Di Fara Pizza Heads West

Di Fara Pizza Heads West

Los Angeles has seen its share of New York pizza institutions migrate to its shores in recent years, and today comes word that the granddaddy of them all is heading west. The NY Post reports:

Dominick DeMarco Jr., the 42-year-old son of legendary pie master Dominick DeMarco, is opening a chain of restaurants that takes its cue from his father's pizza shop in Midwood, Brooklyn. But the first location of Dom DeMarco's Pizzeria & Bar, scheduled to open before year's end, will be in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas. (He's also in talks to open a satellite outpost in a Vegas casino.)

Still, DeMarco, who has worked at his father's pizzeria since he was 7 years old, says he is looking for a New York location -- but it likely won't open before proposed branches in Arizona, Texas and California.

Opened in 1963, Di Fara is consistently ranked among New York's top pies. Time will tell if the formula will translate without Domenico DeMarco lovingly making each by hand.

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