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Four local pizza restaurants close abruptly
This story was updated with comments from a CiCi’s Pizza Restaurants spokesman at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 28.
Sign greeting customers of the CiCi’s Pizza in Kettering Wednesday night
The four Dayton-area CiCi’s Pizza restaurants closed abruptly on Wednesday, May 27.
A sign on the door of the CiCi’s at 3050 S. Dixie Drive in Kettering told disappointed customers, “We are no longer open for business. Please try one of our Cincinnati or Springfield locations.” Calls to the other three local Cici’s — in Huber Heights, Beavercreek and the Sugarcreek Twp.-Centerville area — went unanswered Wednesday. Customers of the Kettering store who encountered the “closed” sign Wednesday night said the restaurant had been open the previous day.
Kyle Smith, vice president of operations for the Coppell, Texas-based CiCi’s restaurant chain, sent the following email Thursday afternoon, May 28:
“We understand the impact store closings have on employees in the Dayton community. Unfortunately, this is a result of the current economic crisis affecting consumers and restaurants in Dayton & across the country. The closed restaurants were franchised stores and the decision to close was not anticipated by CiCi’s Corporate. The employees will be personally contacted and will be hand-delivered their payroll check for all hours worked. CiCi’s will also be presenting other job opportunities at CiCi’s restaurants in nearby Columbus and Cincinnati. We are committed to the Dayton Market and are already actively looking for a way to resume operations as quickly as possible. We appreciate the many loyal guests who have supported CiCi’s and look forward to once again serving guests very soon.
Less then three months ago, the three CiCi’s Pizza restaurants in Butler County — in Hamilton, Fairfield and West Chester — closed. The restaurants were operated by a franchise owner.
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By Shalya
September 5, 2009 4:35 AM | Link to this
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June 22, 2009 4:32 PM | Link to this
Excuse me. I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy. I am from Madagascar and know bad English, give please true I wrote the following sentence: “Audio digest foundation - family practice - dermatologic dilemmas tinea - in groin, treat with ketoconazole or terbinafine for to wk.” With love 8-), Kasa.By John
June 13, 2009 1:10 PM | Link to this
CiCi’s was starting to tick me off anyways, this just tops things off for me. They had the best cinnamon rolls and garlic cheese bread, then they started changing menu items the garlic cheese bread vanished. They changed their pricing around. They began to really suck! I hope they come back though, but when they do I hope they would improve the crust on their pizza and bring back the garlic cheese bread!By job
June 4, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this
$5 for all the food!!! Who cares if it was $1 if it is crap. Great place to take kids? No wonder everybody here is fat with health problems and childhood obesity is growing like crazy. Come on Midwest, choose quality over quantity and your kids deserve better food than all you can eat crap for $5. You can spend $5 on something good and healthy than unlimited card board with crap on it.By lovin' da thug life
May 29, 2009 12:46 PM | Link to this
NYC: I know Frankie G. from the Main St. store and I work with the brother of the family who owns the store by Wright State. Maybe not 100% like what I used to get back on L.I., but it’s still great. All we need is a good Italian bakery. Cannolis…yum!!!By barney filth
May 29, 2009 12:24 AM | Link to this
To the Dayton Daily News, please just print the stories and don’t give space to most (of course not all) of these ingrates. Of course I mean that in a nice way but I would prefer to read the news and not give everyone a forum for their pitiful life. I meant lives since i am sure someone will be correcting me.By Kathleen
May 28, 2009 10:06 PM | Link to this
Wow Cici’s. Let’s not give your employees any warning about closing. Not the best place for pizza, but employees need to be valued.By dixiechickbs
May 28, 2009 9:50 PM | Link to this
Regarding the franchisee of CiCi’s - if it was still Steve M. - this unexpected action is not surprising at all! GREED gets you no where!By inco
May 28, 2009 9:34 PM | Link to this
