December 1, 2025
Geneva Grand Opening
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Salvatore's Is Coming To Geneva!
The Salvatore's Pizza Family is opening a new location in Geneva, NY located at 812 Canandaigua Rd on Wednesday, December 3rd at 4pm.
A Ribbon Cutting Celebration is scheduled for media, town members, family & friends at 3pm. The Official location Grand Opening to the general public is at 4pm.
This new Salvatore's location features dine-in seating with giant TVs, beer & wine, and a large slice display. Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery: 812 Canandaigua Rd., Geneva, NY. (315) 325-4212. Look for the hot pink roof!
Ameer Alsaffar is the franchisee Owner/Operator of this new beautiful location and will operate the Geneva location along with family, friends and an amazing staff. Ameer is also the Owner/Operator of the Salvatore's Pizza location in Canandaigua, NY.
"I am so excited to open my second Salvatore's location and bring Salvatore's Famous Full Menu to Geneva!" said Ameer Alsaffar, Owner of the Geneva and Canandaigua locations, "I owe a huge thank you to my supportive Uncle Ed and the Salvatore's Family for guiding me through this process."
Ameer has been with the Salvatore's Pizza Family for over 10 years. He has been the Owner/Operator of the Canandaigua location for the past 4 years, and was previously the Manager at the Chili location for 6 years. Ameer is a perfect example of Salvatore's career advancement system. He started as a Delivery Driver in 2015, and built his way up to Pizza Chef, Manager, and now Owner of his very own 2 locations.
"Salvatore's is no stranger to providing job opportunities, and we are always looking to add to our amazing part-time or full-time staff," said Ameer, "or operate your very own location and take control of your destiny like me."
"Several young pizza box makers and pizza chefs are now self-employed Owner/Operators." said Silvio Fantauzzo, Salvatore's President of Restaurant Operations. "We plan to continue this tradition of growth and opportunity within our brand," said Kayla Kent-Moreira, Salvatore's President of Business Operations, "We turn jobs into careers at salvatores.com"
Salvatore's Pizza was started by Salvatore SoccerSam Fantauzzo as a young entrepreneur in his Home Economics class at Eastridge High School in 1978. Salvatore's celebrated 47 years of business this past summer. The Geneva location is the 4th new Salvatore's location opened just this year. (Churchville, Batavia, Bushnell's Basin, Geneva) For full company history, please visit https://salvatores.com/
PUBLIC GRAND OPENING IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 at 4PM. Customers may take advantage of Wednesday's $10 Daily Deal: Giant 2 Topping Calzone for just $10! www.salvatores.com/
Salvatore's Out Pizzas The Hut!
The Geneva building is super special to Salvatore's Pizza Founder SoccerSam Fantauzzo. This will be the company's first conversion of a former Pizza Hut building. Fantauzzo loves the history of the iconic Pizza Hut building. Architect and artist Richard D. Burke created this in 1969 and then it became famous nationwide as the symbolic Pizza Hut roof for the brand's 6300 locations. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History even featured Pizza Hut in its “Inventing in America” exhibit. Today, most of the buildings are gone or the roofs have been modified.
“We all went to Pizza Hut throughout the 70’s and 80’s, and even took my wife on dates to the one on E. Ridge Rd back in the day,” said Fantauzzo. “We don’t look at Pizza Hut as a competitor today, but we honor the history of one of the original pizza chains and the first to have iconic buildings. We made it our version by painting it HOT PINK!”
The Salvatore’s Pizza Family is known for preserving Rochester History:
•2009: they moved their Ridge Clinton location into Rochester’s original Disco Bar at The Garage Door.
•2010: they saved and added Donuts Delite to the Salvatore’s full menu. They brought this Rochester landmark back to life with the original donut recipes.
•2011: they brought back Rochester’s original pro soccer team the Rochester Lancers. The Lady Lancers and Lancers youth also wore the original 1967 logo with pride.
•2007: The Donut Box on E. Ridge Rd was saved and converted into a Salvatore’s Full Menu location.
•2014: Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips was brought back to Rochester by Team Salvatore’s.
•2015: Salvatore’s saved the 1872 Cafe on W. Main St. The cafe is a tribute to Susan B Anthony.
•2025 the Geneva Salvatore’s Pizza Pub will feature the famous Pizza Hut roof with a Pink twist.