The name, the menu, the recipes, and the family are the same. There’s only one difference between the brand new Michael’s New York Style Pizza, Pasta & Grill in Carolina Forest and the one at 1701 N. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach. The new one is closer to home. “A lot of the customers who live in this area kept asking us to come out here,” Tom Nuzzi said, from the second location.

The original Michael’s Pizza, Pasta & Grill in Myrtle Beach has been there since 1996, and is owned by Pete Manos. Nuzzi’s wife Kristy is Manos’ daughter. The Nuzzis and longtime friends Michael and Laura Marchese, who all live in Carolina Forest, opened the second location on Oct. 1, and Laura Marchese said they already have regulars.