Back in the day there was just Dominica, the upscale Italian restaurant in the Roosevelt Hotel. Then came its pizza happy hour and this deal proved so popular it took over the spacious downtown restaurant whenever it was running.
Crawfish cheese dip starts a meal at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
That success inspired a more casual, more focused concept, Pizza Domenica, which has established itself as a neighborhood restaurant in Uptown and Mid-City.
Pizza Domenica just opened its third location in Lakeview. Now, the pizzeria concept is slowly folding in some elements from the original Domenica as the spinoff starts to come full circle.
Bruschetta with a thick yogurt spread, radish and caviar at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
It officially opens Wednesday (Feb. 2), though with service quietly underway ahead of that date neighbors have been walking in for dinner.
The move brings new life to a corner address along Lakeview’s commercial strip that has been empty since early 2020. The spot was built from the ground up for Azul, pitched as a ‘sports restaurant,” a family-friendly take on the sports bar. It closed after only a few months.
A mix of rustic and elegant styles are on display at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
Pizza Domenica arrives with what is perhaps the most reliable family-friendly restaurant concept around: pizza. This one though, adds a few more elevated touches to the atmosphere, the menu and the wine list, and more is to come.
It also brings its happy hour, which like the downtown original has remained a popular weekday fixture at its other locations.
The wood-burning oven produces much of the menu at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
This Lakeview location was designed closely after the Uptown edition, with a mix of sleek and rustic between the marble, leather, lumber and chandeliers. A giant wood-burning oven the size of a steam engine holds down one corner of the dining room, giving an open view to the work that produces many of the menu items.
The opening menu is the same as the other locations, starting with Neapolitan-style, wood-oven pizza, garlic knots, roasted cauliflower and salads.
The meatball pizza has banana peppers, onions, ricotta and arrabbiata sauce at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
Phil Mariano, the chef overseeing all the Pizza Domenicas, has been working with the other chefs in the company to expand and refine the menu. The smoked chicken wings now have a dry rub that accentuates their smokiness; bruschetta is piled with a thick creamy spread and finished with radishes and caviar; a dessert stromboli is filled with Nutella and topped with caramelized bananas.
A dessert stromboli is filled with Nutella and topped with caramelized bananas at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
Eventually, the menu will expand with more pastas and salumi and cheese boards, following the example of the original downtown Domenica.
Pizza Domenica is part of BRG Hospitality, the company that also runs Restaurant August, Luke, Shaya and others.
The bar prepares to open at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica on West Harrison Avenue. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
Octavio Mantilla, a partner in the restaurant group, said BRG has plans to develop more Pizza Domenica restaurant, though no further locations have yet been nailed down.
"Pizza has really proven itself for us," he said. "Even during the pandemic, it's remained successful."
A chocolate trifle with ladyfingers on the bottom and chocolate-covered pretzels on top ends a meal at the Lakeview location of Pizza Domenica. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
The Mid-City location is completing a round of repairs from Hurricane Ida damage and is slated to reopen Friday, Feb. 4. It will begin with takeout and delivery only, with plans to resume dine-in service shortly thereafter.
Hours for all the Pizza Domenica locations are Wednesday to Sunday, 3-9 p.m., though this is set to expand to cover lunch and dinner daily in the future.
Happy hour is on weekdays, 3-5 p.m. with half price pizza, draft beer and select wines by the glass.
4933 Magazine St., (504) 301-4978
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117 W. Harrison Ave., (504) 229-6538
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