Downtown Harrisonburg has a pizza restaurant called Benny Sorrentinos that is known for their huge pizzas. Bennys is a pizza chain with 30 locations and each location is named Benny’s then a word in Italian. Bennys is famous for their 14 inch long pizza slices and 28” in diameter pizzas. Bennys was created in 2013 by 2 best friends that attended Virginia Tech in Blacksburg,VA. They created Bennys so college students could have cheaper and more accessible food options. In the past, the pizza slices were $4, now they are $5. The Benny Sorrentinos in Harrisonburg, Virginia was the second location created and it was founded in 2014.
“People not only go to Bennys for the food but also for the personality.” Cora Via, the current manager of Benny’s Said.
“I have been managing Bennys Sorrentinos since 2021 but before that in 2019 I was the manager at Bennys Stivales in Waynesboro. I quit my job at Stivales in 2020 because of Covid-19,” Via said. Via enjoys working at Bennys because she thinks it interesting and fun.
“One thing I love about Bennys is when intoxicated college students come in at night and make a huge scene and it always makes me laugh,” Via said.
College students usually go to this atmosphere at Bennys to chill after parties
“When people come to Bennys we want them to feel like it’s just a place to vibe. Our most common review is always about how chill the environment is,”Via said.
Bennys is involved in many parts of the community; the business does giveaways, Dinner Party, and other downtown activities. They have a challenge where you pay 40$ and get a pizza and if you eat it in under 28 minutes you get 280$, but you’re not allowed to throw up.
Bennys was made for colleges but now it’s starting to branch out and it’s getting more well known.
