South Jersey’s latest Santucci’s Original Square Pizza location opened today, taking over the entire kitchen of the Taproom Bar in Haddonfield NJ.
Starting today customers at the beloved Crystal Lake Avenue establishment will have the full Santucci’s menu to order from, including their Original Square Pizzas, Sandwiches, Wings, Burgers and more.
For loyal customers of The Taproom the changes should mostly be seamless as it’s the same incredible Taproom ownership offering their 56-line beer system, live bands and amazing indoor/outdoor dining and bar spaces… but they’ve swapped in the delicious menu from Santucci’s to bring the best of both families together!
This partnership actually has a third group of talented owners in the mix, as just like all of the other new Santucci’s restaurants… this Santucci’s is a franchise owned location (who have leased the Taproom kitchen).
Customers will be able to stop in at The Taproom and order a ice cold beer, wine or cocktail… and pair that up with an incredible signature pizza, cheesesteak, or how about getting a little more adventurous with Mussels in Red Sauce or Fried Calamari.
And of course the full Santucci’s menu will be available for takeout, with online ordering and 3rd party delivery services expected to start soon.
One unique twist to this Santucci’s location is the Taproom also offers multiple private event spaces, so you can book your event at the Taproom and have it catered by the Santucci’s team… with everything cooked fresh on-site and served hot and delicious.
The Taproom Haddonfield
42Freeway first broke the news on this new partnership back on October 1st after hearing about the plans from awesome readers!
At the Taproom, while the dining room and bar areas are mostly unaffected by the change, it seems significant work took place in the kitchen bringing in new equipment and adjusted workflows. It’s interesting to consider that previously the Taproom did not sell pizza at all, and now it will likely be the number one item on the menu!
While they call themselves the Taproom Haddonfield, the popular bar is actually located at 427 W Crystal Lake Ave. in Haddon Township.
Opened in 2008, the property has operated as a bar and restaurant for many years prior with ownership investing significantly in the upgrades of the property including the outdoor patio deck (and bars) which are very popular summertime spots.
My wife and I stopped in for lunch at the end of September and it had been a couple years since my prior visit, and I had noted several changes including attractive outdoor seating spaces at the front of the building, a new stage area inside and general improvements throughout the space.
There is a smaller private banquet room space attached to the main dining room but off to the right side is a completely private area just another bar which could be perfect for your next event.
Santucci’s Original Pizza – Taproom
Santucci’s Original Cheese Pizza is an iconic Philadelphia pizza shop offering a unique and delicious square pizza made from only the highest quality ingredients.
Their first location opened in northeast Philadelphia in 1959 and grew into several family owned locations that have that before more recently starting a franchise program.
Recently they opened the location in Cherry Hill and coming soon as a Santucci’s for Deptford.
Santucci’s makes a rectangular pan pizza which in itself is somewhat unique, but the big twist is that the pizza is prepared “upside down”, meaning the cheese is placed on the crust first and then the sauce is put on top.
It makes for a tasty slice which really brings the flavor of the delicious freshly made pizza sauce to the front of the bite.
As mentioned the menu has grown and they offer full variety of cheesesteaks, hoagies, meatball sandwiches, stromboli, chicken parm and even their own Santucci’s burger.
I recently had a chance to try their short rib gravy fries which are just crazy delicious… almost to an addictive level!
I’ll be over soon to try the Taproom + Santucci’s experience… I really miss the place! We haven’t made our way over as much since moving to Deptford 11 years ago, and that’s something I need to change for 2025!
Links and Locations
The Taproom Haddonfield – Soon Featuring Santucci’s Pizza
427 W Crystal Lake Ave
Haddonfield NJ
856-854-4255