Following his departure, the hospitality group faced lawsuits, and the restaurant was later acquired by Sambrooks Management, the same company that operates the Pit Room and Candente, but was eventually closed. The chef launched his first project, the Pi Pizza truck in 2016, which became the beloved, albeit shuttered, brick-and-mortar of the same name in the Heights in 2018.Īccording to reports, Calleo opened Pi Pizza’s brick-and-mortar in 2016 but left the business in 2018 along with his founding partner, the late Lee Ellis, due to “ directional differences” with Cherry Pie Hospitality, the company that operated the restaurant. “It was really important to me that it wasn’t a Pi Pizza revenge,” says Calleo, who declined to comment on the downfall of Pi, noting that he’s still a little “salty” about its ending. Diners can place their orders with the shop, online, or with a third-party food delivery service. daily, a timeframe that Calleo said was essential to him for people who also work the food industry and eat late like him. Aside from two high-top tables and a total of four stools, the 1,000-square-foot, cashless restaurant offers takeout and delivery within a 5-mile radius from 11 a.m. Otherwise, the no-frills restaurant stays strong on its pizza focus, meaning no booze, and really, no dine-in service. The menu also offers other standouts, including what Calleo describes as a grandma-style, down-home lasagna, sandwiches and subs, pizza queso, garlic knots, and super crispy General Tso’s chicken wings. Chef Anthony Calleo is making one of his childhood favorite styles of pizza the focus of his new takeout joint, Gold Tooth Tony’s. (The 181 Heights - layered with arugula pesto, almonds, chili flakes, lemon zest, and fennel pollen - is likely a nostalgic ode to the Pi brick-and-mortar, which was once located at 181 Heights Boulevard).
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with cherry jam and spiced pecans, and the Mac Attack is Back, sprinkled with mac and cheese, bacon, and “vibes” are more daring.
The Pep is topped with two styles of pepperoni, including the “lil’ cuppy guys,” and the Marg, a margarita made with marinated tomato, goat milk feta, garlic, and basil, stay classic, while others, like the Compote V.2.
The restaurant will offer rectangular, crispy-edged, cheesy 10- and 14-inch pies loaded with creative, sometimes quirky combinations of ingredients.
Gold Tooth Tony’s - the restaurateur’s latest vision - opens Monday, September 11, with limited capacity to start, at 1901 North Shepherd Drive in the Heights area. Anthony Calleo, a Houston chef who has built a reputation deeply embedded in the world of pizza, is making a full-time return with what will be the first pizza joint to exclusively serve Detroit-style pizza in Houston.
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