{Maple Bacon Pork Pizza at Peel Wood Fired Pizza}
Peel Wood Fired Pizza has turned blazing-hot since opening its doors in late 2009. The popular pizzeria, included in a tour of Edwardsville in this month’s issue of Sauce, has announced that it is opening a second location.
Peel No. 2 will make its home in a two-story historic building at 104 S. Cherry St., in O’Fallon, Ill. The restaurant’s owners, Brandon Case and Patrick Thirion, will be restoring both levels of the 1903 building, according to Peel general manager Shane Overton. The first floor will house the main dining area and the kitchen, while the second floor will be transformed into a bar and lounge. As for the menu, Overton, who will become general manager at the O’Fallon location once the renovation is completed, stated that there will “probably be some different items at each location” and that details are still being decided. Look for doors to open within the next 8 to 10 months.
In the meantime, you can follow Peel’s progress on Facebook.
— Photo by Jonathan Gayman
This article appears in May 2013.