Brooklyn-style Italian-American pasta restaurant APizza expands to Doral

APizza Brooklyn Resto & Vino is headed to Doral, bringing its Brooklyn-style Italian-American comfort food to 10825 NW 40th Street #580 under Trinity Blue Hospitality Group LLC. Permit applications have been filed for the Miami-Dade County space, but no opening date has been announced.

Owner Jason Prussing, whom the restaurant describes as a native of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has built the brand around a simple promise: a taste of the neighborhood he knows best without a flight to New York. The restaurant calls itself “A piece of Brooklyn” and positions the concept as homestyle Italian food in south Miami-Dade, a pitch that has already helped it build a following in Pinecrest.

That following has come from the dishes red-sauce regulars actually order. Menu and review listings put pasta front and center, with spaghetti carbonara and penne vodka among customer favorites, alongside garlic rolls, baked ziti, chicken parm and linguini carbonara. The house dessert, called the Real Deal, blends Nutella and cannoli cream. It is the kind of menu that reads like a Brooklyn neighborhood checklist, not a pizza shop with a token pasta side.

The original Miami-area location at 5755 Bird Rd. and SW 40th St. seats 81, giving the brand an existing foothold in south Miami-Dade before the Doral expansion. The APizza Brooklyn name was filed in Florida on May 8, 2017, and state records tie the brand to Trinity Brooklyn Ventures LLC. One health-inspection data source lists the Miami restaurant with 251 violations across 22 inspections dating back to 2016, a striking figure that adds context as the concept expands into a new part of the county.

For diners in west Miami-Dade, the Doral opening would add another full-service option built around familiar Italian-American staples rather than fine-dining polish. APizza Brooklyn’s growth points to steady demand for homemade pasta, baked dishes and garlic-heavy comfort food, especially when the promise is a Brooklyn dining room feel closer to home.