NYC, I’ll give you this: you make me laugh. Granted it is at you and not with you, but I am laughing.By Doug Havens
May 28, 2009 7:38 PM | Link to this
Cici’s wsn’t good at all. In dayton i like Hoagie’s pizza.Best pizza I’ve ever had was Cinelli’s in South carolina. It was owned by a former Marine who was from NYC.By Ms.T
May 28, 2009 7:30 PM | Link to this
This is a sad situation and not one that people should be joking about.The closing of these pizza parlors added their former employees to the state’s unemployment roll. I no longer live in Ohio, but Dayton is my home town and I hate to see that it is slowly dwindling away to nothing while the citizens just watch or make jokes. Take control of your city, be proud to be a Daytonian. Keep your jobs there. My employer left 4 years ago and I was either forced to transfer or become another statistic, I still had small children and a decent job so I made out o.k. I see your fair city as just a town now, the people who need to be unemployed you keep “electing”. Stop, and take control of your city before it’s too late. What happened to G.M., Harrison Radiator, Frigidare, St. Elizabeth and even Value City could easily happen to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, White Castle,etc. People need their jobs. Laughing one minute, crying the next…. that could be you!By bummer
May 28, 2009 6:23 PM | Link to this
Where am I going to be able to get warm salad and cold pizza now??By nyc
May 28, 2009 6:11 PM | Link to this
okay thug life..keep hope alive for me..lol..hey my homeboys from astoria,queens run flying pizza..and they have changed and adapted to midwest..it aint da same..they told me themselvesBy JohnF
May 28, 2009 5:51 PM | Link to this
Hey Duck, I mean Duke- What are all middle aged fat white guys bald?By Duke
May 28, 2009 5:17 PM | Link to this
Re: Obama Fan - Yea, Obama is the “new sheriff in town,” but why are his Deputies Jewish? (Emanuel, Axelrod, et.al.)By pizza lover
May 28, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this
DEWEYS PIZZA OFF BROWN STREET IS THE BEST. BEST CRUST-BEST SAUCE-FRESH TOPPINGS!!!! IF YOU LOVE FRESH PIZZA AND SALADS YOU GOTTA TRY IT. CAN’T WAIT TILL THE ONE IN KETTERING OPENS UP! CICI’S SUCKED ANYWAYS!!! CICI YA IN CHP 7By Cold Stone
May 28, 2009 4:22 PM | Link to this
It was commented in one of the threads that the Cold Stone Creamery on Wilmington Pike that shared the building with CiCi’s was closed. That is incorrect, they are still open.By obama fan
May 28, 2009 4:10 PM | Link to this
my man has crushed another business. we will get all you capitalist thru the strength of the deficit. we will tax the rest!By lovin' da thug life
May 28, 2009 3:51 PM | Link to this
NYC: I had such high hopes for you, but then you went back hatin’ again. Instead of Flying Pizza, go to Mama DiSalvo’s, get some lasagna, and drink about 6 Peroni’s, then maybe you’ll chill out.By Owl Man
May 28, 2009 3:50 PM | Link to this
Of course I meant great food, not great foot. Strickly a typo.By Former Dayton Guy
May 28, 2009 3:46 PM | Link to this
I hate to see any business go under….but thank goodness it wasn’t Marions.By Hopeful
May 28, 2009 3:30 PM | Link to this
CiCi’s…love it or hate it…but with nearly 100 comments posted, that should tell you something about it’s popularity. I hope they open back up soon. P.S. This is a great thread!By Funny
May 28, 2009 3:21 PM | Link to this
LOL…good stuff YemshiBy BillT
May 28, 2009 3:18 PM | Link to this
Thank you Kyle Smith…Great to hear from Corporate about this. I hope they get them reopened asap! Long Live CiCi’sBy I like Hooters too...
May 28, 2009 3:12 PM | Link to this
Hey Owl Man…I don’t know about the “great foot” part…I never made it down that far.By Yemshi
May 28, 2009 3:07 PM | Link to this
happen to being first time in United of States of America, pizza for me was first of the eat. wee! enjoy! but make dirty of oil on shirt. on my part, cicis is much good yum and best of visiting territory. test of flying of pizza? raerch. test of marion? raerch twice. test of john papa? RAERCH! cicis have pleasure of little money for feast adequate to my gods. have friend called BURT him prepare pizzas for cicis but treat sister and sister husband like terrorist. him work nothing today good punish. sad for other worker.By Best Pizza
May 28, 2009 2:59 PM | Link to this
You want great pizza go to Jackass Flats in Huber one of the best in town or Captain Nine’s in Germantown. cya cicisBy what owl man said...
