Pie town: New York Pizzeria dishes it up to The Woodlands
Many Americans love pizza and many residents of The Woodlands love their eateries.
The best of both worlds collide with New York Pizzeria, an upscale pizza restaurant with other Italian favorites. This month, the new flavor haven opened to the public. Homemade specialities include lasagna, baked Ziti, fettuccini, angel hair pasta, Pesto pasta and an array of combinations and specialties designed to keep any family satisfied. "Our menu is not just pizza, it's fast casual Italian New York traditional cuisine you see in the city," said Adrian Hembree, franchisee. "You can get pizza by the slice and fresh homemade pasta.
In New York, if it's a good pizzeria its one of the mom and pop shops and its usually a hole in the wall, it's not a standard chain," he added. Owner Anthony Russo offers his homemade marinara sauce to customers for $4.95 for each 26-ounce jar. Russo began his career in 1978 at the age of 12, according to Hembree. Hembree said the Russo family roots in fine Italian cuisine. "(Anthony Russo's) dad was from Italy and he would squeeze the tomatoes himself," Hembree said. "His father had a restaurant in Galveston and his father brought interns in from Sicily," Hembree said. "He grew up cooking with these great chefs, his family being Italian and having the recipes from the family."
Hembree said at this homemade Italian pizzeria, customers get a little bit of everything. "The clientele (should) appreciate everything made fresh," he said. "Everything is made on the premises and we have medium-priced entrees and large portions." Diners can bring along their own bottle of wine to enjoy with their meal.
Delivery and home catering services also are available. "We have New York native customers that drive from the Galleria to have our food," Hembree said. "It's a neat compliment about what he's (Russo) doing."
Hembree added the restaurant also promotes fast service, as well as home delivery options for other menu items besides pizza. "Delivery is free ... we offer counter service for lunch" Hembree said. "You can have lunch in less than 20 minutes." Hembree said the pizzeria has spent a long time developing itself as a brand through it's homemade recipes and now with its modern architecture. "When you walk in you smell the aroma of the sauce cooking in the back and the breads warming in the ovens," Hembree said. "It's an awesome experience. Nothing is better than when you make it homemade."
The New York Pizzeria is located at 3335 College Park Drive. The restaurant in The Woodlands is the first in Montgomery County. But Hembree said the company may scout out future locations, including in The Woodlands, with a goal of trying to space them out every five miles. He said that the expansion likely would not include more than two additional restaurants in the area.
The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The best of both worlds collide with New York Pizzeria, an upscale pizza restaurant with other Italian favorites. This month, the new flavor haven opened to the public. Homemade specialities include lasagna, baked Ziti, fettuccini, angel hair pasta, Pesto pasta and an array of combinations and specialties designed to keep any family satisfied. "Our menu is not just pizza, it's fast casual Italian New York traditional cuisine you see in the city," said Adrian Hembree, franchisee. "You can get pizza by the slice and fresh homemade pasta.
In New York, if it's a good pizzeria its one of the mom and pop shops and its usually a hole in the wall, it's not a standard chain," he added. Owner Anthony Russo offers his homemade marinara sauce to customers for $4.95 for each 26-ounce jar. Russo began his career in 1978 at the age of 12, according to Hembree. Hembree said the Russo family roots in fine Italian cuisine. "(Anthony Russo's) dad was from Italy and he would squeeze the tomatoes himself," Hembree said. "His father had a restaurant in Galveston and his father brought interns in from Sicily," Hembree said. "He grew up cooking with these great chefs, his family being Italian and having the recipes from the family."
Hembree said at this homemade Italian pizzeria, customers get a little bit of everything. "The clientele (should) appreciate everything made fresh," he said. "Everything is made on the premises and we have medium-priced entrees and large portions." Diners can bring along their own bottle of wine to enjoy with their meal.
Delivery and home catering services also are available. "We have New York native customers that drive from the Galleria to have our food," Hembree said. "It's a neat compliment about what he's (Russo) doing."
Hembree added the restaurant also promotes fast service, as well as home delivery options for other menu items besides pizza. "Delivery is free ... we offer counter service for lunch" Hembree said. "You can have lunch in less than 20 minutes." Hembree said the pizzeria has spent a long time developing itself as a brand through it's homemade recipes and now with its modern architecture. "When you walk in you smell the aroma of the sauce cooking in the back and the breads warming in the ovens," Hembree said. "It's an awesome experience. Nothing is better than when you make it homemade."
The New York Pizzeria is located at 3335 College Park Drive. The restaurant in The Woodlands is the first in Montgomery County. But Hembree said the company may scout out future locations, including in The Woodlands, with a goal of trying to space them out every five miles. He said that the expansion likely would not include more than two additional restaurants in the area.
The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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