A new Italian sandwich shop will open in downtown Vancouver.
Dante Italian Sandwich is "coming soon" to 360 Robson St., according to signs put up in the windows.
While there doesn't appear to be any social media accounts or a website for Dante yet, the city's business license database shows it's owned by the same company as the Straight Brooklyn Pizza chain (one of which is right next door) and Via Tevere, two well-known pizza brands in Vancouver. They also own another pizza venture, Don't Argue, which runs out of their Caffe Soccavo, on Commercial Drive.
This would mark the seventh location for the restaurant group owned by Dom and Frank Morra.
Via Tevere has been a staple on Victoria Drive in East Van for over a decade and is known for its Neapolitan-style pizzas.
Don't Argue is a resurrection of the brand that once called 3240 Main St home, albeit before the Morras took over the location and, earlier this year, the Don't Argue banner.
While the other locations are focused on pizzas, Dante won't be their first foray into Italian sandwiches. Via Tevere also operates the Il Saltimbocca food truck, which makes wood-fired sandwiches.
With files from Lindsay William-Ross
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