DiCarlo's Pizza - Westerville

Ohio Valley Style crispy crunchy pizza. Savory sauce, fresh ingredients, provolone cheese. Michael and Caroline DiCarlo didn’t originally set out to helm a pizzeria that would thrive through the decades. In fact, pizza wasn’t even on their radar. The...

Ohio Valley Style crispy crunchy pizza. Savory sauce, fresh ingredients, provolone cheese. Michael and Caroline DiCarlo didn’t originally set out to helm a pizzeria that would thrive through the decades. In fact, pizza wasn’t even on their radar. The DiCarlo family had emigrated from Sora, Italy, in the late 19th century, eventually settling in a small steel town known as Steubenville, OH. The DiCarlo family bakery was a popular spot in the community. They handcrafted everything from Italian bread to cakes to cookies and donuts. when their son, Primo, returned home from serving in WWII, he raved to his family about the popular food he’d spotted everywhere in Italian cafes: pizza. Primo saw pizza as a way to stay connected to the family tradition and pursue a business unlike anything else in the valley at the time. His brother Galdo followed him in this venture. The recipe was perfected on borrowed BAKING TRAYS from the bakery. The BAKING TRAYS are critical to the story. Those trays are responsible for both the CRISPY CRUST we enjoy and THE pizza with FRESH cheese and pepperoni TOPPED ON AFTER BAKING! Primo launched the Steubenville location in 1945. At the time he applied for a license with the Ohio Department of Health, they wanted to classify his establishment as a bakery. Ohio Valley residents have nearly as much pride for their hometown pizza as they do for their hometown itself. DiCarlo’s Pizza celebrates over 77 years in business and it’s legacy continues through the hard work of the family and the legendary pizza Primo and his brother Galdo created.