Crime & Safety

Heavy Rains Swamp Banksville Road Bar & Pizza Shop

Within minutes, the water was two feet deep inside Sonny & Jo's Pub and Pizza.

Wednesday morning's heavy rains turned the kitchen, dining room and bar at Sonny & Jo's Pub and Pizza at 2957 Banksville Road into a swampy mess in a matter of seconds.

“The water started coming in the doors, and our pizza guy opened the doors which was good, because the water came in, and then it came back out,” said Michelle Messina, the owner's daughter.

Messina said they've seen heavy rains before, but nothing like this.

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“The water got up so high, that it got into the bathrooms, which are raised up from the rest of the restaurant," she said. "Our outside benches were actually floating across Banksville Road, that’s how bad it got.”

The restaurant's owners were waiting for a restoration company to arrive to begin the cleanup.

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"The damage is pretty bad," said Messina. "But the restoration companies do a fantastic job so hopefully will be able to reopen soon."


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