Roberto’s is sold, will add delivery | Business briefs
Published 11:00 am Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Roberto’s is sold, will add delivery
An Island mainstay has sold again.
Roberto’s was opened in 1974 by Bob Rom and his sister Betty. They owned and operated Roberto’s at its current location until 1988. Kris Robbins, then an employee of original owner Bob Rom’s for nine years, bought the restaurant in 1988.
She and her husband John operated the restaurant with occasional help from their daughter Sarah. After 27 years, Kris has passed the baton to Jish and Dolly Nath in the summer of 2015.
Roberto’s remains the same hometown pizzeria and pasta house known for serving quality pizza and pasta in a quiet, relaxed atmosphere. It started delivery services on July 1.
“We make all our own dough and sauces in house daily from old family recipes and take pride in the quality of our foods. Pizzas are baked in a traditional brick oven and we are known for our Lasagna and fresh salad dressings that we also make in house,” according to the restaurant’s website.
To continue the stories and traditions at Roberto’s, the new owners are asking customers to bring in old photos to create a timeline on the wall of the restaurant.
Roberto’s is located at 7605 S.E. 27th St.
Mountains Plus closing Island store
Following a warehouse sale on May 30-31, Erik Viafore announced that Mountains Plus, at 2448 76th Ave. S.E., is closing its closing its retail location but will continue its online presence.
Mountains Plus Outdoor Gear opened in 1995. It was one of the first online gear stores.
For more on Mountains Plus, see www.mpgear.com.
Veloce Velo owners moving on
Mercer Island bike shop Veloce Velo notified customers on July 20 that it would be closing with the ending of its lease at 2750 77th Ave S.E.
“Over the past few years we have found it increasingly difficult to balance the shop with our family life and careers, and we simply haven’t had the time or energy to run the shop at a level that we’d otherwise like to,” owners Graham and Nindy Hunter wrote on the Veloce Velo website.
The shop was very involved in the community, supporting social causes like Cycle the WAVE, Pedal Against Trafficking Humans, Obliteride, Tour for the Cure and Livestrong.
The final day of business sale was July 25.
For questions, comments or concerns, contact info@velocevelo.com.
2015 property assessments mailed last week
On July 23, the office of the King County Assessor, Lloyd Hara, mailed the 2015 property valuation notices for Area 34 – Mercer Island. Residential properties on the Island increased an average of 8.4 percent.
The office also launched LocalScape, a new interactive online app, that property owners can use to track area and individual property value changes online. The app also includes a rich landscape of other data.
Visit http://localscape.com for more information.
