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New pizza joint near UD welcomes night owls
A new carryout and delivery pizza restaurant, Pie Pizzeria, has opened at 1910 Brown St. near the campus of the University of Dayton.
The new pizza place caters to night owls: Pie Pizzeria stays open until 4 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, and until 3 a.m. Monday through Wednesday. It opens at 11 a.m. daily.
Pie Pizzeria is owned by Craig Hatfield of Dayton, who said he has always wanted to own a restaurant. Pie Pizzeria specializes in New York-style pizza by the slice, and offers 16-inch and 18-inch specialty pizzas with nicknames such as the Brooklyn Brawler, Park Avenue Chicken, Madison Square Garden and Broadway Barbecue. The menu also includes oven-baked sandwiches, pasta dishes and salads.
If those pizza nicknames sound familiar to what’s served at Johnny’s Pizzeria — A Slice of New York in Centerville, they are. Hatfield said he has been friends with Johnny’s co-owner Johnny Rivera for 10 years, and Rivera was behind the counter helping Hatfield on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5.
Pie Pizzeria employs 16 people. It is located just north of the Brown Street-Irving Avenue intersection, near the Pine Club restaurant. For more information, call (937) 228-4743.
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By willie
November 19, 2009 7:53 PM | Link to this
vinnys beats them all! hours till 4 am answer your phones or be in the lobby and your food would be on time. its not the drivers fault you get drunk and pass out!!! besides that if they suck so bad how do they run 10 drivers thurs thru sat? crazy huh, and to the pie guy 6 big slices wow im impressed not!!!
By Cindy
November 18, 2009 11:39 PM | Link to this
Vinny’s sucks, the people that work there are rude. I like pie pizzeria and Domino’s.
By GG Girl
November 16, 2009 11:02 PM | Link to this
Totally tried the pizza at PIE Pizzeria, first time drunk, and it was great, second time sober and it was AWESOME. We (my friends and I) have had it five times total. It is seriously the best I have ever tasted, and they take flyer express.
By GladGirl
November 9, 2009 12:03 AM | Link to this
Finally there’s another choice for 3rd. shift workers! Hundreds of people work over night shifts (7p-7a and 11p-7a) in MVH, Kettering Hospital and Hospice of Dayton. You can’t leave and go through late night drive-thru, these folks really depend on good food with delivery. (and they tip well to show that appreciation.) Now, if only we could get late night Chinese like NYC that would be perfection! I remember Papa Chins (before the downtown Chins opened) on Watervliet. It was dine-in, carry-out during the day and at night it became a venue for bands. They sold egg rolls and homemade potato chips till 2am. It was great.
By LovesFoodAfterBeer
November 8, 2009 11:16 AM | Link to this
Hahahahaha Jeremy, I like your style. So very true too. Being open late for ANY restaurant around a campus is an instant cash cow!
By Nesbit Tweb
November 7, 2009 11:47 AM | Link to this
How about safety? Open late in the utopia of university-ville…. easy prey in these times of bolder crimes
By mw
November 6, 2009 8:44 PM | Link to this
Milano’s is still there, they just built a new building on the same spot. same great food. Can’t wait to try the new place :)
By MamaBear
November 6, 2009 7:36 PM | Link to this
You guys really need to try Kramer’s (on Irving). May look like just a beer joint from the outside, but they have the best pizza I’ve ever tasted. We get cravings for it often.
By Brenda
November 6, 2009 5:03 PM | Link to this
We tried this pizza and without a doubt the best pizza I ever had. The girl behind the counter, Samantha was so nice and the guys, Justin and Sean were terrific. Great Pizza and Great People. The other pizza places..I say…fugetaboutit
By Pie King
November 6, 2009 3:50 PM | Link to this
does the taste of the pizza really matter at 2am?
By null
November 6, 2009 2:17 PM | Link to this
nyc knows of what he speaks. He’s a horse hick.
By cuzvinny
November 6, 2009 2:05 PM | Link to this
Cousin Vinny’s is not a good pizza. It’s chef boyardee pizza. It’s fairly cheap but don’t act like it’s something special. Pie Pizza has a 6 slice pizza for 10 bucks. The slices are huge. Good luck to them.
By nyc
November 6, 2009 2:04 PM | Link to this
imitators dont do well…be original…dayton gives pizza a bad name…they have lousy pizza in this one horse hick town..
By Bob
November 6, 2009 1:27 PM | Link to this
There’s no way they can be better than Cousin Vinny’s. Best Pizza ever…you can’t beat their Big 10 dea.
By Bobcat
November 6, 2009 1:25 PM | Link to this
The late night pizza joints at Ohio University that sold pizza by the slice were always swamped after the bars closed. I would expect the same around most college campuses. I hope this place does well!
By Pragmatic
November 6, 2009 1:22 PM | Link to this
Milano’s is just north @ 1834 Brown St.
By Brandon
November 6, 2009 1:09 PM | Link to this
Milanos is still there, according to their website. Open until 2:30am on Fridays and Saturdays.
By scott
November 6, 2009 1:01 PM | Link to this
milanos is gone?
By Pat Kelly
November 6, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this
Bravo! The U.D. area needs a nice Pizzeria! Years ago, Millano’s Pizza & Subs, now gone, was an ‘Oasis’ for hungry U.D. area folks. It is nice to see good Pizza,etc.,return! Let’s support this effort & enjoy some great Pizza! Don’t forget the great Pine Club, close by!
By Craig Siplin
November 6, 2009 12:45 PM | Link to this
I love to read of new spirit in my hometown. I need more reasons to move back (-:
By null
November 6, 2009 12:04 PM | Link to this
Dayton does not have anything close to a late night dining scene. This is a step in the right direction. Carl needs to medicate.
By Jeremy
November 6, 2009 11:15 AM | Link to this
I think most food places around UD would make a killing if they were open later on weekends. I’m looking at you Chipotle.
By Looks great!
November 6, 2009 10:43 AM | Link to this
I can’t wait to try this place - thanks to the owners for investing in Dayton!
By Erin
November 6, 2009 7:59 AM | Link to this
Give me a break, Carl. UD students will love a late pizza joint. Papa John’s closes too early for those late-night parties and Vinny’s isn’t reliable enough on arrival times. I hope the pizza is good and I’ll continue to support businesses around the University!