Pizza Alesi

A TRADITION!

National advertising has made crust, meat and delivery a standard to measure what a pizza should be.  Even a frozen pizza for 5 bucks is accepted as “great.”  I have eaten Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar’s, and DiGiorno.  Then there’s Alesi’s Pizza House, opened in 1957 by Mariano "Mike" Alesi. Mike and his wife, Bertha, brought Lafayette its first Italian Pizza House.  It was originally located on the corner of Cameron and Bertrand Drive.  Alesi’s has been at their current location since 1962.  Now operated by sons and grandsons, a tradition continues for locals to taste Italy in South Louisiana. 

Veal Scaloppini and Fettuccini with Alesi’s butter and garlic sauce are truly great Italian dishes. I find it hard to order pizza with such a great menu.  Everyone kept telling me, “You have to try the pizza.” Wow! What a treat.  The sauces are rich in culture handed down from generations of Alesi’s family recipes. The toppings are loaded and not scattered.  The serving staff only enhances the experience.  By your second visit you’ll feel like family.  The restaurant decor is a step back in time. If you ate at Alesi’s in the 1960’s and returned today, 50 years later, you would experience the same charm and hospitality. When you eat there, you will relive the memory of a high school date, a family dinner, or simply travel back in time to when restaurants were always a great experience. I look around and I see couples in booths reliving their past.  I see mothers and daughters’ Night Out. They are laughing while enjoying their pizza. Civic club meetings are held here. It has all the ambiance of a small town restaurant.

 Great Job                   Alesi Pizza House                 You Rate   5 


Mr. Mike I miss seeing you there.  Your boys are making you proud. Your legacy continues as they carry on your tradition.


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