Town Pizza a True Stroke of Luck
Town Pizza owner Bill Shehata shares his story of coming to America.
Bill Shehata’s immigration to America, and subsequently coming to Town Pizza in Wrentham, was quite a lucky chance, very lucky in fact. “You apply for a lottery and they pick about 55 citizens from around the work,” he said. “My luck definitely got me there.” Shehata said he originally worked in a bus manufacturing plant in Egypt, and upon coming to the U.S., found manufacturing to be in short supply in 1995. “The job I found when I came was cooking pizza,” he said. “I was cooking in pizza places for about five years. They taught me the business.” Shehata said about that time he was looking to open his own business. “The guy before me, he was here 10 years and he wanted to get rid of it,” he said. Now, almost 15 years later, Shehata said …
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David Miles
7:29 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
My wife and I have been going to the Looking Glass for many years.2 weeks ago we went after church and found that the new owner Chris is doing a great job.We had the "everything" omolet and it was true to it's name. The english muffins are over sized and when griiled they are terriffic.The corned beef has is also great and we had a very enjoyable meal. If you want to support local business owners… more ›