Cucinova, a new Italian fast-casual restaurant, opens its first Cincinnati location 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3 at 8060 Montgomery Road in Kenwood.
The Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Cucinova offers create-your-own Neapolitan pizzas, customizable spaghettini pasta bowls and fresh salads, made from ingredients inspired by the flavors of Italy. The restaurant will feature 80 seats with a price-point of less than $10 per dish. “Cincinnati has a great food scene, so it was the obvious choice for our newest Cucinova,” J. David Karam, the company’s CEO, said in a recent press release. “We’re thrilled to bring our artisan pizza, pastas and salads to Kenwood.”
Pizzas are made with hand-stretched, from-scratch dough with a choice of more than 25 toppings, including fresh whole milk mozzarella and fire-roasted veggies. Pizzas are fired in a wood stone oven at a temperature of 700 degrees in three minutes or less. In addition to its customizable pizzas, pastas and salads, Cucinova also offers domestic and craft beer and wine.
To celebrate the opening, Cucinova is hosting a grand opening celebration event 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. All guests who visit the new Kenwood location between those hours will receive a free Neapolitan pizza, spaghettini bowl or salad.
Cucinova will be open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. More information at cucinova.com.
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2014.