Public Pizza Italian Cafe & Bar Dishes Deliciousness in Ridge Hill

Photo by Michelle Gillan Larkin

A spinoff of Pizza & Brew cafe in Scarsdale, the eatery by John Racanelli brings traditional Italian American fare to Yonkers.

In launching the second spin-off of his father’s longstanding and well-liked Pizza & Brew cafe, John Racanelli established out to develop an “approachable Italian American eatery that would be obtainable to all.” In other text: “Not so a great deal a put to dine but a spot to consume,” explains Racanelli of 1st Generation Hospitality, which has owned and operated Scarsdale’s Pizza & Brew due to the fact 1974, in addition the more the latest By using Forno Wood Fired Pizza & Vinoteca, also in Scarsdale, and now, Community Pizza Italian Restaurant & Bar in Yonkers’ Ridge Hill. With conventional, anticipated Italian comfort and ease classics served aspect by aspect with not-so-envisioned, standard American fare “simply ready with high-quality elements in outsized portions,” Racanelli suggests, “this is a area in which you could try to eat each and every day.”

Photograph by Michelle Gillan Larkin

Community Pizza opened in mid-February but closed a month later, when COVID shuttered Ridge Hill. An early-July 2nd grand opening, of types, permitted an additional prospect to showcase a vibe that is distinctly upscale and up-to-the-moment, with an unmistakable down-residence, laid-back again feel. “The range of hues in the inside is to convey a emotion of modernism,” says Racanelli, “with the comfort and familiarity you get from a booth.” Unquestionably, a nostalgic nod to his dad’s first notion.

These kinds of a uniquely blended environment pairs perfectly with a menu that mixes up conventional Italian favorites, like New York-style pizza, fried calamari, ricotta-dolloped meatballs and spaghetti, chicken parm, and mountainous zuppa di pesce, with an elevated burger on a brioche bun with fried egg, avocado, and sweet potato fries spicy mango wings, strip steak, paninis, and creative salads. A glass of Chianti or, additional very likely for the hip locale, a seasonal craft cocktail washes it all down. “So many folks are cooking considerably less and considerably less these times we wanted to develop an intensive menu you could appreciate three situations a 7 days and hardly ever get bored,” Racanelli says.    

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The bulk (90%) of the choices, which include appetizers and sandwiches, are served solo or family members-design, and even though the tiramisu (property-produced, everyday) is for just one, it can be conveniently shared by three. “Homestyle Italian American cooking and ingesting, that’s the way I was lifted,” states Racanelli, “and that’s what I want to bring to the Ridge Hill community.”

Community Pizza Italian Cafe & Bar
193 Sector St, Ridge Hill
Yonkers
914.652.7611