Eric Soller, owner of Old Scratch Pizza, knows what it takes to build a pizza restaurant. He opened his first location in 2016 and has since expanded to three more locations in the Greater Dayton, Ohio area. Each restaurant has its own unique style, but all include an open kitchen and communal seating in a large space (approximately 7,000 square feet) — and each is committed to serving customers...
Best Pizza. Best Chef. Best Local Restaurant. Best Casual Restaurant. The people of Laredo showed their love and support for 550 Pizzeria when they voted for it in the 2023 Laredo Morning Times Readers Choice Awards. That’s not surprising considering owner Janet Zapata’s commitment to the pizza industry and to her community.
Pizza has always been Janet Duran’s favorite food — and she’s been determined to make it her living, too. A former employer encouraged her to write down all her ideas, confident she would one day have her own pizzeria. After three years of making pizzas from home to sell to friends and family, she made a name for herself and her pizza in the Laredo, Texas, community. That led to the opening of...
