On Sept. 12, 2023, the doors were officially reopened after the shutdown of Hazel Nut Cafe. This time, however, it was completely renovated into a hybrid restaurant. With sushi options on the left side and pizza on the right, Sushi Do and Cappetta’s Italian Imports and Pizza provide the best of both worlds, serving everything from Spicy California and Philadelphia Rolls to pizza, garlic bread and salads.
During an interview with Juan Dominguez, the general manager of Sodexo, one of the leading food companies dominating campus, he said that he was inspired by the idea that “the sushi place (Sushi-Do), only took up about half of the space we had available, and there was a really good pizza oven size on the opposite side.”
“Although we do have other pizza options available on campus, I thought it would be a good thing to bring a local pizza [establishment], so we chose Cappetta’s, a very well-known pizza place amongst staff and students alike,” he said.
The hours of this hybrid restaurant are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. While it currently only accepts credit cards or electronic benefit transfer (EBT), it is expected to allow students to use dining dollars on Monday, Sept. 18.
“The pizza is great, but I want to use my dining dollars instead of paying directly out of pocket,” says Connor McCusker, a sophomore at the university. “But my favorite would definitely have to be the buffalo chicken pizza, I get it whenever I go there,” he said.
“The sushi was quickly prepared,” said Andrew Donaldson Jr, an undeclared freshman. “Even in a crowded restaurant environment I waited no more than five minutes for my food.”
For more information on this new opening, menu items and hours for all our current food places and eateries on campus, visit https://newhaven.sodexomyway.com/.
