About Rotolo’s

In 1996, Mitch Rotolo opened the first Rotolo’s Pizzeria in Baton Rouge, Louisiana just a pizza throw away from Louisiana State University. Through the will and loyalty of Rotolo’s customers, the casual Italian restaurant has since grown into a successful franchise with locations across the south and many more in the works! Rotolo’s is proud to continue to live up to its long-standing reputation for providing fresh ingredients and friendly service, because that’s just the way we Rotolo!

The original Rotolo’s bled purple, gold, and freedom at its location in the infamous Tigerland near Louisiana State University.

Our first ever business card.

The first of what would become a collector’s item for many of our Rotolo’s patrons.

With a large sponsorship commitment in 2009, Rotolo’s became the official pizza of the New Orleans Saints and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

A franchising success story, born in Baton Rouge

Rotolo’s Cup featured in the movie Pitch Perfect

Rotolo’s Pizzeria serves a menu of Italian food that is made fresh daily. Its goal is to become a household name in the Southeast.

HGL article – Founder of Rotolo’s Pizzeria, Mitch Rotolo, right, helps St. Louis King of France students Jeffrey Louis Jr., center, and Sarah Gaddy plant tomato plants in recycled Rotolo’s cups. St. Louis was one of 32 schools in Louisiana to receive plants, soil and recycled cups as part of Rotolo’s Pizzeria’s Mother’s Day Plant Giveaway. The restaurant donated 10,000 plants to participating schools for students to give as Mother’s Day gifts.

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Rotolo’s Pizzeria, the official pizza of the New Orleans Saints, surprised students of St. Edward the Confessor School in Metairie on Wednesday, Apr. 17, with an afternoon visit by defensive end Cameron Jordan and defensive tackle Akiem Hicks. The players teamed up with Rotolo’s to stress the importance of reading through the Roloto’s Literacy Program.

Mitch Jr. World Pizza Games – World Record: Fastest Dough

BR Business Report: Legacy of Success – Growing restaurant brand has roots in the heart of Baton Rouge. “I was very fortunate in that we had great sales right out of the gate. I knew absolutely nothing about accounting, legal issues, regulation, taxes, insurance or any of those other things it takes to run a restaurant. But I was passionate about what I did, and everything else I learned on the job.” – Mitch Rotolo

Mitch Jr. World Pizza Games Dough Boy article – Mitch Rotolo Jr. set a new world record at the World Pizza Games in Las Vegas in the fastest dough competition.

BR Business Report – Top 100 Private Companies

Mitch Jr. Pizza School Certificates

Rotolo’s Pizzeria Day

Guinness World Records – Certificate of Participation: The Longest Pizza

Mitch Jr. – Pizza Today cover

Mitch Jr. Pizza Today article – “I could see the future rolling out right before me. You could see where things were going. I identified an amazing opportunity. But I also knew we would have to do something vastly different to pull it off. It would be too risky to overhaul our concept. So we’d have to create an entirely new brand.” – MITCH ROTOLO, JR.

What do you get when you combine the flavors of Tony Chachere’s® Famous Creole Cuisine with Rotolo’s fresh-daily Italian pizza? You get Rotolo’s Creole It!™. As part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2022, Tony’s partnered with Louisiana’s own Rotolo’s to add Creole flavor to some new pizzas and calzones.