When internationally beloved pizzaiolo Gabriele Bonci opened his first U.S. location in 2017 in Chicago, investors and fans of the fabled Roman slices imagined a country with Bonci Pizzerias all across America.

Now, six years later, reps are shifting gears saying they’re focusing on expansion within the Chicago area and should next week debut a new location on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview near the Chicago River.