Three Brothers Restaurants

What Three Brothers Restaurants does

Three Brothers Restaurants is a privately held, family-owned Italian-American fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 1976 by brothers Michael, Mario, and Peter Repole, who relocated the family business from Brooklyn, New York to Greenbelt, Maryland, carrying forward recipes originating in Rapone, Italy. The company operates 10 physical restaurant locations across the Maryland and Washington D.C. metropolitan area—including Baltimore/Halethorpe, Bladensburg, Bowie, Greenbelt (the original flagship and highest-volume store), Hyattsville, Laurel, Odenton, Prince Frederick, Columbia, and Waldorf—serving individual consumers and families seeking convenient Italian-American meals for lunch, dinner, events, and catering.

Its product portfolio centers on Italian-American comfort food: Neapolitan and specialty pizzas (made with fresh dough prepared in-store daily, classic tomato-basil sauce, and 100% real mozzarella in 11/14/16/18 inch sizes or by the slice), pasta dishes (notably Mama Repole's Famous Lasagna, Fettuccine Alfredo, Baked Ziti, and Tortellini), submarine sandwiches (such as the Italian Combo Sub), calzones and strombolis (including the signature Italian Boat), premium house salads, and Lite Line low-carb options. The technology stack is minimal and undisclosed at the corporate level; the only named integration is Mapbox for the store locator, and there is no proprietary mobile app. The digital surface consists of a website with online ordering, plus a Facebook page and Twitter account for brand engagement.

The business model is straightforward transaction-based revenue across three streams: dine-in restaurant sales, takeout and delivery orders (placed directly through the website or via third-party platforms including DoorDash, click4ameal, and slicelife), and catering services (handled in-house and through ezcater for corporate and event orders). No pricing tiers, menu price points, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The company has remained under family ownership since founding, with no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed executive hires beyond the three co-founder brothers, who reportedly continue to participate in recipe development and restaurant operations.

Name

Three Brothers Restaurants

Legal name

Three Brothers Restaurants

Website

https://threebrotherspizza.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Three Brothers Restaurants is a family-owned Italian-American fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 1976, operating 10 locations across Maryland and serving individual consumers, families, and corporate catering customers with pizza, pasta, subs, and Italian entrees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fast-Casual Italian-American Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pizza Fast Casual (THAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Italian-American restaurants
• Pizza dining
• Fast-casual dining
• Restaurant catering
• Submarine sandwiches

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyattsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue generated from customers dining in at restaurant locations, ordering from a full menu of Italian-American favorites including pizza, pasta, subs, salads, and specialty items.
2. Takeout and Delivery Orders: Revenue from takeout and delivery orders placed directly through the company website or via third-party delivery platforms including DoorDash, ezcater, and other online ordering systems. Online ordering fees and platform commissions apply.
3. Catering Services: Catering orders for events, available through the company's own ordering system and via ezcater platform for business catering services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Three Brothers Restaurants operates a multi-unit family-owned Italian-American fast-casual restaurant chain serving pizza, pasta, submarine sandwiches, strombolis, calzones, salads, and Italian specialties across 10 locations in Maryland. Customers can dine in, order takeout, schedule delivery through the company website or third-party platforms, or arrange catering for business and personal events. Signature offerings include Neapolitan-style pizzas with fresh in-store-made dough and Mama Repole's Famous Lasagna, prepared from original family recipes originating in Rapone, Italy.

