LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas-based pizzeria is delivering a recent idea to a number of new areas throughout the valley, persevering with a 44-year historical past with acquainted favorites and an expanded gelato line.
Metro Pizza, which has operated in Las Vegas since 1980, shall be celebrating its subsequent chapter with 4 new areas of a brand new, however recognizable, idea—pizza by the slice.
“The slice has become the jewel now of any great pizza operation’s repertoire,” Sam Facchini, co-founder of Metro Pizza, stated. “We want that to be kind of like a small, gift-wrapped package.”
Renderings for the primary Metro Pizza Sliceteria present an indoor and out of doors house at The Bend purchasing heart, marketed because the “largest dining, entertainment, and shopping destination in the Southwest area,” with a projected opening date of late spring 2025.
Artist renderings of the of the Sliceteria. Metro Pizza plans to open 4 new areas across the Las Vegas valley. (Credit score: Sam Facchini/Metro Pizza)
Metro Pizza plans to open 4 Sliceteria areas across the Las Vegas valley. (Credit score: Sam Facchini/Metro Pizza)
Artist renderings of the of the Sliceteria. Metro Pizza plans to open 4 new areas across the Las Vegas valley. (Credit score: Sam Facchini/Metro Pizza)
“That’s the one part of town that we’ve never been in yet,” Facchini stated. “We’re really excited about getting to build and open out there.”
From the thick however ethereal 86th Road fashion to the Razor’s Edge tavern crust, the Sliceteria will provide slices from round 15 several types of pizza, a doubled-in-size gelato line, native craft beer, wine, and entire pie choices.
“We intend to expand that to offer people great selection, quality product, interesting flavors that are going to really please your palate,” he stated.
As for the opposite areas, Facchini stated the remainder of the information just isn’t able to be taken out of the oven simply but.
“We wouldn’t want to create something new just to build one. It will be small if you’re used to the size of our restaurants, it will be about a third the size of what our free-standing buildings sit at,” Facchini stated. “We intend to build four of these, strategically located around the valley. The other three locations are not ready for public knowledge yet because we’re still in early stages of negotiating space.”
Facchini stated the primary location shall be constructed by Dapper Firms and famous the design of the constructing continues to be underneath wraps, however he gave some indication of what to anticipate.
“There will be some components that may be reminiscent of what the current Metro Pizzas look like,” he stated. “This is a new baby and it’s a medley of our greatest hits when it comes to pizza, but it is the future of our company.”
‘Metro Pizza Folklore’
Though the Las Vegas historical past of Metro Pizza begins in 1980, Facchini defined the folklore of the enterprise goes again additional.
“We were blessed to be born into a family that had been doing pizza since 1928,” he stated. “Believe it or not, from a family perspective, we’re coming up on our centennial anniversary in 2028.”
In 1967, the 2 cousins Facchini and John Enviornment, co-founder of Metro Pizza, had been 11 and 12 years outdated they labored of their household pizzeria—simply down the block from their highschool.
“We knew the business from a young age,” Facchini stated.
On June 1, 1980, Metro Pizza opened in Las Vegas on East Flamingo Highway and South Sandhill Highway, the beginning of their influence locally—underneath the title “The Original New York Pizza.”
“[It] was a name that we kind of inherited from the business that we bought, but we converted everything over in time to Metro pizza,” Facchini stated.
One huge landmark second for the enterprise got here throughout the enjoyment and frenzy of “Millenium Week” in Dec. 1999, with the opening of their first freestanding constructing constructed close to Maryland Parkway and East Tropicana and 6 months later a restricted menu counter location inside the Ellis Island On line casino and Lodge.
“Since then, we’ve built two other larger freestanding buildings, full-service restaurants, seat over 200 people,” Facchini stated.
The expansion was adopted by sister areas on the College of Nevada, Las Vegas, the D gates of McCarran Airport, now Harry Reid Worldwide Airport, and the West Corridor of the Las Vegas Conference Middle.
“We’ve been here almost 45 years with a lot of gas in our tanks still,” he stated. “We’ve got the energy and the initiative to take it to the next level.”
