AMANDA, Ohio (WCMH) — A pizzeria that has been serving a central Ohio community for 42 years has closed and is being revamped after being sold to new ownership.

Tommy Wayne’s Pizza at 5805 Chillicothe Lancaster Road in Amanda permanently closed this month after being sold for $400,000, according to real estate agent Megan Bell with Re/Max Apex. The Varney family operated Tommy Wayne’s for upward of 40 years in the 1,626-square-foot building, which sits on a more than one-acre corner lot.

“Over the years, people have come to Tommy Wayne’s to celebrate birthdays, experience first dates, celebrate anniversaries, and a few even have gotten married there,” Christina Varney, a family member who aided in operating the pizzeria, said on social media. “We want to thank you for letting us help you create those special memories and trusting us on game night or those nights you didn’t want to cook.”

Now, the property is home to new owners Scott and Stephanie Garrison, who are launching a new eatery out of the building named “Amanda House of Cards” that is currently open with temporarily reduced hours, 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, while changes are made.

“We are excited about this new adventure and continued integration into our wonderful community,” the Garrison family said on social media. “As of now, we will continue the current menu but will have some changes, big and small, coming soon.”

The change in ownership comes after the property was listed for sale for $445,000 last summer. Built in 1977, the building features an oversized parking lot with space for outdoor seating, a drive-through window, indoor seating, two guest bathrooms, a full commercial kitchen and an attic for storage.

Tommy Wayne’s is one of a few central Ohio eateries whose owners are passing their business onto new hands. An Old Bag of Nails pub in Delaware was listed on the market more than a year ago with an asking price of $1.9 million. While Old Bag of Nails is likely to continue renting from whoever purchases the property, the new landlord could decide to fill the space with a different tenant.

Rockmill Brewery was also on the market in 2024 for more than $6 million, then for sale in a foreclosure auction. A husband and wife who held their wedding at the brewery cast the winning bid of $2,400,600 to purchase Rockmill. The bid came just above the minimum asking price of $2.4 million, but far from the Fairfield County Common Pleas Court’s appraisal of $3.6 million.