Pat's Pizza

Mill Street in Orono, Maine, location of the original restaurant

Pat's Pizza is a chain of restaurants in Maine. The chain was started in 1931 when Carl D. "Pat" Farnsworth bought the ice cream store in Orono, Maine, in which he had worked as a high-schooler.[1] In 1953, he added pizza to the menu, and it was such a hit that he changed Farnsworth's Cafe into a pizza parlor, giving it its current name.[2] It eventually grew to 13 locations, covering the state. The original store was known as a "second home to generations of University of Maine students".[3] In 1993, Pat reported that 250,000 pizzas a year were being sold from the Orono location alone.[4] Pat Farnsworth died at the age of 90 in 2003.[2]

Locations

As of 15 March 2018,[5] Pat's had locations in:

  • Orono
  • Newport
  • Augusta
  • Auburn
  • Yarmouth
  • Bar Harbor
  • Scarborough
  • North Windham
  • Ellsworth
  • Lincoln
  • Hampden
  • Bethel
  • Presque Isle
  • Sanford
  • Old Port Portland
  • Machias

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Glenn (October 10, 1993). "A Maine Institution Stands Pat on Pizza Food". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. 1 2 McCarthy, Brendan (February 15, 2003). "'Pat' Farnsworth, 93: Built 13-Restaurant Chain on Pizza". Boston Globe. p. B.8. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. ↑ "PB revises mobile home regs". Lewiston Daily Sun. February 13, 1985. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  4. ↑ Adams, Glenn (October 5, 1993). "College town pizza man still working after 62 years". Fort Scott Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Pat's Pizza Locations". Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  • Official website
  • "Farnsworth, Maine pizza franchise legend, dead at 90". Pizza Marketplace. February 18, 2003. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  • "Where is the Best Pizza in Maine?". PBS Food. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-15.


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