Larry’s Story

It all started back in 1991 when I was only 15. I took a job making pizza at a local pizza chain to help support my family, and I’ve been a successful restaurateur fascinated with pizza ever since. Young as I was, I soon became the manager of the location I worked for; by the age of 23 I owned three locations in the franchise: (1) Clarksville, Indiana, (2) Shively, Kentucky, and (3) Radcliff, Kentucky. But the franchise business was much too confining for my creative talents, so I moved on and opened a sports bar in Louisville, Kentucky, called Shooters. And even though it became quite the hot spot and a destination location for more and more loyal customers, pizza continued to call my name.

So in 2005 I did what I wanted to do all along: I opened my first pizza parlor! Well it wasn’t long before loyal customers from my franchise locations and my sports bar—knowing how I made my food my number-one priority—poured into my newest location. With that success, restaurants two and three weren’t far behind. Fast forward and soon I had even a better idea how to serve better pizza at a better price. Derby City Pizza Company is it, and since you’re here reading this, you now have the opportunity to find out for yourself why we’ve been voted best pizza by the readers of a leading local magazine that covers all the hot-spots in town! Thank you for coming, enjoy our great food and service,