A popular Ellsworth pizza shop has temporarily closed its doors while its owner searches for a buyer for the business.
DragonFire Pizza opened in Ellsworth in 2018 after a previous owner had left his job working across town for Finnelli’s Pizza. The two pizza shops — along with Zeppa’s Pizza, which opened on Water Street in 2022 — are among several locally owned and operated eateries in the city that have opened in the past decade as the city’s population has grown.
DragonFire, located on State Street at the Mill Mall — which also is for sale — had reduced its hours this past month, resulting in some speculation that they were winding down for good. But the pizzeria owners have gone to social media to dispel those rumors.
“YES, we are TEMPORARILY closed. NO, we are NOT out of business,” they posted on Facebook. “We will re-open but the date is currently in the air. We have Dragonfire up for sale and have been working with a potential buyer.”
DragonFire’s owners did not immediately respond Friday to email or Facebook messages seeking comment about the business being for sale.
