Beggars Pizza

Beggars Pizza is a pizza place in Gary, IN, located at 4345 S Broadway. The menu features deep-dish, thin-crust, and stuffed pizzas, all prepared with a special blend of mozzarella cheese and a signature sauce. Specific offerings include Meat Trio, BBQ Chicken, Taco, Buffalo Chicken, and Italian Beef & Giardiniera pizzas. The kitchen also serves handhelds, appetizers, salads, wings, pasta, and entrees. Appetizer options range from mozzarella sticks and cheesy potato munchers to breaded raviolis, onion rings, and jalapeno poppers. Desserts include cinnamon sugar dough bites, and a loyalty program called the Big Cheese Club offers points and perks for regular customers.

The business traces its roots to 1976 in Blue Island, IL, a Southside suburb of Chicago, where Angelo Garetto opened the first location. What began as a mom-and-pop Italian restaurant has grown to more than two dozen locations across Illinois and Northwestern Indiana, with the Garetto family still leading operations. The brand is known for a casual, irreverent atmosphere and a menu that emphasizes generous portions, including a chocolate chip cookie described as larger than a head. Beggars Pizza also serves as a pizza partner for the Chicago White Sox, providing food at Guaranteed Rate Field. The company highlights its career development path, noting that many current franchise owners started in kitchens or as delivery drivers before advancing their roles.

The location holds a rating of 4.20. As a long-standing part of the South Side pizza tradition, Beggars Pizza brings its deep-dish and thin-crust specialties to the Gary area, maintaining the family-led approach and broad menu that have defined the brand since its founding.