Central Ohio brothers to open fourth Sexton's Pizza location

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- A pizzeria chain owned by central Ohio brothers is expanding with a fourth local location.

Sexton's Pizza will begin welcoming patrons to a new restaurant this winter at 5880 Evans Farm Drive., in Lewis Center's Evans Farms development. The pizzeria will mark the fourth for owners Joey and Jamey Sexton, who also operate a store in Gahanna at 943 E. Johnstown Road, in Hilliard at 5460 Franklin St., and in Harrison West at 360 W. Third Ave.

The brothers also recently collaborated with former Ohio State wide receiver Braxton Miller to develop a burger bar in the same shopping center as Sexton's Gahanna store. The spot boasts a family-friendly atmosphere with soft-serve ice cream and specializing in smash burgers, along with the brand's French fries that had been take off the pizzeria's menu.

Sexton's is one of several brands that have decided to expand in Lewis Center, along with a combo craft brewery and coffee shop that opened in May. The shop is home to a range of brews, a cocktail menu created in collaboration with Watershed Distillery, freshly roasted coffee from One Line Coffee and pastries from Der Dutchman.

Brunch and lunch chain First Watch opened its 12th local location in Lewis Center in July. The 4,600-square-foot location is the brand’s first new Central Ohio eatery since opening a Sawmill location along Dublin Center Drive in late 2022.

A national cookie chain that unveils a lineup of new flavors every week and boasts an award-winning chocolate chip cookie has opened in Lewis Center earlier this simmer. The shop marks the brand’s first Ohio location and is joining dozens of storefronts nationwide, including in Nevada, Texas, Indiana, Florida, New Jersey and more.

A shop boasted as the state’s “biggest coffeehouse,” home to beans sourced from Yemen and a brew recipe dating back 500 years, opened in Lewis Center in March. The new location opened marks the brand’s second central Ohio shop after the first opened last year in Hilliard at 3221 Hilliard Rome Road.

A butcher shop home to an extensive collection of wine and beef produced from the owner’s personal ranch is now open in Lewis Center. Named Prime + Vine, the shop specializes in American Wagyu beef farmed from owner Jeff Gaylor’s cattle ranch in Knox County.