Sal’s Pizza (150 Tremont St.)

Sal’s Pizza on Tremont Street is one of the newer downtown shops from Sal’s Pizza, serving a menu built around pizza. Customers can build their own pie from a long list of vegetable, cheese and meat toppings or choose a specialty such as meatball with ricotta, pepperoni with Mike’s Hot Honey, steak and cheese, buffalo chicken or Nashville hot chicken with ranch.

CEO Sal Lupoli’s grandparents, who came from Naples, sold Neapolitan-style pizza on Revere Beach starting in 1940, and the Sal’s concept grew out of Lupoli’s culinary apprenticeship in the North End while he attended Northeastern University. Beyond pizza, the menu includes calzones, sandwiches, salads, appetizers and desserts. The brand operates a mix of corporate and franchised locations, with recipes developed from that early experience.

What to Know

• Gluten-free and Sicilian crusts are available, though some seasonings are not offered on them.
• A loaded pan pizza topped with American cheese is among the specialty options.
• Orders can be placed in the store, online or by phone.
• Vodka sauce can be substituted on some specialty pies.