May 28, 2009 2:50 PM | Link to this
…and the great sceneryBy Owl Man
May 28, 2009 2:20 PM | Link to this
The building on Wilmington Pike is now totally empty since the yogurt place that Cici’s shared it with closed it recently. Maybe Hooters will reopen at this location. Then we would have a restaurant with great foot and FANTASTIC service.By Pizza Lover
May 28, 2009 2:10 PM | Link to this
The upper management of CiCi’s Pizza is not awful. It is the midwest market that makes new concepts difficult to run at a profit. Even though the name on the front of the store is a well-known name, the restaurant may be locally owned. Don’t be so quick to assume that every big restaurant chain is run by its corporate management.By Larry
May 28, 2009 2:04 PM | Link to this
My kids loved the place. Always had sponge bob on tv and the Sugarcreek location had very friendly workers. I loved the brownies.By Justine
May 28, 2009 1:53 PM | Link to this
I think the upper management in this chain is just really awful. When I was in college and I lived in Athens, OH, we had a CiCi’s for a short period. Then, this EXACT thing happened. Just popped a sign on their door and were never heard from again. Employees found out they were out of a job from that same sign on the door. Terrible way to run a business!By william
May 28, 2009 1:49 PM | Link to this
My wife didn’t like CiCi’s pizza, either. Our favs are Joe’s Pizza on Airway Road, Dewey’s, and Marion’s.By C-Ya
May 28, 2009 1:41 PM | Link to this
We ate at Ci-Ci’s, ONCE. A family member from another state just bragged on it. It is definitely quantity over quality. They got us ONE time. Pizza wasn’t fit to toss in the dog’s bowl. Had to leave there and stop a Marion’s on the way home to get a pizza. Sorry for the folks out of work, but the food was NASTY.By BigJack
May 28, 2009 1:37 PM | Link to this
I was in NYC last week and had some good pizza, but not anything better than Dewey’s. I can see why you’d think Dayton pizza is terrible if you based it on places like Marions (worst pizza EVER!!) or Donato’s or something. As far as CiCi’s goes, it stinks for my kids because they liked that place a lot. The food was not bad for the money and they had some unique pizza’s. I did like the way I could have slices of Mexican, Buffalo, Spinach and Apple pizza’s all on one plate. It’s too bad they had to go, but it sounds like they had poor franchisors.By Joan
May 28, 2009 1:31 PM | Link to this
I am sorry to see another business close its doors and more folks out of work. That being said, since everyone is talking pizza, I have a couple favorite places but the most welcome return to the Ackerman-Dorothy Ave. in Kettering area is Little Caesar. Terrific pizza and reasonable.By JD
May 28, 2009 1:10 PM | Link to this
Never been to CiCi’s, seemed like more of a family place and since my husband and I don’t have kids yet…I know a lot of people who liked it. Stop bshing NYC. I’m from Buffalo and I agree. The pizza here is definately not as good and way overpriced.By tje
May 28, 2009 1:06 PM | Link to this
Did anyone see the lady on 7 this morning complaining about this? She wrote her own note to the store and spelled etiquette “ediquit”. Classic!By Chicago style is the way to go!
