Joe and Ada DeRienzo opened the original DeRienzo's Pizza and Pub (1267 Jungermann Road, 636-317-1034) on Virginia Avenue in south city in 1961. Now their son Tim and his wife, Amy, have brought the family pizza joint back, with a restaurant in St. Peters that honors its traditional recipes.

Back in the day, DeRienzo's was one of a few St. Louis-style pizza restaurants in the city. Its popularity led to an expansion to south county, and the family business became a staple in the local pizza scene for almost 30 years.