Bronx born, self-professed graduate from the "School of Hard Knocks", Frank Salese, Jr., owner and founder, first starting learning to cook his great-grandmother's old school Italian recipes in his father's Long Island restaurant at the age of 8. He established Junior's in 1982 in Long Island, New York which offers classic Old World Italian cuisine. Looking for a better quality of life for his 3 children, Franke relocated to Vermont and opened Junior's in Colchester as "The Original Long Island Type Pizzeria" in 1992. Today, he has successfully expanded the business into "The Premier Destination Spot" for authentic Italian food and desserts. Since consistent mouth-watering quality and exceptionally high service standards are what fuel this establishments success, he opened a brand new spacious building in Summer 2007 located at 85 South Park Drive in Colchester, VT