Piada Italian Street Food
Piada Italian Street Food is a fast casual Italian cuisine restaurant chain with 44 locations in six states (Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Texas). There are 24 locations in Ohio, two in Indiana, one in Kentucky, three in Minnesota, nine in Texas, and five in Pennsylvania. The restaurant features custom-rolled wraps in a stone-grilled, thin-crusted dough made from organic flour and extra virgin olive oil, as well as chopped salads and bowls. The chain features food prepared along an assembly line, and has been called an Italian copycat of Chipotle Mexican Grill . Chris Doody, owner of the company, is a co-founder of the Bravo Brio Restaurant Group chain. He sold his stake to investors in 2006 and launched the Piada concept around the Italian "wrap-like sandwich" known as a Piada or Piadina, a street food he sampled in northern Italy. It is stuffed with pastas, meats, cheeses, sauce and vegetables. Piada also serves pasta bowls, chopped salads, power bowls and soups. They also offer cannoli chips—a dessert item and customer favorite. There is a kids menu featuring smaller versions of the main menu items. Piada Italian Street Food Piada