Pizzeria DiLauro

[Little bean]

This week we start demo on Pizzeria DiLauro, an “east Coast Inspired” shop in Bainbridge, Northeast Ohio. Will update this thread with pictures of progress. After three years on the trailer we are right on track with my timeline to open a brick and mortar this year. As you can see it’s going to need a lot of work.

[HansB]

All the best!

[deb415611]

awesome.  love watching these stories

[Jon in Albany]

Can't wait to watch the progress. Keep us posted!

[waltertore]

congratulations!  Your life just got 1/2 easier.   I think trailer pizza is one of the  hardest gigs.  much success

[scott r]

Congratulations!   Doesnt look too bad at all.   You are going to REALLY love having a home base for your trailer.

[foreplease]

awesome.  love watching these stories

  Me too. With Little bean’s high standards and long term planning, this story is bound to end well.


Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

[Little bean]

Thanks everyone, the best decision I have made was putting up our signage even though we don’t open till later in the year. We have been setting our wood fires trailer up in the parking lot every Wednesday starting at 4 to great response from the community.

[Yael]

awesome.  love watching these stories

Me too!

I don't know if you need it or not, there's a free software I used many times to design plans, it's Sweet Home 3D.
You can then download a lot of designed objects from the Sketch'up warehouse, but you'll need this software to convert files so you can use them on SH3D. I suggest you download and convert as much objects as you can because Sketch'up has only 1 month free trial.
Another solution is to take the objects already available in SH3D and modify them (size, textures...) to make what you need.
Either way, for a free software, I think it's a good one.

[waltertore]

Thanks everyone, the best decision I have made was putting up our signage even though we don’t open till later in the year. We have been setting our wood fires trailer up in the parking lot every Wednesday starting at 4 to great response from the community.

That is a great idea.   We set up our shop for a couple months before opening.  Most places paper the windows but I left them alone so people could watch it come together, posted photos of our pies, articles on us, etc.  and I could talk to people looking  in the window.  I had to dial in my recipes being at 5,500 ft, no humidity, no bromated flour available, and using Lake Tahoe water from our tap.  I made test bakes and gave them away to the businesses in our center.  That brought a lot of media attention to us and we opened with a bang.

[StateofMind]

Good luck! I hope to visit someday.

[gspinelli]

Congrats, and nice signage!

[Little bean]

  Me too. With Little bean’s high standards and long term planning, this story is bound to end well.


Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

Kind words Tony, appreciated

[Little bean]

Congratulations!   Doesnt look too bad at all.   You are going to REALLY love having a home base for your trailer.

This is the most exciting part, mobile is very very hard work. Can’t wait for long days in the restaurant that end with me pulling in my driveway without two hours of work to still do.

[Little bean]

Me too!

I don't know if you need it or not, there's a free software I used many times to design plans, it's Sweet Home 3D.
You can then download a lot of designed objects from the Sketch'up warehouse, but you'll need this software to convert files so you can use them on SH3D. I suggest you download and convert as much objects as you can because Sketch'up has only 1 month free trial.
Another solution is to take the objects already available in SH3D and modify them (size, textures...) to make what you need.
Either way, for a free software, I think it's a good one.

Very luckily I worked with an architect on this project, because although that program looks awesome, there is no way I would be able to figure that out! I’m surprised I know how to post on this forum!

[Little bean]

That is a great idea.   We set up our shop for a couple months before opening.  Most places paper the windows but I left them alone so people could watch it come together, posted photos of our pies, articles on us, etc.  and I could talk to people looking  in the window.  I had to dial in my recipes being at 5,500 ft, no humidity, no bromated flour available, and using Lake Tahoe water from our tap.  I made test bakes and gave them away to the businesses in our center.  That brought a lot of media attention to us and we opened with a bang.

Absolutely, with the signage up everyday I’m up there people are stopping in all day wanting to know what’s coming.

[Little bean]

Good luck! I hope to visit someday.

Thank you Lars, you have always been very nice to me with our few exchanges on Instagram, class act.

[Little bean]

My wife has been in this building for about 6 years, in an upstairs space with her permanent makeup studio. This March  she finished buildout on her new space that shares a wall directly next door to the pizzeria. Should be a great place to raise the kids together.  We now share the entire corner of the building. This fall my brother will be taking the space directly above the pizzeria with his newly 2020 launched cpa Firm.

[scott r]

What an incredible opportunity to keep the family close!!

[Pizza Baker]

This is great news. I look forward to a visit when you open. Jim