Jim Deggys

What Jim Deggys does

Jim Deggys is a privately-held, locally-owned restaurant business operating two locations in Louisiana — Pineville (3497 LA-28) and Lafayette (201 Jefferson St.) — with a combined headcount of 11 employees. The company's core offering is handcrafted wood-fired pizza, distinguished by specialty menu items such as Voodoo Pizza, Swamp Monster, Honey P, and Spicy Boi Bleu, cooked in a wood-fired oven. The business differentiates itself through three co-located attributes: wood-fired pizza, in-house brewed craft beer (including Side Kick Triple IPA and Couchon-Doux), and live music entertainment, creating a multi-attribute casual dining experience.

The business model is a traditional restaurant model with four revenue streams: dine-in service, takeout, delivery, and catering for private events. Online ordering is enabled through third-party platforms Clover (Pineville) and ToastTab (Lafayette). Marketing is conducted organically through Facebook, Instagram, and the company website. The customer base consists of local residents and visitors in Central Louisiana seeking premium casual dining with entertainment value. No external investment, private equity, parent company, or franchise structure is indicated; the business appears to be independently founder-owned. No funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, or patents are documented in the available source data.

Name

Jim Deggys

Legal name

Jim Deggys

Website

https://jimdeggys.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jim Deggys is a locally-owned Louisiana restaurant group operating two locations in Pineville and Lafayette, serving wood-fired pizza, in-house brewed craft beer, and live music to local residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Pizza QSR (THAFAAAB), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Wood-fired pizza
• Craft beer brewery
• Casual dining restaurant
• Live music venue
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from customers dining on-premises at Jim Deggys pizza restaurants
2. Takeout and Delivery: Revenue from food orders placed for pickup or delivery through online ordering platforms
3. Catering Services: Revenue from catering services for events at Pineville and Lafayette locations

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jim Deggys is a wood-fired pizza restaurant and craft beer bar operating in Louisiana, with two locations in Pineville and Lafayette. The business serves handcrafted pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven, paired with in-house brewed craft beers, complemented by live music entertainment. Additional services include catering offerings and online ordering through Clover and Toast Tab platforms, supported by approximately 11 employees.

Product overview

Jim Deggys is a wood-fired pizza restaurant and bar operating two locations in Louisiana (Pineville and Lafayette). The core offering consists of handcrafted wood-fired pizzas and in-house brewed craft beers, complemented by appetizers, salads, wings, and catering services. Online ordering is available through Clover and Toast Tab platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wood-Fired Pizza Handcrafted pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven, serving as the signature menu offering for dine-in, online ordering, and catering customers at both Louisiana locations.
• In-House Craft Beer In-house brewed craft beer served at the restaurant, providing a proprietary beverage offering that pairs with the wood-fired pizza menu.
• Catering Services Catering offerings for events and group gatherings featuring the restaurant's wood-fired pizza and craft beer concept for off-premise consumption.
• Live Music Entertainment Live music programming performed at the restaurant as part of the dining experience, complementing the food and beverage offerings to create a destination entertainment and dining environment.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse: Casual-dining chain that brews beer in-house and pairs it with deep-dish pizza and a full bar menu, mirroring Jim Deggys' brewpub-plus-pizza positioning.
• Mellow Mushroom: National pizza chain that pairs handcrafted pizza with a wide craft beer selection and a casual, entertainment-oriented atmosphere — the closest scaled analog to Jim Deggys' pizza + craft beer + live music combination.
• World of Beer: Craft beer bar and tavern that pairs rotating taps with a food menu and live entertainment — directly comparable to Jim Deggys' bar-side craft beer and live music pillars.
• Yard House: Upscale casual restaurant known for its large craft beer tap list and full bar-food menu including specialty pizzas; directly comparable to Jim Deggys' food-plus-craft-beer positioning.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: Casual-dining sports-lodge concept featuring a broad beer selection, bar fare, and entertainment-driven atmosphere similar to Jim Deggys' pizza + beer + live music offering.

Broad incumbents

• Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza: Regional pizza chain built around coal-fired ovens with a craft beer and wine program; shares Jim Deggys' craft-cooking pizza positioning at a larger footprint.
• California Pizza Kitchen: Established national casual-dining pizza brand offering a broad menu of wood-fired and artisan-style pizzas with a full bar; a scaled incumbent in the same premium-pizza-plus-beverage category as Jim Deggys.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: National casual-dining chain combining bar food (including wings and shareables) with a large beer selection and sports/entertainment atmosphere — directly comparable to Jim Deggys' entertainment-led bar-and-grill model.

Emerging players

• &pizza: Fast-casual custom pizza concept with a modern bar program, comparable to Jim Deggys' dine-in pizza experience but optimized for speed of service rather than craft brewing.
• Pieology Pizzeria: Fast-casual artisanal pizza chain targeting premium pizza experiences — overlapping with Jim Deggys' artisanal wood-fired positioning, though without the in-house brewery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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