In a land famous for its legendary slices, Brooklyn residents living near Broadway and Flushing Avenue are all too aware of the pizza draught that’s plagued their Brooklyn neighborhood for over a year. While Bushwick and Williamsburg are stacked with award-winning pizza places that are just out of reach, it’s infamously hard to find fresh, by-the-slice pizza in the neather zone of Bushwick and East Williamsburg.

When Jason Breska came across the former Norbert’s Pizza lot at 791 Flushing Avenue, he had a vision and saw an opportunity. “I loved the space in the back. I knew it needed a lot of work and I was up for the job. It was the first time I’d been to the area in my life and I saw potential,” he says. Breska comes from a seasoned background in the restaurant industry and was managing The Kettle Black in Bay Ridge before embarking on endeavors of his own. After a year of lease negotiations and extensive renovations, Sauced Pizzeria opened its doors for business in March.

The place doesn’t look like much more than a storefront with a couple of tables from the outside, but the blue-tiled interior extends beyond the counter, offering additional seating and access to a backyard that Breska hopes to have up and running by July 4th. Sizeable outdoor space is no joke in Brooklyn, and with nearly 2,000 square feet of yard, Breska plans to maximize its use with a 150 person capacity patio in addition to a garden for growing basil and tomatoes (and yes, a liquor license is in the works too).