Piada Italian Street Food

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Piada Italian Street Food
Industry Restaurants
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010)
FounderChris Doody
Headquarters Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Number of locations
49
Area served
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania & Texas
Website mypiada.com

Piada Italian Street Food is a fast casual Italian cuisine restaurant chain with 49 locations in 7 states (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania & Texas). [1] There are 25 locations in Ohio, 2 in Indiana, 1 in Kentucky, 3 in Minnesota, 3 in North Carolina, 5 in Pennsylvania and 10 in Texas.

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The restaurant features custom-rolled wraps (Piadas) in a stone-grilled, thin-crusted dough made from organic flour and extra virgin olive oil, as well as chopped salads and pasta bowls. [2] The chain features food prepared along an assembly line, and has been called an Italian copycat of Chipotle Mexican Grill. [3]

Chris Doody, owner of the company, is a co-founder of the Bravo Brio Restaurant Group chain. [2] 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. [4] Piada also serves pasta bowls, chopped salads, power bowls and soups. They also offer cannoli chipsa dessert item and Guest favorite. There is a kids menu featuring smaller versions of the main menu items.

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  2. 1 2 Fisher, Mark (November 30, 2012). "Italian restaurant chain confirms new Kettering location". Dayton Daily News.
  3. "Chipotle: Fundamentally Sound, But Overvalued Nonetheless". Seeking Alpha. April 3, 2012.
  4. Eaton, Dan (August 6, 2010). "New Piada hopes diners beat path to Italian fare". Columbus Business First.