Avalon Gardens Pizza Is Coming To The West Side

[Towntalk]

Thanks guys ... so then the west side store is just a branch shop while the main store is downtown. I too wish them well, but no big deal in the grand scheme of things since it means that the downtown store is having success.

[northside lurker]

Yes, the Avalon Downtown has very good pizza.  Our office has ordered pizza from there 4-5 times since they opened.  If this west side pizza is as good, I think they will be successful.

[iwasthere]

tt the avalon gardens restaurant is open next to silver vogue shoppe

[iwasthere]

tt let us put our claws back into our paws. i thought the biggest news in ytown was that rr and ibc agreed the other day.

[Towntalk]

Question ... On June 15, 2012 WKBN had this story. Did the owners follow through with a downtown location or did it fall through in favor of the west side?


A new restaurant is coming to downtown Youngstown, but its name is old, and so is its pizza recipe.
Anne Massullo-Sabella's grandfather opened the original Avalon Gardens on Belmont Avenue in 1922.
He sold it to another family in 1970, which Anne ironically ended up marrying into.
Because of the common bond, and the fond memories of their family history, the new Avalon Gardens Pizzeria will offer what Massullo-Sabella calls a seasonal, regional cuisine in a bistro atmosphere.
The owners said they're happy to be located downtown.
"An opportunity presented itself, downtown has really grown so much in the last probably four to five years, a lot of new businesses have been coming down here and it's an exciting time downtown," said Massullo-Sabella.
Co-owner Angela Snyder said they have been wanting to open in the downtown area for quite a while.
"Annie and I have been discussing for quite some time trying to bring something downtown just because it's become so alive down here with new businesses and the opportunity was perfect for us to come here," said Snyder.
The restaurant has been in the works since February.
The owners were anticipating opening next month, but are on hold with a couple of city permits, so they're hoping to open by the end of the summer.
The new owners have no connection to the Avalon Gardens tavern, which closed in January after owner James Donofrio went missing in September.

       

[Towntalk]

   Who, me 

Having the Avalon back up and running is great news regardless of what side of town it's on ... provided another west side business doesn't result in contaminated water. Who knows what this west side business has done in the long term ... we already know that this west side business caused a number of earthquakes.

I'm sure Jay will let us know what the Avalon's menu will consist of besides pizza, and I will be looking forward to it. And the congregation said with one voice amen.

[iwasthere]

tt let us put our claws back into our paws. i thought the biggest news in ytown was that rr and ibc agreed the other day.

[Towntalk]

The biggest and best news since the U. S. landing on the moon. Nay since the announcement that Nazi Germany surrendered ending WW2 in Europe and the surrender of Japan ending the war in the Pacific.

[jay]

Avalon Gardens Pizza, formerly on the north side, is coming to a location on Mahoning Avenue in the little plaza at the corner Mahoning and Dunlap.