Gold Dust Pizza, the family-owned Ripon shop known for its stacked pies and oversized calzones, is rolling into El Dorado Hills Town Center this spring with a fast-casual Express spinoff built for takeout, delivery and quick family dinners.
According to the Sacramento Business Journal, the El Dorado Hills spot will be Gold Dust’s first Sacramento-area location and is targeting a spring opening. The move brings the longtime Central Valley brand into the greater Sacramento market and signals that regional independents are still eyeing a northward push.
What Now Sacramento reports the Express unit is taking over the space at 2201 Francisco Drive, Suite 150, with a late April or early May debut on the board. The outlet notes the new shop will seat about 50 guests and include TVs to keep game nights humming.
What To Expect
The Express prototype trims the full-service menu into a tighter, fast-casual lineup while keeping Gold Dust’s scratch-made dough and signature pies front and center. The Modesto Express that opened late last year showed the formula: a smaller dining room, an emphasis on takeout and a handful of menu additions, according to reporting by the Modesto Bee via Yahoo…