Little Italy's Isola Pizza Bar to Stretch North for Second Location

Isola Pizza Bar, which opened on India Street in 2012, is expanding into La Jolla by Spring 2015. CBRE's Jim Rinehart worked with the landlord and Isola's chef/owner Massimo Tennino to facilitate the lease of the 2,500-square-foot space, which includes a sidewalk patio, at 7734 Girard Avenue. Most recently, the site was occupied by Nosh Delicatessen.

The restaurant shared that it plans to relaunch by March or April after a renovation that will open up the space to natural light and give it a more contemporary look.

When it debuts, the La Jolla location will have expanded food offerings. The Little Italy outpost's kitchen doesn't have a full range, so they've relied on their wood oven to cook the bulk of the menu; in the new space, a more robust kitchen will enable them enlarge the menu to include more dishes, including a selection of housemade pastas.