After serving Ann Arbor pizza lovers for the past 75 years, The Original Cottage Inn in Ann Arbor is coming to an end. The building at 512 E. William St. has closed and is undergoing renovations to make way for an incoming business, Coratti’s Pizzeria Bar and Bocce.
Family-owned and operated Coratti’s has three other restaurants in Howell, Milford, and East Lansing. Ann Arbor will be the chain’s fourth location. Peter Coratti and his nephews, Peter Pfeffer and Anthony Coratti will oversee the new location’s operations and have been working diligently with The Original Cottage Inn to ensure current employees are taken care of.
“Our relationship with The Original Cottage Inn came to be through this sales/transition process. They built a great a business and we really enjoyed getting to know them these past couple of months. We hope to build upon the many traditions they built,” Anthony Coratti told What Now Detroit via email.
The new restaurant will have two bocce courts and will provide a casual dining experience. According to MLive’s coverage, Coratti “aims to continue many of the traditions and connections The Original Cottage Inn made during its time in Ann Arbor.”
Although the new business hopes to open before the University of Michigan’s graduation weekend, Coratti stated that “may be a lofty aspiration based on some of the updates we aim to make to the building as well as the look and feel of the restaurant.”
