Pizzeria Rankings
Each year, we mail out surveys to independent pizzerias across the nation. Using their responses, we compile our Hot 100 list — a ranking of America’s 100 largest independent pizza operations (based on sales).This issue is eagerly devoured by Pizza Today’s readers and the list is a testament to the ingenuity, diligence and skill of the pizzeria owners who make the grade.
| Restaurant Name | Principle Executive | City & State | #Units | Gross Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion’s Piazza | 1 | Roger S. Glass | Dayton, OH | 9 | $21,314,125 |
| 2 | Woodstock's Pizza | 2 | Jeff Ambrose | San Diego, CA | 8 | $21,294,891 |
| 3 | Farrelli’s Pizza | 3 | Jacquelyn Farrell | DuPont, WA | 8 | $18,531,954 |
| 4 | Venezia’s Pizzeria | 5 | Domenick Montanile | Tempe, AZ | 5 | $16,337,194 |
| 5 | Colony Grill | 8 | Paul Coniglio, Ken Martin | Fairfield, CT | 5 | $16,000,000 |
| 6 | Flyers Pizza & Subs | 6 | Steve Ulrey (Pres/CEO), Mark, Scott, Dave Ulrey VP’s | Dublin, OH | 8 | $15,100,000 |
| 7 | Pizza Rock | 7 | George Karpaty, Tony Gemignani, Trevor Hewitt | Woodland Hills, CA | 3 | $15,000,000 |
| 8 | Sizzle Pie | 9 | Matt Jacobson, Mikey McKennedy | Portland, OR | 6 | $14,000,000 |
| 9 | Pizza Cottage | -- | Larry Tipton | Lancaster, OH | 6 | $13,125,000 |
| 10 | Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi, Too! | 10 | John D’Ambrosio | Sunnyvale, CA | 4 | $12,000,000 |
| 11 | Via 313 Pizza | 21 | Brandon and Zane Hunt | Austin, TX | 5 | $12,000,000 |
| 12 | Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza | 14 | Gregory Atkin, Rick Post, Tom White | Albuquerque, NM | 8 | $10,976,000 |
| 13 | Andolini’s Pizzeria | 13 | Mike Bausch, Jim Bausch | Tulsa, OK | 8 | $10,654,000 |
| 14 | Pizza Plus | 15 | Daniel L. Blake | Sparks, NV | 4 | $10,098,132 |
| 15 | Metro Pizza | 12 | John Arena and Sam Facchini | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | $10,000,000 |
| 16 | Cristy’s Pizza | 16 | Jason D Biggs and Chris L Hammack | Lancaster, OH | 8 | $10,000,000 |
| 17 | Goodfellas Pizzeria | 28 | Alex Coats, Eric Boggs | Lexington, KY | 8 | $9,600,000 |
| 18 | Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. | 19 | Michael Rangel, Leigh Oder, Doug Riley | Asheville, NC | 4 | $9,406,601 |
| 19 | La Nova Pizzeria | 20 | Joe Todaro Sr. | Buffalo, NY | 2 | $8,000,000 |
| 20 | Shakespeare’s Pizza | 17 | Nancy Lewis | Columbia, MO | 3 | $8,000,000 |
| 21 | Urban CoalHouse | 18 | Core Four Management | Red Bank, NJ | 4 | $8,000,000 |
| 22 | Mario’s Pizza | 27 | Joe Burgarello | Albuquerque, NM | 4 | $7,000,000 |
| 23 | Original Gino’s Pizza | 23 | Chuck Kreutz | Toledo, OH | 6 | $7,000,000 |
| 24 | Mother Bear’s Pizza | 25 | Ray McConn | Bloomington, IN | 2 | $6,900,000 |
| 25 | Krazy Karl’s Pizza | 43 | Nate Haas, Glenn Haas | Ft. Collins, CO | 2 | $6,700,000 |
| 26 | Cocca’s Pizza | 31 | Steve Cocca | Boardman, OH | 8 | $6,700,000 |
| 27 | Johnnys Pizza North Carolina | -- | Johnny Pavlik | Apex, NC | 3 | $6,500,000 |
| 28 | Flo’s Pizzeria | -- | Dan and Davide Uccello | Grand Rapids, MI | 5 | $6,500,000 |
| 29 | Piece Brewery & Pizzeria | 33 | William Jacobs | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,485,139 |
| 30 | Old Town Pizza | 37 | Reese Browning | Auburn, CA | 3 | $6,252,016 |
| 31 | Dean-O’s Pizza | -- | Tim Metcalf | Lafayette, LA | 2 | $6,200,000 |
| 32 | Chicago Connection | 38 | Joy Kealey | Boise, ID | 8 | $6,200,000 |
