Management at the pizza shop recently purchased a building adjacent to Coasters Bar at 42 Franklin St, according to Louis Pizza owner Ricky Robitaille, and the move is expected to take place over the coming weeks.
Robitaille said along with the newly acquired building, he will be purchasing new food equipment and appliances, including an additional grill.
“We’re really expanding and trying to make the best of the great food we sell to people,”
Robitaille laid out a litany of reasons why the new space will be an improvement.
The building Louis Pizza occupies now has very little parking, and customers need to park across the street in lot by the Police Station temporarily if they are picking up food or placing an order, according to Robitaille.
“This new space will allow for easier parking for everyone, it’s also going to be far less hot. The space now has no central air,” Robitaille said. Something the new shop will have.
Robitaille has been renting the Louis Pizza building up until now. He stated not paying rent for the new space and the expected increase in customers should make a huge difference for his family.
“This is really going to help support my children,” Robitaille noted, adding that he has one daughter and a stepdaughter.
The move is expected to be complete by the second week of November. Robitaille is still waiting for a liquor license from the Biddeford City Council so that he can serve wine and beer to customers. He said he believes the licensing should to be squared away by December at the latest.
On Tuesday afternoon, a majority of the Louis Pizza staff were prepping food and taking orders. Valerie Kalex, one of several managers at the pizza shop, said there are many reasons why she’s excited about moving to a new building, but above all she’s looking forward to building a better family atmosphere.
“I like the business we get here, but no one ever sticks around after they get their food,” Kalex said. “The new space will be far more inviting and should entice people to order, sit down and enjoy their food.”
— Staff Writer Ryder Schumacher can be reached at 282-1535, or via email at [email protected].
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