Sal’s Pizza on Essex Ave

I understand Sal’s Pizza is well known to some and that people were looking forward to having Sal’s in Gloucester. Now that they have opened in the new Haffner’s gas station on Essex Ave, I thought we’d give it a try ourselves. For the benefit of the blog, of course…..

We are not familiar with Sal’s but we are somewhat familiar with various “gas station pizzas” as we travel the highways fairly often, so we made that our basis for comparison. We are not comparing it to storefront pizza although the set up inside Haffner’s very much appears to be a storefront. We got a slice (which was cut in two) which is a quarter of the 19″ pizzas they advertise, so the portion is large. It cost about $6 for the portion you see here. As expected, it wasn’t freshly made but it was warm and tasty. The sauce is more tangy tomato than sweet. The crust is thin with a crispy bottom. A variety of pizza toppings are available along with garlic knots and other items. We even noticed Haffner’s carries Virgilios sauce and bread which was a nice surprise on the Magnolia side of the bridge.

We did not order a freshly made pizza but the slice did the trick for a late afternoon snack. The staff was very friendly and helpful so that’s a big plus. Easy parking and close to home makes it a winner for us. Keep your expectations reasonable and I think you will be satisfied.