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Company History

The right mix of ingredients is critical for any tasty recipe and Anthony Bruno, the founder of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, has not only created great recipes but a successful restaurant concept as well.

Anthony attributes the concept’s success to a combination of top-quality ingredients, authentic coal-burning ovens and personal service.  Every pizza that’s served at Anthony’s restaurants is cooked in a proprietary 800-degree, coal-burning oven that provides a “well done” flavor – the chain’s trademark.

“We’ve introduced the ‘old world’ art of making pizza in a coal-fired oven and we’re happy to report that our customers can’t get enough of it,” Anthony proudly explains.

It began in 2002 when Anthony, who also is owner of the popular Fort Lauderdale restaurant Anthony’s Runway 84, decided it was time to introduce the taste of coal-fired pizza to South Floridians.  He felt that there was a great opportunity to create pizza that tasted just like the ones he used to get in Brooklyn.

The popularity of this unique pizza, as well as the ambiance that the staff creates at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, has helped the company build a loyal following.  Today, customers are as likely to order the restaurant’s coal-oven-roasted chicken wings topped with grilled onions, pork spare ribs with vinegar peppers, hand-rolled meatballs with ricotta cheese, or signature Italian-style salad, along with their favorite pizza.

The success of Anthony’s first location prompted the company to open numerous restaurants throughout South Florida, west and Central Florida.  The company has continued to grow nationally into the Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey markets.

Anthony compares the restaurant industry to sports and points out that an athlete could be loved by the fans because of his good performance in one game, and then hated by the same fans because of a mistake in the next game.  He explains, “You’re only as good as your last pizza.”