Riverside is about to lose one of its longtime pizza-and-pasta staples, while Orange Park gets ready to welcome it just across the river. Ale Pie House is relocating from its familiar corner at 3951 St. Johns Avenue to a new home in Orange Park, with plans to reopen in mid May, according to the restaurant's owner. The lease at the Riverside spot has run its course, but owners say the menu and hours customers know are heading to the new address too.
Owner Mario Kocibelli told What Now that "it's been almost a decade" at the old spot and that Ale Pie House is aiming for the second week of May for a soft reopen. The new location is listed as 1580 Wells Rd in Orange Park.
A decade on St. Johns Avenue
Records from the Florida Division of Corporations list Ale Pie House & Grill Inc. at 3951 St. Johns Ave and show the company filed annual reports through January 2026. That paperwork tracks with the restaurant's years operating in Riverside and lists Mariglen (Mario) Kocibelli as the owner.
Menu and hours to stay the same
The restaurant's own site highlights its specialty pies, including the Picasso Pie and the "We Call It Pesto" pie, along with entrees such as Ale Alfredo, baked ziti and several ravioli options. The site also lays out the current weekday and weekend hours that owners say will carry over to the Wells Road location. Check Ale Pie House for the full menu and hours.
Where 1580 Wells Rd sits
1580 Wells Rd is in Orange Park's busy retail corridor near several quick-serve and chain tenants. Delivery platform listings show a Domino's at 1580 Wells Road Suite 3, which indicates the property operates as a small-shop commercial strip, per Postmates. The move takes Ale Pie House from a Riverside storefront to a higher-traffic Wells Road retail block.
Kocibelli says the team hopes to be serving again by the second week of May and is urging customers to watch the restaurant's social media pages for firm dates and updates, according to What Now. We will update when the owners post a confirmed opening date or share photos from the new space.
