Pat's Pizza
| Pat's Pizza | |
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 Mill Street in Orono, Maine, location of the original restaurant | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1931 |
| Location | Maine, United States |
| Website | patsyarmouth |
Pat's Pizza is a chain of restaurants in Maine, United States. The chain was started in 1931, when Carl D. "Pat" Farnsworth bought the ice-cream store in Orono, in which he had worked as a high-schooler.[1] In 1953, he added pizza to the menu, and it was such a hit that he changed Farnsworth's Cafe into a pizza parlor, giving it its current name.[2] It eventually grew to 13 locations, covering the state. The original store was known as a "second home to generations of University of Maine students".[3] In 1993, Farnsworth reported that 250,000 pizzas a year were being sold from the Orono location alone.[4]
Farnsworth died in 2003, aged 90.[5]
As of March 2026[update], Pat's Pizza has locations across Maine, including Orono, Machias, Dover-Foxcroft, Portland, Yarmouth, Presque Isle, Brunswick, and Hampden.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Adams, Glenn (October 10, 1993). "A Maine Institution Stands Pat on Pizza Food". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ McCarthy, Brendan (February 15, 2003). "'Pat' Farnsworth, 93: Built 13-Restaurant Chain on Pizza". Boston Globe. p. B.8. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "PB revises mobile home regs". Lewiston Daily Sun. February 13, 1985. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Adams, Glenn (October 5, 1993). "College town pizza man still working after 62 years". Fort Scott Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Farnsworth, Maine pizza franchise legend, dead at 90". Pizza Marketplace. February 18, 2003. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Pat's Pizza Locations". Retrieved 2026-03-13.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Where is the Best Pizza in Maine?". PBS Food. June 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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