May 28, 2009 12:46 PM | Link to this
Personally, I think NY pie is bland. Give me a Chi-town deep dish pizza anytime! I really like the pizzas at Rosati’s in Springboro. That’s some of the best pizza in the area.By missmarions
May 28, 2009 12:44 PM | Link to this
Daytonians don’t know how good they got it with Marion’s pizza. I fly it to Florida twice a year. I do miss Fly Pie a bit. Is it still down by the mall?By Amanda
May 28, 2009 12:33 PM | Link to this
I am sorry that CiCi’s closed without warning to it’s employees. However has anyone seen the story that Channel 7 keeps airing about it. The pissed off mom and her letter. Looks like she used a crayola marker with terrible grammer and mis-spelled words. If your daughter is old enough to have a kid she needs to fight her own battles, cut the cord and go back to school or at least get out a dictionary before you make such a fool of yourself on television!By bronx
May 28, 2009 12:26 PM | Link to this
i agree with nyc..the pizza here..if u wanna call it that…does suck…bigtime…a fact is a fact…the birth of pizza in america occurred in brooklyn baby…check it outBy Sharp
May 28, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this
Someone try the pizza at the Oregon Express and tell me that isn’t the best pizza anywhere. And nyc sucks and so does your pizza.By roger
May 28, 2009 12:19 PM | Link to this
I’ll admit, I thought their pizza was horrible…but it was an affordable place to take a soccer team after a game. Nonetheless, I won’t miss them.By DH
May 28, 2009 12:08 PM | Link to this
For $5 my boys ages 7 and 9 got to pick whatever style pizza they wanted. This place wasn’t for trendy Pizza shoppers nor were you going to find a table cloth or candle at the table. It was a cheap and easy way to cover dinner when families didn’t have enough time to make it and you didn’t want to do the Land of a Thousand Burgers. What’s lost is diversity NOT quality.By nyc
May 28, 2009 12:07 PM | Link to this
one more thing…when you go to nyc…you will NEVER EVER..NEVER EVER..see a pizza parlor that says DAYTON OHIO STYLE PIZZA….OKAY!!!..now do u understandBy nyc
May 28, 2009 12:05 PM | Link to this
once again…read my lips…the THE PIZZA IN DAYTON SUCKS…just a fact..they got places out here that refer to ny in name only..”new york style”..lol…go figure..By T
May 28, 2009 12:00 PM | Link to this
My daughter worked there, she drove into work and saw the sign on the door. I called corporate office this am and they said someone would call to tell them where to get their pay checks. I said, “they will call for that but not call to tell someone the store is closing and don’t come in!!!” Oh well, she is young and thankfully can do without working but I feel awful for the older employees. Deweys pizza is the best I must agree!!!By chris
May 28, 2009 11:49 AM | Link to this
Dewey’s pizza is the best in town. Donato’s is a far-away second place. Flying Pizza’s sicilian squares are great, too.By Garden Stater
May 28, 2009 11:45 AM | Link to this
Please stop bashing people from Jersey. Its a beautiful state with mountains, shoreline, and farms. Its not all chemical factories! I’m sorry to hear about the closures, but the value was not enough to draw people away from Marion’a and La Rosa’s. Good luck to their former employees.By Daniel Albrektson
May 28, 2009 11:31 AM | Link to this
NYC: Its people like you that give New Yorkers a bad name!! I have family and friends that live in Manhattan and most New Yorkers don’ complain as much as you do. So you must be from New Jersey!! Your opinion is welcome here, but not your attacks. Quit acting like you are so much better than everybody else.By Oldtimer
May 28, 2009 11:25 AM | Link to this
My heart goes out to all those who lost their jobs because of this. I took Economics in college and I found one of the greatest faults with capitalism is that it ignores the human equation concentrating only on profit. That’s what got us into this present economic mess. There has to be a better way.By D
May 28, 2009 11:22 AM | Link to this
The Sugarcreek location of CiCi’s was the former location of Ponderosa which closed the same way, it was open one day and doors locked the next with no notice for employees. Best of luck to the workers.By yikes
May 28, 2009 11:20 AM | Link to this
…OK Carol…anything you say girl …or try to say that is :OBy stepper
May 28, 2009 11:16 AM | Link to this
