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Village Pizzeria & Kitchen provides new

takeout lunch and dinner option in Frazeysburg

BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

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PICKUP LOCATIONS
DRESDEN: Bonnie Longaberger Senior Center,
Scotties Den, Circle K, Thirsty Dawg, The
Warehouse Restaurant, Dresden Branch Library,
Creno’s Pizza, Dresden Buzz, Main Street
Pizzeria, The Mill, Agin Hardware, Certified,
Subway, Shrivers Pharmacy, Humble Heart
FRAZEYSBURG: New Beginnings Drive Thru,
Dairy Queen, Frazeysburg Village Office,
Subway, Duchess Gas Station, Fallsburg Pizza,
Village Pizzeria & Kitchen
NASHPORT: Crenos Pizza
ZANESVILLE: Kroger, The Muskingum County
YMCA, John McIntire Library, Muskingum County
Center for Seniors, Mass Media Comics,
Denny’s Classic Diner, Fieldhouse Family Sports
and Wellness Center, Donald’s Donuts,
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Conference
& Welcome Center, The Elk’s Eye Art Market,
Walgreens (Military Rd.), Sunrise Bowling Center,
Colony Square Mall, Chatty Cat Cafe,
A Taste Of Ohio Wine Bourbon & Beer,
Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl, Starbucks (Zane St.),
Riesbeck’s Food Markets, Tee Jay’s Country Place
Pictured from left to right are Jalene Walton, Craig Hamliton, and Alyse Scogins, of Village Pizzeria & Kitchen. Lynette Dotson
SOUTH ZANESVILLE: South Branch Library,
Darrell’s Donuts, Central Pike Coffee Co.,
Happy Donuts, Riesbeck’s Food Markets Village Pizzeria & Kitchen, owned by the space where Village Pizzeria & is an additional goal of the restaurant.
AVONDALE: Tina’s Diner Jalene Walton and Craig Hamilton and Kitchen is located was previously a pizza The plans are to have both available in
managed by Alyse Scogins, offers fresh- shop, so everything was mostly ready to the next six months.
WEST PIKE: Litten Home Hardware, ly made pizzas, subs, and salads in the go. “We would really like to be like a ser-
West Side Market
Village of Frazeysburg. “So we’ve always talked about like vice to the community as far as having,
NEW CONCORD: Scott’s Diner, Wally’s Pizza, A few of the pizzeria’s popular menu working together and having our own you know, meats and cheeses and pro-
New Concord Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza,
Oscar’s Place, Riesbeck’s Food Markets items are a pepperoni pizza with garlic business. And so we were like, you know, duce and stuff like that. So there is a
butter spread on the edge of the crust, let’s do some sort of like deli and baked large elderly community here,” said Wal-
DUNCAN FALLS: Duncan Falls/Philo Branch an old-world sausage and pepperoni piz- goods and stuff like that. We thought ton. “They can come here and be able to
Library
za, and the Village Sub, an Italian-style that would be great for the community,” get a lot of their fresh foods and stuff.
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Branch Library, sub sandwich. Walton explained. So we’re going to kind of go into that as
Higgins Lumber, Midtown Bar and Grill,
Old Town Pizza Walton says the difference with their In the future, Village Pizzeria & Kitch- we get going. We started with pizza, and
pizzas is the use of fresh top-of-the-line en will be adding breakfast options on a we’re going from there.”
Bold type indicates a location with an ingredients,
outdoor newspaper box. V i l -
fresh-made lage Pizzeria
dough, chick- & Kitchen, lo-
en, veggies, cated at 30 E
and a 50- 3rd Street, is
50 mozza- now open for
rella provo- dinner Mon-
lone cheese day through
blend. Wednesday, 4
“We do to 8 p.m., and
use high- for Lunch and
quality ingre- Dinner Thurs-
dients. We’re day through
not looking Saturday, 11
to be like a.m. to 9 p.m.
the cheapest Sunday, and
pizza around. a d d ition a l
We’re look- lunch hours
ing to be the will be added
best pizza soon once the
a r o u n d , ” restaurant is
stated Wal- fully staffed.
ton. Pickup orders
The sal- can be placed
ads are all by calling 740-
loaded with 828- 6030.
fresh ingredi- Online orders
ents and are can also be
aesthetically placed by vis-
ple asing. iting village-
Two notable salads on the menu are the regular basis. Limited pop-up breakfast pizzeriakitchen.hungerrush.com. Pop-up
Greek salad with feta, black olives, red pizza deals have been posted on Face- specials and events will be posted on
onions, tomatoes, and Greek dressing, book recently. Although they sell out the Village Pizzeria & Kitchen Facebook
and the Chef Salad. quickly, the most recent sold out in less page.
Starting the business was a way for than two hours.
longtime friends Jalene and Alyse to be “We did this last Sunday, we had
able to have more time with their kids 60 breakfast pizzas. And it was just,
while also providing a much-needed ser- hey, they’re here until they’re here and Made with
vice to the community. A pizzeria was they’re gone once they’re gone. And no-
the perfect fit because Craig, Jalene’s body really knows when we’re going to 100%%
father-in-law, owned a pizza shop in do it again,” said Walton.
Frazeysburg about 20 years ago. Plus, Adding a deli and produce to purchase local news.
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