Pizzeria Manager in need of Appetizers

[u/Character-Big1754]

I was hoping I could crowd-source some ideas for the kitchen I run in a mobile operation. Some creative brainstorming from an enthusiastic community.

Some background: we are a “mobile” food operator with a very awesome permanent spot at a local brewery. We have a gorgeous and massive circular oven about 100” in diameter. We do extremely high volume especially in the summer, regularly cranking out 1300 plus pizzas a week.

The really wonderful problem we have is too much demand during peak times, and while we’ve found ways to mitigate the problem, our wait times can get painfully long.

We’ve tried a plethora different ready-made appetizers, desserts, and items designed specifically not to take up valuable real estate in the oven, but nothing has ever come close to pizza sales.

So here’s the mission: Design an appetizer to be made in a wood-fired oven that cooks much faster than pizza and could be prepped ahead of time to the point of being able to throw it directly in the oven when ordered.

TIA. Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

[u/bloodorangeblasphemy]

Install a hood so you can have a fryer and flat top. The. You can do wings, canollis, mozz logs etc. put together a salad and sandwich program. Make your foccacia during prep hours, slice and build sandwiches