MidiCi Pizza Announces New Assembly Row Opening Date

SOMERVILLE, MA – Incoming Neapolitan pizza chain MidiCi has announced a new opening date at Assembly Row after a snowstorm at the beginning of the month postponed the completion of construction. The restaurant will hold its grand opening Friday, Feb. 9 – National Pizza Day – at 11 a.m. and offer one free Margherita pizza to all customers until 10 p.m.

The festivities will continue Saturday, Feb. 10 with free Margherita pizzas to children 12 and under (with a paying adult) from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. On Feb. 15, MidiCi will celebrate the day after Valentine's Day by donating 20 percent of all sales to the the Somerville High School Culinary Arts Program and Somerville Homeless Coalition through its "Share the Love" event.

MidiCi's opening was delayed earlier this month after high winds knocked over an outdoor scaffolding during a snowstorm. No one was injured in the collapse.

The chain's space at Assembly Row was designed by celebrated Los Angeles hotel and restaurant designer and architect Sam Marshall and marries an upscale dining ambiance with a casual dining feel. It will be MidiCi's first New England location.

MidiCi's menu offers traditional and signature menu options, as well as personalized Neapolitan pizzas, baked in an open kitchen format known as "the Heart." Acclaimed Los Angeles-based restauranteur Peppe Miele and Mario Vollera, both Italian natives and renowned Neapolitan pizza chefs, created the menu with authentic dishes and drinks – from artisan burratas and traditional pizzas to craft beers, fine wines and cocktails – to "ensure a complete Neapolitan pizza experience."

Image courtesy of MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company, used in previous Patch story