WRITTEN BY DAVID TRAN
In 1925, Frank Pepe opened his first pizza shop in Connecticut, introducing the coal-fired thin-crust pies that would come to define New Haven-style pizza (it still draws long lines for its white clam pie). Now, there are 11 suburban New England spinoffs and, come Monday, a branch in Bethesda’s Westfield Montgomery Mall. It’s about time—the restaurant first announced plans to open here in December 2019, but was set back by Covid-related delays and shutdowns.
The Frank Pepe enterprise is now run by family members. “It’s my grandfather’s legacy and we’re carrying it though,” says Jennifer Bimonte-Kelly, who acts as the family spokesperson.
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