Family-owned business set to open new restaurant in growing area of Lexington County
Family-owned business set to open new restaurant in growing area of Lexington County

Family-owned business set to open new restaurant in growing area of Lexington County

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Family-owned business set to open new restaurant in growing area of Lexington County

Nicky’s Pizzeria has been a longstanding Midlands favorite, with its first location in Five Points of Columbia over a decade ago. The original owner closed down the Five Points location but continued the Lexington location. The Kershner family is already beginning plans for its next location in the Pelion, Red Bank area. Construction and remodeling of the new pizzeria is expected to be completed by the end of the year.“Mom and pop restaurants 60 years ago were the foundation of the economy, and we are what kept everything growing”, said Anne Kershner, owner of Nicky’’s P pizzeria in Lexington, S.C. “We are calling out to go order names, you see pizzas flying in the air, I really want to give that New York nostalgia when you walk into the door”

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – One family-owned business is taking a leap and expanding to a growing area of Lexington County. It’s the latest example of businesses moving with the expected growth.

Nicky’s Pizzeria has been a longstanding Midlands favorite, with its first location in Five Points of Columbia over a decade ago. Its owners then shut down that location and opened ‘Nicky’s Pizzeria’ in the Town of Lexington.

Three years ago, a new family, the Kershner’s bought the company and have taken over its operations, partly to give their children a safe place to work and learn life skills. Mom, Anne Kershner, said business is booming and they are outgrowing their current space.

“The original Nicky’s was in downtown Columbia in Five Points, and then the Lexington location opened up a few years later. The original owner closed down the Five Points location but continued the Lexington location. The owner wanted to pursue a new career option, so that’s when they decided to look for new ownership of this restaurant”, said Kershner.

The Kershners kept everything the same, including the recipes, which were written decades ago on scratch paper and now used every day by kitchen staff.

“When you walk into Nicky’s I am hoping you get that New York vibe, it’s really loud, we are calling out to go order names, you see pizzas flying in the air, I really want to give that New York nostalgia when you walk into the door,” said Kershner “We have owned this for almost three years now, it’s to the point now where I recognize more faces than I don’t”.

Kershner has made it a priority to keep the restaurant inclusive for all dietary restrictions without compromising on its traditional recipes and authenticity. With not a single dish served from a can or bag, the pizzeria has and will continue to make everything from scratch. It’s something that sets Nicky’s and other local businesses apart from major food chains.

“Mom and pop restaurants 60 years ago were the foundation of the economy, and we are what kept everything growing. It’s so important that we hang in there and do everything that we can to hang in there”, said Kershner.

The family is already beginning plans for its next location in the Pelion, Red Bank area.

“This building is old, this is a historic building built in the 1930s, it’s old and it needs some work. With the volume that we have, we need to push that volume out”.

The new pizzeria will be called “Vinny’s”, named after one of the Kershner’s sons. It will have the same great taste and New York style and will be conveniently located next to another restaurant they own, the Farmhouse Grill. Construction and remodeling of the new pizzeria is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

One thing that the Kershner family will make certain its new pizzeria will have is an open garden. Currently, Nicky’s Pizzeria has a patio, and the perimeter of it is a garden where fresh herbs and vegetables are grown. Basil and other ingredients are pulled from the garden daily, and the family-owned business encourages customers to pull from the garden too.

“You can quite literally look out the window and see the basil or other ingredient that they are using, they have this crust that is different than say your Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, it’s fresh and it’s good,” said Sydney Hanna, a Lexington county resident.

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