Vernon Version Of Square Peg Pizzeria Opens After 23-Month Wait

VERNON, CT — Square Peg's Vernon location has been open for four days now and the response has been worthy of a 23-month wait.

Staff members said at lunchtime Tuesday that the customer stream has been steady since Friday. Even on Monday night, the place was packed.

"It great to be open after two years," was the consensus of two staffers Tuesday.

In late April 2021, Glastonbury-based Square Peg announced it was expanding into a former barbecue joint at 226 Talcottville Road in Vernon. The project, though, became mired in coronavirus pandemic-related delays.

Things sped up over the past month and by the middle of last week, the signs were in place. Friday marked Day 1 in business.

Square peg has a fire-pit inspired patio with plenty of outdoor seating. Inside there is a bar area, a sizable dining room and some arcade games. The giant brick pizza oven is in full view.

The menu features starters like cheesy garlic bread, pasta dishes, a variety of salads and sandwiches highlighted by the shrimp avocado sandwich and desserts like fried dough bites.

The menu, though, is dominated by the pizza selections like the crispy rectangular Detroit style to a choose your own topping, but front and center on the board are Square Peg's signature brick oven pizzas.

Some of the brick oven favorites are the traditional cheese and pepperoni pies, the chicken bacon cacciatore, the pulled pork, the Figgy Piggy (prosciutto, fig compote, fontina cheese, parmesan, arugula and garlic and lemon) and the Green Ivy (pesto, bacon, mozzarella, parmesan and cherry tomatoes).

Square Peg features a drive through for pizza. Customers can call in an order and pick it up at the window on the side of the building. Drive up orders must be placed in advance.

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