tbill…Lock up is probably legal…but your right…I could have gone there for nothing but the cinny minis and the brownies…never did, but could have…that alone would have been worth the 5 bucksBy misterunknown
May 28, 2009 11:14 AM | Link to this
CiCi’s was not vey gud pizza.Sorry to see all those ppl lose their jobs but in this economy it should be expected. CiCi Ya never!By Angela
May 28, 2009 11:12 AM | Link to this
The CiCi’s in Hubriar Huts was a disgusting pig pen of a place. We ate at the one in Kettering was very nice and clean.By tbill
May 28, 2009 11:09 AM | Link to this
Didn’t know that just locking the doors is legal. Their deep dish pizza was OK; salad and cinny minis worth the $5. And Sponge Bob always on the TV! Great atmosphere!! Oh well..By yikes
May 28, 2009 11:04 AM | Link to this
…spell check Carol…spell check :)By Oldweasel
May 28, 2009 10:59 AM | Link to this
Ci Ci you later!By Carol Showers
May 28, 2009 10:57 AM | Link to this
HOLD ON A SCEND PEOPLE!! We are talkening about two diffrent pizza places? Ci-Ci and C’s? Why do you get this all messed up. Didnt know Cics sevrved adult drinks? Also who care about New Yourk City? Its not in this area so who shuld care one bit? Keep it to the toppec if your going to post on here or else its not worht the time!!!!!By nyc
May 28, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this
There’s nothing right about you, jimmy. You’re the reason I left the midwest. Kids liked it, and people lose their jobs. How can anyone be happy about this?By m10
May 28, 2009 10:40 AM | Link to this
Goes to show, locally owned establishments that are rooted in the communities are less apt to behave like this. please support your locally owned businesses.By jimmy frankensense
May 28, 2009 10:35 AM | Link to this
CiCi’s? More like Pee-Pees! Am I right?By nyc
May 28, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this
You’re right, thug. I’m just sad and bitter. Please, my apologies to all.By lovin' da thug life
May 28, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this
NYC: I respect your opinion of pizza around here, but remember, it’s just your opinion. Don’t be hatin’ so much. Go to Flying Pizza, get a slice and a beer and relax!!!!!By lovin' da thug life
May 28, 2009 10:29 AM | Link to this
NYC: I grew up eating pies from Lastrada’s pizzeria (Patchouge, NY). That being said, there are several excellect pizza places out here. A person’s opinion as to whether a pizza is good or bad is relative to their personal tastes.By Karpis
May 28, 2009 10:25 AM | Link to this
I’m always sorry to see anyone lose their job, but this could have been expected. After all, our economy is in such a sad shape that the huge number of restaurants that exist in this area can’t last forever.By lovin' da thug life
May 28, 2009 10:23 AM | Link to this
C’s pizza is on Brandt Pike in the old Bonanza/My Yung Sung Building (Huber Heights). It is in no way related to CiCi’s. C’s pizza is not bad, reminds me of Cassano’s. Not a bad beer selection either. UMMM BEEEER!!!!By jersey
May 28, 2009 10:22 AM | Link to this
nyc is really from jersey. he’s a tough guy wannabe who lost his taste budsa to all that industrial waste. Ignore him. Like most nyc wannabes he never has done anything but smell bad.By lovin' da thug life
May 28, 2009 10:19 AM | Link to this
CiCi’s was definitely quantity over quality. Sorry to see people lose their jobs, but their product was rather nasty. Lot’s of good pizza places left though…Flying pizza, Giovanni’s, Mama DiSalvo’s, Marion’s. I have not been there yet, but I heard Dewey’s off of Brown St. is good.By Anthony Dillard
May 28, 2009 10:04 AM | Link to this
i just had an interview last week and my orientation is on May 31. so why did this business close for a reason?By handyman
May 28, 2009 10:00 AM | Link to this
was P talking about C’s or CiCi’s Big difference. C’s is a great place with great food. Not that cici’s wasn’t but there is no comparison.By mg
May 28, 2009 9:59 AM | Link to this
this one is for nyc, if things are so great in new york, go back there. i’ve been there and i’m here to tell you, it’s best in the midwest!!By jasonr
May 28, 2009 9:55 AM | Link to this
it’s awful when a business closes. I hope people patron locally owned places and not the chains. The local owned are part of the community. cici’s is gone but there are other places and one’s locally owned.By Mayor McHat
May 28, 2009 9:54 AM | Link to this
