THE CAST IRON TWIST: Downtown E.C.’s Newest ’Za Shop

9 Jun 2023


News, Eau Claire

The restaurant space at the corner of Riverfront Terrace  and East Madison Street has been empty since Silly Serrano Mexican Restaurant made its move to Cameron Street, and folks have been left wondering ever since what sort of business will pop in there next.

The short answer: Cast Iron Pizza Co.

“First of all, everyone likes pizza,” said Dave Zempel, owner of Cast Iron Pizza Co. as well as the popular downtown restaurant The District. “We looked at the options in the area, and you have the really great artisan style that is generally more expensive, and then you have corporate (chain) pizza. There’s not much in between. So, we took a concept that’s kind of in between a Chicago-Detroit style and refined the process using cast iron.”

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