How a Tiny 650 Sq Ft Pizzeria Does 300 Orders a Day—Inside Connor’s Food Court Hustle

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Join us as we visit Connor, a 27-year-old pizza entrepreneur who went from pandemic pop-ups to running a gourmet sourdough pizzeria in a Boston mall. This isn’t your typical food court pizza—think Neapolitan-ish pies, high hydration dough, and delivery operations done right. Learn how he scaled from a commissary kitchen to 3 locations, all while keeping his menu simple and his team tight. Packed with behind-the-scenes kitchen tours, dough secrets, and real talk on building a food business in 2025. Lala's: https://www.lalasneapolitan-ishpizza.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: 300 Orders on a Weekend? 00:29 - Meet Connor: Pop-Up to Mall Pizza Master 01:07 - From Peace Corps to Pizza 01:31 - Launching a Brick-and-Mortar at Time Out Market 02:25 - Food Court Realities: Rent, Delivery & Foot Traffic 03:33 - Tour Begins: 650 Sq Ft Built from Scratch 04:44 - Menu Simplicity: Neapolitan, Sicilian & Slices 05:41 - Dough Talk: Naturally Leavened Sourdough Process 06:36 - The $11K Mixer That Changed Everything 07:50 - Fermentation Timing & Production Flow 09:10 - Rotating Oven Woes + Equipment Setup 10:22 - Sauce, Cheese, and a Tight Kitchen Workflow 11:52 - Scaling a Team Across 3 Locations 13:14 - The Goal: Expand to the Suburbs for Families 14:49 - The Hardest Lesson: Letting Go & Trusting Your Team 16:05 - Taste Test: Cheese Please & Hot Johnny 17:06 - Outro & Community Callout 👇 Drop a comment and let us know where you're watching from! Want to be featured on a future episode of Pizzeria Insider? Say hello in the comments! More From The Slice Community: The Sauce: https://slice.com/community Facebook: https://fb.com/slicepizzaapp Owners Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pizzashopownersforum Follow Bruce: https://www.instagram.com/smartpizzamarketing/ Slice believes that local pizzerias deserve all the advantages of big chains without compromising their independence. Slice puts technology, marketing, buying power, and support to work for these shops, empowering owners to build profitable businesses and remain at the heart of our communities. Learn more at slice.com.