Sauce Boss owners (from left) Natalie Tolomeo, Sheri Tolomeo and Kristopher Davis
Sheri Tolomeo loves to make people happy, and what puts a smile on a hungry customer’s face better than a slice of pizza?
Just a few weeks ago, Sheri opened her restaurant, Sauce Boss, in Harrisburg, offering big-city flavors tucked in a snug neighborhood shop at 910 N. 6th St.
“I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like pizza and wings,” she said. “We want it to be a family-oriented place for everyone.”
Sheri opened the business with her daughter Natalie and business partner Kristopher Davis. It’s truly a family-run business, Natalie explained. Even the staff who aren’t related are like family, she said.
For the past several years, the team operated La Bella Sicilia, a bakery on the Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg, and briefly tested the new Sauce Boss business there, before ultimately closing and moving to Harrisburg. Sheri purchased the N. 6th Street building and opened Sauce Boss in April.
At their new location, the former Giuseppe’s Original Pizzeria, Sauce Boss offers pizza, wings, subs and loaded fries and tots.
Inside Sauce Boss
The Tolomeo’s previously lived in Philadelphia and were used to having great pizza spots in close proximity, but saw a need when they came to Harrisburg, Natalie said.
“When we came here, we wanted to make a really good pizza,” she said.
As several of the staff and cooks are from New York, the pizza, among other menu items, like the chopped cheese sub, is made in a New York style. They also plan to soon add a small dessert menu featuring cannoli made from ingredients imported from Sicily, Italy.
“That’s different, no one does that,” Sheri said. “We use high-quality products.”
The restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating for customers and offers takeout.
Sheri and Natalie are feeling hopeful about the new location and fresh start for the business.
“We’ve worked really hard, and I feel like we are finally at a good place,” Natalie said.
For more information, visit Sauce Boss on Facebook or at their website.
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