The owner of Noble Pizzeria & Barbecue said he expects to launch the new Deering Center restaurant within the next week. Owner Ryan Carey slices pizza inside Noble Pizzeria & Barbecue, which launches soon in Deering Center. Photo by Michael Toderico/Toderico Creative Noble Barbecue founder and owner Ryan Carey said he’s in the midst of staff orientation and training sessions at the 476 Stevens Ave.
site, and will hold soft openings this week. “It really depends how those (soft openings) go,” Carey said. “If they go how we want them to go, we could be open by the weekend.
If we need to take a pause and do another couple of training shifts, we’ll be open by early next week. I’m 100 percent confident saying we’ll be open by this coming Tuesday .” Carey closed Noble Barbecue on outer Forest Avenue three weeks ago to prepare for the move to Deering Center.
“We really wanted to move to a larger location and develop the menu so it has a little more mass appeal and fits the neighborhood’s needs,” Carey explained. “I bought the building in April, and a big part of that is because of the neighborhood.” Noble’s original 1,500-square-foot location had just 18 seats, while the Stevens Avenue restaurant is 4,000 square feet, with 88 seats inside and patio seating for more than 30.
The new restaurant’s menu will continue to feature the foods that made Noble so popular: smoked meats by the pound, barbecue sandwiches and “comforting” sides like pimiento mac &.
