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Anybody remember Johnny Deangelos pizza

Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:41 am
Posted by indytiger
baton rouge/indy
Member since Oct 2004
10211 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:41 am
In BR about 4-5 years ago? Whatever happened to that place?
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108160 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:44 am to
I only ever knew of Louis Deangelos, which is still around
Posted by Hat Tricks
Member since Oct 2003
28871 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:47 am to
Johnny Deangelo's pizza was legit. Loved the little italian lunch buffet he used to have. He was very nice to do business with but crazy as frick.
This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 12:44 pm
Posted by indytiger
baton rouge/indy
Member since Oct 2004
10211 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:55 am to
That's always the feel I got too. His pizza was the best in town but he couldn't run a bidness. Saw him scream at a waitress in front of the customers once
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
76123 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 11:10 am to
Indy, where you eating today?
Posted by Hat Tricks
Member since Oct 2003
28871 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 1:03 pm to
quote:

Saw him scream at a waitress in front of the customers once


Saw that as well. He apparently had some issues with obtaining a liquor license too.

Oh, and those meatballs he made there were legit too. Loved those things.

Apparently on Friday nights I think it was, he would go around to the table and do some type of comedy routing to entertain the customers. I never experienced it but I can only imagine what it was like.
Posted by Cash
Vail
Member since Feb 2005
37577 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 1:06 pm to
quote:

I only ever knew of Louis Deangelos


Johnny is Louis' uncle.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77727 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 1:17 pm to
Are they related to the 225 painting guy? Isn't he a De'Angelo?
Posted by Langland
Trumplandia
Member since Apr 2014
15382 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 1:42 pm to
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Johnny is Louis' uncle


I recall hearing that at the time, but I couldn't understand why he would open a pizza joint down the street from his from his nephew's place, DeAngelos.
Posted by indytiger
baton rouge/indy
Member since Oct 2004
10211 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:10 pm to
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Indy, where you eating today?


Hah didn't need any gtown advice today, had to go up to LSU so I went to 5 guys
Posted by LSUdm21
Member since Nov 2008
17486 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 3:05 pm to
Didn't he piss and moan about his place getting screwed by the widening of Jones Creek?
Posted by mpar98
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
8041 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 3:08 pm to
I ordered a meatball sandwich from there one time...it was muffeleta bread with about 8 huge meatballs on it...I was like
then it closed a few months after that...
This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 3:09 pm
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118228 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 3:08 pm to
Legitimate problem for business owners over there.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49608 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 4:47 pm to
His nephew sued him to remove the name. He didn't pay his 940-941 taxes, lost his liquor license, lost his lease, moved to Coursey, lost his staff, lost his mind.

Dude could make a pizza. I saw him in City Cafe not long ago and somehow got on his email list. Every now and then I'll still get a rant. The Government. Oh he's bat shite crazy alright.
Posted by Langland
Trumplandia
Member since Apr 2014
15382 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 6:17 pm to
So it was Johnny Deangelos New York Pizza Company at 4606 Jones Creek Rd. It appears he moved because... “I started looking as soon as I heard of the plan to expand Jones Creek Road. There was a good chance I would lose my parking lot and that would have been very bad for business. I drove around and just saw a “For Sale” sign in the window. I inquired and the rest is history. It was truly God’s will that I ended up in this location.”

He moved to 13214 Coursey Blvd and called it Johnny D's.

The name change was due to a copyright protection issue between him and his nephew Louis DeAngelo. LINK
This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 6:18 pm
Posted by SuperflyLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
1097 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 6:59 pm to
Damn I miss that place. Loved the pizza. Loved the buffet. Hell, loved all of it. That big arse pizza he had was awesome
Posted by Hat Tricks
Member since Oct 2003
28871 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 7:18 pm to
The food there really was fantastic. It really is a shame that Johnny D was such a terrible business owner.

My co-worker worked at Louis Deangelo's a long time ago and has some pretty funny stories about the relationship with Johnny and the rest of the family. Pretty entertaining stuff.
Posted by DanglingFury
Living the dream
Member since Dec 2007
20465 posts
Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:01 pm to
His pizza was fricking awesome. I died a little inside the day I found out he closed.
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