History
The original Joanne's Pizza was opened in Middle Village, Queens in 1964 by Francesco DiMaria. In 1999 Francesco's sons Rino and Louis DiMaria took over the family business and created Joanne's Gourmet Pizza. Joanne's Gourmet Pizza then went on to open several units on Long Island and one in Queens, NY. Rino and Louis recently sold all of their units except for their original location in Roslyn to concentrate on the expansion of their new Gourmet Pizza concept called