#1 Voted Best Chicago Pizza opens first location in Utah County, Celebrates with FREE Pizza for a Year
#1 Voted Best Chicago Pizza opens first location in Utah County, Celebrates with FREE Pizza for a Year
For over 60 years, Rosati’s has defined authentic Chicago style pizza. Now Utah gets a slice.
Orem, Utah—October 28, 2025—Rosati’s Pizza is set to open its first location in Utah County at Orem’s University Place. The brand earned #1 voted Best Chicago Pizza by Chicago’s largest radio station, WGN, earlier this year and is celebrating its Grand Opening on November 17th by giving away its award winning Pizza free for a year to one lucky winner. To enter, customers must sign up to be a Rosati’s Rewards member before November 30th.
“After being fans of Rosati’s Pizza for years, we could not be more excited to bring the flavors of Chicago home to Utah!” said Heidi Sonnenberg, co-owner of Utah’s first Chicago-Style pizza restaurant. “Our location at University Place provides easy access for college students, foodies and families, and we look forward to sharing the Chicago favorites like their famous thin crust and deep dish pizzas, wings and of course the classic Italian Beef sandwiches Chicago is known for with Utah Valley.”
For 60 years, Rosati’s authentic Italian dishes have wowed customers, but even with more than 130 locations nationwide, you had to travel out of state to find it. Rosati’s Orem will be a fast-casual restaurant, featuring counter service and the speed of a quick-service restaurant while maintaining the quality and atmosphere of a more formal, sit-down restaurant. The restaurant can sit 60 comfortably in the dining room, and the mounted TVs provide a sports bar-like atmosphere just like you’d experience in the original Rosati’s in Chicago.
“We are always looking for new-to-Utah dining options at University Place and are thrilled to welcome the award winning Rosati’s Pizza!” Said Danny Woodbury, senior vice president of leasing at University Place. “Rosati’s Pizza will complement our family friendly community and be a destination for authentic Chicago-style pizza that is hard to find in Utah.”
“People say you come to Rosati’s first for the deep-dish, but you come back for Chicago’s Greatest Thin Crust Pizza™,” says co-owner Katie Jacobson. “We’re committed to quality ingredients, bold flavors, and quick service to meet the needs of customers in Utah Valley, the same things that made Rosati’s famous. Here in Orem, we’re also tailoring our franchise for the local community, building a family-friendly space by being alcohol-free and closed on Sundays.”
About Rosati’s Pizza Enterprises, Inc.
Founded in 1964 by the Rosati’s Family, Rosati’s Pizza is known for its signature Chicago-style pizzas and sandwiches including “The Cheef”, their very own Italian beef piled high on Italian bread loaded with fresh Mozzarella cheese, wings with a wide variety of your favorite sauces the famous, Rosati’s Dough Nuggets, pastas, and salads. With five generations of experience and family recipes, every piece of every recipe is original, ensuring Rosati’s Pizza serves one-of-a-kind dishes from a one-of-a-kind family in any of its three styles of restaurant: Sports Pub, cash and carry or fast casual locations. As one of the oldest surviving family pizza brands in the U.S., the Rosati name and reputation has been firmly established in the city of Chicago and its suburbs. Generations have grown up with the brand and continue to spread it to every corner of the country. Transplanted Chicagoans all over the map have helped bring their favorite pizzeria to 130+ locations across twenty states. For more information visit www.myrostis.com.
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