Marcileno’s Pizzeria & Grill Opens on Main Street After Months of Issues
The new pizza joint is filling the space where Pepino’s once was.
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After 10 grueling months of preparations, Marcileno’s Pizzeria & Grill opened Monday for its first round of customers ready to take a bite out of Sussex’s newest pizza.
Located at N64W24370 Main St., the restaurant is filling the space where Pepino’s Pizza once was. It was reported the restaurant was slated to open in May; however, owner Marvin King said the previous tenant's missteps created the delay.
“On the inside of the building, there was so many things that weren’t checked when the previous renter was here,” said King. “Inspectors come by every four to six years to look at the building. When the previous owner went out of business, there were a lot of violations already in place, so I assumed those violations when I bought it.”
With everything finally in order, King debuted a menu featuring not just pizza but also fried calamari, buffalo wings, Philly steaks and grinders.
An Experienced Cook
In addition to an expansive menu, King brings his pizza expertise. After working for three pizza restaurants and owning one more, opening Marcileno’s is just another adventure.
“I worked for Domino's, Pizza Hut and Little Caesar’s, and I always thought of the things I’d do if I opened my own pizza restaurant,” said King. “So I took the experiences from each one of those locations and just always wanted to do my own thing.”
As reported in March when King was seeking approval from Sussex to open the restaurant, this will be his second pizzeria venture. King operated Papa King’s restaurant at 107th Street and Granville Road in Milwaukee for about a year before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The resulting economic decline forced him to shut down the restaurant, but King said he is looking forward a new venture in Sussex.
“Our food is prepared fresh,” King said. “We have all fresh ingredients: sausage, onions, green peppers, peperoni, the cheese — everything is made to order, and nothing’s sitting around in a warmer. I like to see people happy, and pizza makes people happy if it’s good.”
Blain Boudreau
8:25 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Looking forward to trying it out!
Unions_NO
8:45 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
This article is a little confusing. Headline makes it sound like Main Street in Meno Falls. Sussex isn't mentioned until at the bottom. And, the fact that there is a Pepino's on Appleton here in the Falls...kind of confusing. At first I thought they were talking about the one on Appleton and that "Main St." was a typo. How about adding an "in Sussex" in the headline.
Andy Ambrosius
9:37 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I'm sorry for the confusion! I just assumed that because the Pepino's in Men. Falls is on Appleton Ave. and the Pepino's in Men. Falls hasn't been closed for 10 months, readers would understand. I won't change the headline, but I'll be sure to edit the first line of the article so Sussex is included.
RAEJELLE
7:08 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I was there yesterday.... Best pizzas in town.. Bob
Comeco Ghoston
10:36 am on Friday, January 13, 2012
great food...... beats Tony's anyday..... ;-)
Sofia Reino
10:32 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Went there last Friday and LOVED IT. Best pizza in Sussex.
Chris
2:40 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
We ate there last night, great pizza & friendly folks. Loved it.
S.M.
10:35 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Best pizza in Sussex and way better customer service then when dining at Tony Maroni's!
Dawn
6:56 am on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Long story short, I ordered 1 calzone and homemade chips for delivery and was told an hour ,after 2 calls where they kept telling me it was on the way, it NEVER came...I am very disappointed b/c I have take out/delivery a lot and I was excited to have a new place in town...
Eric Venn
9:36 am on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Why pick on Tony's there are other places in Sussex that serves pizza as well. I think that Tony's pizza and service is just fine.
Sandy Oliver
12:00 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2012
AMAZING pizza. Hands down the BEST pizza in the area.
Mike B
5:55 pm on Friday, July 20, 2012
6 Months later and no website? How do I know what you sell if you have no menu online? I can put together a website in about an hour. Come on. At least put up a "Coming Soon" page with a link to a menu.
pam lindemoen
6:28 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
pizzas great, but i dont always want pizza, would love to be able to look at a menu online!
Chris
6:35 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
We had talked to the proprietors about this once. They said they were going with a Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marcilenos-Pizza/324602010913949?fref=ts
They may want to advertise this a little better. Good pizza though.