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New operator buys former Oakland Mad Mex site with plan to open restaurant serving Upstate New York

Oakland Mad Mex closed after 30 years Oakland Mad Mex closed after 30 years

PITTSBURGH — A long-time Oakland landmark restaurant that struggled and eventually closed under challenging circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to be replaced by a new restaurant influenced by all the hospitality industry changes brought on by it.

Zechariah Vanzo, until recently a general manager at the Oakland-launched restaurant CHiKN, has bought the former Mad Max on Atwood Street, which closed in February after a 30-year run, and is working to introduce a new takeout-focused restaurant called Pilez.

Read more at Pittsburgh Business Times.

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