- Frank Pepe was born in the town of Maiori, on the Amalfi coast, Italy
- Poor and illiterate, he immigrated to the United States in 1909 at age 16 to New Haven, CT with little more than his health and a strong work ethic
- When he first started his own pizza business between 1925 – 1937, he rented space and employed a small crew of relatives that included his half brother, his son, and cousin
- Pepe's high temperature coal fire brick oven would give his “tomato pies” their famous crisp, charred crust
- Pepe’s reputation as one the country’s premier pizzeria spread through word of mouth
- Nowadays Pepe's is always at "Top 10 Pizza in America"