Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, a popular family-owned restaurant chain based out of New Haven, Connecticut, will be opening its 10th location and first Rhode Island shop on Monday, May 14, much to the pleasure of local pizza lovers.

The restaurant held a soft opening this week, inviting members of the public in to try some of the Pepe family’s famous recipes. The original Frank Pepe Pizzeria was opened in 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut by Frank Pepe, the grandfather of the current owner.