Tony’s Chicago Style Pizza & Breakfast opened for business at 2297 Falcon Ave., Bettendorf, on Monday, Feb. 24, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page.
The new Tony’s pizza location is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Breakfast is served from 7 a.m. to noon. Lunch service starts at 11 a.m.
“We are excited to announce we are open at our new Bettendorf location today. … This is the first day for our staff and our process so we appreciate your kindness and understanding,” Tony’s said on its Facebook page.
The restaurant group also announced this week that its Moline site at 1351 Fifth Ave. will be closed through Wednesday, Feb. 26, so staff members can help with the opening of the Bettendorf location.
Tony’s offers Chicago-style, thick-crust pizza as well as Italian beef sandwiches, Chicago hot dogs, salads, dessert and much more.
The local pizza restaurant announced in December that it would open at 2297 Falcon Ave. – the former site of Ross’ Family Restaurant. Ross’ – an iconic Quad Cities restaurant for decades – closed on Feb. 12, 2024.
The restaurant had been going through a transition in the months before it closed. On Nov. 2, 2023, Cynthia L. (Ross) Freidhof, 72, one of its owners, died.
Ms. Freidhof and her husband, Ron, were co-owners of Ross’ Restaurant, which has been at 2297 Falcon Ave. since 2015. Not long before Ms. Freidhof’s death, the couple announced plans to retire and close the current business location after owning Ross’ for decades. The 85-year-old restaurant was founded by Ms. Freidhof’s father, Harold Ross, in 1938 in downtown Bettendorf.
