Friday, July 17, 2009

Pizza Margherita Freshly Made


Here's one of our freshly made PIZZA MARGHERITA with homemade pizza sauce, fresh homemade mozzarella, basil & olive oil. Made fresh today and ready to go in the wood oven! Check out our other tasty pizzas.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

OUR MENU




APPETIZERS

ITALIAN BAGUETTE- 7.50
baguette with fresh mozzarella cover with a tomato & basil

EGGPLANT ROLL UPS – 8.5
grilled eggplant filled with ricotta & sundried tomato

MEDITERRANEAN BRUSCHETTA – 7.50
a topping of ricotta, sundried tomato, basil
and kalamata olives

SALADS

CAPRESE SALAD – 7.50
fresh slice tomato, topped with fresh mozzarella, basil and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar & extra virgin olive oil

ITALIAN ANTIPASTO – 9.00
spring lettuce, red kidney & garbanzo beans, prosciutto, provolone and tomatoes with red wine vinagrette

SPRINGMIX SALAD – 8.00
spring lettuce, snap peas, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots with basil vinagrette

GREEK SALAD – 8.75
romain, feta cheese, kalamta olives, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber with balsamic and olive vinagrette or cucumber-yougurt dressing

CAESAR SALAD – 8.00
romain lettuce, parmesan cheese with Creamy Caesar dressing

ADD GRILLED CHICKEN to any salad – 2.00

PANINI

Please ask for the "Panini of the day"

PASTAS

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS 9.00
our own marinara sauce topped
with home meatball recipe


PENNE MEDITERRANEO 9.00
pesto sauce with artichokes,
kalamata olives, roasted pine
nuts, tomatoes, grilled
chicken and feta cheese


Drinks enjoy free refills on all drinks!

Home Made Fresh Limonada - 2.25
Fresh Brew Ice Tea - 2.25
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Root Beer - 1.75
Flavored Drinks - 2.65
Coffee regular and decaff – 1.75


GASTY’S PIZZAS 12”

CHEESE – 9.50
mozzarella with homemade pizza sauce

PEPPERONI – 10.50
mozzarella, pepperoni with homemade pizza sauce

CARAMELIZED ONIONS – 12.00
mozzarella, caramelized onions, roasted pine nuts all on homemade pesto base

SAUSAGE – 12.65
mozzarella, sausage, caramelized onions, roasted pine nuts on homemade pesto base

MARGHERITA - 12.00
homemade pizza sauce, fresh homemade mozzarella, basil & olive oil

VIVI SPECIAL – 13.65
caramelized onions, pears, gorgonzola & roasted pine nuts on homemade pesto base

CHICKEN CAESAR – 12.65
mozzarella, parmesan and olive oil covered with chicken caesar salad

SHRIMP AND PESTO - 13.65
mozzarella, shrimp, asparagus, red bell peppers, garlic and pine nuts on a pesto sauce base

MEDITERRANEAN – 12.65
feta, tomatoes, kalamata, roasted pine nuts & spinach on homemade pesto base


PIZZA ALA NAPOLETANA 9”

MARGHERITA – 12.65
tomato, basil, homemade fresh mozzarella

CHECCA – 12.65
chopped tomato, basil and homemade fresh mozzarella

CAPRICCIOSA – 12.65
artichokes, mushrooms, ham, kalamata olives, ham, homemade fresh mozzarella

NAPOLETANA – 12.65
tomato, homemade fresh mozzarella, anchovies, basil

QUATTRO FORMAGGI – 12.65
gorgonzola, homemade fresh mozzarella, smoked mozzarella, parmesan

BIANCA AL PROSCIUTTO – 12.65
Homemade fresh mozzarella, parmesan, prosciutto and arugula

GRIGLIATA VEGETALI – 12.65
mix grilled vegetables, smoked mozzarella, garlic

PIZZA DEL CARCERATO – 12.65
tomato, basil, homemade fresh mozzarella and ricotta hidden in a portion of the crust edge

Monday, May 11, 2009

Review: Santa Cruz Valley Sun

Nonna Vivi is off to a wonderful start thanks to all the support from our community. Gaston's pizzas are all the rage and you must come try some of our new dishes, as our menu is ever evolving.

