Astoria's Sac's Place Celebrates 20 Years By Returning Menu To Original Prices

Sac’s Place, Astoria’s landmark Italian restaurant and coal oven pizzeria, celebrated its 20th anniversary tonight during a reception attended by dozens of “regulars” and local civic and community leaders. During the event, owners Anthony and Domenico Sacramone announced that all menu items and pizzas will return to their original 1989 prices from August 19-23 in celebration of their two-decade milestone.

Sac’s Place opened for business on August 19, 1989 and continues to offer an affordable and diverse array of Italian menu items as well as a selection of almost 100 bottles of wine. Traditional dishes like eggplant parmigiana, fried calamari, veal marsala and Mamma Sacramone’s famous homemade pastas have made Sac’s a neighborhood favorite. The 2009 Zagat Guide cited Sac’s “amazing” thin crust pizza topped with “quality” ingredients as well as its “friendly” atmosphere.

Sac’s Place isn’t just enjoyed by locals, it has catered to many celebrities like Jon Bon Jovi and director Ron Howard, who have requested their food on dozens of occasions while filming at nearby Silvercup Studios. In fact, Sac’s food was so popular at the studios that Soprano’s script writers named a character after them called “Johnny Sac.”

Sac’s Place is located at 25-41 Broadway in Astoria, Queens. Off-site catering is available as well as on-site parties of up to 70 people. Restaurant and pizzeria hours: Sunday-Thursday, noon-11pm. Friday and Saturday, noon-midnight.

For more information go to www.sacsplace.com or call (718) 204-5002.