FALL RIVER -- Succulent chicken, crispy thin-crust pizza and all the sandwiches, burgers and side orders anyone could want are what customers will find at Cicero’s Pizza (now renamed Village Pizza & Seafood) in the city’s North End.

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Village Pizza & Seafood, formerly Cicero’s, located at 4263 North Main St. near the Shaw’s Plaza, has only been open for four months, but the owners of the restaurant are already witnessing a steady upswing in business.

"Things are going very well so far," said owner, Bob Sundrani. "We’re getting a very good response from the neighborhood and have busy lunch and dinner rushes."

Sundrani, who has owned and operated the successful Village Pizza & Seafood in the city for 16 years, said since business was going so well at his first restaurant, he had the extra dough to open another pizzeria.

But like his first endeavor, the restaurant doesn't only deal in pizza and grinders. The eatery’s specialty is its pressure-fried chicken.

Joe Lopes, the restaurant’s manager, said the special pressure fryer keeps the chicken’s juices inside, allowing for a juicy, succulent flavor.

The pizzeria specializes in its spicy buffalo wings, which are sold on the bone or boneless. But, the pizza is excellent also. The thin crust allows for crunchy enjoyment of more than 10 different varieties of pizza.

"Once you try our chicken and pizza, you won’t want to go anywhere else for them," Sundrani said. "We are a pizza place, but our chicken is the best and we’ve got everything else anyone could want."

Village Pizza & Seafood offers a wide variety of American fare in addition to its pizza and chicken. The eatery even has an old-fashioned Slush Puppy machine and various video games to occupy the time while waiting for an order.

Village Pizza & Seafood is open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and offers delivery.

"Things are getting better day by day," Sundrani said. "I think we are making a name for ourselves."

Gregg M. Miliote may be reached at gmiliote@heraldnews.com.