ETALIA Restaurant Opens Six Months After Fire Destroyed P.ZZA Building

For the past several months, the sounds of power tools and the smells of construction materials have wafted from the kitchen at the new ETALIA restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Until today.

Now, the sounds of laughter of satisfied customers and the smells of wood-fired pizza and Neapolitan cuisine fill the new restaurant, which opened today.

"It puts a smile on my face," said ETALIA owner Stan Herman. "How can you not smile when the smell of that wood-fire oven reminds you of some of the happiest times of your life."

The opening comes six months to the day that fire destroyed P.ZZA, an artisan wood-fire pizza restaurant in downtown Southern Pines.

Located at 290 W. Pennsylvania Ave. in thebuilding formerly occupied by Rue 32 restaurant and The Rose Cottage.

The restaurant features wood-fired pizza first featured at P.ZZA, as well as a variety ofNeapolitan entrees as part of an expanded menu, Herman said.

The restaurant will serve lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and brunch and dinner on Sunday.

During lunch today, several customers congratulated Herman for re-opening the restaurant after a June 16 fire destroyed P.ZZA.

Customers Gala Bunch and Jackie McDonald said they are definitely happy to have ETALIA open.

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ETALIA Restaurant Opens Six Months After Fire Destroyed P.ZZA Building