Spizzico is a
chain
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of franchised quick-service
pizzeria
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Many pizzerias offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then tak ...
s owned by the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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-based
multinational catering
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company
Autogrill. The chain currently has 169 restaurants in Italy,
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, Switzerland, France, and the United States.
Typical locations include
motorway
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service areas,
airport
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s,
railway station
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s, high streets,
shopping mall
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s, and
trade fair
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s. Spizzico restaurants often share a site with other Autogrill fast-food restaurant chains located in the same building.
Spizzico's staple offering consists of very large
pizza
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s (far bigger than regular pizzeria-served or home-delivered ones) which are sold in eighth, quarter, or half slices with a variable number of toppings (some fixed, some seasonal, some special), together with pizza slices
calzone
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s,
fried panzerotti and such other fast-food fare as
fries
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,
salad
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s,
soft drinks, and
dessert
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s. Meals can be eaten in the restaurant or
taken out
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to consume elsewhere.
See also
*
List of Italian restaurants
This is a list of notable Italian restaurants, which specialize in the preparation and purveyance of Italian cuisine:
* Amato's
* Bella Italia
* Beppi's Restaurant
* Buca di Beppo
* Carrabba's Italian Grill
* Cibo Espresso
* Drago rest ...
References
External links
* https://www.spizzico.it/
Italian restaurants
Pizza chains
Pizza franchises
Restaurant chains
Restaurants in Italy
Street food
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