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Downtown Northbrook Sarpino's Opening Soon

The pizzeria's manager, Tisha Akulich, expects the restaurant to be fully operational by Oct. 1.

Looks like there's going to be a new pie in town. Sarpino's Pizza, , will likely open within the month. 

According to the restaurant's manager, Tisha Akulich, a downtown Northbrook Sarpino's could be serving pizza by Monday, Oct. 1. It was originally meant to open in the summer.

"We met a lot of obstacles so it was delayed," Akulich said, though he declined to specify what kept the store from opening sooner. 

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Akulich said he still needs to finish recruiting, training staff and testing his equipment. 

Endurance Retail, which leases the building Sarpino's occupies — the former Northbrook Garage— has secured an agreement to buy parking space from  if the restaurant eventually needs it. 

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