Texas-based Pie Five Pizza has announced that they’re bringing their fast-casual pizza chain to Arkansas, joining a recent influx of national chains into Natural State. The chain’s press release hits all the current foodie buzzwords like “hand cut” and “gluten-free options,” so I’m sure they’ll have some takers when the first one opens. The first three stores will be located in central Arkansas and are expected to open within the next year, the first of which is set to open this fall. No word yet on where exactly they’ll open, but my bets are on the chain-heavy Park Avenue shopping center in Midtown, the Promenade area out on Chenal, or the Pleasant Ridge Town Center on Cantrell. Hey, maybe I’ll hit bingo with all three! 

I haven’t eaten at one of these but it looks interesting—customers pick a crust and ingredient and the whole thing gets cooked in about five minutes in “special ovens” which may or may not be powered by black magic. There is a local angle here, too, as Pie Five is being brought to Arkansas by Rob Byford, who currently owns all those Slim Chickens locations that have opened up in the past few years.

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Any of you eaten at one of these? Is it good? I’m sure I’ll stop in once everything is open, just to see for myself.

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