Milano’s Pizza, Subs & Taps

What Milano’s Pizza, Subs & Taps does

Milano's Pizza, Subs & Taps is a privately-held, independent restaurant company founded in 1969 in Dayton, Ohio. The company operates three full-service casual-dining locations in the Dayton metropolitan area — University of Dayton (1834 Brown Street), Miami Township (9572 Springboro Pike), and Beavercreek (2260 N. Fairfield Road) — serving local families, University of Dayton students, sports fans, craft beer enthusiasts, and community organizations. Revenue is generated across dine-in service, carryout, in-house delivery (available at the University of Dayton and Miami Township locations), on-premise bar sales, and catering distributed through the ezCater marketplace. The company is independently owned with no disclosed parent, investor, or franchise structure.

The operational backbone is an in-house bakery that produces sub rolls and pizza crusts daily from scratch using a recipe of flour, yeast, salt, and water — without preservatives or artificial ingredients — a practice continuous since the original 1969 opening at 1820 Brown Street. The menu spans pizza, submarines, cheesesteaks, appetizers, salads, soups, Angus burgers, calzones, French bread pizza, desserts, and a kids' menu. In 2005 the concept was expanded from subs and salads to include pizza and beer, and today each location runs 24+ rotating craft beer taps featuring local breweries and 80-inch televisions for sports viewing. The technology stack is composed entirely of third-party SaaS: ToastTab for online ordering, ezCater for catering distribution, QuickGifts for digital gift cards, and Google Ads for remarketing. The company also operates the Takeover Program (a community fundraising initiative donating 20% of pre-taxed food sales) and The Milano's Challenge (a 100-consecutive-day loyalty program).

Name

Milano’s Pizza, Subs & Taps

Legal name

Milano's Pizza, Subs & Taps

Website

https://milanossubs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Milano's Pizza, Subs & Taps is an independent Dayton, Ohio restaurant company founded in 1969, operating three full-service casual-dining locations serving local families, university students, sports fans, and community groups with scratch-made pizza, subs, and craft beer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Pizza sandwich shop
• Craft beer bar
• Restaurant catering service
• Neighborhood sports bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Service: Full-service restaurant dining at three Dayton-area locations with full bar, sports viewing on 80-inch TVs, and casual family atmosphere.
2. Online Ordering / Takeout: Direct online ordering via ToastTab platform for carryout from all three locations.
3. Delivery: Delivery service available during restaurant hours at University of Dayton and Miami Township locations.
4. Catering: Full catering menu including appetizers, boxed lunches, pasta, pizza, salads, submarines, and desserts available through ezCater partnership.
5. Alcohol Sales: Craft beer on 24+ rotating taps featuring local breweries and seasonal selections, plus specialty mixed drinks including the Milanorita.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Milano's Pizza, Subs & Taps operates a casual dining restaurant concept serving made-from-scratch pizza, submarine sandwiches, cheesesteaks, burgers, salads, appetizers, and desserts across three company-owned locations in the Dayton, Ohio area. Each location includes a full bar with 24+ rotating craft beer taps, 80-inch televisions for sports viewing, and offers dine-in, carryout, delivery, and catering services. The company runs an in-house bakery producing sub rolls and pizza crusts daily from flour, yeast, salt, and water without preservatives or artificial ingredients.

