This is not a typical Henry met Johnny story. Henry is straight out of Korea. He came over that ocean about a decade ago to conquer his American dreams and little did he know it would be through the magnificent power of Pizza. Henry, as a young 20- something, along with his brother, navigated through the streets of Koreatown, Los Angeles hoping to find an opportunity amongst other dream chasers. Things were oddly familiar yet unlike anywhere he’s been. He landed a server job to make ends meet and eventually moved up to the coveted ranks of general manager. Work ethic is everything. His veteran Pizza skills and dough accolades were stacked so high that he was ready for the next big challenge, Ownership. Crossed it off. Pizza goals, totally unlocked. His American dream is just getting started.

Johnny is from Boise Idaho where the deeply vast halls of Albertson’s dominated weekend shopping trips aimed at assimilating his lunches for school where having a small container of kimchi was like crossing the border with some fine perishables. It was more commonplace to see a doe (a deer, a female deer) than a Korean American. His family was something they’d eventually use to describe the word diversity. Johnny grew up amongst the restaurant chains of the would-be future and loved them all equally. However, after summers stints to Portland, and parts of California, his horizons into food began. Pho? KBBQ? boba?…and tacos made by people without polo shirts donning a bell logos? He could not get enough. What’s been tasted cannot be untasted. Johnny had to be a part of it.

Henry and Johnny met in the late summer of 2017 and the rest is pizza history.