Pinocchio’s owners find prime spot for Greeley steakhouse

GREELEY – The founder of Pinocchio’s Incredible Italian restaurants plans to open a steakhouse in downtown Greeley early next year.

Pinocchio’s Prime will fill the nearly 3,000-square-foot space at 804 Eighth St. that had been home to the venerable Greeley Chophouse until August 2022.

“Our space in Greeley is pretty small, about 60 seats, and we’ve almost outgrown it,” said Annie Velazquez, who started Pinocchio’s 20 years ago on Main Street in Longmont and opened at 905 16th St. in Greeley last May. “There’s actually a vacant building next door, but we can’t get hold of anybody about expanding there.”