The following is a ranking of America’s largest independent pizza operations (based on sales) in the U.S. Find out who climbed more than 10 spots from last year’s list.
Restaurant Name | ’13 | Owner(s)/Manger(s) | City, State | # Units | Gross Sales | |
1 | Marion’s Piazza | 1 | Roger S. Glass | Dayton OH | 9 | 19,627,512 |
2 | Pitfire Artisan Pizza | 2 | Paul Hibler | Los Angeles, CA | 8 | 19,000,000 |
3 | Woodstock’s Pizza | 4 | Jeff Ambrose | San Diego, CA | 8 | 15,795,000 |
4 | Pizza Cottage | 6 | Kevin Gorham | Lancaster, OH | 6 | 13,780,000 |
5 | Glass Nickel Pizza | 3 | Tim Nicholson/Brian Glassel | Madison, WI | 8 | 13,000,000 |
6 | Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria | 9 | Joe Fugere | Seattle, WA | 5 | 12,787,333 |
7 | Farrelli’s Pizza | 7 | John D. Farrell | Tacoma, WA | 6 | 12,200,000 |
8 | Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza | — | Greg Atkin | Albuquerque, NM | 9 | 12,000,000 |
9 | Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi, Too! | 5 | John D’Ambrosio | Sunnyvale, CA | 4 | 11,000,000 |
10 | Flyers Pizza & Subs | 11 | The Ulrey Family | Powell, OH | 7 | 10,500,000 |
11 | Metro Pizza | 13 | Sam Facchini/John Arena | Las Vegas NV | 7 | 10,500,000 |
12 | Borriello Brothers Real NY Pizza | 10 | M. Clement /F.W. Stein/R. Raia | Colorado Springs, CO | 9 | 10,350,000 |
13 | Pies & Pints | 29 | Rob Linderman/Kimberly Shingledecker/David Bailey | Fayetteville, WV | 5 | 10,148,000 |
14 | Venezia’s NY Style Pizzeria | — | Owner | Tempe, AZ | 4 | 10,000,000 |
15 | OTTO | — | Anthony Allen/Mike Keon | Portland, ME | 9 | 10,000,000 |
16 | Boombozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse | 14 | Tony Palombino | Louisville, KY | 6 | 9,155,200 |
17 | Vazzy’s Brick Oven | 12 | John Vazzano | Bridgeport, CT | 6 | 9,000,000 |
18 | Cristy’s Pizza Inc. | 19 | Jason D. Biggs | Lancaster, OH | 8 | 8,500,000 |
19 | Tony Roni’s Pizza | — | Anthony Altomare/Allison Abbott/Marcello Lombardo/Franco Schiano | Ft. Washington, PA | 7 | 8,500,000 |
20 | Danny Boy’s Pizza | — | Rob & Renee Grendow | Rocky River, OH | 2 | 8,000,000 |
21 | La Nova Pizzeria | 16 | Joseph A Tadaro, Sr. | Buffalo, NY | 2 | 8,000,000 |
22 | Blue Moon Pizza | 18 | Kelvin Slater | Atlanta, GA | 5 | 7,700,000 |
23 | Shakespeare’s Pizza | 24 | Jay Lewis/Nancy Lewis/Kurt Mirtsching | Columbia MO | 3 | 7,500,000 |
24 | Piece Restaurant | 21 | Bill Jacobs | Chicago, IL | 1 | 6,785,000 |
25 | Pizza Plus | 28 | Daniel Blake | Spark, NV | 4 | 6,710,000 |
26 | Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. | 25 | Mike Rangel/Leigh Lewis | Asheville, NC | 3 | 6,600,000 |
27 | The Original Gino’s | 31 | Chuck Kreutz | Toledo, OH | 6 | 6,500,000 |
28 | Pizza Street | 15 | Mike Guidry/Ron Hooper | McKinney, TX | 8 | 6,500,000 |
29 | Cane Rosso | 68 | Jay Jerrier | Dallas, TX | 3 | 6,453,549 |
30 | Fat Jack’s Pizza | 26 | David S. Boyles | Lima, OH | 3 | 6,400,000 |
31 | Melo’s Pizza & Pasta | 23 | Guy & Erica Piccolo/Louie Senor/Aldo Senor | Livermore, CA | 3 | 6,300,000 |
32 | Mario’s Pizza | 33 | Joe, Eddy & Sal Burgarelto | Albuquerque, NM | 4 | 6,200,000 |