The Santa Cruz Valley Sun recently wrote a great review on Nonna Vivi and Gasty, the "Pizza Pro".

Pizza Pro Living His Dream

By Mike Touzeau, Special to the Santa Cruz Valley Sun
Published Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:19 AM CDT

He still feels the pain of a youngster’s first failure in the business, but that experience is what drives him to this day to be the best he can be for his customers.

After 26 years in the produce industry in this valley where his family has prospered for 130 years, Gaston Bachelier is finally living a dream of owning his own little corner of restaurant magic, opening Nonna Vivi in Rio Rico in March.

That day at the Rio Rico Resort (now Esplendor) stuck with him all these years, a busboy getting a chance at age 15 to fill in for the chef.

A customer literally threw his steak down in front the boy in anger, and it broke his spirit and his heart.

He studied finance at U of A followed by that long career in the produce business, always dreaming of another chance to build and present something he could find satisfaction in watching loyal patrons enjoy.

“My dream was always to have a little place,” he said, though he thought it would be some kind of burger joint.

Realizing that wasn’t what the area needed, and after a lot of research, study, and consultation with specialty pizza experts all over California and Arizona, he went home one day and built his own brick oven.

Mortgaging their home, he and his wife Claudia, who had already set aside a childhood dream to become a dancer herself in order to support her husband, opened a wood fire pizza business in Nogales.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

Monday, March 2, 2009

Our New Location




Can't wait to see you at our new location

Friday, February 20, 2009

Nonna Vivi Pizzas

[ Pizza a la Napoletana - Margherita topped with Fresh Mozzarella and Basil ]

At Nonna Vivi Pizzeria we offer two different types of pizzas, both equally as delicious. To start our pizzas are made with the freshest ingredients. We make our own pizza dough, pizza sauce and pesto daily. Our pizzas are topped with a variety of fresh topping combinations and cooked to perfection in our wood oven.


GASTY'S PIZZA

Gasty's Pizzas are a thinner crust, similar to a Tuscan style. These pizzas measure between 12"-15". Gasty's Pizzas have more ingredients than Napoletana. The sauce is also is made with more robust ingredients. Gasty's is prepared with roasted garlic and roasted tomatoes made in the oven and finished with fresh basil. Gasty's Pizza also offers homemade pesto as an alternative to the usual red sauce. The pesto is also made daily with roasted pinon nuts and roasted garlic.


PIZZA A LA NAPOLETANA

Pizza a la Napoletana are authentically prepared in the Italian tradition. These pizzas measure about 9" inches in diameter. The crust is a bit thicker. The ingredients are simple lending to create a fresh, crisp flavor. The sauce is traditional made as a very basic italian sauce, diced or whole tomatoes and a little of salt. Topped with your choice of toppings from our selection. Try the Pizza Margherita made with fresh Mozzarella cheese.


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Pizzas Made with Love

We make our pizzas with love just like Nonna Vivi would have. We offer two different, but equally as delicious types of pizzas.

The owner's speciality, "Gasty's Pizzas" are a town favorite. Each pizza is made to taste with the family recipe, Gasty makes his own dough, pizza sauce and pesto daily and his wife, Claudia, tops it off with a variety of tasty toppings. We pride ourselves on using the freshest ingredients. We use organic, locally raised and grown ingredients whenever possible. From farm fresh tomatoes and chiles to home

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

New Look for Nonna Vivi


Nonna Vivi has a fresh new look to reflect it's fresh new flavors. Our new logo brings cosmopolitan flair to the southwest. The new brand identity was designed by San Francisco designer Larimie Garcia.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Nonna Vivi Pizzeria - Arizona


Nonna Vivi Pizzeria will be opening it's doors again soon at our NEW LOCATION in Rio Rico, Arizona. We will soon be open to serve you the BEST PIZZA in southern Arizona and the ONLY Wood Oven Pizzeria in the Nogales Area.

Why do our customers rave about us? Because we take pride in making homemade pizza dough and sauce everyday from the freshest ingredients. We use local, organic produce and other ingredients whenever possible. Come in and try one of "Gasty's Pizzas" or a "Pizza a la Napoletana" with delicious sauce and fresh mozzarella.