{"id":369,"date":"2026-04-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feedmittens.com\/justwingit\/regina-pizzeria-burlington-mall-fine-but-wait-for-the-original\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:00:00","slug":"regina-pizzeria-burlington-mall-fine-but-wait-for-the-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feedmittens.com\/justwingit\/regina-pizzeria-burlington-mall-fine-but-wait-for-the-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina Pizzeria, Burlington Mall: Fine, But Wait for the Original"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feedmittens.com\/justwingit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0410.jpg\" alt=\"Pepperoni pizza slices from Regina Pizzeria, Burlington Mall\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apologies in advance for the photo on this one \u2014 food court lighting and a rushed shot did it no favors. Two pepperoni slices at the Regina Pizzeria in the Burlington Mall, early April 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honest take: the mall location is fine, but it&#8217;s nowhere near the original in the North End. That&#8217;s not really a knock on this specific location so much as an acknowledgment that the original is one of the actual great ones \u2014 a post about that original location is coming separately, and it&#8217;ll do the family more justice than this one does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background: the Polcari Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regina Pizzeria was founded in 1926 by Luigi D&#8217;Auria in Boston&#8217;s North End. Early on, the founding family bought wine, tomatoes, and cheese from the Polcari family&#8217;s grocery store across the street. The Polcaris bought into the pizzeria themselves in the early 1940s, folding in their own family recipes, and by 1956 owned it outright. They&#8217;ve run it ever since \u2014 three generations now, expanded to a dozen Regina Pizzeria locations plus two standalone Polcari&#8217;s Italian restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All Regina Pizzeria Locations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>North End, Boston \u2014 the original<\/li>\n<li>Faneuil Hall, Boston<\/li>\n<li>South Station, Boston<\/li>\n<li>Star Market, The Hub (Boston)<\/li>\n<li>Star Market, Prudential (Boston)<\/li>\n<li>Star Market, Porter Square<\/li>\n<li>Children&#8217;s Hospital, Boston<\/li>\n<li>Beverly \u2014 Cummings Center<\/li>\n<li>Medford \u2014 Station Landing<\/li>\n<li>Burlington Mall<\/li>\n<li>South Shore Plaza<\/li>\n<li>Cape Cod Mall<\/li>\n<li>Foxwoods Resort Casino, CT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where This Was<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzeriaregina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regina Pizzeria<\/a>, Burlington Mall food court, Burlington, MA \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Regina+Pizzeria+Burlington+Mall+Burlington+MA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"220\" style=\"border:1px solid #f0d9b8;border-radius:10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/export\/embed.html?bbox=-71.2195262%2C42.4795420%2C-71.2075262%2C42.4855420&#038;layer=mapnik&#038;marker=42.4825420%2C-71.2135262\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Map\"><\/iframe>\n<p style=\"font-size:0.8rem;margin-top:0.3em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?mlat=42.4825420&#038;mlon=-71.2135262#map=17\/42.4825420\/-71.2135262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View on OpenStreetMap<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apologies in advance for the photo on this one \u2014 food court lighting and a rushed shot did it no favors. Two pepperoni slices at the Regina Pizzeria in the Burlington Mall, early April 2026. Honest take: the mall location is fine, but it&#8217;s nowhere near the original in the North End. 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