33 | Tony’s Pizza Napoletana | 34 | Tony Gemignani/Nancy Puglisi/Bruno DiFabio | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 6,000,000 |
34 | Shield’s Pizza | 30 | Paul Andoni/Peter Andoni | Troy, MI | 3 | 6,000,000 |
35 | Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza | 22 | Christopher Lombardi | Brick, NJ | 3 | 6,000,000 |
36 | Sizzle Pie | — | Matthew Jacobson/Michael McKennedy | Portland, OR | 4 | 6,000,000 |
37 | Andolini’s Pizzeria | 40 | Mike Bausch | Tulsa, OK | 2 | 5,800,000 |
38 | Lui Lui Restaurant | — | Eric J Roberts | Nashua, NH | 2 | 5,750,000 |
39 | Giuseppi’s Pizza and Pasta | 32 | Steve Carb/Tony Arcuri/Jim Loniero | Hilton Head Island, SC | 2 | 5,500,000 |
40 | Pizza Shuttle | 45 | Mark Gold/Louis Siecinski | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 5,000,000 |
41 | Cosmo’s Pizza | 50 | Ryan Shorter | Boulder, CO | 4 | 5,000,000 |
42 | The Upper Crust Pizzeria | — | Shawn Shenefield | Concord, MA | 6 | 5,000,000 |
43 | Mangia Neapolitan Pizzerias | — | Steve Fenerjian | Cohasset MA | 8 | 5,000,000 |
44 | Captain Tony’s Pizza & Pasta Emporium | 36 | Michael Martella | Las Vegas, NV | 8 | 5,000,000 |
45 | Milton’s Pizza & Pasta | 37 | Jeff & Lindy Janik | Raleigh, NC | 2 | 4,964,051 |
46 | Steel City Pizza Company | 39 | Mark Gray/Adam Carb | Charleston, SC | 2 | 4,960,000 |
47 | Tomato Pie Pizza Joint | 62 | Garrett Policastro/Freddy Suarez | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 4,700,000 |
48 | Kaleidoscope Pizzeria & Pub | 43 | Jake Allmaras/Kristi Haavig/Ben Allmaras | Medford, OR | 1 | 4,631,500 |
49 | d’Bronx | 38 | Don Foringer | Overland Park, KS | 4 | 4,600,000 |
50 | Papa Pete’s Pizza | 49 | Keli Coscia | Longview, WA | 4 | 4,462,260 |
51 | Pizzeria Lola/Hello Pizza | 69 | Ann Kim | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | 4,300,000 |
52 | Mother Bear’s Pizza | 52 | Ray McConn | Bloomington, IN | 1 | 4,256,000 |
53 | Partners II Pizza | 47 | Jim & Marilyn Royal | Peachtree City, GA | 4 | 4,240,000 |
54 | Marco’s Coal Fired Pizza | 65 | Mark Dym | Denver, CO | 2 | 4,200,000 |
55 | Figlio Wood Fired Pizza | 42 | Peter A. Danis | Columbus, OH | 3 | 4,200,000 |
56 | Rhombus Guys | 59 | Matt Winjum/Arron Hendricks (owners) Adam Stusynski/Ian Dickmeyer (General Managers) | Grand Forks, ND, | 2 | 4,179,620 |
57 | Pizza X | 51 | Jeff Mease | Bloomington, IN | 5 | 4,126,630 |
58 | Village Pizzeria | — | David Spatafore | Coronado, CA | 2 | 4,000,000 |
59 | Spicy Pie Pizza | — | Todd Berning | Minot, ND | 4 | 4,000,000 |
60 | Pasquale’s Pizzeria | 44 | Steve Eicheldinger | Wilmerding, PA | 7 | 4,000,000 |
61 | Adornetto’s Pizzeria | 55 | Adrian Adornetto | Zanesville, OH | 3 | 3,800,000 |
62 | Rafferty’s Pizza | 70 | Mike Brusseau/Mark Loschko | Baxter, MN | 5 | 3,800,000 |
63 | The Original Graziano’s Pizza Restaurant | 54 | Lee Turriciano | Upland, CA | 2 | 3,760,000 |
64 | Red Rose Pizzeria | 56 | Antonio Caputo | Springfield, MA | 1 | 3,600,000 |
65 | Amante Gourmet Pizza | — | C. Michael Villopoto | Carrboro, NC | 5 | 3,600,000 |
