Flatbread Company's pizzeria/bowling alley opens this Saturday

[fefie.livejournal.com]

Enroute to the Farmer's Market today I saw smoke coming from Flatbread Co's chimneys so I went to have a look. Sure enough they were firing up the ovens. The manager invited me inside for a look and said the place would be opening on Saturday.

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[ron_newman]

When I walked by a few minutes ago, the two rightmost bowling lanes were lit up and someone was testing them out by rolling one ball after another down them.

One thing I don't see -- any seats or scoring tables next to the bowling lanes. I hope these are still to be installed, rather than an oversight by a new owner who doesn't know much about bowling.

Edit: when I stopped in again Thursday night, some portable seats and tables had been placed here.

[in-water-writ.livejournal.com]

This might be a dumb question, but I've never been, even when it was Sacco's...

Do you know if it's candlepin or tenpin?

[ron_newman]

It's still candlepin, just reduced to 10 lanes from the original 15.

[in-water-writ.livejournal.com]

Nevermind, answered my own question.

[madscientist01.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see the new space! I came here to make a similar post after reading this writeup (with short video - turn off sound if you don't want to hear it) about the new sacco's/flatbread opening: http://www.thrillist.com/boston/flatbread-co-saccos-bowl-haven

[ron_newman]

Thanks for the link! Not sure what's with the two "Arab" women holding bowling balls near the end, though ...

[cosmicgarden.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you meant to write, "the two women in the colorful clothing and scarves."

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[floormaster.livejournal.com]

I am excited by this. I like this chain's pizza/flatbread. I like this chain's beer selection. I like this chain's family friendly service (hopefully this will be true in this location as well). I also like bowling.

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[rethcir.livejournal.com]

Maybe this will help challenge notions by some of the camberville set that chains are inherently evil.

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[ron_newman]

It's a small regional chain, though -- started in Amesbury MA, with all their other locations in New England except for one in Hawaii.

[ron_newman]

Opening Saturday at 5 pm, according to a sign posted on the door.

Tonight they had a very busy "friends and family" party. I walked around for a few minutes, and it looked great!

[amy-s1.livejournal.com]

The "Flatbread Co" chain is actually a spin-off from the original "American Flatbread" thats was started in Waitsfield Vermont, so now there are two small chains. There was a bit of a falling out between the original creator or "American Flatbread" and the owner of "Flatbread Co".

I think the pizza and atmosphere of both are equally good, but the original location in an old farmhouse in Vermont is still the best.

Here is an Inc article on the two:
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070401/casestudy.html

[ron_newman]

Looks like there was a similar falling-out, or at least separation, from a franchisee in California that now uses a different name:

http://www.reallynatural.com/archives/food/eco_food_friday_american_flatb.php
http://www.foodgps.com/food-gps-profile-american-flatbread-chef-owner-clark-staub/

[amy-s1.livejournal.com]

Interesting, hadn't heard about that one. I did hear that American Flatbread recently sold the frozen pizza business and will no longer make the frozen ones in Waitsfield.