Munchie’s Pizza is celebrating the Grand Opening of their second location tomorrow, September ninth on Appalachee Parkway, situated proper below Nook Pocket. Earlier than we dive in to all the main points, let’s check out how the Munchie’s Pizza story, one other one in all our viral sensations, developed on the Tallahassee Foodies Fb group…
This was a Tallahassee Foodies transfer very nicely performed! Earlier than Covid, our Tallahassee Foodies Fb group welcomed eating places to return in and share a “one-time intro publish” solely. Eric Riser, proprietor of Munchie’s Pizza close to campus, used that intro publish VERY properly! After finding out members’ requests for a deep dish pizza for some time, he knew it was time to maneuver on from analysis and dive all in on the event. Subsequent factor we all know, he invited Tallahassee Foodies members initially from Chicago to return in, take a look at out his trial Chicago-style pizza creations, and supply him some legit suggestions!
Eric stated of the Tallahassee Foodies response, “My curiosity in making a Chicago fashion deep dish began a few 12 months in the past once I saved seeing members ask the place may they get one on the Tallahassee Foodies group. As soon as my restaurant actually slowed down as a consequence of COVID, I had a whole lot of free time and wanted an answer to our gross sales issues so I started engaged on it.”
As a result of he concerned the group, and we had been in a position to watch the evolution of this course of play out, and since there was clearly a requirement for this pizza, by the point he provided his deep dish, there was a right away three day waitlist! Eric’s pans, oven, and employees had been all at max capability! Eric stated, “We launched it a bit too quickly as a result of I used to be getting a ton of messages from foodies members asking for this pizza, however we solely had two pans. It took a pair weeks to get the pans we’re utilizing now.”
Whereas slammed, he one way or the other discovered a bit further time to do additional R&D, in search of options to all issues that brought on a bottleneck, understanding he wanted to get these pizzas out as shortly as doable. “Earlier than we launched the deep dish we had been actually struggling. Three weeks later I’d employed 10 individuals complete. Now we had been struggling to maintain up and in search of room to develop.” What’s most spectacular about this, to me, is that he’s placing 10 individuals to work, DURING A PANDEMIC, because of your assist. I don’t imply to lift my voice about this, however that’s fairly dang spectacular!
The primary Munche’s Pizza location was barely a 12 months previous when pandemic hit! Eric stated, “I didnt have a bunch of cash to open my enterprise, nor did my household to assist me. It was a raffle and I risked just about every thing.” Eric has credited the group for not solely serving to his restaurant survive, however thrive, through the pandemic. “Our new pizza, the stuffed Chicago fashion deep dish mixed with the eye it obtained on the Tallahassee Foodies Fb group is what led to our potential to increase through the pandemic. I all the time deliberate on a second location, however even with out COVID, we had been nonetheless two years away from one.”
Eric says, “The second location will mirror the primary for essentially the most half. The massive distinction is the outside seating and we’ll ultimately supply full-service eating. The additional house within the new location has additionally allowed us to start out including pasta to the menu.” I’m thrilled as a result of this location is nearer to my residence and we have now pizza each Friday night time, so I’m certain his pizza, garlic knots, and cinnamon sticks can be included in lots of our upcoming film and pizza night time festivities! Oh, and earlier than I overlook, they now supply private measurement deep dish pizzas, AND each sizes at the moment are out there as a part of their common menu going ahead.
After I thanked Eric for the interview he stated, “You’re welcome, however actually thanks. Once more I can’t categorical what you and your group have accomplished for my household and I.” I wished to move that alongside to you all as a result of actually, this can be a neighborhood effort. I all the time need you all to know that what you’re doing is making an enormous distinction in individuals’s lives. Your money and time could be very nicely spent, my foodie buddies!
As soon as upon a time we had been The Mann’s Doghouse group, then the Munchie’s deep dish pizza group, and months later, Munchie’s Pizza remains to be going robust, together with La Tiendita’s birria tacos and people wonderful Love Gurlie’s deep good friend Oreos that landed us all on the Right now Present! Who’s subsequent????
In case you missed it, we’re hosing a giveaway for Munchie’s Pizza. They’re gifting away 3!!! Chicago fashion deep dish pizzas!
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