Pizzaiolo Spin-Off to Open in Former Di Bartolo Space in Oakland's Grand Lake

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Get ready for a double slice of this, thin-crust fiends

We can report it: The soon-to-launch spin-off of Oakland's Pizzaiolo will, in fact, open in the Grand Lake space recently vacated by the restaurant Di Bartolo. A source close to the restaurant told SFoodie that Pizzaiolo owner Charlie Hallowell had been looking for space in Uptown when Di Bartolo (whose open kitchen centered around a wood-burning pizza oven) became available. "It won't be like Pizzaiolo II," the source said. "There won't be a regular kitchen, just pizzas, salads, wine, stuff like that." Eater SF speculated Friday that Hallowell had secured the Di Bartolo space, which is within close to the Grand Lake Theater. No word on an actual opening date -- or name, for that matter -- though the source told SFoodie it would be soon. Very soon.