What began as a seasonal corporate gesture ultimately led Jeff Small to bring deep-dish pizza to Fredericksburg.
“My girlfriend works for a water treatment company, and one of their clients in Chicago every year for Christmas would send us these Lou Malnati’s frozen pizzas,” Small recalled. “And we loved them.”
The couple’s fondness for the distinctive pan pies laden with cheese, toppings and tomato sauce only deepened with annual weekend trips to the Windy City. And when Small purchased Caroline Street mainstay Sammy T’s in March 2023, he spied an opportunity to nab a slice of a yet-untouched market locally…