State development · United States
Arizona spans major metropolitan areas, university settings, suburban communities and resort destinations, so city selection deserves careful discussion. Russo’s combines New York-style pizza with a full Italian kitchen, giving prospective franchise operators a menu suited to evaluating dine-in, takeaway, delivery and catering by market.
Russo’s Franchise Disclosure Document is active in Arizona. Qualified candidates can request the FDD and discuss territories now.
Open Russo’s restaurants in Arizona: Cannon Beach (Mesa); Tempe UV.
Market and site availability are subject to review.
The food comes first
Russo's New York Italian Pizzeria brings together Chef Anthony Russo's family recipes, fresh preparation and neighborhood hospitality. This is more than a pizza-only concept: a full Italian kitchen gives guests reasons to visit for lunch, family dinner and group occasions.
New York Italian cuisine pairs the familiar comfort of a neighborhood pizzeria with a broader Italian-American table. Thin, foldable pizza slices sit alongside fresh pasta, calzones, salads, sandwiches and Italian entrees. The menu lets a family share a pizza while choosing different meals from the same kitchen.
Signature items include the giant 28-inch party pizza, handcrafted New York-style pies and fresh pasta with scratch-made sauces. Fresh dough and extra virgin olive oil are part of the brand's kitchen standards. Menu items and approved sourcing vary by market.
Explore the chef and ingredient standards
Photography from Anthony's New York Italian, Chef Anthony Russo's Houston restaurant. Photos illustrate the chef's cuisine, not a confirmed menu for this market. Franchise dishes, ingredients and halal sourcing require market-specific approval.
Russo's kitchen cooking-oil standard is extra virgin olive oil instead of seed oils. This is not a certification that every purchased ingredient is seed-oil-free. Confirm ingredients, allergens and approved sourcing for your market with the team.
Chef Anthony Russo's family recipes bring together New York-style pizza, fresh pasta, calzones, salads and sandwiches. Guests can share a large pizza, choose individual pasta dishes or order a meal for a group from the same kitchen. This menu supports family dining, takeout, delivery and catering occasions.
For an owner, the distinction is a chef-driven restaurant concept with established recipes and preparation standards, rather than a pizza-only menu. Explore how training, approved suppliers and operating guidance help your team carry those standards into daily service. Review the approved menu, staffing and sourcing requirements for your proposed location.
Explore the menu and ingredient standardsThe founder's standard
Chef Anthony Russo's restaurant experience and family cooking traditions shape the brand. His standard is simple: "If it isn't fresh, don't serve it." Franchise ownership means carrying that food and hospitality standard into your own restaurant team.
Review the recipes, training and operating responsibilities with the development team. Get to know the people behind the brand before choosing your ownership path.
Read the Russo's storyChoose your restaurant format
A full-service restaurant combining New York-style pizza, pasta and Italian entrees with dine-in hospitality, takeout, delivery and catering. Discuss the kitchen, seating, staffing and site requirements for your proposed market.
A smaller-footprint concept focused on slices, whole pies, takeaway, delivery and catering with a simplified menu. Ask about the current format specifications and whether this model can be offered in your proposed market.
Photos show existing brand restaurants, not proposed sites or a Slice Bar rendering. Format availability and specifications require approval.
Historical U.S. franchise performance
Top 25% of franchised stores
$1,368,586
Average 2025 net sales
Top 50% of franchised stores
$1,042,444
Average 2025 net sales
Based on Item 19 of the Russo's Franchise Disclosure Document, fiscal year 2025. Some outlets have sold these amounts. There is no assurance you will sell as much. These are historical net sales figures, not profit, owner income, cash flow or forecasts. Individual results may vary.
These U.S. results do not represent international performance or expected results. See the current FDD for complete definitions, outlet population, notes and qualifications.
Serve your community
Qualified partners can discuss a halal-focused menu and sourcing plan for selected markets. Review approved meats, supplier documentation, preparation practices and menu execution with Russo's before making halal claims for a restaurant.
Bring questions about local sourcing and kitchen procedures to your development conversation. The restaurant format, menu and sourcing program must be approved for the specific market.
Explore the halal franchise option
Build a neighborhood dining experience around family meals, lunch and dinner, with pizza and a full Italian menu.
Serve guests at home and at work. Plan pickup access, packaging, staffing and delivery costs as part of daily operations.
Explore office lunches, celebrations and group orders with pizza and Italian food. Local relationships and reliable execution support repeat catering opportunities.
These channels create different ways to serve customers, not guaranteed sales or profit. Forecast each channel separately for your proposed location.
Hear from a franchisee
Hear Waruna describe his experience as a Russo's franchisee in Doha, Qatar. His owner interview gives you a firsthand perspective to consider alongside your own questions about training, opening and operations.
Individual experiences and results vary. Speak with current and former franchisees and review the applicable disclosure documents before making a decision.
Watch more franchisee storiesQuick answer
Yes. Tell Russo's which city or trade area interests you. Share your role, team, budget and target date.
The franchise team will review your market and plan. You can then discuss pizza franchise costs, training and support, and next steps.
Start with one trade area and compare sites with local data. This guide does not promise that a site or territory is open. Russo's must approve the candidate, market and proposed site.
Russo's will review your request and reply with next steps.
Before evaluating Arizona, understand the Russo's restaurant concept, review investment requirements and explore training and support. Then use the local research below to prepare your market questions.
