Shauna Steigerwald

ssteigerwald@enquirer.com

Goodfellas Pizzeria will open its second local shop in Over-the-Rhine Wednesday. It will be at 1211 Main St., the space that was most recently Mayberry for a short time; before that, it was Courtyard Cafe.

Opening has been a long process for owners Alex Coats and Eric Boggs, who closed on the building, across from Japp's, Neon's and The Drinkery, in September 2013. The duo own two Goodfellas restaurants in Lexington and one in Covington's MainStrasse Village.

Like all of their restaurants, the Over-the-Rhine location will serve hand-tossed, New York-style pizza by the pie or by the slice. Dough is made fresh every morning, and sauces are also made in-house. It's a quick-service restaurant: Diners can order a small pizza at the counter and have it brought to them, or they can get a slice of whatever is already made from the case. At lunch, diners can get a large slice and a side – a breadstick, salad or dessert – plus a soda for $6.

There's a small eat-in area downstairs, where there's also an open kitchen. Food can also be eaten in the upstairs bar area, which, as in Covington, is dubbed the Wiseguy lounge. Its style is modeled after the type of warehouse that would have been used for bootlegging on the Ohio River during Prohibition, Coats said. Reclaimed wood from Lexington horse barns, exposed pipes and iron work, a distressed copper bar, and leather Chesterfield sofas add to the industrial/1920s feel. A roll-up garage door can be opened if weather permits.

The bar's emphasis is on bourbon – there are currently 101 types on the bar's shelves, but the owners hope to add even more – and specialty cocktails. To go with the latter, the bar is offering an ice program, with infused (think ginger rosemary cubes) and plain ice made using a filtration system to remove impurities from the water, Boggs said. There are also various shapes and sizes. That way, a traditional mint julep can be served with crushed ice that will melt and dilute it faster; larger pieces of ice can go in a bourbon on the rocks so it doesn't get diluted quickly.

They'll have 20 craft beers on tap at the bar, plus six downstairs and another eight at the outside bar when it opens this spring.

In total, there is seating for about 200, including a mezzanine that can be used for private events of 25-30.

After January, when they'll be closed on Mondays to put some finishing touches on the space, hours will be 11 a.m.- to midnight- Sunday through Wednesday, and 11 a.m.- to 3 a.m.- Thursday through Saturday.

Coats, whose Italian family from New York served as the inspiration for opening the first Goodfellas in 2006, said he hopes to open more local stores.

"We've fallen in love with Cincinnati; it's awesome," he said.

www.goodfellaspizzeria.com