Joey D's Italian Grill Now Serving Alcohol

Joe D's Italian Grill on Pleasant Street is now serving beer and wine.

After being open for more than three months, Joey D's Italian Grill is now serving alcohol, owner Joseph Costanzo said Monday.  Costanzo said Italian wines and a variety of beer brands are now being served at the Italian eatery on Pleasant Street, which opened in the space formerly occupied by Hooked Seafood and Grill. The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved Costanzo's request for a liquor license at a meeting in June. Joey D's is a 30-seat space and is located at 115 Pleasant St. - directly across the street from Warwick Place and adjacent to The Rip Tide. The restaurant's hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 12 a.m., Monday through Sunday.  --- Know of a new business coming to town? Let us know and we will make it the focus of our next …

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6 Months, 6 Restaurant Openings in Marblehead - What Do You Think?

These new restaurants have been open long enough - it's time to let us know what you think of them.

Over the last six months, Marblehead residents have seen a major shake-up to the local food scene as six different restaurants have either opened or reopened in town. The dust has settled, local customers have had ample time to try them out and now we have to ask - what are your thoughts? Were you pleasantly surprised by any of these restaurants? Were you disappointed? Is there a kind of restaurant you think Marblehead is missing? Let us know in the comments section below. --- Yannalfo's Ristorante: Yannalfo's Ristorante opened in the former home of Pellino's Ristorante, located at 261 Washington St., in early September. The owner, Brett Yannalfo, 43, of Andover, said he has always dreamed of opening a restaurant of his own. Casa Corona: …

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Joey D's Italian Grill Opens Today

Here's a look inside Marblehead's newest restaurant.

Joey D's Italian Grill will open its doors to customers today, owner Joseph Costanzo said Monday afternoon. Though not much has changed to the interior of the restaurant since Hooked Seafood & Grill closed, Costanzo said customers can expect to see the nautical theme replaced with more traditional Italian decorations. At a meeting earlier this month, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved Costanzo's request for a liquor license - he said he expects to serve alcohol in the very near future. Marblehead's new Italian restaurant will open in the 30-seat space formerly occupied by Hooked, located at 115 Pleasant Street - directly across the street from Warwick Place and adjacent to The Rip Tide. The restaurant's hours of operation will be …

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Joey D's Expected to Open Next Week

Joey D's Italian Grill and Seafood is expected to open on Pleasant Street next week.

Following the Board of Selectmen's approval of a liquor license transfer at Abbot Hall Wednesday night, the local man opening Joey D's Italian Grill on Pleasant Street said he hopes to open for business next week. Marblehead's new Italian restaurant will open in the 30-seat space formerly occupied by Hooked Seafood & Grill, located at 115 Pleasant Street - directly across the street from Warwick Place and adjacent to The Rip Tide. At a brief public hearing Wednesday night, board members unanimously approved the license transfer requested by Joey D's owner Joseph Costanzo, of Green Street. The restaurant's hours of operation were also changed Wednesday. When Costanzo originally applied for a common victualler's license, he requested …

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Joey D's Seeking Liquor License

The owner of Joey D's will appear at the Selectmen's meeting tonight.

The local man looking to open Joey D's in the space formerly occupied by Hooked Seafood & Grill will appear before the Board of Selectmen tonight to request a liquor license transfer. Prospective owner Joseph Costanzo, of Green Street, told board members last month that he recently sold Luciana's Restaurant and Pizza on Highland Avenue in Salem and is looking to open a business on Pleasant Street that will offer fresh-caught seafood, Italian fare and pizza. "I've been in the restaurant business for 30 plus years and I've owned my own restaurant since 1985," Costanzo said at the meeting, "so I have many, many years of experience under my belt." Although Costanzo didn't offer a guess at when Joey D's will be ready for customers, he did say …

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Selectmen Pave Way for New Restaurant

The Board of Selectmen awarded a common victualer's license to the local man looking to open Joey D's on Pleasant Street.

The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a motion Wednesday night to award a Common Victualer's License to a local man looking to open Joey D's in the space formerly occupied by Hooked Seafood & Grill. Prospective owner Joseph Costanzo, of Green Street, told board members he recently sold Luciana's Restaurant and Pizza on Highland Avenue in Salem and is looking to open a business on Pleasant Street that will offer fresh-caught seafood, Italian fare and pizza. "I've been in the restaurant business for 30 plus years and I've owned my own restaurant since 1985," Costanzo said, "so I have many, many years of experience under my belt." Although Costanzo didn't offer a guess at when Joey D's will be ready for customers, he did say he hopes to…

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Joey D's Opening on Pleasant Street

Wondering what's opening at the former home of Hooked Seafood and Grill?

Marblehead residents can expect a new restaurant offering pizza, Italian fare and seafood to open soon on Pleasant Street. According to a sign recently posted in the front window of the space formerly occupied by Hooked Seafood & Grill, Joey D's will be opening soon. It was announced at a Board of Selectmen's meeting last fall that Hooked would be closing its doors for the winter season. Then, in April, former owner Ben Rhodes notified board members that the restaurant wouldn't be reopening at all. Rhodes told the Selectmen that a number of factors contributed to the permanent closure of the restaurant, located at 145 Pleasant St., and that two local men were vying to purchase the space next to The Rip Tide. Also opening later this summer …

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