–22)[3][2].
- 5507 Monona Dr. (2020-present).
- 10 N. Livingston St., Ste. 101 (Feb 18, 2020-present)[5].
See also
Notes
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (Nov. 18, 2019). “DarkHorse by Sal's taking over former Sujeo space.” Wisconsin State Journal. 33.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kalk Derby, S. (2024, June 25). "Ale Asylum co-founder opening Detroit-style pizza place on Madison's Near East Side." madison.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (2023, May 24). Salvatore's Tomato Pies advertisement, "4 locations to serve", and Madison Burger Week entry "The McTwist Pizza". The Capital Times. p. O42. Newspapers.com image 964131219.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2024, October 15). "Salvatore's backs the Packers with Lombardi pizza." madison.com.
- ↑ (2023, May 10). Salvatore's Tomato Pies Mother's Day brunch advertisement: 10 N. Livingston St., Ste. 101, and 121 E. Main St., Sun Prairie. The Capital Times. p. O31. Newspapers.com image 958700830.
