A restaurateur and franchise guide for years, Jennifer Erdman by no means thought of opening her personal idea till she met Italian restaurateurs Giuseppe Barbera and Andrea Casarin. Residents of Venice opened his eyes to genuine Italian delicacies. Along with co-founders Chris Lowe and Sam Lundy, they created Pocchino Italy, a counter-service Italian restaurant close to Kennesaw State College.
Pocino (pronounced with a ‘okay’ sound, not a ‘ch’) serves selfmade pasta and pinsa (Roman, oval pizza) in a clear, trendy setting. Open from Memorial Day, it serves lunch and dinner seven days every week with each dine-in and takeout accessible. There may be additionally a pickup window for fast service
“Atlanta is a good meals metropolis, and we wished to be near a college for a younger viewers,” says Erdman, including that the meals is prepared about 5 minutes after ordering.
With a reputation which means “just a little little bit of Italy,” Pocino guarantees Outdated World flavors with imported, high-quality elements. Prospects select their pasta (penne, spaghetti, tagliatelle, gnocchi, and macaroni) and sauce (choices embrace pomodoro, cacio e pepe, pesto, and bolognese), a salad (home or caprese), and/or a pinsa (eight varieties). can straightforward deserve). Erdman describes pinsas as “hand-stretched, mild, bubbly dough made with three kinds of flour, so you do not really feel so bloated. They’re crunchy on the underside and topped with recent mozzarella, not shredded.” They arrive in sizes for a person, couple or household based mostly in your desire.
For dessert, anticipate cannoli, gelato, sorbet, Italian shortbread cookies and gelato cookie sandwiches. Espresso and Americano coffees can be found; Bitter, cherry and clementine sodas work.
Erdman and group are already looking for a second location within the north suburbs, after which they hope to start franchising the idea.
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