66 | Brick Oven | 53 | Donnie Johnson/Stan Adams/Debbie Adams | Austin, TX | 3 | 3,443,037 |
67 | Garibaldi’s Pizza | 61 | Mike Garibaldi | Memphis, TN | 3 | 3,350,000 |
68 | Bullwinkle’s Pizza | 63 | Mitch Falk | Juneau, AK | 2 | 3,300,000 |
69 | Peppers Pizzeria | — | Grady Verret | Thibodaux, LA | 2 | 3,250,000 |
70 | The Couch Tomato Cafe | 74 | Craig Mosmen/Mike Cassano | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 3,200,000 |
71 | Mad Mushroom | — | David Sommers/Steve Hart | West Lafayette, IN | 4 | 3,185,000 |
72 | Avicolli”s Pizzeria & Restaurant | 67 | Nick Avicolli/Anthony Fiacchi | Liverpool NY | 1 | 3,132,445 |
73 | Casa Di Pizza | 66 | Joseph Jacobbi | Buffalo, NY | 3 | 3,106,000 |
74 | Mama’s Famous Pizza & Heros | 76 | Vincent & Joseph Spina | Tucson, AZ | 4 | 3,000,000 |
75 | Pizzeria Pezzo | — | Gary Bougie/Brittany Barth | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | 2,970,540 |
76 | Georgio’s Chicago Pizzeria & Pub | 35 | Brian Coli | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | 2,961,000 |
77 | Slice Stone Pizza & Brew | 86 | Jason Bajalieh | Birmingham AL | 1 | 2,900,000 |
78 | Master Pizza | 98 | Michael P. LaMarca | Chagrin Falls, OH | 3 | 2,850,000 |
79 | Baker’s Pizza | — | Breck Baker/Connie Smith | Bucyrus, OH | 1 | 2,845,368 |
80 | Old Town Pizza | 73 | Reese Browning | Auburn, CA | 2 | 2,822,625 |
81 | Wood Fired Pizza Wine Bar | — | Peter & Andrea Taylor | Tampa, FL | 2 | 2,731,490 |
82 | Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint | — | Dan Blumenthal/Jeff Good | Jackson, MS | 1 | 2,700,000 |
83 | Bella Monica | 78 | Julie & Corbett Monica | Raleigh, NC | 1 | 2,700,000 |
84 | Stone Canyon Pizza Co. | 75 | Kevin Heaton | Parkville, MO | 2 | 2,700,000 |
85 | Ricardo’s Pizza/Riverfront Pizzeria | 79 | Rick Loch/Brenda Regenfelder | Greendale, WI | 2 | 2,700,000 |
86 | Pizza Rita | 71 | Brian Dickmann | Spokane, WA | 4 | 2,700,000 |
87 | Mozzi’s Pizza | 87 | Mark Lee | Greenfield, IN | 5 | 2,600,000 |
88 | Sweet Tomatoes Pizza | — | Hedy Jarras | Newton MA | 5 | 2,564,454 |
89 | Goodfellas Pizzeria | 82 | Alex Coats/Eric Boggs | Lexington, KY | 3 | 2,503,110 |
90 | Slyce Pizza Bar | — | Jack Bennett/Ken Gillespie | Indian Rocks Beach, FL | 1 | 2,500,000 |
91 | Roppolos pizzeria | — | Marc Roppolo | Austin, TX | 2 | 2,500,000 |
92 | Spacca Napoli | 81 | Johnathan Goldsmith | Chicago, IL | 1 | 2,382,398 |
93 | Barry’s Pizza | — | Barry N. Childers | Houston, TX | 1 | 2,350,172 |
94 | Ciao! Wood-fired Pizza & Pasta | — | Mark Campagnolo | Ithaca, NY | 1 | 2,350,000 |
95 | Fong’s Pizza | 96 | Gwen Niss | Des Moines, IA | 1 | 2,322,373 |
96 | Rome’s Pizza | 60 | Gus Nassar | San Antonio, TX | 3 | 2,265,750 |
97 | Chet & Matt’s Pizza | 92 | Chet & Matt Leser | Sandusky, OH | 1 | 2,200,000 |
98 | Slyce Coal Fired Pizza Company | — | Gary Bougie/Brittany Barth | Wauconda, IL | 1 | 2,154,000 |
99 | B & J’s Pizza | 95 | Christopher R. Baker | Corpus Christi, TX | 2 | 2,144,133 |
100 | J.J. Dolan’s | 85 | J.J. Niebuhr/Danny Dolan | Honolulu, HI | 1 | 2,100,000 |