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"Opened in late July in Overton in the former Sugars Home Plate space, Cablp (pronounced cuh-blip) launched on July 24 and immediately drew about 750 customers a day, which overwhelmed staff, exhausted food and supplies, and caused repeated POS crashes; Angel tweeted on July 30 that volume exceeded projections by fourfold. After a month-long closure to hire more staff, install new refrigerators, walk-in freezers and ice machines, upgrade the POS system, and provide elevated training, the restaurant prepared to reopen on September 2 with dine-in and a walk-up takeout window (initially Thurs–Mon). Partners Criss Angel, pizzamaker Mike Baram and brother Costa Sarantakos brought on executive chef Amy Coram Reynolds and Kurt Calabrese to craft a something-for-everyone menu of breakfast staples, burgers, pizza, sandwiches and more, with Javafreak coffee handled by brewmaster and roaster William Swaney; Angel also hand-delivered free pizza slices during the hiatus to drum up interest and teased that rotating-flavor Italian ice made at his Mindfoods plant in Las Vegas is headed to the Strip, while planning 20 more locations in Nevada, Arizona and California over the next year." - Susan Stapleton