A hometown welcome-back
On Wednesday night, the tables were full, the room was humming, and just about everywhere you looked, there was a familiar face.
640’s reopening on Main Street did not feel like a grand debut so much as a hometown welcome-back. The writer stopped in for dinner on opening night and found the new dining room packed with locals, the kind of crowd that says everything before the first slice even hits the table: Weston was ready for 640’s next chapter.
From pandemic launch to Main Street move
That next chapter has been a long time coming.
Owner Anna Wallingford said 640 first opened in May 2020, right in the middle of a moment when most people would have thought twice about starting a restaurant. But by then, the plans were already in motion. What began as a carryout-and-delivery operation near the bunkhouse soon found its footing, and later its loyal following, on Thomas Street.
It did not take long, though, for that original space to feel too small.
Wallingford said they knew within the first year that they were outgrowing the Thomas Street building. They reworked the kitchen, gave up dining space and kept pushing forward, but eventually the volume became too much. By late 2023, the family stepped away for a time to regroup. When they reopened in 2024, they came back with a new perspective — and a clearer sense that if 640 was going to keep growing, it needed room to do it.
A bigger space with the same feel
Now, at 501 Main St., they finally have that room.
But what makes the move feel special is not just the added square footage. It is that 640 still feels like 640.
Wallingford described the design inspiration as an old English pub feel — darker tones, layered textures, antiques, warmth and mood. It is a bigger space, yes, but it still feels inviting. Cozy, even. The kind of place where you want to settle in awhile. She said that vision had been sitting on a Pinterest board for years, long before this particular restaurant ever came to life.
What locals are saying
And for customers who loved the snug, familiar feel of the Thomas Street location, that continuity matters.
Glenna Nance, who was dining with family and friends on reopening night, said the new location is “perfect” and praised the refresh right away.
“She did a wonderful job refreshing it,” Nance said.
Asked how it compares to the former space, Nance said the food is still just as good, but the atmosphere is even better. She pointed to the decoration, the ambiance and the added room, noting that while the restaurant is bigger, it still manages to feel comfortable.
She is also confident 640’s reputation is not just a local one. Her grandkids, who visit from Kansas City about every other week, tell her it is the best pizza around — “including Kansas City,” she said.
That same feeling showed up again and again throughout the evening.
Jerry Adams and Carl Felling, two local diners who meet up for dinner on Wednesday nights with friends, said choosing 640’s reopening was an easy call. They came for the grand opening, they said, because they were looking forward to exactly what the restaurant has always done well: good pizza and a good atmosphere.
They also said they liked the design of the new place.
That may be the real story of 640’s move to Main Street. The building is different. The footprint is bigger. But the heart of the place is intact.
A proud family moment
That was especially clear in talking with Lisa Parker, Wallingford’s mother, who also serves at the restaurant. Parker said the new location has changed everything when it comes to space and flow, both for staff and customers.
“We love it here. It’s so spacious,” Parker said. “My daughter did a beautiful job in the decor.”
She added that everyone who came in on opening day seemed to be enjoying both the atmosphere and the service. From a practical standpoint, she said, the operation already feels stronger too. “We’re running two ovens now and it’s just amazing. We have so much space.”
And for Parker, the moment was personal as much as professional.
Asked how proud she was, she did not hesitate.
“Oh, my gosh. I don’t have any words for that,” she said. “My heart is so full all the time.”
She added that getting to work alongside her grandson and son-in-law makes the whole thing even more meaningful.
More room to grow
The expanded Main Street location also gives 640 room to offer more than it could before. Wallingford said the restaurant now has space for Coke products, wine, liquor and mixed drinks — things the Thomas Street location simply could not accommodate.
There is also more on the horizon. The second floor houses the kitchen and will eventually include additional seating along the Main Street windows once the team gets fully settled. Sunday brunch is also part of the plan, with breakfast pizzas and Bloody Marys rounding out the menu.
And while the family’s focus is clearly on getting their feet under them in the new space, the old Thomas Street location may not be done yet. Wallingford said the hope is to eventually turn it into an old-school ice cream parlor using a soda fountain machine from the Main Street building.
The heart came with them
For now, though, the story is simple.
640 has more room. More offerings. More breathing space.
But on reopening night, with the restaurant full of local faces and the sound of people talking over pizza and drinks, the thing that stood out most was this: they did not leave themselves behind when they moved.
They brought the heart of the place with them.
*Photos of pizza & store frontage courtesy of 640 Pizza & Pints Facebook page.