Product overview

Three Brothers Restaurants is a multi-unit Italian-American fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 1976 in Greenbelt, Maryland. The company operates 10 restaurant locations across Maryland and serves a full selection of Italian-American favorites including Neapolitan and specialty pizzas, pasta dishes (notably Mama Repole's Famous Lasagna), submarine sandwiches (such as the Italian Combo Sub), calzones and strombolis (including the Italian Boat), premium house salads, and various entrees. The company offers dine-in, takeout, catering (via ezcater), and online ordering through multiple third-party delivery platforms. The product portfolio centers on Italian-American comfort food made with family recipes, served in a fast-casual dining atmosphere.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pizzas Neapolitan and specialty pizzas made with classic tomato pizza sauce, 100% real mozzarella cheese, and fresh ingredients on fresh dough made in-store daily; offered in 11, 14, 16, and 18 inch sizes, whole or by the slice, for dine-in, takeout, delivery, and catering customers.
• Italian Combo Sub Submarine sandwich made with freshly sliced ham, capicola, and Genoa salami, topped with provolone, lettuce, tomatoes, and house Italian dressing on an 8-inch bakery sub roll; targeted at dine-in and takeout customers.
• Italian Boat Fresh pizza dough filled with mozzarella cheese, Italian sausage, meatballs, sweet peppers, mushrooms, onions, and marinara sauce; targeted at dine-in and takeout customers seeking a heartier Italian entrée.
• Premium House Salads Premium salads including Greek Chicken Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad, Tuscan Chicken Salad, Buffalo Chicken Salad, and Cobb Chicken Salad, served with garlic bread; targeted at dine-in customers seeking lighter Italian-American fare.
• Mama Repole's Famous Lasagna Layers of pasta with fresh beef meat sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella cheese topped with homemade marinara sauce and baked to perfection; offered as a signature lunch and dinner entrée for dine-in customers.
• Catering Services Catering orders for events and business gatherings using the company's Italian-American menu; available through the company's own ordering system and via the ezcater platform, targeting offices, event hosts, and group customers in the Maryland/Washington D.C. area.
• Online Ordering for Pickup and Delivery Direct online ordering from the company website enabling customers to place pickup and delivery orders from any of the 10 Three Brothers locations across Maryland.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DoorDashminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery partnership enabling customers to order Three Brothers menu items for delivery through the DoorDash platform.
• ezcaterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCatering partnership through ezcater platform for business catering orders, allowing corporate customers to order Three Brothers for events and workplace gatherings.
• click4amealminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline ordering platform partnership for pickup and delivery orders from multiple Three Brothers locations.
• slicelifeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline ordering partnership for pizza ordering from select Three Brothers locations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• &pizza: Washington D.C.-based fast-casual pizza chain operating in the same Baltimore-D.C. corridor with a similar build-your-own pie concept and dine-in/takeout/delivery model. Highly comparable in category, geography, and target customer.
• Ledo Pizza: Maryland-based regional pizza chain with rectangular Sicilian-style pies and multiple dine-in locations across the Baltimore-Washington metro. Directly comparable Mid-Atlantic fast-casual Italian-American competitor.
• Pizza Boli's: Mid-Atlantic regional pizza franchise offering New York-style pies, subs, pasta, and Italian-American favorites across multiple states. Comparable fast-casual Italian-American menu and dine-in/takeout/delivery model.
• MOD Pizza: National fast-casual pizza chain with a build-your-own model, dine-in/takeout, and strong digital ordering infrastructure. Comparable in fast-casual pizza category, menu breadth, and channel mix.
• Blaze Pizza: Fast-casual assembly-line pizza chain with national footprint, dine-in and delivery channels. Direct comparable on category, service model, and customer demographic targeting.

Broad incumbents

• Domino's Pizza: Largest U.S. QSR pizza chain with delivery and digital ordering dominance. Sets the competitive ceiling on delivery share and technology expectations in every Maryland submarket.
• Papa John's Pizza: National QSR pizza chain with strong delivery and loyalty programs. Operates across the Baltimore-D.C. metro and competes on convenience and brand spend.

Emerging players

• Papa Murphy's: Take-and-bake pizza chain with a lighter operational footprint. Adjacent competitor for at-home pizza occasions and overlapping customer segments.
• Pieology Pizzeria: Fast-casual build-your-own pizza chain with dine-in and delivery. Comparable category and customer demographic, with franchised footprint overlapping the broader East Coast.

Regional players

• Vocelli Pizza: Mid-Atlantic regional pizza chain offering traditional and gourmet pies, subs, pasta, and salads. Comparable menu breadth and Italian-American positioning with primary footprint in Pennsylvania and Maryland-adjacent markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ThreeBros_Pizza
• Facebookfacebook.com/ThreeBrothersPizza.MD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/three-brothers-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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