While Sexy Pizza will close on July 24 (as it searches for a new location nearby), the rocks may have to go as well as the city of Denver said they are blocking the public right-of-way.
where the owners of neighborhood staple Sexy Pizza say their landlord has decided not to renew their lease as the result of a disagreement over a pile of rocks that the building’s ownership company placed out front.
The large rocks first appeared in March, prompting Kayvan Khalatbari, who co-founded Sexy Pizza, at 1018 E. 11th Ave. in 2008, to comment on Facebook about how the restaurant hadn’t been notified and would never have agreed to the rocks if it had been given a choice. The rocks at Sexy Pizza blocked access to a bike rack, rendering it “unusable,” Khalatbari said, and added they also obstructed an area where delivery drivers usually parked. “It was really detrimental to our business.” In addition, Khalatbari, who was once homeless himself, has been an advocate for people living on the streets and doesn’t believe the rocks are a good solution.