Sammy's Pizza - Grand Rapids

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SAMMY'S PIZZA - EST. 1954 As World War II soldiers returned home from Italy telling tales of their favorite food, the popularity of pizza in the U.S. grew. Sam Perrella, a former miner who owned a small café in Keewatin, picked up on this growing trend. Having connections in Chicago, Sam visited with some pizza makers and returned home with an idea that sparked and gave birth to what is now Sammy’s Pizza. In October 1954, armed with enthusiasm and their own secret recipes, Sam and wife, Louise, opened the doors of the first Sammy's Pizza restaurant in Hibbing, MN. Today, some 61 years, 14 locations and more than 20 million pizzas later, Sammy's is now in it's fourth generation of pizza makers, who all use Sam’s original recipes. In 2015, PMQ Pizza Magazine, the pizza industry’s No. 1 publication, inducted Sammy’s into its Pizza Hall of Fame — which pays tribute to popular pizzerias in business for 50 years or longer. OUR LOCATION Sammy's in Grand Rapids opened in 1984 and is owned and operated by Tony and Kelly Jerulle. The two grew up near the original Sammy's in Hibbing and quickly became fans. Tony eventually moved to Grand Rapids and got a job managing Sammy's and, after a few years, jumped at the opportunity to purchase the restaurant from Jeff Perrella Sr. Not too long after, Kelly moved to the area and applied to work at the restaurant. You could say the rest is history. Tony and Kelly, now married, are also part owners of Sammy's Pizza in Hibbing, Waite Park, and West Duluth.