FMN Pizza Poll Profile...
Years in Business: 1
Locations in Florida:
Estero
(Watch for new locations soon!)
Number of Employees:
Owner(s): Chuck Senatore, managing partner
Affiliations:
Florida Merchants Network
Briefly: Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza has become a genuine hot spot in Estero. The reason is the unique, “original-Italian” taste that comes from making pizza in a coal-fired oven.
Why we're different: When the classic pizza was first created some 500 years ago in Italy, it was cooked in coal-fired ovens. Tony Sacco’s is one of only a handful of restaurants in the country that use coal fired ovens today.
Our customers say:
"I guess I never knew what pizza was supposed to taste like. This is amazing!"
"A day of shopping and lunch at Tony Sacco's - life is good."
Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza
8001 Plaza Del Lago Drive
Estero, Fl
PH 239 948-6697
Hours: Sun thru Thurs 11am - 10pm
Fri & Sat 11am to 11pm
Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza has become a genuine hot spot in Estero. The reason is the unique, “original-Italian” taste that comes from making pizza in a coal-fired oven.
In part, the culinary capability of Tony Sacco’s custom designed coal oven is in the intensity of the heat it produces. Operating at an astounding 1000 degrees instead of the typical 475-degree range of conventional pizza ovens, the coal oven is able to properly cook the dough and bring it to a nice character quickly enough so that the sauce, toppings and dough all finish together and provide a fuller flavor. You can actually see the difference in the sauce of a finished pizza, which maintains a brighter color as well as taste. This is the way classic pizza was first created some 500 years ago in Italy.
The rest of the story is found in the quality and freshness of ingredients. Lots of people promote fresh ingredients, but we take it to the fullest meaning of the term. Absolutely everything used at Tony Sacco’s is fresh, hand selected and hand cut. “We don’t even OWN a freezer, fryer, or microwave!”
Tony Sacco’s flagship restaurant in Estero features a very well designed space with great atmosphere, staff that is fun and capable, and a kitchen team that has an enthusiasm for life and great food.
Not surprisingly, additional Tony Sacco’s locations and franchise opportunities are currently in progress. To really understand what Tony Sacco’s is all about, all you have to do is go there and taste the difference!
