Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen is built on the strict loyalty to authentic old-world recipes that Michele Scotto brought with him from Naples, Italy. From the first pizzeria that opened in 1964 next to the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway, to our most recent restaurant, that commitment to quality food and genuine hospitality is still the hallmark of Villa.

In 1958 the first Village Inn Pancake House opened its doors in Denver, Colorado and began offering what has since made us famous— made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes, fresh eggs cooked any style, sizzling bacon and a pot of steaming hot coffee.

To make a pizza that keeps people talking, eating and ordering more, you have to start fresh. At least that's the way we saw it in 1988 when we created the very first location. Back then, Harry Ablak and his two sons, Varol and Seckin, started a tradition of taste that would eventually deliver Vocelli Pizza, into the national spotlight. Recognized by the industry's top trade magazines as a leader in the pizza segment, Pizza Today ranks Vocelli Pizza in the top 50 pizza companies for growth in its national "Hot 100 Companies" annual listing. Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Business joined in also, highlighting our goals and aggressive marketing strategy.

It’s a kind of cuisine that VooDoo BBQ developed and introduced to the world more than a decade ago — appropriately, on the Zulu and Rex parade route on Mardi Gras Day — and sold with great success even to the discerning palates of New Orleans and south Louisiana, where people know the difference between good and mediocre food. Restaurants that make it in the culinary pressure cooker of New Orleans can thrive just about anywhere.