SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsJimmy Bump's Pasta Pronto coming to SLOFriday, March 17, 2006Jimmy Bump's Pasta Pronto, a new Italian express restaurant, is coming to San Luis Obispo in late April or early May.The new restaurant, located in the Village Marketplace at Broad Street and Orcutt Road, is "fast-casual," said Jim Delmore, the restaurant's owner, "It's designed for people who need to get their Italian food fix, but have a busy schedule and don't want a meal that costs too much," Delmore said. Delmore opened Jimmy Bump's Pasta House, a full-service Italian restaurant in Los Osos, about three years ago, which he says is going strong. But he chose to take a different, more express route in San Luis Obispo because he felt it would cater better to people who had a busy lifestyle in the area. "This kind of restaurant is a growing niche because we live with a lot of time constraints," Delmore said. "Italian is just one of the latest types of foods to get into the express niche." Customers will order at a counter, selecting from a variety of pastas and sauces, pizza, salads and sandwiches. Delmonte aims to have their orders complete within five minutes. They then can either eat in the restaurant, which will seat about 30 people, or opt for takeout. As a side note, Delmore said he originally planned to team up with Lou Ferrigno in this new venture, but the timing did not work out. The former Mr. Universe and star of the 1970s television series, "The Incredible Hulk," lives in Corbett Canyon and had wanted to settle more into the community and invest in a local business. But Ferrigno's film and television career has taken off recently "so that he's now busier than he's ever been," Delmore said. Ferrigno has a recurring role in a television show, King of Queens and appeared in the 2003 film "Hulk," which starred Eric Bana. Ferrigno also became a reserve deputy sheriff in Los Angeles, and is popular as a motivational speaker. To see more of The Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to www.sanluisobispo.com. (c) 2005, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Read More
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