The iconic Rotten City Pizza may have sold its final slice after 17 years in Emeryville owner Jonas Bernstein has confirmed with us. Both Google and Yelp list the business as “Permanently closed.”
This might not be the end of the story though as employees are scrambling to see if they can make an offer to preserve the business under an employee-ownership model.
Opened in 2008
Bernstein, a Brooklyn native, first opened the New York-style pizza joint in 2008.
They quickly became a favorite of locals for their massive, thin-crust slices with quality ingredients. including Porchetta, Funghi, Salumi and other options…