Milwaukee

You know what Oakland Avenue in Shorewood could use? More places to eat. That’s the word on the street. And the street seems to be listening. The owners of Bay View’s Sorella are opening a pizzeria in the former Nana Sushi (4511 N. Oakland Ave.), a vacant spot adjacent to Three Lions Pub.

Co-owner Kyle Toner says he and partner Paul Damora plan to open Pizzeria Di Lusso in late spring or early summer of this year. While Sorella serves up puffy-crust, wood-fired pizza, the new spot will serve two kinds of pies: Trenton style, and “grandma” style. Trenton, New Jersey, is known for tomato pie, where the cheese and other toppings are added, then the tomato sauce on top of them. “The best way to describe Trenton style would be a cross between New York and Midwest tavern style, cracker style. So it’s thin, it’s crispy, but it’s still got some chew,” says Toner, a native of New Jersey.