| 33 | Kaleidoscope Pizzeria & Pub | 36 | Jake Allaras, Ben Allmaras, Kristi Haavig | Medford, OR | 1 | $6,051,000 |
| 34 | Giuseppi’s Pizza & Pasta House | -- | James Loniero | Hilton Head Island, SC | 2 | $6,000,000 |
| 35 | Papa Pete’s Pizza | -- | Keli Coscia | Longview, WA | 4 | $5,883,248 |
| 36 | Milton’s Pizza & Pasta | 40 | Jeff Janik | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $5,571,631 |
| 37 | Slyce Pizza Bar | 50 | Jack Bennett, Ken Gillespie, Suzanne Brown | Indian Rocks Beach, FL | 2 | $5,523,500 |
| 38 | Ron’s Original Bar & Grill | 41 | Ron Inverso | Exton, PA | 1 | $5,517,800 |
| 39 | Pizza Shuttle | 39 | Mark Gold and Louis Siecinski | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $5,500,000 |
| 40 | Caliente Pizza & Draft House | 46 | Nick Bogacz | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $5,375,324 |
| 41 | Marco’s Coal Fired Pizza | 30 | Mark (Marco) Dym | Denver, CO | 3 | $5,200,000 |
| 42 | Woody’s Wood-Fired Pizza | 48 | Bart and Jon Bortles | Golden, CO | 1 | $5,102,390 |
| 43 | Mac’s Pizza Pub | -- | McNeil (MAC) Ryan | Cincinnati, OH | 5 | $5,000,000 |
| 44 | Pizza X | 42 | Jeff Mease | Bloomington, IN | 5 | $4,976,000 |
| 45 | Fong’s Pizza | 51 | Gwen Page | Des Moines, IA | 3 | $4,916,190 |
| 46 | Figlio Wood Fired Pizza | 45 | Peter Danis | Columbus, OH | 3 | $4,900,000 |
| 47 | Mad Mushroom | 47 | Dave Sommers, Steve Hart, Kinsey Henderson | West Lafayette, IN | 5 | $4,750,000 |
| 48 | Empire Slice House | 58 | Rachel Cope | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $4,600,000 |
| 49 | Georgio’s Chicago Pizzeria & Pub | 52 | Brian Coli | Crystal Lake, IL | 2 | $4,552,000 |
| 50 | Red Rose Pizzeria | 54 | Antonio Caputo | Springfield, MA | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 51 | The Original Grazianos Pizza Restaurant | 57 | Lee Turriciano | Upland, CA | 3 | $4,405,721 |
| 52 | Luigi’s | 53 | Mickey Ciriello | Akron, OH | 1 | $4,300,000 |
| 53 | Old Shawnee Pizza | 60 | William Walker, Lisa Walker, Joe Walker | Shawnee, KS | 2 | $4,200,000 |
| 54 | Gusto Pizza Co. | 68 | Josh Holderness, Anthony Lemmo, Joe McConville | Des Moines, IA | 4 | $4,200,000 |
| 55 | Spinelli’s Pizza | 35 | Brian Gaughan and Christopher Palma | Tempe, AZ | 5 | $4,163,263 |
| 56 | Poppa Rollo’s Pizza | 56 | Justin Duty | Waco, TX | 2 | $4,000,000 |
| 57 | Pizzeria Classico/Il Forno Classico | -- | Scott Litteral | Gold River, CA | 2 | $3,997,577 |
| 58 | Blue Highway a Pizzeria | -- | Frank and Winny Ruffino | Micanopy, FL | 3 | $3,700,000 |
| 59 | Baker’s Pizza | 63 | Breck Baker and Connie Smith | Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $3,671,772 |
| 60 | Serious Pie | -- | Tom Douglas | Seattle, WA | 2 | $3,600,000 |
| 61 | Partner’s II Pizza | 65 | James Royal | Peachtree City, GA | 3 | $3,576,000 |
| 62 | Garibaldi’s Pizza | 64 | Mike Garibaldi, Sr. and Michael Garibaldi, Jr. | Memphis, TN | 3 | $3,550,000 |
| 63 | Greenville Avenue Pizza Company | 80 | Sammy Mandell | Dallas, TX | 2 | $3,505,952 |
| 64 | Avicolli’s Restaurant & Pizza | -- | Nick Avicolli | Liverpool, NY | 1 | $3,501,670 |
| 65 | East Side Pies | -- | Michael Freid, Noah Polk | Austin, TX | 3 | $3,450,000 |
| 66 | Giovanni’s | 55 | Zito Family | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $3,400,000 |
| 67 | Peppers Pizzeria | 69 | Grady Verret | Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $3,380,000 |
