Popular Charleston pizza truck Coastal Crust is headed to Greenville this summer with a newly restored 1955 Chevy and a wood-fired Valoriani pizza oven to serve Neapolitan-style pizza.
Coastal Crust’s unique approach to catering events has found a loyal fan base in Charleston, where the truck caters weddings, special events and corporate events throughout the year. The Coastal Crust truck is equipped with a pizza oven, a custom tap system for pouring local brews, a sound system and ample refrigeration for storing fresh salads. Coastal Crust Greenville will rely heavily on fresh produce from local farmers and the future Feed & Seed nonprofit farmers’ distribution network.
For the Greenville expansion, Brian Piesner and Mickey DeMatteis of Coastal Crust Charleston have partnered with Bryan Lewis, owner/operator of Charleston’s Básico, a Mexican restaurant; Mixson Bath & Racquet Club and Mixson Market.
“I’m extremely excited to work on this project with Brian and Mickey,” said Lewis. “I have been looking at Greenville for more than two years now, and I hope to develop a distinctive culinary experience for the market.”
Lewis says he really likes Coastal Crust’s concept and had wanted to start a Neapolitan and wood-burning style pizza restaurant. Greenville was a “natural progression” for expansion, said Lewis, who has family in the Greenville area.
Coastal Crust pizzas have a thin, crispy crust cooked in a wood-fired oven. The pizzas only take two to three minutes to cook and can be loaded with a lot of fresh, seasonal ingredients, said Lewis.
The Coastal Crust Greenville truck is expected to hit the streets in late June 2016.
A brick-and-mortar restaurant location in The Village of West Greenville is also planned for this fall. Lewis says he can’t disclose the exact location just yet but it will have space for outdoor and private events.
For more information, contact info@coastalcrustgreenville.com. Follow on Instagram @coastalcrustgreenville.
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Be on the lookout for at least two more food trucks to hit the streets of Greenville this summer. The Chillwagon, a specialty organic ice cream truck, and Keepin’ it Fresh Greenville, a farm-to-customer truck, are both in the works.
