Our photographers shot fresh-from-the-oven pizza during the Pizzeria Venti's very successful opening week.
There’s no reason a business, a restaurant, should not do well at the vibrant swath of real estate at Mockingbird and Abrams known as Hillside Village, home to bustling Fuzzy’s Taco, Lakewood 1st and 10, White Rock Coffee, T. Hee Greetings and a handful of trendy and fun places.
That’s what Steve Timmons with Twinrose Investments, which operates Hillside Village, says anyway. Based on what we have recently written in the magazine about Hillside, that could very well be true. PV manager Summer Shacklette told us a few months ago, when the eatery first opened, that the store enjoyed a record-breaking grand opening and first week. Yet now Pizzeria Venti has suddenly closed.
Timmons, who I met outside the defunct pizzeria, where the tables are still set with silverware and water glasses, shook his head and just said that it was a case of poor management.
On the upside, he says that there are several quality, local businesses interested in the spot and that it should be just couple weeks before we see some new action there.
We will keep you posted on developments and we might have some words from the Pizzeria Venti owners later today.
