Colony Grill brings taste of Connecticut to Tampa Bay

A foursome of business partners — teammates on the 1989 Little League World Series Championship team — look to go deep with their pizza restaurant expansion plans.

By Brian Hartz
| 5:00 a.m. March 1, 2023
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Colony Grill co-owners Paul Coniglio, left, and Ken Martin at the restaurant chain's newest location in the Midtown Tampa mixed-use development.

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Do you like hot oil on your pizza? What about an entire salad? If so, you’re probably a fan of Colony Grill, the New England restaurant chain that debuted in 1935 in Stamford, Connecticut, and has recently arrived in the Tampa Bay region.

With a four-leaf clover logo and interior décor reminiscent of an Irish tavern, Colony Grill isn’t your typical pizzeria — and forget about finding fish ‘n’ chips or bangers and mash on the menu. An abundance of beers are on tap, but if you’re hungry, you’ve got three choices: pizza, pizza and more pizza.