08/07/2021
It is with a heavy heart that Our Pizza Joint is closing the pizza part of our operation effective this Sunday, August 8. This was an extremely hard decision that we delayed making for months.
When the opportunity arose in November 2019 for us to finally start our catering business, we jumped on it. Chef Chris's passion is to create unique and comforting meals that bring families and friends together through sharing his love for food. The bigger the event the better! So here was this kitchen close to home and as a bonus, it also was set up for pizza! While we were designing our catering business, we thought, "Hey, let's start making pizzas!"
We had some known challenges, such as our location, but nothing could prepare us for 2020. OPJ kept making pizzas due to some help from the Small Business Association, Highland Downtown Development Authority, and Oakland County Restaurant grants. Our catering dream was put on hold and our lives revolved around pizza.
The love, support, and compliments we received from customers, friends, and family, especially in these last few months, have been overwhelming. Last night we received kind words, prayers, praise, and even recipe questions.
We don't know what's in Our Pizza Joint's future, but for now, this one-man operation is unable to continue with the current challenges facing the restaurant industry and what's likely looming around the corner. OPJ will take this time to work on bringing our dreams alive. This is likely not the last time you will see us, a 2.0 exists around the corner.
Stayed tuned for updates as we navigate our future! Love, Chef Chris and the OPJ family.