North Italia, The Cheesecake Factory-owned pizza and pasta chain, opens November 13 at South End’s Railyard

It’s the first North Carolina location for the brand from the same Phoenix-based restaurant group that created Flower Child. The Cheesecake Factory acquired both concepts earlier this year.

Location: It’s on the ground floor of the Railyard in a 6,000-square-foot space at the corner of Tryon and Bland. The exact address is 1414 S. Tryon St.

Hours: North Italia is open for lunch Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., dinner Sun-Thu 4-10 p.m. and Fri-Sat 4-11 p.m., and brunch Sat-Sun 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Small plates: Small plates priced $8-$14 include Italian meatballs, burrata, beef carpaccio, black Mediterranean mussels, zucca chips, prosciutto bruschetta, grilled cauliflower, crispy calamari, arancini, and grilled bread with olive oil.

Pizzas: Five signature pizzas priced $14-$17 plus a rotating daily chef’s choice. The Prosciutto ($16) with mission fig, goat cheese, arugula is like everything you love about a charcuterie board served as a pizza.

Pastas: Fresh pasta dishes priced $18-$20 are available with traditional pasta, gluten-free pasta or vegetable noodles. Options include spaghetti and meatballs, burrata tortelloni, strozzapreti, squid ink mafaldine, chicken pesto, bolognese (house specialty) and short rib radiatori.

Entrees: Dinner entrees are priced $20-$38 and include Wagyu skirt steak, grilled branzino, diver scallops, chicken parmesan, braised short rib, rosemary chicken, roasted salmon and filet of beef.

Brunch: Weekend brunch features much of the main menu along with breakfast items like crispy cinnamon French toast ($13), short rib hash ($14), bacon and egg pizza ($15), and an egg sandwich ($13) with rosemary ham, fontina cheese, and bacon on grilled brioche.

Booze: North Italia features Prosecco, sangria and a dozen speciality cocktails including their Apricot Limonata with Smirnoff Vodka, apricot liqueur, and smashed lemon which can be ordered in a pitcher ($36) for the table.

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