Satriale's Pork Store
Fictional mob hangout from The Sopranos.
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Satriale's Pork Store is a fictional meat market from the HBO series *The Sopranos*. In the 1970s, Johnny Soprano, a capo in the DiMeo crime family, took over the business after Francis Satriale defaulted on a gambling debt. The store became a regular meeting spot for DiMeo family members. Exterior and interior scenes were filmed at a leased storefront in Kearny, New Jersey. For the 2019 prequel film *The Many Saints of Newark*, the pork store was rebuilt at 42 Market Street in Paterson.
The storefront displays cured hams, trussed pig carcasses, coils of pink-and-beige sausages, and other meats, including a chicken with its beak still attached. Inside, it operates as a legitimate business selling pork, sausage, and deli sandwiches, with a coffee bar offering pastries and espresso. In the pilot, Silvio Dante mentions that his wife Gabriella sends him there for what she considers the best capicola. FBI Agent Dwight Harris is a fan of their veal parmesan sandwiches. In the episode "Toodle-Fucking-Oo," Silvio tells Richie Aprile that Tony no longer discusses mob business at Satriale's due to FBI surveillance, using Silvio as an intermediary. The store also appears in the video game *The Sopranos: Road to Respect*. The storeroom where Emil "E-Mail" Kolar is murdered by Christopher Moltisanti features black-and-white framed photos of classic actors and entertainers like Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, and Dean Martin. Satriale's may be based on Sacco's Meat Market in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which served as an unofficial headquarters for DeCavalcante crime family veteran "Uncle Joe" Giacobbe.
For the pilot episode, the store was called Centanni's Meat Market, an actual butchery in Elizabeth, New Jersey. After HBO picked up the series, producers leased a building with a storefront in Kearny, renaming it Satriale's Pork Store for all subsequent filming. The building was demolished after the series ended, and the property owner sold bricks as souvenirs. The location inspired a deli of the same name in Sydney, Australia.
Key events at Satriale's include: Tony Soprano's first panic attack after witnessing a violent encounter between Mr.
Quick Facts
- Motto
- <!-- or
- Purpose
- Legitimate business front
- Owner
- DiMeo crime family
- Location
- Kearny, New Jersey
- Address
- 101 Kearny Avenue
- First
- "46 Long"
- Series
- The Sopranos
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Satriale's Pork Store is a meat market in Kearny, New Jersey. Although a mob-owned establishment, Satriale's runs a legitimate business, selling a variety of meats, including pork and sausage, as well as deli-style sandwiches. The store also has a coffee bar that sells pastries and espresso, as seen in several episodes. In the large storefront windows hang cured hams and trussed pig carcasses, coils of pink-and-beige sausages, and other miscellaneous meats, including a denuded chicken with its beak still in place. In the pilot episode, Silvio Dante tells Tony, Paulie, and the gang that his wife Gabriella Dante sends him to the store regularly because she thinks it sells the best capicola. FBI Agent Dwight Harris, who investigates Tony Soprano and the members of his family throughout the show, loves their veal parmesan sandwiches.
Reader's Guide
Satriale's Pork Store serves as a central location in The Sopranos, functioning as a legitimate business front and a regular meeting place for members of the DiMeo crime family. Important events that occurred in Satriale's include Tony Soprano witnessing a violent encounter involving Mr. Satriale and his father, leading to his first panic attack later that day; Christopher Moltisanti shooting his first victim, Emil Kolar, in the rear of the store; and Silvio Dante and Carlo Gervasi murdering Lupertazzi family soldier Fat Dom Gamiello. Satriale's is possibly based on Sacco's Meat Market located at 806 3rd Avenue in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which served as the unofficial criminal headquarters of 'Uncle Joe' Giacobbe, a veteran made man in the DeCavalcante crime family. After the series ended, the building was demolished, and the property owner sold bricks as souvenirs.
Did You Know?
- The pork store was called Centanni's Meat Market in the pilot episode, an actual butchery in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
- Satriale's was recreated at 42 Market Street in Paterson in 2019 for the filming of The Many Saints of Newark.
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