Edison’s Pizza Kitchen is “coming back home” to Tremont. The beloved brand was a steady presence in the neighborhood for 15 years, enjoying a symbiotic relationship with Edison’s Pub before closing in 2023. This weekend, Edison’s will reopen in its new home, the former Lava Lounge (1307 Auburn Ave.), which closed this past year after a quarter century.
Owners Donna Grigonis and Evan Bailey have spent months renovating the iconic lounge to ready it for its new identity, which officially begins this weekend. The intent is to start slowly and cautiously, before ramping up to more days and hours, says Grigonis.
“This is a very soft opening with limited hours because we really want to get it right, slice by slice,” she states.
Edison’s will be open only on Friday and Saturday evenings for the first few weeks. Diners can enjoy slices, whole pies and craft cocktails. Items such as baked wings, salads and other appetizers will be increasingly available.
“We have all of our specialty pizzas, made using the same recipes they always have been,” Grigonis adds.
Since opening in Tremont all those years ago, Edison’s Pizza Kitchen has added satellite shops inside Dave’s Market in Ohio City and Lucky’s Market on West 117th, both of which will continue to operate.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Dave’s and Lucky’s,” says Grigonis. “Those stores have helped us bring Edison’s to even more Clevelanders, and they remain an important part of our story.”
The owners are eager and thankful to be able to bring such a storied brand back to the neighborhood where it all started.
“This doesn’t feel like my pizza shop,” says Grigonis, “it feels like the community’s pizza shop.”
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