Your local market plan
Compare Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Tucson as separate city-selection questions; resort communities may require another operating model. Map employment, university, residential and visitor occasions, then evaluate nearby restaurants, delivery reach, parking, rent and labor access. Consider heat-related operating needs and site access where relevant. Advance only trade areas supported by local customer research and practical property due diligence.
The places below are research starting points, not approved sites, existing restaurant locations or available territories.
Phoenix: Chandler and Gilbert offer suburban family-dining trade areas to compare with Tempe's university setting; keep the existing Tempe and Mesa restaurants in the territory review.
Tucson: Evaluate Oro Valley and the Oracle Road corridor for household-driven meals, separately from University of Arizona lunch traffic and the campus calendar.
Prescott Valley: Compare the Highway 69 corridor in Prescott Valley with downtown Prescott, accounting for the distance between shopping trips, nearby homes and an evening dine-in visit.
The right ownership conversation
Arizona candidates should understand local real estate, permits, staffing, vendors, marketing and delivery economics. Evaluate sourcing and operational needs across varied city and resort settings, and explain who would manage stores and support any area-development plans.
Propose a specific Arizona trade area and explain who will lead day-to-day operations. Review the investment and training before making a site commitment.
Show how your management team, capital and opening schedule could support more than one restaurant. Each proposed location requires review.
Qualified groups can discuss developing a defined area in Arizona. Territory boundaries, schedule, obligations and fees belong in approved agreements, not assumptions.
Chef-founded. More than pizza.
New York-style pizza brings people in. Pasta, Italian entrees, salads and desserts give guests more ways to order and return. Russo’s pairs a chef-created menu with dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering.
Your Arizona forecast should test each channel separately, including labor, food costs, delivery fees and local competition. More channels do not guarantee more profit.
Explore the menu and ingredientsKnow the commitment
An Arizona pizza franchise budget starts with the published U.S. range, then requires a site-specific estimate. The current Franchise Disclosure Document governs the investment table, fees, assumptions and obligations.
Do not treat historical Net Sales as profit or personal income. Review operating costs, working capital and the disclosure documents with your own advisers.
Review U.S. investment detailsSearching for the best pizza franchise in Arizona usually means comparing a short list of brands on the same facts for Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott Valley. Use each brand’s current Franchise Disclosure Document and compare these points side by side.
Then review the Russo’s pizza franchise concept, investment requirements, Item 19 performance information and training and support before contacting Franchise Development about Arizona.
Comparing nearby markets? See pizza franchise opportunities in Colorado, pizza franchise opportunities in Idaho, pizza franchise opportunities in Montana, pizza franchise opportunities in Nevada.
Prepare to operate
Ask how site review, training, opening preparation, approved suppliers and operating systems fit your ownership plan. The applicable franchise documents define the full support program.
For Arizona, identify your restaurant leader early and map hiring, training, permitting and the proposed opening schedule together.
Review franchise training and supportDiscuss site evaluation, restaurant layout, equipment planning and opening coordination before committing to a property.
Review culinary and operational training, recipes, approved suppliers, food safety and service standards for your management team.
Ask about operating systems, technology, local marketing guidance, grand opening support and ongoing resources.
The applicable franchise documents define the support program, responsibilities, expenses and country-specific arrangements.
Before you inquire
This page starts a franchise development conversation about Arizona; it does not confirm an open territory. Russo's must review the proposed area, candidate and development plan before confirming availability.
The published U.S. investment range is $439,350 to $1,490,000, including the $35,000 franchise fee. Your Arizona budget depends on the site and restaurant plan. Review the current FDD for the full investment table, assumptions, fees and obligations.
Yes. Qualified operators may discuss plans for more than one restaurant. Tell us which cities or trade areas interest you. Share your team, capital plan and schedule. All rights and terms require approval and signed agreements.
Send your contact details and preferred market. Add your ownership goals and capital range. Your experience, local plan and timeline will help the team prepare the next review.
Compare the menu, investment, training, operating responsibilities and sales channels. For Arizona, investigate the named research areas on this page and build a site-level plan for access, staffing, delivery economics and competition. Historical sales are not profit or a guarantee.
Compare the full investment, your role, training, suppliers and territory. Ask how the menu and service options fit your trade area. Read all disclosures and agreements before you invest or sign a lease.
Your next research step
Use the Arizona market examples on this page to prepare a neighborhood-level proposal. These questions help you identify what to verify before choosing a site.
Include the Tempe and Mesa restaurants in your proposed territory map before evaluating Chandler or Gilbert. Use the owner profiles to prepare operating questions, and ask the franchise team to confirm any development boundaries.
For Tucson and Prescott Valley, write separate assumptions for weekday lunch, family dinner and pickup. Account for campus breaks where relevant and compare actual travel routes before combining nearby communities into a service area.
Read the Tempe and Mesa owner profiles to prepare questions about ownership and opening. These Arizona examples do not establish results or territory availability in this state.
Review investment requirements · Explore training and support
Bring your preferred neighborhood, operating experience and capital range to the franchise team. Ask about territory availability and the training commitment before negotiating a lease.
Discuss your market planCompare these local guides before proposing a trade area. Availability requires review by Franchise Development.
Compare local attractions, site considerations and restaurant ownership routes in these city guides. Listed cities are research markets, not confirmation of open territories.
Start with your market
Share your preferred Arizona trade area, ownership interest and capital range. Franchise Development can help you review the concept and the right next step.
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