Yesterday, news broke that beloved chain, Pepe’s Pizza, does indeed plan on opening a location in the Boston area. To say that we (and everyone else) were thrilled would simply be an understatement. And now per a press release from Pepe’s, we’ve received even further confirmation of the pizzeria’s upcoming plans.

According to the release, Pepe’s Pizzeria does intend to move into the space currently occupied by The Fireplace restaurant in Brookline’s Washington Square. Owner and chef Jim Solomon announced his departure with “plans to focus on his thriving catering business,” as noted by an official source.

Pepe’s Pizza also stated in a release that “from now until the end of the year, the Frank Pepe team will be developing and submitting plans for their coal-fired pizza restaurant to the town and upon approval, hope to begin construction and the behind the scenes process of opening their new location.”

The pizzeria also claims that they are looking “forward to a Summer 2015 opening” in Brookline. That means as of next summer, you’ll able to eat all of the coal-fired pizzas you want – and that includes their signature white clam pizza pie.

Gary Bimonte, grandson of Frank Pepe, stated in a release “With so many great pizza places here, the bar has been set extremely high…. We’re excited to have Bay State pizza lovers try our pizza. Can there ever be enough good pizza in the world?”

To that we say – no. The more Pepe’s Pizza locations, the better!

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