Product overview

Milano's Pizza, Subs & Taps is a family-owned Dayton, Ohio restaurant chain founded in 1969, operating three locations (University of Dayton, Miami Township, and Beavercreek). The company offers a diversified menu centered around made-from-scratch sub rolls and pizza crusts baked daily, featuring core products including Pizza (with gluten-free cauliflower crust option), Submarines, Cheesesteaks, Appetizers, Salads, Soups, Signature Burgers, Calzones, French Bread Pizza, Desserts, and Kids Meals. Specialty menu offerings include seasonal Oktoberfest items featuring schnitzel sandwiches and German-inspired pizzas. The company also operates a full-service bar with 24+ rotating craft beer taps, specialty mixed drinks, and sports viewing on 80-inch televisions. Additional revenue streams include Catering Menu services, Online Ordering via Toast Tab platform, Delivery & Carryout, The Milano's Challenge loyalty program, and the Takeover Program for community fundraising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pizza
• Submarines Signature submarine sandwiches built on housemade bread or wraps, served cold, grilled, or baked, including Atlantic City Italian, Ham & Provolone, Ham & Turkey, The Club, Turkey, Capicola Salami & Provolone (CSP), and specialty varieties.
• Cheesesteaks Cheesesteak sandwiches in Original, Chicken, Double, Loaded, and Spicy Bacon Cheddar varieties, made with grilled steak, provolone cheese, and various toppings.
• Signature Burgers & Fries 100% Fresh Angus beef burgers including All American, Double Cheeseburger, Garlic Mushroom & Provolone, Peanut Butter & Bacon, Spicy Black & Blue, and The Texan, served with fries.
• Appetizers Starters including Bavarian Pretzel Sticks with Beer Cheese, Breaded Pickle Slices, Buffalo Cauliflower, Buffalo Chicken Dip, Buffalo Wings, Chicken Tenders, Garlic Cheese Bread, Garlic Cheese Dippers, Loaded Milano's Potatoes, Loaded Tots, Mozzarella Sticks, Onion Petals, and Spinach-Artichoke Dip.
• Salads Various salad options including Apple Walnut Chopped, BLT Chopped, Julienne, Milano's Chicken, Side Salad, Southwest Chicken, and Spring Mix, served with garlic bread and multiple dressing choices.
• Soups Daily rotating soup offerings including Signature Chili, available in cup or bowl sizes, with soup-and-salad combination options.
• Calzones Calzone options including Cheese, Create Your Own, Deluxe, and Extreme Meats varieties with various meat and vegetable fillings.
• French Bread Pizza Pizzas made on housemade French bread including Cheese, Meatball, Pepperoni, and Sausage varieties.
• Desserts Dessert offerings including Baked Chocolate Chip Cookie Ala Mode, New York-style Cheesecake with strawberry sauce, and Tiramisu.
• Kids Meals Child-friendly menu items including Boneless Wings, Mac & Cheese, Pepperoni Calzone, Pepperoni Pizza, and Turkey Sub, served with fries or applesauce and milk or soft drink.
• Catering Menu Full catering service including appetizers (Buffalo Chicken Dip, Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Boneless Wings, Meatballs, Chicken Tenders), boxed lunches, desserts, pasta, pizza trays, salads, and submarine party trays serving 6-15 guests, available through ezCater.
• Craft Beer & Bar 24+ constantly-rotating beer taps featuring local breweries, seasonal selections, and trendy hop varieties, plus specialty mixed drinks like the Milanorita, served alongside 80-inch televisions for sports viewing.
• The Milano's Challenge (Loyalty Program) Loyalty program where groups of 1-4 members (all 21+) can earn Elite Regular status by making purchases at Milano's for 100 consecutive days, with rewards including a wall photo, Milano's hooded sweatshirt, and Elite Regular recognition.
• Takeover Program Fundraising program in which community organizations can host events at Milano's and receive 20% of pre-taxed food sales donated back to their group.
• Online Ordering & Carryout Digital ordering platform via ToastTab enabling customers to place carryout orders at all three Milano's locations.
• Delivery Service In-house delivery service available at the University of Dayton and Miami Township locations during operating hours; the Beavercreek location does not offer delivery.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards sold through the QuickGifts platform, redeemable at any Milano's location.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% donation of pre-taxed food sales for community fundraising events

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ToastTabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToastTab provides the online ordering platform for all three Milano's locations. Each location has its own ToastTab storefront for carryout orders.
• ezCatercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorezCater is used as the catering ordering platform, allowing Milano's to reach corporate and event catering customers through the ezCater marketplace.
• Local Craft BreweriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal breweries supply rotating taps at all Milano's locations. The constantly-rotating beer selection emphasizes local craft beer pride and supports the local brewing community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Donatos Pizza: Ohio-based pizza chain with strong Columbus presence and statewide footprint. Comparable as a regional pizza chain with dine-in, delivery, and a similar heritage-brand positioning, though it has broader scale and a more developed delivery/loyalty infrastructure.
• LaRosa's: Family-owned Greater Cincinnati/Cleveland pizza chain famous for hoagies (subs), pizza, and casual dine-in. Comparable on product mix (pizza + subs + full bar), family-friendly positioning, and multi-decade independent regional chain status, though concentrated in different Ohio metros.
• Marco's Pizza: Toledo, Ohio-founded pizza franchise with multi-state Midwest and national presence. Comparable as an Ohio-rooted pizza chain expanding across similar regional geographies with dine-in and delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Domino's Pizza: Largest pizza chain in the U.S. with nationwide delivery infrastructure and a dominant digital ordering app. Sets the competitive benchmark for pizza delivery in Dayton and competes for both dine-in and off-premise pizza occasions.
• Jet's Pizza: Michigan-founded deep-dish and Detroit-style pizza chain with a heavy Ohio presence, including Dayton-area stores. Comparable on pizza-centric menu, dine-in/delivery model, and Ohio/Midwest footprint, though at materially larger scale.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: National sports-bar chain with Dayton-area locations, large-format TVs, and a heavy beer-led bar program. Comparable as a competitor for Milano's sports-viewing, craft-beer-tap, and casual-dining-with-bar occasions, though with a chicken-wing rather than pizza/sub focus.
• Jersey Mike's Subs: National sub sandwich franchise with a strong Ohio/Dayton presence, focused on East Coast-style subs with dine-in and delivery. Comparable as a competitor for Milano's sub and cheesesteak traffic, though at much larger scale with aggressive store expansion.
• Jimmy John's: National sub sandwich chain with deep Dayton-area presence and a delivery-first model. Directly competes for carryout and delivery sub orders and has superior digital ordering infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Penn Station East Coast Subs: Cincinnati-headquartered sub chain with strong Ohio footprint; East Coast-style hot and cold subs on house-baked bread. Highly comparable on sub-centric menu, scratch-bread positioning, Ohio Midwest footprint, and independent-style brand heritage.
• Cassano's Pizza King: Founded in Dayton, Ohio with multiple locations across the Miami Valley; offers pizza, subs, and Italian-American casual dining. Directly comparable as a Dayton-area independent pizza chain with a similar heritage and full-service dine-in model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/MilanosPizzaSubsTaps
• Instagraminstagram.com/milanos1969

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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