PRONTO New York Style Pizza

[Pete]

Pronto has a generic website with stock images, dead links, and almost nothing on their FB page.

How do these places stay in business?

https://www.prontopizzaokc.com/

[Bill Robertson]

Pronto has a generic website with stock images, dead links, and almost nothing on their FB page.

How do these places stay in business?

https://www.prontopizzaokc.com/

It's amazing to me how many small businesses haven't grasped the idea that it's 2024. An online media presence is necessary. And with the available resources it's not hard to put together a decent site.

[TheTravellers]

Pronto has a generic website with stock images, dead links, and almost nothing on their FB page.

How do these places stay in business?

https://www.prontopizzaokc.com/

They have 15 or so reviews on Google, and all except one are glowing, so they're getting some business (a few do say they saw it when they drove by). We *might* try them (since we only live 1/2 mile away), but suspect their pizzas will be Papa John's/Marco's quality, at best.

[Thomas Vu]

I saw a banner advertising they now serve by the slice. Ill check it out today, but either way I suspect my attendance there will start rising.

[Paseofreak]

They now have pizza by the slice, but only cheese and pepperoni. $4.00 and $4.50 each respectively.

[Paseofreak]

The owner told me that they'd be closed for the tail end of July and most of August for vacation. So much about this place is exactly NOT how I'd do things, but they seem to be doing OK. Owner was saying he takes the fam skiing for a few weeks almost every year in CO, but decided to do something else this year. The math doesn't add up for me unless Pronto is a pastime.

[Pete]

The owner told me that they'd be closed for the tail end of July and most of August for vacation. So much about this place is exactly NOT how I'd do things, but they seem to be doing OK. Owner was saying he takes the fam skiing for a few weeks almost every year in CO, but decided to do something else this year. The math doesn't add up for me unless Pronto is a pastime.

Taking a long vacation right after opening a new restaurant, and closing it for almost a month?

This does not sound promising.

[Paseofreak]

Taking a long vacation right after opening a new restaurant, and closing it for almost a month?

This does not sound promising.

I guess we shall see. I sure enjoy their Hero sandwiches though.

[barrettd]

Taking a long vacation right after opening a new restaurant, and closing it for almost a month?

This does not sound promising.

Not the same thing at all, but the Chinese food place around the corner from me shuts down for a month during the summer to go on vacation. When I saw that, I thought, that sucks for me but that's great for them. I always think of restaurants as constantly struggling to stay open, so it was interesting to see one not only voluntarily close for several weeks, but also reopen and just keep on going after the voluntary closure.

[Pete]

I like their food, too and it's close by.

I'm sure it's a family-owned place so perhaps they will return raring to go. Sure hope so.

[Pete]

^

Also, it's common in other countries for businesses to close in August for holiday. Many restaurants are run by immigrant families.

[jn1780]

They must have made most of their money doing something else. I know most people don't have the ability to take a month off. The rent doesn't take a month off.

[warreng88]

Bella Vista, one of my favorite hole in the walls in OKC, closed July and August. It was italian their reasoning is no one wanted hot italian food when it was 100 degrees outside. Which sucked because my birthday is at the end of July and I could never go there for it.

[CitySooner]

Bella Vista, one of my favorite hole in the walls in OKC, closed July and August. It was italian their reasoning is no one wanted hot italian food when it was 100 degrees outside. Which sucked because my birthday is at the end of July and I could never go there for it.

I miss Bella Vista so much... my dad used to take us there all the time growing up.

[Dob Hooligan]

Noticed yesterday that Frankie's Italian on Britton Road, next door to Johnnie's, is closed. They have closed in July/August to back to "The Old Country" the 2 years they have been open, IIRC. Think they are from Albania?

[Paseofreak]

Bella Vista's lasagna was easily among the very best I've ever experienced. I wish someone else would take up the gauntlet here in the City.