Restaurants & Bars
Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse Chain Expanding
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PITTSBURGH, PA - The award-winning Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse is adding another location, its first in the eastern suburbs. The fifth restaurant in the Caliente chain is expected to open later this month in the old Steel City Steakhouse location in Monroeville at the intersection of Mosside Boulevard and Route 48.
An official opening date is expected to be announced soon.
The local chain’s expansion comes as owner Nick Bogacz and regional chef Eric Von Hansen prepare to represent Pittsburgh in the 28th Pizza World Championship in Parma, Italy in April.
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After being named world pizza champions three years in a row at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, Bogacz and Von Hansen were invited by 13-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani to join his World Pizza Champions team.
Nick and Angie Bogacz opened Caliente Pizza & Draft House, their first independent pizza shop, in Bloomfield in 2012. They since have expanded to Hampton, Mt. Lebanon and Aspinwall.
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