Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

It began in 2002 when Bruno then the owner of the popular Fort Lauderdale restaurant Anthony’s Runway 84, decided it was time to introduce the taste of coal-fired pizza to South Floridians. He felt that there was a great opportunity to create pizza that tasted just like the ones he used to get in Brooklyn.

The challenges were to find a good location and a way to build the perfect coal-fired pizza oven. A site was selected just a few miles from Anthony’s Runway 84 – a Fort Lauderdale icon for more than 25 years. The restaurant was designed around a coal-burning oven which has become Anthony’s trademark. The oven, fueled by burning anthracite coal, maintains a continuous temperature of 800 degrees, cooking each pizza in just four minutes. The result is a pizza with a crispy and flavorful crust that complements the taste of
the high-quality toppings.