P GRIFFIN: Thats because its not a restaurant with table service moron. Its a buffet (translation: SELF-SERVE) At any rate, CiCi’s itself has been one of the best franchises for a few years running, even more so in the recent economy so I can only imagine this is ownership-related. However employees certainly arent “owed” any notice so whoever was rambling about getting a lawyer is delusional.By stewie
May 28, 2009 9:45 AM | Link to this
I go to C’s every other week for a drink and a pizza. Place is always busy. P is mad about something else apparently.By angela
May 28, 2009 9:43 AM | Link to this
we always had a good experience at cici’s. sure the pizza was better at other places but the staff at the one by fairfield commons was nice and always checked on us. it was always busy. i hate to see it goBy cattypoo
May 28, 2009 9:42 AM | Link to this
pizza lover…sounds like a commercial. and for “P”…you go to a place to eat…i’ve been to cici’s and no one said hi to me but I went to eat and not chat. Anyway, I’ve been to C’s for the first time last week. food was awesome and the owner came out and sat and chatted, that tv dude. C’s was a great place.By Rob
May 28, 2009 9:40 AM | Link to this
It’s tough to keep an “All You Can Eat” buffet profitable. I’m not overly surprised they closed but an abrupt shutdown is crappy to the employees.By hakko
May 28, 2009 9:40 AM | Link to this
I hate it for the employees. I personally didn’t like the food, but my teenage son and his buddies loved the place. They will certainly miss it.By Manda
May 28, 2009 9:39 AM | Link to this
I agree w/ “rabbit” and “Kettering Resident”.By Kettering resident
May 28, 2009 9:31 AM | Link to this
Hey J, I think your husband has some recourse because employees should be given notice on the termination of a job. I would check with a lawyer. I agree with others, it wasn’t the best pizza around but it certainly wasn’t the worse either. I too hate to see yet another empty store front.By rabbit
May 28, 2009 9:27 AM | Link to this
Good bargain for pizzas when on a tight budget. Sorry to see the people lose their jobs. They did their work and didn’t deserve the quick dismissalBy William
May 28, 2009 9:26 AM | Link to this
A frisbee covered in pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni hardly qaulifies as pizza. Im just surprised it took this long.By p griffin
May 28, 2009 9:22 AM | Link to this
Hey pizza lover C’s pizza blows. My friend and I went into that pizza place sat down for twenty minutes and the place wasnt even busy and no one even greeted us or even acknowledged our existance!By J
May 28, 2009 9:12 AM | Link to this
My husband was a manager for Cici’s and went to work yesterday to be told he no longer had a job, no warning, just hey we closed sorry about your luck. It bothers me to get on here to see that in a time like this, knowing people with families like us, that people just want to complain about the fact they did not like the pizza. My husband worked his butt off for that company and this is how he gets repaid. Now we have no income and two children to care for. So maybe instead of bashing the food they served or how they greeted you when you came or left, think of the ones who lost their jobs with no notice and no big buy out to fall back on. CiCi Ya Later!!!!!By Judy
May 28, 2009 9:06 AM | Link to this
Average pizza, no big loss. I ate at the Beavercreek store ONCE and there was a hair in my pizza. Gross. But the brownies were delish!By No loss
May 28, 2009 9:01 AM | Link to this
Craig has the best comment so far. This is capitalism. Perhaps you guys should take an Economics class at Sinclair. If people don’t like the food, the company goes under. Plain and simple. The employees will find a job somewhere else and the marketplace will reach equilibrium again (as long as the government stays out of it).By theshawn
May 28, 2009 8:59 AM | Link to this
Sad, people losing jobs in this market sucks. It affects more than just customers. Businesses that supply them etc. get hurt to. It trickles down. The food was ok, I thought a good value. The brownies and cinnamon things rocked.By nyc
May 28, 2009 8:58 AM | Link to this
you midwesterners dont have any clue as to what pizza is..just because your chains call it pizza..does not mean you follow what they say….they dont have pizza in ohio..period!!!!!!..its a facsimileBy SAD
May 28, 2009 8:57 AM | Link to this
I will miss CiCi’s…I always felt it was a good value for the dollar. If I wanted better pizza I would simply go elsewhere, but I would pay considerably higher prices and would not be able to enjoy CiCi’s yummy cinnamon rolls and brownies…not to mention their price included salad and pasta bar. It’s sad whenever people lose their jobs, especially in this economy. All you naysayers go fly a kite!By Larrydad