| 68 | Spacca Napoli | 73 | Jonathan Goldsmith | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,373,181 |
| 69 | Brooklyn Bros. Pizzeria | 88 | Brett Alkan | Everett, WA | 4 | $3,308,000 |
| 70 | St. Angelo’s Pizza | 77 | Sean Rowe | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $3,174,000 |
| 71 | Lillians Pizza | 79 | Chance Walsh, Shannon Johnson | Pensacola, FL | 1 | $3,100,065 |
| 72 | Tony’s Pizza | 76 | Chris Dickson | Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $3,100,000 |
| 73 | Stone Canyon Pizza | 70 | Kevin Heaton | Parkville, MO | 2 | $3,100,000 |
| 74 | Biaggio Pizzeria Restaurant | 72 | Joe Ruffino, Sal Ruffino, Georgette Ruffino | Allentown, PA | 1 | $3,062,425 |
| 75 | Ciao! Wood-fired Pizza & Pasta | 74 | Mark Campagnolo, Bill Oechslin | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| 76 | Mozzi’s Pizza | -- | Chris Lee | Greenfield, IN | 5 | $3,000,000 |
| 77 | 575 Pizzeria | 71 | Brian Kelleher | Amarillo, TX | 2 | $2,920,750 |
| 78 | Pizza Rita | 75 | June and Brian Dickmann | Spokane, WA | 4 | $2,900,000 |
| 79 | Papa Vito’s Pizza | 81 | Shiloh Edelman, William Graham | Cape Canaveral, FL | 1 | $2,896,509 |
| 80 | B & J’s Pizza & Brewpub | 78 | Chris Baker | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 | $2,874,973 |
| 81 | Dulono’s Pizza | 66 | Jared Gruett | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $2,852,157 |
| 82 | Porky’s Pizza Palace | -- | Gregg Valenziano | Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $2,850,000 |
| 83 | We Cook Pizza and Pasta | 84 | Wayne A. Cook | Grand Canyon, AZ | 1 | $2,801,432 |
| 84 | Pizaro’s Pizza Napoletana | -- | Nicole Bean | Houston, TX | 2 | $2,750,000 |
| 85 | Precinct Pizza | 87 | Rick Drury | Tampa, FL | 2 | $2,700,262 |
| 86 | Joe’s Brooklyn Pizza | -- | Joseph Staffieri | Rochester, NY | 3 | $2,611,411 |
| 87 | D’Allesandro’s Pizza | -- | Nick D’Allesandro, Ben D’Allesandro | Charleston, SC | 2 | $2,540,000 |
| 88 | Beach Pizza | 83 | Larry Getzoff | Manhattan Beach, CA | 2 | $2,510,000 |
| 89 | Rocco’s Wood Fired Pizza | -- | John M. Barile | Williamsville, NY | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| 90 | Lucifers Pizza | -- | Adam Borich | West Hollywood, CA | 3 | $2,395,000 |
| 91 | J-Cups Pizza | -- | Jim Jacob | Toledo, OH | 4 | $2,378,350 |
| 92 | Dominick’s Pizza & Pasta | -- | Maria Lazzara, Frank Lazzara, Enzo Lazzara, Rosa Lazzara | Villa Park, IL | 1 | $2,300,000 |
| 93 | Pizza Italia | 92 | Terrance L. Basore | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $2,300,000 |
| 94 | Cannova’s | 90 | Linda Cannova Beckman, Patrick Beckman | Freeport, IL | 3 | $2,300,000 |
| 95 | Pizzeria Pezzo | 96 | Keri Bougie | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $2,296,675 |
| 96 | Barry’s Pizza | 86 | Barry Childers | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,280,404 |
| 97 | Pizza Delicious | 97 | Michael Friedman, Greg Augarten | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $2,278,303 |
| 98 | Fuzzy’s Pizza Original | 91 | Fuzzy Hajjar | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,250,000 |
| 99 | Covered Bridge Pizza Parlors | 95 | Gary O Hewitt | North Kingsville, OH | 3 | $2,235,379 |
| 100 | Ramos Pizza | -- | Jeff Dodge | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $2,223,058 |
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