Upper Crust Pizza and Pasta has been family owned and operated in Santa Cruz Since 1979.
In April 1979, Sharon and Joe Carollo opened the doors of Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta on Mission Street for the first time.
For the past thirty-five years they have been consistently serving great Italian food, specializing in authentic Sicilian square pizza and homemade pasta dishes.
In 1996, an additional location was added on Soquel Drive. Further expanding Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta to serve more of Santa Cruz .
In May 2004, Ernesto Chavez and his family took over ownership of the Soquel Dr. location. Ernesto had been working at the Mission Street restaurant for 16 years, starting as a dishwasher and working his way up the ranks.