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Marco's Pizza opens on Seventh Avenue

Marco’s Pizza, the newest competitor in the growing list of pizzerias in the area, has opened and is doing a strong business already for takeout, delivery and dine-in of its pies, wings, subs and salads.
The first chain restaurant to open on Seventh Avenue in decades, Marco’s has been growing fast regionally, opening five locations in the Upstate South Carolina. The Hendersonville store at 310 Seventh Avenue East is its first in Western North Carolina and more are planned.
The menu features build your own from 22 toppings plus eight specialty pizzas including All Meat, Hawaiian Chicken, White Cheezy, Chicken Fresco, Deluxe, Pepperoni Magnifico and barbecue chicken, from $6.99 to $19.99; six subs ($5.99); ($5.50 for 6, $10.99 for 14); antipasto, chicken Caesar, Greek and chef’s salads ($6.49) and baked cinnamon squares ($4.99) and double chocolate brownies ($5.99) for dessert. Marco’s does not serve beer and wine. It offers delivery a few miles from the store, for an $2.99 charge.
Manager John Podhany said the new restaurant, which opened a month ago, has been drawing steady and sometimes big crowds. He’s still learning the rhythm of Hendersonville diners.
“One day (on a Sunday) they were lined up the door” before noon, he said. “The next week they didn’t come until 12:30.”
Located next door to the new Triskelion Brewing Co., Marco’s expects to do plenty of takeout orders from taproom customers.
Hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-midnight on Friday and Saturday.