A New York styled pizza restaurant is coming to the former Enoteca Vin space. Sauced Pizza is the creation of Mike Lombardo and Kurt Lam, and will feature pizza by the slice, appetizers, calzones, and signature pizzas. The restaurant will open late this summer.

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Here is more from the restaurant’s press release:

Mike Lombardo (Lucky B’s) and Kurt Lam have announced a new venue that brings New York-Style pizza, a complementary lunch and dinner menu, and a casual, yet upscale full bar to the popular Downtown Raleigh district known as Glenwood South.

The eatery – opening this summer – will feature not only pizza by the slice, but also appetizers, salads, calzones, and other casual-fare menu items. An emphasis on fresh ingredients and detailed attention to service and experience is what owners Lombardo and Lam are paying careful attention to, ensuring customers a dining and bar experience that will warrant many returned visits.

“I’ve been in the bar and nightlife business for 12 years now here on Glenwood South and I’ve always felt like a New York-Style pizza restaurant would be successful, and I still do”, says Lombardo. “This is something that I know this market will appreciate – not only from a nightlife-perspective, but as a lunch, dinner, and late-night establishment catering to customers of all types. We want families to be just as welcome and comfortable here as the customers who will be in for a late-night slice.”

Aside from an appealing lunch and dinner menu, Sauced Pizza will also feature several high-definition flat screen televisions and an open layout, encouraging diners and drinkers alike to enjoy the venue for their favorite sporting events or as a stopping point for any “night out on Glenwood”. The recipe for music at Sauced will include rock ‘n’ roll favorites from U2, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Dave Matthews Band, and more.

“Our goal is to have many different people come in for many different reasons”, says Lam. “That’s why we’re going to serve not only a fantastic slice of New York-style pizza, but also feature dessert selections from the well-known Hayes Barton Café & Dessertery, as well as a robust wine menu and beer selection.”

And while last call for alcohol may come at 1:30am, Lombardo and Lam are excited to offer fresh slices well past then for the hungry late-night crowd. “Serving good, fresh food well past last call is something we know is really going to set us apart”, notes Lam.

Sauced Pizza has already begun the process of making 410 Glenwood home. Lombardo and Lam are encouraging those interested to follow along with the progress online at www.SaucedPizza.com where pictures, video, and menu choices will be shared before the restaurant and bar’s grand opening later this summer. Grand opening staff is now being recruited by formal application available on the website. Those interested in being placed on the guest list for the grand opening can sign up online as well.