OSWEGO — GJP Italian Eatery, a New York-style pizzeria located in the Oswego Plaza on State Route 104, has started an expansion project that will rapidly more than double its space. The three-year-old-plus restaurant — owned and managed by Larry Miller, along with partners Nicky Loomis and Ryan Gunther — is adding 20 seats, a […]
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OSWEGO — GJP Italian Eatery, a New York-style pizzeria located in the Oswego Plaza on State Route 104, has started an expansion project that will rapidly more than double its space.
The three-year-old-plus restaurant — owned and managed by Larry Miller, along with partners Nicky Loomis and Ryan Gunther — is adding 20 seats, a public restroom, and more space for its dine-in customers, Miller says in an email response to a CNYBJ inquiry.
GJP Italian Eatery’s owners decided to expand because they saw “a big hole in the fast casual” dining space in Oswego. “With our eclectic menu and quick service, we saw the opportunity to fill that hole,” says Miller.
The eatery’s menu features pizza, wings, pasta, subs, and other Italian dishes. “We focus on keeping things fresh and homemade,” says Miller
GJP Italian Eatery will expand from 1,100 square feet to nearly 2,600 square feet, with most of that space devoted to seating. The project is expected to cost about $5,000 in total, he says.
Construction started Dec. 3 and is expected to wrap up quickly, by the beginning of the new year, “barring any unforeseen circumstances,” according to Miller.
GJP’s people will be doing most of the work themselves but the plaza’s owner will have its contractors to combine two storefronts in order to expand the eatery’s space.
“We are working tirelessly to complete this project quickly,” Miller says.
GJP Italian Eatery has generated double digit sales growth annually since its first year in 2015, he says, and has “invested it all back into growing the business.”
The restaurant’s hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Sunday.