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"IF WE
DON'T MAKE
IT, SLICE IT,
CUT IT OR
MIX IT,
IT'S NOT
IN THIS
STORE."
< MIKE
BAUSCH,
OWNER OF
ANDOLINI'S
here are some powerhouse cities that are known for their
culinary prowess: New York, of course, and San Francisco,
Boston and Chicago. Pizzeria owner Mike Bausch is building
a regional empire of impressive stores featuring a variety of
pizza styles. Roman pizza in Tulsa, Oklahoma? Given the
crowds mid-day at Bausch's downtown store, it's safe to say
his brand is more than successful at $10.5 million, landing at
No. 13 on Pizza Today's Hot 100 Independents list.
After graduating college, Bausch enlisted in the Marine
Corps and went through training, but was turned down due to Type 1
Juvenile Diabetes. He thought about law school -- even went so far as
to attend orientation -- but quickly realized the legal field just wasn't for
him.
His brother had been transferred to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with Alamo
Rent A Car, and encouraged Bausch to "check out this town that has like
30 people waiting outside a Chili's on a Wednesday at 5 o'clock. A line
-- because there are so few restaurants," he says. "And then the economic
boom of the Tulsa suburbs began. We took that on and started in a small
suburb. A 22-year-old running a restaurant with no restaurant experience
and working at it is not something I would recommend other people do.
"And then I went to Pizza Expo. I'm a success story of Expo."
Rather than hitting up the Vegas nightlife, Bausch went to every seminar he could, befriended (and later joined) The World Pizza Champions
for advice and competed in the International Pizza Challenge. "I grew
up in New Jersey and New York, and I would call pizzerias I grew up
ANDOLINI'S
HITS THE
MARK(ET)
IN TULSA
STORY
MANDY
WOLF
DETWILER
PHOTOS
JOSH
KEOWN
enjoying and knew would give me the
time of day when I asked for tips or input,"
Bausch says, and opened his first store in
January 2005. He picked the mind of Tony
Gemignani, who owns a string of West
Coast pizzeria brands, and by 2009 Bausch
had solidified his own Midwest empire,
now including seven pizzerias (with a food
truck that operates as its own entity) and a
gelateria.
"Only when I got rid of the canned
music and put on songs I liked, and I
went to Italy and made sure I got good
photos that represented us -- only when I
started to represent us did it start coming
together."
The restaurants pay subtle homage to
movies -- even the name "Andolini" refers
to Vito Corleone's real name in "The
Godfather".
"And back in 2004 when the phone
book mattered, (it was) A for
'Andoloni's' and we were first," Bausch says.
One location feels like a 1920s bar
because Bausch feels that is a timeless
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Pizza Today - June 2018
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - June 2018
Pizza Today - June 2018
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Tony’s Trending Recip
At Your Service
Destinations
Knead to Know
Handling Angry Diners
Olive’s Comeback
Cracking the Health Code
Emergency Planning
Pizza Today on the Road: Andolini’s Tulsa, Oklahoma
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
Mike’s Monthy Tip
Pizza Today - June 2018 - CT1
Pizza Today - June 2018 - CT2
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Pizza Today - June 2018
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Cover2
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Commentary
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 4
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 5
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Contents
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 7
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 8
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 9
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Contributors
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 11
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 13
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Interact
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 15
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Conversation
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 17
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 19
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Tony’s Trending Recip
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 21
Pizza Today - June 2018 - At Your Service
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 23
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Destinations
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 25
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Knead to Know
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 27
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 28
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 29
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Handling Angry Diners
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 31
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 32
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 33
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Olive’s Comeback
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 35
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 36
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 37
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Cracking the Health Code
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 39
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Emergency Planning
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 41
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Pizza Today on the Road: Andolini’s Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 43
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 44
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 45
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Product Showcase
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Mike’s Monthy Tip
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