After 23 years in Walnut Creek, Pizza Oliva changes ownership, but the legacy (and recipe) lives on
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After 23 years in Walnut Creek, Pizza Oliva changes ownership, but the legacy (and recipe) lives on
"This summer, Pizza Oliva, which had been in operation for 23 years, was sold to a local couple, Karina Rosselli and Jonathan Waite, and renamed after their dog, Ellie. In the month since it changed hands, Ellie's Pizzeria has changed the chicken wings recipe, added new menu items, created a 12-flavor hand-scooped ice cream counter and generated a perfect 5-star rating with more than 100 reviews on Google."
"But most importantly, Rosselli said, is the pizza recipe hasn't changed at all. Everything is homemade, she said. And when we bought the place, the previous owners showed us how to make everything exactly the way they did it. The couple has no restaurant experience, but had a different motivation for buying a local pizza place. Pizza is our favorite food, she said. And the idea of making pizza every day for work, we thought this could be really fun. Right on."
Pizza Oliva in Walnut Creek operated for 23 years before being sold to Karina Rosselli and Jonathan Waite, who renamed it Ellie's Pizzeria. The new owners preserved the original pizza recipe exactly as the previous owners taught them, maintaining homemade preparation. The couple adjusted the menu, made chicken wings crispier after experimentation, added new items and opened a 12-flavor hand-scooped ice cream counter. Ellie's Pizzeria earned a perfect five-star Google rating from more than 100 reviews within a month. Loyal customers welcomed continuity and provided suggestions that influenced the new menu changes.
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