Premium Pizza, Vibrant Small Town Setting. Owner/Operator’s Dream.
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Situation
20-year successful pizzeria seeks new owner/operator to take the helm. Current owner is a serial entrepreneur and has engaged in new ventures. Come live in an active and community-based life in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Business has a long history of community engagement: School functions, business catering, weddings. Tons of opportunities to grow and expand this operation for an enthusiastic owner/operator.
Background
Established in 2007 as a franchise of a regional gourmet pizza chain, the owner took the company private in 2015. It has stayed in the same location and the menu has stayed premium, upscale pizza. This profitable, smooth-running business also has become an important part of the clean, growing community in which it resides. The atmosphere is upbeat but casual and customers can dine in or take out.
The Restaurant
Currently, the owner is full time in a different business and has a full-time manager, who could be replaced by an owner/operator. What customers experience when they enter is a contemporary interior that sparkles. All is inviting and comfortable, designed to enjoy a special pizza meal. Employees are aware the owner is exiting and are staying on to see how a new owner will run the business
Menu
Quality, premium ingredients; elevated comfort food. Gourmet and creative pizzas, sandwiches prepared on house-made bread. Fresh salads prepared with in-house dressing. The owner enjoys great relationships with suppliers who understand quality ingredients and maintenance vendors who understand quick response. One of the good sides of COVID is the increased use of apps. The owner now uses an app to make orders, then receives the confirmation they will be delivered the next day. A list of suppliers and maintenance vendors is available upon request.
Kitchen
The owner is fastidious about both restaurant cleanliness. The equipment always in top working order so as not to disappoint the customers. As a pizza restaurant, the equipment is simple and kept in top condition, with spare components on hand and established maintenance vendors. Downtime has been minimal in his operations. The kitchen is well-organized and efficient, the counters are accessible and the prep areas are well-placed and efficient.
Sales
Seasonality: Summer is a busier time than winter.
Average ticket: ($28.93 2026 to date)
Annual sales last three years.
2023 2024 2025
580,277 753,000 661,503
Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE) normalized* **
2023 2024 2025
94,294 108,508 121,993
*2025 Was an aberration. A number of non-recurring business and non-business issues led to exceedingly high labor costs and a loss. The owner also was an absentee owner, checking up on the store on a regular but infrequent basis. The labor issues have been resolved and 2026 has been operating within industry standard ratios. The 2025 financials have been recast and normalized, and are in line with the steady operation the store has enjoyed for years. Both the recast 2025 financials and the 2025 operating issues will be explained by the owner when there is a conversation.
**An owner/operator would add the manager’s salary and tips to the SDE for a higher O/O SDE figure.
Location
Hood River, Oregon is located in the majestic Columbia Gorge, a breathtaking scene of shear cliffs and the wide, rolling Columbia River. In the summer, it attracts huge crowds as it is a global wind-surfing location. It also has become a popular place to live as it is located at the base Mount Hood for skiing in the winter and surrounded by fruit farms (Hood River apples are famous) in the summer. In fact, a large residential neighborhood is being constructed right across the street from the restaurant and will provide a highly targeted clientele when completed. The town itself has kept clean and maintains a village-like atmosphere. The residents are polite and well-heeled for the most part.
20-year successful pizzeria seeks new owner/operator to take the helm. Current owner is a serial entrepreneur and has engaged in new ventures. Come live in an active and community-based life in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Business has a long history of community engagement: School functions, business catering, weddings. Tons of opportunities to grow and expand this operation for an enthusiastic owner/operator.
Background
Established in 2007 as a franchise of a regional gourmet pizza chain, the owner took the company private in 2015. It has stayed in the same location and the menu has stayed premium, upscale pizza. This profitable, smooth-running business also has become an important part of the clean, growing community in which it resides. The atmosphere is upbeat but casual and customers can dine in or take out.
The Restaurant
Currently, the owner is full time in a different business and has a full-time manager, who could be replaced by an owner/operator. What customers experience when they enter is a contemporary interior that sparkles. All is inviting and comfortable, designed to enjoy a special pizza meal. Employees are aware the owner is exiting and are staying on to see how a new owner will run the business
Menu
Quality, premium ingredients; elevated comfort food. Gourmet and creative pizzas, sandwiches prepared on house-made bread. Fresh salads prepared with in-house dressing. The owner enjoys great relationships with suppliers who understand quality ingredients and maintenance vendors who understand quick response. One of the good sides of COVID is the increased use of apps. The owner now uses an app to make orders, then receives the confirmation they will be delivered the next day. A list of suppliers and maintenance vendors is available upon request.
