Campisi's Restaurant

About the Business

Specialties

Pizza, Italian, catering, family events

History

Established in 1946.

In 1904, my great grandparents, Carlo "Papa" Campisi and Antonia, immigrated from Sicily to New Orleans. They settled in Dallas thanks to a telegram from a cousin who told of a grocery store for sale for $800. ​ In 1946, Papa purchased a bar at the corner of Knox and McKinney called the Idle Hour. It had a small kitchen in the back. A cousin visiting suggested they serve "Pizza Pies" which were popular in New York. Papa gathered his family in the kitchen to create Dallas' first pizza; as well as, Texas' first pizzeria. ​ In 1950, we moved to our Mockingbird location to take over the previous "Egyptian Lounge". At the time, there was not enough money to buy a new sign, so the original Egyptian sign was changed by removing lounge and adding restaurant. In 1993, we opened the first satellite store at Coit & Campbell. Since then we have expanded Campisi's to multiple locations throughout DFW and Lubbock.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

David C.

Business Owner

Founded on the idea of handshakes and hellos, Campisis Restaurants has been serving iconic, award-winning pizzas and family Italian dishes since 1946.