Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Satriale's Pork Store" in English language version.
The pilot was filmed in a real pork store in Elizabeth, but "Sopranos" then turned the empty Kearny storefront, once an auto parts store, into Satriale's... "After the pilot was done, we were looking for the pork store location. We scouted with David [Chase] for a few days, and when he saw the one we ended up with in Kearny, he said, 'That's the pork store.'"
All you need, in this case, is Satriale's, a pork store, which occupies center stage in one episode. Satriale's is one of the few exteriors that doesn't really exist. It is an empty double storefront at 101 Kearny Ave., in the southern part of town. But for one episode, it was a thriving Italian meat market, its interior supporting columns painted the colors of the Italian flag.
While most of the well-known locations on the show are actual commercial establishments, Satriale's pork store in Kearny has never existed...Signage and the large pig that sits atop the brick-faced building were put up only for filming, and the site that saw its share of sit-downs and dismemberments will soon be whacked itself: Kearny officials say the town's planning board has approved an application from the owner to turn the property into condominiums.
