- May 16, 2024
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A new pizza restaurant has recently opened in Ormond Beach, and its owners hope to bring a taste of New York to the community.
Naresh Patel and his son-in-law Hetal Pancholi opened a Singas Famous Pizza location at 376 W. Granada Blvd., Suite A, last month. Singas Famous Pizza was originally founded in 1967 in Elmhurst, New York.
Singas Famous Pizza has had a longtime presence in both Patel and Pacholi's lives. Patel said that, when he was about 11 in the 1970s, his father used to take him to Singas to eat pizza. As the chain offers a vast menu of vegetarian options, he said, it is a popular pizza restaurant for the Indian community.
"One day, me and my son-in-law were talking and his father used to do the same for him in Long Island [New York]," Patel said. "So that's how we got into it."
Singas Famous Pizza offers build-your-own pizzas, as well as salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes. Patel said all ingredients are fresh, down to freshly cut pineapple and jalapeños, his personal favorite pizza toppings.
Patel and Pancholi opened the Ormond Beach location within three weeks, as Singa's new storefront on Granada Place was previously a Pizza Hut. The pair have been working to open another Singas Famous Pizza location in their hometown of Orlando, but that has been an almost nine-month process, and continues to be ongoing.
"As soon as I looked at this community up here, I liked the area," Patel said.
The Ormond Beach location is their first restaurant. They hope to open five or six other locations throughout Florida, including Jacksonville, Lakeland and Lake Mary.
Patel said his favorite part of running a restaurant is pleasing customers.
"This business is all about freshness," Patel said.
Singas Famous Pizza in Ormond Beach is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
