Ledo Pizza is a

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restaurant chain in the Mid-Atlantic and

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headquartered in

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. Their first pizzeria was opened in

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, in 1955 on University Boulevard (

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) in Adelphi Shopping Center near the

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(). The first franchise was granted to the Fireside Restaurant in

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, in 1979. Fireside Restaurant no longer exists. There are now over 100 restaurants in Maryland,

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, New York City and

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Overview

Ledo Pizza is rectangular in shape and is known for its very thin crust, sweet sauce, thick

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(one per slice; optional), and smoked provolone cheese, often using the tagline "Ledo Pizza is square, because we don't cut corners." Ledo's pizza (15249893846)

The restaurant chain has been called by several names, including Ledo Pizza and Ledo Pizza and Pasta. The original location in

, at the Adelphi Shopping Center was established in 1955. The name on its website is "Tommy Marcos' Ledo Restaurant". The original location is not listed in the restaurant finder maintained by website. The omission from the chain's website may be related to a legal dispute between the Ledo chain and the Marcos family. The same pizza based on the same family recipe is served at TJ Elliots in

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, along with many of the other signature Italian-American and family dishes. TJ Elliots is owned and operated by Tommy and Jimmy Marcos. In September 2009, the Marcos family announced that the original Ledo's restaurant would be moving a few miles from its original location to downtown College Park. The original location closed in July 2010, and the new location opened for business on August 27, 2010. The College Park restaurant closed in November 2020 and reopened a year later as a Ledo franchise location. Ledo Pizza - Georgia Avenue, NW

Recognition

In 2019, Ledo Pizza was rated #31 on the ''Pizza Today'' Top 100 Companies list with 2018 gross sales of $120,000,000 from its 106 restaurants. Ledo Pizza was named among the best pizzas in America on ''

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References

External links

Chain of Ledo Pizza restaurants

Skateboard Series sponsored by Ledo's
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