Millers All Day Team Plans New Pizza Spot in Mount Pleasant

Charleston’s brunch crowd knows Millers All Day well. Now, the team behind the beloved daytime staple is setting its sights on dinner.

Owners Nathan Thurston and Greg Johnsman are preparing to open Jimmy Rosso, a full-service neighborhood pizzeria coming to North Mount Pleasant. According to Post & Courier, the concept will focus on thin, lighter-crust pizzas inspired by classic Brooklyn pie shops — simple, restrained, and deeply intentional.

The restaurant will sit at the entrance of Brickyard Plantation at 2700 N. Highway 17, Suite 100, positioning it squarely in a fast-growing residential corridor.

“It’s amazing to see how much the landscape’s evolved here in Charleston,” Thurston said, explaining why the team felt now was the right moment to expand, according to Post & Courier. “We wanted to contribute to that.”

Jimmy Rosso has been quietly in the works for years. Thurston told Post & Courier that early conversations about the concept began roughly five years ago — well before Charleston’s current pizza boom.

Late last year, Thurston and his partners traveled to New York City to ground the idea in experience. Stops included legendary institutions like Di Fara Pizza and Lucali, where the group found clarity in restraint.

“Just the simplicity of those pies really spoke to us,” Thurston said, per Post & Courier.

That simplicity extends to the equipment. Jimmy Rosso will use deck ovens — the same style favored by many of the New York pizzerias they visited — and will even engineer its water to mimic New York City’s mineral profile and pH using a New York WaterMaker system, Post & Courier reports.

The menu will center on pizza, leaning heavily into classic topping combinations. But there’s a distinctly Lowcountry layer beneath the surface.

Johnsman is the founder of Marsh Hen Mill, and the team plans to incorporate Southern grains — including Jimmy Red corn and benne seeds — throughout the menu, according to Post & Courier. The restaurant’s name itself is a nod to the heirloom Jimmy Red corn that has become central to Marsh Hen Mill’s work.

The same creative team behind Millers All Day is shaping Jimmy Rosso’s look and feel. Post & Courier reports that architect Dan Sweeney of Stumphouse is leading design, with interiors by Whitney Reitz Designs and branding by Outline.

The goal, according to a press release cited by Post & Courier, is “a warm, modern, neighborhood-forward restaurant that feels lived-in on day one, blending the nostalgia of a traditional pizza parlor with polish.”

Jimmy Rosso is targeting a summer 2026 opening. Updates will be shared via Instagram at @jimmyrossopizza.

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