Seaholm students have a new option for lunch now that Papa Romano’s has opened on the corner of Maple and Cranbrook. Though they were a few days late to open, they are welcomed with open arms by Seaholm upperclassmen who are looking for a new place to frequent for lunch.
“We’ve been in business for over 10 years at our last location but due to circumstances with the landlord, we were forced to move,” Papa Romano’s owner Moe Serour said. “We chose this location verses other locations because of the proximity to the high school.”
Papa Romano’s will be opening at 10am, just in time for A lunch. On Monday through Satur- The new restaurant is located on the corner of Maple and Cranbrook. Photo by Lindsay Boeckl day they will be open from 10am until 10pm. On Sundays, they will be open from 12pm to 10pm.
“We can open and stay late for special orders. If any school activities [Musical, sports teams, forensics team, etc] need catering and food, then they get a special school discount to make it very affordable,” Serour said.
Many people are very excited about the discount given to all Seaholm organizations.
“We will definitely be ordering from there if we get cheap food,” Seaholm Forensics Coach Amb Beaver said.
Also for Seaholm students, Papa Romano’s will be offering lunchtime specials that range from five to six dollars.
“Five dollar specials for the kids at Seaholm to give them something for lunch that’s economical and good for them,” Serour said. “We’ll have a lot of specials for the students at a very reasonable price.”
Some of the specials include two slices of pizza with a drink, one slice of pizza with a salad and a 20 ounce Pepsi product, or your choice of a 6 ounce sub with chips and a 20 ounce Pepsi.
“I will definitely be going there for lunch,” junior Filip Jankovic said.
A concern about the new location is that the small space will not be large enough to hold the amount of Seaholm students that plan on going to Papa Romano’s for lunch. In the mere 40minutes allowed for lunch, there is hardly enough time for students to stand in long lines waiting for their food.
However, Papa Romano’s is not concerned.
“We feel that we have more than adequate space to be able to serve everybody,” Serour said. “We are in the process of installing a hot food display. The food will be hot and ready, kind of like a grab-and-go kind of thing. We’re hoping that we’ll be able to get your food to you guys within 5 minutes.”
Another concern is the lack of parking spaces around the restaurant. The parking lot is very small and has limited spots. However, Serour assures the Highlander that there will be no problem finding parking spots.
“On multiple occasions, we have counted over twenty different spots,” Serour added. “For Seaholm students, parking should never be an issue.”
The businesses surrounding Papa Romano’s new location are hoping that the influx of people can help boost their popularity as well.
“We hope that the increase in people here will help our business,” Julie Guciarco of Phase One Hairdressers said.
Phase One is located a few doors down from Papa Romano’s in the shopping center on the corner of Cranbrook and Maple.
Though the restaurant was advertised to open on Monday February 1st, 2010, they did not open until Friday, February 5th.
“The reason we didn’t open on the first is because of construction delays,” Serour said. “We’re going to have our official grand opening sometime in March when all of our construction work is finished.”
However, they are up and running now and Serour assures us that they are more than ready to take care of the Seaholm students that plan on going to Papa Romano’s for lunch.
