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Windham County's Trigo Wood-Fired Pizza, located in Willimantic at 744 Main St., is an all-new "Harvest-to-Hearth" restaurant that held a grand opening celebration on Friday, Feb. 17, and has already seen plenty of patrons.
The celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and also featured speeches from Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Windham Mayor Tom DiVivo, Mansfield Mayor Toni Moran, and other restaurant owners in the area.
The restaurant is owned and operated by Patrick Griffin and is named after Trigo Road in Santa Barbara, California, where he first developed his love of cooking with his brother, Phil. Griffin's brother now owns Apis Verdi Farm in Lebanon which is the main supplier of fresh produce for Trigo.
Menu offerings include red pizzas such as Margherita, meatball, and pepperoni pies; white pizzas such as lemon, prosciutto, and sweet potato topped pies.
The eatery also serves up a variety of cocktails like espresso martinis and a house favorite called a "Jam Jar," which is made up of bourbon, fig jam, lemon, and orange bitters on the rocks.
Several Yelp users expressed excitement for the new pizza place in reviews.
"Overall, I was really impressed with our meal, drinks, service, and the atmosphere," said Lauren D. of Willimantic, adding that the pizza was "very very good."
Christina M. of Thomaston also praised the quality of the ingredients used in the food, writing, "All I can say is every single item that we ordered was not only delicious, well prepared, and perfect, but the ingredients are clean and unique making the quality of their food outstanding."
Visitors also left the eatery blown away by the decor and energy of the restaurant.
"This restaurant has such a cool vibe. Love the design and the interior, and who doesn't love a good wood fire pizza?" wrote Sara W. of Newport Beach, California.
Trigo is open Tuesday through Saturday.
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