Featured Center City Business: Manny's Pizzeria

Photo of Manny Kanos by Bill Horin/ArtC.

Millville is fortunate to have a great selection of pizza places to choose from & Manny's is one of the best.

It’s safe to say Manny Kanos has mastered the art of pizza.

This is no small feat. Pizza — beloved, elemental, endlessly adaptable — is an art form as much as a meal. It can reach the sublime. It breeds aficionados. Kanos has worked in pizza since his first shop opened in 1992. He understands the seduction of it.

“You can’t go wrong with a slice of pizza in your hand,” says Kanos, who, with his partner Victor Villar owns a second shop in Vineland. “It’s a universal food.”

Something happens when you bring pizza to a gathering. Suddenly,

it’s no longer a simple meeting but an event to be recalled even years later.

Today, at 426 North High Street in Millville, Kanos serves pizza in as many of its infinite variations as he can, consistent with keeping his approach grounded and practical. His restaurant seats about 20 people.

He makes his own dough every day. Though he himself likes a plain slice, the shop has produced some pretty exotic creations. Thanksgiving pizza? With turkey and stuffing? Of course! He employs four full-timers and about 10 part-timers.

“I went to college for a marketing degree, and when I graduated, nothing enticed me,” he says. So he opened his shop.

His menu also includes wings, subs, cold sandwiches, wraps, burgers, steaks, clubs, desserts, and all the items that make up a restaurant powerhouse.

“I like to keep my customers happy,” Kanos says. “I wouldn’t be around this long if I didn’t care. Money comes with people being happy. If the environment is happy, everyone is happy, and the situation prospers.”

After more than three decades in the business, Kanos knows success isn’t just about recipes. The dough rises each morning, the ovens stay hot, and the regulars keep coming back. For Manny Kanos, that’s the only measure that matters.

Manny’s Pizzeria

426 N High St

Phone: 856-327-5081

Eat-In or Take-Out

Website: mannys-pizza.com