The short lived Ponko Chicken in Chastain Park is becoming yet another new restaurant. With a lease signed and work having quietly gone on for the past few months, Enzo's Pizza is planning to open in Chastain Square soon. The new pizza shop will open in the 1,200 square foot space vacated by franchisees of the Ponko Chicken this past September.
The Chastain Square space has seen quite a bit of turnover with Enzo's now the sixth concept to occupy the suite in just the past ten years. ToNeTo Atlanta has reported previously on earlier tenants including Cafe Prego, Cafe Ago, Filo's Greek Grill, Poke Nooke and later Ponko.
Tom Tillotson, Enzo's founder, reportedly sold the business to entrepreneur Johnny Liu of Cafe at Pharr and Cultivate, among other concepts, about a year ago. Liu, along with business partner Luke Davis, has spent the past few months improving the quality of the pizza and perfecting the concept to grow it, first to Chastain, and later to additional units in the future.
Enzo's serves Brooklyn-style pizza - offered as a pie or by the slice - as well as assorted pastas, salads, sandwiches, wings and desserts, among other options. The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.