From the red and white tablecloths to the Tiffany lamps hanging from the ceiling, the new Dino’s Pizza in Durham feels like stepping into a memory.
Dino’s opens Friday, July 18 at 5 p.m. in the University Hill shopping center in Durham, taking over the former BB’s Crispy Chicken space.
The pizzeria is the latest star in the Matt Kelly constellation of restaurants, joining Durham favorites like Mateo, Mothers & Sons and Nanas. Leading Dino’s is chef and partner Tom Cuomo, formerly of St. James Seafood, who worked in major New York kitchens like WD-50, Carbone and Parm.
At Dino’s, Cuomo said he and Kelly aimed to recreate the pizza vibes of their childhoods…