Since the Pota family took over Bambino's East Coast Pizzeria, the valley's East Coast transplants have been finding their way there, mostly by word of mouth. The Pota family, led by co-owner Ralph Pota, took over the business at 2555 S. Durango Drive in October.

Ralph was born in Naples, Italy, and moved to the United States as a child. Growing up in Elmont, N.Y, he began working in restaurants in the New York City area at age 10. Making pizza "is all I really know," Ralph said. "That's all we knew in Italy, wood-fired (pizza). It's completely different from your regular pizza."

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