In 2008, two first generation Italian-American brothers, a Polish-German immigrant, and an Ukrainian Pizzaiolo came together to open Transfer Pizzeria Cafe. From an old diner, a pizzeria was born... the namesake: Transfer Pharmacy -- a classic cornerstone drugstore from a bygone era that for decades supplied an industrial/blue-collar neighborhood with goods and services (as evidenced and preserved by the stained glass windows still in place).

This pharmacy was appropriately named for the constant activity that took place just outside - the arrivals, departures, and transfers of the daily commuters of the time. A web of streetcar routes and bus lines have long defined this corner and today the location remains a hub for public transit. Dozens of times a day, the 15, 17, 54, Green Line and others take a pause here before continuing up and down 1st Street, Kinnikinic Ave, and Mitchell Street. 

Sometime in the late 1950s to early 1960s, Transfer Pharmacy gave way to George Webb's, a fairly new and quickly expanding 24-hour diner chain at that time that is responsible for the diner-style counter and stools in the front of Transfer today. George Webb's eventually became another diner called Busy Bob's, and finally Scrambled Ed's, owned by Ed Ton Sr., then proprietor of a mechanical contractor business across the street, Butters-Fetting, whose workers had comprised a good portion of its customer base.

After Scrambled Ed's closing in 2006, the Rossettos acquired the space and spent nearly two years bringing it back to life, uncovering features that you see today -- the original tilework, woodwork and stained glass that were hidden for decades. 

Transfer Pizzeria Cafe opened in March 2008, continuing the tradition of a reliable cornerstone establishment on the corner of 1st and Mitchell.