The History of Ted's Pizza

All in the Family - Gus, Bill and Nick Pitsavas

Ted’s Pizza has been serving the Menomonie area since 1970. The Gounaikis family moved to the United States in 1967 from Katarini, Greece. George Gounaikis purchased Ted’s Pizza in 1977 and Jim Gounaikis bought it from his father in 1986. It was during these years that Jim learned all there is to know about running a pizza restaurant. It moved to its current location, 306 Main Street, in 2000 to provide Menomonie with a larger dining room and more variety on the menu. Jim carries on the family tradition with special recipes for the pizza dough, pizza sauce, spaghetti and marinara sauces, and pizza toppings. The restaurant even offers a little bit of Greece with its very popular Gyro Sandwiches served with homemade sauce and a large Greek Salad big enough to share. Ted’s Pizza strives to provide a comfortable atmosphere while offering a superior product at a reasonable price.

Nick Marazis, Elaine and George Gounaikis

Ted's Pizza works to support the community by sponsoring many community groups and events, including a kid’s pitch ball team, a men’s softball team, many Stout and Menomonie athletic sports, Junior Achievement, Drums Along the Red Cedar, Menomonie Eagles, AAU Basketball and many more.

Hey, what about Ted?

Ted is a Greek man that only owned the restaurant for a few short years. He became very allergic to the flour and could not continue. He and his family moved back to Greece. He now owns a cement company in Jim’s home town.