How Long Has Top Pizza Been Around?
Top Pizza & Spaghetti House has served Lethbridge, Alberta since 1968, making it the city's oldest pizzeria. Founder Louis opened the doors, and the LOUIS' SPECIAL — pepperoni, mushroom, ham, green pepper, tomato, and onion — still carries his name and a Friday tradition. The restaurant remains at the corner of 11th Street and 4th Avenue South, serving pizza, pasta, and salads.
The Short Answer
We opened in 1968, which makes us Lethbridge’s oldest pizzeria. Founder Louis started it all, and his namesake pie — the LOUIS’ SPECIAL — still leads the menu. We’re still where we’ve always been: the corner of 11th Street and 4th Avenue South.
The Detailed Answer
The Short Version of a Long Story
Louis opened Top Pizza & Spaghetti House more than five decades ago. The name says what we’ve been ever since: a pizza house and a spaghetti house under one roof. Pizza, pasta, and salads — made from fresh dough and homemade sauce, the way the kitchen learned it at the start.
What’s Stayed the Same
The corner. The name. The founder’s pizza, built his way — pepperoni, mushroom, ham, green pepper, tomato, and onion — with its own Friday tradition. And the standard: 100% mozzarella and dough made fresh daily.
Both Halves of the Name
The “& Spaghetti House” half is not decoration. Lasagnas, spaghetti with meat sauce, ravioli, and tortellini have shared the kitchen with the pizzas from the beginning, which is why family tables here order across both menus without thinking about it.
What’s New
The menu has grown with the decades — the Detroit Deep Dish squares joined in 2022, and you can now build your order online. The rest we’ve deliberately left alone.
Come see us at 1101 4 Ave S, or start at the menu overview.
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