Week in Review: Taco Bell Demolished; Pizzeria Closes

Fire Ignites at Auto Body Shop

A fire broke out Friday at Russo Brothers Auto Collision shop on Jericho Turnpike on the border of Commack and East Northport. The fire was contained to the spray booth, where sprinklers were set off and controlled the blaze.

Man Critically Injured in Commack LIE Crash
A Coram man was critically injured in a crash Friday morning when he lost control of his Nissan Altima and flipped over the guardrail on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 52 (Commack Road). Witnesses told police that he was driving at a high rate of speed. 

Taco Bell Demolished, Updated Building to Come
Taco Bell on Jericho Turnpike in Commack said adiós Wednesday. The fast food restaurant, located at 2186 Jericho Tpke., was demolished in order to make way for a new, updated building.

Campa Pizzeria Closes
Campa Pizzeria in the Northgate Shopping Center has shut it doors. Windows at the pizzeria were covered up Thursday and construction work could be heard from inside the building. Customers said that the owner sold the business, but it is not yet known what will take over the space.

TCBY...Minus the Y
Something new at the local TCBY is selling off the shelves, but it’s not typical yogurt – though it sure tastes like it.

Last month, TCBY and Silk launched the first national dairy-free, almond milk-based frozen yogurt, called Silk Chocolate Almond.

The move is a celebratory moment for those who are vegan, have lactose intolerance or dairy allergies. 

Dennis Kaplan, who runs the TCBY in East Northport, across from the Elwood Shopping Center, said that he sold out of the almond milk-based frozen yogurt within the first weeks it was introduced.

We tried a taste of the new almond-milk frozen yogurt to see what the buzz was all about. The verdict? Delicious. We’d bet that if we didn’t just tell you it was vegan, you’d never know the difference.