‘We’re not going anywhere,’ Cuzzo’s owner says after fire at west Charlotte restaurant
A fire at Cuzzo’s Cuisine shut down west Charlotte roads Wednesday morning and it’s unclear the extent of damages at the restaurant.
The person who reported the fire could see smoke above the trees and flames through the restaurant’s windows off Tuckaseegee Road at about 6:15 a.m., according to emergency radio obtained via Broadcastify.
“It’s a disaster,” said owner Anglee Brown. “But there’s nothing you can do. Things happen.”
Nobody was in the restaurant when the fire started, Brown said. She was still waiting to get inside her business at about 10:30 a.m. She didn’t have the right shoes to go into the now dilapidated building.
Thirty firefighters put out the fire in about an hour, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. They responded to the structure fire call near Tuckaseegee Road near Glennwood Drive. No injuries were reported.
While officials have not said what caused the fire, Brown told the Observer the electrical fire’s damages would take three to six months to repair.
“We’re not going anywhere,” Brown said. “We own the property, so we’re definitely not closing.”
Cuzzo’s started as a food truck operated across the Carolinas before it’s first location opened in Enderly Park in 2016. The restaurant’s chicken wings are among popular menu items, which include Southern fare and comfort foods.
The business announced on Instagram the Tuckaseegee/Enderly Park location will be closed “for awhile” but Cuzzo’s in University City is open at 9601 N. Tryon Street.
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
This story was originally published May 17, 2023 at 10:11 AM.
