09/11/2022
Hi everyone! Jim II here. This post is very bittersweet to write. As many of you may have heard by now, Garlitz’s Pizza was recently sold and my wonderful parents Jim and Donna will finally be retiring. As small business owners, I’m sure they were wondering if this day would actually ever come. This Friday, September 16 will be our final night as the current operators of our family business. We have run our pizza shop for 28 years and it has been a wonderful business for our family! The fun and success that we have had are far greater than we could have ever imagined, and so much of this success is due to our wonderful customers! And for this we say a huge “Thank You!” We have always tried our best to provide great food, great customer service, and just treat all of our customers like we would like to be treated. And you all showed us how much you appreciated that. We have served old friends and made many new friends along the way.
You may have noticed some new faces at the pizza shop over the past few weeks as we are training the new owners. The Davis family of Ellerslie has purchased the restaurant and plan to operate it just like we have. The name of the business will be changing, however they will be keeping the same menu and recipes that everyone seems to really enjoy. I’m sure many of you will be happy to know that they plan to be open more hours than us. There will be a brief closing of the restaurant after Friday night for a few weeks as we continue to train them and make a few kitchen updates. I’m sure they will announce their opening date very soon. We encourage you all to support the Davis family like you have done with us. If you don’t already know them, we feel confident that you will really like them. As we have gotten to know them more over the past few months, we have all become very good friends and we wish them nothing but success! We believe that we are leaving it in very capable hands.
This is definitely a time of mixed emotions for our family. While my parents are definitely looking forward to retirement, we are all sad to be leaving our business and our wonderful customers. So if your hungry, please stop by this week and allow us to serve you again, or feel free to just stop in and allow us to say “Thank You! “ one last time. On behalf of myself Jim II, my mom Donna, my dad Jim, my sister Dawn, and everyone who has helped contribute to our business over the years we say Thank You, we’ll miss you and we Love You! 🥰🍕❤️