Popular Doylestown Pizzeria Expanding To Montgomery Co.

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Lucatelli’s Pizzeria, which has built a reputation for quality food in Bucks County, is expanding to Montgomery County.

The Doylestown-based pizzeria will be opening its third location in Jenkintown, its first Montgomery County eatery, sometime in the near future.

"We’re bringing everything you love about Lucatelli’s, from our 72-hour fermented dough to our scratch-made cutlets and award-winning cheesesteaks, to a new neighborhood," the pizzeria announced this week on Facebook.

The pizzeria will be located at the former site of Pizza Wheel Brick Oven at 314 York Road. Lucatelli's has not yet announced an opening date.

"We want everything to be perfect, so we’re taking our time to make sure we’re ready to rock on day one," said Lucatelli's. "When our team is ready, you’ll hear it from us first. We will say it’s probably sooner than you think

"We’re excited to become part of the Jenkintown community. It’s like we always say, good people eat good pizza," the pizzeria said.

Lucatelli's, which is located at the Mercer Square Shopping Center in Doylestown, opened its second location earlier this year in nearby Newtown.

The popular pizzeria fired up the ovens on April 25 and began serving its signature pies, hot sandwiches, and vodka sauce at the Village at Newtown South near Wendy's.

Lucatelli's is known in Doylestown for having some of the best pizza, hot sandwiches and vodka sauce around.

“Our goal is always to bring the freshest and best quality ingredients to our food as we strive to be that next-level pizzeria,” said owner Dave Schiano. “We’re giving you the best and freshest food daily.”

Schiano began making pizza at his dad's Maple Glen Pizza restaurant in Montgomery County. That's where he learned the pizza trade.

He opened his first pizza place, also named Lucatelli's, in Philadelphia. That dream ended abruptly when he was put out of business by COVID-19.

That dashed dream ended up being a blessing, leading him to Doylestown and to open up a new Lucatelli's at the former Il Melograno Ristorante at the Mercer Square Shopping Center where he has perfected his recipes and continues delivering the freshest, highest-quality food to his customers.