A Ripon-based, family-owned pizza chain is heading north with its first Sacramento-area location.
Gold Dust Pizza Express will open at 2201 Francisco Drive, Suite 150 in El Dorado Hills, co-owner Jeremiah Willey confirmed. Slated for a late spring 2026 debut, the eatery will join the chain’s four full-service locations in Ripon, Oakdale, Copperopolis, and Sutter Creek, along with two Express outposts in Modesto and Manteca.
Founded in 1984 by Bob Willey, Gold Dust Pizza has become a local staple in the “Jewel of the Valley,” celebrated for handcrafted pizzas and a family-first, community-minded approach. “Employing young adults and teaching them core life skills is something we take to heart and cannot wait to do in the El Dorado Hills area,” Jeremiah told What Now Sacramento…