Farrelli's Pizza, the family-owned South Sound chain, is moving into Enumclaw this summer, taking over the former Claw event venue and giving it a fresh spin without wiping out its personality. The team is keeping much of the building's character while adding a full bar, a private party room and a covered patio with fire pits so pizza and pints are not strictly fair-weather activities. Crews are finishing the build-out, and the company is targeting a late June opening.
“We are just looking to breathe new life into what has been a staple of that community,” marketing director Clayton Kreuger said of the project. He told The News Tribune that Farrelli’s kept the existing commercial kitchen and is adding an open-concept pizza line during the remodel so guests can watch the pies come together.
What the space will include
Farrelli’s has leased The Claw of Enumclaw, a 1930s-era venue just east of downtown, and plans to convert roughly 7,000 square feet into a bar and lounge, two dining rooms and a private event room. According to The News Tribune, the bar and lounge will seat about 75 guests, the two dining rooms will hold about 95 combined, and the private party room will seat 44, pushing indoor capacity past 200 people before the patio even comes into play. The address for the space is confirmed as 1324 Roosevelt Avenue East on the website for The Claw of Enumclaw.
Menu, hours and happy hour
The Enumclaw location will serve Farrelli’s familiar lineup of wood-fired pizzas alongside appetizers, salads, pastas and a rotating list of beer and wine. The company posts its menus and happy hour details on its website, and says the new restaurant will follow the chain’s typical hours, Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday until midnight. For opening-day specifics and any last-minute tweaks, Farrelli’s is steering customers to its online menu and social channels.
Where it fits in Enumclaw’s food scene
Enumclaw is not exactly starving for pizza, so Farrelli’s will be joining a small but busy local lineup. Existing options include Frankie’s Pizza on Roosevelt Avenue, wood-fired specialist Cascade Pizza Co. and downtown Italian restaurant Il Siciliano, all of which already have loyal followings that help shape the city’s dining mix.
Paperwork and timeline
Public filings show Farrelli’s applied for a business license in Enumclaw under the DBA Farrelli’s Pizza using The Claw’s address, and the city’s permit listings include a Puget Sound Energy right-of-way construction permit connected to 1324 Roosevelt Ave. E. Those municipal breadcrumbs line up with the company’s projected summer launch. Farrelli’s says it will announce a firm opening date on its website and Instagram once final inspections and utility work are complete, and both City records and the Farrelli’s site will carry the latest updates.
