Mister 01, Recognized for Star-Formed Pizzas, Opens Retailer No. 2 in Texas
Simply six months after debuting in Dallas final fall, Mister 01, the Miami-born artisanal pizza idea from Chef Renato Viola, will open a second location in Texas—this one in Grapevine—on Tuesday, Might 2.
Situated on South Principal Road, the full-service restaurant will characteristic artisanal pizzas with a fragile thin-crust model and a really gentle dough that’s ready and rests for no less than 72 hours earlier than being served. The corporate says a lot of the substances are sourced from Italy or from native distributors.
Viola, Mister O1’s founder and grasp pizza chef, was raised in Southern Italy, the place he developed a ardour for cooking at a younger age. By 11 years outdated, he was apprenticing with a few of Italy’s greatest cooks. He moved to Miami below the O1 Visa class, reserved for these with “extraordinary inventive potential” of worldwide fame, and opened the primary location of Mister O1 in 2014. Mister 01 now boasts 13 places, and Meals & Wine named it one of the best pizza in Florida in 2021.
The primary Dallas retailer opened in Fall 2022 within the well-liked eating vacation spot of Turtle Creek Purchasing Village off Oaklawn Avenue below the route of native franchise accomplice John LaBarge. LaBarge has intensive restaurant and franchise expertise and served as senior vice chairman of operations and franchise enterprise at Nook Bakery Cafe.
The menu options 13” conventional and specialty pizzas in addition to calzones, salads and an antipasti and burrata bar. Choose conventional and specialty pizzas are additionally supplied in 8” sizes.
Specialty pizzas embrace the Alessandra Jalapeño (Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, contemporary mushrooms, avocado and jalapeño); il Pescatore (Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, tuna, anchovies and pink onions); and the Fabio (Italian tomato sauce, mozz, gorgonzola blue cheese, speck and white truffle oil).
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A number of of Mister O1’s signature pizzas are supplied in a 13” dimension and formed like stars. Standouts embrace:
- The Star Carlos, full of ricotta cheese, mozzarella, Spanish sausage chorizo, contemporary tomatoes, arugula, avocado, Italian Parmesan and jalapeño sauce
- The Star Beckham, full of ricotta cheese, mozzarella, bacon, onions, contemporary tomatoes, ranch dressing and basil
- The Star Luca, full of ricotta cheese, spicy salami calabrese, mozzarella, Italian tomato sauce and basil
Different signature pies embrace the Espresso Paolo, that includes Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola blue cheese, pure honey, espresso and spicy salami calabrese, in addition to the Claudio, topped with Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, contemporary burrata Stracciatella cheese, white truffle oil and basil.
Calzone choices embrace the Calzone Onju (Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, Calabrian spicy salami, and basil); the Calzone Mauro (Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, Jimmy’s Italian sausage, pepperoni, ham and bacon); and the Calzone Giorgio (Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, roasted peppers, spinach, contemporary mushrooms and basil).
To spherical out the menu, Mister O1 gives pink, white and glowing Italian wines by the glass and bottle in addition to the Italian beer, Peroni. The wines had been rigorously chosen to supply an inventory of high quality Italian wines that enhances the Mister O1 menu.
“To us, Italy is synonymous with high quality,” Viola stated. “At Mister O1 we give attention to high quality in addition to simplicity to create a scrumptious product, and our wine menu displays this.”
The practically 4,000-square-foot area will seat 50 individuals inside and eight on the patio. The design is trendy and stylish with an informal, comfy really feel.
