Prince Pizzeria plans satellite take-out eatery

SAUGUS – Prince Pizzeria and its giant leaning tower have been a landmark on Route 1 for more than 50 years. And if all goes according to plan, Prince owner Steven Castraberti said he hopes to have a second location opened across the street in mid-October.?We have a temporary sign up there now and we?re moving forward with that for sure,” said Castraberti.The new Prince restaurant will take over the old Karl?s Sausage, which had been another long-time Route 1 fixture. Karl?s closed its doors and moved to Bourbon Street in Peabody last month.Castraberti said he hopes the new restaurant will capture some of the traffic heading north on Route 1.?I?m looking across the street right now and traffic is brutal on Route 1 North and they don?t want to turn around at Walnut Street and come back this way,” said Castraberti.Castraberti said the new location will be “strictly takeout” and will feature online ordering with Prince?s complete menu.Castraberti said the inside of the shuttered restaurant is in “pretty good shape” and likely won?t need much work other than some new counter tops and a new cooking line.Along with the new location, Castraberti said he?s looking to hire between 15 and 20 new employees.?I?ll be looking for people who can multitask,” said Castraberti. “People who can cook and take care of customers. We?re not going to have a huge staff over there because we?re not going to have any seats.”Castraberti said he doesn?t think the second location will affect the main restaurant, noting the upside “far outweighs” any potential losses.?I think this is probably long overdue for us to have something like this available for people that just don?t want to turn around,” said Castraberti. “I don?t blame them. Walnut Street is the number one intersection in the state for accidents.”Matt Tempesta can be reached at [email protected].