Kitchen
The owner is fastidious about both restaurant cleanliness. The equipment always in top working order so as not to disappoint the customers. As a pizza restaurant, the equipment is simple and kept in top condition, with spare components on hand and established maintenance vendors. Downtime has been minimal in his operations. The kitchen is well-organized and efficient, the counters are accessible and the prep areas are well-placed and efficient.
Sales
Seasonality: Summer is a busier time than winter.
Average ticket: ($28.93 2026 to date)
Annual sales last three years.
2023 2024 2025
580,277 753,000 661,503
Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE) normalized* **
2023 2024 2025
94,294 108,508 121,993
*2025 Was an aberration. A number of non-recurring business and non-business issues led to exceedingly high labor costs and a loss. The owner also was an absentee owner, checking up on the store on a regular but infrequent basis. The labor issues have been resolved and 2026 has been operating within industry standard ratios. The 2025 financials have been recast and normalized, and are in line with the steady operation the store has enjoyed for years. Both the recast 2025 financials and the 2025 operating issues will be explained by the owner when there is a conversation.
**An owner/operator would add the manager’s salary and tips to the SDE for a higher O/O SDE figure.
Location
Hood River, Oregon is located in the majestic Columbia Gorge, a breathtaking scene of shear cliffs and the wide, rolling Columbia River. In the summer, it attracts huge crowds as it is a global wind-surfing location. It also has become a popular place to live as it is located at the base Mount Hood for skiing in the winter and surrounded by fruit farms (Hood River apples are famous) in the summer. In fact, a large residential neighborhood is being constructed right across the street from the restaurant and will provide a highly targeted clientele when completed. The town itself has kept clean and maintains a village-like atmosphere. The residents are polite and well-heeled for the most part.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 19
- Employees
- 12 (9 Full-time, 3 Part-time)
Seasonal employees. Summer busier than winter. - Facilities & Assets
- Restaurant Metrics
Size: 1,250 sq. ft.
Seating Capacity: 42 occupancy
Employee Count: 9 winter, 12 summer (the town is close to ski resorts, so mountain employees are often available during the summer)
Equipment: Full list available upon request
Kitchen
The owner is fastidious about both restaurant cleanliness. The equipment always in top working order so as not to disappoint the customers. As a pizza restaurant, the equipment is simple and kept in top condition, with spare components on hand and established maintenance vendors. Downtime has been minimal in his operations. The kitchen is well-organized and efficient, the counters are accessible and the prep areas are well-placed and efficient. - Market Outlook / Competition
- The restaurant’s owner has chosen his location to be on the growing west side of town, just distant enough from the congested central core to be an easy alternative to his dining competition. Ample parking is a plus. The clientele is a mixture of locals and tourists who know what a premium pizza is and are willing to pay for it. The general customer profile is couples and families. They spend $30 for a pizza. However, The restaurant’s also offers some great lunch specials for $15 to both expand its customer base. The owner has noticed an uptick in vegan and vegetarian pizza requests, and added many good-tasting items to the menu and has enjoyed positive adoption. The owner also is experiencing more catering business. Many weddings and special ceremonies are held in the area and requests for catering are growing. Consequently, the number of event planners in the area is growing rapidly and are yet another revenue stream for building the catering business.
- Opportunities for Growth
- The area is experiencing quality, controlled growth in terms of both industry and strong income families. Since the town is a close neighborhood, the owner has engaged in a variety of family and school sponsorships to bond his business to the community. Of note is “Pizza With A Purpose” whereby an institution (usually school) receives 20% of total sales – not profit – of that day. The institution that receives the donation does the promotion, since the more people who go to the restaurant, the more money they make. So, the restaurant gets notoriety and some new customers, plus the halo effect. Additionally, the restaurant coordinates with the local shelter, feeding the residents twice a month and the donation gets well publicized. A new owner will want to stay integrated into the community.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
- Building Sq. Ft.
- 1,250
- Rent
- $3,115 per month
- Lease Expiration
- 2/28/2028
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Owner has built a solid business and is pursuing other opportunities.
- Transition Support
- Owner will provide training. Business is fairly straightforward.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2549791
- Listing Views
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