How about the Italian chef’s salad, or the meatball sandwich? “And, of course, the pizza,” Ted Ligori added, listing some of his restaurant’s headline menu items. Ligori, 73, said he has been making pizzas for 57 years. That included 28 years at Tony’s Pizza in South Ogden. He then opened Ligori’s Pizza and Pasta in Ogden in 1991. Ligori’s current location is at 4780 Old Post Road.

Fresh sauces are one key to the restaurant’s long-term success, Ligori said. “Nothing is made from the cans,” he said. Ligori’s array of pizzas has a back-to-basics feel, with traditional offerings such as New York-style, meatball and Philly steak pies. Pasta dishes include spaghetti, rigatoni, ravioli, tortellini, lasagna and fettuccine alfredo. Ligori’s offers sandwiches such as the Italian meatball and sausage favorites.