May 28, 2009 8:57 AM | Link to this
Sorry to see the closings. Empty stores and lost jobs cannot be good for community. Pizza was okay for price and cinnamon buns were great.By judy
May 28, 2009 8:55 AM | Link to this
The pizza wasnt that bad—better than most other chains. Will miss taking the kids there. It was somewhere we could afford to take them and no one left hungry. Sorry the employees lost their jobs.By Pizza Lover
May 28, 2009 8:50 AM | Link to this
It is always sad when a business closes its doors, but there is an alternative for all of you disappointed pizza lovers. You should try C’s Pizza on Brandt Pike. Owned by former sports anchor, Guy Fogle, C’s offers good pizza at a reasonable price along with a variety of games for the kids.By Craig
May 28, 2009 8:44 AM | Link to this
It is called value and CiCi’s did not have any value. $5 for crap is still crap. This is why capitalism is the best way to go. (think GM, Chrysler and so on)By JK
May 28, 2009 8:19 AM | Link to this
Not good when any business closes. Particularly in these times. Employees will be missing checks- have the stress of looking for new jobs. Those folks that liked going to C’s routinely- will adapt. Will not be as easy for the employees.By Marsha
May 28, 2009 8:05 AM | Link to this
yeah, what’s up with “my autistic child”? hey my grandson likes it too. Reason for closing? Hope my ex son-in-law was not a mgr. Look out for the till!!By Not good pizza
May 28, 2009 8:05 AM | Link to this
Sauce and cheese on cardboard. You get what you pay for. And, no, I won’t miss the “We’ll CiCi you later” as you left.By bleeb
May 28, 2009 8:04 AM | Link to this
I think Carol’s point was that autistic children have routines…and if you break the routine, it can be very upsetting to them. So the autistic description is relevant to her point.By Kevin Lasley
May 28, 2009 8:03 AM | Link to this
Hi. My name is Kevin and I like pizza. I like pizza with pepperoni on it. But whenever I go to get some pepperoni pizza at Cici’s, they would be out. This makes me sad. Now I will be sad more because Cici’s has closed and I can no longer get pepperoni pizza from Cici’s.By Blown Away
May 28, 2009 8:02 AM | Link to this
Sorry to see them go, especially the way they did it. Yes, it wasn’t the best pizza, but it was good eats at a good price.By come on people
May 28, 2009 7:57 AM | Link to this
carol, why can’t you jusat say your “child”? I don’t get why you have to refer to your child as your autistic child. I am sure if your child knew that, he would not take that lightly.By Carol Showers
May 28, 2009 7:48 AM | Link to this
I always enjoyed the pizza, I ate the buffelow wing one. My kids like it too and COME ON where you can get that much food for $5 if you dont have a drink?By John
May 28, 2009 7:48 AM | Link to this
My daughter worked at the Huber store. She got a text message saying they were shutting down, no phone call. Now she has to look for something else.By luigi
May 28, 2009 7:47 AM | Link to this
I willa missa this place. Besta piazza in town!By pizza-dude
May 28, 2009 7:35 AM | Link to this
ciao cici’s and your sub-par pizza.By gotitright
May 28, 2009 7:27 AM | Link to this
I prefer papa smurphys in centerville, although, there pizza never seems quite done to me.By Carol
May 28, 2009 7:23 AM | Link to this
I took my autistic child there every Friday, he loves it! I don’t know how we will explain this to him. It was the only place he ever asks for. Sorry to see the team in Huber go. We loved the staff.By Ange
May 28, 2009 7:16 AM | Link to this
Sure the pizza is pretty crummy, but how dare you make light of their misfortunes - 4 restauants’ employees lost their jobs. PT or FT, these people have lost income that might be hard to replace. Revel on in these people’s misery, clown!By CiCi's Lover
May 28, 2009 7:15 AM | Link to this
My kids loved CiCi’s. I’m not sure how I’m going to tell them their gone. We all know the pizza wasn’t very good, but you couldn’t beat the price or seeing those little smiles when we pulled up.By earl
May 28, 2009 7:05 AM | Link to this
Not the best pizza in the world…cinnamon rolls and brownies were good.By Most annoying pizza place
May 28, 2009 7:04 AM | Link to this
Most annoying pizza place ever… bye has it right.By bye
May 28, 2009 6:50 AM | Link to this
CiCi you later! Your pizza was gross anyways…