A Miami-born restaurant with star-shaped pizza is expanding in Florida
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- Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza will open its first Manatee County location in 2025.
- The 2,300-square-foot spot in Bradenton joins retailers like Costco and Target.
- Founder Renato Viola launched Mister O1 in Miami Beach after earning an O-1 visa for talent.
An artisan pizzeria with South Beach roots is expanding across the state.
Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza has signed a lease in Bradenton near Interstate 75, on Florida’s Gulf Coast, according to plans of the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour.
The new restaurant will be in a 2,300-square-foot building near Hobby Lobby, the leasing plan shows. Costco anchors the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour plaza, which is also home to Target, which opened in August.
Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza began in Miami Beach. The restaurant’s name stems from the United States government’s O-1 visa designation. The visa designation is for “individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement.”
Renato Viola, who founded the restaurant, became an O-1 visa candidate by showing “extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
‘Extraordinary’ pies coming to Bradenton
Mister O1 features star-shaped pizzas with dough usually fermented for 72 to 96 hours. They come as 13-inch pies with a pouch of ricotta cheese in each of the eight points. Mister O1 also serves calzones, 8-inch pizzas, desserts and salads, and has an antipasto and burrata bar.
An opening date for the Manatee County location has not been announced.
The shopping plaza from New Jersey developer Edgewood Properties is also planning a Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A and Seasons 52 to go with the current restaurants and stores open including LongHorn Steakhouse, Miller’s Ale House and Academy Sports and Outdoors.
Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza has locations in Texas, Georgia and other areas of Florida, including Wynwood, Aventura, Brickell, Doral, Coconut Grove, Pembroke Pines, Miramar and South Beach, with another location planned in Dania Beach.
This will be the first Mr. 01 in Manatee County. The restaurant also has a pizza school in Miami and Dallas, where students learn how to make pizza.
