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Gold Dust Pizza opened in El Dorado Hills on April 22. It offers a fig and prosciutto pizza for the Sacramento area.<\/p>\n
Moe Willey<\/p>\n
Moe Willey<\/p>\n
A family-owned pizza chain that started in Ripon is making its way to the capital region, as it opens a new restaurant in El Dorado Hills.<\/p>\n
Gold Dust Pizza opened its El Dorado Hills location, 2201 Francisco Drive, Suite 150, on Wednesday. The Willey family opened its first pizza restaurant, Pizza Plus, in Ripon, which has since rebranded and expanded to seven locations. Beyond El Dorado Hills, the family has six other pizzerias in the Central Valley, including Modesto.<\/p>\n
However, the family planned to relocate to Sacramento\u2019s eastern suburbs, according to owner Moe Willey.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as a family would like to relocate to this area,\u201d Willey said. \u201cWe like the Lake Tahoe area. We like all that, and we have good people in the the Valley that have worked with us for years and years. Those people are happy running those stores, and we\u2019re gonna expand toward Sacramento.\u201d<\/p>\n
The restaurant is painted a muted red and green inside, with gold accents and Gold Rush-era paintings on the walls. Willey said she tries to curate the space to be like a Victorian hotel or like eating at your rich grandmother\u2019s house.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if it was like the fanciest hotel from the Gold Rush-era, that would be me,\u201d Willey said. \u201cThe guys are coming in, parking their horses outside and having a nice shot of whiskey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gold Dust Pizza, which is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., offers chicken wings, pizza, calzones, beer, wine, soft drinks, salads and sandwiches. Specialty pizzas cost $20 for a small, $28 for a medium, $33 for a large and $36 for a giant. Willey\u2019s favorite item on the menu was the \u201cMiner Moe\u2019s BBQ Chicken\u201d specialty pizza, which included barbecue sauce, cheese, red onions, chicken, pineapple and bacon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt literally has everything,\u201d Willey said of her favorite pizza. \u201cThe chicken is great. The pineapple\u2019s good. Barbeque sauce is good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeremiah Willey makes a pizza. He and his family opened Gold Dust Pizza in El Dorado Hills on April 22. Moe Willey Moe Willey <\/p>\n
Specifically for the Sacramento area, Willey said, Gold Rush Pizza offers a fig and prosciutto pizza.<\/p>\n
The El Dorado Hills restaurant is one of Gold Dust Pizza\u2019s express locations, meaning it\u2019s set up for to-go orders. Although there are several tables in store for those who want to eat in. However, the family hopes to open a larger restaurant within the next six months, particularly in Folsom. Roseville and Granite Bay are also on the family\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n
Gold Dust Pizza opened its El Dorado Hills location on April 22, 2026. Moe Willey Moe Willey <\/p>\n
Willey said the family is looking for an exiting restaurant in Folsom that has a building ready for Gold Dust Pizza to take over, saying it makes for an easier transition.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody out there that wants to give us a call (about a prospective location), we\u2019ll be happy to come look at their spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Gold Dust Pizza, the family operates Ice Cream Emporium. The ice cream brand is not currently in the Sacramento area, Willey said, but the family is exploring a new location, possibly in El Dorado Hills as well.<\/p>\n
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