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Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza

Friday, March 1, 2013

Tony Sacco's Launches Pizza Box Design Contest

For children, ages 7 to 12, the contest will reward submissions with free pizza and winners with gift cards

A Great Lakes Mall restaurant is looking for a couple young artists to provide a design worthy of gift cards and a tasty prize. Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza begins a pizza box decorating contest today for children, ages 7 to 12. The contest runs through March 18, and the winners will receive various gift cards based on judges' decisions. All submissions will receive a free, one-topping kid's pizza, according to a news release. The designs will be judged in two categories: ages 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. First place winners will receive $50 gift cards to Tony Sacco's, while second and third will earn $25- and $15-cards, respectively. All winners' art will be displayed at Tony Sacco's throughout April, but the first-place entries will be featured …

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza Opens At Great Lakes Mall

Owner Michael DuBois wanted to transport his perfect pizza from Florida to Ohio

Michael DuBois found his perfect pizza in Naples. Naples, Florida, to be specific. DuBois and his girlfriend were on vacation when they went to Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza for dinner. "We had an amazing experience with the food," DuBois said. "Three days later, we came back and had another amazing experience with the food." Dubois's initial reaction to their pizza, which is cooked in the titular coal oven? "There's nothing like this in Ohio," he said. Well, thanks to DuBois, now there is. He is the owner of the first Tony Sacco's franchise in the state and it opens today at noon in the Great Lakes Mall next to the Dillard’s South building. (DuBois deliberately timed the opening to be at 12 p.m. on 12-12-12.) DuBois sees in Tony Sacco's …

Friday, September 28, 2012

Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza Hosting Hiring Fair

The restaurant is slated to open at the end of November in Great Lakes Mall

Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza will open its first location in Ohio at Great Lakes Mall at the end of this November. In anticipation of its opening, the restaurant will host a hiring fair from noon to 5 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 13 in the Dillard's south concourse of the mall. The restaurant seeks to hire more than 50 employees, including servers, bartenders, pizza cooks, hostesses, dishwashers, kitchen help and management, ranging in part-time to full-time positions. Pizza cooks will need to demonstrate their skills with pizza dough with a hands-on evaluation during the interview. Tony Sacco's will occupy about 4,000 square feet on the west side of the property, next to the Dillard’s South building. Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza currently has …

Ashley Kolt

4:10 pm on Sunday, September 30, 2012

Soooo cute!! I could eat him up!   more ›

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza Opening At Great Lakes Mall

The sit-down pizza restaurant will open its first location in Mentor later this year

Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza will open its first location in Ohio at Great Lakes Mall later this year. The sit-down restaurant -- whose menu is in no way limited to pizza -- will include a full bar and have entrances both inside and outside of the mall. The restaurant will occupy about 4,ooo square feet on the west side of the property, next to the Dillard’s South building. The addition of Tony Sacco’s will also make way for a new mall entrance next to the restaurant. Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza is known its namesake -- a unique custom-built, 1,000 degree anthracite coal-burning oven. It uses the oven to make its traditional pizzas and specialties, including the Napoli with meatballs, ricotta and provolone and the BBQ with chicken, bacon …

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