Ohio might be best known for Cincinnati-style chili and Graeter’s ice cream, but the Buckeye State also has quite the Italian culinary repertoire. LaRosa’s was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1954 by Donald “Buddy” LaRosa, its flagship restaurant located at Boudinot Avenue. Nearly 75 years later, the original and oldest LaRosa’s in Ohio still stands, serving delicious pizzas and calzones to the fine folks of Ohio.

What does "Italian food" mean to you? In Ohio, "Italian food" is synonymous with one restaurant: LaRosa's. In 1954, LaRosa's opened its doors on Boudinot Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, offering a taste of the Old Country in a city best-known for German fare and brews.