{"id":37331,"date":"2024-04-17T17:52:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=37331"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:52:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:52:21","slug":"empire-pizza-opens-new-location-in-saratoga-springs-plans-fifth-in-ballston-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2024\/04\/empire-pizza-opens-new-location-in-saratoga-springs-plans-fifth-in-ballston-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Pizza Opens New Location in Saratoga Springs, Plans Fifth in Ballston Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37332\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2024\/04\/empirepizza-h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2024\/04\/empirepizza-h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2024\/04\/empirepizza-h-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2024\/04\/empirepizza-h-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lihan Bozkurt\u2019s rapidly expanding chain of Empire Pizza restaurants includes those in Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Corinth, and Saratoga Springs.<br \/>Saratoga Business Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Lihan Bozkurt plans to open his fifth Empire Pizza restaurant next January in Ballston Spa. He recently purchased an I Love New York Pizza outlet and is in the process of renovating it to join his growing family of Empire Pizza outlets.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Empire Pizza restaurants are located in Corinth, Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, and the newly opened one on South Broadway in Saratoga Springs. Bozkurt\u2019 opened his first<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>location in Glens Falls in 2009. Further expansion is planned for Clifton Park and Amsterdam. Bozkurt plans to develop the chain into a franchise operation. The first franchises are slated for long-time employees; others will be sold to non-employees.<\/p>\n<p>The Ballston Spa restaurant is planned to seat between 20 and 25 customers. It will also offer take-out service and delivery. Customers will be able order online or in person, as they can at other Empire Pizza outlets.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>In addition to pizza, Bozkurt said, the new facility will have a \u201cbig menu,\u201d including calzones, strombolis, salads, club sandwiches, and other selections. No alcohol will be served. He anticipates adding about 15 new employees; he currently employs a staff 80 at the four existing restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Like the owners of many area pizza restaurants, Bozkurt is originally from Turkey. Although originally an Italian delicacy, pizza is readily available in Turkey, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s website is saratogaempirepizza.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy \u00a0Lihan Bozkurt plans to open his fifth Empire Pizza restaurant next January in Ballston Spa. 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